# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=424 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 425 --- ## [The Depression menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depression-menu/851735 "2020-04-17T15:12:18Z")
In an effort to embrace the spirit of things, I am attempting to make a sort of game or challenge out of being as frugal as possible, as if either it were Woody Guthrie days of the 30s, or I think we are going into a new… --- ## [If You Could Invite 5 DIRECTORS To Your Party, Who Would They Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-directors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851884)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-directors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851884 "2020-04-17T03:35:13Z")
Living or dead. I posted this a few days ago, but with Actors (instead of directors). So this would be a SECOND party. These aren’t necessarily a reflection of my favorite directors, but people I’d like to have a conver… --- ## [Paul Simon's "The Myth of Fingerprints" - What is he on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-the-myth-of-fingerprints-what-is-he-on/83493)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-the-myth-of-fingerprints-what-is-he-on/83493 "2020-04-17T00:18:08Z")
I really like this Graceland track, but in all the years I’ve enjoyed it I’ve never had the first clue what he was thinking when he wrote it. To remind you, the lyrics are : I did find one site that guesses the song i… --- ## [Actress/film ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-film-id/851943)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-film-id/851943 "2020-04-16T21:48:57Z")
Discover Card ‘No’ commercial Who is the actress that appears right after Dr. Evil, and what film/TV show is the clip from? --- ## [Where hasn't Lucky Star been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-hasnt-lucky-star-been/785852)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-hasnt-lucky-star-been/785852 "2020-04-16T18:57:00Z")
The song"I’ve Been Everywhere", by Lucky Star, covered I believe by Johnny Cash. The song ends with this line: “You’ve been to every place except one, and you don’t need my help to get there.” What is the place to whi… --- ## [What's the story with Andrew Dice Clay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-andrew-dice-clay/319315)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-with-andrew-dice-clay/319315 "2005-09-03T03:04:34Z")
I know he was an actor and then did raunchy stand-up. He had a handful of movie appearances, made some comedy CDs, and had a very short-lived sitcom. He’s probably planning his big comeback right now. But didn’t he at… --- ## [Disney Covers Darryl Hannah's Butt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851857)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851857 "2020-04-16T17:00:31Z")
Forgive me if this has already been posted. I did a search and didn’t find anything. Apparently the version of the 1984 comedy Splash has been digitally altered with some not-great CGI so that what you can see of Darryl… --- ## [Saving Private Ryan, why did Wade follow Miller up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-why-did-wade-follow-miller-up/851789)
**Author:** [@JakeSpoon277](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeSpoon277)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-why-did-wade-follow-miller-up/851789 "2020-04-16T16:39:36Z")
the hill to the MG nest? This is my biggest dig with the movie and drives me crazy every time I watch it. While one of my favorite movies, Wade is unarmed while the hiding Upham IS. Why in the world would a medic chase t… --- ## [Amy Schumer changes her son’s name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-changes-her-son-s-name/851829)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumer-changes-her-son-s-name/851829 "2020-04-16T15:57:15Z")
I’m not necessarily a huge fan of hers but I give her credit for admitting that she screwed up. She says she wanted to give him a middle name after her friend Dave Attell. The original name: Gene Attell Fischer They ha… --- ## [Why Has It All Got To Be So Loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-it-all-got-to-be-so-loud/851772)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-it-all-got-to-be-so-loud/851772 "2020-04-16T14:21:51Z")
Example Here In a thread over in IMHO, I see many people remarking that they don’t enjoy going to clubs and parties because the music is always so terribly loud. I’ve been to many concerts, most of which weren’t uncomf… --- ## [whatever happened to Ryan Reynolds movie where he plays an NPC in a video game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ryan-reynolds-movie-where-he-plays-an-npc-in-a-video-game/851901)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ryan-reynolds-movie-where-he-plays-an-npc-in-a-video-game/851901 "2020-04-16T14:08:36Z")
This should be an easy one… I remember seeing previews quite a few months back for a new Ryan Reynolds movie. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of it. Ryan plays a non-playing character (NPC) in a video game th… --- ## [Is caveman cooking safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caveman-cooking-safe/835908)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caveman-cooking-safe/835908 "2020-04-16T13:56:52Z")
Caveman cooking is the process of cooking items directly on coals. I caveman cooked a ribeye, and I may never cook a steak any other way again, it was absolutely incredible. But before I regress my cooking style, is ca… --- ## [I pit Robbie Roberston of The Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-robbie-roberston-of-the-band/850000)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-robbie-roberston-of-the-band/850000 "2020-04-15T20:30:03Z")
There was a thread about the new documentary “Once Were Brothers- Robbie Robertson and the Band”, but I can’t find it. What the fuck? Robbie Roberson AND the band. The Band was the band, they weren’t your fucking band. … --- ## [Does Heinlein's "The Door Into Summer" have a pedophile vibe? (spoilers obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heinleins-the-door-into-summer-have-a-pedophile-vibe-spoilers-obviously/534939)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heinleins-the-door-into-summer-have-a-pedophile-vibe-spoilers-obviously/534939 "2020-04-15T17:56:56Z")
I just read this golden age science fiction story for the first time. While classic Heinlein, it does have a plot element that’s a bit strange where the hero, a grown 30 year old man, is very sincerely and deliberately p… --- ## [Evidently Samwell Tarly can cure CoVID-19, 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-samwell-tarly-can-cure-covid-19-100/851860)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidently-samwell-tarly-can-cure-covid-19-100/851860 "2020-04-15T15:57:43Z")
