# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=498 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 499 --- ## [where the hero works hard to retrieve the item only to have it taken from him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hero-works-hard-to-retrieve-the-item-only-to-have-it-taken-from-him/837289)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hero-works-hard-to-retrieve-the-item-only-to-have-it-taken-from-him/837289 "2019-07-20T17:29:54Z")
I’m trying to think of a movie (I assume) where the hero works hard to find some item, and at the end, when he finally does it - the antagonist (who was also looking for it) swoops in and takes it from him. I know that … --- ## [Sound Bar Compatibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-bar-compatibility/794702)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-bar-compatibility/794702 "2017-08-27T00:31:02Z")
Hi Is there a list and/or video that tells us which flat screen smart TV’s match up with which soundbar and those one should not bother to purchase. Example: I haved a Philips TV, but I’m leery about buying a bar which … --- ## [Comic book/movie fight pet peeve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-movie-fight-pet-peeve/836619)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-movie-fight-pet-peeve/836619 "2019-07-20T11:39:10Z")
When fighting a bruiser who cant fly and has no long-range weaponry/energy projection: STOP STOP STOP FUCKING MELEEING HIM WITH YOUR GODDAMN FLYERS. See Thanos\*…Doomsday…Hulk (though Hulk can jump…and even that shouldn… --- ## [The Sounds Of Superheroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-of-superheroes/837131)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sounds-of-superheroes/837131 "2019-07-20T09:49:00Z")
In comic books certain sound effects are associated with certain comic book characters. For instance, Wolverine’s “snikt” when the blades come out, or the sound of Nightcrawler teleporting-“Bampf!”. Any others? --- ## [James Hong..."THE" actor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-hong-the-actor/836879)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-hong-the-actor/836879 "2019-07-20T08:08:30Z")
That character actor you recognize from “that thing”…Has got over 500 credits under his belt. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/?ref\_=tt\_cl\_t2 --- ## [Teach Me to Google Song Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-google-song-lyrics/836066)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-to-google-song-lyrics/836066 "2019-07-19T19:25:29Z")
Worst part of working with words is song lyrics. Finding them is impossible, even if you’ve heard the song a billion times. For example: Upbeat '50s tune: Baby, baby, you got me moving Honey, honey, we’re in the(or th… --- ## [Did you know "The Outer Limits" had nudity? (90's tv series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-the-outer-limits-had-nudity-90s-tv-series/837313)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-the-outer-limits-had-nudity-90s-tv-series/837313 "2019-07-19T18:47:56Z")
Because I sure didn’t. I was bored earlier today and decided to watch a few episodes of “TOL” on Amazon Prime. My jaw hit the floor as I was watching the second episode of the series wherein one scene, a lady completely… --- ## [Local Restaurant Recommendation in NJ or E. PA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-restaurant-recommendation-in-nj-or-e-pa/837190)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-restaurant-recommendation-in-nj-or-e-pa/837190 "2019-07-19T17:05:20Z")
Need answer fast. :slight\_smile: Can anybody recommend a good local non-chain restaurant somewhere in far eastern PA or anywhere in NJ? We’re making a sudden road trip and sometime late morning or midday tomorrow (Jul… --- ## [Most WTF Endings in Classic Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-wtf-endings-in-classic-books/836972)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-wtf-endings-in-classic-books/836972 "2019-07-19T16:31:24Z")
I’ve just finished reading The Grapes of Wrath, which I had picked up years ago on a flea market (one of the many “might-as-well-read-this books” that I buy second-hand) and ended up liking it quite a bit more than I exp… --- ## [Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/830673)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarantinos-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/830673 "2019-07-19T16:28:15Z")
I’m looking forward to Quentin Tarantino’s next offering, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which hits movie theaters this summer. Set in California in the late Sixties, and with a story that incorporates the Manson Family … --- ## [How many degrees of separation between THIS show and THAT show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-degrees-of-separation-between-this-show-and-that-show/837011)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-degrees-of-separation-between-this-show-and-that-show/837011 "2019-07-19T13:10:15Z")
How many can you think of? I’ll start. Star Trek: TOS and Lou Grant: When Nimoy was holding out for more money between the first and second seasons, the list of potential replacements included Peter Mark Richmond… Wh… --- ## [Comedies that laugh at themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedies-that-laugh-at-themselves/837228)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedies-that-laugh-at-themselves/837228 "2019-07-19T03:07:44Z")
Whether it’s a three camera sitcom with a laugh track or a one camera comedy presumably the characters are supposed to be saying funny things. But most of the time no one within the show reacts with laughter. To the char… --- ## [I don't love Janis Joplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-love-janis-joplin/837104)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-love-janis-joplin/837104 "2019-07-18T19:50:25Z")
Sacriledge, I know. Janis is one of the greats, right? I’ve been trying to think of a way to describe why I don’t love her, it comes down to, screaming is not singing. Not a good decription . No logic here. --- ## [Is This Some Weird British Thing about Pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-some-weird-british-thing-about-pizza/836114)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-some-weird-british-thing-about-pizza/836114 "2019-07-18T18:29:53Z")
There’s a British show called Secret Eaters that I saw a couple of episodes of on YouTube. In it, large people are asked to estimate how much they eat, and keep a food journal. The show then follows them around with pr… --- ## [Alex Trebek - again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-again/837192)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-again/837192 "2019-07-18T17:26:46Z")
Not worth a pit thread and don’t expect a huge amount of traction but god damnit I get so tired of hearing Alex saying “You picked the right one!” after a contestant gives a correct answer, as if they were guessing. It’s… --- ## [Looking for a video of a rotating stage/platform performance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-of-a-rotating-stage-platform-performance/836978)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-of-a-rotating-stage-platform-performance/836978 "2019-07-18T14:12:19Z")
