# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=466 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 467 --- ## [Flatland with Dennis Hopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatland-with-dennis-hopper/843542)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flatland-with-dennis-hopper/843542 "2019-11-16T17:07:01Z")
On El Rey Network there is this series called Flatland starring Dennis Hopper. I have tried Wiki and IMDB, and can find nothing other than it was a tv pilot back in 2002, but what I am viewing is a multi-episode series.… --- ## [Viacom streaming service.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viacom-streaming-service/843516)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viacom-streaming-service/843516 "2019-11-16T01:23:46Z")
Viacom should make their own streaming service. They might not own quite as much stuff as Disney, but they still have a huge library. --- ## [Great Artist Who Admired Other Great Artist's Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-artist-who-admired-other-great-artists-song/843242)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-artist-who-admired-other-great-artists-song/843242 "2019-11-16T00:30:29Z")
Jim Morrison really liked The Beatles’ “Come Together” --- ## [Unbelievable (Netflix mini series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievable-netflix-mini-series/843506)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbelievable-netflix-mini-series/843506 "2019-11-15T23:37:06Z")
Anyone watching this? I generally don’t like true crime shows, but this one is more of a dramatization, and an extremely powerful story. It follows the story of the victim of a serial rapist, and the two female detectiv… --- ## [Poll for behavior during movie previews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-behavior-during-movie-previews/843372)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-behavior-during-movie-previews/843372 "2019-11-15T19:06:30Z")
Since this thread about behavior during movie previews is getting rather heated, I figured I’d start a poll. --- ## [Fun with Daleks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-daleks/843391)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-daleks/843391 "2019-11-15T06:09:31Z")
So we are looking around for an inexpensive used power chair, I have decided to make a benefit out of an infirmity. Since I love both SF and fantasy, I have decided rather than make a power chair look like a medieval car… --- ## [No Spock, Nooo! I just realized I am a victim of the "Mirror, Mirror"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spock-nooo-i-just-realized-i-am-a-victim-of-the-mirror-mirror/843472)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spock-nooo-i-just-realized-i-am-a-victim-of-the-mirror-mirror/843472 "2019-11-15T05:56:15Z")
Holy Shit, for the first time in my life, it was just revealed to me tonight, so many years later that I learned the Spock eyebrow raise wrong. And no one has ever told me, you bastards. :mad: I learned it as a kid i… --- ## ["Macklunkey!" is the new Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macklunkey-is-the-new-covfefe/843361)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macklunkey-is-the-new-covfefe/843361 "2019-11-15T02:11:06Z")
--- ## [Anyone have a favorite recipe for sunchokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-favorite-recipe-for-sunchokes/843304)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-favorite-recipe-for-sunchokes/843304 "2019-11-15T00:03:24Z")
…a.k.a. Jerusalem artichokes. I just harvested a mess of them from the garden (“mess” may not be the approved term, but it sort of fits) and was thinking about using them mostly for a low-key Thanksgiving side dish. A … --- ## [Read Dead Redemption 2 for PC.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-dead-redemption-2-for-pc/843437)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-dead-redemption-2-for-pc/843437 "2019-11-14T23:13:04Z")
Should I get it? --- ## [I think I'm finally getting a grip on what characterizes the 2000's in pop culture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-finally-getting-a-grip-on-what-characterizes-the-2000s-in-pop-culture/843344)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-finally-getting-a-grip-on-what-characterizes-the-2000s-in-pop-culture/843344 "2019-11-14T22:35:21Z")
Saw a “Everything Wrong with Charlies Angels (2000)” clip today So basically the 2000’s is the 90’s in HD. --- ## [The "Koyaanisqatsi" soundtrack can make \*any\* footage "Profound"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koyaanisqatsi-soundtrack-can-make-any-footage-profound/843348)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koyaanisqatsi-soundtrack-can-make-any-footage-profound/843348 "2019-11-14T19:53:55Z")
I just downloaded the “Koy” soundtrack from iTunes, and after watching the movie after a 30 year hiatus (some of the scenes felt a lot different after the past 30 years or so), I discovered that it can make any slow-mo o… --- ## [i'm trying to roast a duck yet again ......have a q or two(possibly several actually)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-roast-a-duck-yet-again-have-a-q-or-two-possibly-several-actually/843280)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-roast-a-duck-yet-again-have-a-q-or-two-possibly-several-actually/843280 "2019-11-14T06:00:36Z")
Well ok, this is the first time I’m doing it my self … my last 2 times ended up with someone else making it and screwing it up … Now the one I bought this time comes with premade orange sauce … Yay or nay? And since it… --- ## [Would you buy bacon like this / Why don't they sell bacon like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-buy-bacon-like-this-why-dont-they-sell-bacon-like-this/843205 "2019-11-13T20:19:14Z")
For a long as I can remember bacon has been sold/packaged the same way. The strips layered uniformly, slightly fanned out, and vacuum sealed. From here the consumer is on their own to get the pack open, separate the stri… --- ## [Moving songs with just voice and piano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-songs-with-just-voice-and-piano/843082)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-songs-with-just-voice-and-piano/843082 "2019-11-13T17:04:31Z")
I’m always amazed how some vocalists can move me emotionally with basically just a piano as accompaniment. Please post your favourites here (preferably with a link to the performance so we can all enjoy it.) Three of m… --- ## [What Countries Makes The Funniest Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-makes-the-funniest-movies/843226)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-countries-makes-the-funniest-movies/843226 "2019-11-13T17:01:49Z")
