# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=467 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 468 --- ## [Diamonds Are Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-are-forever/843213)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diamonds-are-forever/843213 "2019-11-11T21:43:58Z")
‘My name is Bond - James Bond’. I have tried this line at various venues and countries-it results in a smile…sometimes --- ## [Looking for: horror story about a rose garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-horror-story-about-a-rose-garden/843095)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-horror-story-about-a-rose-garden/843095 "2019-11-11T21:03:51Z")
This story was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in the bygone times when not every story in Cosmo was about hot sex. It concerned a house flipper (yeah, and this was in the '70s or '80s) who was going to take out a ro… --- ## [Looking for a play about the end of the Thirty Years War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-play-about-the-end-of-the-thirty-years-war/843290)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-play-about-the-end-of-the-thirty-years-war/843290 "2019-11-11T19:13:37Z")
I listened to it on public radio, maybe nine or ten years ago (“The Play’s the Thing,” by L.A. Theatre Works on KPCC). The play was one act, with three (male) characters, and I’m pretty sure the title was The Peace of We… --- ## [English-language books with foreign-language titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-books-with-foreign-language-titles/843070)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-language-books-with-foreign-language-titles/843070 "2019-11-11T18:42:59Z")
The title of Karl Marx’s magnum opus, Das Kapital, is sometimes translated into English as Capital. However, the book is arguably better known to English speakers by its German title, and some English translations even … --- ## [Greasy deep fry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasy-deep-fry/843237)
**Author:** [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasy-deep-fry/843237 "2019-11-11T17:48:22Z")
Hello. Why is that everyone and their uncle think that deep frying something makes the food immediately greasy? A good batter does not retain the deep fying oil or grease but insted it flows off to the paper you put th… --- ## [Ed Norton's Motherless Brooklyn movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-nortons-motherless-brooklyn-movie/842932)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-nortons-motherless-brooklyn-movie/842932 "2019-11-11T03:27:19Z")
Looking forward to seeing this for a couple of reasons. I love film noir and I’ve read this has echos of Chinatown, one of my favorite movies, and I love movies about old NYC; related to that, one of the characters is ba… --- ## [The tastes of critics are fundamentally different than those of ordinary people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tastes-of-critics-are-fundamentally-different-than-those-of-ordinary-people/843028)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tastes-of-critics-are-fundamentally-different-than-those-of-ordinary-people/843028 "2019-11-10T23:35:34Z")
IMO there’s a fundamental difference between the taste of critics (film, music, literature etc.) and that of ordinary people. This derives from the unavoidable fact that critics are more educated about their subjects tha… --- ## [Black Walnuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-walnuts/843191)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-walnuts/843191 "2019-11-10T23:12:54Z")
I found a treasure trove of bags of shelled black walnuts (in one of those stores where unsold or unsuccessful items go to die). They’re an acquired taste, but I’ve loved them since childhood. So, if you like them too,… --- ## [Two horror movies I saw glimpses of years ago...but don’t know the name (early 1980s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-horror-movies-i-saw-glimpses-of-years-ago-but-don-t-know-the-name-early-1980s/843196)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-horror-movies-i-saw-glimpses-of-years-ago-but-don-t-know-the-name-early-1980s/843196 "2019-11-10T16:25:10Z")
So when I was little, my parents sometimes watched horrors and I sometimes snuck and saw some of it, happened through the room, or occasionally saw more than a little…these two I vaguely remember and I am hoping someone … --- ## [What Movie Was this? - "Hare raising" scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-hare-raising-scene/843200)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-was-this-hare-raising-scene/843200 "2019-11-10T15:02:05Z")
I saw a movie and can’t find it with google. The movie was probably 1950s or 60s. It’s one of those evil scientist movies (a good one for MST3K) As I remember the scientist had come up with a machine that could bring b… --- ## [share the dumbest or awful "licensed " food product youve ever had .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-dumbest-or-awful-licensed-food-product-youve-ever-had/843167)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-the-dumbest-or-awful-licensed-food-product-youve-ever-had/843167 "2019-11-10T14:48:36Z")
what I’m talking about are things like this box of cereal (https://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/a27529078/general-mills-classic-vanilla-and-mint-chocolate-drumstick-cereal/)it’s supposed to be based on the “drumstick” … --- ## [Frampton Comes Alive: Did you own a copy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive-did-you-own-a-copy/834183)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frampton-comes-alive-did-you-own-a-copy/834183 "2019-10-31T18:18:28Z")
Just curious. It seemed everyone had this album when I was a teenager. I’ll attempt a poll from my phone… --- ## [Bob Appetit YouTube thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-appetit-youtube-thread/842895)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-appetit-youtube-thread/842895 "2019-11-10T05:37:11Z")
Does anybody else watch these guys? I have a huge crush on Claire, I want to be pals with Brad, and I need a Chris Morocco in my life to critique my culinary skills. At first I thought it was a little unprofessional, ho… --- ## [It Chapter Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-chapter-two/839786)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-chapter-two/839786 "2019-11-10T01:48:34Z")
I’ve been waiting for this pretty much since the second the credits started rolling on part one. Going to see it tonight after work. Anyone else excited / planning on seeing it this weekend? I’ve read a few mixed reviews… --- ## [If Beatles recorded in 1980.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-beatles-recorded-in-1980/843059)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-beatles-recorded-in-1980/843059 "2019-11-09T22:50:53Z")
If the Beatles recorded in 1980.lennon received or avoided Chapman could they of made a great album or made fools of themselves? --- ## [What's your Ringtone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ringtone/802709)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-ringtone/802709 "2019-11-09T19:08:51Z")
