# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=198 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 199 --- ## [Netflix ends its DVD-by-mail service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ends-its-dvd-by-mail-service/982868)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-ends-its-dvd-by-mail-service/982868 "2023-04-20T20:45:37Z")
It’s continually shrinking and will end at the end of September. --- ## [Bands with three or more members who let everyone sing lead on at least one song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-three-or-more-members-who-let-everyone-sing-lead-on-at-least-one-song/982816)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-with-three-or-more-members-who-let-everyone-sing-lead-on-at-least-one-song/982816 "2023-04-20T18:32:05Z")
The Beatles obviously The Police have Stewart and Andy sing lead on 1-2 songs each. The Who (Roger, Pete T., John E., Keith lineup) Barely. Split Enz let everyone sing a song on the second side of their last album. I… --- ## [Has the Mickey Mouse Club ever been shown in repeats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-mickey-mouse-club-ever-been-shown-in-repeats/982819)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-mickey-mouse-club-ever-been-shown-in-repeats/982819 "2023-04-20T16:57:49Z")
I’ve never really spent much time looking at the Disney Channel schedule, but I’ve never seen the Mickey Mouse Club on there. I also don’t think I’ve seen it on Disney +. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a repeat of… --- ## [Contemplation by Johnny Cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemplation-by-johnny-cash/982737)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemplation-by-johnny-cash/982737 "2023-04-19T19:04:24Z")
Listening to Youtube sort of randomly cycling, and Johnny Cash’s album American IV The Man Comes Around. Normally I dislike country, the really whiney Lucille crap. I have to admit, listening to this album while conside… --- ## [What is this guy wearing and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-wearing-and-why/829127)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-guy-wearing-and-why/829127 "2023-04-19T16:18:58Z")
The guy on the left. Link to “webtoon” page. --- ## [Author's who can't keep it up ('it' being 'book series')](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-cant-keep-it-up-it-being-book-series/949780)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-who-cant-keep-it-up-it-being-book-series/949780 "2023-04-19T15:46:29Z")
This topic was inspired by this recently revived thread about a Piers Anthony book I’d never even heard of: Alternative titles being “author’s too famous to edit, who really should have been” and “Do the terrible last … --- ## [What are the tastiest birds and beasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-birds-and-beasts/982021)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tastiest-birds-and-beasts/982021 "2023-04-19T14:49:53Z")
Tangent from Let’s leave out fish, because there are so many of them. And shellfish, etc. This thread is about eating birds and mammals. --- ## [Aaron Carter had died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-carter-had-died/974442)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-carter-had-died/974442 "2023-04-19T14:04:41Z")
This was unexpected. Aaron Carter Has Died At 34 Aaron Carter Has Died At 34 --- ## [Bad, bad, bad 'Chew on this'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chew-on-this/982726)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-chew-on-this/982726 "2023-04-19T02:57:01Z")
Discard any notions of dietary restrictions. If you want salty, what do you grab? Fritos for me. If you want chocolate? Fudge sundae. Fatty? Bacon. Starchy? Biscuits. Sweet? Fruity candy. Starburst. --- ## [Happy Birthday, Emma Watson!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-emma-watson/352705)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-emma-watson/352705 "2023-04-19T00:33:04Z")
Emma Watson – the young actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies – turns sweet 16 on April 15th. Happy Birthday, Emma! --- ## [Bujold: Geographic equivalents in the 5 Gods Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bujold-geographic-equivalents-in-the-5-gods-universe/982825)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bujold-geographic-equivalents-in-the-5-gods-universe/982825 "2023-04-18T21:08:00Z")
Bujold’s Five Gods Universe (or World of the Five Gods) is loosely based on European history/geography of the late Medieval/Renaisance period. It’s not a perfect match. For example, there’s no equivalent of the Pope and … --- ## ["Renfield" with Nicholas Cage as Dracula](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renfield-with-nicholas-cage-as-dracula/982853)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renfield-with-nicholas-cage-as-dracula/982853 "2023-04-18T16:53:52Z")
I searched and no thread… I went to this yesterday and I have to say it was a lot of fun–it’s tonally all over the place going from over the top horror to broad comedy to stylized action (reminded me of Kick-Ass that wa… --- ## [Black Adam-Do I need to know any backstory before watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-do-i-need-to-know-any-backstory-before-watching/973632)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-adam-do-i-need-to-know-any-backstory-before-watching/973632 "2023-04-18T16:26:18Z")
I enjoy some comic book films but it seems like they’re being churned out so quickly and often you need to know a ton of backstory to have a clue as to what’s going on and who’s who. I don’t know Black Adam from Adam Wa… --- ## [Foreign restaurant chains that have made inroads in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-restaurant-chains-that-have-made-inroads-in-the-us/979078)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-restaurant-chains-that-have-made-inroads-in-the-us/979078 "2023-04-18T10:02:36Z")
The thread about American fast food restaurants in the UK got me musing about the inverse – how many foreign restaurant chains have managed to make inroads in the US? There is of course the Canadian chain Tim Horton’s w… --- ## [Lockwood & Co. - new TV show based of book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockwood-co-new-tv-show-based-of-book-series/978632)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lockwood-co-new-tv-show-based-of-book-series/978632 "2023-04-18T06:11:14Z")
Wow, the made a TV show out of the book series. I had absolutely no idea this was coming, but it drops on Netflix this Friday. I’ll be checking it out, read all of the books. --- ## [Does the Bible have any jokes or humor in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-have-any-jokes-or-humor-in-it/980729)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-have-any-jokes-or-humor-in-it/980729 "2023-04-17T19:41:22Z")
So, Mrs. solost is binging ‘The Mindy Project’ and I am watching an episode with her. In one scene the Mindy character, just having had a baby, picks up a children’s version of the Bible to read to him. After flipping th… --- ## [How much do you drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-drink/982277 "2023-04-17T13:25:48Z")
