# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=243 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [Interview from the bathroom - with David Sedaris?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-from-the-bathroom-with-david-sedaris/969637)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-from-the-bathroom-with-david-sedaris/969637 "2022-08-14T11:31:22Z")
A number of years ago (maybe 5-10), I remember hearing on a podcast the story of someone trying to conduct an interview late at night from their office with someone in Europe. I think they were trying to interview David … --- ## ["versus" movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/versus-movies/968972)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/versus-movies/968972 "2022-08-14T01:28:43Z")
Kramer v. Kramer King Kong vs. Godzilla Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Godzilla vs. the Thing Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster Alien vs. Predator Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Ballistic: Eck… --- ## [Let's talk about retro songs from this century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-retro-songs-from-this-century/969368)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-retro-songs-from-this-century/969368 "2022-08-13T23:47:01Z")
There’s another thread about music being identified with decades, and that led me to think about the topic of musicians making songs that are intended to sound as if they are from an earlier time. What pop songs from th… --- ## [It's a Star Destroyer not a Star Destroyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-star-destroyer-not-a-star-destroyer/969494)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-star-destroyer-not-a-star-destroyer/969494 "2022-08-13T23:38:56Z")
I saw this pointed out online and it kind f blew my mind. I always assumed the name “Star Destroyer” was Imperial aggressive marketing where they give their stuff scary names (a la the Death Star) in that " Grrr this sh… --- ## [What artist would you like see as the subject of a biographical drama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-would-you-like-see-as-the-subject-of-a-biographical-drama/969305)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-artist-would-you-like-see-as-the-subject-of-a-biographical-drama/969305 "2022-08-13T19:42:48Z")
Choose a creative artist in any field, alive or dead, to be the protagonist in a major motion picture and explain why their story should be told on the big screen. Perhaps no movie about them exists, or they are the subj… --- ## [Looking for stories where an abandoned child's allegedly real parents come back for them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stories-where-an-abandoned-childs-allegedly-real-parents-come-back-for-them/969210)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-stories-where-an-abandoned-childs-allegedly-real-parents-come-back-for-them/969210 "2022-08-13T06:34:28Z")
Full disclosure, I’m not looking for a specific story, but something I thought might be interesting after watching a chic flick with a parent returning years later. And I’m open to any type of storytelling, except video … --- ## [Neal Stephenson's "Fall" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephensons-fall-question/969581)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephensons-fall-question/969581 "2022-08-13T03:44:34Z")
I’m up to the part where Egdod (very awkard name IMO) is becomming conscious. And he starts to recognize, at first, a leaf, then a bunch of leaves, then snow as the season changes, etc. Then he creates, while flying ab… --- ## [Preferred Ringo song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-ringo-song/969509)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-ringo-song/969509 "2022-08-13T02:10:37Z")
Ringo got sole writing credit for two Beatles songs: Don’t Pass Me By (The White Album) & Octopus’ Garden (Abbey Road). Which composition do you prefer? (Poll below.) poll --- ## [The Raspberries: Wally Bryson's Gibson Double-Neck Guitar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raspberries-wally-brysons-gibson-double-neck-guitar/969505)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raspberries-wally-brysons-gibson-double-neck-guitar/969505 "2022-08-12T19:39:08Z")
I’m old, so I’ve seen a lot of guitarists (from Jimmy Page to Rick Nielsen to whoever) pull out a double-neck guitar during a live show. But do any bands other than The Raspberries use a double-neck guitar as consistent… --- ## [Salman Rushdie attacked in New York (breaking: no idea of his condition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-in-new-york-breaking-no-idea-of-his-condition/969562)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salman-rushdie-attacked-in-new-york-breaking-no-idea-of-his-condition/969562 "2022-08-12T15:52:16Z")
This does not sound great at all. potential stabbing on stage Fingers crossed for the big guy! --- ## [Would this approach make a viable book or film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-approach-make-a-viable-book-or-film/969473)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-approach-make-a-viable-book-or-film/969473 "2022-08-11T17:26:35Z")
Intro: I’m a keen roleplayer (AD+D) :nerd\_face:, but sadly have had no face-to-face games since the Pandemic. Fortunately I’ve kept up with one player from my long-running group using Skype. I’ve also started DMing a … --- ## [Old TV advertisements for compilation albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-advertisements-for-compilation-albums/942126)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-advertisements-for-compilation-albums/942126 "2022-08-11T14:03:42Z")
Lately I’ve been hooked on watching old TV commercials advertising compilation albums with songs by various artists. There was one called Cool Rock that was advertised so extensively in the mid 1990s, I was eventually a… --- ## [Mrs. (H)arris Goes to Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-h-arris-goes-to-paris/969416)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrs-h-arris-goes-to-paris/969416 "2022-08-11T09:49:47Z")
The novel has been continuously on my A-list since I first read it as a teenager, so I can’t help holding the recent movie to a pretty high standard. Oh, it was an all right movie in and of itself; certainly better than… --- ## [Paul Sorvino RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-sorvino-rip/968550)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-sorvino-rip/968550 "2022-08-11T04:48:25Z")
Not long after Ray Liotta. He was 83 The Goodfellas scene where he slaps Ray Liotta was not in the script --- ## [Film Title Sought: Maybe 1930s, US, Divorce and Meet Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-title-sought-maybe-1930s-us-divorce-and-meet-again/969460)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-title-sought-maybe-1930s-us-divorce-and-meet-again/969460 "2022-08-11T02:09:34Z")
