# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=511 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 512 --- ## [Doper's Hero John Cleese A Souper Seekrit Nazi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-hero-john-cleese-a-souper-seekrit-nazi/834736)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-hero-john-cleese-a-souper-seekrit-nazi/834736 "2019-06-04T10:35:26Z")
Monty Python’s John Cleese sez that “London is no longer an English city”. Clearly he is a vile, racist, hate-filled homophobe (“Loretta?!?”) Git em!!! --- ## [OLEO in the midwest in 1965](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleo-in-the-midwest-in-1965/834926)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oleo-in-the-midwest-in-1965/834926 "2019-06-04T01:26:26Z")
As a historian one of my favorite hobbies is identifying old aerial photos taken around the country in the 1960s through the 90s. Especially those where the flight maps have been lost. Lately I have been working in Lake … --- ## [Turns out, Avon was expendable (RIP Paul Darrow 1941-2019)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-avon-was-expendable-rip-paul-darrow-1941-2019/834970)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-avon-was-expendable-rip-paul-darrow-1941-2019/834970 "2019-06-04T01:22:22Z")
British actor Paul Darrow is dead. He’s best known for his role as Kerr Avon from Blake’s 7, where his sardonic humor was a big part of the show. He also had a couple of appearances on Doctor Who and did a lot of Briti… --- ## [Deadwood - The Movie Opinions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-the-movie-opinions/834975)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadwood-the-movie-opinions/834975 "2019-06-03T23:13:58Z")
If this has already been posted please ignore. Saw it Saturday. Really, really liked it. A little too much of the Joanie-Calamity Jane relationship and not enough of Dan in my opinion. Gerald McRainey was as usual top n… --- ## [Supergirl Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-4/822747)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-4/822747 "2019-06-03T22:23:16Z")
The fourth season of Supergirl premieres October 14. Note that’s Sunday night. Can they turn it around from the shambles of last season? It started out strong but fell off the rails in the second half. Way, way off t… --- ## [Russo Brothers doing a Magic the Gathering Series for Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russo-brothers-doing-a-magic-the-gathering-series-for-netflix/834976)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russo-brothers-doing-a-magic-the-gathering-series-for-netflix/834976 "2019-06-03T20:08:27Z")
This might be cool. If you think of Magic as just a card game, for the last half decade or so they have tried to tell a more coherent story with a recurring group of characters. The story in the game is a little hacky … --- ## [Underrated Stevie Wonder tracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-stevie-wonder-tracks/834958)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-stevie-wonder-tracks/834958 "2019-06-03T18:14:37Z")
Hello! Stevie Wonder has dozens of hits. But I’d like to get to know the best of his lesser-known songs. Which ones would you recommend? --- ## [Is the song "Uma Thurman" supposed to make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-song-uma-thurman-supposed-to-make-sense/834922)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-song-uma-thurman-supposed-to-make-sense/834922 "2019-06-03T12:56:16Z")
What does The Munsters theme song have to do with Uma Thurman? --- ## [Ever been featured on home/garden tour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-featured-on-home-garden-tour/834946)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-featured-on-home-garden-tour/834946 "2019-06-03T12:45:29Z")
If so, what was it like? My wife belongs to the local garden club. Each year they have a large public garden walk. They also have a smaller tour of members’ gardens, open only to club members. This year, we are going… --- ## [Negative things about Carson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-things-about-carson/286590)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-things-about-carson/286590 "2019-06-03T11:47:39Z")
Howard Stern has really been ripping on Carson the last couple of days. While he certainly isn’t the best source of information, you don’t need to feel like it’s patently false just because he says it. Anyway, among the… --- ## [Go ahead and spoil Game of Thrones for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-and-spoil-game-of-thrones-for-me/834917)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-ahead-and-spoil-game-of-thrones-for-me/834917 "2019-06-03T04:08:46Z")
I haven’t watched the series or read the books. I might someday but I’m not all that worried about spoilers. But I live in 2019 America. I’m aware the show exists and I hear people expressing opinions about it. And the … --- ## [Brunch: whaddyawant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brunch-whaddyawant/834895)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brunch-whaddyawant/834895 "2019-06-03T01:06:43Z")
You’re at brunch. Maybe by choice, maybe not. Either way, you’re here, and the waiter is taking orders. Menu is: anything you’ve ever had or seen available for brunch ever in your life, e.g. traditional breakfast items,… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread--May 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2019-edition/833287)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-may-2019-edition/833287 "2019-06-03T00:08:56Z")
Well here we are, May at last. 2019 is one-third of the way to 2020… I have discovered the way to be a book hoarder without anyone else being the wiser, even the unfortunates living in your house. (My husband insists tha… --- ## [Good 70's exploitation recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-70s-exploitation-recommendations/834779)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-70s-exploitation-recommendations/834779 "2019-06-02T20:31:28Z")
Never was big on the genre as the most well known ones such as Ilsa She Wolf and I Spit on your Grave type films not really my thing, but just was turned on to the fact there a ton of obscure ones available free on vario… --- ## [Slow cooker recipe wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cooker-recipe-wanted/834908)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-cooker-recipe-wanted/834908 "2019-06-02T17:30:55Z")
I’ve got a couple of pounds of kidney beans (cooked), some chicken thighs and drumsticks, some chicken is uncooked rice, canned diced tomatoes, salsa (like Pace Picante sauce) plenty of spices and herbs, chicken bouillon… --- ## [You're Gonna Miss Me: RIP Roky Erickson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-miss-me-rip-roky-erickson/834859)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-gonna-miss-me-rip-roky-erickson/834859 "2019-06-02T16:56:26Z")