Years ago I saw a video that featured several people performing a choreographed movement routine on a rotating platform. The platform was level, circular, maybe 15 feet in diameter, and spun continuously at maybe 10 RPM… --- ## [Most bothersome bumper stickers/auto accessorizing you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bothersome-bumper-stickers-auto-accessorizing-youve-seen/836946)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bothersome-bumper-stickers-auto-accessorizing-youve-seen/836946 "2019-07-18T13:34:12Z")
Bumper stickers: I Might Be Slow But I’m Ahead of You RELAX (gee that’s not passive aggressive, like, at all! Probably more provocative, than anything, perhaps?) Any variations of “Care - Child in Car” (does the drive… --- ## [Bond's "license to Kill" What does it really mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-license-to-kill-what-does-it-really-mean/837171)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-license-to-kill-what-does-it-really-mean/837171 "2019-07-18T11:51:41Z")
All this talk of the Bond brought to mind a question I’ve never seen addressed. So the double-naught designation gives the holder a “license to kill”. Nice fantasy for the readers, but what does it cover? Is it only fo… --- ## [704 Hauser Street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/704-hauser-street/836942)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/704-hauser-street/836942 "2019-07-18T08:35:39Z")
For some reason the series 409 Hauser Street popped into my mind. This was a semi follow-up to All in the Family where an African American family moves into the Bunker house. I remember seeing the first episode but it i… --- ## [John Oliver looks like a British Steve Carell with glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-oliver-looks-like-a-british-steve-carell-with-glasses/837219)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-oliver-looks-like-a-british-steve-carell-with-glasses/837219 "2019-07-17T23:54:06Z")
This one’s a tough sell, because the teeth are different and it’s hard to find a picture of John with his mouth closed. Also their facial hair is often different, and the similarity is only really apparent when smirking … --- ## [films that should have no sequel... ever!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-should-have-no-sequel-ever/836974)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-should-have-no-sequel-ever/836974 "2019-07-17T15:23:25Z")
What films you know of that have been done to death and should of had no sequels???:smack: --- ## [Most Memorable Last Lines in Science Fiction Literature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-last-lines-in-science-fiction-literature/836738)
**Author:** [@HyacinthBucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HyacinthBucket)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-last-lines-in-science-fiction-literature/836738 "2019-07-17T10:04:51Z")
My apologies if this has been discussed before. The “Science Fiction Short Story ID Help” thread https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=878191 reminded me of some favorite S-F stories where the very las… --- ## [Anyone want to rewatch the James Bond films with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-rewatch-the-james-bond-films-with-me/837149)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-rewatch-the-james-bond-films-with-me/837149 "2019-07-17T02:19:10Z")
I recently picked up a Blu-Ray box set of the Broccoli-produced James Bond films (so no 1967 Casino Royale and no Never Say Never Again), from Dr. No through SPECTRE. Anyone want to watch them with me, first to last? I’v… --- ## [Unoriginal Douchebag that is Gordon Ramsey.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unoriginal-douchebag-that-is-gordon-ramsey/837091)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unoriginal-douchebag-that-is-gordon-ramsey/837091 "2019-07-16T23:49:42Z")
Derivative fucking douche bag Gordon Ramsey has a new 6 episode series called: Uncharted. In which he visits exotic places around the world to explore local food and culture. How the fuck does that complete wanker even… --- ## [I've just discovered Battlestar Gallactica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-discovered-battlestar-gallactica/827602)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-just-discovered-battlestar-gallactica/827602 "2019-07-16T19:58:16Z")
Very late to the party, of course. I’m talking about the early 2000s series. I saw that it’s considered one of the better TV series to come along and found it on Amazon included in Prime. I’m about in the middle of the t… --- ## [The Thing, It, She, and Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-it-she-and-them/837128)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-it-she-and-them/837128 "2019-07-16T15:21:56Z")
In Bored of the Rings, Beard and Kenney describe the charge out of Fordor: Lotsa monsters in there, but I’m interested in the ones named in vague terms. Because the names are so general, there are several cases of the … --- ## [Ending of "Master and Commander" (spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-master-and-commander-spoiler/241142)
**Author:** [@gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gentle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ending-of-master-and-commander-spoiler/241142 "2019-07-16T12:41:07Z")
At the end of Master and Commander, Aubrey finds the Acheron’s captain had disguised himself as a surgeon during the capture, and is presently on board the captured ship, which is heading to the nearest friendly port; Au… --- ## [Best way(s?) to re-heat leftover ribeye (med. rare)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-s-to-re-heat-leftover-ribeye-med-rare/837101)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-s-to-re-heat-leftover-ribeye-med-rare/837101 "2019-07-16T12:36:20Z")
Hey, maybe someone here has some ideas. I love fatty beef like ribeyes, cooked medium rare. But unlike leaner meats, which are damn tasty served cold & sliced thinly, leftover fat-marbled meat is pretty unappetizing. Wh… --- ## [Lemon garlic shrimp pasta - making cream sauce ahead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-garlic-shrimp-pasta-making-cream-sauce-ahead/837088)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-garlic-shrimp-pasta-making-cream-sauce-ahead/837088 "2019-07-16T04:57:48Z")
Can the more knowledgeable Dopers advise me about the feasibility of making a cream sauce ahead of time & then gently re-heating to serve? I’ve been making a lemon garlic dish based off this recipe: … and want to do a… --- ## [What animated version of a live action film would you like to see made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animated-version-of-a-live-action-film-would-you-like-to-see-made/837113)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animated-version-of-a-live-action-film-would-you-like-to-see-made/837113 "2019-07-16T03:30:14Z")
Disney has released live action versions of their animated films over the years, most recently with Aladdin. And they making live action versions of The Lion King and The Little Mermaid. So what if Disney and the other … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=497) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=499)