# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=857 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 858 --- ## [Swiss Army Men, anyone seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-army-men-anyone-seen-it/759030)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiss-army-men-anyone-seen-it/759030 "2016-07-08T07:00:38Z")
This movie’s been on my radar for a long time but the mixed rotten tomatoes reviews initially had be hesitating to see it in the theatres. However, I ended up catching it last night and I’m so glad I did. It’s one fanta… --- ## [Do u dig Robin Trower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-u-dig-robin-trower/759163)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-u-dig-robin-trower/759163 "2016-07-08T06:15:07Z")
How many here know of robin trower? --- ## [return of old time radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-old-time-radio/759328)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-old-time-radio/759328 "2016-07-08T02:40:27Z")
they are doing i version of twilight zone as a oldtiem radio show. i was wondering if it would work to doa old time radio version of james bond and star trek do u think radio drama has a future int eh 21 st century? --- ## [Summerfest! Downside: have to go to MKE. Upside: hundreds of great bands for free!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summerfest-downside-have-to-go-to-mke-upside-hundreds-of-great-bands-for-free/759346)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summerfest-downside-have-to-go-to-mke-upside-hundreds-of-great-bands-for-free/759346 "2016-07-08T01:37:52Z")
I’ve gone almost every year since '71 and this is THE best year for the “free” music. Get in free with a can of food or a kid’s book (or pay a whole $13), and wander between a dozen stages with top-notch acts. Sure, the… --- ## [Jessica Jones - A quick, I think, quesstion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-a-quick-i-think-quesstion/759179)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-a-quick-i-think-quesstion/759179 "2016-07-08T01:17:40Z")
I have been watching Jessica Jones series on Netflix. I never read any of the comics so I am having to look up a lot of references. The head bad guy is Zebediah Kilgrave who, in the comics, is purple and wears purple c… --- ## [Tuvan Throat Singing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuvan-throat-singing/758063)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuvan-throat-singing/758063 "2016-07-07T23:25:01Z")
In one episode of the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon attempts to to coerce Leonard to take him on a trip to Switzerland by invoking the dread Roommate Agreement: that he had complied by not practicing his Tuvan Throat Singing,… --- ## [Must See Sci-Fi Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-sci-fi-movies/44403)
**Author:** [@BigFriendlyGiant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigFriendlyGiant)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-sci-fi-movies/44403 "2016-07-07T20:10:04Z")
Must See Sci-Fi Movies I’ve been wondering what movies are considered must sees as far as Sci-Fi either past or present. The ones I know are: War of the worlds Close Encounters of the Third Kind Contact ET 2001 A S… --- ## [Anyone else watching "The 100" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-100/752251)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-100/752251 "2016-07-07T19:56:59Z")
I asked this question in a D&D forum and some people said that the first few episodes reminded them of Gamma World 90210. I think the first few episodes were a bit like that but this show (now in season 3) overall is re… --- ## [Hulu's "The Path" fanboy appreciation thread, FULL SPOILERS don't click if U didn't see full series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-the-path-fanboy-appreciation-thread-full-spoilers-dont-click-if-u-didnt-see-full-series/758392)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-the-path-fanboy-appreciation-thread-full-spoilers-dont-click-if-u-didnt-see-full-series/758392 "2016-07-07T19:25:18Z")
Just finished season one, with season 2 on the way 2017. Very entertaining series. The key performance in it is Hugh Dancy as Cal, the psychologically flawed but highly charismatic leader of the cult. Great subplots wit… --- ## [Full-length biographies of fictional characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-length-biographies-of-fictional-characters/759007)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-length-biographies-of-fictional-characters/759007 "2016-07-07T18:39:19Z")
The ultimate in fanwanking has to be inventing a life for a favorite character from birth to death, including all the parts so inconveniently left out by the dumb author. Sherlock Holmes is the leader in all such things… --- ## [RIP Noel Neill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-noel-neill/759109)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-noel-neill/759109 "2016-07-07T18:29:34Z")
95 years old, a nice long life. RIP Lois. --- ## [Fracture movie spoilers wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fracture-movie-spoilers-wanted/400997)
**Author:** [@yIIa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yIIa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fracture-movie-spoilers-wanted/400997 "2016-07-07T18:17:18Z")
Anyone seen this yet? I’ve seen the ads and know Anthony Hopkins hopes to commit the perfect crime by making a complex crime look simple by producing misleading evidence. But then I get the creeps whenever either of th… --- ## [The man you've heard often but never heard of has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-youve-heard-often-but-never-heard-of-has-died/759293)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-youve-heard-often-but-never-heard-of-has-died/759293 "2016-07-07T15:33:50Z")
Didn’t see a threat. Apologies if one exists. I just learned that Peter Thomas died back in April. Not unlike Jackson Beck his was an instantly recognizable voice, yet by name few knew who he was. Commercials, politic… --- ## [Is Garret Popcorn Big in Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-garret-popcorn-big-in-chicago/757414)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-garret-popcorn-big-in-chicago/757414 "2016-07-07T14:00:25Z")
A few years ago, Garrett Popcorn entered Thailand, with a stand in Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok. Now there are three locations in the capital. As usual when something new like this comes to town, the lines were … --- ## [Author/Radiolab Contributor Jonah Lehrer (Imagine; How We Decide): exposed for faking quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-radiolab-contributor-jonah-lehrer-imagine-how-we-decide-exposed-for-faking-quotes/629894)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-radiolab-contributor-jonah-lehrer-imagine-how-we-decide-exposed-for-faking-quotes/629894 "2016-07-07T12:28:59Z")
