# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=262 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 263 --- ## [Electric Daisy Festival (Las Vegas, NV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-daisy-festival-las-vegas-nv/952857)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-daisy-festival-las-vegas-nv/952857 "2022-05-02T23:49:02Z")
I just found out that my sister-in-law and niece, who is 20, are going to fly out to Vegas, so my niece can attend this. I had never heard of it until just now, but it sounds like a feast for all senses, and then some. … --- ## [No more Logo Walls! Enough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-logo-walls-enough/963777)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-logo-walls-enough/963777 "2022-05-02T22:17:30Z")
As a Major Hollywood Star, I get paid millions every picture. I get why I have to do promotions; it’s in my contract. Interviews, festivals, red carpet events, ho hum. But I refuse to pose in front of those damn Logo Wa… --- ## ["We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto: Favorite covers and parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-favorite-covers-and-parodies/960278)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-favorite-covers-and-parodies/960278 "2022-05-02T22:09:07Z")
Here’s the original song: “We Don’t Talk About Pluto”, about the (until recently) ninth planet: “We Don’t Talk About Rona”, about the Coronavirus: Here’s an a capella version: … --- ## [Question about the original Ocean's 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-oceans-11/963743)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-original-oceans-11/963743 "2022-05-02T20:22:26Z")
I presume we don’t need spoiler warnings on a 1960 movie. The last couple of times I watched the original Ocean’s 11, I came away with the feeling that Duke Santos (Cesar Romero’s character) ends up with the money rathe… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2022-edition/962053)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2022-edition/962053 "2022-05-02T19:47:49Z")
Spring in the Rocky Mountains… and finally breathable air! (Northern Utah is so nasty in the winter, keep your inhaler close) My daffodils are blooming and with today’s rain everything should be green again. So Whatcha … --- ## [Spy x Family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-x-family/963565)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-x-family/963565 "2022-05-02T19:47:33Z")
Is anybody else watching it? It’s an anime series based on the manga of the same name about a spy named Lloyd Forger who gets a mission to infiltrate an elite private school. He has to assemble a fake family as cover: A… --- ## [Just Finished The Lincoln HIghway SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-the-lincoln-highway-spoilers/963804)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-the-lincoln-highway-spoilers/963804 "2022-05-02T14:32:37Z")
I rarely ever read fiction, but this one caught my eye when I glanced at my local library’s recommendations. , my interested perked up since folks mentioned a shocking ending. I did enjoy it so I was surprised at folks g… --- ## ["My Spy" (spoilers of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spy-spoilers-of-course/963799)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-spy-spoilers-of-course/963799 "2022-05-02T11:26:52Z")
I find it rather fruitless to discuss a movie without actually discussing the movie, so I do have spoilers. This is absolutely a delightful movie that features Dave Bautista and Kristen Schaal playing CIA operatives ass… --- ## [How far away was DS9 from Bajor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-was-ds9-from-bajor/523858)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-away-was-ds9-from-bajor/523858 "2022-05-02T09:48:20Z")
After it was moved nearer to the wormhole in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, that is. Too far away for transporter use, IIRC, but did the screenwriters ever say - or were they consistent - as to how lon… --- ## [How I Met Your Mother - Is Barney no longer acceptable/funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-is-barney-no-longer-acceptable-funny/963425 "2022-05-01T22:24:11Z")
My wife and I have recently been binging HIMYM. We never watched it regularly before, and are really enjoying it. The other day we mentioned it to our son who said something like, "The character of Barney would be cons… --- ## [Assessing music in light of performer's visual appeal/image](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-music-in-light-of-performers-visual-appeal-image/963001)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assessing-music-in-light-of-performers-visual-appeal-image/963001 "2022-05-01T16:42:51Z")
Is there any way to discuss the extent to which music appeals to someone solely based on the sounds of the music itself - such as if you heard a song on the radio w/o even knowing the name of the artist - as opposed to t… --- ## [I'm a whole album kinda guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-whole-album-kinda-guy/963685)
**Author:** [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-whole-album-kinda-guy/963685 "2022-05-01T07:36:50Z")
I’m a music fan and have been since I was young. But I have never been a “singles” guy. I want to dig into an album and digest the whole album. There are albums that click with you from play one, and there are others tha… --- ## [Explain to me: McRib popularity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-mcrib-popularity/963412)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-mcrib-popularity/963412 "2022-05-01T04:00:21Z")
Is this mediocre sandwich really craved and eagerly awaited by fast food fans? If so, what is it about this that excites? No one is arguing that ribs are not wonderful. An ersatz boneless patty is not that, though. I… --- ## [What tune would "The Railway to Heaven" (circa 1850) have been sung to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-would-the-railway-to-heaven-circa-1850-have-been-sung-to/963747)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tune-would-the-railway-to-heaven-circa-1850-have-been-sung-to/963747 "2022-05-01T03:42:43Z")
(Or: on the intersection of Steampunk and historical pop music) In Gibson and Stirling’s 1990 novel “The Difference Engine,” pretty much a seminal work in the “Steampunk” genre, a character in 1855 meets a ballad-seller… --- ## [Let's talk fresh pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fresh-pasta/963544)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-fresh-pasta/963544 "2022-05-01T01:58:55Z")
