# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=453 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 454 --- ## [The economy of fish'n'chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-of-fishnchips/845698)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economy-of-fishnchips/845698 "2020-01-01T19:14:16Z")
I had two five-ounce pieces of cod. I used them to make four pieces of fish ('n’chips). That means that there are about three pieces of fish for a pound of cod. Considering that fish’n’chips with two pieces of fish se… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2019-edition/844217)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2019-edition/844217 "2020-01-01T14:04:33Z")
how is it almost ecember? I just posted November’s thread a few days ago! What a fast month this was… and not much reading for me. With a new job and National Novel Reading Month, it was slim readings… Currently I am re… --- ## [Fendertones , excellent Beach Boys cover band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fendertones-excellent-beach-boys-cover-band/845453)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fendertones-excellent-beach-boys-cover-band/845453 "2020-01-01T13:57:58Z")
As far as I can tell they are guys from Philly who do this for fun. Don’t know if they still perform, their videos on Youtube are from a while back. Here is one: --- ## [What's your favorite The CW (or CWSeed) shows, and are there other platforms like that with no ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-the-cw-or-cwseed-shows-and-are-there-other-platforms-like-that-with-no-ads/844846)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-the-cw-or-cwseed-shows-and-are-there-other-platforms-like-that-with-no-ads/844846 "2020-01-01T11:02:13Z")
I’ve been searching around for some good TV shows to watch over the holidays. I stumbled back on The CW. I used to watch The CW show The Hart of Dixie. I didn’t realize that The Gilmore Girls was also a CW show. Rece… --- ## [Why no mainstream sugar free candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-mainstream-sugar-free-candy/845443)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-mainstream-sugar-free-candy/845443 "2020-01-01T04:54:06Z")
There are lots of sugar free candies out there, But you have to search them out, nothing at the check out lane other than mints and gum. But more importantly, there are no mainstream candies that come in a sugar free ve… --- ## [Underrated/lesser known Christmas movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/844864)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underrated-lesser-known-christmas-movies/844864 "2020-01-01T01:32:35Z")
Minor spoilers, no endings revealed This isn’t the first time we had this discussion, but at this time of year, I think it’s appropriate. There are plenty of good Christmas movies out there, but not all of them are well… --- ## [Neil Innes Dead at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-innes-dead-at-75/845601)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-innes-dead-at-75/845601 "2019-12-31T23:26:32Z")
Link. They say suddenly. A loss to music and comedy all over the world. --- ## [Hey, I've been there! (Movie Locations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ive-been-there-movie-locations/839391)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ive-been-there-movie-locations/839391 "2019-12-31T22:54:31Z")
I was watching John Wick: Chapter 2 tonight and there’s a scene where Wick is fighting Cassian on some steps in Rome. As the scene rolled on it looked really familiar, so I pulled up a photo from our trip to Rome 3 years… --- ## [Legally listening to my LPs as MP3s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-listening-to-my-lps-as-mp3s/845212)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-listening-to-my-lps-as-mp3s/845212 "2019-12-31T22:47:07Z")
Let’s see how clear I can be: I own more than 300 LP record albums. They are at home. I don’t currently reside at home. I would like to listen to my records. A couple of decades ago some federal court or something rule… --- ## [Was this wine spoiled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-wine-spoiled/845673)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-wine-spoiled/845673 "2019-12-31T20:52:57Z")
My elderly aunt brought out an unlabeled bottle of wine for Christmas Eve. There is no indication how long she’s had it probably sitting around in her kitchen. It was a color I’ve never seen before in wine: golden, alm… --- ## [Country music mocking city folk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-mocking-city-folk/845606)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-mocking-city-folk/845606 "2019-12-31T19:31:02Z")
I have listened to all kinds of music through my lifetime, and lately that has included a lot of modern country/western on the local stations just to give it try. I have noticed that there is a lot of mocking of “city f… --- ## [The Good Girl movie with Jennifer Aniston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-girl-movie-with-jennifer-aniston/845576)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-girl-movie-with-jennifer-aniston/845576 "2019-12-31T19:23:20Z")
Relesed in 2002, I rented it on VHS. At the time I had just started working the new midnight shift at my company and there was very little to do for at least 6 hours of the night. But I was watching at work so I didn’t r… --- ## [Sharon Stone blocked from Bumble , they thought it was a fake account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-stone-blocked-from-bumble-they-thought-it-was-a-fake-account/845589)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-stone-blocked-from-bumble-they-thought-it-was-a-fake-account/845589 "2019-12-31T18:32:56Z")
I would think it was fake too --- ## [Don Imus, Radio Show Host, Dead At 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-imus-radio-show-host-dead-at-79/845492)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-imus-radio-show-host-dead-at-79/845492 "2019-12-31T18:04:29Z")
Don Imus was very popular locally (NYC) back during my high school/college days. I remember he had the coveted morning show while Stern had the afternoon drive home shift, and many of my peers loved these shows. Neithe… --- ## [When WHERE you're eating something makes it taste great!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-where-youre-eating-something-makes-it-taste-great/845449)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-where-youre-eating-something-makes-it-taste-great/845449 "2019-12-31T17:29:53Z")
I’m not talking about a fancy restaurant or who you’re eating with, but location, location, location! :stuck\_out\_tongue: My #1 is eating rice balls with dried seaweed at the beach. It was always cold and sometimes later… --- ## [Netflix: A Cure for Wellness. Seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-a-cure-for-wellness-seen-it/845667)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-a-cure-for-wellness-seen-it/845667 "2019-12-31T16:48:04Z")
