# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=445 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 446 --- ## [Netflix working on 'The Witcher' series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-working-on-the-witcher-series/786873)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-working-on-the-witcher-series/786873 "2020-01-30T21:24:31Z")
I hope they can pull this off, it would be fantastic. http://www.platige.com/en/page/839-The\_Witcher\_Saga\_On\_Netflix --- ## [Recommend a Scotch or Irish Whiskey for around $40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-scotch-or-irish-whiskey-for-around-40/846770)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-scotch-or-irish-whiskey-for-around-40/846770 "2020-01-30T21:24:12Z")
For the past few years, my friend and I have chosen a sporting event on which to wager a bottle of whiskey of the winner’s choice, to be consumed together during our annual Baseball Trip. He always chooses a bourbon and … --- ## [1917 seen it thread (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1917-seen-it-thread-spoilers/846716)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1917-seen-it-thread-spoilers/846716 "2020-01-30T13:34:40Z")
Finally got to see this last night. Liked it a lot, maybe not as much as it has been hyped, and would definitely recommend. I guess after seeing “They shall never grow old” last year it felt like they eased up on the go… --- ## [Beginning to accept that GRR Martin will never finish ASoIaF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-to-accept-that-grr-martin-will-never-finish-asoiaf/847036)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginning-to-accept-that-grr-martin-will-never-finish-asoiaf/847036 "2020-01-30T12:22:16Z")
I’m in the first stages of grief, I think, slowly moving from denial into anger. With the announcement of his latest book, “House of the Dragon” it’s become clear that he has simply lost interest in the project. I stro… --- ## [Prince's guitar -- while my guitar gently weeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princes-guitar-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/847144)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princes-guitar-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/847144 "2020-01-30T01:01:36Z")
Here’s a tribute to George Harrison when he was posthumously inducted in Rock and Roll hall of fame in 2004: Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - YouTube Apparently… --- ## [police interrogations on TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogations-on-tv-shows/847196)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-interrogations-on-tv-shows/847196 "2020-01-30T00:45:32Z")
You’ve seen it many times on TV. The police have a suspect in the interview room and they are sure he is guilty. And they tell him if he confesses it will be good for him and he can get a good deal, but if he gets an at… --- ## [English words that pack lots of meaning but other languages don't have a word for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-pack-lots-of-meaning-but-other-languages-dont-have-a-word-for-it/846726)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-words-that-pack-lots-of-meaning-but-other-languages-dont-have-a-word-for-it/846726 "2020-01-30T00:19:40Z")
We hear a lot about other languages that have a single word that is ridiculously specific and translate into English as a phrase, like schadenfreude. Can you think of any English words that would take a sentence or two … --- ## [Song titles with opposite meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922 "2020-01-29T21:53:30Z")
I’m watching the D. A. Pennebaker 1989 Depeche Mode documentary “101” (it’s a strange film, with the parallel footage of the fan bus travelers, but Depeche Mode were absolutely on top of their game), and they played “Beh… --- ## [Jeopardy! Contest of the Titans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-contest-of-the-titans/846097)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-contest-of-the-titans/846097 "2020-01-29T20:21:48Z")
Whom do you think will win the Jeopardy! contest between Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer that starts tonight (first one to three wins will be considered the winner)? --- ## [Superbowl snacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/846856)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superbowl-snacks/846856 "2020-01-29T18:54:06Z")
Going to have a few friends over for Superbowl party. Trying to find suggestions for good snacks, not too messy, but yummy. --- ## [What to do with a ton of pistachios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-pistachios/847114)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-ton-of-pistachios/847114 "2020-01-29T18:21:46Z")
I seem to have been gifted with at least 10 pounds of in-the-shell pistachios. What on earth am I going to do with them besides eat them, or give some away? Also, should I keep them in the freezer so they don’t go bad? … --- ## [Four Jacks and a Jill is a real group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-jacks-and-a-jill-is-a-real-group/847160)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-jacks-and-a-jill-is-a-real-group/847160 "2020-01-29T18:09:01Z")
Thought that was a fake name in Spinal Tap Four Jacks and a Jill - Wikipedia --- ## [Grammys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammys/847070)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammys/847070 "2020-01-29T18:07:48Z")
I didn’t watch them last night (past my bedtime) and came here hoping there was a thread on it. Anyone? --- ## [Can you make "soy" sauce with other beans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-soy-sauce-with-other-beans/847122)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-soy-sauce-with-other-beans/847122 "2020-01-29T17:39:25Z")
One of my favorite Thai ingredients is fermented yellow beans. They add a really nice taste to stir fry dishes. It’s a umami taste similar to soy sauce. This got me to thinking that beans in general may ferment into som… --- ## [Time for dark beer - what's your's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-dark-beer-whats-yours/823545)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-dark-beer-whats-yours/823545 "2020-01-29T14:55:28Z")
