
Grease: A "I Never Understood..." Scene - Straight Dope
2013年1月17日 · Seen the scene a hundred times, but I still don’t get… At the start of the drag race, Kinicky asks Danny if he can be his #2? I think he even makes reference to some movie character of that era, but it is not James Dean (as I would have expected). What is this all about? I WAG Kinicky is saying (in his own way) he doesn’t want to see Danny, the leader of the T …
Question about Grease... - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
2003年3月31日 · Hi, this is my first post (so be nice to me, please) , and I’m going to apologize in advance if it’s been asked before (I tried seaching to see if it was, but I couldn’t find anything.), anyway here’s my question…I’ve noticed that in the movie Grease during the scene at the soda shop, there is a poster on the wall, I know it’s an ad for Coke but it has been “blurred”, does ...
Why is putting an aspirin in your drink a big deal?
2003年5月9日 · I was watching “Grease” the movie the other day and the scene where Marti is complaining that Vince Fontaine tried to put an aspirin in her Coke at the dance struck me as odd. What is the big deal? People take aspirin all the time for headaches, etc yet it never seems to do them any harm. Will taking an aspirin when you don’t have to make you ill? IDBB
Is it "End scene!" or "And......... Scene!"? - Straight Dope
2012年12月3日 · It originated as the signal an actor used to tell the casting person that he/she has concluded his audition scene. But this piece of thespian jargon has gone mainstream in the past 20 or so years. In television shows and movies non-actor characters use it to create a comic surprise, as if to say “Haha, fooled ya’!
The con from the movie *The Sting* - Straight Dope
2000年4月19日 · I just watched the 1973 Paul Newman/Robert Redford movie The Sting and am hoping someone out there can give me a step by step explanation of the con they pulled in the movie. More specifically, I’d like some historical background on how wire services were involved with reporting race results. The movie left me with the impression that the results came over …
Snatch - explain the "All bets are off" scene - Straight Dope
2013年7月8日 · In the movie Snatch, 3 men are sent to get the diamond back and try to rob the “bookies” in the process. The cashier repeatedly explains that “all bets are off” so “there can’t be any money, can there?” What does this mean? I am not a Brit, nor do I have any knowledge of “bookies”. From other scenes in the same movie, I get the impression there are legal and …
Did Anyone Really Play Those Chicken Car Games Like in "Rebel …
2010年6月19日 · I’ve never understood the big whoop-dee-do about Rebel Without a Cause. Besides the subtle mysogyny, the movie seems unrealistic, not to say stupid for several reasons. One of those reasons was the Chicken game the gang played with stolen cars. I mean WTF? Jumping out of speeding cars as they race towards a cliff? Who the hell does that? Besides, …
Origin: "I, for one, welcome our new <whatever> overlords/masters"
Posted here because I assume this is a reference from a movie or other pop culture. The title says it all: where does this line come from? I’ve repeatedly run into it in the last 6 or more months on message boards, magazine articles, blogs, and in many other places. Googling is hopeless, because I can only find instances of more people riffing on the gag, not the origin.
Does anybody know exactly how to make ARBY's potato cakes?
2008年4月19日 · I love those things so much,but I just can’t figure out how to do it the same I can make the horsey sauce, but I can’t figure out the cakes. Size of Potato piece or cut, oil temp, binder, dredge? Par-bake or par-microwave? I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong; I just want to know how to make ARBY’s potato cakes and all my attempts are failures ☹ My Grandma …
Taco Bell's original menu - Cafe Society - Straight Dope
2006年8月11日 · I remember my first visit to Taco Bell, circa 1976. What an experience for a seven year old! Stucco walls! Red brick floors and a patio/plaza surrounded by a low wall. It was another country! Everything was new and strange. The people working the counter took your order by noting your choices with a grease pencil on a wipe board bolted above the arched …