Intense flick. Great acting and cinemagic. But a little too cerebral for my small brain. I feel it needs a sequel. Did the main actor live happily ever after? Don’t know what was an illusion and what actually happened. … --- ## [Do You Go To Non-English Theaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-to-non-english-theaters/845399)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-go-to-non-english-theaters/845399 "2019-12-31T04:32:48Z")
This is probably best answered from someone who lives in a non-English country, or someone who travels a lot, and watches movies from all over. Outside of English speaking countries, off-hand, what is the ratio of Englis… --- ## [What textual evidence is there for an unreliable narrator in "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-textual-evidence-is-there-for-an-unreliable-narrator-in-i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/845482)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-textual-evidence-is-there-for-an-unreliable-narrator-in-i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus/845482 "2019-12-31T03:02:43Z")
I have been arguing this with some people on Twitter and Facebook, and the arguments I’ve heard so far seem to be that “Santa isn’t real” or that Santa wouldn’t do something so unwholesome/transgressive. (1) So all the … --- ## [since this Christmas season, why don't we eat goose diners like in Dickens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-this-christmas-season-why-dont-we-eat-goose-diners-like-in-dickens/845327 "2019-12-31T01:54:57Z")
In Dickens’ book “A Christmas Story”, he talks about a goose dinner which I have seen mentioned in other books. Since most early colonists were British, and America has plenty of native geese, why hasn’t there been more… --- ## [Best Books You Read This Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-books-you-read-this-year/845636)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-books-you-read-this-year/845636 "2019-12-30T23:22:55Z")
Note that these don’t have to have been published this year. I’m only including books I read for the first time, but you can choose ones you’ve reread. I’m doing my Top Ten, but feel free to put in as few or as many as … --- ## [What is Talk Singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-talk-singing/845348)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-talk-singing/845348 "2019-12-30T21:37:47Z")
The thread B-52s fans: Can Fred Schneider sing? reminded me of a thread I’ve wanted to start since forever. Schneider, like many other singers - all of them men, now that I think about it - doesn’t exactly sing the word… --- ## [Spontaneous witticisms that weren't really spontaneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-witticisms-that-werent-really-spontaneous/843370)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-witticisms-that-werent-really-spontaneous/843370 "2019-12-30T20:00:32Z")
Around 1972-73, Groucho Marx started appearing on various TV shows, which was apparently orchestrated by his manipulative companion Erin Fleming. In these appearances, the 82 year old Groucho was noticeably frail and occ… --- ## [Quick Star Wars Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-star-wars-question/844888)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-star-wars-question/844888 "2019-12-30T19:58:09Z")
I’ve seen most of the movies, but my knowledge of the books, tv series, comics, video games, etc. is extremely limited, so I’ll ask my fellow dopers. Are the falcons (as we know them) in the Star Wars universe? I know e… --- ## [You have just just sneezed. Spock says...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-just-just-sneezed-spock-says/845297)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-just-just-sneezed-spock-says/845297 "2019-12-30T16:53:54Z")
What would Mr. Spock say to someone who had just sneezed? “God bless you” seems extremely unlikely. Not logical at all. That point covers any and all translations. Well? (Madalyn Murray O’Hair had an interesting alt… --- ## [A wop bop aloom op a wop bop boom - the syllable thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wop-bop-aloom-op-a-wop-bop-boom-the-syllable-thread/845324 "2019-12-30T16:05:08Z")
Nonsense syllables, versions of scat singing, etc. are a key part of many rock songs because, whatever the singer/songwriter’s reasons were. I heard Fleetwood Mac’s Second Hand News today and was surprised that “Bow-bow… --- ## [Do MEN ride the casting couch, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-ride-the-casting-couch-too/845318)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-ride-the-casting-couch-too/845318 "2019-12-30T15:14:04Z")
Just asking. I’ve heard about Matthew Perry and Henry Cavill who got to where they were by bending over a desk in a producer’s office. I know there are plenty of bi’s, gays, and gay-for-pays in the industry, and hundre… --- ## [How best to catch up on DC Comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-catch-up-on-dc-comics/845383)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-to-catch-up-on-dc-comics/845383 "2019-12-30T13:37:44Z")
I was a devoted DC Comics fanboy my entire life. Then, the advent of the New 52 coincided with my split from my partner of 12 years. Suddenly living on my own, I wasn’t sure how my budget was going to shake out, so I tho… --- ## [Lolita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita/844974)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lolita/844974 "2019-12-30T13:27:06Z")
This past weekend I watched the Kubrick/Mason version of Lolita (1962). I’d say it has been more than a decade since I say the Adrian Lyne/Irons version (1997). I read the novel sometime around when I watched the Lyne v… --- ## [I just watched the most Shameless-esque scene in Shameless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-most-shameless-esque-scene-in-shameless/845535)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-most-shameless-esque-scene-in-shameless/845535 "2019-12-30T09:43:51Z")
I gave up on this show a while back but got bored and picked up where I left off. Watched another season or so and last night got to the one where… A totally Gallagher moment. --- ## [Have you ever heard of Logan's Run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-logans-run/763616)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-logans-run/763616 "2019-12-30T04:52:58Z")
From this thread about a restaurant called Logan’s Run, a couple of posters claim that nobody today remembers the 1974 sci-fi movie of the same name. Well, I do and I believe it’s considered to be a classic. It’s about a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=454)