# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=609 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 610 --- ## [What the heck movie did I see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-movie-did-i-see/816432)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-movie-did-i-see/816432 "2018-06-21T17:19:41Z")
What movie was this? It’s worthy of an MST3K treatment. If someone can actually make the schedule thing at FXM Retro work, it was on Sunday morning. Was watching on a hotel TV system with no channel guide. Sixties-era, … --- ## [Best/favorite second verses in modern (1955-) music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-second-verses-in-modern-1955-music/816510)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-second-verses-in-modern-1955-music/816510 "2018-06-21T14:01:12Z")
First verses (and the choruses) are usually what the casual music fan remembers, but hearing the lyrics in the spoiler box made me wonder: what is the most famous second verse in modern music history? Even my 16yo knows… --- ## [When did imdb change format (again)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-imdb-change-format-again/816391)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-imdb-change-format-again/816391 "2018-06-21T10:48:13Z")
I went to look up an actor to see what episode of a show she was in, and the site no longer lists episodes under actor’s credits, just the show itself. For example, I give you Camille Chen. What episode of the 20 season… --- ## [What is the significance of the virginity of Athena, Artemis, & Hestia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-the-virginity-of-athena-artemis-hestia/815847)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-significance-of-the-virginity-of-athena-artemis-hestia/815847 "2018-06-21T02:30:36Z")
Both casual and serious aficionados of Greek mythology will know that the goddesses Athena, Artimus, and Hestia were all virgins. But the three of them had quite different characters (and of course each of their characte… --- ## [Burritos: Rice and/or beans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burritos-rice-and-or-beans/728902 "2018-06-21T02:26:55Z")
I found this description in an article on ‘the best burritos in the U.S.’ If I order a carnitas burrito, or an asada burrito, or whatever burrito, I want it to be filled with carnitas, asada, or whatever. I don’t want… --- ## [Handsomest TV dad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381 "2018-06-21T01:58:08Z")
Helping keep the threads all nice and balanced! I say there’s no finer dad on TV than Howard Wolowitz. --- ## [Wilco's "Being There" Remastered sounds amazing. How do they do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilcos-being-there-remastered-sounds-amazing-how-do-they-do-that/816128)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilcos-being-there-remastered-sounds-amazing-how-do-they-do-that/816128 "2018-06-21T00:44:58Z")
I happened to click on the 2017 re-release on Spotify quite by mistake. I’m only four tracks in but each has sounds just way better than I’d remembered (it’s probably been a year or so since I last listened to it). I’m h… --- ## [Soaking Dry Beans Before Cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-dry-beans-before-cooking/639870)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-dry-beans-before-cooking/639870 "2018-06-21T00:25:57Z")
I have heard before that if you soak dry beans overnight, then rinse & drain, cooking in fresh water, it will help with the, um… gassy after-effect. I have never tried it before,just tossed them in a pot and cooked them,… --- ## [Newer versions of certain books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newer-versions-of-certain-books/816262)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newer-versions-of-certain-books/816262 "2018-06-20T20:47:49Z")
I’m looking at a book on Amazon. I see two different versions (different covers). The book in question is… https://www.amazon.com/s/gp/search/ref=sr\_nr\_p\_n\_availability\_1?rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Amindfulness+in+plain+engli… --- ## [Distracting hairstyles in TV and film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distracting-hairstyles-in-tv-and-film/816205)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distracting-hairstyles-in-tv-and-film/816205 "2018-06-20T14:00:21Z")
I’d guess the worst hairstyle choice in recent film is in “No Country for Old Men.” My current hate is in the Netflix/BBC series “Requiem.” I disliked the main character’s bangs (fringe) from the outset, but now it’s at… --- ## [Chico the Talking Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chico-the-talking-head/564)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chico-the-talking-head/564 "2018-06-20T12:30:11Z")
My fiance and his two brothers were telling me one day about a PBS show called “Chico the talking Head.” They said it was about (what else?) a talking head from Puerto Rico named Chico. They remember Chico having such ad… --- ## [America's Got Talent Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-question/816424)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-got-talent-question/816424 "2018-06-20T04:01:01Z")
Quite a few of the performers/acts seem as though they might come from a circus background. Anyone have any insight? --- ## [Game Night seen it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night-seen-it/809549)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night-seen-it/809549 "2018-06-20T02:35:01Z")
Saw Game Night with Jason Bateman. Had very little expectations going in but it actually was a reasonably funny comedy “thriller”. The premise is a group game night thinks they are taking part in a staged murder mystery … --- ## [Netflix's The Windsors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-windsors/805024)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-windsors/805024 "2018-06-20T01:46:39Z")
I just discovered this show yesterday. :slight\_smile: It’s fucking hilarious. Thank you ITV. --- ## [Why did Status Quo (band) never have much success in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-status-quo-band-never-have-much-success-in-america/773716)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-status-quo-band-never-have-much-success-in-america/773716 "2018-06-19T05:43:46Z")
This is about the band Status Quo yes the Status Quo (band) which are regarded as an institution in Britain as British as fish and chips and Big Ben yes very good band however they never really managed to “crack America”… --- ## [Classical piece "needs no introduction"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-piece-needs-no-introduction/816111)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-piece-needs-no-introduction/816111 "2018-06-19T05:18:11Z")
