# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=551 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 552 --- ## [Made-for-TV Mock Prison Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-for-tv-mock-prison-movie/827680)
**Author:** [@The\_Squire\_Of\_Gothos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Squire_Of_Gothos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-for-tv-mock-prison-movie/827680 "2019-01-13T21:53:49Z")
Looking for a made-for-TV war drama I saw as a child shot around the late sixties or early seventies set in the present. The plot was about a small team of US special operations soldiers training for some kind of covert … --- ## [How About Another Round Of YouTube Channel Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-another-round-of-youtube-channel-recommendations/817521)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-another-round-of-youtube-channel-recommendations/817521 "2018-11-25T22:55:13Z")
We do this from time to time, and now is as good a time as any. Here are some of my favorites, arranged by category. If you have any to recommend for me or for other Dopers, let’s do so in this thread! Language And Cult… --- ## [What did Johnny Rotten mean by "Kill Rock & Roll"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-johnny-rotten-mean-by-kill-rock-roll/827592)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-johnny-rotten-mean-by-kill-rock-roll/827592 "2019-01-12T23:37:07Z")
I get WHY he (and his cohorts) wasn’t crazy about the direction Rock & Roll was heading. But what did he mean by “kill”? Was he hoping to give rise to a musical genre that would lead to its abandonment? Or was he just… --- ## [Mary Poppins Returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-poppins-returns/827662)
**Author:** [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-poppins-returns/827662 "2019-01-12T22:47:12Z")
Kind of surprised that there doesn’t seem to be a thread on this film. Anyway, when I heard that it was being made, I was convinced that seeing it would be a waste of time. When it was finished, the trailers had me thin… --- ## [A map by ecosystems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-map-by-ecosystems/827657)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-map-by-ecosystems/827657 "2019-01-12T20:07:41Z")
I saw this on Twitter today, a map of the Soviet Union in 1928 by ecosystems. Such a marvelous idea; I would love to see an atlas which does this for the whole world and includes explanatory notes. Has anyone does this… --- ## [Whats's the most surprising work of art/culture that you'd never heard of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatss-the-most-surprising-work-of-art-culture-that-youd-never-heard-of/827490)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatss-the-most-surprising-work-of-art-culture-that-youd-never-heard-of/827490 "2019-01-12T06:17:02Z")
So, I recently learned that Wings’s “Mull of Kintyre” is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK and a big hit in many other countries. I also recently learned that Wing’s “Mull of Kintyre” exists at all. … --- ## ["Let Me Call You Sweetheart" sung in a TV show? Help me remember!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-call-you-sweetheart-sung-in-a-tv-show-help-me-remember/827430)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-call-you-sweetheart-sung-in-a-tv-show-help-me-remember/827430 "2019-01-12T02:15:14Z")
I recently heard an instrumental version of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” playing somewhere, and a hazy memory popped up of the cast of (maybe) a sitcom singing the song together. In my mind, it was somewhat similar to t… --- ## [Is "West End Girls" a rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-end-girls-a-rap/826900)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-end-girls-a-rap/826900 "2019-01-12T01:37:22Z")
Well, at least the verses. This extremely important topic came to me earlier today when, upon listening to it, I asked myself “holy shit, how is it 2019 and you’re finally figuring he is rapping on this song?” But, is … --- ## [Identify this Scary, Hard Rock (?), Early-to-Mid-80s (?) Music Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scary-hard-rock-early-to-mid-80s-music-video/827523)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-scary-hard-rock-early-to-mid-80s-music-video/827523 "2019-01-11T19:41:09Z")
Long shot, you’ll love it. On Saturday afternoons, my parents used to drop my brother and me at our grandmother’s while they were out shopping. We’d sit in front of the tv for hours watching either wildlife documentarie… --- ## [Milk in cereal: Sauce or Broth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-in-cereal-sauce-or-broth/827475)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-in-cereal-sauce-or-broth/827475 "2019-01-11T19:33:12Z")
