# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=494 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 495 --- ## [What stopped the cattle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stopped-the-cattle/838117)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stopped-the-cattle/838117 "2019-08-03T19:00:26Z")
So watching City Slickers, the cows are stopped in the middle of a stampede with a gunshot. Would that really stop a stampede? --- ## [Re-opening Natalie Wood case--did anything come of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-opening-natalie-wood-case-did-anything-come-of-it/615219 "2019-08-03T16:57:53Z")
A coupla months ago there was talk of new evidence in the death of Natalie Wood. Did that ever go anywhere? It seemed to drop from the news pretty fast. Any Californians have any inside info? --- ## [How the heroes die, or, which fictional characters are still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heroes-die-or-which-fictional-characters-are-still-alive/838013)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heroes-die-or-which-fictional-characters-are-still-alive/838013 "2019-08-03T15:26:56Z")
Thinking about characters voting for trump got me thinking about older shows. There must be some characters of long deceased shows that would still be alive. Since Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, and Betty White… --- ## [First Men in the Moon (1964) - underwear scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-men-in-the-moon-1964-underwear-scene/837921)
**Author:** [@Jamfortea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamfortea)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-men-in-the-moon-1964-underwear-scene/837921 "2019-08-03T13:42:54Z")
One of my most liked films is First Men in the Moon (1964) with Edward Judd and Lionel Jeffries. There is a scene where Martha Hyer is being looked at through a lens by the moon people. We see her as a skeleton and then… --- ## [Celebrities who need to be spanked.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-need-to-be-spanked/298464)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-need-to-be-spanked/298464 "2019-08-03T01:24:17Z")
To be honest, I don’t know exactly how this crossed my mind - I was watching the Daily Show and Drew Barrymore came on. For whatever reason I thought to myself that Drew Barrymore needs to be spanked, by me. I original… --- ## [Snopes is debasing itself by "fact-checking" satire websites that are obviously satire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-is-debasing-itself-by-fact-checking-satire-websites-that-are-obviously-satire/837940)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snopes-is-debasing-itself-by-fact-checking-satire-websites-that-are-obviously-satire/837940 "2019-08-02T20:45:43Z")
Snopes is really stooping low and losing some of its respectability by “fact-checking” parody articles that are obviously satire to begin with: Did CNN really buy laundry machines to “spin the news?” This is so wildly … --- ## [Movies that still hold up but only God knows why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-still-hold-up-but-only-god-knows-why/836541)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-still-hold-up-but-only-god-knows-why/836541 "2019-08-02T18:29:38Z")
Superman II The insane tone, the massive plot holes and forced script writing. But it still works cause…Terrence Stamp? I dunno. --- ## [A question for Arrow fans (S6)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-arrow-fans-s6/838029)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-arrow-fans-s6/838029 "2019-08-02T17:24:50Z")
When Arrow fist came out, I gave it a few episodes and gave up on it. Now, after so many seasons, I decided I would give it another try (I went ahead and skipped season 1). And I’m glad I did. Anyway, I’m currently on … --- ## [What is the worst damage that Godzilla has taken? (and survived)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-damage-that-godzilla-has-taken-and-survived/837937)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-damage-that-godzilla-has-taken-and-survived/837937 "2019-08-02T15:07:02Z")
I know that the first Godzilla (1954) was killed by the oxygen destroyer. (Reduced to bones, if I’m recalling correctly.) There are a bunch of Godzilla movies that I have not seen – so I’m asking you Dopers! What is th… --- ## [Which fictional characters would vote for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-characters-would-vote-for-trump/837460)
**Author:** [@Unreconstructed\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unreconstructed_Man)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-characters-would-vote-for-trump/837460 "2019-08-02T14:14:36Z")
Saw this on Twitter and thought it was funny. Which fictional characters (any medium) would vote for Trump? No villains. Explain your answer. I 100% reckon Fox Mulder would vote for Trump. He’d be all about that Q-A… --- ## [You get to eat just three types of fruit over the next five years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-eat-just-three-types-of-fruit-over-the-next-five-years/837760)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-get-to-eat-just-three-types-of-fruit-over-the-next-five-years/837760 "2019-08-02T13:51:52Z")
You may not have heard yet, but I have been appointed King of Fruit. As your king, I am allowing each citizen to select just three types of fruit to enjoy over the next five years, after such time you may go back to eat… --- ## [Can you ID this movie from a brief clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie-from-a-brief-clip/838037)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-movie-from-a-brief-clip/838037 "2019-08-02T12:04:55Z")
“The Fall Guy” was a short lived, mid 1980’s, action comedy TV show starring Lee Majors as a stuntman/bounty hunter. The show was dreadful, not even interesting enough to dislike and completely unworthy of discussion her… --- ## [Your nominees for all-time Olympic babes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nominees-for-all-time-olympic-babes/460272)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nominees-for-all-time-olympic-babes/460272 "2008-08-21T17:14:01Z")
I don’t care if they won any color of medal, what country they competed for, if they were in the Winter or Summer games, or even if they’re now dead and gone. The only rules: they were on an Olympic team and they’re fem… --- ## [A brisket by any other name ... .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brisket-by-any-other-name/467179)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-brisket-by-any-other-name/467179 "2019-08-02T04:25:19Z")
I’m thinking of cooking a brisket. However, my current supermarket doesn’t have anything labelled “brisket” in their cold case. Does brisket ever go by other names? --- ## [Morgan Silver Dollar and other coins you buy off TV....why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-silver-dollar-and-other-coins-you-buy-off-tv-why/837508)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morgan-silver-dollar-and-other-coins-you-buy-off-tv-why/837508 "2019-08-02T03:07:28Z")
