# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=518 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 519 --- ## [Jim Fowler goes out to the field for the last time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-fowler-goes-out-to-the-field-for-the-last-time/833774)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-fowler-goes-out-to-the-field-for-the-last-time/833774 "2019-05-11T00:54:18Z")
If you were a kid in the 1960s, on Sunday night you watched Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom before 60 Minutes. Host Marlon Perkins always seemed to be leaving partner Jim Fowler out in the field while he went back to the … --- ## [Talk to me about (Paul McCartney's) Wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-paul-mccartneys-wings/832979)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-paul-mccartneys-wings/832979 "2019-05-11T00:10:53Z")
I’ve gotten to know and appreciate a lot of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles work thanks to Sirius/XM’s Beatles Channel over the past few years. Some of the more mainstream stuff (Junior’s Farm, Band on the Run, Jet, etc) I… --- ## [Are we going crazy over spoilers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-crazy-over-spoilers/833638)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-going-crazy-over-spoilers/833638 "2019-05-10T21:51:28Z")
The other day an acquaintance/fb friend posted that the last Game of Thrones episode was very sad. At least two people jumped on her for spoilers. This just seems crazy to me. I’m on board with not spoiling plot points, … --- ## [Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce (Coachella documentary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-a-film-by-beyonce-coachella-documentary/833793)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-a-film-by-beyonce-coachella-documentary/833793 "2019-05-10T19:13:35Z")
I finally had a chance to watch “Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce” on Netflix (it’s long, 2 hours 17 minutes) - man was it amazing! (Trailer) I had seen clips of her 2018 Coachella performance and really liked the clips - … --- ## ["Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/833703)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/833703 "2019-05-10T17:35:38Z")
This is, of course, a Beatles song, published on the Sergeant Pepper album. It was famously inspired by a circus advertisement from the 19th century that John saw in an antique store (a jpeg of the ad can be found here).… --- ## [My sci-fi novel won the B.R.A.G. Medallion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sci-fi-novel-won-the-b-r-a-g-medallion/833724)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sci-fi-novel-won-the-b-r-a-g-medallion/833724 "2019-05-10T16:16:03Z")
Yay! My sci-fi murder mystery “Spindown” won the B.R.A.G. Medallion. I’m so excited – this is the first award any of my books has won. The B.R.A.G. Medallion is awarded by IndieBRAG (BRAG stands for Book Readers Appre… --- ## [Explain the Eurovision Song Competition to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-eurovision-song-competition-to-me/832998)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-eurovision-song-competition-to-me/832998 "2019-05-10T02:05:17Z")
I just stumbled upon a Eurovision Song Competition video and was kinda hooked. Since I knew nothing about it, it has been fun watching old performances and looking up the history and rules. I don’t quite understand wha… --- ## [The 2019 Identify the \_\_\_ thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-identify-the-___-thread/833399)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2019-identify-the-___-thread/833399 "2019-05-10T00:53:07Z")
Has some question about a book, movie, or TV show lodged itself into your brain like a splinter out of reach? Bring your mysteries to this thread! Here are two to start with: Can anyone identify what (relatively recent… --- ## [Disney sets release dates for Star Wars, Avatar, Marvel movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-sets-release-dates-for-star-wars-avatar-marvel-movies/833633)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-sets-release-dates-for-star-wars-avatar-marvel-movies/833633 "2019-05-09T23:39:08Z")
3 more Star Wars 4 More Avatar 8 more Marvel You have to love all the original ideas in Hollywood! --- ## [Songs with female names in the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-female-names-in-the-title/833583)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-female-names-in-the-title/833583 "2019-05-09T18:33:00Z")
I was wondering which name popped up the most when it came to female names in song titles. For the purpose of this thread religious songs/hymns are excluded. --- ## [Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-morty-vs-dungeons-dragons/833665)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-morty-vs-dungeons-dragons/833665 "2019-05-09T16:07:50Z")
I was wondering if anyone else read this because it was great. It is good for fans of R&M who don’t play D&D and for D&D players who never watched R&M. In fact the latter will probably get more out of it because it is st… --- ## [Low budget "horror" films. How do they get the budget that low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-budget-horror-films-how-do-they-get-the-budget-that-low/833632)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-budget-horror-films-how-do-they-get-the-budget-that-low/833632 "2019-05-09T11:25:27Z")
So… I meandered down a really dark wikipedia rabbit hole the other day, and finally stopped at a 2001 movie called “August Underground”, and I noped on anything after that on the spot. Not going to link to, or say anyt… --- ## [Tolkien - the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-the-movie/833613)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-the-movie/833613 "2019-05-09T10:49:00Z")
So apparently there’s a movie about JRR Tolkien coming out Friday. It’s the first I’ve heard about it, even though it’s got a couple of big name actors starring in it. Has anyone heard any details or buzz about it? --- ## [Green Day podcast / any other podcast recs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-day-podcast-any-other-podcast-recs/833689)
**Author:** [@curiousgeorgina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousgeorgina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-day-podcast-any-other-podcast-recs/833689 "2019-05-08T23:04:37Z")
Recently been listening to this new-is Green Day podcast, The Nimrods: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nimrods-podcast/id1456010737 Any other podcast recs out there? --- ## [Help Pick the Beer and Wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-pick-the-beer-and-wine/832970)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-pick-the-beer-and-wine/832970 "2019-05-08T18:46:52Z")