Or maybe gravy? --- ## [Things that still bug me about the Lord of the Rings (movies specifically)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-still-bug-me-about-the-lord-of-the-rings-movies-specifically/827431)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-still-bug-me-about-the-lord-of-the-rings-movies-specifically/827431 "2019-01-11T19:23:26Z")
No, I’m not going to go on an don about why the eagles weren’t employed for the quest earlier, that’s been done to death. Also, of course “it’s fantasy, there’s magic and all that and you’re concerned about \_\_\_\_??” is a… --- ## [Loomw,ym,ad.Nbr. Can someone identify this poem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loomw-ym-ad-nbr-can-someone-identify-this-poem/827213)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loomw-ym-ad-nbr-can-someone-identify-this-poem/827213 "2019-01-11T16:34:43Z")
My husband used the initial letters from a couple of lines from a poem he liked as the master password for his keepass. The above is the password he gave me to open his keepass, but it’s not working. Either he dictate… --- ## [Frumpy: Why two microphones for vocals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frumpy-why-two-microphones-for-vocals/827293)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frumpy-why-two-microphones-for-vocals/827293 "2019-01-11T04:26:56Z")
In this 1971 performance of “How the Gypsy was Born” by Frumpy, the singer, Inga Rumpf, has a microphone stand where two microphones are mounted (with duct tape, no less) one atop the other. Both microphones seem to be … --- ## [Is GIMP still the go-to for free open source photo editing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gimp-still-the-go-to-for-free-open-source-photo-editing/827493)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gimp-still-the-go-to-for-free-open-source-photo-editing/827493 "2019-01-11T02:51:07Z")
And what about a free open source page design program? Any recommendations? --- ## [Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Purchase NYC's Drama Book Shop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lin-manuel-miranda-and-friends-purchase-nycs-drama-book-shop/827534)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lin-manuel-miranda-and-friends-purchase-nycs-drama-book-shop/827534 "2019-01-11T02:07:19Z")
NY Times story here This story warmed the cockles of my heart. The Drama Book store, a centuries old NYC institution, was facing closure, and that should not have happened. Miranda is not only an amazing talent, but ob… --- ## [Who's Excited About 'Mythbusters Jr.'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-excited-about-mythbusters-jr/826931)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-excited-about-mythbusters-jr/826931 "2019-01-10T21:30:52Z")
The Science Channel has been promoting this new entry in the Mythbusters franchise. Adam Savage is coming back, joined by six kids who appear to be between the ages of about 12-14, give or take, three boys and three girl… --- ## [Proposal for new SF movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-for-new-sf-movie/827548)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proposal-for-new-sf-movie/827548 "2019-01-10T19:34:17Z")
In the vein of he recent movie (The) Titan, where thanks to envronmental problems humanity is forced to move to the titular moon of Saturn (causing problems for photogenic young people) and upcoming Io, where thanks to e… --- ## [New Black Mirror drops tomorrow! (12/28/18)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-black-mirror-drops-tomorrow-12-28-18/826782)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-black-mirror-drops-tomorrow-12-28-18/826782 "2019-01-10T16:39:30Z")
A new Black Mirror movie is coming tomorrow. It’s apparently an interactive type thing. More info here: --- ## [Are portable speakers that much better than phone or laptop speakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-portable-speakers-that-much-better-than-phone-or-laptop-speakers/827019)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-portable-speakers-that-much-better-than-phone-or-laptop-speakers/827019 "2019-01-10T05:51:24Z")
I’ve seen portable bluetooth speakers for sale and I’m wondering if they are significantly better than the speakers on a typical smartphone or laptop. I’m sure they have to be better in some way, or else people wouldn’t… --- ## [New Science Fiction Grand Master : William Gibson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-science-fiction-grand-master-william-gibson/827415)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-science-fiction-grand-master-william-gibson/827415 "2019-01-10T04:32:29Z")
