# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=752 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 753 --- ## [My Cousin Vinny fact check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-fact-check/201620)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-fact-check/201620 "2017-04-08T02:52:41Z")
Speaking of My Cousin Vinny, there’s something I’ve always wondered about: At the end, Mona gives this long technical explanation about the tire tracks that couldn’t have been made without positraction, that there were o… --- ## [Deadpool Does Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-does-disney/783167)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadpool-does-disney/783167 "2017-04-08T00:36:33Z")
Fan-made pastiche of Beauty and the Beast’s “Gaston” staring the world’s favorite psychotic assassin, Deadpool! Results are marvelous. I give it 5 chimichangas. --- ## [Post-credit scenes. Love them or hate them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-credit-scenes-love-them-or-hate-them/783540)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-credit-scenes-love-them-or-hate-them/783540 "2017-04-07T22:41:37Z")
I’m sure everyone is aware of this phenomenon. I don’t know when it started, I can’t even recall when I first saw one, but they’re being used all the time now in movies and TV. A couple of the most recent examples were … --- ## [Do I have to be really smart to get Gödel Escher Bach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-be-really-smart-to-get-godel-escher-bach/783946)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-be-really-smart-to-get-godel-escher-bach/783946 "2017-04-07T21:56:35Z")
A book I’m reading — The Magician King by by Lev Grossman —makes several references to Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter. I feel like I’ve seen that book in a lot of places throughout my… --- ## [Bacon grease: I saved it. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-grease-i-saved-it-now-what/783474)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-grease-i-saved-it-now-what/783474 "2017-04-07T20:30:58Z")
I learned a few years ago here that some of you save bacon grease for further cooking. So, I’ve saved some from 3 weeks and 2 weeks ago. It’s stored in the fridge. I’m going to add more to my cache this weekend. How … --- ## [I once used Netflix stars to make personal notes on their titles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-used-netflix-stars-to-make-personal-notes-on-their-titles/783912)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-once-used-netflix-stars-to-make-personal-notes-on-their-titles/783912 "2017-04-07T20:23:47Z")
I used Netflix stars to make personal notes on their titles. One star corresponded to the old ‘not interested’ two stars meant probably not interested. Three, okay etc. Now I have only two choices. My style is cramped… --- ## [Men Into Space TV program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-into-space-tv-program/783858)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-into-space-tv-program/783858 "2017-04-07T13:39:52Z")
I have DVDs of a program that ran from 1959 to 1960, concerning the USAF running a space program that creates habitats on the Moon and makes missions to Mars. There are interesting comparisons to the Apollo program. The… --- ## [I'm in this movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-this-movie/783955)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-in-this-movie/783955 "2017-04-07T12:35:32Z")
It’s a documentary, even. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9suN6Eca\_4&t=142s This is part two of the video footage of the St. Stupid’s Day Parade last Saturday. If you sneeze or yawn you might miss my brief, brilliant … --- ## [Best Pecussion Bass Combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pecussion-bass-combo/753143)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pecussion-bass-combo/753143 "2017-04-07T12:33:06Z")
Not to hijack Dante G’s thread anymore than I have, I was wondering… The bass and drums are the theme of a song in most cases. Stand in the shadows and give the band their due. I know it doesn’t seem fair in most bar-ba… --- ## [Trying to find the name of this Dutch show from 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-the-name-of-this-dutch-show-from-1970s/573412)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-the-name-of-this-dutch-show-from-1970s/573412 "2017-04-07T10:15:29Z")
I saw this as a kid in 1979, and it has always stuck with me. It was a show from the Netherlands about two kids solving a mystery, and they had like an adult man helping them out. One scene I remember is them going to a… --- ## [Is there a name for this drink I just invented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928)
**Author:** [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-drink-i-just-invented/783928 "2017-04-07T00:06:00Z")
So, I follow Monkey Shoulder on facebook. It’s an inexpensive blended Speyside scotch, and it’s delicious. (No peat to it, I have other scotches for when I want peat or for sippin’, but this is nice for non-scotch-geek g… --- ## [What if Neo took the blue pill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694 "2017-04-06T23:26:28Z")
Morpheus says: But is this really true? The red pill is a trace program that allows Morphius’ team to pull Neo from the Matrix. That probably can’t be undone (despite what Smith promises Cypher). But I assume the blue … --- ## [philosophical quotes in 'Billions' TV Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-quotes-in-billions-tv-show/783587)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philosophical-quotes-in-billions-tv-show/783587 "2017-04-06T22:12:06Z")
Not everyone would get ‘Billions’, but it is a two season story of a NY DA trying to nail a hedgefund company mastermind. during almost every episode, dialog between two folks includes appropriate short quotes from vari… --- ## [Is Fanfiction.net down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fanfiction-net-down/783919)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fanfiction-net-down/783919 "2017-04-06T21:53:38Z")
I can’t even view anything. Even loading that “Is it down” website takes forever. --- ## [Prince Albert in a can? What is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921)
**Author:** [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783921 "2017-04-06T21:16:31Z")
Better let him out! --- ## [Am I remembering this King Arthur movie wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-remembering-this-king-arthur-movie-wrong/783906)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-remembering-this-king-arthur-movie-wrong/783906 "2017-04-06T20:02:24Z")
