# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=162 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 163 --- ## [Thanksgiving Television Episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-television-episodes/993344)
**Author:** [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-television-episodes/993344 "2023-11-24T03:40:29Z")
I’m going to watch Brooklyn 99’s Thanksgiving episodes this week. What other shows have Thanksgiving episodes you would recommend? --- ## [Dolly Parton-- Rockstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-rockstar/993500)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-rockstar/993500 "2023-11-24T01:23:00Z")
Apparently, Dolly Parton has released a album of Rock Music-- a bunch of covers (often with one or more of the original performers helping out) and some new songs. I heard about this on NPR the other day, and have now l… --- ## [Why the hate for the Game of Thrones finale? (spoilers within)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-the-game-of-thrones-finale-spoilers-within/854540 "2023-11-23T20:10:41Z")
I just wrapped up one of my quarantine projects, which was to finally watch Game of Thrones. It was good! Not great, but pretty darn good. I knew that the final season (and the series finale) was pretty heavily panned … --- ## [Supernatural: Current season, Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-current-season-open-spoilers/751526)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-current-season-open-spoilers/751526 "2023-11-23T18:10:18Z")
Hello, May you have a good life, Ok, it seems like the last thread is balls old so I started a new one. Ok, I just watched the latest one from yesterday and here be my thoughts. Misha as Lucifer is bloody brilliant. M… --- ## ["Big Boot" reference in Simpson's Australian visit- What does it refer to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boot-reference-in-simpsons-australian-visit-what-does-it-refer-to/135006)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-boot-reference-in-simpsons-australian-visit-what-does-it-refer-to/135006 "2023-11-23T11:26:38Z")
At one point in this episode the Bart’s punishment is to be kicked with a giant boot. What does this giant boot as punishment refer to in the context of Australian politics/justice/culture? --- ## [Hidden Camera Shows Are All Fake--Aren't They?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hidden-camera-shows-are-all-fake-arent-they/118860 "2023-11-23T04:28:27Z")
I can summarize my reasons for believing this in one word: lawsuit. Think about it. If someone frigtened, kidnapped, assaulted, accosted, or otherwise abused you–all which I have seen on these programs–you would sue the… --- ## [Holy Shit! How can they show that on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457 "2023-11-23T01:22:43Z")
Just watching an episode of Emergency! You know the 1 hour drama about to paramedics and their adventures. They show the guys going into a rock concert with serious and I MEAN serious strobe light action. It wasn’t ev… --- ## [What were the words to the "Looney Tunes" Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-words-to-the-looney-tunes-song/244258 "2023-11-23T00:21:20Z")
I know that Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny both sang this song, but apart from that have very little to go on. The only part I know for sure is a line of Daffy’s “Please pass the Ketchup, I think its going to rain” I am a… --- ## [Can anyone identify a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-a-book/993430 "2023-11-22T22:13:09Z")
It would have been from the 1950s and featured a female agent(?) working outside the law, mostly, a bit like Simon Templar. She had a trusty male sidekick of course and he made a telescopic bow that she used to kill her… --- ## [A curiosity question about Marvel Universe characters from a non-follower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curiosity-question-about-marvel-universe-characters-from-a-non-follower/993333)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-curiosity-question-about-marvel-universe-characters-from-a-non-follower/993333 "2023-11-22T15:40:14Z")
This may have been asked before, if so I apologize and humbly request a link that I could not find for myself. Having watched bits and pieces of various MU movies on TV, I was always struck by Black Widow, who did not s… --- ## [Dame Judi Dench can recite a Shakespearean sonnet at the drop of a hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-judi-dench-can-recite-a-shakespearean-sonnet-at-the-drop-of-a-hat/992533)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dame-judi-dench-can-recite-a-shakespearean-sonnet-at-the-drop-of-a-hat/992533 "2023-11-22T15:23:52Z")
