# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=91 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 92 --- ## [What tv series am I thinking of? (Fantasy type show) with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-am-i-thinking-of-fantasy-type-show-with/1013652)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-series-am-i-thinking-of-fantasy-type-show-with/1013652 "2025-01-31T02:23:15Z")
It was a series. Kind of like The Hobbit or Lord of the rings. It had a “little person” as the center. He supposedly had wizard like powers. Heroes journey type show. It was a TV series that came out not too long ago. … --- ## [Dick Van Dyke was driving a car? Who let him do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-van-dyke-was-driving-a-car-who-let-him-do-that/981513)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-van-dyke-was-driving-a-car-who-let-him-do-that/981513 "2025-01-31T01:57:33Z")
You do not give fragile, precious things the keys to a silver Lexus. Treat him like you’d treat drunk uncle Troy trying to drive home New Years Eve. I mean, he’s 97, he can’t fight you for them! --- ## [Sambuca, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sambuca-anyone/1013607)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sambuca-anyone/1013607 "2025-01-31T00:39:29Z")
Does anyone like Sambuca, or know of good-tasting drinks that can be made with it? I like Amaretto and someone gifted me a bottle packaged with a bottle of Sambuca from the same company. For anyone that hasn’t tried is, … --- ## [Mexican Cheeses - Fight my Ignorance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-cheeses-fight-my-ignorance/1013598)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-cheeses-fight-my-ignorance/1013598 "2025-01-30T18:36:16Z")
I am marinating some carnitas for tomorrow’s dinner, and I want to do street corn on the side. I’ve got frozen roasted corn (it’s actually not bad) and limes, but realized I don’t know which kind of cheese to order. Th… --- ## [Worst things that Andrew Zimmern (or you) tried to eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-things-that-andrew-zimmern-or-you-tried-to-eat/1013391)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-things-that-andrew-zimmern-or-you-tried-to-eat/1013391 "2025-01-30T18:28:00Z")
Andrew, of Bizarre Foods fame, tried a heck of a lot of things I wouldn’t even want to be in the same room with. He ate most of them, including the very ripe cheese with maggots. But I have fond memories of when he tried… --- ## [What is your absolute favorite movie of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-absolute-favorite-movie-of-all-time/957627 "2025-01-30T16:19:48Z")
Mine is Mary Poppins. I love all things Disney and this one captures all the wonderful things Disney does. --- ## [R.I.P. Jules Feiffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jules-feiffer/1013221)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jules-feiffer/1013221 "2025-01-30T11:02:15Z")
… In October 1956, Mr. Feiffer strolled into the office of The Village Voice, which had been founded the previous year, and offered to draw a regular strip for nothing. First titled “Sick, Sick, Sick,” it eventually … --- ## [What does a Vampire look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-vampire-look-like/1013532)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-vampire-look-like/1013532 "2025-01-30T10:42:57Z")
One thing I find interesting is the way pop media has a particular “look” for characters or things. The prime example of this is Frankenstein’s monster, which is practically defined by Jack Peirce’s flat-topped makeup jo… --- ## [New Dark Tower book coming? Maybe? re: Stephen King tweets as such](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dark-tower-book-coming-maybe-re-stephen-king-tweets-as-such/1009287)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dark-tower-book-coming-maybe-re-stephen-king-tweets-as-such/1009287 "2025-01-30T03:01:24Z")
--- ## [Worst Movies of 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-2024/1013259)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-2024/1013259 "2025-01-29T23:29:01Z")
I will pick one “worst” and the rest are unranked. Worst: Megalopolis - No. Nope. This isn’t a brilliant, hard to crack, work that will go up in esteem later. It’s horrible, comically bad. We need to face it. Francis F… --- ## [90s infomercial for bowl holder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-infomercial-for-bowl-holder/1013588)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/90s-infomercial-for-bowl-holder/1013588 "2025-01-29T23:10:52Z")
