# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=726 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 727 --- ## [MASH Fans: Bare Butt! Did You See That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-fans-bare-butt-did-you-see-that/789574)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mash-fans-bare-butt-did-you-see-that/789574 "2017-06-22T13:34:28Z")
I was watching the MASH episode with a sniper “pinging” away at the camp. Col. Blake and Radar are trapped in the showers. At one point, Radar tries to make a run for it wrapped only in a towel. After running around like… --- ## [You might have some free credit at Amazon if you bought any ebooks in the last year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-have-some-free-credit-at-amazon-if-you-bought-any-ebooks-in-the-last-year/789586)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-have-some-free-credit-at-amazon-if-you-bought-any-ebooks-in-the-last-year/789586 "2017-06-22T13:22:00Z")
I just learned about this a few minutes ago, so I went to go check and, sure enough, I had about four bucks waiting for me. Basically, due to a lawsuit that Amazon lost, 400 million dollars in credits were just given bac… --- ## [Any idea what "Chocolate" by The 1975 is about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-chocolate-by-the-1975-is-about/675125)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-idea-what-chocolate-by-the-1975-is-about/675125 "2017-06-22T13:20:51Z")
So, I heard this song on Jimmy Kimmel the other night and thought it was catchy. Without considering it any further, I found it on iTunes and bought it. This afternoon, I was listening to it and realized I couldn’t und… --- ## [Rooting for the Monster in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-for-the-monster-in-movies/789145)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooting-for-the-monster-in-movies/789145 "2017-06-22T11:34:25Z")
Ever find yourself rooting for the monster when the hero(s) isn’t an ass? I watched The Shallows a couple of days ago and realized I was rooting for the shark. Other than going to an unknown beach alone, the girl didn’t… --- ## [What were these pieces of literature that I forgot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-pieces-of-literature-that-i-forgot/789597)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-these-pieces-of-literature-that-i-forgot/789597 "2017-06-22T10:31:34Z")
I say “literature” because I don’t remember if it was a slideshow, movie, book, game or other thing/experimental. VARIATION 1: However, I remember that it was about a mighty dragon in the early medieval era. The dragon… --- ## [Yoko extends copyright on Imagine lyrics by 37+ years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoko-extends-copyright-on-imagine-lyrics-by-37-years/789408)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoko-extends-copyright-on-imagine-lyrics-by-37-years/789408 "2017-06-22T03:37:54Z")
Song writing credit It’s not the money that bothers me – we can afford to pay – Nor the shear cynical opportunism – God knows I would do the same. It’s just that I think most of the value of an iconic piece of art is w… --- ## [Dylan's Nobel lecture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylans-nobel-lecture/788266)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylans-nobel-lecture/788266 "2017-06-21T23:31:56Z")
Audio and text here. Haven’t had time to listen to the audio yet, but I’ve read the text, and it’s damned good stuff. --- ## [How much do you figure TV weather people get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-figure-tv-weather-people-get-paid/789417)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-figure-tv-weather-people-get-paid/789417 "2017-06-21T23:22:33Z")
Both CBC and CTV Ottawa have had the same weather person for like 30 years. I’m not kidding. I get my weather from the internet. I used to have to watch these guys, but I don’t any more, and why would anyone wait for … --- ## [Someone know what song is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-know-what-song-is-this/789337)
**Author:** [@Rinsor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rinsor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-know-what-song-is-this/789337 "2017-06-21T18:40:03Z")
In the song it have a lot of bass and upbeat energy I dont remember lyric well but a part of this song it goes like this Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh oh Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh oh Whoa … --- ## [backyard fresh eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-fresh-eggs/789287)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backyard-fresh-eggs/789287 "2017-06-21T17:17:44Z")
Good morning all. I am a city boy. My Mom was a farm girl, but moved to the city in 1936. Our connection to the farm cousins was pretty much over by the time I was old enough to remember. My new next door neighbors are… --- ## [The moon in the sky, as seen in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moon-in-the-sky-as-seen-in-movies/788411)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moon-in-the-sky-as-seen-in-movies/788411 "2017-06-21T14:01:26Z")
With almost no exceptions, when it’s night, and the moon is in the sky in movies, it’s a full moon. Why? This isn’t just the full moon because it’s a werewolf movie. It seems to be the rule. No matter the movie genre,… --- ## [The names of Paul McCartney's Grandchildren](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-of-paul-mccartneys-grandchildren/789358)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-of-paul-mccartneys-grandchildren/789358 "2017-06-21T13:22:51Z")
Reiley Arthur Beckett Sam Miller Elliot Sid Bailey Not a Vera, nor Chuck, nor Dave. --- ## ["Wrecked" returns tonight! (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrecked-returns-tonight-tuesday-june-20-2017/789484)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrecked-returns-tonight-tuesday-june-20-2017/789484 "2017-06-21T13:17:34Z")
The TBS comedy series “Wrecked” returns tonight! I’m starting this thread in anticipation of the double premiere episodes “Ransom” and “Poison”. --- ## [Are there really only a dozen or so tropes or plotlines in most movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-only-a-dozen-or-so-tropes-or-plotlines-in-most-movies/789409)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-really-only-a-dozen-or-so-tropes-or-plotlines-in-most-movies/789409 "2017-06-21T03:38:38Z")
I’ve heard this theory that there are a handful of plotlines that are common among most movies. Is that true? Something bad happens to a loved one, so the main character goes on a mission to get revenge. That is a commo… --- ## [My name... José Jimenez. RIP Bill Dana.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-jose-jimenez-rip-bill-dana/789439)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-jose-jimenez-rip-bill-dana/789439 "2017-06-21T02:05:56Z")
