# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [Time's Arrow by Martin Amis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-arrow-by-martin-amis/621991 "2023-05-20T19:32:26Z")
For some reason a novel I read 20 years ago popped into my consciousness and I thought I’d recommend it, and ask if Martin Amis has written other good novels. Time’s Arrow: or The Nature of the Offence, published 1991, … --- ## [Whats the most oddball impression you can do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-oddball-impression-you-can-do/983783 "2023-05-20T18:54:16Z")
BESIDES stuff like “My kid. No one else does him” I can do Matt Berry. I’ve seen one other person do him. I can do Jason Statham better then Seth Green (Who does him in a movie they did together) My Morgan Freeman is p… --- ## [Use of a capital 'S' as the last letter of a noun or Proper Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-a-capital-s-as-the-last-letter-of-a-noun-or-proper-name/984296 "2023-05-20T15:10:47Z")
I have seen recently movie titles as well as plain old nouns where the last letter is ‘S’ and it is strangely and inexplicably capitalized when the other letters are not. Let’s sat the word was ‘tarantulas’. They would… --- ## [Star Wars: Visions (Anime inspired anthology)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-visions-anime-inspired-anthology/951275 "2023-05-20T11:25:53Z")
New Series on Disney+ – 9 short (\<30 min) episodes made by various anime studios and set in the Star Wars universe. The visual/story style varies – the first episode is almost entirely black and white (with a few color … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #6 - May 2023 - “Flowers”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-6-may-2023-flowers/983352 "2023-05-20T11:17:10Z")
This is the monthly thread for May 2023. The topic this month is “Flowers”, chosen by @snowthx Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… --- ## [Please help an absolute beginner: What do I need to start 3D printing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-absolute-beginner-what-do-i-need-to-start-3d-printing/984180)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-absolute-beginner-what-do-i-need-to-start-3d-printing/984180 "2023-05-20T00:17:44Z")
Continuing the discussion from \[Roman\] Dodecahedrons: When I wrote in the above mentioned thread that I was thinking of making Roman type dodecahedrons with the lost-wax casting method the first two answers mentioned 3D… --- ## [Willow -- the series {Starts November 30th 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-the-series-starts-november-30th-2022/971373)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willow-the-series-starts-november-30th-2022/971373 "2023-05-19T23:26:29Z")
A new trailer for the Willow streaming series has dropped. It is a sequel to the movie of the same name. Frankly my memory of the movie is hazy – I do have some fond memories but how much of that is nostalgia I cannot sa… --- ## [40 of the Worst album Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-of-the-worst-album-covers/984125)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-of-the-worst-album-covers/984125 "2023-05-19T17:11:05Z")
You may have a couple of these on your shelf. :smile: No genre is spared. Rock, Metal, Rap, Gospel, Pop. Adele even made the list . I feel bad for the musicians. Graphic artists and the record label are usually respons… --- ## [Anyone ever made a collection of very short plot summaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-made-a-collection-of-very-short-plot-summaries/984003)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-made-a-collection-of-very-short-plot-summaries/984003 "2023-05-19T15:55:12Z")
You know the old chestnut, some guy comes up to a successful novelist and says “I’ve got a great idea for a plot, I’ll tell it to you, you write it and we split the proceeds” The point of this is to show the obliviousne… --- ## [How would a villain takeover of the US work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-villain-takeover-of-the-us-work/984045)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-villain-takeover-of-the-us-work/984045 "2023-05-19T01:03:58Z")
In the comic Old Man Logan the villains team up to defeat all the heroes and divide the US between Red Skull, Abomination, Magneto and Dr. Doom. Other than the central goal of defeating the heroes how would the actual t… --- ## [The Last Good Band You Found Out About](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-good-band-you-found-out-about/982768)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-good-band-you-found-out-about/982768 "2023-05-18T23:40:53Z")
Not being a Swiftie nor up-to-date on very new music, I had never heard of The Nationals until reading about how much some people like them. They’re not bad, kind of remind me of a few bands I liked quite a lot \[mumblem… --- ## [Hit rock songs with a repeated verse only (no chorus, no bridge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-rock-songs-with-a-repeated-verse-only-no-chorus-no-bridge/984036)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-rock-songs-with-a-repeated-verse-only-no-chorus-no-bridge/984036 "2023-05-18T21:01:00Z")
Most songs in rock music (and its various subgenres) follow a verse–chorus structure, characterized by the alternation of two sections with distinct melodies (and often also distinct rhythms, dynamics, etc.). Many such … --- ## [How do you prepare sweetcorn on the cob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prepare-sweetcorn-on-the-cob/984042)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-prepare-sweetcorn-on-the-cob/984042 "2023-05-18T14:44:11Z")
Sweetcorn is coming into season (at least here in northern Virginia)! How do you prepare it? I boil for 10-15 minutes, then coat in butter and Zatarain’s creole seasoning (a seasoning mix that was a staple of my upbringi… --- ## [Yale: The Mory’s theme? (Not Whiffenpoofs – I think)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yale-the-mory-s-theme-not-whiffenpoofs-i-think/121698)
**Author:** [@KXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KXL)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yale-the-mory-s-theme-not-whiffenpoofs-i-think/121698 "2023-05-18T03:21:19Z")
OK, back in the early 1990s a good friend attended Yale. I hung out with him over a Thanksgiving break. We went to a party. At said party were members of a one of Yale’s singing groups. Since nobody did the Whiff son… --- ## ["I'd read his grocery list."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-read-his-grocery-list/984193)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-read-his-grocery-list/984193 "2023-05-18T03:04:57Z")
