# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=468 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 469 --- ## [Mort Sahl on Sam Peckinpah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-on-sam-peckinpah/843114)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-on-sam-peckinpah/843114 "2019-11-08T11:42:32Z")
Mort Sahl on Sam Peckinpah (full interview from “Man of Iron”) --- ## [Supporting characters who deserve their own shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-characters-who-deserve-their-own-shows/842713)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supporting-characters-who-deserve-their-own-shows/842713 "2019-11-08T06:03:13Z")
The Pink Panther was supposed to be a star vehicle for David Niven. Then Peter Sellers started stealing scenes. So they tweaked the script a little, and it became the Inspector Clouseau show. What supporting character… --- ## [Rewriting Romeo & Juliet. What two conflicting groups do the star crossed lovers come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-romeo-juliet-what-two-conflicting-groups-do-the-star-crossed-lovers-come-from/842996)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewriting-romeo-juliet-what-two-conflicting-groups-do-the-star-crossed-lovers-come-from/842996 "2019-11-08T02:58:21Z")
Yes, I know it’s been done. West Side Story in the early 1960’s. But the story is timeless. S\\op what two groups yield the star crossed lovers? I’d love to redo it the story with a fundamentalist Christian and a Homos… --- ## [What did older people think of Disco back in the 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-older-people-think-of-disco-back-in-the-70s/842617)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-older-people-think-of-disco-back-in-the-70s/842617 "2019-11-07T21:49:05Z")
The generational gap between the kids who liked rock in the 50s and 60s, and their parents despising it, is very much documented. Punk being thought of by elders as the harbinger of anarchy, especially in the UK and a ge… --- ## [I love Vanity Fair's "'Expert reviews' YT videos'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-vanity-fairs-expert-reviews-yt-videos/843148)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-vanity-fairs-expert-reviews-yt-videos/843148 "2019-11-07T21:13:30Z")
Go to 15:41 And if you havent seen the movie…tell me if you know who the actor under the mask is from the split-second he’s on screen. He’s the one who doesn’t speak if theres a little confusion. --- ## [What's the "Hard-boiled egg" joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hard-boiled-egg-joke/842806 "2019-11-07T20:16:36Z")
I’ve been hearing the punch line (or at least the last line) of a joke (however poor) for years, especially in MST3K/RiffTrax vids. It’s something like “no, make that three hard-boiled eggs”. Huh? My older brother know… --- ## [Vile Concoctions-Soda Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vile-concoctions-soda-division/593782 "2019-11-07T18:42:00Z")
What is the worst soft drink you’ve ever tried? For me, it would have to be Orbitz. I tried both the lemon and the raspberry flavors, and both were equally disgusting. The lemon smelled like Lemon Pledge and had the c… --- ## [Little Free Libraries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-free-libraries/843058)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-free-libraries/843058 "2019-11-07T16:17:42Z")
Does anyone here have one, or use one, or has seen one being used? I know of a few people who have these unlocked cabinets in their front yards but have never actually seen anyone emptying or filling them, and some char… --- ## [Some thoughts on “Apocalypse Now”.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-apocalypse-now/843025)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-thoughts-on-apocalypse-now/843025 "2019-11-07T13:57:12Z")
Haven’t seen in it many years. I’ve a few questions that are coming up. Some hardcore historical, some dramatic. The first one’s seemingly easy. I just don’t know this. Why are the tops of the tips of the helicopter bl… --- ## [Cauliflower pizza crust -Recipes Tips and Tricks, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cauliflower-pizza-crust-recipes-tips-and-tricks-please/842654)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cauliflower-pizza-crust-recipes-tips-and-tricks-please/842654 "2019-11-07T13:33:52Z")
I’ve been wanting to try this cauliflower pizza crust idea for a while now. But the riced cauliflower at the local grocery is always ridiculously expensive for a very small package. Ah, but last weekend I scored a mega… --- ## [How healthy is lentil pasta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-healthy-is-lentil-pasta/843076)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-healthy-is-lentil-pasta/843076 "2019-11-07T13:11:07Z")
My wife and I have been moving towards a more plant-based, less processed diet. When we began this move some years ago we made the mistake (in our opinion) of adding more traditional flour pasta - as a base for our cook… --- ## [Tom Cruise's $10M Survival Bunker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruises-10m-survival-bunker/421345)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruises-10m-survival-bunker/421345 "2019-11-07T03:00:42Z")
From here. Imagine, building an edifice worth millions of dollars, in which you hide and pray, to protect yourself from an entity who is supposedly returning to Earth to weed out the good from the bad. I’ve never hear… --- ## [Amazon Prime Show: Modern Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-show-modern-love/843086)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-show-modern-love/843086 "2019-11-07T01:56:43Z")
Has anyone been watching? I started watching it because it had some big names; and because I didn’t really have anything else to watch. I think it’s really good! I’m only 3 episodes in; but my wife are really loving it… --- ## [Fall; or, Dodge in Hell (SPOILERS after the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-or-dodge-in-hell-spoilers-after-the-op/842672)
**Author:** [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-or-dodge-in-hell-spoilers-after-the-op/842672 "2019-11-06T22:06:17Z")
So, I am a fan of Neil Stephenson’s work, and I just read his latest, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell. Or, well, started it, read to about page 400 of the 800 page book, got bored, and returned it to the library. From the “Boo… --- ## [Store brand foods that are better than the original products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-brand-foods-that-are-better-than-the-original-products/842096)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-brand-foods-that-are-better-than-the-original-products/842096 "2019-11-06T20:34:18Z")