Comedian Bill Dana, Who Played the Character Jose Jimenez, Dies at 92 I was born in the Space Age, and worked at Edwards AFB. Though it’s not Politically Correct now, Bill Dana’s ‘reluctant astronaut’ schtick always c… --- ## [Useful advice you've gotten from the movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-advice-youve-gotten-from-the-movies/789137)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useful-advice-youve-gotten-from-the-movies/789137 "2017-06-20T21:07:43Z")
There’s a scene in Saving Private Ryan where Matt Damon’s character complains that he “can’t picture his brothers’ faces” anymore. Tom Hanks tells him, “You’ve got to think of a context. Think about something specific,… --- ## [must. have. brains.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-brains/789341)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-have-brains/789341 "2017-06-20T21:02:09Z")
I have long been of the opinion that zombie story’s are indicative of an underlying dissatisfaction with a treadmill lifestyle. We go to work, we earn enough to get by and not much more, we kind of shuffle along through … --- ## [Twin Peaks Episode 7 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-7-open-spoilers/789357)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-7-open-spoilers/789357 "2017-06-20T19:19:07Z")
So; evil-Cooper is on the loose again and it looks like we may soon see the real Cooper reunited with his FBI comrades. How soon he regains his memory remains to be seen. I say he’ll be reunited because his thwarting of… --- ## [In Defense of Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/788107)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/788107 "2017-06-20T18:47:08Z")
After seeing and greatly enjoying Wonder Woman yesterday I decided to rewatch her previous film Batman v Superman, a film that as I have written numerous times on this board, I liked from the beginning. It’s a flawed fil… --- ## [Why isn't "so 90s" a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-so-90s-a-thing/788309)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-so-90s-a-thing/788309 "2017-06-20T17:46:34Z")
It seems the 1970s and 1980s had their distinct styles. Music, movies, fashion, hairstyles… Many of us could probably easily recognize and quickly describe something as being from that decade. The 90s seems for some rea… --- ## [Help IDing a movie scene (probably 80s or 90s movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-movie-scene-probably-80s-or-90s-movie/789420)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-iding-a-movie-scene-probably-80s-or-90s-movie/789420 "2017-06-20T17:45:15Z")
So this is gonna be a bit vague, which is why I haven’t been able to re-find this clip myself, but I bet someone here can do it. The scene is on a dock/pier type place (I think) with people around. For some reason I thi… --- ## [I like how the term 'Forever War'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-how-the-term-forever-war/789314)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-how-the-term-forever-war/789314 "2017-06-20T15:17:04Z")
is starting to be applied to the US’s mid eastern expeditions. First it increases visibility for Joe Haldeman’s work; it also increases the chances of more anti-war films being made. I’m sure this is hyperbole but they … --- ## [Trailers vs. Reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailers-vs-reviews/789367)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailers-vs-reviews/789367 "2017-06-20T15:14:21Z")
Have you ever decided whether or not to see a movie based on the trailer, then changed your mind based on the review? I did this most recently with the 2017 The Mummy, which I thought had a good trailer, but after readi… --- ## [Die Hard II: Just reopen National Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-ii-just-reopen-national-airport/789344)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-ii-just-reopen-national-airport/789344 "2017-06-20T15:00:36Z")
I’m watching Die Hard II for the first time in years. The weather has closed Washington National Airport and we are at Dulles handling all of the traffic. The terrorists take over causing mayhem. Isn’t National Airpor… --- ## [Do you prefer your pickles sliced or whole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-your-pickles-sliced-or-whole/789146)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-your-pickles-sliced-or-whole/789146 "2017-06-20T14:39:04Z")
Me, I like them better whole. They’re juicer and crunchier that way. --- ## [Brian Jones letters to his parents. Early insights on The Rolling Stones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-jones-letters-to-his-parents-early-insights-on-the-rolling-stones/789338)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-jones-letters-to-his-parents-early-insights-on-the-rolling-stones/789338 "2017-06-20T10:26:35Z")
I suggest opening the photo gallery into full screen and reading the letters. Brian had good handwriting and imho easy to read. Much better than mine. :smiley: I searched and couldn’t find a full transcript of the letter… --- ## [Anybody ever write a story like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-write-a-story-like-this/789400)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-write-a-story-like-this/789400 "2017-06-20T08:47:20Z")
Two words: Crowdsourced Assassination. Somebody like a Kim Jong Un ticks off a lot of people and somebody else puts up a website where people can contribute to getting him dead. When the “bounty” gets big enough someb… --- ## [Favorite Big Bang Theory guest star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-big-bang-theory-guest-star/787507)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-big-bang-theory-guest-star/787507 "2017-06-20T07:53:41Z")
For a show many folks claim to hate, BBT sure has managed to snag a slew of amazing guest stars, and cameos as well. For those who watch, what were your favorite guest spots/ cameos? I enjoyed many including Neil Degr… --- ## [Foods that were separated at birth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-were-separated-at-birth/789111)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-were-separated-at-birth/789111 "2017-06-20T00:13:38Z")
Yesterday, I tried fried halloumi for the first time. It looked like tofu. It tasted like tofu. It textured like tofu. Has anyone ever seen halloumi and tofu in the same room together? Didn’t think so. --- ## [Men's suits with short pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-suits-with-short-pants/789281)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-suits-with-short-pants/789281 "2017-06-19T23:57:49Z")
There is a US Cellular commercial wherein the poor man’s Samuel L Jackson is wearing a suit with short pants. For some reason, he’s outside with a bunch of people attacking punching bags. Anyway…that’s not a thing is it,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=725) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=727)