# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=472 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 473 --- ## [Most Disappointing Film Directors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-film-directors/842128)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disappointing-film-directors/842128 "2019-10-25T20:51:24Z")
Growing out of the “favorite directors” thread: What legendary director disappointed you the most when you finally encountered his work after hearing raves about it from his many fans? For me it’s Preston Sturges, though… --- ## [Most unique Simpons Halloween episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-simpons-halloween-episode/842140)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unique-simpons-halloween-episode/842140 "2019-10-25T17:54:32Z")
OK, they went triple-X a couple of nights ago for the Simpsons Halloween Special, and yeah, color me hard to believe its been 30 years, but … meh… probably, amirite? There was a thread a while back trying to list which … --- ## [Comcast has taken away Turner Classic Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-has-taken-away-turner-classic-movies/841697)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comcast-has-taken-away-turner-classic-movies/841697 "2019-10-25T17:38:49Z")
I believe this is the last straw. There is another game in town (Wave) in recent years, and I will be going down there on Monday to see if they have a package that suits. TCM is apparently available in a Sports and Ente… --- ## [I just bought some MSG. When and how should I use it dirty home cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165 "2019-10-25T17:07:17Z")
I recently ate at a restaurant that had “No MSG” plastered along with “no frozen ingredients” and “handmade” etc. I remarked to mrs.gnu that it’s a shame monosodium glutamate has gotten such a bad rap since its so tasty … --- ## [Erfworld: Book 2 discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erfworld-book-2-discussion-spoilers/542528)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erfworld-book-2-discussion-spoilers/542528 "2019-10-25T16:55:06Z")
There’d been a request in the last thread to start anew when Book 2 began. So here we are: Parson’s klog 001 I’m guessing there’s a hint in there of what Parson is going to have Jack do… but heck if I can figure it o… --- ## [My Autumn playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-autumn-playlist/842049)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-autumn-playlist/842049 "2019-10-25T14:51:27Z")
Fall is a melancholy season and I am a choleric person so I feel at home during Autumn. Here are some songs I play to feed my melancholy: Finally, to clear out th… --- ## [Archer S10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s10/834460)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s10/834460 "2019-10-25T08:11:48Z")
They’re going (back) to spaaaace!: Archer | Season 10: First Look | FXX - YouTube Premieres May 29. Looks like fun! To pass the time until then, feel free to look around (and post) here: Favourite "Archer" lines - Caf… --- ## [Eddie Jay Williams, Seattle-area Musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-jay-williams-seattle-area-musician/842265)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-jay-williams-seattle-area-musician/842265 "2019-10-25T05:26:37Z")
Hi, I just noticed that a bunch of tracks are missing from my two Eddie Jay Williams albums (Someday and The Wide Open World) on Apple Music. No idea why, but I’ve gone through several computers since I added them to my … --- ## [Footage from an unfinished film ending up in another (fictional) film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-from-an-unfinished-film-ending-up-in-another-fictional-film/842230)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-from-an-unfinished-film-ending-up-in-another-fictional-film/842230 "2019-10-25T01:02:12Z")
Can you think of a case in which a fictional movie was shot but remained unfinished, and substantial amounts of footage from that film were later incorporated into a completely different fictional film? (Both films must… --- ## [Chekov's Liz Fraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chekovs-liz-fraser/842215)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chekovs-liz-fraser/842215 "2019-10-24T17:22:58Z")
Anton Chekhov formulated the principle that there should be no extraneous elements in a dramatic presentation: That if you show the audience a gun in the first act, it ought to be fired before the end of the show. I’ve… --- ## [Sam Adams Utopias has an ABV of 28 percent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-adams-utopias-has-an-abv-of-28-percent/841928)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-adams-utopias-has-an-abv-of-28-percent/841928 "2019-10-24T17:00:53Z")
Utopias will be hard to find because of the small batch. The high ABV makes it illegal in 15 states. Seems counter intuitive to me. I drink beer because it’s low in alcohol, compared to hard liquor. Many of my friends … --- ## [the greates Springsteen song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greates-springsteen-song/842034)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greates-springsteen-song/842034 "2019-10-24T16:17:07Z")
In Ken Burns’ Country Music, they asked a number of people to name their favorite Jimmie Rodgers songs. I think it was Merle Haggard who said, “We narrowed it down to the top fifty.” In 1978 I was going through a very d… --- ## [Rocketeer builds a Perambulothopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-perambulothopter/841853)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-perambulothopter/841853 "2019-10-24T03:42:20Z")
I just finished another model, and I thought I’d share it with you guys. I’ve always thought the Star Wars AT-AT and other walkers looked kind of clunky, and this started off as an attempt to build a more graceful walki… --- ## [Woah, you did what, Sturgill? (Sound & Fury)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-you-did-what-sturgill-sound-fury/840941)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woah-you-did-what-sturgill-sound-fury/840941 "2019-10-23T23:50:19Z")
To be honest, when I heard/saw Sing Along around a month ago, I thought I was prepared for his next record. Ok, he does psychedelic dance synth country and it actually works. If you told me he could pull it off and I wou… --- ## [Question about \*The Outer Limits\*--did I \*really\* see this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-outer-limits-did-i-really-see-this/842076)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-outer-limits-did-i-really-see-this/842076 "2019-10-23T15:35:50Z")
