# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=414 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 415 --- ## [I started a hugely successful product as part of reality show but got screwed.How to write my story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-started-a-hugely-successful-product-as-part-of-reality-show-but-got-screwed-how-to-write-my-story/854014)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-started-a-hugely-successful-product-as-part-of-reality-show-but-got-screwed-how-to-write-my-story/854014 "2020-05-20T01:41:21Z")
So a few years back I had the opportunity to spend a summer on a high-budget reality show on one of the top networks. I’m a bit of a media geek and so it sounded like fun to me to see how a show like that is made from b… --- ## [Judge Judy Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-question/854153)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-judy-question/854153 "2020-05-20T01:20:25Z")
I’m told litigants on her program receive an “appearance” fee. Anyone know how much this is? --- ## [Kindle Bargains Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-bargains-thread/854156)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-bargains-thread/854156 "2020-05-20T00:23:45Z")
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and Peter Straubs Ghost Story are only $1.99. --- ## [Making subtle - or not - changes in Episodes 7, 8 and 9 to improve them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-subtle-or-not-changes-in-episodes-7-8-and-9-to-improve-them/854079)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-subtle-or-not-changes-in-episodes-7-8-and-9-to-improve-them/854079 "2020-05-19T22:54:41Z")
I don’t want to hijack Dale Sams thread on Rise of Skywalker so I thought I’d put something lighthearted here. What are some ways the script or filming could have been improved to make the most record, somewhat disjoint… --- ## [Songs about immortals - like The Highwayman...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-immortals-like-the-highwayman/853678)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-immortals-like-the-highwayman/853678 "2020-05-19T22:00:46Z")
Any suggestions for songs that have immortal/reincarnated protagonists? I know about a few already: The Highwayman/Highwomen The Braggart’s Song (“I was born about 10,000 years ago…”) I Ain’t Marching Anymore - Phil O… --- ## [Music you bought because you heard it (or heard of it) in an unlikely place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-bought-because-you-heard-it-or-heard-of-it-in-an-unlikely-place/853940)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-bought-because-you-heard-it-or-heard-of-it-in-an-unlikely-place/853940 "2020-05-19T20:32:27Z")
MeTV has a commercial for their line-up of classic Westerns that features a woman singing something like, “Everybody’s got their weapons drawn/Darling, darling/You’re in the Wild West.” I like the song, but research sho… --- ## [Your Favorite Songs in English From Bands Who Dont Speak English As a First Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-in-english-from-bands-who-dont-speak-english-as-a-first-language/853964)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-songs-in-english-from-bands-who-dont-speak-english-as-a-first-language/853964 "2020-05-19T18:46:13Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d5oWanua7s&list=RD8d5oWanua7s&start\_radio=1 I love this song because I was really into Fallout 4 before the 'Rona hit us and this song would pop up on one of my downloaded radio stations… --- ## [Random year 1977: What takes me back is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-year-1977-what-takes-me-back-is/854009)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-year-1977-what-takes-me-back-is/854009 "2020-05-19T16:46:33Z")
There’s the list. Pick a tune, what difference did it make to your worldview, if any? I like #48: Alice Cooper’s tender side. “Popcorn” is genius. --- ## [I need a healthier salad dressing, both store-bought and homemade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthier-salad-dressing-both-store-bought-and-homemade/853985)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-healthier-salad-dressing-both-store-bought-and-homemade/853985 "2020-05-19T16:37:10Z")
Looking forward to summer I hope to eat salads most days, as I did last summer with fresh greens from the farmer’s market. :slight\_smile: but the dressing I’ve been using, Wishbone 1000 Island, which I find VERY tasty, … --- ## [Last Actors to appear in the 1890s and 1900s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-actors-to-appear-in-the-1890s-and-1900s/769015)
