# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=387 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 388 --- ## [COVID vs.The Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vs-the-stand/920355)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vs-the-stand/920355 "2020-09-15T18:01:32Z")
Mods, move if you think this is more IMHO. Really wasn’t sure of where to put it. I’m a Steven King fan. But does anyone else feel like COVID is sort of like the Stand? Just moving much slower. COVID by King would be a… --- ## [Kindle users - do you do the family sharing thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-users-do-you-do-the-family-sharing-thing/920692)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-users-do-you-do-the-family-sharing-thing/920692 "2020-09-15T17:21:44Z")
I would like to buy Kindle books for my granddaughter. She does not have a Kindle, but I know you can download the app and read on any device. I’ve set up a Family Library, and added her as a child. I’ve put some books … --- ## [Satellite Radio Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-radio-question/920527)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satellite-radio-question/920527 "2020-09-15T15:48:01Z")
I like satellite radio. But every weekend, they stop broadcasting a few channels repeating the message it is unavailable “due to a live sporting event”. But I never hear a sporting event, just a repeated message about … --- ## [Mulan (2020)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulan-2020/919879)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulan-2020/919879 "2020-09-15T14:44:05Z")
I’ve just watched Mulan on Disney+. I’d already been aware that it was not following the beats of the animated film of the same name from 1998, and that was just fine with me. I’ve seen a few of the Disney live-action … --- ## [Keith Richards and the Queen's coronation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-and-the-queens-coronation/920486)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-richards-and-the-queens-coronation/920486 "2020-09-15T04:04:29Z")
Is it true that the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards was a choirboy who sang at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953? He would have been nine years old. I’ve seen a few references to it, but no real evidence. I know t… --- ## [Lost in Space (extra stuff qwerty asdf added because the site said I can't use the title Lost in Space because apparently someone else has already used it.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-extra-stuff-qwerty-asdf-added-because-the-site-said-i-cant-use-the-title-lost-in-space-because-apparently-someone-else-has-already-used-it/920447)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-extra-stuff-qwerty-asdf-added-because-the-site-said-i-cant-use-the-title-lost-in-space-because-apparently-someone-else-has-already-used-it/920447 "2020-09-15T02:25:28Z")
I recently found a free source for all of the Lost in Space episodes, the real thing from the 60s, not that fake modern stuff. I have watched a few random episode but I decided the only proper way to do this is to watch… --- ## [DC Comics: Why are there two versions of Black Adam killing Psycho Pirate in Infinite Crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-comics-why-are-there-two-versions-of-black-adam-killing-psycho-pirate-in-infinite-crisis/920608)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-comics-why-are-there-two-versions-of-black-adam-killing-psycho-pirate-in-infinite-crisis/920608 "2020-09-14T23:38:49Z")
There’s the “no more silly faces” version, which I remember when I read the comic: #7 here: But now I see this version with different dialog: #12 Is the second version some fan thing that got spread? Or were there… --- ## [Pre-1959 cranberry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-1959-cranberry/920510)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-1959-cranberry/920510 "2020-09-13T23:20:18Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Stan Freberg lately. There’s a sketch where Jesse White, as an unscrupulous record company chief tries to get a radio programmer to promote his latest single (The Old Payola Roll Blues). T… --- ## [Do they ever find "Lost Treasures" on any of the TV series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-ever-find-lost-treasures-on-any-of-the-tv-series/920255)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-ever-find-lost-treasures-on-any-of-the-tv-series/920255 "2020-09-13T17:10:40Z")
One day I’d love that one of the “Buried Riches from the Ukraininan Anabaptists” show-types actually find something. Aside from the never ending Oak Island (where do they get the money?), there are people in the Phillip… --- ## [How Do You Drink Your Cold Brew Coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-drink-your-cold-brew-coffee/920290)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-drink-your-cold-brew-coffee/920290 "2020-09-13T16:49:13Z")
Help me prove to Mrs. Cups that I’m right. (Or show she’s right and drive us to divorce) poll --- ## [Dietary fiber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-fiber/920103)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-fiber/920103 "2020-09-13T15:45:41Z")
Dietary fiber has been a hot topic in recent years among food and nutrition scientists as well as health professionals. We’ve had conversations on the topic of dietary food supplements over the years - the most recent b… --- ## [Simple at home meals you never tire of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-at-home-meals-you-never-tire-of/919028)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-at-home-meals-you-never-tire-of/919028 "2020-09-13T05:40:07Z")
I keep a small Tupperware container full of La Preferida Fat Free Refried Beans and one of chopped white onions in my fridge at all times. Morning, afternoon or especially late night after some couch drinking I’ll combi… --- ## [Need a little help with nomenclature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-nomenclature/920136)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-nomenclature/920136 "2020-09-13T02:52:53Z")
So, I’ve got this idea for a scifi vignette that’s been running through my head for a couple of weeks now, and I’ve decided to try to exorcise it by putting pen to paper. Without getting too deep into the details, human… --- ## [Is West Wing realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-wing-realistic/656999)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-west-wing-realistic/656999 "2020-09-13T02:23:25Z")
Something that adds to my enjoyment of some TV series (or movies or books) is a belief that depictions are authentic, true-to-life. For example, Sopranos gains much from the knowledge that real mobsters endorse it as re… --- ## [New "Fantasy Island" movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-fantasy-island-movie/847816 "2020-09-13T02:05:22Z")
