# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=660 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 661 --- ## [Rooting for Evil Characters in TV Shows/Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-for-evil-characters-in-tv-shows-movies/805768)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-for-evil-characters-in-tv-shows-movies/805768 "2018-01-06T02:34:51Z")
While evil may not be the best word to use, I couldn’t come up with anything better. In any case, I had a former co-worker who rooted for Dexter in the Dexter series. I guess since he had some sort of “moral code”, it w… --- ## [Stanley Kubrick - help! (dialogue, mostly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-help-dialogue-mostly/805082)
**Author:** [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-help-dialogue-mostly/805082 "2018-01-06T01:10:54Z")
Hello brain-gains :slight\_smile: I have a few favourite directors: Wilder, Polanski (yes, I know), Kubrick, Peckinpah, Gilliam, Scorsese, Hickox (who?), Edwards - basically anyone who puts more thought into their films… --- ## [The Bank Dick (1940): Moe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bank-dick-1940-moe/805864)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bank-dick-1940-moe/805864 "2018-01-05T17:51:11Z")
About 20 minutes into the movie, when Egbert Sousé is walking out of the Black Pussycat Restaurant, reading the newspaper, he leans against a car, and the driver is none too pleased. It reminds me a little of Moe Howard… --- ## [Any Superman memorabilia experts here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-superman-memorabilia-experts-here/805882)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-superman-memorabilia-experts-here/805882 "2018-01-05T16:00:08Z")
I picked up this mug at Goodwill, and I wanted to learn more about it. I can’t find any trace of it on the internet, though. It’s a Six Flags promotional thing, clearly, and I can find dozens of examples of other DC hero… --- ## [What was this film? But more about the commercials within.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-film-but-more-about-the-commercials-within/805852)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-film-but-more-about-the-commercials-within/805852 "2018-01-05T15:40:04Z")
I saw a made-fo-TV movie, most likely in the 1990s, that seemed similar to (or maybe could have been, but I don’t think so) 12:01. I believe it was science-fictiony, whatever it was. I think it was about the same timefra… --- ## [Tiny voice in "Close Encounters"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-voice-in-close-encounters/805866)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-voice-in-close-encounters/805866 "2018-01-05T15:29:43Z")
When theme music for \* Close Encounters of the Third Kind\* was played on radio in the late 1970s, there was a child’s voice saying “bye!” or something like that at the end. Is this available on YouTube or anywhere else o… --- ## [Where in the world is Matt Lauer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-is-matt-lauer/803047)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-is-matt-lauer/803047 "2018-01-05T08:12:10Z")
Not on The Today Show. He just got fired for “inappropriate behavior.” --- ## [Getting Nutrition On The Least Amount Of Money Possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-nutrition-on-the-least-amount-of-money-possible/804975)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-nutrition-on-the-least-amount-of-money-possible/804975 "2018-01-05T00:58:10Z")
I’m very likely going to have to cut my food budget down to the bone - I’m talking rice and beans. What can I eat so that a) I still get the required calories per day (2,000 or so); b) provides vitamins and minerals; an… --- ## [Top Ten books you read in 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-books-you-read-in-2017/805701)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-books-you-read-in-2017/805701 "2018-01-04T22:41:35Z")
Last year’s thread: Top Ten books you read in 2015 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Doesn’t matter when published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in the last calendar year. I’ll be along to shortly to post … --- ## [Egg-cooking gadgets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-cooking-gadgets/805751)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-cooking-gadgets/805751 "2018-01-04T21:51:32Z")
I love gadgets. Well, I love gadgets that do what they’re supposed to do. Yes, I know it’s reeeeeally easy to cook eggs without gadgets. The best one I have is called the Egg Genie for making soft and hard boiled eggs. … --- ## [Bamboo/River Come Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-river-come-down/805871)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bamboo-river-come-down/805871 "2018-01-04T21:17:09Z")
Bamboo played on my iPod. I wondered where the song came from, so I searched a lyric. My search returned River Come Down by Dave van Ronk. The Wikipedia article on PP&M’s eponymous album credits Dave van Ronk for the … --- ## ["Born Yesterday" -- a movie for our time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-yesterday-a-movie-for-our-time/805720)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-yesterday-a-movie-for-our-time/805720 "2018-01-04T14:49:17Z")
Born Yesterday is one of the best movies of all time. I’m talking about the 1950 version starring Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, and William Holden. I haven’t seen the Melanie Griffith version (and don’t plan to). If you … --- ## [Help me ID this Kung Fu-ish book...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kung-fu-ish-book/805833)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-kung-fu-ish-book/805833 "2018-01-04T13:19:23Z")
Ok here’s what I remember: (1) a relatively newer book - say the last 5 years. (2) hero is a female - I remember her being African-American but don’t know if that’s accurate. (3) she engages in much Kung fu type kicka… --- ## [Jumanji - Seen It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumanji-seen-it/805374)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumanji-seen-it/805374 "2018-01-03T22:06:26Z")
Spoilers after first post. Went with my 12 and 15 year old kids, who had the book & know the original film well. Much better than we expected… and for most films we really just expect to be sorta entertained not to acti… --- ## [Food/meals that taste significantly better than they smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-meals-that-taste-significantly-better-than-they-smell/805780)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-meals-that-taste-significantly-better-than-they-smell/805780 "2018-01-03T21:42:44Z")
