# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=390 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 391 --- ## [Any old TV shows where you are conversant with the show but literally can only remember one ep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-tv-shows-where-you-are-conversant-with-the-show-but-literally-can-only-remember-one-ep/918790)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-tv-shows-where-you-are-conversant-with-the-show-but-literally-can-only-remember-one-ep/918790 "2020-09-01T19:28:44Z")
Magnum PI: Twice i sat down to watch an ep, and it not only was the same ep, but a famous one that still shows up in references from time to time. The one where magnum shoots an unarmed guy at the end. The Lucy Show: Th… --- ## [Kenneth Branagh is murdering Hercule Poirot -- yet again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-branagh-is-murdering-hercule-poirot-yet-again/919500)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-branagh-is-murdering-hercule-poirot-yet-again/919500 "2020-09-01T17:07:15Z")
Murder on the Nile, coming in October. Really, there oughta be a law. It isn’t just the impossibly silly mustache, much worse is the wooden characterization, the constant frown, the laughable French – oops, Belgian acce… --- ## [What's the name of the song in the "Jackie Brown" trailer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563)
**Author:** [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-in-the-jackie-brown-trailer/286563 "2020-09-01T16:50:52Z")
I’ve been going nuts trying to find out because I love that song, but I can’t find out the name of it. It’s not on the soundtrack CD or on the movie, IIRC, just in the trailer. It sounds like old Motown. Help! --- ## [Larry Elder’s Uncle Tom movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-elder-s-uncle-tom-movie/919383)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-elder-s-uncle-tom-movie/919383 "2020-09-01T13:41:08Z")
I’ve seen outtakes on You Tube. It has excellent reviews on IMDB. Has Any Doper watched it? --- ## [What happened at Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act workplace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-hasan-minhajs-patriot-act-workplace/919070)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-hasan-minhajs-patriot-act-workplace/919070 "2020-09-01T13:38:24Z")
Hasan Minhaj has been a kind of a hero to me. His Netflix special “Homecoming King” was such a perfect reflection of the experience of so many children of South Asian immigrants, and it was moving and funny. His Netflix… --- ## [Seeking Netflix TV Series Recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-tv-series-recommendation/919316)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-netflix-tv-series-recommendation/919316 "2020-09-01T05:18:29Z")
My mom is a senior from Britain asking me what Netflix series I’d currently recommend. I don’t watch a lot of TV myself. She dislikes science fiction and animation - so is unlikely to watch Bojack Horseman as per my ad… --- ## [Black Panther on ABC now with no commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-on-abc-now-with-no-commercials/919407)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-on-abc-now-with-no-commercials/919407 "2020-09-01T01:03:09Z")
I have not seen it so I am recording it. --- ## [The Old Guard - Netflix movie. Anyone else see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-guard-netflix-movie-anyone-else-see-it/916436)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-old-guard-netflix-movie-anyone-else-see-it/916436 "2020-08-31T21:38:46Z")
I am guessing this was a real theatrical movie that Netflix bought. I have no idea why it was not released, though. It is actually really good. I was honestly happily surprised by the movie. I think it would have worked … --- ## [Any BritBox Lovers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-britbox-lovers/918978)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-britbox-lovers/918978 "2020-08-31T21:11:33Z")
My wife and I were reminiscing about TV shows we’ve watched in the past and among those were three British shows that had been on PBS. One was “Waiting for God” set in a senior living facility run by an Admin wanting to … --- ## [Ozark Season 3 SPOILER thread . . . . . and plot holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-season-3-spoiler-thread-and-plot-holes/851247)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ozark-season-3-spoiler-thread-and-plot-holes/851247 "2020-08-31T20:54:55Z")
You’ve been warned one last time: SPOILERS BELOW: . . . . . . . , , , . . . . . . . , EXCELLENT season. Episode 9 was absolutely heartbreaking. Tom Pelphrey should get Emmy consideration for his role … --- ## [What is GarageBand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-garageband-for/425944)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-garageband-for/425944 "2020-08-31T19:55:47Z")