Just noticed they are making the old tv show into a movie. LINK When I first saw this I was hoping for a tv remake and a new weekly series. Basically turning it into a horror movie. --- ## ["Live Rescue" is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-rescue-is-back/918762)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-rescue-is-back/918762 "2020-09-13T01:15:12Z")
First episode of the new season was last night. Yes, the three hosts are Zooming and the rescue workers have masked-up. --- ## [Your Top "X" Favorite RUSH Albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-x-favorite-rush-albums/919192)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-x-favorite-rush-albums/919192 "2020-09-13T00:58:12Z")
Hello everyone, again. I’m still new here and am happy to meet all whom I shall meet here. But back to the OP. I saw a thread like this one X+ years ago, but let’s see if anyone’s opinion on this topic may have chang… --- ## [I'm Rula Lenska. Friends are visiting from Europe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rula-lenska-friends-are-visiting-from-europe/539604)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rula-lenska-friends-are-visiting-from-europe/539604 "2020-09-13T00:18:40Z")
Did Rula Lenska actually say ‘Friends are visiting from Europe’ in one of her American commercials? Or was that line made up for The Pee-Wee Herman Show? --- ## [The Most Iconic Domestically-Created Character for Each Country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-iconic-domestically-created-character-for-each-country/918263)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-iconic-domestically-created-character-for-each-country/918263 "2020-09-12T13:00:33Z")
I can only think of a few, USA: Mickey Mouse Japan: Godzilla UK: Sherlock Holmes France: Hunchback of Notre Dame Most of the ones I immediately think of for other countries are the product of American or other forei… --- ## [Anyone looking forward to the Michael Cohen book about Donald Trump that comes out tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-the-michael-cohen-book-about-donald-trump-that-comes-out-tomorrow/920069)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-looking-forward-to-the-michael-cohen-book-about-donald-trump-that-comes-out-tomorrow/920069 "2020-09-12T08:14:15Z")
I read and really enjoyed Mary Trump’s book, I think I finished it in a day or two. I haven’t read most of the tell alls that have come out but Cohens book and Mary Trump’s book are ones I really want to go through. --- ## [Diana Rigg dies at 82](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diana-rigg-dies-at-82/920264)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diana-rigg-dies-at-82/920264 "2020-09-12T07:44:41Z")
I watched the Avengers because Diana Rigg was in it. She was such a lovely lady and one of the early female action heroes. Diana was recently in Game of Thrones and a new generation of fans discovered her. She’ll be re… --- ## [Favorite scores - violin edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scores-violin-edition/920309)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-scores-violin-edition/920309 "2020-09-11T17:10:02Z")
What are your favorite violin scores in movies and television? Today I binged all of Normal People on hulu, which I highly recommend. A bit of a slow start but by the end of the second episode it had gotten its hooks in… --- ## [Can rythym people tell me the clap on this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-rythym-people-tell-me-the-clap-on-this/919852)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-rythym-people-tell-me-the-clap-on-this/919852 "2020-09-11T16:44:19Z")
The whole clap on the 1,3 versus clap on the 2,4 for the first 30 seconds? Having a debate with friends. --- ## [How Much Could US Television Get Away With (If It Wanted To)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-us-television-get-away-with-if-it-wanted-to/920137)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-could-us-television-get-away-with-if-it-wanted-to/920137 "2020-09-11T15:00:40Z")
I don’t live there, so I don’t know for sure. But from what I understand, they get away with all kinds of stuff on Canadian and Western European TV (just to cite two examples). Bare buttocks and breasts, swearing galore.… --- ## [Bojack Horseman is a sad show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-is-a-sad-show/920177)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-is-a-sad-show/920177 "2020-09-11T14:35:29Z")
In search of a funny serial, I started watching Bojack Horseman. I’ve been watching 7 or 8 episodes so far and despite the funny situations and dialogues, I increasingly nurture the feeling that this is a sad show. The … --- ## [Touring Beatles or studio beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-beatles-or-studio-beatles/847124)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touring-beatles-or-studio-beatles/847124 "2020-09-11T03:58:31Z")
AFTER 66 the nestles stopped touring.from revelover forward they experimented more. I think they broke up from lack of touring. I want to hold your hand is vastly different then tax man It seems like two different band… --- ## [Peaches Yay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-yay/919950)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peaches-yay/919950 "2020-09-11T01:51:00Z")
Went shopping last night and discovered that peaches were in. Not those abominations of one of nature’s finest, commonly called the white peach🤢. No I mean honest to goodness yummy sweet yellow peaches that are soft an… --- ## [Ronald Bell (the Gang in Kool & The Gang) passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-bell-the-gang-in-kool-the-gang-passed-away/920269)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ronald-bell-the-gang-in-kool-the-gang-passed-away/920269 "2020-09-10T21:44:18Z")
He and his brother Robert (Kool) Bell were founding members of Kool & The Gang. Here’s something to remember him by (we don’t need JT to do it, either.) Hollywood Swinging --- ## ["Cuties"...again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuties-again/920288)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuties-again/920288 "2020-09-10T21:05:47Z")
As usual there’s no room for nuance in the social media sphere. On one hand we have magazines posting articles saying that people who dislike the film are ‘a right-wing movement’…good lord. On the other side, the argume… --- ## [I was a longtime fan of The Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-a-longtime-fan-of-the-onion/919838)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-a-longtime-fan-of-the-onion/919838 "2020-09-10T19:04:22Z")
…until so much of the “real” news became “Oniony.” Do you still read it? \[In case you know not what I refer to, here’s today’s “paper.”\] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=386) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=388)