We want to host a casual “open house”, a come and go as you please, informal get-together. But, we’re not the party type. This would be in late June from early afternoon into the evening. We’re thinking of serving just b… --- ## [Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer (Has Endgame Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-far-from-home-trailer-has-endgame-spoilers/833590)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-far-from-home-trailer-has-endgame-spoilers/833590 "2019-05-08T18:07:19Z")
The trailer for Far from Home is out. The trailer (and this post) have spoilers for Endgame. A few thoughts: It looks like this movie is opening a new dimension (no pun intended) to the MCU. The way GotG opened up S… --- ## [Smoothie base](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoothie-base/833615)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoothie-base/833615 "2019-05-08T05:29:00Z")
Just got a blender and want to make smoothies. I prefer bananas and strawberries, but what should I use for the binder, whats most inexpensive? Tofu, yogurt? --- ## [Which GoT death had the biggest impact on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-got-death-had-the-biggest-impact-on-you/833281)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-got-death-had-the-biggest-impact-on-you/833281 "2019-05-08T01:31:45Z")
I’ve been watching this series called Game of Thrones and I guess some other people have too. There seems to be a lot of people dying on it so the question is which one had the biggest impact on you. Now I know that pe… --- ## [“Cari Mora” - New Thomas Harris Novel (No Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cari-mora-new-thomas-harris-novel-no-spoilers/833647)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cari-mora-new-thomas-harris-novel-no-spoilers/833647 "2019-05-08T01:13:40Z")
I’m a huge Harris fan and I read an advanced copy of his forthcoming novel “Cari Mora” and…I was hugely disappointed. First of all, it’s just over 300 pages but with very short chapters for the most part. It oftentimes … --- ## [Minnie the Moocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnie-the-moocher/31229)
**Author:** [@don\_willard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_willard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minnie-the-moocher/31229 "2019-05-07T14:23:57Z")
Who were Jazzbo, Minnie the Moocher, and Freddie the Freeloader? Are these names copyrighted or can they be used as characters by anyone, writing a novel for instance? --- ## [Post Office employees in film and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-employees-in-film-and-tv/833099)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-office-employees-in-film-and-tv/833099 "2019-05-07T13:43:48Z")
What movies and TV shows have mail men/postal clerks/etc in them? There was the Night Court episode with the clerk who was a really really slow talker: Night Court - S4E15 Tuttle Clip - YouTube And MIB II had all the p… --- ## [Recommend a series for me to read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-series-for-me-to-read/833423)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-series-for-me-to-read/833423 "2019-05-07T09:39:20Z")
What I’d most like to find is another 40 Discworld novels. Since that’s probably not going to happen, maybe my fellow Dopers can help me find the next best thing. Most of you know the joy of reading Discworld: funny, cl… --- ## [seaweed salad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaweed-salad/833515)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seaweed-salad/833515 "2019-05-06T22:17:34Z")
When given seaweed salad along with a sushi order or bento box it is delish. I bought a frozen package in the seafood section of the grocery and YUCK it tasted like fish smells. My question is should I have added to the … --- ## [Why buy red grapes with seeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-buy-red-grapes-with-seeds/833533)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-buy-red-grapes-with-seeds/833533 "2019-05-06T21:39:14Z")
I bought some grapes with seeds by accident. I did not know they even existed now. Are they a lot cheaper than seedless? Or do people use them to make jam or jelly? --- ## [My Idea for a Mint Julep.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idea-for-a-mint-julep/833501)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-idea-for-a-mint-julep/833501 "2019-05-06T21:14:02Z")
First off, according to my bar manual, a Mint Julep is a couple of teaspoons of water and powdered sugar and mint. You muddle this well in a mint julep cup, and then add shaved ice (my manual says). Then you top it off w… --- ## [What movie has changed the most as you've aged and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-has-changed-the-most-as-youve-aged-and-why/832891 "2019-05-06T20:14:17Z")
I think this is a really interesting subject and shows something incredibly unique about the nature of movies that I don’t think music or even TV shows can really grasp. They can stand so out of time or so in time that, … --- ## [Your top two Black & White movies - one comedy, one drama.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-two-black-white-movies-one-comedy-one-drama/833154)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-two-black-white-movies-one-comedy-one-drama/833154 "2019-05-06T17:14:14Z")
For me, the comedy has to be The Philadelphia Story, with its three act / three actor structure and perfect pitch by Kate, Jimmy and Cary. For drama, there’s really no contest: Casablanca. Perfectly balanced ensemble c… --- ## [Is it gauche to put cream in espresso?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gauche-to-put-cream-in-espresso/512711)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-gauche-to-put-cream-in-espresso/512711 "2019-05-06T16:05:25Z")
The subject pretty much says it all. I don’t like my coffee too acidic and adding cream is a way to cut the acid. Yet I do like the taste of very strong coffee. The solution seems to be to get an espresso and put a do… --- ## [Any way to legally watch old (and new) movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-legally-watch-old-and-new-movies/833234)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-legally-watch-old-and-new-movies/833234 "2019-05-06T12:15:42Z")
This may be as much GQ as CS. I’m struggling to even know how to phrase the question but it’s something I’ve wondered about for a while. There are thousands of movies from the early days of film making to the present da… --- ## [I just watched "The Untouchables" for the first time. A couple of observations, and a question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-untouchables-for-the-first-time-a-couple-of-observations-and-a-question/833387)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-untouchables-for-the-first-time-a-couple-of-observations-and-a-question/833387 "2019-05-06T07:56:17Z")
There’s a spoiler or two, perhaps, below. First off, I liked it. I don’t think it quite earned the four stars given it on the channel, but it was good. Sean Connery was especially good. But here are my nitpicky negat… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=517) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=519)