# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=862 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 863 --- ## [Another 'what song is this I'm half remembering?' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-song-is-this-im-half-remembering-thread/758081)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-song-is-this-im-half-remembering-thread/758081 "2016-06-23T17:43:50Z")
I’m watching a documentary on the Space Shuttle and, as my old brain likes to do, am reminded of a song from my youth. I believe it was from a PBS children’s program and the only part I remember is . . . “a big, blue mar… --- ## [Do you know of lists of when Netflix will discontinue disks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-of-lists-of-when-netflix-will-discontinue-disks/758064)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-of-lists-of-when-netflix-will-discontinue-disks/758064 "2016-06-23T13:43:28Z")
Monthly Slate, among others perhaps, publishes lists of steaming titles Netflix will discontinue soon. Do you know of lists of when Netflix will discontinue disks? --- ## [Five Brilliant Moments in Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-brilliant-moments-in-film/758115)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-brilliant-moments-in-film/758115 "2016-06-23T05:28:16Z")
Youtube is filled with a bunch of channels that list things. “Five funniest words in German” or “Ten movies which have flowers,” or whatever. Cinefix also make lists about movies, but they go into great detail and the hi… --- ## [Stand Still Stay Silent - Interesting webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-still-stay-silent-interesting-webcomic/758113)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-still-stay-silent-interesting-webcomic/758113 "2016-06-23T03:21:24Z")
Stand Still Stay Silent Starts slow but (for me) it really winds you into it. Swedish and Icelandic personalities are a refreshing change of pace from English-Western centric perspectives. The author is fairly prolific … --- ## [Badasses eating apples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badasses-eating-apples/758047)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badasses-eating-apples/758047 "2016-06-23T03:19:41Z")
Someone pointed this out in a YouTube video, and now I’m suddenly noticing it everywhere: Leonidas. Kirk. Jack Sparrow. Whenever you want a character to look especially badass, have them casually chomp on an apple. The … --- ## [Most unhealthy, generally available snack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unhealthy-generally-available-snack/757016)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unhealthy-generally-available-snack/757016 "2016-06-22T22:09:02Z")
My vote goes for the one I heard about on the radio this morning. No longer the sole domain of “Fair food”, where one can only indulge a few times each year when the fair is in town, Hostess has entered an exclusive agr… --- ## [Selma Blair- "Filled with Shame"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selma-blair-filled-with-shame/758037)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selma-blair-filled-with-shame/758037 "2016-06-22T21:33:24Z")
Here’s a link to the story, but apparently Selma Blair had to be carried off a plane after “bizarre behavior” (scroll down to the middle of the story for some beyond disturbing quotes of things she said). She said she h… --- ## [Dick Cavett Show all the comercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cavett-show-all-the-comercials/758084)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cavett-show-all-the-comercials/758084 "2016-06-22T21:20:35Z")
I’ve watched a few of Dick Cavett SHows on Decades Catchy Comedy TV Schedule - What's On Catchy Comedy? I’m struck by how often he breaks away for a commercial. It seems excessive even for this day and age; and seems c… --- ## [A is for Aardvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-aardvark/758083)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-is-for-aardvark/758083 "2016-06-22T20:35:46Z")
Dave Sim is bringing back Cerebus for a four-issue miniseries. --- ## [For 10 months I’ve been setting up an epic thing for my son; the Big Reveal is set for Fathers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-10-months-i-ve-been-setting-up-an-epic-thing-for-my-son-the-big-reveal-is-set-for-fathers/757610)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-10-months-i-ve-been-setting-up-an-epic-thing-for-my-son-the-big-reveal-is-set-for-fathers/757610 "2016-06-22T18:04:59Z")
\[This is kind of MPSIMS, but since it’s primarily story-based I thought Cafe was right.\] I don’t have any social media presence, so I’d really like to share it with the Dope. Our Little Man started kindergarten this ye… --- ## [How to get/make ginger beer syrup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054 "2016-06-22T17:33:47Z")
I have a sodastream and I want to make my own ginger beer. Not ginger ale, I already know where to get that. I’ve heard that ginger syrup is easy to make. How can I do it? --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 17: a song that you hear often on the radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-17-a-song-that-you-hear-often-on-the-radio/757945)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-17-a-song-that-you-hear-often-on-the-radio/757945 "2016-06-22T17:08:40Z")
Out of the 30 different “days” of the Challenge, I think this one might be the least interesting. But your reason for picking the song is wide open, at least. I’ll post Chromeo - Jealous. This song is a couple of years … --- ## [oldest 'classical' music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-classical-music/757553)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-classical-music/757553 "2016-06-22T15:53:14Z")
I put ‘classical’ in quotes because I suspect it’s technically incorrect (Baroque, Romantic, Renaissance, etc). I was listening to the “Greatest Hits of 1720” and wondered how far back does currently played symphony mus… --- ## [Cheers - Live on Stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-live-on-stage/757890)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-live-on-stage/757890 "2016-06-22T15:46:11Z")
I’d enjoy seeing this. They couldn’t get the original actors but the reboot is a great idea. Wonder if they’ll include coach instead of Woody? I liked him better --- ## [How do you become a retail store products "chef"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-retail-store-products-chef/758049)
**Author:** [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-retail-store-products-chef/758049 "2016-06-22T14:57:35Z")
Say a company wants to manufacture and sell a dip in grocery stores like Kroger, Walmart, Safeway, etc… First they need to hire a chef to make the recipe. Someone who will taste it and say… Hummm. Needs a little bit mo… --- ## [Schlesinger v. Ticketmaster Class Action Settlement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlesinger-v-ticketmaster-class-action-settlement/754460)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlesinger-v-ticketmaster-class-action-settlement/754460 "2016-06-22T13:50:59Z")
