# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=138 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 139 --- ## [“There’s No Such Thing As A Bad Movie Accent”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-movie-accent/988773)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-bad-movie-accent/988773 "2024-04-04T14:01:44Z")
I don’t really agree with the Times claiming this, basically stating movies are entertaining fictions and so accents are unimportant. They affect perceptions of verisimilitude, acting ability and tone even if some movie… --- ## [Which of these 2 songs do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-2-songs-do-you-prefer/999731)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-2-songs-do-you-prefer/999731 "2024-04-04T12:48:22Z")
Over in the mmm-song polls arena we are at a deadlock in selecting the best song that begins with the letter M. I don’t like ties (but never mind about my neckwear preferences). I thought it would be interesting to creat… --- ## [Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids' TV (documentary series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-dark-side-of-kids-tv-documentary-series/999799)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiet-on-set-the-dark-side-of-kids-tv-documentary-series/999799 "2024-04-03T23:21:01Z")
Has anyone else been watching this? It’s been airing on Discovery ID, and previously on HBO Max. Yet another reason why, as cute as child actors are, I cannot comprehend why anyone would want their kids to do this, not… --- ## [Can anyone ID this documentary / series of documentaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-documentary-series-of-documentaries/632150)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-documentary-series-of-documentaries/632150 "2024-04-03T23:19:31Z")
Back in the mid- to late-nineties or possibly early 2000s on PBS (would have been either WNET-13 i or WLIW-21 in here NY), I remember seeing a documentary, or perhaps a few of them, by a director whose name I unfortunate… --- ## [Why am I able to whistle a tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-able-to-whistle-a-tune/978833)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-able-to-whistle-a-tune/978833 "2024-04-03T23:07:46Z")
Okay, so I’ve played the violin, I’ve played the guitar. For a very short time, I played the trombone. I often sing. (Note: I don’t do any of these things well, but I can please myself sometimes.) So I understand how I … --- ## [PSA: If you have separate Hulu and Disney Plus Accounts you are over paying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-if-you-have-separate-hulu-and-disney-plus-accounts-you-are-over-paying/999700)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psa-if-you-have-separate-hulu-and-disney-plus-accounts-you-are-over-paying/999700 "2024-04-03T22:45:16Z")
But they don’t make it easy: If you want the ad free bundle through Hulu you have to take their $24.99 plan that includes ESPN+. If you go through Disney Plus you can get a $19.99 ad free bundle of just the two but if … --- ## [George Carlin (AI impersonator) I'm Glad I'm Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-ai-impersonator-im-glad-im-dead/996039)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-carlin-ai-impersonator-im-glad-im-dead/996039 "2024-04-03T22:16:30Z")
I just finished watching Dudesy’s George Carlin impersonation. The beginning and the end of the video are major disclaimers which were drawn out long enough that perhaps some viewers started to wish they were dead also. … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter O and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP {FINAL POLL ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999559)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-o-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999559 "2024-04-03T19:24:30Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter O. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [I got my copper mugs. Any Mule cocktails you're partial to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-copper-mugs-any-mule-cocktails-youre-partial-to/999470)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-copper-mugs-any-mule-cocktails-youre-partial-to/999470 "2024-04-03T14:04:20Z")
Been craving a Mule cocktail lately. I’ve never made one at home. If anybody has a recipe they’d like to share, I’d love to hear it. --- ## [Greetings from the Amazon Fresh Supermarket!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-from-the-amazon-fresh-supermarket/977281)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-from-the-amazon-fresh-supermarket/977281 "2024-04-02T19:35:07Z")
Yesterday the wife and I made our first visit to the Amazon Fresh store for the first time. Looks like they only have a few stores in the DC metro area, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, and one outside Philadelphia right n… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - March 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2024-edition/998294)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-march-2024-edition/998294 "2024-04-02T18:11:46Z")
March is upon us, spring is in the air… and a 15 pound schnoodle is in my lap, so forgive any typos. Someone got groomed yesterday and is still working through the trauma. So whatcha all readin? I started many book in … --- ## [Remember a music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-a-music-video/999656)
**Author:** [@scarz91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarz91)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-a-music-video/999656 "2024-04-02T15:15:37Z")
Theres a music video i remember from 2006-2008 that would come on MTV. I dont rememeber if the song was english but i feel it was a different language. Literally the only thing i remember is a dude training for what seem… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter M and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[FINAL POLL ADDED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-m-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999233)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-m-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999233 "2024-04-02T11:11:01Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter M. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [Any actors before Frank Morgan in Oz that played 5 roles in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actors-before-frank-morgan-in-oz-that-played-5-roles-in-a-movie/999659 "2024-04-02T04:48:29Z")
So Morgan is credited for 5 roles in Wizard of Oz. 1939. Why yes, I am watching the Wizard of Oz on Easter. --- ## [Dead celebrities in current TV commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-celebrities-in-current-tv-commercials/999671)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-celebrities-in-current-tv-commercials/999671 "2024-04-02T02:44:51Z")
