# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=304 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 305 --- ## [Most disappointing concert you've ever been to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-concert-youve-ever-been-to/950196)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-concert-youve-ever-been-to/950196 "2021-10-04T20:55:48Z")
Mine was Def Leppard in 2006. Bought tickets on the first day they came out. Waited months for the big day. But what a disappointment. The band was tired and had no energy. Joe Elliott kept running backstage while th… --- ## ['Danny Boy' and Saying an 'Ave'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-boy-and-saying-an-ave/951833)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-boy-and-saying-an-ave/951833 "2021-10-04T18:15:57Z")
Ironically this is something that I have wondered since 9/11. Because that’s when I first heard the ballad Danny Boy all the way thru. I first thought it was a Scottish ballad. It certainly still sounds like one. But ac… --- ## [NASA's Extended-Reality Graphic Novel "First Woman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-extended-reality-graphic-novel-first-woman/951877)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasas-extended-reality-graphic-novel-first-woman/951877 "2021-10-04T17:35:19Z")
I’m reading Issue 1 now, but I haven’t tried any of the XR stuff yet. Just wanted to share. Link here: Calliefirst - NASA --- ## [Can you solve a mystery without a motive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-mystery-without-a-motive/951742)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-solve-a-mystery-without-a-motive/951742 "2021-10-04T16:01:57Z")
I collect vintage paperbacks, partly because a huge percentage of them are mysteries and I got hooked by those mysteries when I was a teen and they were still alive and publishing and I could look forward to the next. T… --- ## [Questions about Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-danny-elfman-of-oingo-boingo/951071)
**Author:** [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-danny-elfman-of-oingo-boingo/951071 "2021-10-04T13:06:47Z")
Anyone else here a Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo fan? Got a few questions for anyone in the know. Might sound weird. Lol. Is he actually a Scientologist or is it just the rest of his family? Why did his wife Bridget Fond… --- ## [List of Halloween/Horror films on in October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-halloween-horror-films-on-in-october/950493)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-halloween-horror-films-on-in-october/950493 "2021-10-04T05:22:03Z")
Only IFC and TCM air unedited films on their cable streams. I understand AMC Plus also airs unedited films. They offer a 7 day free trial that can be a window to do some binge watching. Amazon Prime has a one month fo… --- ## [American Experience: W.R. Hearst. Anyone Care to Comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-experience-w-r-hearst-anyone-care-to-comment/951690)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-experience-w-r-hearst-anyone-care-to-comment/951690 "2021-10-04T03:14:23Z")
Was on PBS this week. A two part show on Monday and Tuesday night. I would like to hear others opinions. --- ## [Re-evaluating The Sopranos: American Decline, Younger Perspectives, Left-Leaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-evaluating-the-sopranos-american-decline-younger-perspectives-left-leaning/951617)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-evaluating-the-sopranos-american-decline-younger-perspectives-left-leaning/951617 "2021-10-04T02:19:19Z")
I much enjoyed The Sopranos after it first came out. I have not rewatched it recently but am not surprised that during lockdowns many did. I am fascinated by this article in the New York Times on how far-sighted the se… --- ## [Wasted Days - New recording, video by Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-days-new-recording-video-by-bruce-springsteen-and-john-mellencamp/951817)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasted-days-new-recording-video-by-bruce-springsteen-and-john-mellencamp/951817 "2021-10-03T22:12:27Z")
A new song by two of the common man’s voices and playing acoustic guitar. Wasted Days. Marvelous! --- ## [NCC-1701 (ST:TOS) main viewer size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncc-1701-st-tos-main-viewer-size/951707)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncc-1701-st-tos-main-viewer-size/951707 "2021-10-03T02:33:28Z")
How big was the main viewer on the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701? An image here looks like about 65" diagonal. --- ## [First fictional example of “savant on the spectrum”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-example-of-savant-on-the-spectrum/951741)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-example-of-savant-on-the-spectrum/951741 "2021-10-03T01:25:26Z")
This is a trope that Hollywood loves- the genius who seems to be on the autism spectrum, or at least is extremely lacking in social and interpersonal communication skills such as reading non-verbal cues and understanding… --- ## [Concert sound/stage - what are these gas cylinders for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-sound-stage-what-are-these-gas-cylinders-for/951522)
**Author:** [@Dadtheinhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dadtheinhaler)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-sound-stage-what-are-these-gas-cylinders-for/951522 "2021-10-02T20:49:50Z")
I got restless last weekend and went to the Governor’s Ball at Citi Field in NYC mainly to see Big Thief but Phoebe Bridgers played the next stage over right after Big Thief so I thought it would make a nice double bill… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - September 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2021-edition/949740)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-september-2021-edition/949740 "2021-10-02T06:54:22Z")
Autumn is nearly here… for us Northern Hemispherians. Crisp evenings, falling leaves and God Almighty, pumpkin everything! I’m looking forward to spending quality time with my hoodie collection again. And maybe acquirin… --- ## [How long between bingeing a show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-between-bingeing-a-show/951689)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-between-bingeing-a-show/951689 "2021-10-02T06:11:52Z")
Mrs. Cardigan and I recently finished with The Crown and were deliberating on what to watch next. We both agreed it would be nice to re-watch something we know for sure we’re going to enjoy the heck out of. I suggested ‘… --- ## [Wild And Wonderful Whites Of West Virginia, anyone else notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-and-wonderful-whites-of-west-virginia-anyone-else-notice/645686)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-and-wonderful-whites-of-west-virginia-anyone-else-notice/645686 "2021-10-02T04:33:57Z")