In a very loose and relatively useless way I’m aware that GarageBand is an app designed to let you create music. But I don’t get it at all. If GarageBand lets you record incoming digital audio, I was unable to figure o… --- ## [We need a new series to binge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-series-to-binge/849810)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-series-to-binge/849810 "2020-08-31T13:24:01Z")
Okay, we’re in the Bay Area and under semi-lockdown until at least the first week of April, and we’ve run out of things to watch. Usually we pick a series and watch one episode each night with dinner, or record current s… --- ## [Were movie/tv catch phrases widely used in schools in the 50s/60s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-movie-tv-catch-phrases-widely-used-in-schools-in-the-50s-60s/919347)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-movie-tv-catch-phrases-widely-used-in-schools-in-the-50s-60s/919347 "2020-08-30T23:09:52Z")
I know the instinct is to say “Yes!! Duhhhh…” But I don’t know! I don’t know what the dynamics of middle-high school was in the 50s-60s! Maybe people were too busy worrying about getting drafted to go around saying, “On… --- ## [What is the most annoying popular song of all-time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-popular-song-of-all-time/918045)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-annoying-popular-song-of-all-time/918045 "2020-08-30T22:23:37Z")
Some songs just rub you the wrong way. Bad lyrics. Heavy riffs. Overplayed (in its day)… So, what do you think is the most annoying song of any era that became popular, however you define that? Going back over a few… --- ## [Help me with pronunciation of velarized and palatalized consonants, like in Irish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-pronunciation-of-velarized-and-palatalized-consonants-like-in-irish/919390)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-pronunciation-of-velarized-and-palatalized-consonants-like-in-irish/919390 "2020-08-30T19:01:02Z")
I’ve been trying to learn how to pronounce Irish properly, or as properly as I can. As I have mentioned in other threads, I’m fascinated by the distinction between palatalized and velarized consonants in Irish. I’ve wor… --- ## [A little Cello Nostalgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-cello-nostalgia/919381)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-cello-nostalgia/919381 "2020-08-30T17:23:38Z")
Came across this, one of the more uplifting things I’ve seen in a little while. Night Rider theme song for 8 Cellos. And the Airwolf theme as well. She’s got a bunch of other 80’s shows, ga… --- ## [Best Chadwick Boseman films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chadwick-boseman-films/919369)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-chadwick-boseman-films/919369 "2020-08-30T16:17:54Z")
A group of friends has been “getting together” on-line to watch movies at the same time and chat about them. We’d like to watch something featuring Chadwick Boseman. What do y’all recommend? Best/Great movie is a plus, … --- ## [Wait, Alexandre Dumas is TWO guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alexandre-dumas-is-two-guys/919240)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alexandre-dumas-is-two-guys/919240 "2020-08-30T12:54:29Z")
I didn’t know Alexandre Dumas was father and son until today. And I’ve read Camille. I also didn’t know they were mixed race, but I’m more stunned by the fact that I thought they were one guy. I’m glad I found out wit… --- ## [Couldn't get this 80s or 90s Reader's Digest joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-get-this-80s-or-90s-readers-digest-joke/918192)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couldnt-get-this-80s-or-90s-readers-digest-joke/918192 "2020-08-30T12:48:53Z")
Decades ago, the humor sections in Reader’s Digest were almost all real-life anecdotes, not the jokes that they are now. Sometime in the 80s or 90s, someone told a true anecdote that was published in RD’s joke section a… --- ## [Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/919087)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wreck-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/919087 "2020-08-30T11:58:11Z")
I tend to put youtube on as live action wallpaper - and not use any of my playlists, using the AI generated playlists. I hit on the for lack of a better term, the Woodstock Vintage playlist. I was pleasantly listening al… --- ## [FACT CHECK: Is this Lady Gaga story true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-is-this-lady-gaga-story-true/919337)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-is-this-lady-gaga-story-true/919337 "2020-08-30T09:56:40Z")