I remember an infomercial from the 1990s where the seller was offering something to hold down bowls while you stir them - maybe a kind of suction attachment to the counter. To show why it was important, he stirred withou… --- ## [Presence (2025) Seen It (no real spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presence-2025-seen-it-no-real-spoilers-in-op/1013485)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presence-2025-seen-it-no-real-spoilers-in-op/1013485 "2025-01-29T17:45:38Z")
I had an AMC Credit about to expire so I decided to give this movie a try after reading an article about it (it was filmed not far from where I live). It’s a ghost story told from the point of view of the Ghost (so if F… --- ## [Did Walt ever said, that someday he would like to sell Disney and invest in housing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-walt-ever-said-that-someday-he-would-like-to-sell-disney-and-invest-in-housing/1013491)
**Author:** [@Sizzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sizzler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-walt-ever-said-that-someday-he-would-like-to-sell-disney-and-invest-in-housing/1013491 "2025-01-29T16:47:38Z")
maybe i heard it in interview with animator Milt Kahl, but i cannot find anything similar… --- ## [Any new info about actor Jay Johnston (Mr. Show, The Sarah Silverman Program) being in Jan 6 Capitol riot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-info-about-actor-jay-johnston-mr-show-the-sarah-silverman-program-being-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/954908)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-info-about-actor-jay-johnston-mr-show-the-sarah-silverman-program-being-in-jan-6-capitol-riot/954908 "2025-01-29T16:24:13Z")
Snopes has no news since 5 March: Did Actor Jay Johnston Participate in US Capitol Riot? | Snopes.com and nothing else I’ve found with Google seems to have any more info. Seems odd, I would have expected by now that ei… --- ## [Go watch this video now, you will love it. Off you go. (Bobby Fingers, special effects artist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-watch-this-video-now-you-will-love-it-off-you-go-bobby-fingers-special-effects-artist/1013530)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-watch-this-video-now-you-will-love-it-off-you-go-bobby-fingers-special-effects-artist/1013530 "2025-01-29T14:56:02Z")
Joe Rogan and The Black Keys Diorama (don’t let the fact that it is Rogan-related turn you away) Bobby Fingers is a special effects artists who makes dioramas. Besides this one, he has videos of a drunk Mel Gibson bein… --- ## [The Core Set of Global Cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-core-set-of-global-cuisine/1013426)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-core-set-of-global-cuisine/1013426 "2025-01-29T13:29:28Z")
poll From this thread. Bolding mine. It think it’s an interesting remark ,and I wonder what that core set looks like. I guess it depends on the size the city and its immigrant population to a certain extent. Still, I… --- ## [J-pop, K-pop: what other \*-pops are there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-pop-k-pop-what-other-pops-are-there/1013475)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-pop-k-pop-what-other-pops-are-there/1013475 "2025-01-28T21:40:24Z")
Korea and Japan, respectively, have brought us the K-pop and J-pop music genres. I see now from Wikipedia that there are also these other \*-pops: Are there other nation-named \*-pop music genres that rise to com… --- ## [What city has the best "restaurant community"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-has-the-best-restaurant-community/1013349)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-has-the-best-restaurant-community/1013349 "2025-01-28T14:22:13Z")
On the radio I heard them talking about Chicago’s upcoming restaurant week, and one person said “Chicago’s restaurant community” was “second to none.” I rarely eat out, and when I do, not at pricey/hip eateries, but my … --- ## [Robin Wood, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338 "2025-01-28T12:50:04Z")
Fantasy artist Robin Wood died about 2 AM this morning. She’d been suffering from cystic fibrosis and cancer, and had been in a great deal of pain. My wife knew her for a very long time, and even modeled for some of the… --- ## [Thoughts on Ave Mujica Anime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ave-mujica-anime/1013388)