Tonight I was feasting on some Happy Planet split pea Moroccan soup with spinach and cumin (mixed into Uncle Ben’s ‘90-second’ long grain and wild rice for instant slurpable satiety). Never had it before; the packaging … --- ## [Sausages onna cheeseburger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausages-onna-cheeseburger/805640)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausages-onna-cheeseburger/805640 "2018-01-03T21:29:03Z")
‘Sausages onna cheeseburger! Now I’ve seen everything!’ In reality, I’ve known about sausages on burgers ‘forever’. But ‘Sausages on a cheeseburger’ sounded too much like an exclamation to let it pass. :wink: From a… --- ## [Who is the main character in The Godfather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-main-character-in-the-godfather/803658)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-main-character-in-the-godfather/803658 "2018-01-03T17:32:14Z")
The story starts with one godfather and ends with a different one. So who’s story is the movie telling: Vito’s of Michael’s? --- ## [The Expanse season 2 episode discussion (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-2-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/778787)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-season-2-episode-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/778787 "2018-01-03T15:13:19Z")
In anticipation of the season 2 premiere of The Expanse tonight, let’s start a new thread for episode discussions\*. I thought they were shooting themselves in the foot with such a long delay between seasons, but I’m hap… --- ## [Questions about Christopher Nolan's Memento (2001)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-christopher-nolans-memento-2001/805574)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-christopher-nolans-memento-2001/805574 "2018-01-03T14:50:17Z")
I think I mostly understand Memento, at least the parts we’re meant to understand. But I still have a few questions: Most important: Why did Lenny take Jimmy’s clothes? I thought that strict routine was important to … --- ## [Help me find the name of this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-name-of-this-song/805777)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-name-of-this-song/805777 "2018-01-03T09:18:37Z")
First of all, it’s an old song. The first five notes are the same as the first five notes of “Betty Coed” and it has a lot in common with that song, but that’s not quite it, the rhythm is different and the melody diverge… --- ## [Worst opening line of song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/798947)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/798947 "2018-01-03T06:12:29Z")
Buying groceries yesterday and the insipid strains of England Dan and John Ford Coley’s “Really Like to See You Tonight” leached out of the P.A. Their oh-so-cazsh\* opening line “Hello, yeah, it’s been a while/Not much, … --- ## [Your most iconic meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-iconic-meals/805662)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-iconic-meals/805662 "2018-01-02T23:33:10Z")
And by that I mean a combination of food and place that has stuck in your memory. I can think of five offhand: A cheese fondue on the deck of a restaurant in Zermatt, Switzerland. A bluebird day with the Matterhorn in f… --- ## [Do Germany and Japan have ww2 movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-germany-and-japan-have-ww2-movies/805555)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-germany-and-japan-have-ww2-movies/805555 "2018-01-02T23:15:11Z")
I’m watching Dunkirk and am wondering if modern axis nations have ww2 movies. I wouldn’t be surprised if Japan does, but Germany seems like they’d probably not have movies about ww2. --- ## [songs about groupers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-groupers/805173)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-groupers/805173 "2018-01-02T20:36:54Z")
Or any type of fish, really. Can you think of any, just for the halibut? --- ## [Is “Berserk: Golden Age Arc III—The Advent” an anime masterpiece or a travesty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740 "2018-01-02T20:20:27Z")
I just watched it and I can’t decide. If you have seen it, hopefully you know why I’m not sure what to think. --- ## [Why the '2 drink minimum' at a paid comedy show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-2-drink-minimum-at-a-paid-comedy-show/805643)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-2-drink-minimum-at-a-paid-comedy-show/805643 "2018-01-02T20:15:59Z")
I bought tickets to a Brad Williams show in Feb. and one of the terms and conditions was that attendees are obligated to purchase 2 food or drink items. Why? It makes sense for a free show, or festival appearance (i.e. … --- ## [Okay, Then. Let's Do Your All-Time FAVORITE Commercials!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-then-lets-do-your-all-time-favorite-commercials/514447)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-then-lets-do-your-all-time-favorite-commercials/514447 "2018-01-02T19:54:30Z")
Doesn’t matter how old they are. Here’s mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk11Acjofu8 Go back or come forward as you need to! Thanks Q --- ## [Christian Bale's teeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-bales-teeth/718139 "2018-01-02T19:39:25Z")
I find it difficult to watch Christian Bale act because it always seems to me as if he’s “talking around” his teeth, as if they are dentures or some kind of dental prosthetic. I get the feeling he’s not comfortable with … --- ## [Movie tie-in advertising: Who pays who? Who benefits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tie-in-advertising-who-pays-who-who-benefits/805321)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tie-in-advertising-who-pays-who-who-benefits/805321 "2018-01-02T19:19:15Z")
I’ve been giving this some thought lately with the plethora of advertising tied in to the latest Star Wars movie. Take the Nissan ad campaign, for example. Does Nissan marketing go to the Star Wars people and ask to do a… --- ## [Major Frank Burns : Immigrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-frank-burns-immigrant/804107)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-frank-burns-immigrant/804107 "2018-01-02T19:00:00Z")
Yesterday while watching a MASH marathon, I was struck by this line by Frank Burns in “The Trial of Henry Blake” "I am proud to serve in the United States Army and equally proud to fight in this war. My family came to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=659) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=661)