# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=833 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 834 --- ## [Mythbusters In Wonderland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-in-wonderland/765101)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-in-wonderland/765101 "2016-09-05T20:40:11Z")
Well, that is how The White Rabbit Project is being described by it’s hosts: Grant Imahara, Tory Belleci and Kari Byron. Nice to see those wackos back together again. :smiley: --- ## [Can someone explain this Naked Gun joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-naked-gun-joke/764016)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-naked-gun-joke/764016 "2016-09-05T19:23:08Z")
There is a joke in the movie Naked Gun that I think about from time to time that never has made sense to me. It’s a scene where Frank is with Jane and she is showing him around an office or something. He says ‘nice ankle… --- ## [Has anybody read "Storm Of The Century" by Steven King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-read-storm-of-the-century-by-steven-king/765102)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-read-storm-of-the-century-by-steven-king/765102 "2016-09-05T18:56:59Z")
Mrs. Guest and I spent some snuggle time on the couch last night watching Storm of the Century, a movie (mini-series) based on a story by Steven King. While the ending of the movie seemed exactly Kingish to me, it felt … --- ## [Anyone see a short ionline comedy around 2004 called the woodsman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-a-short-ionline-comedy-around-2004-called-the-woodsman/765098)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-a-short-ionline-comedy-around-2004-called-the-woodsman/765098 "2016-09-05T16:01:32Z")
So back around 2004 a friend showed me a 15 minute movie he made called “The woodsman”. This was around Memphis, Tennessee. It was an absurd comedy about an overworked office guy named Johnson who has a crappy boss. The … --- ## [What Thor was doing during Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thor-was-doing-during-civil-war/764481 "2016-09-05T09:12:52Z")
Official video from Marvel, starring Chris Hemsworth, shown at Comic-Con. It’s hilarious: "Mjolnir over here, taking a nap." --- ## [Paul Simon's "Kodachrome": What is it about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-kodachrome-what-is-it-about/764994)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-kodachrome-what-is-it-about/764994 "2016-09-05T04:26:09Z")
I’ll link the video for The Muppets, Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem version, just for fun: I heard this song on the radio all the time when I was a young kid in the 1970s. I didn't get what the song was about back the… --- ## [The new Star Trek Series should have a Muslim character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-trek-series-should-have-a-muslim-character/747242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-trek-series-should-have-a-muslim-character/747242 "2016-09-05T03:52:16Z")
One of the aspects of the original Star trek show that gets forgotten through familiarity was the risks they took with several of the characters. They had a black character on the bridge (a black woman no less!) at a ti… --- ## [Grilled swordfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-swordfish/764163)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grilled-swordfish/764163 "2016-09-05T02:08:35Z")
For years, I’ve been avoiding buying swordfish because I thought it was threatened. But I was at the store, and they had frozen steaks for about half the price of halibut. And doing a little research, it seems populati… --- ## [which team would thor and hulk join?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-team-would-thor-and-hulk-join/764492)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-team-would-thor-and-hulk-join/764492 "2016-09-05T02:07:39Z")
Saw this video and it made me wonder which side of civil war would they have join. Personally I think they would have been on Caps side. Thor would not have agreed to subject himself to any human authority. Bruce Banner … --- ## [ID this 90's Simpsons Episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-90s-simpsons-episode/764721)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-90s-simpsons-episode/764721 "2016-09-05T01:51:41Z")
I have a very vague memory of this episode, so bare with me. I saw this when I was like 7, so its been awhile. I distinctly remember Lisa either being the primary protagonist in this episode, or just having a prominent … --- ## [Li'l Abner kidnapped by female centaurs? (obscure question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-abner-kidnapped-by-female-centaurs-obscure-question/763782)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lil-abner-kidnapped-by-female-centaurs-obscure-question/763782 "2016-09-05T01:48:41Z")
I’m not sure anyone can help me with this, but it’s worth a shot… I have a few collections of Li’l Abner comic strips dating from 1934 to 1940 (daily and Sunday strips) and from 1940 to 1949 (daily strips only). One se… --- ## [In The Heart of the Sea - movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-movie/764974)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-heart-of-the-sea-movie/764974 "2016-09-05T01:41:26Z")
This thing got poor reviews from critics and moviegoers alike, so I waited for it to show up on HBO. Really glad I didn’t pay for this clunker, and I’m really pissed that they took an excellent book (and chapter of histo… --- ## [Reports that Jerry Doyle of 'Babylon 5' has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118 "2016-09-05T01:00:07Z")
TMZ: 'Babylon 5' Star Jerry Doyle Dead at 60 --- ## [First use of "suck" in films?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-use-of-suck-in-films/764876)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-use-of-suck-in-films/764876 "2016-09-05T00:51:32Z")
“That sucks!” is a fairly common phrase today which, along with many variations, has permeated through our language. But it was a far more startling word a few decades ago and would never have been used in many settings.… --- ## [Why are a lot of Movies Not Available online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-lot-of-movies-not-available-online/764590)