Love her… and having Ahnuld there is just the icing on the cake!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6\_0VBS9AOhE --- ## [Songs you’ve played over and over and over again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-ve-played-over-and-over-and-over-again/993462)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-ve-played-over-and-over-and-over-again/993462 "2023-11-22T12:14:08Z")
What songs have you enjoyed so much that you’ve played them over and over and over again? My wife is out of town and I’m missing her right now, a great deal. So, I find myself listening to David Gates’ beautiful voice, … --- ## [Food combinations you found surprisingly terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combinations-you-found-surprisingly-terrible/591636)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combinations-you-found-surprisingly-terrible/591636 "2023-11-22T05:30:07Z")
I’m not talking about some oddball combination that you may expect to be gross but still try anyway, like barbecue chicken-flavored ice cream or something. I’m talking about things you think should work together, but do… --- ## [Rip midcentury menu..... it was fun while it lasted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-midcentury-menu-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted/958448)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-midcentury-menu-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted/958448 "2023-11-22T04:59:15Z")
Welp one of the first blogs I followed is ending Ok if you’ve never heard of the website it was mainly known for featuring recipes between 1930 and 1980 But the major draw was the “recipe testS” in which she made some … --- ## [Knitters, What's the Most Bizarre Thing You've Ever Knitted or Wanted to Knit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-whats-the-most-bizarre-thing-youve-ever-knitted-or-wanted-to-knit/260261)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knitters-whats-the-most-bizarre-thing-youve-ever-knitted-or-wanted-to-knit/260261 "2023-11-22T00:18:42Z")
In a few weeks, I’m going to be doing a program on knitting at Western Pennsylvania Mensa’s annual Regional Gathering. The theme of the thing is “Creative Mayhem” and the reason I jumped in is I finally found a pattern … --- ## [Terrible late night trump impersonations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-late-night-trump-impersonations/993494)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-late-night-trump-impersonations/993494 "2023-11-21T21:10:09Z")
I put it here because it’s not really political in nature. Anyway, imho Colbert is the worst. Is the shittiness of his trump supposed to be part of whatever joke he’s doing? I can do a better trump than him and I’m no co… --- ## [Self taught guitarists: how did you do it? What do you wish you could go back and do differently when you were just starting your guitar playing journey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-taught-guitarists-how-did-you-do-it-what-do-you-wish-you-could-go-back-and-do-differently-when-you-were-just-starting-your-guitar-playing-journey/988309)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-taught-guitarists-how-did-you-do-it-what-do-you-wish-you-could-go-back-and-do-differently-when-you-were-just-starting-your-guitar-playing-journey/988309 "2023-11-21T18:15:52Z")
I’ve been getting back into guitar playing and trying to have more focused practice when I play each day. I wouldn’t call myself a “beginner”, but I don’t think I’m near the “intermediate” stage yet. I know chords and po… --- ## [Guitarists - thoughts on Shrednecks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-thoughts-on-shrednecks/992960)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-thoughts-on-shrednecks/992960 "2023-11-21T16:11:31Z")
Hey folks! Do any of you have a Shred neck, or something Shredneck-like? Do you find it worth the cost? They seem like a neat idea and I have thought of getting one. Or, alternatively, buying a cheap yard-sale guitar an… --- ## [Uh-oh: The Most Annoying Pop Songs Ever Made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-the-most-annoying-pop-songs-ever-made/993281 "2023-11-21T15:08:59Z")
I say uh-oh, because what does it mean if you like any of these songs? Here’s the list. Do you like any of these? --- ## [Need help identifying a movie or TV scene ("She was a whore" at a cemetery)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-movie-or-tv-scene-she-was-a-whore-at-a-cemetery/993456)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-identifying-a-movie-or-tv-scene-she-was-a-whore-at-a-cemetery/993456 "2023-11-21T05:18:56Z")