I was very little when the original The Outer Limits was shown on TV; too little, actually, to watch it or understand most of the stories. I remember that I wanted to, though–my liking for ghosts and monsters and “scary… --- ## [Local cops and Federal cops on TV shows/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-cops-and-federal-cops-on-tv-shows-movies/842112)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-cops-and-federal-cops-on-tv-shows-movies/842112 "2019-10-23T12:52:32Z")
A lot of TV shows and movies that feature local cops always show them complaining that they have a lot of, say, murder cases, and they actively try to get out of new murder cases. But then sometimes, the FBI or DEA or s… --- ## [Joker question (no spoilers in op)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-question-no-spoilers-in-op/841999)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-question-no-spoilers-in-op/841999 "2019-10-22T19:31:11Z")
I have this weird thing where tend to pay attention to the most trivial details in movies: I count stairsteps, check the plants in the background for clues to where it’s shot, and check clocks for continuity/chronology. … --- ## [It's the end of an era: Family Circle ending after 87 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-an-era-family-circle-ending-after-87-years/841998)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-an-era-family-circle-ending-after-87-years/841998 "2019-10-22T16:57:37Z")
It’s the end of an era: Family Circle ending after 87 years. I also didn’t even know Self ended in 2017. I saw the last issue of Teen a few years ago. And that McCall’s ended in 2014 also. There was a recent announcemen… --- ## [Any experience with wood pellet grills/smokers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-wood-pellet-grills-smokers/829865)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-wood-pellet-grills-smokers/829865 "2019-10-19T14:12:59Z")
I keep getting drawn to a series of Traeger grills. They seem like one of the coolest grill/smoke/roast/bake tools out there. I absolutely don’t NEED one but I really WANT one. I already have a really nice, expensive, n… --- ## [television shows that decided to add kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-shows-that-decided-to-add-kids/811276)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-shows-that-decided-to-add-kids/811276 "2019-10-22T08:03:31Z")
What ones really get up your nose? 1, This is gender essentialism, but i don’t care - Ricky on The Partridge Family had hair so long that you’d expect him to be offered dolls and dresses and perfume and flowers. Dodie… --- ## [Is Netflix ever going to show any more of Better Call Saul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-ever-going-to-show-any-more-of-better-call-saul/842023)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-netflix-ever-going-to-show-any-more-of-better-call-saul/842023 "2019-10-21T20:38:39Z")
Is Netflix ever going to show any more of Better Call Saul? That series is the reason why I subscribed to Netflix in the first place… --- ## [Has any music been written that targets high frequencies teens can hear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-music-been-written-that-targets-high-frequencies-teens-can-hear/822715)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-music-been-written-that-targets-high-frequencies-teens-can-hear/822715 "2019-10-21T20:16:22Z")
Children and young adults hear higher frequencies until age 25. There’s a security device, Mosquito that uses high frequencies to discourage young people from loitering in public places. It makes me wonder if any musi… --- ## [Mike Nelson is Right about Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-nelson-is-right-about-rice/842059)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-nelson-is-right-about-rice/842059 "2019-10-21T17:40:31Z")
On MST3K, there was a vague running gag about Mike liking plain white rice. I guess it was a shot at Mike’s supposed averageness. But I had a combo plate at a Cuban restaurant yesterday that included a large helping of… --- ## [Comic Book Tryouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-tryouts/839262)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-tryouts/839262 "2019-10-21T17:07:19Z")
Back in the Silver Age (when I was a kid) DC had Showcase and other places to try out new characters and see if they could support a comic book. Marvel tried out new characters in their sorta general anthology titles – A… --- ## [Okgo's latest cool video, Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okgos-latest-cool-video-obsession/802636)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okgos-latest-cool-video-obsession/802636 "2019-10-21T15:33:19Z")
That’s a lotta paper! (And yes, I know they spell it OK Go, but it’s easier to search as Okgo). --- ## [Robert Morse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-morse/452588)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-morse/452588 "2019-10-21T00:40:18Z")
I just popped in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying into the DVD. Jerry Lewis, what a fine actor. No doubt about it, Finch was Jerry Lewis’ finest role. Yep. I love Jerry Lewis in that movie. I am an idio… --- ## [Do you drink soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-soda/841640)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-soda/841640 "2019-10-20T19:02:42Z")
Sugary, carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages. Do you partake? How much? And how old are you? Age will not be represented in the poll. --- ## [I Finally Tried Cauliflower Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-cauliflower-rice/839425)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-cauliflower-rice/839425 "2019-09-01T05:23:20Z")
Granted, it was fast food Wow Bao Cauliflower Rice, but still… I ordered it as a bowl base for teriyaki chicken. Aaaaaaannnddd…it wasn’t terrible. A fair approximation of rice. Closer to the texture of brown rice. M… --- ## [What’s your favorite alien?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-alien/841486)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-your-favorite-alien/841486 "2019-10-20T15:43:19Z")
Not a particular alien individual, like Yoda or ET. What fictional alien race / species do you find most interesting, and why? I’m currently re-reading Larry Niven’s Ringworld, which has rekindled my fascination with Pi… --- ## [Highly Suspect The Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highly-suspect-the-band/841933)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highly-suspect-the-band/841933 "2019-10-20T12:57:35Z")
Anyone else digging these guys? Rock is NOT dead! It’s difficult to describe why I like them so much, but it’s probably because they’re just so fucking genuine, and it’s always cool to see a three member band where the b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=471) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=473)