**Author:** [@CuriousCuriousCurious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCuriousCurious)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-a-lot-of-movies-not-available-online/764590 "2016-09-05T00:35:16Z")
Back in the day before online streaming we all had our local video stores. The joy of my local rental place was walking through and finding movies or docus that I missed in theaters. Now though it’s becoming harder and… --- ## [Movie scenes you would like to see.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-you-would-like-to-see/765021)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-you-would-like-to-see/765021 "2016-09-04T23:36:44Z")
The set up: One car of two guys, obviously the bad guys we love type. They are being followed, for why is not important, by two other bad guys. No speeding or chase scene just being followed. They stop and fuel up at … --- ## [Technical Difficulties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-difficulties/765004)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-difficulties/765004 "2016-09-04T10:26:54Z")
Is anybody else watching Looney Toons on Boomerang right now (6:21 AM EST) and hearing two languages at once? I thought I had bumped the SAP button on the remote, but no. I’m going to keep watching and see if continues i… --- ## [Grimm -- (half) season 6 will be the last](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-6-will-be-the-last/764454)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grimm-half-season-6-will-be-the-last/764454 "2016-09-04T07:18:46Z")
At least they know and can plan for it. Starts Jan 6. Brian --- ## [TED Talks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620)
**Author:** [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-talks/764620 "2016-09-04T06:53:05Z")
So I got an Amazon fire stick a while ago, and i recently discovered that there is a TED app. I have watched a few TED talks before, but I do NOT like watching shows on my laptop. So I am psyched about watching them on t… --- ## [(ST:VOY) Question about Borg "territory"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voy-question-about-borg-territory/764347)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-voy-question-about-borg-territory/764347 "2016-09-04T03:09:40Z")
So I’m on a quest to watch (or re-watch) all of the Star Trek Borg episodes. Right now I’m working my way through Voyager, even though it is definitely not my favorite of the Trek series. There are a few episodes where… --- ## [Jon Polito dead at 65](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-polito-dead-at-65/764793 "2016-09-04T00:48:11Z")
Just in. --- ## [Nearcest: characters played by actors with a little too much chemistry for relatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearcest-characters-played-by-actors-with-a-little-too-much-chemistry-for-relatives/764920)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearcest-characters-played-by-actors-with-a-little-too-much-chemistry-for-relatives/764920 "2016-09-04T00:26:51Z")
You’ve probably watched a show or movie and found yourself struck by the chemistry between two characters that was definitely not as familial as it was supposed to be. Which characters had you wondering if they’d go all … --- ## [shows you loved but only had one season vs shows that drag on forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-loved-but-only-had-one-season-vs-shows-that-drag-on-forever/764442)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-loved-but-only-had-one-season-vs-shows-that-drag-on-forever/764442 "2016-09-03T18:23:51Z")
The topic here are shows that were cancelled after one season or less and shows that seemed to go on forever that you hated. I think the second part is more important back when there were a limited number of channels so … --- ## [Pineapple upside-down cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake/764894)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake/764894 "2016-09-03T16:46:16Z")
I’ve posted a couple of ‘first attempt’ threads recently (grilled lobster tails, and grilled swordfish). Pineapple upside-down cake is actually my second attempt. Mrs. L.A.'s employer is having a staff picnic today. I… --- ## [What show are you Netflixing right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-are-you-netflixing-right-now/764757)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-are-you-netflixing-right-now/764757 "2016-09-03T16:05:34Z")
Regardless of what service or even DVD/Blu-ray/Laser Disk/Betamax you watch it through. What show are you currently binging right now. I just finished Hart of Dixie and was disappointed that it didn’t get renewed. Which… --- ## [Books about the Eastern Front of World War I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-about-the-eastern-front-of-world-war-i/764624)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-about-the-eastern-front-of-world-war-i/764624 "2016-09-03T13:17:32Z")
I just finished reading “The Guns of August” by Barbara Tuchman, which offers a good history of the beginning of war. But it focuses mainly on the Western Front, and apart from a chapter on Tannenberg, doesn’t really say… --- ## [Harvey -- problematic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-problematic/764803)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-problematic/764803 "2016-09-03T04:38:21Z")
I was thinking about \*Harvey \*(1950)…James Stewart, giant invisible rabbit. It’s warm, charming, funny, everybody loves it - but it seems that it has some problems that have dated it badly. First: not to put too fine a… --- ## [Nice interview with the last surviving castmember of Star Trek's first pilot, The Cage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-interview-with-the-last-surviving-castmember-of-star-treks-first-pilot-the-cage/764812 "2016-09-02T23:01:08Z")
Hadn’t thought about her in years - glad she’s still around for the ST 50th! --- ## [Gene Wilder has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-wilder-has-died/764426)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gene-wilder-has-died/764426 "2016-09-02T21:05:50Z")
Gene Wilder has died. 2016 claims another victim. --- ## [The Legend of Tarzan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-tarzan/759252)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-tarzan/759252 "2016-09-02T20:58:17Z")
There is lots to grumble about, but on the whole, I enjoyed it. Alexander Skarsgård does a decent job as Tarzan. OK, his hair is the wrong color, but he’s not the first blonde actor to play the role. The script interw… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=832) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=834)