**Author:** [@Samantha\_Campoverde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Campoverde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-ave-mujica-anime/1013388 "2025-01-28T05:25:33Z")
Hello, What are your thoughts on the Ave Mujica anime? It’s About an anime about a band (Ave Mujica) From Bang dream (A Music Media Franchise From Japan) I Saw Episodes 1-4 And It Was Good, What are your thoughts On It? … --- ## [Legality of Columbo's trick with the cigar box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-columbos-trick-with-the-cigar-box/1013310)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-columbos-trick-with-the-cigar-box/1013310 "2025-01-28T04:22:19Z")
Given the way this thread has been going, I’m not sure I need to bother spoilering this — but you’ve just reminded me of a Columbo episode I’ve always sort of wondered about: SHORT FUSE. The idea is, Roddy McDowall in… --- ## [What is extremely common in real life but almost never happens on TV or movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-on-tv-or-movies/1013143)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-real-life-but-almost-never-happens-on-tv-or-movies/1013143 "2025-01-28T03:34:06Z")
Companion thread tothis thread. Going to the bathroom occasionally happens but is orders of magnitude shown less on the big or small screen. That’s probably a good thing. --- ## [Songs about THAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-that/1013341)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-that/1013341 "2025-01-28T01:56:22Z")
What are some songs that (heh) rely heavily on the concept of “that”? I’m not trying to be deep here. I just heard “I Can Love You Like That” on the radio the other day and started coming up with other songs about “that”… --- ## [Judging a movie by its music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-a-movie-by-its-music-video/1013431)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judging-a-movie-by-its-music-video/1013431 "2025-01-27T23:46:39Z")
Yesterday I was looking for a video of James Ingram’s song, Just Once for reasons. Was expecting to find the song sung over the album cover-- and I did-- but I also found this. The song was apparently used in the movie … --- ## [Does anyone know the truth behind Desmond Harrington (Quinn on "Dexter") weight loss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-truth-behind-desmond-harrington-quinn-on-dexter-weight-loss/581633 "2025-01-27T09:30:50Z")
The actor Desmond Harrington, aka “Quinn” on Dexter, began the show looking healthy and strong. However, as the seasons progressed, he gradually began to lose weight. It was subtle at first, but became very exaggerated o… --- ## [Anyone Remember Hailey's On It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-haileys-on-it/1013386)
**Author:** [@Samantha\_Campoverde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Samantha_Campoverde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-haileys-on-it/1013386 "2025-01-26T03:09:07Z")
Hey Guys, does Anyone Remember The Disney Channel Show Hailey’s On It? It Was A Disney Channel Show That Had This Girl, Hailey Banks, And Her Friend, Scott Denoga, And A Mascot Named Beta, I Remembered I Used To Love Thi… --- ## [The Gospel Bill Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gospel-bill-show/1013412)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gospel-bill-show/1013412 "2025-01-26T02:03:19Z")
Does anyone here watch The Gospel Bill Show? It originally aired in the 80s and early 90s. Being a so-called “adult” at that time, I never really watched it then but I was aware of it. I rediscovered it yesterday. Ma… --- ## [Toy Collectors--all Female Cobra Troops figure set--GI Joe line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-all-female-cobra-troops-figure-set-gi-joe-line/1013345 "2025-01-25T19:53:25Z")
My memory grows dim. There was a box set, possibly for collectors-only, of all female Cobra Vipers. I cannot recall the name. Can you? --- ## [Comics with "footnotes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-with-footnotes/1013144)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-with-footnotes/1013144 "2025-01-25T15:21:46Z")
Not sure about the industry term, but jokes/comments at the bottom of many or most pages of a comic. I only remember seeing it in Squirrel Girl and now in Star Trek Lower Decks. What are some other examples? Here’s a ty… --- ## [Help! Where have I heard Joe Chambers' jazz song "Circles"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-where-have-i-heard-joe-chambers-jazz-song-circles/1013304)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-where-have-i-heard-joe-chambers-jazz-song-circles/1013304 "2025-01-25T14:37:20Z")
Jazz drummer/vibes played Joe Chambers composed a song “Circles.” It was first recorded by Max Roach’s band M/Boom in 1984, then by Chambers himself in 2021, in the version linked below. I KNOW I have heard this melody … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=90) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=92)