How did Sam succeed in treating Greyscale? HE FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS --- ## [Disney Covers Darryl Hannah's Butt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851859)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-covers-darryl-hannahs-butt/851859 "2020-04-15T15:47:25Z")
Sorry – double post --- ## [Why read dystopian novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-read-dystopian-novels/851363)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-read-dystopian-novels/851363 "2020-04-15T15:10:51Z")
For those of you who like them, why? Isn’t the real world dark enough? I’m genuinely curious. I read to escape from reality, not to visit a worse version. What is it about dystopia that appeals to you? --- ## [Biggest drop off in quality for a TV Series (spoilers OK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-drop-off-in-quality-for-a-tv-series-spoilers-ok/851791)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-drop-off-in-quality-for-a-tv-series-spoilers-ok/851791 "2020-04-15T13:59:51Z")
Major Crimes We are binging ‘Major Crimes’ on the ROKU channel before it leaves. Seasons 1-4? Love them. Not the best procedural, lots of stuff wrong from the law-talking guy perspective, but a great show. Love the cha… --- ## [Movies where Brad Pitt plays an unlikable villain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-brad-pitt-plays-an-unlikable-villain/851369)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-brad-pitt-plays-an-unlikable-villain/851369 "2020-04-15T09:22:28Z")
Pitt has played some rough and underworld characters in films like Inglorious basterds, killing them softly, fight club, tales from the crypt etc. But has he played a villain who the audience is supposed to dislike? I’m… --- ## [Monty Python. So she was actually a witch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-so-she-was-actually-a-witch/851540)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-so-she-was-actually-a-witch/851540 "2020-04-15T04:34:02Z")
At the end of the “trial”, the accused says “It’s a fair cop.” I’d guesstimate that at least 98% of Americans are unfamiliar with the phrase. But when I googled it, I got the impression that it’s basically an admission … --- ## [That '70s Show - Where was Fez from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-show-where-was-fez-from/851536)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-70s-show-where-was-fez-from/851536 "2020-04-15T03:55:27Z")
Yes, I know it was a running gag throughout the entire series that it was never revealed where Fez was from. But don’t all the clues suggest Aruba more than any other place? Can anyone make an argument for any place ot… --- ## [Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-altmans-the-long-goodbye-1973/851714)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-altmans-the-long-goodbye-1973/851714 "2020-04-15T02:52:17Z")
On Saturday night, we watched Robert Altman’s “M.A.S.H.” (1970) and quite enjoyed it. I have, of course seen it many times, but it was the first time for my wife. The performances are great, although we found ourselves h… --- ## [Is there a name for this '70s soft-rock guitar sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-70s-soft-rock-guitar-sound/851686)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-70s-soft-rock-guitar-sound/851686 "2020-04-15T01:04:30Z")
I’ve been noticing for awhile that a number of soft-rock songs from the early-to-mid-'70s or so have a rather distinctive electric guitar sound that I find hard to describe because I don’t really have much technical know… --- ## [Questions about Robert Altman's "M.A.S.H." (MASH) (1970)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-robert-altmans-m-a-s-h-mash-1970/851717)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-robert-altmans-m-a-s-h-mash-1970/851717 "2020-04-15T00:22:01Z")
Questions: Is Margaret’s family name “Houlihan” or “O’Houlihan”? The characters don’t seem to be consistent on that. The football scene (honestly, I often skip the last act of the movie when watching casually; it’s… --- ## [I'd be happy if that was a one-hit-wonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-be-happy-if-that-was-a-one-hit-wonder/851775)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-be-happy-if-that-was-a-one-hit-wonder/851775 "2020-04-14T16:39:04Z")
It occurrs to me that “Once Around The Block” by Badly Drawn Boy is one of my favourite songs, but that although I have various albums by him, I never listen to them. I don’t “want to listen to Badly Drawn Boy”, I want t… --- ## [Songs that hit #1 in some areas, and sank without a trace in others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-1-in-some-areas-and-sank-without-a-trace-in-others/851673)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-hit-1-in-some-areas-and-sank-without-a-trace-in-others/851673 "2020-04-14T13:31:03Z")
These threads about #1 songs made me think of this, and in particular of Wings’ “Mull of Kintyre”, which in the late 1970s was a monster hit pretty much everywhere in the world that kept a chart, except the United States… --- ## [We've lost Tim Brooke-Taylor, a Goodie in every sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-lost-tim-brooke-taylor-a-goodie-in-every-sense/851681)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-lost-tim-brooke-taylor-a-goodie-in-every-sense/851681 "2020-04-14T12:09:00Z")
Not sure how far beyond Britain, Australia or the Commonwealth this will resonate, but Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of the Goodies, a classic half-hour British comedy show has died, a victim of coronavirus. The Goodies s… --- ## [What would this sci-fi crime be called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-this-sci-fi-crime-be-called/851662)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-this-sci-fi-crime-be-called/851662 "2020-04-14T10:20:02Z")
In a story I’m writing, a young woman wants to be more powerful so she has her mind transferred into a robot body. However, things go haywire and her mind is only duplicated into the new body, not removed. The human body… --- ## [Bob Dylan puts out a new song after 8 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-puts-out-a-new-song-after-8-years/850427)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-dylan-puts-out-a-new-song-after-8-years/850427 "2020-04-14T00:07:43Z")
And it’s about JFK assassination. --- ## [Why aren't there Easter romance movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-easter-romance-movies/851670)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-easter-romance-movies/851670 "2020-04-13T23:23:06Z")
Sure, every easter the bring out the old standards - Ben Hur, Greatest Story… even Jesus Christ Superstar. But where are the romances? Why should Christmas be the only lucky beneficiary of Hollywood and Hallmark? Where… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=425)