There was a scene in a movie or TV series in which a woman is talking to a man and she says, “This was so-and-so… she was a whore.” Just the matter-of-fact way she says it is so funny. And then a moment later she flash… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begins with the letter E? See rules in OP: FINAL POLL ADDED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begins-with-the-letter-e-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/993288 "2023-11-21T03:21:54Z")
Rules: CLARIFIED: If you edit your already-posted entry to make a change, I may not see it. Please do not re-post your entire list – this gets confusing - just a new post with changes or additions only. EXAMPLE: Remov… --- ## [Hunger games prequel out Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-prequel-out-tuesday/853924)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hunger-games-prequel-out-tuesday/853924 "2023-11-20T16:26:08Z")
Haven’t heard much about this but I am not into this kind of book. --- ## [‘American Horror Story: Delicate’ - Anyone watching? (No open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-delicate-anyone-watching-no-open-spoilers/990542)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-delicate-anyone-watching-no-open-spoilers/990542 "2023-11-20T15:16:59Z")
So it looks like the first ep of this season has dropped, but I have not seen it yet, nor do I know much about its theme this time. I googled, and apparently it’s about (not really a spoiler, but I’ll blur it just in cas… --- ## [Nantucket Pie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nantucket-pie/993135)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nantucket-pie/993135 "2023-11-20T15:10:16Z")
Has anyone made a Nantucket Pie? I saw someone make one on TikTok and decided that it looked so good and easy to make that I would try it. It’s very easy. Halved fresh cranberries, chopped walnuts and sugar are put on th… --- ## [AS Byatt Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-byatt-appreciation-thread/552042)
**Author:** [@alexandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alexandra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-byatt-appreciation-thread/552042 "2023-11-20T12:39:30Z")
I just finished The Whistling Woman. I am consistently amazed by the hugeness of this woman’s imagination, the musical poetry she can create out of putting words together on a page, and her knowledge and originality of … --- ## [An Evening with the Late John Cleese tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249)
**Author:** [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-evening-with-the-late-john-cleese-tour/993249 "2023-11-20T10:59:57Z")
I didn’t see anything for this. We went to see John Cleese last night as he came to our town. It was awesome! His daughter, Camilla, opened for him, and then read him audience questions after the intermission. His sh… --- ## [Real life '"I didn't do it!" boys'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-i-didnt-do-it-boys/991950)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-i-didnt-do-it-boys/991950 "2023-11-20T05:53:29Z")
In an episode of The Simpsons Bart accidentally becomes vey popular due to an accident. His “I didn’t do it!” leads to variations but all on the exact same joke. He rides a wave of popularity for a while but he has nothi… --- ## [Performers that Completely Change the Character they Played](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performers-that-completely-change-the-character-they-played/992944)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performers-that-completely-change-the-character-they-played/992944 "2023-11-19T18:02:54Z")
George Lucas has said he wrote C-3P0 as a sleazy used car salesman type (you can see this in the dialogue of A New Hope. It’s especially evident in the Droid Sale early in the movie) but Anthony Daniels’ prim and proper … --- ## [Movies with Women playing Men (and Vice-Versa). NOT like Mrs., Doubtfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-women-playing-men-and-vice-versa-not-like-mrs-doubtfire/991457)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-women-playing-men-and-vice-versa-not-like-mrs-doubtfire/991457 "2023-11-19T13:39:40Z")
I’ve been noticing cases of films where women play men – not as a plot element, or in some weird transgender twist or the like. The director simply decided for some reason to cast a woman in a role that is undeniably mal… --- ## [Guitar accessory/equipment - does this exist and what's it called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-accessory-equipment-does-this-exist-and-whats-it-called/992874)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-accessory-equipment-does-this-exist-and-whats-it-called/992874 "2023-11-18T18:03:55Z")
I have an electric guitar, an electric-acoustic six-string, and an electric-acoustic bass. I would like to be able to connect all three to my amp simultaneously with some sort of switch that would allow me to change from… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=163)