He hadn’t been on my short list of people I expected to become Grand Masters, but I can’t say he didn’t have a huge impact on SF in the 1980s and beyond. Still waiting to see Vernor Vinge on the list. --- ## [Assam tea and masala chai](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assam-tea-and-masala-chai/827479)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assam-tea-and-masala-chai/827479 "2019-01-10T03:33:31Z")
Somewhere or other I tasted some pure Assam tea, and finally remembered to order some off of Amazon. It came yesterday and I already had a cup of it with a little agave nectar - excellent tea, malty and strong. It came… --- ## [Why did the Highlander movie use so many Queen songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-highlander-movie-use-so-many-queen-songs/827024)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-highlander-movie-use-so-many-queen-songs/827024 "2019-01-10T02:57:41Z")
Just finished rewatching Highlander and almost every song was by Queen. They even included the title of a Queen song as Rachael and the Highlander’s touch phrase. I know Queen was huge back then, but isn’t it unusual to… --- ## [Is there a way to be alerted when a Kindle title goes on sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-be-alerted-when-a-kindle-title-goes-on-sale/827412)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-be-alerted-when-a-kindle-title-goes-on-sale/827412 "2019-01-10T02:13:44Z")
I keep a ton of stuff in my shopping cart on Amazon so I can see easily when their price drops. I would like to do the same with Kindle titles but you can’t. Is there a way either on Amazon itself or somewhere else to g… --- ## [Movie references in Roku's screensaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-references-in-rokus-screensaver/819755)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-references-in-rokus-screensaver/819755 "2019-01-10T00:19:28Z")
What are all the movie references in Roku’s Movie Magic screensaver? Starting with the background layer, specifically with the sunrise in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, I see (scribbled in haste, so some may be a… --- ## [Guitar Heroes: how do they create and re-play the solo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-heroes-how-do-they-create-and-re-play-the-solo/826802)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-heroes-how-do-they-create-and-re-play-the-solo/826802 "2019-01-10T00:07:42Z")
I listen to everything from Pat Metheny to Buckethead. I am always amazed and appreciative of how an expert guitarist can pull-off a long solo piece. I always thought that a solo just sort of flowed out of the artist, bu… --- ## [Questions about named hero weapons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-named-hero-weapons/827460)
**Author:** [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-named-hero-weapons/827460 "2019-01-09T23:05:14Z")
I was thinking about named hero weapons and I was wondering when this trend started, It felt like a modern convention as I think of western classical literature and I can’t really find any examples that quickly came to … --- ## [The new Magnum P.I. show thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-magnum-p-i-show-thread/821872)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-magnum-p-i-show-thread/821872 "2019-01-09T04:59:41Z")
I’m probably one of the biggest Magnum, P.I. fans in the world. I even have the theme song as the ring tone on my cell phone. And I was soooo looking forward to the reboot. Well, I watched it tonight. Man, I LOVED it! I … --- ## [Is "Adam Ruins Everything" right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-ruins-everything-right/823355)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adam-ruins-everything-right/823355 "2019-01-09T02:51:03Z")
There is an interesting show on Netflix called “Adam Ruins Everything”. It was formerly on Trutv. I’ve only seen 2 episodes but he really proves his points well. He tackles many important issues. For example on the one … --- ## [What is the state of the art in On Demand Publishing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-state-of-the-art-in-on-demand-publishing/827440)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-state-of-the-art-in-on-demand-publishing/827440 "2019-01-09T02:29:03Z")
If you want to self-publish a book, vanity presses will be happy to take your money. So, if I want to make a coffee-table-book sized King James Bible, printed in Gothic letters, on the fanciest grade of paper, with Gust… --- ## [Get Rich! Become a Book Author!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-rich-become-a-book-author/827383)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-rich-become-a-book-author/827383 "2019-01-09T02:23:30Z")
Back when I was in high school I had fantasies of writing a book, regularly perusing Writers Magazine and Writer’s Digest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=550) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=552)