While I’ll enjoy a porter or stout any time of year, the cool weather here in the NE U.S. has me hankering for the dark stuff. Founder’s has a good porter, Left Hand Milk Stout is high on my list and, while I haven’t had… --- ## [Arrow - The Final Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-the-final-season/841749)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrow-the-final-season/841749 "2020-01-29T14:12:15Z")
Arrow begins its eighth and final season on Tuesday, October 15 at 9 pm ET after The Flash. This season will consist of only 10 episodes, including the crossover episode. In addition, one episode will serve as a sort of… --- ## [Jed Clampett was not "shootin' at some food"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jed-clampett-was-not-shootin-at-some-food/847025 "2020-01-29T10:19:11Z")
In the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies, we heard every week that “then one day he was shootin’ at some food, and up through the ground come a-bubblin’ crude”. This is accompanied by a shot of Jed shooting a rifle,… --- ## [Your opinion of Badfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-badfinger/846829)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-badfinger/846829 "2020-01-29T08:08:09Z")
What do you think (if you remember) of the group. bad finger??:smack: --- ## [Looking for blog post - British humor about village murder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blog-post-british-humor-about-village-murder/846995)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-blog-post-british-humor-about-village-murder/846995 "2020-01-29T05:27:50Z")
I know it was on facebook within the past week or so, but there was a blog post about surviving visiting small British villages, like not going to fetes, staying away from the vicar, stuff like that \[that one could get f… --- ## [Simpsons Time Twisting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-time-twisting/847129)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-time-twisting/847129 "2020-01-29T02:58:30Z")
If Homer is 39 (that’s the age he usually is given), that means he was born in 1980 (unless his birthday is in January) which is the year that Bart was said to be born in the first season of the show. --- ## [Is the Sound of Music supposed to be a good movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sound-of-music-supposed-to-be-a-good-movie/846710)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sound-of-music-supposed-to-be-a-good-movie/846710 "2020-01-29T02:29:02Z")
My wife turning on The Sound of Music this weekend, and I realized that I had never actually seen it from beginning to end. I remember it being a special Saturday night movie ever year as a kid, but I had only seen bits … --- ## [Late comer: The Expanse is the best sci-fi series ever made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-comer-the-expanse-is-the-best-sci-fi-series-ever-made/846729)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-comer-the-expanse-is-the-best-sci-fi-series-ever-made/846729 "2020-01-28T13:02:06Z")
Okay, I know I’m late to the party. I tried this show when it first aired and just wasn’t feeling it. A few weeks ago, I decided to give it another go. I finished the latest episode today. Man what a great show! Love th… --- ## [Immoral Minority Picture Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immoral-minority-picture-show/847095)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immoral-minority-picture-show/847095 "2020-01-28T03:32:09Z")
Link I’d still like to see it; just to see if I made the cut (with William Sanderson). --- ## [TennisInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennisinc/847092)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennisinc/847092 "2020-01-28T01:32:38Z")
They’re a band who’ve been around for about ten years, husband and wife team, I recently heard a few of their songs. They currently have a 70’s theme going on. Tennis - In The Morning I’ll Be Better Tennis - Runner Te… --- ## [Star Wars Episode VII anticipation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 865\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936 "2020-01-28T01:28:24Z")
For news about the upcoming Star Wars movie that hits theaters in May 2015. Today, it was announced that it is going to be made on 35 MM film instead of digitally. I’m stunned, but happy about it. Good for them for usi… --- ## [My book is listed on Amazon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-is-listed-on-amazon/846944)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-is-listed-on-amazon/846944 "2020-01-27T21:29:31Z")
Wow, finally! I’ll be honest – things have gone wrong so often in my endeavor to get this damn book published, I was just sort of assuming this one, too, was going to blow up in my face, and I was just wondering exactly… --- ## [Aw man, Tom Selleck has become Wilfred Brimley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-man-tom-selleck-has-become-wilfred-brimley/846414)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-man-tom-selleck-has-become-wilfred-brimley/846414 "2020-01-27T19:49:28Z")
I remember watching The Price is Right as a kid and seeing old Wilfred selling oatmeal and life insurance to the old folks. I had the opportunity to watch TPiR today and what do my eyes behold but Tom Selleck selling re… --- ## [Your Top Ten books of 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2019/845705)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2019/845705 "2020-01-27T17:34:28Z")
Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in 2019. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. I’ll post my list later on New Year’s Day, since I’ll be on the road until t… --- ## [Last verse switch-ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-verse-switch-ups/846949)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-verse-switch-ups/846949 "2020-01-27T17:18:53Z")
Drinking a few(ahem)glasses this evening… I was thinking about last minute hard reverses in songs. With reminded me a bit the local thread https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=888795 but made me think… --- ## [R.I.P. Terry Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-terry-jones/846798)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-terry-jones/846798 "2020-01-27T17:08:47Z")
Monty Python’s Terry Jones has left us. He was 77 and suffered from dementia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=446)