I’m a Diet Dr. Pepper fan so I stopped by Walmart before work this morning to pick a bottle up, but they were out so I grabbed the in-house Dr. Thunder instead…and liked it even more. Same goes for the in-house version … --- ## [The Windsors on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windsors-on-netflix/843064)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-windsors-on-netflix/843064 "2019-11-06T15:23:35Z")
I’ve been watching “The Windsors” on Netflix and I have a couple of questions for any royalty watchers that might be reading. I know the show is completely over the top, but some of the characterizations seem to be based… --- ## [Arianna Grande's Halloween Costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arianna-grandes-halloween-costume/842810)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arianna-grandes-halloween-costume/842810 "2019-11-06T00:19:20Z")
Twilight Zone theme. I vaguely remember that episode. --- ## [Ricky Gervais: Nope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-gervais-nope/840081)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-gervais-nope/840081 "2019-11-05T21:44:05Z")
Nothing funny at all. Terrible. Sorry. --- ## [KISS: Alive! It's not really about the music; it's the whole show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-alive-its-not-really-about-the-music-its-the-whole-show/831750)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-alive-its-not-really-about-the-music-its-the-whole-show/831750 "2019-04-04T16:29:31Z")
So, on Wednesday, April 3rd I’ll be going to see KISS for the fifth time. I’ve never seen anyone more than twice. But KISS isn’t a music concert; KISS is performance art, and they do it wonderfully. You’ve got the explos… --- ## [Cocktails with rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-with-rye/842866)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails-with-rye/842866 "2019-11-05T18:49:28Z")
One of my favorite bars announced a $5 cocktail special for Devil’s River Rye Whiskey for November. $5 is a great price by Chicago standards. I admit, I’m not an expert at all. What type of cocktails are commonly made w… --- ## [Would you put mustard on a turkey sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-put-mustard-on-a-turkey-sandwich/842064)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-put-mustard-on-a-turkey-sandwich/842064 "2019-11-05T18:01:42Z")
I cooked a turkey last night. Tonight I made a turkey sandwich. My friend thought I was nuts putting mustard (Keens/Colemans) on it. He says mayonnaise is the only was to go. What do you prefer? --- ## [Mongolian Folk Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-folk-rock/826770)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mongolian-folk-rock/826770 "2019-11-05T13:41:42Z")
I had no idea this was a thing. It was linked in a FB group I’m in with little to no explanation. I listened. Then I listened again. Then I got an axe and went out to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and he… --- ## [Anyone remember: 60s hamburger place with "Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear" burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-60s-hamburger-place-with-papa-bear-mama-bear-baby-bear-burgers/842863)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-60s-hamburger-place-with-papa-bear-mama-bear-baby-bear-burgers/842863 "2019-11-05T13:25:12Z")
A couple of times as a kid in the 60s I visited Texas and we ate at a hamburger place with “Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Baby Bear” burgers in different sizes. I have no memory of the restaurant name and googllng doesn’t bring … --- ## [Is indie rock associated with a certain political stance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indie-rock-associated-with-a-certain-political-stance/843016)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indie-rock-associated-with-a-certain-political-stance/843016 "2019-11-05T11:40:01Z")
I’ve read the story of a woman who says she started hanging out (and more) with white supremacists due to her boyfriend. She mentions his transformation as going from an indie-rock-loving man to a fascist. I guess she br… --- ## [Holy crud! Racist Tom and Jerry episode on Cartoon Network Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crud-racist-tom-and-jerry-episode-on-cartoon-network-japan/826370)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crud-racist-tom-and-jerry-episode-on-cartoon-network-japan/826370 "2019-11-05T08:23:14Z")
I just came home a few hours ago to find my kid watching an old Tom and Jerry episode on Cartoon Network. Tom has Jerry and Tuffy trapped in a closet. How will they get past him!? Then, Jerry finds a tin of boot polish… --- ## [Your favorite romantic lyric. Only one line please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-romantic-lyric-only-one-line-please/842705)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-romantic-lyric-only-one-line-please/842705 "2019-11-05T07:12:46Z")
Or if you have more than one, feel free to list them but they have to be single lines, not multiples or verses. Mine is from Led Zeppelin’s “The Rain Song.” “Speak to me only with your eyes.” And yes, I get that a sna… --- ## [So it is now officially Blade Runner time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-is-now-officially-blade-runner-time/842850)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-is-now-officially-blade-runner-time/842850 "2019-11-05T04:49:44Z")
November 2019… Sign me up for one of those Off World Colonies please. --- ## [Limeliters in London- help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limeliters-in-london-help/842964)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limeliters-in-london-help/842964 "2019-11-05T00:02:57Z")
My Parents were actually a little hip and enjoyed the Limeliters, Tijuana brass, etc. So, I have several Limeliters CDs that I bought. One is “The London Concert”, in a combo CD set called “Two Classic albums from the … --- ## [Heads up, Roku users: really OLD classic TV shows being added to Roku Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-roku-users-really-old-classic-tv-shows-being-added-to-roku-channel/837021)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heads-up-roku-users-really-old-classic-tv-shows-being-added-to-roku-channel/837021 "2019-11-04T20:58:02Z")
I subscribe to the Roku Guide. It comes out weekly with new programs added to the Roku channel. (If you have a Roku, you know there’s a Roku channel, right?) Recent classic TV shows now available on the Roku channel. Th… --- ## [Oct. On Netflix: "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oct-on-netflix-el-camino-a-breaking-bad-movie-spoilers/840470)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oct-on-netflix-el-camino-a-breaking-bad-movie-spoilers/840470 "2019-11-04T19:08:36Z")
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