**Author:** [@Hingle\_McCringleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hingle_McCringleberry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-actors-to-appear-in-the-1890s-and-1900s/769015 "2020-05-19T16:12:54Z")
As of October 19, 2016 there is only one living actor that I know of who appeared in a movie from the 1910s: Fay McKenzie, who appeared in the 1918 movie “Station Content” as a baby. Now that we’re moving out of the 191… --- ## [Advice for first-time fiction writer seeking editor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-first-time-fiction-writer-seeking-editor/853967)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-first-time-fiction-writer-seeking-editor/853967 "2020-05-19T05:28:21Z")
No, not advice for me - I’d love to be a “first-time fiction writer” but have yet to demonstrate the discipline for that to happen. IRL I’m a technical editor, not a fiction editor, but “editor” is all that sticks in mo… --- ## [Anybody try NIDO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-nido/854060)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-try-nido/854060 "2020-05-19T04:36:07Z")
The powdered whole milk, not the toddler “formula.” As I’ve detailed in other threads, I’ve got a bread machine and 50 pounds of bread flour. And the whole family is delighted! Many bread recipes call for a couple of ta… --- ## [Making pickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pickles/848366)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pickles/848366 "2020-05-19T00:34:08Z")
Hi - I want to try my hand at making some pickles, which looks easy enough. However, a bunch of the recipes I find have sugar in them. And I hate bread and butter sweet pickles. I’d like to make some regular dill & garl… --- ## [Louis CK just released a surprise web series (Horace and Pete)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-ck-just-released-a-surprise-web-series-horace-and-pete/744750)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-ck-just-released-a-surprise-web-series-horace-and-pete/744750 "2020-05-18T23:03:10Z")
There is not even an IMDB page for the series. You can get the first episode here, for $5. I found out about this when I received this email: The cast includes Steve Buscemi, Alan Alda, Edie Falco, Jessica Lange, Stev… --- ## [I just learned how to Life-hack Doordash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-how-to-life-hack-doordash/797429)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-learned-how-to-life-hack-doordash/797429 "2020-05-18T21:57:00Z")
Okay, life-hack is a stupid term, and I generally support a short prison term for using it, but I couldn’t think of a suitable alternative on short notice. This is a PSA for people who find that their favorite restaurant… --- ## [The Thing (John Carpenter) appreciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-john-carpenter-appreciation/853486)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-john-carpenter-appreciation/853486 "2020-05-18T21:38:22Z")
If you like Carpenter’s The Thing, you might enjoy this. It was mentioned in the SDMB several years ago, which is how I learned about it. I’m posting because I just re-read it last night and had forgotten how good it i… --- ## [Film Legend Michel Piccoli Dies Aged 94](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-legend-michel-piccoli-dies-aged-94/854045)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-legend-michel-piccoli-dies-aged-94/854045 "2020-05-18T16:43:28Z")
R.I.P. Hollywood Reporter Yahoo News Jean Renoir, Alexandre Astruc, Luis Buñuel, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, Costa-Gavras, Alain Resnais, Roger Vadim, Agnès Varda, Jacques Demy, Michel Deville, Mario Bava, … --- ## [Drawing on a tablet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawing-on-a-tablet/847800 "2020-05-18T14:17:52Z")
I have a couple Android tablets. Despite drawing for my living all my adult life, it was all drafting and design, by hand or with CAD software. I was never a freehand artist, but I’d like to try. Which apps? Does som… --- ## [Netflix / Plex / a 4K HDR display run through an AV receiver = don't get a Roku!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-plex-a-4k-hdr-display-run-through-an-av-receiver-dont-get-a-roku/854007)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-plex-a-4k-hdr-display-run-through-an-av-receiver-dont-get-a-roku/854007 "2020-05-18T13:13:31Z")
\[So, is a part-question, part-informative-rant (warning to others) that is home theater related appropriate for Cafe Society? Feels like it is to me…\] TLDR: If you have an AV receiver multiplexing input audio/video sour… --- ## [Supergirl Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-5/841313)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-season-5/841313 "2020-05-18T12:22:34Z")
