# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=1 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [You Can See Everything \[Nathan Fielder film\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film/1033877)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-see-everything-nathan-fielder-film/1033877 "2026-10-16T12:02:32Z")
Incredible. If you enjoyed The Rehearsal, you will love it. If you don’t know anything about Nathan Fielder or The Dropout it may be worth reading a bit on both before seeing it. It won’t spoil anything. The whole movie… --- ## [Local car commercial messes up city name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-car-commercial-messes-up-city-name/1033704)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-car-commercial-messes-up-city-name/1033704 "2026-10-16T11:43:07Z")
I just saw a commercial for Ewald Chevrolet in Oconomowoc, WI. Sorry, couldn’t find a link. The voice over grossly mispronounced the word Oconomowoc. It is, in fact, the official state joke to ask out of staters to say… --- ## [Strange New Worlds access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-worlds-access/1033864 "2026-10-16T08:39:18Z")
Hi, I live in the UK and have enjoyed the first 3 seasons of ‘Strange New Worlds.’ I’ve watched those seasons either on DVD or Amazon Prime Download. I’d like to buy season 4 (preferably on download, but DVD is OK.) H… --- ## [The Scrubs appreciation thread, {Season 2 of return or 11 overall is coming}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871 "2026-10-16T03:11:37Z")
Resolved: Scrubs is the funniest show ever. Seriously, there has never been a show that has made me laugh out loud, harder and longer, than any other show. Closest second would have to be Roseanne, which was another ext… --- ## [Today is Winnie the Pooh’s 100th birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-is-winnie-the-pooh-s-100th-birthday/1033843 "2026-10-15T22:16:21Z")
Silly old bear https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/winnie-the-pooh-100 --- ## [Jeopardy! Season 43 (started September 14, 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-43-started-september-14-2026/1033216 "2026-10-15T19:09:55Z")
This is the thread to discuss season 43 of Jeopardy! Brian --- ## [What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5655\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2026-10-15T17:44:23Z")
The first thing that I thought of were Hollywood style car chases. Obviously car chases are a real thing but I have never seen one that even remotely resembles anything like is in a typical action movie. ETA: I’m not t… --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round of 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-of-16/1033854 "2026-10-15T17:16:55Z")
poll poll poll poll poll poll poll poll --- ## [Songs for trans people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-trans-people/1033800 "2026-10-15T14:04:19Z")
She’d rather be a “Boy Dontcha Know” by Joan Osborne is a song about a trans person’s need to transition. It’s the only one that comes to my mind offhand. Osborne’s use of the wrong pronoun for a trans man is cringe, but… --- ## [About the Vorkosigan books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-vorkosigan-books/1024913)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-vorkosigan-books/1024913 "2026-10-15T13:55:25Z")
Recently, in a different thread, several Dopers recommended that I try out the Vorkosigan books, by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Shards of Honor: Well, I’ve finished the first book, and yup, that’s definitel… --- ## [Digital art creator algorithm website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-art-creator-algorithm-website/962081)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 2379\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digital-art-creator-algorithm-website/962081 "2026-10-15T12:54:35Z")
Someone put together a website with an algorithm that creates art from text prompts. It’s tons of fun to play with. Anyone else tried it? --- ## [How did props from "Forbidden Planet" end up on Twilight Zone episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-props-from-forbidden-planet-end-up-on-twilight-zone-episodes/1033496)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-props-from-forbidden-planet-end-up-on-twilight-zone-episodes/1033496 "2026-10-15T11:33:53Z")
Whoever owned Twilight Zone either was the same company behind Forbidden Planet or else bought the rights to the props. Does anyone know the full story? --- ## [Are there any popular songs about bisexuals and/or pansexuals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793 "2026-10-15T11:06:54Z")
Please, no iffy “Well, since they don’t specifically say whether Steve or Bobbie are male or female, I guess maybe…?” responses. --- ## [Wow, that's a great cover of that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 1183\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2026-10-15T02:19:18Z")
I think we’ve had a thread or two like this in the past but a lot of us are home bored and have some time so let’s do it again. Looking for covers of songs that really do it for you. I love to find obscure but great cov… --- ## [Obvious things about a creative work you realize after the millionth time (OPEN SPOILERS POSSIBLE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-a-creative-work-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time-open-spoilers-possible/504117)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 7352\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-things-about-a-creative-work-you-realize-after-the-millionth-time-open-spoilers-possible/504117 "2026-10-15T01:35:02Z")
I have posted about working for a year on an annotated versions of Ira Levin’s “Rosemary’s Baby,” only to look at the cover six months later and realize: Rosemary’s Baby. Rose-mary’s Baby Mary’s Baby:smack: Yesterday… --- ## [Avatar: Seven Havens on Paramount Plus (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-seven-havens-on-paramount-plus-spoilers-after-first-post/1033726 "2026-10-15T01:15:27Z")