I’m a fairly accomplished cook, been doing it for a long time and there aren’t too many styles of cuisines I haven’t tried making. (edit: this post got longer than I thought, so scroll down to last parapraph for tl;dr ve… --- ## [Jimmy Savile series Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-savile-series-netflix/962596)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-savile-series-netflix/962596 "2022-04-30T20:01:04Z")
Am I the only one who is absolutely baffled that he was even a thing? He was like the most obnoxious attention whore at a party that everyone else moves away from, aghast. Even separating his heinous crimes, just as a pe… --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-7/952346)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-7/952346 "2022-04-30T11:52:34Z")
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is coming back on Oct 13. Note the change in schedule; the show airs on Wednesday now. Casting changes Dominic Purcell (Mick Rory/Heatwave) has left the show, though he may be back for some gues… --- ## [Orange juice cereal. Who's up for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-cereal-whos-up-for-it/963702)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-cereal-whos-up-for-it/963702 "2022-04-30T03:42:47Z")
Anyone tried orange juice in cereal? Willing to? --- ## [Stories of Real-Life Fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-real-life-fraud/963551)
**Author:** [@jfrantz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfrantz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-real-life-fraud/963551 "2022-04-30T00:21:18Z")
I just love stories about fraud. I love Shattered Glass. I’m halfway through The Dropout and I love it. (Yes, I know liberties are taken.) I really enjoyed Enron, the Smartest Guys in the Room. Sometimes I even stoop to … --- ## [Identify movie or TV series: time travel, robbery, deli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-movie-or-tv-series-time-travel-robbery-deli/963652)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-movie-or-tv-series-time-travel-robbery-deli/963652 "2022-04-29T23:54:32Z")
Partially remembered fragment. There’s a cluster of fairly close-knit people, somewhat akin to the main characters in The Good Place or the kids in Stranger Things… They have (for reasons I can’t recall) the opportunity… --- ## [Do Children's Orchestras Sound THAT Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-childrens-orchestras-sound-that-bad/963259)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-childrens-orchestras-sound-that-bad/963259 "2022-04-29T16:56:43Z")
If you’ve had the (mis)fortune of hearing this commercial, you may harken back to your own days of sitting through children’s band/orchestra performances. Having never raised any children myself nor had a reason to atten… --- ## [Klaus Schulze has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaus-schulze-has-died/963559)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klaus-schulze-has-died/963559 "2022-04-29T14:50:35Z")
Klaus Schulze made some amazing electronic music back in in the 1970’s/1980’s. I spent many a night in college at UVA contemplating my navel and listening to Klaus Schulze. You did good sir. RIP. --- ## [What if Star Trek was made by Klingons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-trek-was-made-by-klingons/963501)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-trek-was-made-by-klingons/963501 "2022-04-28T22:57:39Z")
A post in another thread that mentioned By Any Other name got me thinking: How would the stories be different if Star Trek was told from the perspective of the Klingons? This is how I imagine a bunch of episodes. Feel f… --- ## [Extra long spaghetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-long-spaghetti/963572 "2022-04-28T22:41:47Z")
When I was a kid we would have extra long spaghetti. It came in a long box and was doubled over, so that when it was cooked it was twice the length of the box. Is this stuff still available? --- ## [Dealbreaker screenplay clichés](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealbreaker-screenplay-cliches/961002)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealbreaker-screenplay-cliches/961002 "2022-04-28T15:35:32Z")
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” “I can explain!” “We’ve got company.” “It’s not what you think!” “Can you just trust me?” --- ## [Any Janelle Monae fans? She has a new album coming soon, first two songs released!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-janelle-monae-fans-she-has-a-new-album-coming-soon-first-two-songs-released/809377)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-janelle-monae-fans-she-has-a-new-album-coming-soon-first-two-songs-released/809377 "2022-04-28T02:47:04Z")
She is my absolute favorite current musical artist. The two songs almost couldn't be more different -- a pop-ish Prince/Bowie homage, and a hip-hop protest anthem. I loved both of 'em. --- ## [Cary Elwes bitten by a rattlesnake, recovering, Princess Bride jokes ensue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cary-elwes-bitten-by-a-rattlesnake-recovering-princess-bride-jokes-ensue/963514 "2022-04-28T01:11:28Z")
Elwes himself starts off the Princess Bride jokes with his Twitter announcement: “Bit not by a ROUS but a rattlesnake.” Don’t click on the spoilered link if you’ll be triggered by a photo of his swollen, discolored fin… --- ## [Why do guests on Maury constantly get Maurys name wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guests-on-maury-constantly-get-maurys-name-wrong/963570)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-guests-on-maury-constantly-get-maurys-name-wrong/963570 "2022-04-27T22:58:05Z")
The most common one is guests calling Maury “Murry” but I literally just saw a new episode where somebody called him “Mark”. I have literally never seen this on any other talk show, when did you ever see anyone mangle O… --- ## [Recent Non-Fiction Books You Think Everyone Should Read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-non-fiction-books-you-think-everyone-should-read/946736)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-non-fiction-books-you-think-everyone-should-read/946736 "2022-04-27T21:32:53Z")
As per the title, on this thread you are invited to share at least two recent non-fiction books you think everyone should read.. Perhaps you found them interesting or they deserve to be better known. (At least two are r… --- ## [Yet another "Name That Tune"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-name-that-tune/963222)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-name-that-tune/963222 "2022-04-27T21:28:00Z")
This one’s going to be a challenge. In the 1990s (I can’t recall hearing it more recently), there was a piano solo, mostly played during public service announcements but I also heard it on PBS nature shows a couple time… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=261) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=263)