# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=452 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 453 --- ## [Bombshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombshell/845934)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombshell/845934 "2020-01-04T19:57:27Z")
Anyone else see Bombshell this weekend? . . . . . . . . . . . . Interesting movie by the producers of ‘The Big Short’ (which is what inspired us to see it). Interesting film about the #metoo movement and Ro… --- ## [What is this singing trick called and how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-singing-trick-called-and-how-do-you-do-it/845457)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-singing-trick-called-and-how-do-you-do-it/845457 "2020-01-04T15:28:47Z")
Since we seem to have a trend going about songs and and singers and whatnot, I’d like to throw one more into the mix with a question I’ve been wondering about since I was old enough to sing / appreciate singers. What do… --- ## [Cats Trailer out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-trailer-out/837296)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-trailer-out/837296 "2020-01-04T13:29:10Z")
Linky Looks interesting. Might be a bit more Uncanny Valley than fur leotards are, for some people’s taste. --- ## ["Darth Vader, Spider-Man, or the Munsters...?" (quote from unknown TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-spider-man-or-the-munsters-quote-from-unknown-tv-show/845875 "2020-01-04T12:51:01Z")
My googling is failing me… So the subject quote is from a TV comedy (or possibly a movie), likely 90s or late 80s. The setup is 3 characters talking about some sort of job or task (maybe a low-level heist or something)… --- ## [Identify this crime/Jack London story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-crime-jack-london-story/246304)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-crime-jack-london-story/246304 "2020-01-04T03:50:50Z")
I was in a bookstore many years ago, and one of the books that caught my eye was a book about noteworthy (if you can call it that) murderes in the US. I don’t remember the title. Anyway, one of the bad guys profiled in… --- ## [New Year’s Supper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-s-supper/845754)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-s-supper/845754 "2020-01-04T03:40:30Z")
Tourtière and vegs, with red wine as accompaniment. May be a lemon pudd for afters. Working on finishing off the egg nog while cooking. --- ## [Jack Reacher Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-q/845893)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-q/845893 "2020-01-04T03:06:52Z")
I have noticed that Reacher has a habit of murdering people in cold blood. (“But they were all bad.”) Now, initially, we are told that he was a talented and resourceful investigator in the Military Police Corps. At some … --- ## [Vanna White steps in to host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak's surgery.aj](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanna-white-steps-in-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-after-pat-sajaks-surgery-aj/843194)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanna-white-steps-in-to-host-wheel-of-fortune-after-pat-sajaks-surgery-aj/843194 "2020-01-04T01:22:36Z")
Sending Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Pat. Does anyone know what the taping lead time is for Wheel? Is it similar to Jeopardy and a couple months? I’d like to see how Vanna does hosting the show. --- ## [John Mulaney's Sack Lunch Bunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mulaneys-sack-lunch-bunch/845433)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mulaneys-sack-lunch-bunch/845433 "2020-01-04T00:42:57Z")
John Mulaney is my favorite comedian, now that Louis CK is hot garbage (please, Mulaney, please don’t be hot garbage). I love his standup. His latest Netflix show is something different: an homage to eighties children’s… --- ## [What family games do you play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-family-games-do-you-play/845511)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-family-games-do-you-play/845511 "2020-01-03T23:46:55Z")
My family has been enjoying a long Christmas season. One of our favorite pastime is playing Dixit. The game is fun for both competitive types and laid-back jacks of all kinds. There are several extension sets, such as Qu… --- ## [Nonstick frying pan recommendation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonstick-frying-pan-recommendation/845717)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonstick-frying-pan-recommendation/845717 "2020-01-03T14:12:56Z")
My 9 inch Cuisinard nonstick frying pan has bit the dust. I would love a Le Creuset but I don’t love the price. Cast iron takes too long to get the correct non stick seasoning. Any recommendations for something that w… --- ## [My third novel (sci-fi thriller) Spindown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-third-novel-sci-fi-thriller-spindown/822522)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-third-novel-sci-fi-thriller-spindown/822522 "2020-01-02T22:57:05Z")
My earlier thread was moved to Marketplace, but the mods told me I could talk about my book in Cafe Society as long as I didn’t include any links to the online stores. However, I am allowed to link to the Marketplace th… --- ## [4 blow on harmonica sounds bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-blow-on-harmonica-sounds-bad/845805)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-blow-on-harmonica-sounds-bad/845805 "2020-01-02T22:06:27Z")
Remember when I said my harmonica sounds bad? This is what I meant. (I made a new thread because I didn’t want to bump an old topic). How does a harmonica that’s only a month old have this problem? --- ## [What movies / TV shows will 20 year olds look at with nostalgia in 2040?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-tv-shows-will-20-year-olds-look-at-with-nostalgia-in-2040/845800)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-tv-shows-will-20-year-olds-look-at-with-nostalgia-in-2040/845800 "2020-01-02T21:26:22Z")
I’m 42 years old, and most of the movies and TV shows I look at nostalgically are from the 1980-2000 time period. Movies like the Star Wars original trilogies, Indiana Jones, and Ghostbusters which we’ve discussed on th… --- ## [Syd Mead - You don't know his name, but you absolutely know his work!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-mead-you-dont-know-his-name-but-you-absolutely-know-his-work/740350)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syd-mead-you-dont-know-his-name-but-you-absolutely-know-his-work/740350 "2020-01-02T21:00:08Z")