Most famous as the singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson has died. Not the most famous of rock stars, but damn the band he fronted sounded cool. He was busted for a single joint, and a trip to the state ment… --- ## [Is Hulu Down for Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hulu-down-for-anyone/834886)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hulu-down-for-anyone/834886 "2019-06-02T14:46:27Z")
6/1, 2 pm EST First the sound was way screwed up…it sounded like you were in a stadium, the echo was that bad. Now I can’t even get the website to load. Other websites are fine, although Netflix is having the same aud… --- ## [Do you like movie dialogue in soundtrack albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movie-dialogue-in-soundtrack-albums/834910)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movie-dialogue-in-soundtrack-albums/834910 "2019-06-02T10:06:30Z")
Some films release a soundtrack album consisting of music composed for, used in, or sometimes just serving as inspiration for the film. Some of these soundtrack albums also include snippets of dialogue from the movie. D… --- ## [Movie careers that petered out while you were looking the other way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-careers-that-petered-out-while-you-were-looking-the-other-way/834858)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-careers-that-petered-out-while-you-were-looking-the-other-way/834858 "2019-06-02T05:08:22Z")
Another one I’m not quite sure how to explain… except to explain. I am watching Black Dog, the 1998 Patrick Swayze movie. One I had never heard of, and obviously had never seen. And it is a bad movie, but bad in the rig… --- ## [This movie is not what I expected it to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-is-not-what-i-expected-it-to-be/834298)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-is-not-what-i-expected-it-to-be/834298 "2019-06-02T04:29:45Z")
Ever come across a movie that was entirely different from what the title and/or movie poster lead you to expect? I was cruising through the lineup on my favorite B-move channel, Tubi, and I came across something called … --- ## [Please help identify a short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-identify-a-short-story/834742)
**Author:** [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-identify-a-short-story/834742 "2019-06-02T04:23:36Z")
A commenter on a news site gave the following description: I’d be very interested in reading such a story, but so far no luck identifying it. Do any of the teeming millions recognize it from this description? --- ## [So why didn't they milk out Game of Thrones one more season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-they-milk-out-game-of-thrones-one-more-season/834404)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-they-milk-out-game-of-thrones-one-more-season/834404 "2019-06-02T03:52:17Z")
Was viewership dangerously down? Actors saying they wanted out. Not profitable enough? Would people still be complaining it was “rushed” if they did? --- ## [Generation X Movies - Let's Find Some Good Ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-x-movies-lets-find-some-good-ones/834645)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-x-movies-lets-find-some-good-ones/834645 "2019-06-02T02:41:30Z")
Right, so the Empire Records thread inspired me to think about movies portraying Gen X - of which I am a solid part, for the record - and our generational ways. So I went looking at some lists and I’m seeing some oddbal… --- ## [Movies wherre the opening or closing credits are as good as or better than the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-wherre-the-opening-or-closing-credits-are-as-good-as-or-better-than-the-movie/834722)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-wherre-the-opening-or-closing-credits-are-as-good-as-or-better-than-the-movie/834722 "2019-06-02T01:20:49Z")
There are some cases where I’d gladly watch the credits over and over again, and the film is somewhat of a letdown afterwards. Superman – It takes you wonderfully from that circa 1940 world of narrow movie screens and r… --- ## [first pics of "star wars land" at disneyland ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pics-of-star-wars-land-at-disneyland/834808 "2019-06-01T21:55:39Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/32-photos-inside-disneylands-astonishing-new-star-wars-galaxys-edge-land/ss-AAC6L6W?li=BBnb4R7 the ride sounds like the ultimate cross of video game/theme park ride but this th… --- ## [Help Remembering Old Horror Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remembering-old-horror-film/834802)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-remembering-old-horror-film/834802 "2019-06-01T19:45:18Z")
I remember watching this movie on TV in the 1970s. I think it was black and white, but I’m not positive. There were little crystal-type things that would eat through you, and at the end of the movie a man (I think the … --- ## [The National Spelling Bee ended this evening - and how!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-national-spelling-bee-ended-this-evening-and-how/834809)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-national-spelling-bee-ended-this-evening-and-how/834809 "2019-06-01T19:37:36Z")
I like to watch this little slice of Americana, and after a few hours, when the finalists weren’t getting dinged the way the planners expected, they announced as midnight approached that anyone remaining at the end of ro… --- ## [Recommend shows like "Forensic Files"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-shows-like-forensic-files/834545)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-shows-like-forensic-files/834545 "2019-06-01T18:44:03Z")
For the longest time, Forensic Files has been my go-to TV show for when it’s late at night and I need something to watch that’s self-contained and resolves itself in a single episode. Now, thanks to Netflix, I’ve watche… --- ## [Thoughts on cooking with herbs/spices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-cooking-with-herbs-spices/834783)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-cooking-with-herbs-spices/834783 "2019-06-01T05:43:56Z")
My wife and I are changing to a much more plant-based diet, w/ minimal salt. We figure that herbs and spices will add considerable interest/variety to our meals of (predominantly) rice/grains w/ beans/veggies. But neit… --- ## [Musician Leon Redbone dead at 69](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-leon-redbone-dead-at-69/834785)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-leon-redbone-dead-at-69/834785 "2019-06-01T04:00:05Z")
Story here. Not only a fine musician, but he managed to create a persona and keep his past a sevret for decades. Very little is known about his pre-Redborn days. And he was good [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=510) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=512)