The fifth season of Supergirl premieres Sunday at 9 pm ET, after the series premiere of Batwoman. Last season was probably their best one so far. They not only doubled down on the political theme - with illegal aliens … --- ## [ok i have preseasoned pork riblets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-preseasoned-pork-riblets/853767)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-have-preseasoned-pork-riblets/853767 "2020-05-18T01:58:51Z")
I bought these dry seasoned riblets and i’m trying to figure out how to cook them in the oven I bought them in a Hispanic/Latin ethnic supermarket so it got the red dry seasoning on it Some sites say you just pour bb… --- ## [Help me with my Spanish Rice game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-spanish-rice-game/853974)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-my-spanish-rice-game/853974 "2020-05-18T01:54:55Z")
Made a beloved Pernil recipe last night. ( Well. Yesterday. It’s a 4+ hour bake… ). Hadn’t tried in 20 years. Turned out great. Tried making a fairly simple Spanish rice recipe I found. Here’s where I struggled and I as… --- ## [I think the Tuvix (Voyager) outcry is stupid...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-tuvix-voyager-outcry-is-stupid/853983)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-tuvix-voyager-outcry-is-stupid/853983 "2020-05-18T00:51:43Z")
…but I’m not here to argue that. HA GOTCHA!! CLICKBAIT!! Seriously though. I think the subject is much better handled in DS9’s “Children of Time”. But I’m not really here to talk about that. I have a very simple questi… --- ## [Songs with different/odd stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-different-odd-stories/853729)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-different-odd-stories/853729 "2020-05-18T00:33:29Z")
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride - Life as a whaler in Massachusetts. Genesis - Driving the Last Spike - Life building railroads in England in the 1800s. Others? --- ## [Rank Your NBC Mystery Movie In Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-nbc-mystery-movie-in-order/853913)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-your-nbc-mystery-movie-in-order/853913 "2020-05-17T23:58:49Z")
Me: Columbo McMillan and Wife Banacek McCloud --- ## [RIP Brian Dennehy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-brian-dennehy/851938)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-brian-dennehy/851938 "2020-05-17T22:32:36Z")
His family as reported that Brian Denney has died of natural causes not related to COVID-19 at 81 He was in so many things I liked but one movie that I loved that doesn’t top any lists was F/X with Bryan Brown. --- ## [Barry on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-on-hbo/820723)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-on-hbo/820723 "2020-05-17T21:46:47Z")
Anyone else watch this series? It stars Bill Hader (with strong supporting performances by Stephen Root and Henry Winkler) as a hit man who starts going to acting class. I just got finished watching season 1 and, uh, ho… --- ## [Any photographers here? Looking for a modern, compact ultrawide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-photographers-here-looking-for-a-modern-compact-ultrawide/853770)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-photographers-here-looking-for-a-modern-compact-ultrawide/853770 "2020-05-17T21:03:45Z")
In a past life, I used to love amateur photography and mostly shot with a DSLR and a 11-16mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens. I loved how the photos looked, but the setup was huge and bulky, necessitating a chest carrier for longe… --- ## [Survivor Season 40: Winners at War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-40-winners-at-war/847829)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-40-winners-at-war/847829 "2020-05-17T16:56:07Z")
The new season of Survivor premieres tonight. 20 previous winners returning for a new season for $2 millon prize. Honestly, I’m a little ambivalent about watching. I’m still disgusted from what happened last season, and… --- ## [Whatever Happened to Ming the Merciless? (Flash Gordon Comic Strip)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ming-the-merciless-flash-gordon-comic-strip/853058)
**Author:** [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Levolor_the_Blind)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-ming-the-merciless-flash-gordon-comic-strip/853058 "2020-05-17T16:08:36Z")
I’ve researching Ming the Merciless ahead of using him in a tabletop RPG but the last reference to him online is " Flash arrives at Bravor’s headquarters and quickly overpowers Ming" whereupon Flash, Dale, and Zarkhov re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=413) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=415)