Interesting. Up-and-coming science / neurology writer Jonah Lehrer has quit being a staff writer for The New Yorker in disgrace. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/48404465/ns/today-books/ Wow, he had really been position… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Olivia de Havilland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-olivia-de-havilland/758839)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-olivia-de-havilland/758839 "2016-07-07T07:03:46Z")
Tomorrow, July 1, you will be one hundred years old. You were a great actress in some of my favorite movies. Have a great day, maybe break out some bubbly. --- ## [All purpose flour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-flour/758905)
**Author:** [@rotntoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rotntoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-flour/758905 "2016-07-07T03:59:16Z")
Ok, just looking for a good all purpose flour for making banana bread. I have some White Lily self rising bleached flour. That I use for biscuits. I am not a great bread cook. Just recently rolling out my dough for bis… --- ## [Attached couple in Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attached-couple-in-foxtrot/759283)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attached-couple-in-foxtrot/759283 "2016-07-07T02:39:25Z")
For the life of me I cannot remember the name of the always attached couple in Bill Amend’s Foxtrot and it is driving me nuts. Anyone recall? --- ## [Danger, Will Robinson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-will-robinson/758750 "2016-07-07T02:34:50Z")
Netflix is bringing back Lost In Space! This means, of course that we’ll need a new Dr. Smith. What about John de Lancie? --- ## [The Walking Dead is going to get bad, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-is-going-to-get-bad-isnt-it/759218)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-is-going-to-get-bad-isnt-it/759218 "2016-07-06T23:14:22Z")
I have noticed a real aversion in myself to start watching any long-running show because I know the writers are going to run out of plots or the producers are going to interfere or whatever\*. And I feel this way about th… --- ## [Ice cream floats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-floats/758872)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-floats/758872 "2016-07-06T22:54:55Z")
I like a classic root beer float, but I also like to mix things up sometimes. Birch beer and mint chocolate chip ice cream is one of my favorites. What are your favorite ice cream floats? --- ## [Michael Cimino dead at 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cimino-dead-at-77/758959)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-cimino-dead-at-77/758959 "2016-07-06T22:50:55Z")
Really liked Deer Hunter and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot --- ## [\[Show only, open spoilers\] A Westerosi What-if](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-only-open-spoilers-a-westerosi-what-if/759176)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-only-open-spoilers-a-westerosi-what-if/759176 "2016-07-06T21:29:44Z")
The scene? Tyrion’s trial by combat for the murder of Joffrey Baratheon. Oberyn Martell has channeled his long-simmering rage into deeds, not words-- this time, he has emerged from the combat untouched, and the Mountai… --- ## [Why are energy drinks so !@#$%^& expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-energy-drinks-so-expensive/758849)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-energy-drinks-so-expensive/758849 "2016-07-06T19:16:30Z")
Thread title says it all. Local convenience store: 2 cans 24oz of 9.9% alcohol beer: $2.79 for 2 cans. 2 cans 16oz energy drinks: $3.50 WTF? Is making energy drinks that much more expensive than brewing beer? --- ## [Restaurant Recommendations in DC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-in-dc/758164)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-recommendations-in-dc/758164 "2016-07-06T17:33:30Z")
My wife and I will be spending a few days in DC over the 4th (figured the holiday would be a slow tourist time, nyuk nyuk), and I am open to ideas, notions, recommendations and advice for dining in our nation’s capital. … --- ## [What did you think of the film Precious with Gibourey Sidibe in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-the-film-precious-with-gibourey-sidibe-in-it/756675)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-the-film-precious-with-gibourey-sidibe-in-it/756675 "2016-07-06T15:31:42Z")
Well I was just wondering if anybody else had seen it. Well it is a very powerful film and it’s one of those films that’s difficult to watch in parts but I thought it was really good. So what about it? What did you think… --- ## [Can whiskey go bad in an unopened bottle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-whiskey-go-bad-in-an-unopened-bottle/759152)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-whiskey-go-bad-in-an-unopened-bottle/759152 "2016-07-06T12:42:55Z")
Last month, we went to a small distillery that was making white corn whiskey and bourbon. The white whiskey was actually very nice, but the bourbon was good, not great. We bought a bottle of each. The whiskeys they ma… --- ## [Puzzler Will Shortz' favorite word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzler-will-shortz-favorite-word/758996)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzler-will-shortz-favorite-word/758996 "2016-07-06T08:36:07Z")
Asked of him by the person calling in to his NPR bit today. Ucalegon: a neighbor whose house is on fire. From Greek. Fun. My favorite word isn’t in English: \*\*Cinquecento \*\*, Italian for the number 500. Just say it: … --- ## [Can you ID this Simpsons Line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-simpsons-line/758844)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-simpsons-line/758844 "2016-07-06T07:05:19Z")
I am half remembering a line from the Simpsons. I can hear it in my head. It’s a guy, not a regular character. I think it was a real life politician (well, supposed to be) and he says “I disagree”. I think the joke is th… --- ## ["Hi! I'm Aaron Copland, American Genius and Master of One Tune!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-aaron-copland-american-genius-and-master-of-one-tune/759033)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-im-aaron-copland-american-genius-and-master-of-one-tune/759033 "2016-07-06T04:30:14Z")
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on the boards, I’m stuck in Chicago for the next few weeks on a family matter. Over the past months when I’ve had to be here, I’ve kept the radio tuned to WFMT, the classical station, which h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=856) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=858)