# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=510 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 511 --- ## [Was 70's standup comedy really as horrid as Norm Crosby's Comedy Shop makes it seem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-70s-standup-comedy-really-as-horrid-as-norm-crosbys-comedy-shop-makes-it-seem/835125)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-70s-standup-comedy-really-as-horrid-as-norm-crosbys-comedy-shop-makes-it-seem/835125 "2019-06-09T00:05:06Z")
I often switch over to ME-TV, AKA the channel most likely to be heard in the background when you phone your grandmother, hoping to catch an episode of Cannon or Night Gallery or something similar, and often stumble upon … --- ## [Keanu Reeves' TWO bellybuttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-two-bellybuttons/835185)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keanu-reeves-two-bellybuttons/835185 "2019-06-08T22:52:10Z")
Look at this scene where Agent Smith “bugs” Neo. There certainly appears to be a serious “dimple” to the lower-left of the actual navel. Wrong place for an appendectomy scar. Discuss. --- ## [Geoffrey Rush Libel case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geoffrey-rush-libel-case/835121)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geoffrey-rush-libel-case/835121 "2019-06-08T22:44:50Z")
HERE So Geoffrey Rush was in a production of King Lear in 2017. Ms Norvill, an actress in the play, says she was inappropriately grabbed by him and testified to such. Tabloids got a hold of this and published a hit pi… --- ## [What the heck is Glenfiddich IPA??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-is-glenfiddich-ipa/835192 "2019-06-08T21:36:16Z")
Saw in liquor store. Didn’t have time to investigate. --- ## [Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction premieres Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-38-edge-of-extinction-premieres-wednesday/829774)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-38-edge-of-extinction-premieres-wednesday/829774 "2019-06-08T18:08:14Z")
I’m normally against a few castaways returning (especially since we’ll probably have an all-stars for season 40), but David and Aubrey are two of my favorites, so I’ll suck it up. I don’t remember Joe or Kelley at all. … --- ## [Help me ID Crowley's belt buckle in "Good Omens"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-crowleys-belt-buckle-in-good-omens/835172)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-crowleys-belt-buckle-in-good-omens/835172 "2019-06-08T17:46:36Z")
I’m trying to put together a Crowley (the demon from “Good Omens”) cosplay for an upcoming convention. I’ve got a pretty good handle on most of the components, but his belt buckle is confounding me. Even after zooming in… --- ## [Songs with a brand name in the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-brand-name-in-the-title/833628)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-a-brand-name-in-the-title/833628 "2019-06-08T16:55:37Z")
I heard Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome” this morning. It led me to think about how silly it was that the Kinks had to change “Coca-Cola” to “cherry cola” in “Lola,” and yet here’s a song all about a brand-name product, with t… --- ## [Old movies and TV shows: audio "bleeding through"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-and-tv-shows-audio-bleeding-through/608005)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movies-and-tv-shows-audio-bleeding-through/608005 "2019-06-08T16:41:31Z")
I’m watching the Twilight Zone marathon on Syfy and noticing something that I’ve noticed with other shows and movies of a certain age: If there’s a quiet moment followed by dialogue or especially loud sounds, you can ver… --- ## [help me cook steak on the stove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cook-steak-on-the-stove/835019)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-cook-steak-on-the-stove/835019 "2019-06-08T14:58:41Z")
Cooking steak and cooking steak something other than well done is new ground for me. I avoided red meat for a long time. I had a two ribeyes that were apparently thinner than ideal about 1/2-3/4 in thick, cooked in a cas… --- ## [Identify this Haunted House Movie (~1980)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-haunted-house-movie-1980/833769)
**Author:** [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-haunted-house-movie-1980/833769 "2019-06-08T11:28:17Z")
I have this memory of a haunted house movie from the late 70s/early 80s where the man of the house gets obsessed with an area of the basement and he starts busting through the wall with a sledgehammer or something like t… --- ## [What food has the highest caloric density that you can eat straight (w/o refrigeration)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-has-the-highest-caloric-density-that-you-can-eat-straight-w-o-refrigeration/834927)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-has-the-highest-caloric-density-that-you-can-eat-straight-w-o-refrigeration/834927 "2019-06-08T09:37:55Z")
I have been reading multiple books about long hikes and find the info interesting. So I’m wondering what the highest calorie food you can eat straight is that has the most calories per gram. Things like almond butter, p… --- ## [Godzilla 2 - King of the Monsters - seen it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-2-king-of-the-monsters-seen-it/834719)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-2-king-of-the-monsters-seen-it/834719 "2019-06-08T05:38:09Z")
I’ve just seen Godzilla 2 - King of the Monsters. Open spoilers ahoy after this post. TLDR: a serviceable movie but not actually a good one. --- ## [Has anyone ever made sushi at home, how did it turn out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-made-sushi-at-home-how-did-it-turn-out/835103)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-made-sushi-at-home-how-did-it-turn-out/835103 "2019-06-08T03:58:09Z")
I like sushi and have looked at those $20 at home kits to make it. However I do worry about the meats. My understanding is that restaurants have to flash freeze meat to kill all parasites and pathogens, while I seriousl… --- ## [What Marvel Cinematic Universe movies should/do I need to watch before Avengers Endgame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-marvel-cinematic-universe-movies-should-do-i-need-to-watch-before-avengers-endgame/835124)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-marvel-cinematic-universe-movies-should-do-i-need-to-watch-before-avengers-endgame/835124 "2019-06-08T03:24:38Z")
Well so many people have been talking about the latest Marvel movie and I figured I may as well watch it to see what its all about. The MCU seems…extensive…which movies do I need to watch to get the finale, and which mo… --- ## [Any way a Black Widow film will NOT be a remake of Le Femme Nikita / Red Sparrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-a-black-widow-film-will-not-be-a-remake-of-le-femme-nikita-red-sparrow/835158)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-a-black-widow-film-will-not-be-a-remake-of-le-femme-nikita-red-sparrow/835158 "2019-06-08T03:02:25Z")
