# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=103 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 104 --- ## [Is this guy in every sci-fi fantasy movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982 "2024-11-11T23:06:57Z")
There is always a guy with long platinum blonde hair where it’s perfectly straight and hanging down his back. Every. Movie, or am I imaging things (again)? --- ## [Getting into Stanley Kubrick / films in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951 "2024-11-11T19:40:21Z")
I have never been any kind of “film buff”, just a thumbs-up/thumbs-down guy with no sophistication at all. A couple of weeks ago my kids wanted to watch The Shining because the iconography is everywhere in their memes. … --- ## [TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593 "2024-11-11T17:44:59Z")
The casual restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today (Saturday Nov 2), though it does not (yet) look like they are shutting down. Casual dining restaurants have been doing poorly in recent yea… --- ## [making frozen oven pizza better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643 "2024-11-11T15:14:29Z")
Any suggestions for getting a better crust on your standard from-the-supermarket Tombstone or Jack’s or Home Run Inn frozen pizza? Resources at my disposal include an electric oven and a convection toaster oven. I also… --- ## [Who wants to watch a movie about Ping-Pong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-watch-a-movie-about-ping-pong/1009826)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-watch-a-movie-about-ping-pong/1009826 "2024-11-11T00:03:53Z")
It cost 70 million and will star Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow among others. Any takers? --- ## [Boone Benson's "Beautiful Things"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boone-bensons-beautiful-things/1010046 "2024-11-10T21:40:51Z")
It seems to me that this is a song about someone who is terrified of being rejected. The lyrics would have applied to me before I met Ms. P. It seems that the narrator would scare a lot of women off due to being so nee… --- ## [Songs you sing along with... but don't actually know the words to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-sing-along-with-but-dont-actually-know-the-words-to/1008671)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-sing-along-with-but-dont-actually-know-the-words-to/1008671 "2024-11-09T18:33:20Z")
My wife and I were sitting around the other day and Wooly Bully came on and I started singing along. She asked, ‘what’s that song about’. I admitted I didn’t know. And she said, ‘but you were just singing it!’. So I trie… --- ## [When did ghosts start wearing sheets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ghosts-start-wearing-sheets/1009365)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ghosts-start-wearing-sheets/1009365 "2024-11-09T04:58:50Z")
A couple of days ago I saw a comic in which ghosts were supposedly using a nude beach, and there were sheets hung over the fence. It made me wonder when the current representation of ghosts as a sheet draped over a body… --- ## [What tools have you found to consume books and articles more efficiently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tools-have-you-found-to-consume-books-and-articles-more-efficiently/1009895)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tools-have-you-found-to-consume-books-and-articles-more-efficiently/1009895 "2024-11-09T03:10:31Z")
So when it comes to books I use an app called readera premium. It has an option to turn the book into an audiobook. The cadence isn’t always good but it functions well for non-scientific books (for scientific books it ke… --- ## [Movie with great cannon , medieval times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-great-cannon-medieval-times/1009577)
**Author:** [@Sim77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sim77)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-great-cannon-medieval-times/1009577 "2024-11-09T02:06:05Z")
So there is another movie i had watched as a kid and i wish to watch again. Old movie , maybe 1970s , So some people they tried to build a very big cannon. But it was difficult , every time they tried the cannon explod… --- ## [Fake A.I movie/game trailers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-a-i-movie-game-trailers/1009958)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-a-i-movie-game-trailers/1009958 "2024-11-08T23:51:57Z")
I know fake movie trailers have been a thing, but with the rise of A.I. they can really whip up anything they want. It’s both amazing and a little frightening. This one is particularly goofy and fun. Who knew the Love Bo… --- ## [What is the best media player to use when you are streaming MP4 movies from your laptop to your TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-media-player-to-use-when-you-are-streaming-mp4-movies-from-your-laptop-to-your-tv/1009828)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-media-player-to-use-when-you-are-streaming-mp4-movies-from-your-laptop-to-your-tv/1009828 "2024-11-08T02:51:50Z")
I have a wireless HDMI system that works well and I’ve set up an old laptop as a media server, but I’m not sure what media player is best. The subtitles VTT file need to be manually opened, so a player that has an easy … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #23 – October, 2024 – “Moody/Atmospheric” {poll added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-23-october-2024-moody-atmospheric-poll-added/1008432)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-23-october-2024-moody-atmospheric-poll-added/1008432 "2024-11-08T00:37:17Z")
This is the monthly thread for October, 2024. The topic this month is “Moody/Atmospheric”, chosen by @romansperson. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the rol… --- ## [Craving a Chef's Salad and can't find one. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-a-chefs-salad-and-cant-find-one-why/1009364)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craving-a-chefs-salad-and-cant-find-one-why/1009364 "2024-11-07T23:09:58Z")
Chef’s Salad used to be a common item on restaurant menus. Not franchises like Wendys and McDonald’s. It was the pizza places, BBQ, Cafes that offered a Chef’s Salad. It was packed with protein. Diced ham, boiled eggs,… --- ## [Live Alone? Let’s Talk About Meal Prepping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-alone-let-s-talk-about-meal-prepping/1004130)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-alone-let-s-talk-about-meal-prepping/1004130 "2024-11-07T02:50:23Z")
