# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=469 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 470 --- ## [Creating a musical....any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-musical-any-tips/842970)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-a-musical-any-tips/842970 "2019-11-04T18:13:44Z")
Hi SD, I am writing a musical. Specifically, I have written music and lyrics, and I have two other people writing the story for me. The plot is basically the story of how I was paralyzed from the chest down due to a d… --- ## [Anyone watching new Masterpiece series, "Press"? Spoilers welcome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-new-masterpiece-series-press-spoilers-welcome/841456)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-new-masterpiece-series-press-spoilers-welcome/841456 "2019-11-04T01:18:05Z")
First episode last night (Oct 6, 2019) in my area. From PBS site: I was hoping for Lou Grant, but got something closer to The Newsroom. Generally agreed to be based on principled The Guardian v. entertainment/shock-or… --- ## [I need a green chili recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-green-chili-recipe/842709)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-green-chili-recipe/842709 "2019-11-03T23:58:07Z")
Every work chili contest I’ve been in (all 3), my red chili has won the red chili category. Once it won overall and twice came in second to a green chili. Why did I lose? Partly because this is Colorado where green ch… --- ## [Patak's Hot Piquante Curry Paste - Why does it need to be cooked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pataks-hot-piquante-curry-paste-why-does-it-need-to-be-cooked/803425)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pataks-hot-piquante-curry-paste-why-does-it-need-to-be-cooked/803425 "2019-11-03T07:01:17Z")
So, I thought I would dip some naan bread into a jar of Patak’s Hot Piquante Curry Paste and have a little snack. However, the jar says: “THIS PRODUCT MUST BE COOKED. Suitable for vegetarians.” I’m curious as to why I … --- ## [I'm not really feeling the love the for "The Princess Bride."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-really-feeling-the-love-the-for-the-princess-bride/704046)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-really-feeling-the-love-the-for-the-princess-bride/704046 "2019-11-03T06:46:21Z")
I tried. I really tried. This is not a good movie. This is not a funny movie. This is not a movie worth watching, I might have walked out on this movie in the theatre. I wasted 2 hours of my life trying to be one o… --- ## [Blade Runner (The Original) Sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-the-original-sucks/810815)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-the-original-sucks/810815 "2018-03-28T23:11:50Z")
After decades of hearing about this iconic movie, I finally watched it. I almost fell asleep 15 minutes into the movie, and then it got worse. Why in the hell is this movie such a cult classic? This is why I rarely wat… --- ## [Monika Ramirez](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monika-ramirez/839199)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monika-ramirez/839199 "2019-11-03T04:29:43Z")
Anyone familiar with this beautiful latina actresses? --- ## [Amazon Fresh is delivering my $50 worth of groceries from the complete opposite side of the DFW area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fresh-is-delivering-my-50-worth-of-groceries-from-the-complete-opposite-side-of-the-dfw-area/842877)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-fresh-is-delivering-my-50-worth-of-groceries-from-the-complete-opposite-side-of-the-dfw-area/842877 "2019-11-03T02:48:34Z")
First time trying this. That seems as bit excessive. Do these guys deliver in refrigerated trucks? Glad I didn’t order ice cream. --- ## [ID an eerie slavery documentary? (Charles Ball narrative, disembodied slave collar, suicide)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-eerie-slavery-documentary-charles-ball-narrative-disembodied-slave-collar-suicide/842935)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-eerie-slavery-documentary-charles-ball-narrative-disembodied-slave-collar-suicide/842935 "2019-11-03T02:43:20Z")
Something I’ve been meaning to ask for awhile, and I’m a little surprised I’ve let slip… I’m looking for the name of a documentary—likely either on American slavery or the US Civil War—with a particularly eerie scene, t… --- ## [The Hobbit (Movies and/or Book): Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movies-and-or-book-questions/842900)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-movies-and-or-book-questions/842900 "2019-11-03T02:22:39Z")