Instead of reviving a thread, I thought I’d ask anew: What is your ringtone? Do you set different ringtones for specific callers, or does everyone get the same one? For most callers, I have the theme from Syfy’s Eurek… --- ## [Bands and Artists that were contemporaries, but don't seem like it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-and-artists-that-were-contemporaries-but-dont-seem-like-it/843185)
**Author:** [@Bradjam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bradjam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-and-artists-that-were-contemporaries-but-dont-seem-like-it/843185 "2019-11-09T18:00:37Z")
In the musical encyclopedia of my head, bands such as Black Sabbath and Eagles seem like they are from two different realities. But, their careers have run pretty much side by side, when you look at the years they’ve be… --- ## [Is it for the best that The Beatles broke up when they did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-for-the-best-that-the-beatles-broke-up-when-they-did/843135)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-for-the-best-that-the-beatles-broke-up-when-they-did/843135 "2019-11-09T07:59:00Z")
The official break up was in May 1970. By the time they were exiting their hold on rock’s throne was starting to loosen - Abbey Road kicked out of the number one spot by Led Zeppelin’s debut. Their main competitors, the… --- ## [Cover Versions Of Songs That Are Much Better...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-of-songs-that-are-much-better/837628)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-of-songs-that-are-much-better/837628 "2019-11-09T07:50:30Z")
I am inspired to post this after seeing Mariah Carey’s cover to I Still Believe. Believe it or not, I only later found out it was Brenda K. Starr who originally came out with the song. Mariah Carey was apparently a back … --- ## [Netflix's The King (Henry V)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-king-henry-v/843173)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-the-king-henry-v/843173 "2019-11-09T01:15:46Z")
From the YT clips I’ve seen…this looks really well done. Pattinson of course is riveting, and I’m not familiar with Timothy Chalamet’s work but he looks to be doing very well-crafted acting. It’s interesting to see an a… --- ## [American Horror Story - 1984](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-1984/840617)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-1984/840617 "2019-11-09T00:38:46Z")
Anyone else watching the newest incarnation of American Horror Story? Only one episode has aired so far, but I’m already hooked. It’s starting out as a basic revisit of the classic eighties dead teenager genre, but knowi… --- ## [What was the meaning of this JEOPARDY! category?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-meaning-of-this-jeopardy-category/843190)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-meaning-of-this-jeopardy-category/843190 "2019-11-08T23:31:33Z")
I didn’t get it at all. Am I just dense? In last night’s “Tournament of Champions” episode of Jeopardy, the first category in the Double Jeopardy round was titled “JEOPARDY!/KEYWORDS… NOT!” (Instead of a slash, it was a… --- ## [In defense of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-baby-its-cold-outside/775155)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-baby-its-cold-outside/775155 "2019-11-08T21:40:49Z")
Every year (in recent years at least), there seems to be an increasingly loud chorus of PC voices insisting that this song is “rapey” and should, I dunno, be banned or something? Now, this year we’ve even got a PC repla… --- ## [Surprising funk from non-funky bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-funk-from-non-funky-bands/842268)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-funk-from-non-funky-bands/842268 "2019-11-08T21:23:50Z")
Let’s put together a playlist of songs that are surprisingly funky from bands that are not really known for their funk skills. I’m not looking for funky covers (Superstition by Stevie Ray Vaughn, or Love Rollercoaster f… --- ## [Servant of the People with Volodymyr Zelensky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/servant-of-the-people-with-volodymyr-zelensky/843183)
**Author:** [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/servant-of-the-people-with-volodymyr-zelensky/843183 "2019-11-08T20:30:31Z")
I’m sure you’ve all heard that Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, used to be an actor and comedian, but did you know that one of his most popular roles was playing… the President of Ukraine! What a story! We… --- ## [Better Call Saul: Season IV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-iv/818792)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 1258\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-iv/818792 "2019-11-08T20:29:52Z")
Better Call Saul is starting back up a week from Monday, so I decided to go ahead and start the thread for this season. Here’s the trailer: Better Call Saul: 'You Were a Lawyer' Season 4 Official Trailer - YouTube Comi… --- ## [Songs sung by animals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-sung-by-animals/842825)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-sung-by-animals/842825 "2019-11-08T20:28:50Z")
Forty Years ago Rainbow Connection by Kirmit the Frog was on the charts. What other songs had animals as vocalists in the song? The animal doesn’t need to be the main singer, so songs like Disco Duck would count. By the… --- ## [Chernobyl on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-on-hbo/833606)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chernobyl-on-hbo/833606 "2019-11-08T18:54:49Z")
Did anyone watch this last night? I didn’t know if I would be into it, but I thought I would check out a few minutes to see, and I found it absolutely riveting and went right through the whole episode. The very beginni… --- ## [Do actors usually get to view their film, in its entirety, before it's actually released?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-usually-get-to-view-their-film-in-its-entirety-before-its-actually-released/843060)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-usually-get-to-view-their-film-in-its-entirety-before-its-actually-released/843060 "2019-11-08T16:25:51Z")
For a long time, I had assumed that the answer to this question would be, “Yes, of course - actors get to see the entire movie, that they just acted in, with all the editing and modifications all completed, before the m… --- ## [The problem I have with some podcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-i-have-with-some-podcasts/843143)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-i-have-with-some-podcasts/843143 "2019-11-08T13:17:29Z")
So I am attempting to watch this podcast(it was a link provided in another thread), and it immediately reminded me of those old “Max Headroom” videos-lots of cuts that ruined the flow of conversation. It was like every s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=468)