We’ve probably all heard or made a similar comment about some writer or actor where you would consume anything that they put out, but the writer Haruki Murakami not too long ago actually did something similar to that, pu… --- ## [“The Great” on Hulu SPOILERS and discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-on-hulu-spoilers-and-discussion-thread/854379)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-on-hulu-spoilers-and-discussion-thread/854379 "2023-05-17T19:57:17Z")
First of all, can we just award the Best Actor Emmy to Nicholas Hoult for his madcap performance as Peter III? How about some more for Elle Fanning as Catherine, Adam Godley as the Archbishop, and maybe nominations for… --- ## [Prince Dead at 57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828 "2023-05-17T18:22:49Z")
This is a hard blow. I’ve seriously been a fan since toddlerhood. --- ## [I need eggplant recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-eggplant-recipes/113857)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-eggplant-recipes/113857 "2023-05-17T17:23:28Z")
Every week at the grocery store, they call to me, begging me to buy one. I gave in one day and took the plump purple fella home, only to watch it die a slow mushy death, because I didn’t know what to do with it. --- ## [My new favorite Thai dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-thai-dish/983980)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-thai-dish/983980 "2023-05-17T13:58:41Z")
Met Mrs. solost for lunch at our favorite Thai restaurant yesterday. I had been stuck in a bit of a rut between either Pad Thai or a red curry like a Gang Dang. But while idly browsing YouTube the other day I had seen a… --- ## [Documentary Now! Season 53 on IFC/Netlflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-now-season-53-on-ifc-netlflix/984134)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-now-season-53-on-ifc-netlflix/984134 "2023-05-16T21:05:58Z")
Well, it’s actually season 4 of this great show. If you’re a fan of mockumentaries it’s definitely worth checking out. The season kicks off with an homage to all things Werner Herzog, Soldier of Illusion Pt 1, but I thin… --- ## [Silk Stockings {a cocktail}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-stockings-a-cocktail/984020)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-stockings-a-cocktail/984020 "2023-05-16T18:03:58Z")
Make one of these and try it. You’ll thank me later. 2 oz Jose Cuervo Gold or equivalent tequila 1 oz heavy cream 1 oz creme de cacao goodly shake of pungent cinnamon optional: dash of grenadine (sometimes I do, s… --- ## [White House Plumbers \[HBO\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-plumbers-hbo/983509)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-plumbers-hbo/983509 "2023-05-16T17:12:16Z")
This is a 5-part miniseries that just started airing on HBO. Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux as the leads. I watched the first episode last night, and while I found it entertaining and at times quite funny, Liddy and Hu… --- ## [I wrote a story set in the Old Man Logan universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-story-set-in-the-old-man-logan-universe/983868)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-story-set-in-the-old-man-logan-universe/983868 "2023-05-16T17:00:14Z")
I wrote a short script (eight pages) taking place in the Old Man Logan setting a few years after the villains took over starring Bullseye that I would like feedback on. Here’s the PDF link. Since I first read Wanted and… --- ## [Columbo - a few questions for discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-a-few-questions-for-discussion/957074)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-a-few-questions-for-discussion/957074 "2023-05-16T12:22:48Z")
Columbo was a huge hit in the 70’s. The show is still featured on many streaming channels. Sundance channel has run it late at night for awhile. I assume it’s on Netflix? It’s inspired newer shows like Law & Order Crim… --- ## [Vice, Viceland, Vice News...on youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-viceland-vice-news-on-youtube/960580)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-viceland-vice-news-on-youtube/960580 "2023-05-16T01:58:34Z")
Some of you may know Vice News from HBO. Here’s a broadcast, “On the Ground in Ukraine.” I first encountered it as a channel on DirecTV. I’m not sure about their history. They do have programs like “Wee… --- ## [The Beatles, the Hamburg years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-the-hamburg-years/984040)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-the-hamburg-years/984040 "2023-05-15T14:54:05Z")
I started this thread for a specific question, but any Beatles/Hamburg stuff is welcome, of course. When they were in Hamburg they played long sets, and they made it a group policy to not repeat songs, and they ended up… --- ## [Do you like eggs sunny side up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-eggs-sunny-side-up/983958 "2023-05-15T13:23:05Z")
If you like eggs, do you like them sunny side up? I like them just about every way imaginable but I cannot bring myself to eat them SSU. poll --- ## [Was Thorin Oakenshield famous or a nobody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-thorin-oakenshield-famous-or-a-nobody/984038)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-thorin-oakenshield-famous-or-a-nobody/984038 "2023-05-14T20:13:45Z")
Going by what I’ve read in The Hobbit my impression was that Thorin Oakenshield was a nobody, the grandson heir of an extinct throne who was personally reduced to blacksmithing or even coal mining at times. Like the nume… --- ## [Is the ratio of yolk/white basically the same across egg sizes? How about species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ratio-of-yolk-white-basically-the-same-across-egg-sizes-how-about-species/983988)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ratio-of-yolk-white-basically-the-same-across-egg-sizes-how-about-species/983988 "2023-05-14T17:37:50Z")
I read somewhere once that hens tend to lay smaller eggs at first then gradually move up as they mature. As in, maybe the hens now laying Jumbos/Extra Larges were laying Large eggs six months ago and maybe mediums a ye… --- ## [The Mickey Mouse Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mickey-mouse-paradox/983872)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mickey-mouse-paradox/983872 "2023-05-14T15:36:29Z")
I was reading an article about Disney and it reminded me of something that I sometimes think about: Mickey Mouse is the unquestionable center of the Disney universe to the point where his silhouette is a synonym for the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=194)