The third animated series in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise dropped its first three episodes on Paramount Plus yesterday. This is a discussion thread. Spoilers after this post. --- ## ["Dresden Files" nitpick {Spoilers within}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-nitpick-spoilers-within/1033811)
**Author:** [@Leftpopulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leftpopulist)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dresden-files-nitpick-spoilers-within/1033811 "2026-10-15T00:17:32Z")
Harry Dresden seems always to be nursing a fresh injury. Doesn’t he know any healing magic? --- ## [Mike Flanagan Takes on CARRIE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-flanagan-takes-on-carrie/1009032)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-flanagan-takes-on-carrie/1009032 "2026-10-14T22:37:15Z")
Hi, you might know me from threads like Mike Flanagan Takes on the Fall of the House of Usher. And you might know Mike from The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, and who knows what else. … --- ## ["Burn Notice" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-question/1033681)
**Author:** [@Leftpopulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leftpopulist)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-notice-question/1033681 "2026-10-14T20:46:13Z")
Michael Westen appears to be superhuman, combining the skill-sets of a mater criminal, a police detective, and a special forces soldier. Are spies like that in real life? --- ## [Why 3 different milks in Tres Leche cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-3-different-milks-in-tres-leche-cake/1033577 "2026-10-14T16:26:32Z")
A search shows that after sweetened condensed milk was introduced to South America in the late 1800s they soaked cake in it. But it would seem that that is the basic taste of the sauce. If you want it thinner, add milk. … --- ## [Tell me your favorite clavinet songs! (other than Superstition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-clavinet-songs-other-than-superstition/1029271)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-clavinet-songs-other-than-superstition/1029271 "2026-10-14T14:52:09Z")
No, not the clarinet, silly. And not the clavichord! I mean the clavinet, that funky keyboard of the sixties popularized by Stevie Wonder. It’s an instrument that creeps into most bands’ repertoires at some point, yet it… --- ## [Godzilla Minus One - coming to US theaters on December 1 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-minus-one-coming-to-us-theaters-on-december-1-2023/986918)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godzilla-minus-one-coming-to-us-theaters-on-december-1-2023/986918 "2026-10-14T05:29:49Z")
Studio Toho just dropped a teaser for the next live-action Godzilla movie, which is rebooting the series again, with this film set right after the end of WWII. I was hoping for a sequel to Shin Godzilla, but it looks … --- ## [RJ Mitte, Walt Jr from Breaking Bad, Dead at 34](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rj-mitte-walt-jr-from-breaking-bad-dead-at-34/1033790)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rj-mitte-walt-jr-from-breaking-bad-dead-at-34/1033790 "2026-10-13T21:38:58Z")
--- ## [Jewelry of the Comic, Television, Movie and Book Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewelry-of-the-comic-television-movie-and-book-gods/1033600 "2026-10-13T21:25:30Z")
In another thread I mentioned my desire to acquire the ring of The Shadow, and it got me thinking about other famous/legendary fictional jewelry out there, such as the Flash’s ring (with his compressed outfit inside it) … --- ## [SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 2408\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642 "2026-10-13T20:00:37Z")
Welcome to the SDMB Photography Competition. The goal of the competition is to give Dopers a chance to take and share photos on a particular theme, or share photos from their collection. Taking photos to a brief is a won… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #47 – October, 2026 – “Look Up!”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-47-october-2026-look-up/1033513)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-47-october-2026-look-up/1033513 "2026-10-13T19:51:53Z")
Monthly Photo Competition #47 – October, 2026 – “Look Up!” This is the monthly photo competition thread for October, 2026. The topic this month is “Look Up!” chosen by Twoflower. One entry per person per month. In this… --- ## [SOB (1981) - Blake Edwards: The Dog \[Oh, yeah, unboxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sob-1981-blake-edwards-the-dog-oh-yeah-unboxed-spoilers/1033767)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sob-1981-blake-edwards-the-dog-oh-yeah-unboxed-spoilers/1033767 "2026-10-13T12:12:09Z")
Not that there’s a whole lot to spoil. More or less based on some elements from Edwards’s personal life and professional life in the business. Recently shown on TCM. Anyway. . . I saw this when it first came out, and… --- ## [What's For Dinner Tonight: Episode 2021 – A New Hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 5070\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner-tonight-episode-2021-a-new-hope/931015 "2026-10-13T01:57:37Z")
Tonight, dinner at Casa Needscoffee will be: -Victory Inside-Out Eggrolls in a Bowl -Inauguration Asparagus sautéed with garlic -Winning White Wine toast -and a big serving of calmness for a change. Hope this doesn’… --- ## [Ever confuse one actor for another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757 "2026-10-12T23:41:32Z")
Just had one tonight, had one from 2 decades ago, not really quite Mandela Effect worthy (even if I have another example there from music I am pretty sure on), as faulty memory was likely responsible in both of the film … --- ## [The Great SDMB Movie Poll Round 5 - Round of 32](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-32/1033678)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-5-round-of-32/1033678 "2026-10-12T16:42:34Z")
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