I’ve lived on my own for a few years now, since being widowed. Due to being an indifferent wage-earner for most of my life (“indifferent” in the sense of “not overly effective,” not “apathetic”), I am still in the workfo… --- ## [What’s good in the Collected Stories of Arthur C Clarke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-good-in-the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke/1009612)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-good-in-the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke/1009612 "2024-11-07T00:05:41Z")
Just borrowed this book from Amazon. It’s over 900 pages. Any particular stories I should check out or avoid specifically? I don’t really plan to read it cover to cover unless every single story is a winner, which I doub… --- ## [Most unusual Halloween costume that you have ever worn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-costume-that-you-have-ever-worn/1009275)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-halloween-costume-that-you-have-ever-worn/1009275 "2024-11-06T21:33:05Z")
I wore a Betsy Ross costume, because I wanted one from the dime store (what we called the Five and Ten) for some reason. It included a plastic face mask. I remember nothing else about it except that I must have been carr… --- ## [Are you entertained?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-entertained/1009617)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-entertained/1009617 "2024-11-05T23:13:05Z")
Easily, that is. I am not. I’m one of the hardest people I know to be satisfied by any form of entertainment. When I like something-- and I do like a lot of TV shows, movies, books, plays, songs—I’ll re-watch or re-list… --- ## [NYT strike? What's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-strike-whats-up/1009725)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-strike-whats-up/1009725 "2024-11-05T17:42:15Z")
So, I’ve read here on the dope that some workers at the NYT are on strike, but I’m curious Who? Over what issues? Any guesses as to likely outcomes? So if course I’m turning to the rest of you to find clear answers. … --- ## [Does it annoy you when movies/TV delete song lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-annoy-you-when-movies-tv-delete-song-lyrics/1009707)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-annoy-you-when-movies-tv-delete-song-lyrics/1009707 "2024-11-05T14:59:00Z")
poll For instance, right now I’m rewatching an old episode of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. They are at a dance. Maneater is playing. The song goes Ooh, she’s sitting with you But her eyes are on the door and … --- ## [Quincy Jones dies at 91](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-dies-at-91/1009659)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-dies-at-91/1009659 "2024-11-05T14:19:53Z")
Quincy Jones, jazz legend dies at 91… Time to give this gem another listen … --- ## [Pretentious rock lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretentious-rock-lyrics/1009504)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pretentious-rock-lyrics/1009504 "2024-11-05T06:11:56Z")
Everyone defines “pretentious” slightly differently, so let me give my definition. Rock’n’roll lyrics are generally written by musicians who are primarily interested in the chords, melodies and harmonies and are indiffer… --- ## [Things you learned from lyrics, pretentious or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-lyrics-pretentious-or-otherwise/1009535)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-lyrics-pretentious-or-otherwise/1009535 "2024-11-04T14:37:51Z")
Reading The Pretentious rock lyrics thread( all of whose examples I agree with) got me to thinking about all the things I learned from hearing them. Sting may be full of himself but he did motivate me to look up “Scylla… --- ## [Some Like it Hot: The musical (if you like musicals definitely try to see this...it's excellent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-like-it-hot-the-musical-if-you-like-musicals-definitely-try-to-see-this-its-excellent/1009492 "2024-11-04T01:20:57Z")
I saw the musical, “Some Like it Hot” tonight and it was great! Truly one of the best musicals I have seen in a long time. It is the story from the movie of the same name (1959 - Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Cu… --- ## [Artistic breakthrough years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-breakthrough-years/1008955)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-breakthrough-years/1008955 "2024-11-03T17:19:07Z")
I thought it might be fun to devise a list of breakthrough artists (musicians, actors, writers etc.) who were the sensations of particular years. For example, I might choose 1964 as the Beatles’ breakthrough year. You c… --- ## [The Peanut Butter Sandwich: theme and variations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749 "2024-11-03T14:19:16Z")
Today in Heloise (She lives in SanAntonio, BTW), a guy described a peanut butter sandwich introduced to him by his uncle: peanut butter, mayo or Miracle Whip, dill pickle slices, lettuce. He said it turned out to be pret… --- ## [RIP Singer Jack Jones, Love Boat Theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-singer-jack-jones-love-boat-theme/1009178)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-singer-jack-jones-love-boat-theme/1009178 "2024-11-03T06:32:44Z")
TIL Robert Goulet did not sing The Love Boat theme Jack Jones died before I learned his legacy. I didn’t know any of his Songs except Impossible Dream. A show tune from Man of La Mancha. Jones covered it in 1966. Jone… --- ## [Beetlejuice Beetlejuice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/1001985)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/1001985 "2024-11-03T05:51:04Z")
Full trailer is out. I’m guardedly optimistic. --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2024-edition/1008311)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2024-edition/1008311 "2024-11-03T04:05:41Z")
2024 is three quarters in the can, Spooky season starts tomorrow… except my city seems to be a bit excitable shall we say, many residents have already decorated their yards and porches. I have my ghosts hanging on the po… --- ## [SDMB Flash Fiction Sweatshop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-flash-fiction-sweatshop/812795)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-flash-fiction-sweatshop/812795 "2024-11-02T23:58:19Z")
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