I wondered who had designed the atmospheric cityscape for Blade Runner and this guy popped up. Syd Mead 82 years old! I wikied him upand it turn out his conceptual designs are everywhere in gaming, films like Blade Run… --- ## [River Tam vs. Arya Stark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/river-tam-vs-arya-stark/845596)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/river-tam-vs-arya-stark/845596 "2020-01-02T20:50:54Z")
I’m assuming hand weapons because the latter would be dead before she figured out how to work a pistol. Close one, but I’d have to give River the edge only because she wasn’t on Arya’s little list. --- ## [A new national anthem for the UK (or maybe the US)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-national-anthem-for-the-uk-or-maybe-the-us/845531)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-national-anthem-for-the-uk-or-maybe-the-us/845531 "2020-01-02T20:48:15Z")
There is a movement to replace the national anthem of the UK (“God Save the Queen/King”). Possible options: “Jerusalem”. It doesn’t have a tune to which you would picture soldiers or Olympic athletes marching. The lyri… --- ## [Identify this movie, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-movie-please/845758)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-movie-please/845758 "2020-01-02T15:56:36Z")
There’s this movie in which this guy is being trained for the FBI or CIA or something, and he’s kidnapped and taken to this place where he’s interrogated for a long period of time. Finally, they bring in the soiled pant… --- ## [A new low in pre-movie ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-in-pre-movie-ads/845091)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-low-in-pre-movie-ads/845091 "2020-01-02T15:41:16Z")
Went to see Dark Waters last night (excellent movie, BTW). Before the movie I experienced a new low in post scheduled start time, pre-feature advertising. Scheduled start time was 6:45. Ten minutes of ads. Three previews… --- ## [I just finished hate watching Haven and I need to vent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-hate-watching-haven-and-i-need-to-vent/845749)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-hate-watching-haven-and-i-need-to-vent/845749 "2020-01-02T14:50:36Z")
I know Haven, for those of you that watched is a distant memory so I won’t rant on the minutia that I didn’t like about this show. But I will say this: Audrey and Nathan are two of the shittiest protagonist to ever grac… --- ## [Lex Luthor Look-alike constest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-look-alike-constest/845653)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-look-alike-constest/845653 "2020-01-02T03:50:42Z")
Pretty much self explanatory. My nominee: trump administration acting AG Matthew Whittaker. Since Luthor has had many looks over the years the baseline for judging is the “Silver Age” Luthor. https://www.google.com/… --- ## [Titanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic/845748)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic/845748 "2020-01-02T03:33:02Z")
Does anyone else find it strange that the villain doesn’t die? --- ## [ID an old Doctor Who character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-old-doctor-who-character/845608)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-old-doctor-who-character/845608 "2020-01-02T03:18:26Z")
I used to know this, but it’s been so long that I’ve forgotten. The creature in question was small and brown, and had a distinctive, maniacal laugh. (At least, I think it was a laugh.) He was played by an Indian actor… --- ## [Iconic foods for different areas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-foods-for-different-areas/845462 "2020-01-02T02:49:38Z")
I’ll start with NYC. Not in order, just a list NY Pizza\[sup\]1\[/sup\], thin crust, great sauce, meant to be picked up by hand. Bagels like no others, the best and the original. NYC Pretzels. Philly is close but not quit… --- ## [Streaming video -- what's changing in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-video-whats-changing-in-2020/845742)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streaming-video-whats-changing-in-2020/845742 "2020-01-02T01:16:38Z")
I know that streaming video services routinely add and drop TV series as their streaming licenses expire or are acquired. Is there a comprehensive guide anywhere that describes what’s coming and going? (Especially going.… --- ## [Top Three Star Trek Space Battles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-star-trek-space-battles/845389)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-star-trek-space-battles/845389 "2020-01-01T23:14:16Z")
A good space battle needs cohesive narration, sweeping shots, good music. Our heroes can’t be too outgunned or too powerful, so here are mine: Star Trek Nemesis. Yup. I said it. I disagree with the criticism that it a… --- ## [Schoolhouse Rock voice Jack Sheldon. Dead at 88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schoolhouse-rock-voice-jack-sheldon-dead-at-88/845704)
**Author:** [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schoolhouse-rock-voice-jack-sheldon-dead-at-88/845704 "2020-01-01T21:55:48Z")
Yet another of the voices of my childhood gone. Great musician and an iconic voice. RIP Jack Sheldon, Schoolhouse Rock singer and jazz musician, dead at 88 --- ## [The Big Fat Quiz of 2019 is on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-fat-quiz-of-2019-is-on-youtube/845647)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-fat-quiz-of-2019-is-on-youtube/845647 "2020-01-01T20:16:52Z")
They all are and this year’s is as good a way to introduce you as any. Think pub quiz with funnier people. Well, funnier than the people I played with. --- ## [Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust trilogy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-pullmans-the-book-of-dust-trilogy/839448)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-pullmans-the-book-of-dust-trilogy/839448 "2020-01-01T20:09:41Z")
There will be open spoilers in this thread!!!\* The first book was published in 2017 and is called La Belle Sauvage. I hope that other people are reading or have read this; I know we have a lot of fans of Mr. Pullman’s … --- ## [Can we talk about hummus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-hummus/845162)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-about-hummus/845162 "2020-01-01T19:17:24Z")
A food item that many of us didn’t hear about until adulthood and now it’s everywhere. So many varieties (on top of the basic chickpea/tahini foundation). On a recent episode of Milk Street Chris Kimball talked about ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=451) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=453)