I was reminded today about a story regarding young Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a Lady Gaga, which features a budding young singer bullied on FB by her classmates at NYU. I’ve linked there to what I believe is the original s… --- ## [Question about the Boeing Plant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-boeing-plant/919170)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-boeing-plant/919170 "2020-08-30T04:26:30Z")
Is there anywhere I can find a comparison of the size of Boeing’s Everett plant with a Galaxy class starship from Star Trek? --- ## [I Bought A Stream of a Paranormal Investigation of the Lizzie Bordon House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-stream-of-a-paranormal-investigation-of-the-lizzie-bordon-house/919293)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-stream-of-a-paranormal-investigation-of-the-lizzie-bordon-house/919293 "2020-08-30T01:00:33Z")
Here www.darkzone.com It just infuriates me the crazy things that otherwise sane people believe. Spirit boxes, Ouija Boards, electronic bullshit that dont tell these people what they think it does. I was expecting to h… --- ## [Korean Street Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-street-food/916339)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korean-street-food/916339 "2020-08-29T16:06:55Z")
While out running errands today, I noticed a new venue for food. It’s a corner stand, rather reminiscent of a fireworks stand of all things, that sells “korean street food”. I didn’t have time to stop today, but I am i… --- ## ["Wanted dead or alive" Alternate lyrics (drink and drive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-dead-or-alive-alternate-lyrics-drink-and-drive/160629)
**Author:** [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-dead-or-alive-alternate-lyrics-drink-and-drive/160629 "2003-03-11T22:56:59Z")
A long time ago at a kareoke bar I heard someone sing alternate lyrics to the song “Wanted dead or alive”. I also heard almost the exact same alternate lyrics 3 states away, so these lyrics are out there somewhere. I g… --- ## [Wednesday is no longer Prince Spaghetti day -- Anthony Martignetti dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesday-is-no-longer-prince-spaghetti-day-anthony-martignetti-dies/919061)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wednesday-is-no-longer-prince-spaghetti-day-anthony-martignetti-dies/919061 "2020-08-29T03:03:18Z")
The long-running 1969 commercial (about ten years) featuring little Anthony Martignetti of “Boston’s North end” running home in response to his mother’s call “Anthony!” from her kitchen window goes dark this week. Antho… --- ## [Altered Carbon Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altered-carbon-season-2/848822)
**Author:** [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altered-carbon-season-2/848822 "2020-08-28T06:59:22Z")
Altered Carbon Season 2 dropped on Netflix on February 27, 2020. I am up to episode 5 and so far I am enjoying it a lot more than the first season. A few changes that I have noticed: This season is a lot more contain… --- ## ['Scooby-Doo' co-creator Joe Ruby dies at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooby-doo-co-creator-joe-ruby-dies-at-87/919194)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooby-doo-co-creator-joe-ruby-dies-at-87/919194 "2020-08-28T01:42:34Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/scooby-doo-co-creator-joe-ruby-dies-at-87/ar-BB18rjTQ?ocid=SK2DDHP given he made some good cartoons (thundarr the barbarian needs a remake …)and he was responsible for some dreck ( tur… --- ## [One actor playing twins: how do they do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-actor-playing-twins-how-do-they-do-it/917655)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-actor-playing-twins-how-do-they-do-it/917655 "2020-08-27T17:25:51Z")
After watching An American Pickle, where Seth Rogen plays two characters, my wife asked “How do they do that?” and I had to admit I don’t know. It’s not “computers” (at least, not always)…movies have been doing it for a… --- ## [Lesser-Known Origins of Hit Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-origins-of-hit-songs/851777)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-origins-of-hit-songs/851777 "2020-08-27T17:18:39Z")
Virtually everyone knows “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was inspired by a drawing (even if some still insist it’s a drug reference) and there really was “Smoke on the Water” at Montreux. I just read on John Fogerty’s F… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=389) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=391)