I got an email about this. Tell me what you know, please. Scam or legit? --- ## [Manson and "Aquarius"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manson-and-aquarius/757885)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manson-and-aquarius/757885 "2016-06-22T03:40:54Z")
So I’m watching this “Aquarius” show and I remember that Charles Manson is still very much alive. Does he, even despite his incarcerated status, have the right to sue the makers for, say, defamation of character, or a … --- ## [What is your favorite Zappa album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-zappa-album/757648)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-zappa-album/757648 "2016-06-22T03:17:33Z")
Ok, I admit it first: this thread is just an excuse for helping me to get more into Zappa. I was a bit late to the party, maybe 25 years ago a friend gave me Roxy And Elsewhere as a birthday gift, and I was hooked (of co… --- ## [Pho is soup but what is the number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pho-is-soup-but-what-is-the-number/756140)
**Author:** [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pho-is-soup-but-what-is-the-number/756140 "2016-06-22T00:20:43Z")
I know the Pho is a Vietnamese soup; at least I think I know but have never tasted it. However, the name of every Pho restaurant I have seen the word Pho is followed by a number. Today I saw Pho7 and Pho79. Is there a… --- ## [Two girls and a guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-girls-and-a-guy/757685)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-girls-and-a-guy/757685 "2016-06-21T23:34:53Z")
So I just watched the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane, which is about two guys, a girl and a fallout shelter. Just the other day I was watching Ex Machina, which is about two guys and a female AI. Which made me wonder: “Two g… --- ## [Just had my first short story accepted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-my-first-short-story-accepted/757819)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-my-first-short-story-accepted/757819 "2016-06-21T22:28:28Z")
So happy right now, and just wanted to share… I’ve written four fantasy and sci-fi short stories (as well as a couple of self-published novels that I’ve posted about here), and I’ve been submitting the short stories to v… --- ## [Name men's shirt style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-mens-shirt-style/757847)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-mens-shirt-style/757847 "2016-06-21T21:18:27Z")
In the movie Goodfellas during scenes set in the 60s some of the guys wear dress shirts with unusual collars. The front of the collar meets in the center, covering up the knot. Is there a name for that style? --- ## [ID a 70s song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-70s-song/757788)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-70s-song/757788 "2016-06-21T17:29:56Z")
It was around 76-77 and it got FM play. Kind of a one hit wonder funk-proggy-heavy group. The chorus went something like “See the light…dah dah dah… shine on me.” Like a funk rock single sound with a heavy bass line. A… --- ## [1960s: what classic oldies did middle-aged folks listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-what-classic-oldies-did-middle-aged-folks-listen-to/757344)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-what-classic-oldies-did-middle-aged-folks-listen-to/757344 "2016-06-21T13:33:13Z")
I’m in my mid-40s. If I’m working in my garage, there’s a radio on, tuned to a local station that plays mostly classic rock from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Which is interesting, because a good bit of this music made its de… --- ## [Garoche in 'Les Miz'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garoche-in-les-miz/33855)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garoche-in-les-miz/33855 "2016-06-21T09:29:37Z")
10 years ago, I saw the musical Les Miserables in San Francisco and distinctly remember a song featuring the little kid Garoche. It’s a cute song about Little People and pups growing up and such, and he sings it center s… --- ## [Is there a difference between these cones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-these-cones/757805)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-these-cones/757805 "2016-06-21T06:46:27Z")
Waffle vs Sugar Wafer vs Cake Me, I prefer cup-- but will enjoy a wafer cone. Of course I wouldn’t throw away a waffle cone, either. Also-- how to eat an ice cream cone: Alternate licking around and pushing ice cream … --- ## [Musicals that were not huge hits on stage, but were made into successful movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicals-that-were-not-huge-hits-on-stage-but-were-made-into-successful-movies/757419)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicals-that-were-not-huge-hits-on-stage-but-were-made-into-successful-movies/757419 "2016-06-21T03:26:14Z")
Opposite of this thread Jesus Christ Superstar was not done well on stage, but Norman Jewison’s movie is really a good representation of the 1960’s. Rocky Horror Show did not do so well its first time on stage. The mov… --- ## [GO SEE... The Witch (2016)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-the-witch-2016/746531)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-the-witch-2016/746531 "2016-06-21T02:36:23Z")
A purely fresh horror film. Not gory, not jump out of your seat scary, but damned unsettling. Set circa 1645, Massachusetts, Family decides to move away from Commonwealth village to their own place near a brook and mass… --- ## [Dark Star? More like Derp Star, miright!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-star-more-like-derp-star-miright/757523)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-star-more-like-derp-star-miright/757523 "2016-06-21T02:09:19Z")
So, I finally got around to seeing Dark Star, a movie that is as old as I am. I remember hearing cool kids saying it was a cool movie back in school. I was expecting some clever, edgy, scifi dark comedy. I was very di… --- ## [Alligator lizards in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-lizards-in-the-air/233659)
**Author:** [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alligator-lizards-in-the-air/233659 "2016-06-21T00:39:01Z")
So I’m making a CD for a road trip to Los Angeles, and I put “Ventura Highway” by the band America on there, because it’s got a nice little hook and we’re going to be driving on the Ventura Highway. As soon as it comes … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=861) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=863)