From the beginning until the present. I’ll go with the US, and Italy. --- ## [Upstairs, Downstairs (the original 1971 series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstairs-downstairs-the-original-1971-series/843270)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstairs-downstairs-the-original-1971-series/843270 "2019-11-13T16:35:11Z")
While waiting for new seasons of Better Call Saul and Rick & Morty I found myself with nothing to watch, so I decided to try the original Upstairs, Downstairs series. I’m up to the first few episodes of season 4. I’ve b… --- ## [International Instrumental Jazz of the 50s-70s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-instrumental-jazz-of-the-50s-70s/843292)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-instrumental-jazz-of-the-50s-70s/843292 "2019-11-13T15:43:44Z")
It’s great to hear this Asian Jazz, with their traditional instruments, but still within a jazz structure. I’d love to hear stuff like this from every country, and I know we have many people from all over the world. I’ve… --- ## [A Brief History of Terminator Movies \[spoilers for all movies\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-history-of-terminator-movies-spoilers-for-all-movies/839519)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brief-history-of-terminator-movies-spoilers-for-all-movies/839519 "2019-11-13T15:31:37Z")
1984: Great Movie! 1991: Great Movie! 2003: This Movie Certainly Exists 2009: Aborted Start of a New Trilogy 2015: Aborted Start of a New Trilogy 2019 (Aborted?) Start of a New Trilogy Only time will tell… --- ## [Stupid advertising jingles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-advertising-jingles/818543)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-advertising-jingles/818543 "2019-11-13T08:56:37Z")
I was just watching something on TV and saw a commercial for someplace called “Liberty” (I think it was insurance–I don’t remember). I do remember their jingle, though, because it was really stupid: “Liberty Liberty Libe… --- ## [Spam Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-anniversary/843033)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-anniversary/843033 "2019-11-13T03:16:00Z")
I’d like to commemorate 17,857 days since the premiere of Monty Python’s Spam skit with a poll. --- ## [Dominos Chicken Wings Recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-chicken-wings-recipe/843272)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-chicken-wings-recipe/843272 "2019-11-13T02:25:38Z")
My husband has developed an addiction to the plain Dominos chicken wings. In the interest of saving money and sanity, I’d love to be able to recreate the taste at home, but Google-fu is failing me (the only recipes I ca… --- ## [Loooong rock songs that still thrill you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooong-rock-songs-that-still-thrill-you/843152)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooong-rock-songs-that-still-thrill-you/843152 "2019-11-12T21:48:00Z")
These were mainstays on the album oriented radio stations and closed out the concerts for the artists. Two of my favorite are: “Green Grass and High Tides Forever” - damn, that is one great guitar solo! I especially lik… --- ## [JoJo Rabbit (no spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jojo-rabbit-no-spoilers-in-op/843284)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jojo-rabbit-no-spoilers-in-op/843284 "2019-11-12T21:00:45Z")
Just wondering what anyone who has seen it thought of it. I was quite taken by the audacity of the subject matter, and with most of the performances (leads Roman Griffin Davis and Thomasin McKenzie, and supporting roles … --- ## [Gags through repetition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gags-through-repetition/838852)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gags-through-repetition/838852 "2019-11-12T19:34:34Z")
Lots of jokes and gags, whether they’re just a single word or a phrase, get repeated as a form of “running gag” of sorts, or just as an isolated piece of stupidity. This can be in film, tv or music. The first that imme… --- ## [Overtly religious Top 40 hits.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtly-religious-top-40-hits/843130)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtly-religious-top-40-hits/843130 "2019-11-12T18:30:45Z")
Listening to Ocean’s Put Your Hand in the Hand and contemplating the lines: My mama taught me how to pray before I reached the age of seven. She said: There’ll come a time when there’ll probably be room in heaven. And… --- ## [Celebrity Deaths Affecting You the Most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deaths-affecting-you-the-most/840609)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deaths-affecting-you-the-most/840609 "2019-11-12T09:23:40Z")
Inspired by the thread about sad/cruel celebrity deaths… What celebrity death affected you the most? What living celebrity’s death would affect you the most? Of these two, which death would affect you the most? My ans… --- ## [Trader Joe's opening store in LR. What should I try first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-opening-store-in-lr-what-should-i-try-first/841808)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trader-joes-opening-store-in-lr-what-should-i-try-first/841808 "2019-11-12T02:08:07Z")
Trader Joe’s opens in LR Oct 22. It’s in a convenient location. Just a couple blocks from Whole Foods. I’m in that area frequently. I’m a bit confused by their store brands. I gather you can’t buy Bush baked beans or Sm… --- ## [What happened to the great wine "Cork v twist cap?" debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-great-wine-cork-v-twist-cap-debate/843260)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-great-wine-cork-v-twist-cap-debate/843260 "2019-11-11T22:06:13Z")
Seems a long time ago now, there was a great debate about whether twist caps could ever be as good as corks for wine, with arguments that cork allowed the wine to breathe, etc. Now, nearly every bottle of wine I buy has… --- ## [Who was this comedian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-this-comedian/843302)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-this-comedian/843302 "2019-11-11T21:53:16Z")
About a year ago I saw this stand up on Showtime. White guy, Jewish. Had kind of frizzy hair and a screechy voice. Did a routine on seeing a guy propose in a restaurant and getting turned down. Made fun of a video that t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=465) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=467)