# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=247 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 248 --- ## [What Makes a Book Classic Literature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-book-classic-literature/968331)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-book-classic-literature/968331 "2022-07-25T17:29:25Z")
What does a book have to have to be “classic literature”? Age? Does the author have to be dead? Dead for a certain number of years? Acceptable content? Can the unfortunately racist Gone with the Wind ever be conside… --- ## [Stories Where the Hero Loses (Spoilers possible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-hero-loses-spoilers-possible/968209)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-hero-loses-spoilers-possible/968209 "2022-07-25T17:12:48Z")
In fiction, the good guy always wins, right? Not 100% of the time. Sometimes the good guy flat out loses. Sometimes there may be a moral victory, but it’s not resolved into an actual victory. There are two classic exam… --- ## [Odd Looking Filming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-looking-filming/968325)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-looking-filming/968325 "2022-07-25T14:34:42Z")
That’s a stupid topic title, but I can’t think of another way to say it. I don’t even know if I can explain it here. I’ve noticed this on two shows - Dateline & The Lincoln Lawyer. When they show a city from above it lo… --- ## [Bridge on the River Kwai. Why does the water go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-on-the-river-kwai-why-does-the-water-go-down/439951)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-on-the-river-kwai-why-does-the-water-go-down/439951 "2022-07-25T06:08:05Z")
Hmm… Posted this question this morning, but it seems to have disappeared. Mods, if that is a problem, please delete. Anyway, Bridge was on last night and the question of how does a river go down several, 5, maybe 6, fe… --- ## [Describe your favorite movie in the most boring manner possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-favorite-movie-in-the-most-boring-manner-possible/967962)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-favorite-movie-in-the-most-boring-manner-possible/967962 "2022-07-24T20:37:08Z")
I saw this idea on Stephen King’s Twitter. I haven’t come up with my own answer yet, but Steve’s was “A group of old outlaws vacation in Mexico” and his son Joe’s was “Three men spend the weekend fishing”. I feel li… --- ## [What's a good mystery series with a cat as the protagonist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-mystery-series-with-a-cat-as-the-protagonist/967580)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-mystery-series-with-a-cat-as-the-protagonist/967580 "2022-07-24T18:34:50Z")
In the mood for a “cozy mystery” book with a cat as a protagonist, however looking through my options on Amazon none of them seem to be what I want. Has to star a normal cat. The cat can “think” but I don’t want it to… --- ## [Who invented honey-roasted peanuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-honey-roasted-peanuts/573622)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-honey-roasted-peanuts/573622 "2022-07-24T16:07:54Z")
Google and Wiki have failed me. I first remember having them on a USAir flight in the mid-1980s, and there was a gag about them on The Golden Girls right about then. It wasn’t long after that that you could buy them in… --- ## [What's the grossest thing you've found in your refrigerator, freezer, root cellar, or storage cabinet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-grossest-thing-youve-found-in-your-refrigerator-freezer-root-cellar-or-storage-cabinet/968362)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-grossest-thing-youve-found-in-your-refrigerator-freezer-root-cellar-or-storage-cabinet/968362 "2022-07-24T05:32:55Z")
Someone suggested this topic in the lunchmeat thread, so here I am. I’m pretty good about not letting things rot in the back of the fridge, but recently, I made some butter chicken from a spice packet, and it was…just…n… --- ## [The Boys S3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047 "2022-07-23T23:53:17Z")
THERE WILL BE OPEN SPOILERS ABOUT THE SHOWS AFTER THEY EACH AIR PLEASE DO NOT POST OPEN SPOILERS ABOUT THE STORY FROM THE COMICS, ETC. THANK YOU! Normally I wait until a trailer is posted or a release date is announced u… --- ## [Subtitle fails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtitle-fails/968406)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtitle-fails/968406 "2022-07-23T21:33:58Z")
I was watching Rutherford Falls tonight. This guy states that he was called a shill for blind capitalism. But the subtitle said this: Anyone have other interesting examples? For the … --- ## [What's that cake thingy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396 "2022-07-23T12:26:50Z")
You know the ones. Low density, looks like a rounded pyramid with a depression in the top for putting strawberries and whipped cream on. What the heck is it called? It is still sold in grocery stores, isn’t it? Believe… --- ## [Anybody still collect and play DVD's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-collect-and-play-dvds/968221)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-still-collect-and-play-dvds/968221 "2022-07-23T00:14:12Z")
I have quite a collection of movies on DVD and I still play them regularly, though it seems people stream movies more often than not. Anybody else still keep an active DVD collection? I recently bought a brand new DVD … --- ## [You Know What's Good? Hard Boiled Eggs and Almond Butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-good-hard-boiled-eggs-and-almond-butter/968375)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-whats-good-hard-boiled-eggs-and-almond-butter/968375 "2022-07-22T22:26:09Z")
Minutes ago, I smeared almond butter on a hard boiled egg. And it was yummers. In fact, I have a notion for a new egg salad now. I’m gonna try it. --- ## [Can a salad, by definition, include animal protein?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-salad-by-definition-include-animal-protein/947365)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-salad-by-definition-include-animal-protein/947365 "2022-07-22T22:16:43Z")
So I got into the most ridiculous online argument last night over whether a salad can be called a salad if it includes meat products. My view is that of course it can, and I cited my own potato salad that has lots of bac… --- ## [White castle hamburgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-hamburgers/177723)
**Author:** [@zomby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zomby)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-hamburgers/177723 "2022-07-22T20:15:06Z")
My roommate swears White Castle hamburgers contain liver. Does anybody know for sure? --- ## [Live PD returns as On Patrol: Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-pd-returns-as-on-patrol-live/968379)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-pd-returns-as-on-patrol-live/968379 "2022-07-22T18:17:39Z")