This morning I was listening to KUSC (classical), and the deejay announced that an upcoming selection “needs no introduction”. My guess was wrong, and when the piece came on, I had to laugh. Guess what it was. (I’ll p… --- ## [Music like Ty Segalls 2018 Album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-like-ty-segalls-2018-album/816295)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-like-ty-segalls-2018-album/816295 "2018-06-19T04:50:08Z")
I loved the last album much more than any of his other ones. Are there any similar albums around, maybe even recent? --- ## [What children's movie(s) have you unwillingly seen the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-childrens-movie-s-have-you-unwillingly-seen-the-most/816171)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-childrens-movie-s-have-you-unwillingly-seen-the-most/816171 "2018-06-18T23:06:44Z")
Inspired by a moment from a similar thread: I thought it would be fun to read people’s accounts of having to watch children’s movies repeatedly because of a child’s interest AND of how much said movie was loathsome. I… --- ## [Best orange cheese for macaroni and cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-orange-cheese-for-macaroni-and-cheese/816143)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-orange-cheese-for-macaroni-and-cheese/816143 "2018-06-18T19:38:14Z")
I know, orange is a strange criteria, but I have a reason. A few times a year I make a homemade baked macaroni and cheese for family (I actually prefer stovetop kind myself). I started with cheddar and Parmesan, and th… --- ## [Trying To Find An Old Movie Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-old-movie-title/671931)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-an-old-movie-title/671931 "2018-06-18T13:06:30Z")
I have searched and searched online, and I keep coming back to “The Hand” in 1981, but I know this isn’t the right movie because it’s too late. When I was growing up, they showed horror movies every Saturday morning. O… --- ## [Ruined Coke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruined-coke/816257)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruined-coke/816257 "2018-06-18T12:16:57Z")
Last week we went to Grand Canyon and DesertRoomie had a sudden jones for some Coca Cola. She bought a four-pack of 20-oz. plastic bottles in Cameron and drank one on the way in, then another there (a refrigerator was i… --- ## [What movie have you seen the most times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-the-most-times/815878 "2018-06-18T09:06:59Z")
There’s a thread right now about “Big Trouble in Little China” and it occurred to me that it is possible that I have seen this particular movie more than any other movie. It was always on some cable channel for like two… --- ## [Vance? Novella.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vance-novella/816229)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vance-novella/816229 "2018-06-18T06:59:32Z")
I remember a novella, I think it was by Jack Vance. It reminded me of the Last Castle and The Dragon Masters. Anyway, again we have the decadent remnants of Humans. They have developed magic of a sort, curses , hexes a… --- ## [Music when you're working your brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-when-youre-working-your-brain/815758)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-when-youre-working-your-brain/815758 "2018-06-18T04:37:57Z")
Does anyone here listen to music when you’re working on a task that requires strenuous mental effort—concentration, creativity, etc.? If so, what do you listen to? Do certain characteristics of music assist or hinder yo… --- ## [Re-watching Cowboy Bebop (open spoilers past OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-cowboy-bebop-open-spoilers-past-op/816210)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-cowboy-bebop-open-spoilers-past-op/816210 "2018-06-17T23:27:55Z")
I’ve not watched this in a long time. I was thinking about it the other day and as I was in Best Buy the other day I saw the entire series on bluray on sale! Sweet! I’m probably going to be going through the series pre… --- ## [Best screaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-screaming/815650)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-screaming/815650 "2018-06-17T23:07:47Z")
So much good yelling and screaming to chose from - a veritable cascade of loud utterances to assault the senses, in both music and film, for all to share!:slight\_smile: Daltry in Won’t Get Fooled Again ok this really b… --- ## [Please listen to this song production and tell me what you think (Need answers kinda fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-listen-to-this-song-production-and-tell-me-what-you-think-need-answers-kinda-fast/816114)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-listen-to-this-song-production-and-tell-me-what-you-think-need-answers-kinda-fast/816114 "2018-06-17T19:45:54Z")
Patio with a View I’d rather not say too much about it yet. I just want to get some impressions about any aspect of it, especially about anything that bothers you. I’m more concerned with sound than lyrics or compositio… --- ## [A cocky cock-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cocky-cock-up/813996)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cocky-cock-up/813996 "2018-06-17T18:11:04Z")
There is a new kerfuffle brewing in writer’s circles. A self-published writer has applied for (and received!) trademark status in using the word “cocky” in the titles of “romance” books. She has been sending out take-dow… --- ## [Two short stories im looking for.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-short-stories-im-looking-for/816248)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-short-stories-im-looking-for/816248 "2018-06-17T04:40:56Z")
I thought they were in an Alfred Hitchcock Presents book, but i havent found it. Story 1: A guy hides a gun in the toilet tank thinking itll be safe there. The arriving detectives say, “Check the tank. Its always the fi… --- ## [Why did local radio and tv give up playing live music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-local-radio-and-tv-give-up-playing-live-music/816031)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-local-radio-and-tv-give-up-playing-live-music/816031 "2018-06-17T04:04:35Z")
I saw a local band perform on The Good Morning Arkansas show. They got about six mins and did a great job. It used to be common for radio stations to feature live music. I think some tv did it too. It doesn’t require a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=608) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=610)