# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=383 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 384 --- ## [Has there ever been a book where](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-book-where/921595)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-book-where/921595 "2020-10-01T08:35:45Z")
I had an idea for a novel. Reading the Dope has taught me every time someone thinks they have a novel idea for a, well, novel :slight\_smile: 26 people will post, “oh that was done several times before…” Still, I press o… --- ## [Did blue genies originate with Disney's Aladdin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-blue-genies-originate-with-disneys-aladdin/921804)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-blue-genies-originate-with-disneys-aladdin/921804 "2020-10-01T07:44:34Z")
Nowadays it seems most depictions of genies are blue. (Go to your favourite image search engine, type in “genie”, and you’ll find the overwhelming majority of the results are blue. Even those genies not featuring blue … --- ## [Ultimate Challenge Thread: You cannot sing this Beatles bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-challenge-thread-you-cannot-sing-this-beatles-bit/921944)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultimate-challenge-thread-you-cannot-sing-this-beatles-bit/921944 "2020-10-01T06:56:27Z")
Yup, the title of this thread needed to be as gratiuitously bombastic and in-your-face as humanly possible. In the Beatles’ Dr. Roberts, you cannot sing this line: No one can succeed lke Dr. Robert Nope. You can’t. J… --- ## [Zits comic burp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-comic-burp/921923)
**Author:** [@heh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zits-comic-burp/921923 "2020-10-01T02:42:21Z")
I remember in July 2020 there was a comic where Jeremy’s mom burped. I can’t find it anywhere though. Any help? --- ## [Mac Davis has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-davis-has-passed-away/921868)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-davis-has-passed-away/921868 "2020-10-01T02:08:14Z")
Singer/songwriter/actor Mac Davis passed away on Tuesday, after becoming ill after undergoing heart surgery. Davis first came to prominence in the 1960s, writing hits for Elvis Presley (“In the Ghetto,” “A Little Less C… --- ## [Coolest Movie Titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-movie-titles/845640)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-movie-titles/845640 "2020-09-30T22:27:55Z")
A great title, even a movie you’ve never seen… Even if its a bad movie. I’m sure I’ll find a better example, but I like the title, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”, even if I didn’t like the movie. --- ## [Recommend a digital piano (price range: 400 - 900 bucks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-digital-piano-price-range-400-900-bucks/916311)
**Author:** [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-digital-piano-price-range-400-900-bucks/916311 "2020-09-30T22:20:36Z")
To start with, a search found several similar threads, but from 6 - 19 years ago, which is an eon in consumer electronics. My 13-year-old wants to get a digital piano. She has a modest budget of 400 - 900 euros / ~ doll… --- ## [Intermittant fasting? how to cope with hunger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittant-fasting-how-to-cope-with-hunger/832289)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittant-fasting-how-to-cope-with-hunger/832289 "2020-09-30T22:09:56Z")
My doctor wants me to try intermittent fasting by not eating dinner at night. However I get hungry and I don’t sleep well if I am hungry. Drinking water doesn’t help. The only times I have been successful is when I ate a… --- ## [Why Add Sugar to Sweet Potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-add-sugar-to-sweet-potatoes/921578)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-add-sugar-to-sweet-potatoes/921578 "2020-09-30T22:09:23Z")
After decades of not liking sweet potatoes my tastes changed and I suddenly started eating them about three years ago. Mostly, I roast them. I’ve been looking for more ways to cook them and have found, over and over, r… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2020-edition/921920)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2020-edition/921920 "2020-09-30T21:14:18Z")
Well… 202 has been a bust hasn’t it? I think I’ll celebrate Hallowwen by trick or treating my kid’s room, it’s pretty horrifying in there… :rofl: I spent the last week reading the Irons And Works series by E.M. Lindsey.… --- ## [New book coming with more of Tolkien's unpublished ME writings in it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-coming-with-more-of-tolkiens-unpublished-me-writings-in-it/912364)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-book-coming-with-more-of-tolkiens-unpublished-me-writings-in-it/912364 "2020-09-30T20:18:55Z")
Info here: The Nature of Middle Earth Woo Hoo! About time that HOMES got another volume! I am looking forward to it, but I am an extreme geek, so YMMV --- ## [Test Thread for @What\_Exit's Tag effort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-what-exits-tag-effort/921891)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-for-what-exits-tag-effort/921891 "2020-09-30T15:29:38Z")
I have tagged this thread with tv-shows and with middle-earth. --- ## [Favorite and Least Favorite Fan Theories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-and-least-favorite-fan-theories/921378)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-and-least-favorite-fan-theories/921378 "2020-09-30T14:56:34Z")
There are a lot of fan theories that add backstory or explanation to existing characters or works. Some of them help fill in holes in plot, background, or motivation, and some are just useless or counterproductive, and o… --- ## [Question about Jazz Improvising](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jazz-improvising/921367)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jazz-improvising/921367 "2020-09-30T14:01:38Z")
So I’m trying to learn to improvise on the piano and have some questions that are maybe more theory than anything, but I’m not sure. I have basically no “formal” musical training, so I might use the wrong terms here and … --- ## [How's your book club going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-your-book-club-going/921819)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-your-book-club-going/921819 "2020-09-30T13:42:41Z")
I’m not in a book club, but my wife is in 2, and both of them are struggling in light of COVID. One of them was meeting outdoors in warmer weather, but a couple of members dropped, and I don’t know what they’ll do over … --- ## [Bands that spawned copycats but moved on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-spawned-copycats-but-moved-on/921540)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-spawned-copycats-but-moved-on/921540 "2020-09-30T08:46:50Z")