Alcoholic beverages. Not interested in the debate about healthy at any level or not, just what is normative in a food oriented forum. One drink defined as any of 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, or 1.5 oz hard spirit. Answer close… --- ## [So, Is Armie Hammer Going to be a Full Fledged Movie Star, or What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-armie-hammer-going-to-be-a-full-fledged-movie-star-or-what/811750)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-armie-hammer-going-to-be-a-full-fledged-movie-star-or-what/811750 "2023-04-17T13:07:30Z")
Note: by “Movie Star”, I mean a STAR! A big name celebrity FAMOUS for his acting career. I don’t just mean “a successful working actor”. He’s certainly already a successful working actor, has been for years. He’s got a … --- ## [Movies better than book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-better-than-book/982680)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-better-than-book/982680 "2023-04-17T12:43:14Z")
I searched but didn’t see any previous topic here (surprised), so here goes. I recently finished reading “farewell my lovely” by Raymond Chandler and why the books ending is right, I started remembering the movie. I thin… --- ## [Home-delivered meal (ready to eat, or to prepare) service for health/weight loss, not Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-delivered-meal-ready-to-eat-or-to-prepare-service-for-health-weight-loss-not-nutrisystem-or-jenny-craig/982756)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-delivered-meal-ready-to-eat-or-to-prepare-service-for-health-weight-loss-not-nutrisystem-or-jenny-craig/982756 "2023-04-17T05:15:28Z")
I’m considering this. Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem both use peanuts in some of their meals and you can’t pick and choose. I am allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, so I would need a service that either doesn’t use peanuts (… --- ## [What's so special about Finnish milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-finnish-milk/982381)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-special-about-finnish-milk/982381 "2023-04-16T20:13:06Z")
I don’t know if it still is, because I haven’t had it since 1977, but back then, it was singularly delicious. Not really sure how to describe it-- for one thing, it had a lot of taste, and it was creamy beyond just a hig… --- ## [60fps movies and TV -- should we force it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60fps-movies-and-tv-should-we-force-it/982625)
**Author:** [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60fps-movies-and-tv-should-we-force-it/982625 "2023-04-16T16:09:15Z")
The 60fps phenomenon in movie/tv content is certainly a strange one. In case you’re not familiar, your brain has been programmed that 24fps is the correct framerate for fictional content. The real world, of course, runs … --- ## [George Orwell's 1984 - other books set in this universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-orwells-1984-other-books-set-in-this-universe/982686)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-orwells-1984-other-books-set-in-this-universe/982686 "2023-04-16T05:33:40Z")
1984 remains a significant work of speculative fiction, and offers a sketchy but powerful portrait of a totalitarian world. Have others set novels / movies specifically within the 1984 universe? I expect there have bee… --- ## [Actors still relevant in the public eye today who have the longest career being relevant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-still-relevant-in-the-public-eye-today-who-have-the-longest-career-being-relevant/982527)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-still-relevant-in-the-public-eye-today-who-have-the-longest-career-being-relevant/982527 "2023-04-16T00:11:41Z")
“Relevant” is subjective, but I think its Danny Devito and there’s no one even close to him. By relevant I mean, still working in projects everyone is aware of. So its not Shatner. And while Larry Fishburne may have sta… --- ## [Trying To Find A Powerful Anti-Antisemitism Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-powerful-anti-antisemitism-video/982727)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-powerful-anti-antisemitism-video/982727 "2023-04-15T23:08:53Z")
I saw a powerful video recently and now my YouTube-fu is failing me. I checked the Anti Defamation League’s channel, it’s not there. The video shows an older man and young man (probably supposed to be father and son), an… --- ## [Adaptations Where the Source Material is Ignored....for the Better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptations-where-the-source-material-is-ignored-for-the-better/981097)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptations-where-the-source-material-is-ignored-for-the-better/981097 "2023-04-15T20:32:27Z")
When written works (novels, comics, etc.,) are adapted to the motion picture there are fans of the original that invariably complain of changes. When Jaws was adapted from the novel to the big screen, they removed the a… --- ## [What are your preferred magic systems when it comes to how much and how long it can be used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-preferred-magic-systems-when-it-comes-to-how-much-and-how-long-it-can-be-used/982600)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-preferred-magic-systems-when-it-comes-to-how-much-and-how-long-it-can-be-used/982600 "2023-04-15T20:22:43Z")
Fantasy is full of characters with magic powers ranging from godlike to minor. My question is considering how useful magic can be at solving conflicts and other problems the characters encounter how do you prefer magic … --- ## [Napoleon XIV has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-xiv-has-died/981003)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-xiv-has-died/981003 "2023-04-15T18:30:24Z")
Jerry Samuels, perhaps the weirdest one-hit wonder performer, died today. His song “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!” was a big hit in 1966 (credited to Napoleon XIV), It was one of the few singles I’ve ever bough… --- ## [Tell Me More About This Song/(Association) Football Chant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-this-song-association-football-chant/982711)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-more-about-this-song-association-football-chant/982711 "2023-04-15T15:39:23Z")
So, just before Metallica melts the faces off Antarctic scientists and a crowd of Latin American fans who were flown there via a commercial promotion, the crowd sings some sort of chant with nonsense lyrics (certainly no… --- ## [Artistic Biographies (and Other Things Related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-biographies-and-other-things-related/981804)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistic-biographies-and-other-things-related/981804 "2023-04-15T13:42:12Z")
Musicians, directors, comedians, writers… To me, autobiographies are even more interesting, but some didn’t live long enough… There’s some who are more interesting than their work… When it comes to biographies, I usuall… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=197) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=199)