let’s make a list of dead people still appearing in current commercials selling products. I’ll start it off: Larry King dead going on 4 years. Elmer Hauldren dead 13 years. Bill Mays dead 15 years! Colonel Sanders d… --- ## [Cooking with ground turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-ground-turkey/999606)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-ground-turkey/999606 "2024-04-01T22:52:11Z")
I think the only way I have ever cooked turkey is roast the entire bird for hours, with or without stuffing. I did this once every few years when ‘my turn to host’ came up on the local family Thanksgiving rotation. Bey… --- ## [Beer in Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-in-germany/999650)
**Author:** [@19USMC69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/19USMC69)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-in-germany/999650 "2024-04-01T15:35:56Z")
Generally speaking, and as compared to beer available in the U. S., is there less alcohol content in the beers in Germany? --- ## [Anybody else see The Zombies recently on their current tour? How was the sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-see-the-zombies-recently-on-their-current-tour-how-was-the-sound/999660)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-see-the-zombies-recently-on-their-current-tour-how-was-the-sound/999660 "2024-04-01T12:18:06Z")
I’m kind of curious. My wife and I went to see them at The Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC) this evening and we walked out during the first song. The sound mix was terrible…way too loud and way too much compression. I wa… --- ## [Times they show you the 4th wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-they-show-you-the-4th-wall/999462)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-they-show-you-the-4th-wall/999462 "2024-04-01T11:34:10Z")
What are occasions in TV shows where they actually show you the normally “invisible” 4th wall? Examples to follow. --- ## [Anyone watching Death and Other Details on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-death-and-other-details-on-hulu/997273)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-death-and-other-details-on-hulu/997273 "2024-04-01T10:47:47Z")
I am enjoying this Agatha-Christie-esque show with Mandy Patinkin. Only five episodes have dropped so far but I find myself looking forward to each new one. Anyone else watching? --- ## [When's the last time you ate string cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-ate-string-cheese/999610 "2024-04-01T06:42:54Z")
As a follow up to “When is the last time you ate a hot dog?,” “When is the last time you ate liver and onions?,” “When is the last time you at creamed beef on toast (shit on a shingle)?,” “When is the last time you drank… --- ## [Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckaroo-banzai-vs-the-world-crime-league/250214)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buckaroo-banzai-vs-the-world-crime-league/250214 "2024-04-01T03:01:20Z")
At the end of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984), they flashed on the screen: “Watch out for Buckaroo Banzai vs. The World Crime League!” Or words to that effect. Watched for it, it ne… --- ## [My first foray into medium format photography (Mamiya C220), my photos came back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-foray-into-medium-format-photography-mamiya-c220-my-photos-came-back/999416)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-foray-into-medium-format-photography-mamiya-c220-my-photos-came-back/999416 "2024-03-31T21:48:56Z")
Three weeks ago I was watching a YouTube video that mentioned Vivian Maier’s work; I had seen her work years ago but had forgotten until now. She was a nanny in NYC in the 50s and 60s, and she took amazing photographs wi… --- ## [COVID Killed Our Local Coffeeshop, But](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-killed-our-local-coffeeshop-but/999100)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-killed-our-local-coffeeshop-but/999100 "2024-03-31T21:45:19Z")
It’s a really nice place. Half of it is a coffeeshop, and in the back, there’s a stage and seating. They used to have Open Mic Nights on the last Thursday of the month, which would also appear on Channel 17 (Public Acces… --- ## [Is my espionage story too absurd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-espionage-story-too-absurd/998921)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-espionage-story-too-absurd/998921 "2024-03-31T21:11:32Z")
As the axiom goes, always better to first embarrass oneself in front of a small group than a large one (although I wasn’t planning my fiction for any sort of publication, just for sharing with a hundred friends and some … --- ## [How many lines drawn in line art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-lines-drawn-in-line-art/999647)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-lines-drawn-in-line-art/999647 "2024-03-31T19:42:56Z")
Depending on the style of inking/sketching, how many lines are drawn in line art? whether it’s cartoon art or realistic, there isn’t a exact number how many lines drawn, but how many notable lines drawn in the line art? --- ## [Radio-Friendly Singles With (Real or Artificial) Crowd Noise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-friendly-singles-with-real-or-artificial-crowd-noise/999619)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-friendly-singles-with-real-or-artificial-crowd-noise/999619 "2024-03-31T18:31:31Z")
What are some songs that were either recorded before a live audience (viz, at a concert), or have crowd noise in the background (real or artificial)? I’m asking about singles that make the charts; so for example, Cheap T… --- ## ["Jolene"! Whose version do you like best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-whose-version-do-you-like-best/999591)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-whose-version-do-you-like-best/999591 "2024-03-31T15:33:32Z")
Lots of singers have done covers of Dolly Parton’s wonderful “Jolene” and while I haven’t heard them all, I’ve heard some excellent ones, although i always find myself going back to Dolly’s original as my favorite. The … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter N and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP {FINAL POLL ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999377)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-n-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999377 "2024-03-31T10:26:07Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter N. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [Recommend a dish to make and bring to Easter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dish-to-make-and-bring-to-easter/999567)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-dish-to-make-and-bring-to-easter/999567 "2024-03-31T04:12:35Z")
I am not hopeless in the kitchen but I am new to cooking side dishes to be included in extended family get togethers. Ideally, everyone eats what I make and I don’t spend all day before hand prepping this. We already h… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=139)