# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=463 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 464 --- ## [John Simon Passes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-simon-passes/843993)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-simon-passes/843993 "2019-11-29T01:15:54Z")
The Viscount of Vitriol is no more. John Simon has passed away at age 94. --- ## [Anybody having trouble watching Disney Plus on PS4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-having-trouble-watching-disney-plus-on-ps4/844126)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-having-trouble-watching-disney-plus-on-ps4/844126 "2019-11-28T14:43:31Z")
Going on day 5 of not being able to log in. When asked to enter my email address, I’ll enter it, then it will ask me to enter my email address again. It keeps doing that. I can’t even get to the part where it asks to en… --- ## [Forgettable "Hit Songs" Shoehorned into Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgettable-hit-songs-shoehorned-into-movies/843797)
**Author:** [@Little\_Brother\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Brother_1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgettable-hit-songs-shoehorned-into-movies/843797 "2019-11-28T09:06:14Z")
This thread is inspired by the “Movies That Would Have Been Better With No Love Interests” thread. I read somewhere that Glen Campbell was hideously miscast as La Boeuf in the original (1969) “True Grit” because the pro… --- ## [In praise of the Dancing With The Stars season 28 premiere - 9/16/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-28-premiere-9-16-19/841401)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-dancing-with-the-stars-season-28-premiere-9-16-19/841401 "2019-11-28T09:02:44Z")
\[This is something I felt I had to do for my own reasons, but if anyone wants to turn this into a general DWTS Season 28 thread, I’m fine with that.\] It’s hard to believe that there was a time when I was genuinely enthu… --- ## [Paperback Writer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paperback-writer/843383)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paperback-writer/843383 "2019-11-27T22:24:53Z")
The lyrics to the Beatles song Paperback Writer take the form of a letter sent by an aspiring, well, paperback writer to a publishing house, offering his latest work for publication. The book took him years to write and … --- ## [Anyone ever discover in an old show, a great talent you wern't aware of, only to find....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-discover-in-an-old-show-a-great-talent-you-wernt-aware-of-only-to-find/827253)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-discover-in-an-old-show-a-great-talent-you-wernt-aware-of-only-to-find/827253 "2019-11-27T22:14:51Z")
…yup. They died prematurely. Though my example is even more twisted. So I’m going through my Twilight Zone watch. I’m watching the season five ep “Ring A Ding Girl”. Who is this Maggie McNamera\*??? She’s gorgeous and th… --- ## [What instrument is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-instrument-is-this/844050)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-instrument-is-this/844050 "2019-11-27T17:44:12Z")
One of my friends showed me a youtube of The Battle of Evermore that Page & Plant did with some Indian musicians. TBH, although I adore Indian music, I think this is a terrible arrangement and version of the song. Start… --- ## [Ford vs Feerrari Cast ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-vs-feerrari-cast/843936)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ford-vs-feerrari-cast/843936 "2019-11-27T17:13:22Z")
One of the characters was one Leo Beebe, a Ford employee. He was portrayed in a less-than-favorable light. Based upon when these events in the film occurred (mid/late 1960s) I suspect he has probably passed away. That… --- ## [Favorite authors: If you like... you might like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-authors-if-you-like-you-might-like/836826)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-authors-if-you-like-you-might-like/836826 "2019-11-27T15:48:49Z")
Apologies for the thread title. I wasn’t sure how to phrase it. I read a few books per week on average. Much of what I read is fiction. Police procedurals, detective novels, thrillers, etc. Often in series. I frequently … --- ## [New Nick Cage movie, starring Nick Cage as Nick Cage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nick-cage-movie-starring-nick-cage-as-nick-cage/843529)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nick-cage-movie-starring-nick-cage-as-nick-cage/843529 "2019-11-27T15:04:12Z")
It’s been a bizarre news week, but at last something totally normal happens: Hollywood talks to an actor about making a movie. I don’t know that I’ll make it to see this movie, but holy fuck I hope it gets made. --- ## [Changes to the movie long after release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-the-movie-long-after-release/843965)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-the-movie-long-after-release/843965 "2019-11-27T13:42:06Z")
I watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail last night. I watched for the “extra” scene with Carol Cleveland as Zoot (well, as “Dingo” really) in Castle Anthrax. Sure enough, it was there. I don’t recall seeing this before… --- ## [Cooking for one (w no leftovers!) I need ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-for-one-w-no-leftovers-i-need-ideas/844004)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-for-one-w-no-leftovers-i-need-ideas/844004 "2019-11-27T13:30:47Z")
I’m looking for suggestions for small-ish dishes, or meals suitable for one person. My main requirement is to NOT make large amounts of something & then freeze lots of portions of the same thing, and I’d like to avoid le… --- ## [Why Did Walt Disney Choose Snow White?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-walt-disney-choose-snow-white/844033)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-walt-disney-choose-snow-white/844033 "2019-11-27T13:14:04Z")
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs is the first full-length animated motion picture. Walt Disney even got a special Oscar for it. So…why did Walt choose that particular story? --- ## [What music act ended up being the biggest “sellout”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-act-ended-up-being-the-biggest-sellout/843859)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-act-ended-up-being-the-biggest-sellout/843859 "2019-11-27T02:13:08Z")