I’ve been trying to think of bands and artists that caused others to copy their style and sound but who themselves moved on to sound different. The only band I can think of is Radiohead. --- ## [Are factory-fresh foods better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-factory-fresh-foods-better/919840)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-factory-fresh-foods-better/919840 "2020-09-30T04:08:35Z")
Products like cereal, cookies or crackers sold in stores are usually designed to stay fresh for a long time. Since freshly baked things are always better than the next day, I’m wondering if cereal or other factory foods… --- ## [RIP food reviewer Leonard Rodriguez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-food-reviewer-leonard-rodriguez/831263)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-food-reviewer-leonard-rodriguez/831263 "2020-09-29T23:43:58Z")
Internet personality and perennial Greendale Community College student Leonard Rodrigues has died. --- ## [British Choreographer Gillian Lynne dead at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-choreographer-gillian-lynne-dead-at-92/817186)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-choreographer-gillian-lynne-dead-at-92/817186 "2018-07-02T19:59:20Z")
Wikipedia here A massive lifetime of work. Top choreographer in the business. --- ## [The Dark Crystal (Netflix miniseries) spoiler tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-crystal-netflix-miniseries-spoiler-tags/839492)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-crystal-netflix-miniseries-spoiler-tags/839492 "2020-09-29T19:22:39Z")
Just started watching the new Netflix Dark Crystal, and within the first few minutes they have diverted from the movie in a fairly major way… I hope this gets explained quickly as it changes a fundamental concept of th… --- ## [Using fresh cut strawberries: need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-fresh-cut-strawberries-need-answer-fast/921672)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-fresh-cut-strawberries-need-answer-fast/921672 "2020-09-29T18:11:26Z")
I have some very nice strawberries that sat too long. Many have spots of bruise or mold, but i went through them and most and mostly sound. I want to cut out the bad parts and do something with the rest. I could just pu… --- ## [Rock Stars' Favorite Stand-up Comedians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-favorite-stand-up-comedians/921679)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stars-favorite-stand-up-comedians/921679 "2020-09-29T17:08:19Z")
I just got done hearing for the 20th time how “Musicians wanna be stand-up comedians, and vice-versa”, but I’m wondering who were the favorites of your favorites, or those you know… If you can’t think of rock stars, any … --- ## [What are the background lyrics in Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-background-lyrics-in-fleetwood-mac-s-dreams/848728)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-background-lyrics-in-fleetwood-mac-s-dreams/848728 "2020-09-29T00:05:32Z")
One of my favorite songs is Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” but I have never been able to understand the background lyrics. The relevant lyrics are in the pre-chorus portion, which goes Every few beats during … --- ## ["I shoulda turned left at Albuquerque"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shoulda-turned-left-at-albuquerque/920796)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shoulda-turned-left-at-albuquerque/920796 "2020-09-29T00:01:22Z")
(Feel free to add a Brooklyn accent in your head, if you’ve heard it that way before. I thought about writing it that way, but it looked ridiculous.) Please reply with the following information: your approximate age or … --- ## [Song lyrics that mention famous people in passing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-mention-famous-people-in-passing/838065)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-mention-famous-people-in-passing/838065 "2020-09-28T23:41:39Z")
The Annoying Drummer Boy: But here we are at 3 a.m. With Ringo Starr of Bethlehem Frank Mills: He resembles George Harrison Of The Beatles American Pie: When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he bo… --- ## [Trying to ID this song, 'There's not a Sound"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song-theres-not-a-sound/921636)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-this-song-theres-not-a-sound/921636 "2020-09-28T10:28:36Z")
There’s an app described in this thread called “Shazam”, which has a MacOS version (not mentioned in the thread, but available at the link mentioned). I just sicced it on this song which I digitized from cassette audio… --- ## [Cost of food and entertainment when you were young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-food-and-entertainment-when-you-were-young/921631)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-food-and-entertainment-when-you-were-young/921631 "2020-09-28T02:10:07Z")
The thread about lowest priced candy got me thinking about the cost of things when I was young. First a couple of things that stick out from stories my parents told me. The were born in the 1927. Milk Nickels were real… --- ## [Shows you really miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270 "2020-09-28T01:14:51Z")
Add video, trailers, etc. if you wish. Herman’s Head. Northern Exposure. --- ## [Teens played by teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-played-by-teens/921316)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-played-by-teens/921316 "2020-09-28T00:21:39Z")
Most TV shows with characters in high school have adult actors play the kids. I’m wondering what examples are out there of shows where an actual teenager was given the role. I can think of a couple examples from my own… --- ## [Movies where the actor playing the male lead is too young while the female lead is the right age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-actor-playing-the-male-lead-is-too-young-while-the-female-lead-is-the-right-age/921560)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-the-actor-playing-the-male-lead-is-too-young-while-the-female-lead-is-the-right-age/921560 "2020-09-27T18:35:04Z")
The opposite is too common to be notable. The only example I can recall is Top Gun. Tom Cruise had not quite turned 23 when filming began, too young to be a naval aviator with several years experience. Kelly McGillis wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=382) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=384)