My friends have been bugging me to watch this thing which they described as the jaw dropping funniest thing they’ve ever seen. It has some funny moments, but man did anyone ever notice that like 99% of the “trouble” the… --- ## [Perry Mason's Office Decor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-masons-office-decor/619091)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-masons-office-decor/619091 "2021-10-02T01:17:29Z")
I love this old TV show-I’ve been watching it quite a bit. At any rate, Mason was a very successful defense attorney-so he could afford high class digs. His office suite seems to have a bust of Voltaire (or Rousseau?)…th… --- ## [Yaqui melody used by Chávez and Anderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaqui-melody-used-by-chavez-and-anderson/828517)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yaqui-melody-used-by-chavez-and-anderson/828517 "2021-10-01T14:50:07Z")
Carlos Chávez’s Sinfonía india\* (1936) is built on several Mexican Indian melodies, and two of them are of Yaqui origin. The second main theme of the symphony, a Yaqui melody, comes in at rehearsal number 27 in the score… --- ## [Sci-fi films where some arbitrary "rules" creates horrific dystopian conditions (usually as social commentary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-films-where-some-arbitrary-rules-creates-horrific-dystopian-conditions-usually-as-social-commentary/949451)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-films-where-some-arbitrary-rules-creates-horrific-dystopian-conditions-usually-as-social-commentary/949451 "2021-09-30T23:23:53Z")
So I’ve noticed that in an attempt to make a social commentary, a lot of dystopian sci-fi creates their future society based on some “rule”. The rule can seem arbitrary or contrived, but usually has the result of creati… --- ## [These professors (and other professionals) appearing on Ancient Aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-professors-and-other-professionals-appearing-on-ancient-aliens/951606)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-professors-and-other-professionals-appearing-on-ancient-aliens/951606 "2021-09-30T21:31:53Z")
Ok, I admit it. I like watching Ancient Aliens (It’s my fall asleep to show). Partly for the giggles, and partly bc I often think to myself: “That would make a cool Sci-Fi movie”. FTR: I don’t believe any of it. My ques… --- ## [What is the most entertaining movie you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-entertaining-movie-youve-ever-seen/942897)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-entertaining-movie-youve-ever-seen/942897 "2021-09-30T17:01:33Z")
Not the best movie. Not the one that touched you the most deeply or the one that had you cheering the loudest. Not the best-written, -acted or -directed. Not the one that’s rewarded you with fresh insights over countless… --- ## [Samsung commercial's 'Mew mew mew mew' song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-commercials-mew-mew-mew-mew-song/932347)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samsung-commercials-mew-mew-mew-mew-song/932347 "2021-09-30T14:53:53Z")
A new Samsung phone commercial has a catchy song, ending with ‘Mew mew mew mew’. What is the name of the song, and who is the artist? --- ## [Wizard's Duel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizards-duel/951441)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizards-duel/951441 "2021-09-30T14:48:41Z")
Over the weekend, while preparing a pie, I threw in a DVD of an old film that I’d seen at a matinee as a kid – Bert I’ Gordon’s The Magic Sword. Gordon was a schlockmeister, turning out low-budget science fiction, horror… --- ## [Another Danny Elfman question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-danny-elfman-question/951597)
**Author:** [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-danny-elfman-question/951597 "2021-09-30T14:31:02Z")
Ok so I am a massive Oingo Boingo/Elfman fan and some people on another music page I belong to claim he has some criminal record regarding something pretty bad that I feel awkward posting what that is here. For various r… --- ## [How can I strengthen my nails for guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-strengthen-my-nails-for-guitar/625132)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-strengthen-my-nails-for-guitar/625132 "2021-09-27T12:56:03Z")
I am teaching myself Flamenco and my nails are taking a beating, how can I strengthen them to stand up to Flamenco playing? I really don’t like the idea of nail polish, I just don’t think it’s a good idea to seal up a na… --- ## [Attack of the Hollywood Clichés (aka TV Tropes: The Movie!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-hollywood-cliches-aka-tv-tropes-the-movie/951614)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-hollywood-cliches-aka-tv-tropes-the-movie/951614 "2021-09-30T13:05:36Z")
I’m watching this now on Netflix. It’s actually pretty funny. --- ## [SH, JB, and all that](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sh-jb-and-all-that/951576)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sh-jb-and-all-that/951576 "2021-09-30T13:03:42Z")
I was just listening to an audiobook of The Return of Sherlock Holmes and was struck by the fact that one of his “pupils” – a London detective who admires Holmes and who asks his help – is named Stanley Hopkins. He has t… --- ## [On My Block.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-block/848992)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-my-block/848992 "2021-09-30T03:38:39Z")
This doesn’t seem to have a thread here. Anyone else like it? Season 3 will be released next week. --- ## [Who else likes listening to audio plays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-listening-to-audio-plays/929136)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-likes-listening-to-audio-plays/929136 "2021-09-29T19:30:51Z")
I hope I’m not the only one on these boards! They were at their peak popularity naturally when radio was the number one platform of broadcasting in the first half of the 20th century. Most famously Orson Welles’s War of… --- ## [Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. - new Disney reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doogie-kamealoha-m-d-new-disney-reboot/950648)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doogie-kamealoha-m-d-new-disney-reboot/950648 "2021-09-29T08:31:14Z")
I posted about this on my Facebook and on Twitter, and it sank like a stone both places. So I’m trying here. Disney has decided to reboot Doogie Howser, M.D., gender swapped and moved to Hawaii with a diverse cast. The … --- ## [Product categories no longer advertised on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-categories-no-longer-advertised-on-tv/951136)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-categories-no-longer-advertised-on-tv/951136 "2021-09-29T04:33:58Z")
I was thinking of individual brands and brand categories that I used to see on TV all the time but never do anymore. For instance, what made it cross my mind this latest time is something made me think of Rolled Gold pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=305)