Fans of Live PD, which formerly aired on A&E before being canceled in 2020, may be happy to learn the show is being resurrected as On Patrol:Live on the Reelz cable channel tonight, July 22. Dan Abrams will once again ho… --- ## [Was Cheers the first show to use the phrase “little black book?”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cheers-the-first-show-to-use-the-phrase-little-black-book/968316)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cheers-the-first-show-to-use-the-phrase-little-black-book/968316 "2022-07-22T17:13:08Z")
This question is surprisingly difficult to answer using Google, mostly because there was a 2004 movie by the name Little Black Book. The question is about the actual term, since the concept itself obviously predates Che… --- ## [My Classical Composer Pantheon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-classical-composer-pantheon/961729)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-classical-composer-pantheon/961729 "2022-07-22T11:04:26Z")
For unknown reasons I have made a number of arbitrary decisions which I inexplicably want to share with you. I have constructed a Pantheon consisting of a number of tiers, and have slotted my favourite classical compose… --- ## [Musical collaborations that never were, but you'd like to hear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-collaborations-that-never-were-but-youd-like-to-hear/968242)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-collaborations-that-never-were-but-youd-like-to-hear/968242 "2022-07-22T06:12:43Z")
I did a search on music collaboration and didn’t see anything that quite fit this idea, so I thought I would start this thread. Basic idea is to create a collection of artists, of any era or genre, living or not, that y… --- ## [Whose is The Funniest Stand Up Comedian of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-is-the-funniest-stand-up-comedian-of-all-time/77404)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-is-the-funniest-stand-up-comedian-of-all-time/77404 "2022-07-22T04:17:46Z")
I would have to say Eddie Murphy back in his Delirous and Raw days. He had so much relatable comedy and he made fun of everyone. Now Carlin is good and he is funny but I think Eddie’s timing, material and delivery are j… --- ## [James Remar role in City on a Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-remar-role-in-city-on-a-hill/968355)
**Author:** [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-remar-role-in-city-on-a-hill/968355 "2022-07-21T23:53:51Z")
Just binge-watched City on a Hill Season 1 and James Remar was listed but not IDed in the credits for several episodes. I did not recognize him at all. Anyone know what role he played? --- ## [Zack Snyder Justice League cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyder-justice-league-cut/854418)
**Author:** [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyder-justice-league-cut/854418 "2022-07-21T23:33:54Z")
The stars have aligned and Warner Bros. will give the fans what they have been asking for, a directors cut of Justice League by Zack Snyder. I’m going to call this good news. I think this is an achievable project giv… --- ## [Wouldn’t Force healing have been useful for Prequel era Jedi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-force-healing-have-been-useful-for-prequel-era-jedi/968272)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldn-t-force-healing-have-been-useful-for-prequel-era-jedi/968272 "2022-07-21T22:54:35Z")
The ones fighting a war with horrendous death toll. Plus maybe Anakin would have actually avoided falling to the dark side if he had known he could simply heal Padme with the force? Lost count of the number of times Rey … --- ## [How are book cover quotes created?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-book-cover-quotes-created/968279)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-book-cover-quotes-created/968279 "2022-07-21T20:10:03Z")
I realize this must sound naïve, but if I see a book with a quote by, say, Stephen King on the front extolling it’s virtues, does that mean he really read it? Or is it a pleasant fiction and it’s slapped on with his perm… --- ## [FBI Kept Tabs on Mort Sahl's Jokes About It, and Hoover Thought Sahl Was a 'Sick'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-kept-tabs-on-mort-sahls-jokes-about-it-and-hoover-thought-sahl-was-a-sick/967361)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-kept-tabs-on-mort-sahls-jokes-about-it-and-hoover-thought-sahl-was-a-sick/967361 "2022-07-21T19:13:20Z")
Just published… This is an effective comedian. Not just being the best, but attacking real power, not … whatever they do now (get along with their corporate sponsors)… Not hard to imagine Hoover and the FBI in general g… --- ## [Your favorite movie reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-reviews/967895)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-movie-reviews/967895 "2022-07-21T02:07:52Z")
Note: If you hate or totally disregard movie reviews this thread may not be for you. I love this review of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Tom Lorenzo, Musical Monday: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Tom + Lorenzo (tomandlorenzo.… --- ## [How is the director shooting this scene? (Evil tv series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-director-shooting-this-scene-evil-tv-series/968230)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-director-shooting-this-scene-evil-tv-series/968230 "2022-07-20T19:36:27Z")
Those of you who watch the show will know what I’m talking about. One of the main protagonist of the show is a mother to 5 (4?) children. They have a recurring theme when all of the children are on camera. They start of… --- ## [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-open-spoilers/956171 "2022-07-20T19:15:03Z")
Didn’t see a separate topic yet for this, and I didn’t know where else to put it, so: Spoilers are already leaking out about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and, as has happened before, it’s toys. I just go… --- ## ["Skittles are unsafe for consumers lawsuit charges because they contain a known toxin" ... how much do you have to eat for them to be dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070 "2022-07-20T15:49:52Z")
heres the story: My question is how many pounds of skittles or M&M’s (they use the same coloring dye) would you have to eat to get “poisoned”? I would think it would take years depending on how much you ate of them eve… --- ## [Boiled baby and a cup of warm hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-baby-and-a-cup-of-warm-hair/967716)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boiled-baby-and-a-cup-of-warm-hair/967716 "2022-07-20T15:47:57Z")
I’m pretty sure this was in a Harlan Ellison story. The line was something like ‘She looked at me as if I’d just said, “I’ll have the boiled baby and a cup of warm hair.”’ Can anyone identify the story? Aside: This w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=248)