I thought I’d try here before heading to r/movies, since this is home and I don’t want to get up. I am seeking the title of a film. I last saw the film perhaps 8 years or so ago. As best I recall, which in this one inst… --- ## [The Orville: Moclans speaking to their children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-moclans-speaking-to-their-children/969458)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-moclans-speaking-to-their-children/969458 "2022-08-10T23:27:58Z")
“Eat the green vegetative substance on you plate. Remember if you do not eat, you will die.” “Quickly! Run, and bring me the scissors!” “You throw the baseball like a GIRL! Attempt to injure me with it.” --- ## [Penn & Teller: Fool Us (season 8)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-8/952079)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-8/952079 "2022-08-10T20:55:34Z")
Eighth season debuted on the CW network with its first episode on October 1, 2021 . I thought it got off to a good start, although the P&T trick at the end was pretty obvious. --- ## [Superheroes with two origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-two-origins/968491)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-two-origins/968491 "2022-08-10T20:31:39Z")
Most superheros have straightforward single origins: The Fantastic Four got powers from space radiation, Green Lantern got a Ring, Superman was born that way, etc. But there are a few superheroes with iconic powers that… --- ## [Cars you've owned as Art Objects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-youve-owned-as-art-objects/969436)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-youve-owned-as-art-objects/969436 "2022-08-10T20:08:03Z")
I had a youthful infatuation with classic cars. The long hood of a straight 8 engine, the huge head lamps, the chrome bumpers and sweeping clamshell fenders were to my eye, artistry. … --- ## [Clu Gulagers death inspired this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clu-gulagers-death-inspired-this-thread/969289)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clu-gulagers-death-inspired-this-thread/969289 "2022-08-10T20:12:27Z")
Have you all ever been watching an old show or movie and its standard fare, and everyone is doing what you expected acting wise, and then a character shows up and no one fucking told him or her?? Like someone just walke… --- ## [What is your favorite James Bond novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-james-bond-novel/969440)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-james-bond-novel/969440 "2022-08-10T19:40:39Z")
A lot of discussion about the movies so I am curious what people on the forum think about the books. Feel free to rank them if you want. I’ve read all of Fleming’s stories plus two adaptations by Anthony Horowitz that we… --- ## [Why no potato dumplings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-potato-dumplings/969414 "2022-08-10T14:31:26Z")
growing up in a 1/2 German family, my mother would always make home-made potato dumplings (knodel) to go with her sauerbraten (there were NO leftovers!), but in all the German restaurants I’ve visited in the US cities, n… --- ## [Recognizing decades by pop music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-decades-by-pop-music/969356)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognizing-decades-by-pop-music/969356 "2022-08-10T08:26:44Z")
A lot of recent TV shows and movies portray earlier decades in flashbacks or as a result of time travel. An easy trick (besides imagery, which is a distinct topic) to show the viewer where (when) we are is by using a son… --- ## [70's and 60's cop shows and cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-and-60s-cop-shows-and-cars/969126)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-and-60s-cop-shows-and-cars/969126 "2022-08-10T05:00:45Z")
So when i watch old cop shows and movies I have to laugh when both the cops and the crooks are driving these BIG ASS FISHTAILING PIECES OF SHIT. Yeah the cop cars are great if you’re driving in a straight line on a highw… --- ## [Canned haggis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-haggis/969337)
**Author:** [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-haggis/969337 "2022-08-10T00:44:21Z")
If one were from an area (Minneapolis) were Haggis weren’t immediately available, but would be interested in trying… Could one get by with buying canned Haggis from Amazon… such as this one: Or should one consider a … --- ## [Mysteries of the Abandoned - Lat & Long of Sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-the-abandoned-lat-long-of-sites/969327)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysteries-of-the-abandoned-lat-long-of-sites/969327 "2022-08-09T19:29:00Z")
On the TV show “Mysteries of the Abandoned” they very briefly flash a latitude and longitude of each site. Anyone know if there is a list somewhere of all of these places w/lat & long? I think it would be fascinating … --- ## [Oddities I've seen on TV lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddities-ive-seen-on-tv-lately/969237)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddities-ive-seen-on-tv-lately/969237 "2022-08-09T19:26:47Z")
The real McCoys is still seen on some weird TV channel called: Binge. I never turned it on because I thought it said: Bingo. There’s this commercial about youth advocacy programs to get out of gang life. There’s a … --- ## [David McCullough dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mccullough-dies/969359)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-mccullough-dies/969359 "2022-08-09T19:15:18Z")
There’s a thread about Olivia Newton-John, but not yet one about McCullough, so I thought I’d start one. I discovered him when someone gave me a copy of The Great Bridge (about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge) when … --- ## [The Tivo skip function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tivo-skip-function/969114)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tivo-skip-function/969114 "2022-08-09T18:40:23Z")
We got a Tivo DVR shortly after installing a roof antenna. For those not familiar, Tivo has a “skip” function that allows the viewer to press a button and skip the commercials. You can automate the function, too, but i… --- ## [I just realized what passes the Bechdel test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-what-passes-the-bechdel-test/965995)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-realized-what-passes-the-bechdel-test/965995 "2022-08-09T17:43:16Z")
We’ve discussed the Bechdel test on this Board before – the “test” proposed by cartoonist Alison Bechdel that asks if the drama contains two women who speak to each other about something besides men or their relationship… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=244)