I don’t know who’s the ad genius who figured NFL fans love these types of things, but I was watching NFL Network when I saw this same commercial multiple times. You can apparently buy (for just 9.99! Five per customer!) … --- ## [Mennonite Sous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mennonite-sous/837981)
**Author:** [@Rayks\_Marcial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayks_Marcial)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mennonite-sous/837981 "2019-08-01T23:53:51Z")
From the Michener novel “Centennial”, the chapter concerning Mennonites told of a dish called sous. It’s basically an aspic of stewed pork knuckles. Is this still a thing? I know aspics are now viewed as one of the oddit… --- ## [Literature: I found Middle Earth, it's real.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-i-found-middle-earth-its-real/838009)
**Author:** [@King\_of\_the\_Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_of_the_Americas)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literature-i-found-middle-earth-its-real/838009 "2019-08-01T19:38:28Z")
I am a grad student, re-discovered Amerindians owned land, Thomas Jefferson’s a thief, yada yada yada, thesis subject dismissed, AND another message board thread closed. end scene Undeterred, by my academic dismissal, I… --- ## [Having trouble making sauces for dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-making-sauces-for-dinner/837588)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-making-sauces-for-dinner/837588 "2019-08-01T14:27:37Z")
I try to make different meals for my kids when they are over, and a lot of recipes have making a sauce as part of them. And making the sauce is usually adding liquid (wine and cream or beef stock or similar) to the pan … --- ## [RIP Harold Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harold-prince/837929)
**Author:** [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-harold-prince/837929 "2019-08-01T13:53:30Z")
Harold “Hal” Prince, legendary Broadway producer and director, has passed away at the age of 91. He produced or co-produced tons of classic Broadway musicals, like West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof, and directed s… --- ## [Some questions about Thai food.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-thai-food/837965)
**Author:** [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-about-thai-food/837965 "2019-08-01T12:59:40Z")
North Americanized Thai, in any case - I have no illusions that Thai Express is particularly authentic, but it’s near my bank, so when I decided to try Thai, it was convenient. I assume it’s either authentic enough, or a… --- ## [Youtube's King of Random dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-king-of-random-dies/837917)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-king-of-random-dies/837917 "2019-08-01T03:01:36Z")
Too bad, his channel was/is really good. Was anyone else as curious as I was as to why he nearly always wore gloves, even when the situation didn’t demand the protection. My theory is that he was self conscious about… --- ## [songs that describe your broken heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-describe-your-broken-heart/837786)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-describe-your-broken-heart/837786 "2019-08-01T01:48:17Z")
Not much to say about the subject except - Dire Straits, Romeo and Juliet- Romeo & Juliet — Dire Straits 1986 Sydney LIVE pro-shot - YouTube\] The Stones, Worried About You- I'm going to wallow for a bit, even though… --- ## [How many hours of live music have you seen in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-of-live-music-have-you-seen-in-your-life/837892)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-of-live-music-have-you-seen-in-your-life/837892 "2019-08-01T01:09:37Z")
I was at a 4 day music festival last week and this question occurred to me. I think I’ve seen more live music than most people so I thought I’d post a poll to check that assumption. Rules are: only time actually listeni… --- ## [Woodstock 50 may not happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodstock-50-may-not-happen/833299)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodstock-50-may-not-happen/833299 "2019-07-31T23:56:15Z")
a big investor has pulled out but the organizers say it will go on. Tickets were supposed to go on sale in April but that was delayed. --- ## [I returned an item to Trader Joe's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-returned-an-item-to-trader-joes/837927)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-returned-an-item-to-trader-joes/837927 "2019-07-31T21:49:45Z")
I love Trader Joe’s. I’ve been shopping there since 1987. Mostly, their food is very good. There are a couple/few things I don’t like, but I haven’t returned them. But… I bought a bottle of Trader Joe’s limoncello f… --- ## [Amazing Spider-Man #14 - Angry Girlfriend Variant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-spider-man-14-angry-girlfriend-variant/837837)
**Author:** [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-spider-man-14-angry-girlfriend-variant/837837 "2019-07-31T21:27:48Z")
Somehow I’ve never heard of this, but it is rather amusing. It raises questions, like what the hell did that guy do to piss off his GF that bad? Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, indeed. Any other interesting “v… --- ## [live action dora the explorer movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-dora-the-explorer-movie/831551)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-action-dora-the-explorer-movie/831551 "2019-07-31T17:35:04Z")
heres the trailer it looks to be goofy in the Jumanji 2 line https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=dora+and+the+city+of+gold+offical+trailer+&view=detail&mid=71493B8459F9B8C83FA271493B8459F9B8C83FA2&FORM=VIRE I have 2 p… --- ## [Absolutely blown away by dance in last episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-blown-away-by-dance-in-last-episode-of-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/837429)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-blown-away-by-dance-in-last-episode-of-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/837429 "2019-07-31T17:15:58Z")
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6urFp8YZ0 So I was finally catching up with its always sunny in Philadelphia at least the most recent episodes on Hulu. This dance where Max opens up to his Dad just completely blew me aw… --- ## [Ordinary People question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-people-question/837744)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordinary-people-question/837744 "2019-07-31T15:53:56Z")
“Maybe she died in \[can’t remember the city\]. Maybe Kansas City” Conrad laughs. Why? --- ## [Catch-22 on Hulu 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-22-on-hulu-2019/834424)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catch-22-on-hulu-2019/834424 "2019-07-31T15:44:18Z")
I caught the first two episodes of this show (miniseries?) last night, and it was really good. One of my favorite books, and this show seems to hit that same mix of serious and funny without being cartoonish or sappy. I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=495)