First I don’t necessarily mean this in a bad way. Looking for an artist or band however that made the biggest career left turn in music style for the sole reason of selling records. Not necessarily looking for one-off “l… --- ## [Creepy Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-commercial/841477)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-commercial/841477 "2019-11-26T22:54:39Z")
Have you seen this creepy commercial? It’s just got inappropriate written all over it. A teacher/principal who sniffs her dirty laundry, then fantasizes about inappropriately touching a female student, then having a ma… --- ## [Should I use these peppercorns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-these-peppercorns/843957)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-use-these-peppercorns/843957 "2019-11-26T21:39:58Z")
I mulled some cider yesterday. I accidentally pulled down the jar of peppercorns instead of the jar of allspice berries, and dumped a lot in the pot. Then I noticed they were peppercorns and fished them out. I rinsed the… --- ## [Where/When Is the New Star Trek Series ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-when-is-the-new-star-trek-series/844025)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-when-is-the-new-star-trek-series/844025 "2019-11-26T20:21:48Z")
I know that this going to sound incredibly naïve to some of you. But I don’t know when and on what channel the new Star Trek series is on. I just know it stars Patrick Stewart. And it may be on CBS. I usually follow th… --- ## [Netflix: The Other Guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-the-other-guys/843349)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-the-other-guys/843349 "2019-11-26T02:57:56Z")
I don’t normally recommend movies. But this one, a comedy, made me laugh out loud. Which is rare also. Great humor, superb action. --- ## [The Saint TV show-guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saint-tv-show-guns/843683)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saint-tv-show-guns/843683 "2019-11-26T02:15:08Z")
I’m watching reruns of The Saint with Roger Moore. It seems every pistol I’ve seen is a Beretta M1935. Are pistols for TV difficult to obtain in Great Britain, or does it just look menacing? I’ve fired one, and I believe… --- ## [name your top five Rolling Stones albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865 "2019-11-25T22:38:41Z")
I will not list mine because I am biased. I was born in 19\_\_. Interestied in other opinions --- ## [The Accident (hulu original)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accident-hulu-original/843968)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accident-hulu-original/843968 "2019-11-25T20:26:09Z")
Since this only just became available in the U.S. , I’m going to bet not many here have seen it yet. To you, I recommend it highly. To our U.K friends (especially Welsh), if you’ve seen it I’d love to hear what you think… --- ## [Unexpected and shocking moments of violence in Children's Literature (spoilers, of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-and-shocking-moments-of-violence-in-childrens-literature-spoilers-of-course/843949)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-and-shocking-moments-of-violence-in-childrens-literature-spoilers-of-course/843949 "2019-11-25T18:45:41Z")
This thread about shocking violence in classic film got me to thinking about a place where it can be even more shocking: children’s and YA literature. Bear in mind that when we get to the realm of literature that’s mean… --- ## [Blu-ray vs DVD picture quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-vs-dvd-picture-quality/843947)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-vs-dvd-picture-quality/843947 "2019-11-25T12:56:18Z")
My DVD player stopped working so as a replacment I got a Blu-ray which of course plays DVDs. The differnce in price for used DVDs and Blu-ray is significant. $6 or so against $15 or so. Currently I am on a film noir kick… --- ## ["Rocketman" seen-it thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketman-seen-it-thread/834794)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketman-seen-it-thread/834794 "2019-11-25T11:01:42Z")
A massive Elton John fan since I was five, looking forward to seeing this tonight. So I figured “well, let’s start the thread!” --- ## [Happy Birthday Scott Joplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-scott-joplin/843911)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-scott-joplin/843911 "2019-11-25T10:49:33Z")
Here’s an arrangement of “Something Doing” - https://youtu.be/ZXjJ5fwEEls --- ## [What does "No Substitutions" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-substitutions-mean-to-you/843347)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-no-substitutions-mean-to-you/843347 "2019-11-25T04:22:08Z")
Inspired by an incident at lunch today. Curious to see if people feel the same way I do. --- ## [Bless the Hearts. How did this get broadcast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bless-the-hearts-how-did-this-get-broadcast/843943)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bless-the-hearts-how-did-this-get-broadcast/843943 "2019-11-25T03:47:28Z")
Is that supposed to be funny? It showed up after a football game. At 8:45 ish p.m. --- ## [Godfather Part II final scenes - SPOLIERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-part-ii-final-scenes-spoliers/843737)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godfather-part-ii-final-scenes-spoliers/843737 "2019-11-25T01:07:24Z")
I never quite bought the scene at the end when Michael had Fredo killed, there was no reason for it and I thought it was overly manipulative, especially after the prior scene with Fredo hugging Michael at the funeral. An… --- ## [Menu descriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-descriptions/843931)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-descriptions/843931 "2019-11-25T00:47:14Z")
This thread is for amusing descriptions of menu items. This is from the place we’re going to tonight (emphasis mine): --- ## [I am I said](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-i-said/843895)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-i-said/843895 "2019-11-24T22:58:04Z")
Yes, the Neil Diamond song. I want to find that emotionally unavailable chair and punch it in the taint. That is all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=462) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=464)