My questions stem primarily from the trilogy movies, as it’s been a very long time since I’ve read the book. If any of the answers are in the book, feel free to share. 1. Bilbo’s Choice: If Bilbo had simply given Thorin… --- ## [Ghost World, did you find the relationship between Enid and Seymour creepy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-world-did-you-find-the-relationship-between-enid-and-seymour-creepy/690970)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-world-did-you-find-the-relationship-between-enid-and-seymour-creepy/690970 "2019-11-03T02:01:36Z")
I think this is one of the the few movies to depict a relationship that would probably get one member arrested and tried where it never struck me as creepy. A high school girl and a forty something guy go into a sex sho… --- ## [Let's talk about The Exorcist (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-exorcist-spoilers/842706)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-exorcist-spoilers/842706 "2019-11-02T22:31:06Z")
Anyone can and does weigh in on The Godfather at the drop of an orange, but I never see any posts on The Exorcist. I saw it for the first time in its entirety last night at the Harkins theater Tuesday Night Classic. Thi… --- ## [PSVUE to discontinue in July. Now I need "cable" recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psvue-to-discontinue-in-july-now-i-need-cable-recommendations/842679)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psvue-to-discontinue-in-july-now-i-need-cable-recommendations/842679 "2019-11-02T21:16:06Z")
I’ve loved my PSVUE since getting it a few years ago, but Sony announced today that they are killing the service. Sigh. So now I need a new cable alternative. It seems my best choices are ATT, Hulu, Youtube and Sling. … --- ## [A Pair of Briefs (1962)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pair-of-briefs-1962/842930)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pair-of-briefs-1962/842930 "2019-11-02T20:19:35Z")
I’ve decided that my favorite actress of the Sixties is Brenda DeBanzie. After I watched her steal the whole movie from that old mugger Charles Laughton in Hobson’s Choice, saw her in full bulldozer mode as a wronged wi… --- ## [Rudy Boesch from season 1 Survivor has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-boesch-from-season-1-survivor-has-died/842926)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-boesch-from-season-1-survivor-has-died/842926 "2019-11-02T20:09:02Z")
Rudy and Richard Hatch, the fat naked gay guy, made for a unlikely odd couple in Season 1 Survivor. Rudy used that alliance to finish 3rd place on the show. I admired Rudy’s background with the UDT teams & Seals. Rudy … --- ## [Songs about singing songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-singing-songs/833721)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-singing-songs/833721 "2019-11-02T14:58:01Z")
In the other thread people were writing them. So who is singing about singing them? ABBA’s Gonna Sing You My Love Song Roberta Flack’s Killing Me Softly With His Song --- ## [Emmylou Harris appreciation thred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmylou-harris-appreciation-thred/842567)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmylou-harris-appreciation-thred/842567 "2019-11-02T14:15:05Z")
When I was 16 I bought her Luxury Liner album and it has been a favorite over the last 40 years, As was her greatest hits album. For some stupid reason I never bought any of her other albums. But watching Ken Burns Count… --- ## [I just saw "The Hobbit"(1985) for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-hobbit-1985-for-the-first-time/842865)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-hobbit-1985-for-the-first-time/842865 "2019-11-02T13:32:28Z")
Have any of you seen the Russian television version of “The Hobbit”? It is truly amazing, what with the singing and dancing, special effects worthy of “Sigmund And The Sea Monsters”…and a Frodo that is almost as tall as… --- ## [Why do you suppose The Beatles Abbey Road album picture is so iconic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-suppose-the-beatles-abbey-road-album-picture-is-so-iconic/815314)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-suppose-the-beatles-abbey-road-album-picture-is-so-iconic/815314 "2019-11-02T11:52:39Z")
Well, that’s my question. It’s a great picture, but it certainly is iconic. Why is it so iconic? --- ## [Speaking of comedy catchphrases...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-comedy-catchphrases/842813)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-comedy-catchphrases/842813 "2019-11-02T02:12:12Z")