First, let me say that I DON’T think it’s the 1981 film Excalibur, but I could be wrong; it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it. Now for some reason, this scene is stuck in my head; in it, it’s modern day, so of cours… --- ## [Hamburgers in a can? What is this thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783864)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamburgers-in-a-can-what-is-this-thing/783864 "2017-04-06T18:22:37Z")
More for the British contingent in the audience: When I lived in Cambridge in the '70s, a street vendor sold “hamburgers” from his cart late at night. They were colored bright red, came packed in large cans, and were st… --- ## ["Prison Break" is back-Do we care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-break-is-back-do-we-care/783823)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prison-break-is-back-do-we-care/783823 "2017-04-06T16:59:29Z")
After being gone many years, the show returned last night for a nine episode limited run. Probably inspired by the limited run of “X Files”, hopefully they don’t ruin the original too. --- ## [I'm not loving the USS Discovery (New Trek Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-loving-the-uss-discovery-new-trek-series/783572)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-loving-the-uss-discovery-new-trek-series/783572 "2017-04-06T16:48:51Z")
I don’t like the look of the new ship, this is only 10 years before Kirk took the helm of the Enterprise from what I’ve read and the ship looks wrong to me. Non-graceful and a little off from how the ships of the Federat… --- ## [Best Amplifier for a digital piano & keyboards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amplifier-for-a-digital-piano-amp-keyboards/783825)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-amplifier-for-a-digital-piano-amp-keyboards/783825 "2017-04-06T11:50:35Z")
I’m not seeing amps marketed for digital pianos & keyboards. I know a guitar amp’s circuity & speaker doesn’t go low enough for a bass guitar. Digital pianos go at least another octave lower. I just ordered a GK MB112 … --- ## [Please share your three favorite movies that make you roar with laughter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726 "2017-04-06T05:32:48Z")
Needing some laughter in my life. Here is mine. Blazing Saddles Trains, planes and automobiles Oh, Brother Can you help? --- ## [Another version of "What Movie Is This?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-version-of-what-movie-is-this/783734)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-version-of-what-movie-is-this/783734 "2017-04-05T23:49:56Z")
So my daughter was telling me the other day about some advice that her mother gave her once. A lot of you have probably heard it before; but the idea is that before you go leave the house, turn around and look at yourse… --- ## [Tyrell Corporation/Institute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrell-corporation-institute/783638)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrell-corporation-institute/783638 "2017-04-05T22:59:22Z")
I just watched an old episode of “Kolchack: The Night Stalker” which was first aired in 1975. It involved our intrepid reporter tracking down a killer robot (Mr. R.I.N.G.) which had been created by The Tyrell Institute. … --- ## [Who was the best X? Repeating the same names over and over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-x-repeating-the-same-names-over-and-over/783684)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-best-x-repeating-the-same-names-over-and-over/783684 "2017-04-05T21:17:31Z")
As a 50-year-old guy who is squarely in the middle of the “classic rock” demographic, but who also goes out of his way to look for new music, I’m getting a little frustrated with the same names from the 1960s and '70s co… --- ## [The Why isn't this Book a Movie Already Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-isnt-this-book-a-movie-already-thread/782686)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-isnt-this-book-a-movie-already-thread/782686 "2017-04-05T20:58:20Z")
I know the usual blah blah blah involves “someone already owns the rights and are sitting on them” crap but there have been several books I read (mostly sci-fi and fantasy) that are compelling stories both on a human lev… --- ## [Why do we value beverages so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-value-beverages-so-much/783538)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-value-beverages-so-much/783538 "2017-04-05T20:50:35Z")
Well, maybe the question is why are we willing to pay so much for beverages? Just a few years ago wine at a restaurant was $5-6 per glass; now it seems to be $8-9, which is as much as a 60% increase - waaay above inflat… --- ## [Kid's TV when you were a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-tv-when-you-were-a-kid/729366)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-tv-when-you-were-a-kid/729366 "2017-04-05T18:47:42Z")
This will age me for sure.Today I was talking with my son about how weird kid’s TV always was and that started me reminiscing. In another thread a long time ago, I mentioned being a very disappointed preschooler when Mi… --- ## [True crime stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories/783802)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-crime-stories/783802 "2017-04-05T17:12:55Z")
I love true crime stories, can’t get enough of them and I wondered if any other Dopers had the same passion. Actually I’m pretty sure there are as I remember a previous thread some time ago. I just read two wonderful ex… --- ## ["Time After Time" ABC TV Show premieres Friday, March 5th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-after-time-abc-tv-show-premieres-friday-march-5th/780737)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-after-time-abc-tv-show-premieres-friday-march-5th/780737 "2017-04-05T16:52:18Z")
And I broke into my Happy Dance when I saw the commercial! Time After Time, once of the best movies ever made, is now a TV show. Let’s hope it’s done right, and it’s a hit! --- ## [Camus' "The Stranger"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camus-the-stranger/782452)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camus-the-stranger/782452 "2017-04-05T14:27:14Z")
Disclaimer: This is not a homework assignment. I am trying to catch up on classics I should have read somewhere along the line, especially foreign authors. I just finished “The Stranger”, and I was underwhelmed. Granted,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=751) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=753)