With the upcoming Black Widow film, is there any way that a significant portion of the story will not consist of “attractive but damaged young woman begrudgingly recruiting by brutal, shadowy intelligence agency, given a… --- ## [McDonald's sweet tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-tea/834900)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sweet-tea/834900 "2019-06-08T01:38:06Z")
I never have lived in the South, but during visits to my grandmother (who spent most of her life in NC and GA) I did develop a taste for sweet tea. Until fairly recently it was unavailable where I lived, except in self-… --- ## [Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearly-beloved-we-are-gathered-here-today/835180)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dearly-beloved-we-are-gathered-here-today/835180 "2019-06-07T23:16:47Z")
to celebrate what would have been the Purple One’s 61st birthday. What’s your favorite Prince memory? --- ## [The Beatles: Love Me Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-love-me-do/835147)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-love-me-do/835147 "2019-06-07T16:29:54Z")
One of the Beatles first published songs, but an awkward phrasing. Was “Love Me Do” a common English phrase back in the day? The opposite term, “Love Me Don’t” also doesn’t make much sense. Just poetic license? --- ## [Loooooong time between sequels in later Universal Horror films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooooong-time-between-sequels-in-later-universal-horror-films/835069)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooooong-time-between-sequels-in-later-universal-horror-films/835069 "2019-06-06T20:58:23Z")
The first run of Universal Horror films established Universal’s iconic monsters, and included some genuine classics. The Phantom of the Opera Frankenstein The Bride of Frankenstein Dracula The Mummy The Invisible M… --- ## [Ways to eat Cool Whip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-eat-cool-whip/834782)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-eat-cool-whip/834782 "2019-06-06T19:19:49Z")
I picked up a tub of Cool Whip and it has a new design for the cardboard on top. It shows six different things to do with Cool Whip. One of then shows a heaping spoonful and declares, “Eat like ice cream”. My life has be… --- ## [I Want to Know What all this Avengers Endgame Stuff is About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-what-all-this-avengers-endgame-stuff-is-about/833718)
**Author:** [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-know-what-all-this-avengers-endgame-stuff-is-about/833718 "2019-06-06T17:24:06Z")
So, everyone I know besides my kids has seen this Endgame movie 2 or 3 times and has been crying over it this week. I have seen zero of these movies. I told my friends and co-workers to feel free with the spoilers becaus… --- ## ['It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day.' Other songs about specific days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-third-of-june-another-sleepy-dusty-delta-day-other-songs-about-specific-days/834964)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-third-of-june-another-sleepy-dusty-delta-day-other-songs-about-specific-days/834964 "2019-06-06T17:11:07Z")
I love Bobby Gentry’s Ode to Billy Joe, a suicide ballad (a subset of murder ballads) done by a singer/songwriter who had a beautiful voice and played a wicked guitar. The use of a specific date and well-described place… --- ## [Twilight Zone (2019) Season 1 First 2 episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-zone-2019-season-1-first-2-episodes/831935)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-zone-2019-season-1-first-2-episodes/831935 "2019-06-06T16:55:17Z")
Not sure if there is enough interest in threads but I will give a mostly spoiler free review of the first two episodes that dropped yesterday. The first is about a comedian played by Kumail Najiani. It wasn’t bad but on… --- ## [Poor folks song question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-folks-song-question/835107)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-folks-song-question/835107 "2019-06-06T03:01:19Z")
In the song by Bill Anderson where he’s singing about being Poor Folks he mentions that Grandpa’s pension is $1.32 which is $10 less than their rent. I wonder what time frame that would have been the case? The 1920s? La… --- ## [A Short Film Written Entirely by AI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-film-written-entirely-by-ai/835063)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-short-film-written-entirely-by-ai/835063 "2019-06-05T10:01:26Z")
Spaceship day (with exploding kidneys)! --- ## [Songs with an ecological message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-ecological-message/834977)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-ecological-message/834977 "2019-06-04T20:38:24Z")
I’m listening to the magnificent classic album “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, an album about all the societal ills of 1971 which are still so true and important today. Of course that album went against everything Moto… --- ## [A year has come and gone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-has-come-and-gone/834952)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-has-come-and-gone/834952 "2019-06-04T19:19:41Z")
Since we’ve had a thread about, “Ode To Billie Joe.” I’m still waiting for the seven minute version. --- ## [Toby Keith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toby-keith/834992)
**Author:** [@Squirrelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squirrelly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toby-keith/834992 "2019-06-04T14:44:39Z")
Who portrayed Toby Keith as a young boy in the video How Do You Like Me Now --- ## [What's the longest single album track you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-single-album-track-you-know/834855)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-single-album-track-you-know/834855 "2019-06-04T13:37:14Z")
Well, I could have asked for the longest track ever released, and maybe we can settle that too in this thread, but I suspect some obscure band has sometime released a one-track 80 minutes CD just to break the record, so … --- ## [Did I imagine the intro to Living For The City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-the-intro-to-living-for-the-city/835009)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-the-intro-to-living-for-the-city/835009 "2019-06-04T13:02:52Z")
Went to contribute to the best intro thread with Stevie Wonder’s Living For The City because I remember a spoken intro that starts “New York City, just like I pictured it!” And then the unnamed narrator quickly gets arre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=509) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=511)