“I thought I told you to WAIT IN THE CAR.” Spoken by the top banana, in exasperation, to a dopey sidekick. Think of the George Burns/Gracie Allen relationship (although George would never be so rude). All my attempts … --- ## [Favorite Stand-Up Comedians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-stand-up-comedians/842876)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-stand-up-comedians/842876 "2019-11-02T00:02:55Z")
of all-time, living or dead Mort Sahl Bill Hicks George Carlin Louis CK Bill Burr Dick Gregory Mitch Hedberg Doug Stanhope Dave Chappelle Dov Davidoff --- ## [Seen it: Spider-Man - Into the Spider-Verse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-it-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse/825908)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-it-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse/825908 "2019-11-01T22:14:43Z")
Did anyone else catch this over the weekend? I saw it Saturday when they did an unadvertised fan screening for one showing at 2 p.m. Well-worth seeing, though I wish I hadn’t seen the trailers. The animation style shoul… --- ## [Have you tried Mulled Dr Pepper? Like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-mulled-dr-pepper-like-it/842723)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-mulled-dr-pepper-like-it/842723 "2019-11-01T15:48:38Z")
First cold snap of the winter starts tomight. I already bought a case of Dr Pepper,fresh cinnamon sticks and whole cloves. I’ve been making this every winter since the mid 70’s. I still use the same hot plate and cheap… --- ## [The Breakfast Club: Which character (or blend) were you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-which-character-or-blend-were-you/826359)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-breakfast-club-which-character-or-blend-were-you/826359 "2019-11-01T15:46:22Z")
In high school I was definitely a blend of John Bender (the burn out) and Brian Johnson (the nerd). How did the rest of you fair in high school, on a Breakfast Club scale? --- ## [Paul McCartney live streaming now on YouTube...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-live-streaming-now-on-youtube/820986)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-live-streaming-now-on-youtube/820986 "2018-09-08T05:01:51Z")
If you’re interested. --- ## ["Springsteen on Broadway" on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-on-broadway-on-netflix/826662)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteen-on-broadway-on-netflix/826662 "2018-12-31T18:10:07Z")
OK, I appreciate The Boss. I’ve liked his music forever, but he’s never been on my favourite list, nor have I ever bought anything by him. But, this is a fabulous show! It’s 50% talking about his life, and 50% playing s… --- ## [Who invented this comedic trope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-this-comedic-trope/842805)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-this-comedic-trope/842805 "2019-11-01T15:30:52Z")
The stand up comedian starts with a short joke that ends in some sort of catch phrase like say: “…And the clowns in the car”. The comedian then goes into a long 10 or so minute long monologue that is seemingly unrelated… --- ## [The greatest Canadian music act: group, individual, whatever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-canadian-music-act-group-individual-whatever/832481)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-canadian-music-act-group-individual-whatever/832481 "2019-11-01T14:50:32Z")
My friends and I were talking about this today. I don’t want to poison the well with my choice, but who do you think is the greatest Canadian musical individual or group? --- ## [Dolemite Is My name (Eddie Murphy, Netflix movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolemite-is-my-name-eddie-murphy-netflix-movie/842616)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolemite-is-my-name-eddie-murphy-netflix-movie/842616 "2019-11-01T13:05:11Z")
I don’t plan on spoiling anything in this thread. It’s a bio-pic so there’s not much to spoil anyway. Anyone check this out? I saw Murphy talking about it on Colbert this week, and Netflix recommended it so I checked it… --- ## ["Corner Gas" is a cartoon now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corner-gas-is-a-cartoon-now/842808)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corner-gas-is-a-cartoon-now/842808 "2019-11-01T12:13:46Z")
Just a heads up as I know we have some fans of the original show. I haven’t watched any episodes yet, but I plan to this evening. It’s on Amazon Prime if anyone is interested. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=470)