# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=485 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 486 --- ## [Greatest movies never made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movies-never-made/833735)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movies-never-made/833735 "2019-09-07T12:23:32Z")
Adam Sandler’s tribute to Chris Farley on SNL last week got me thinking. Farley was slated to star in a biopic of Fatty Arbuckle as his first serious role, but obviously never got the chance. I really would love to see… --- ## [My Girl, Bill - Would this song fly today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girl-bill-would-this-song-fly-today/839701)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girl-bill-would-this-song-fly-today/839701 "2019-09-07T02:21:15Z")
In 1974, Jim Stafford released the song My Girl, Bill which seemed to hint at a romantic relationship between two men. The first two verses reinforce this as Jim and Bill go inside to have some wine and discuss their rel… --- ## [Most 70's movie ending (Spoilers for Death Game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805 "2019-09-06T23:16:06Z")
Death Game Out of nowhere. Major characters die. Weird color filter. Jaunty song over credits. Yup. That checks all the boxes. --- ## [What is the most unusual beer you've ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unusual-beer-youve-ever-had/838939)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unusual-beer-youve-ever-had/838939 "2019-09-06T20:03:51Z")
There is a tradition at our house where the ladies pick out a “Friday beer” for me. The rules are that I have no choice in the matter, and that it must be something I have never had before. Cerridwin leans towards dark … --- ## [Looking for a pellet grill recommendation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-pellet-grill-recommendation/838680)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-pellet-grill-recommendation/838680 "2019-09-06T20:01:59Z")
My propane grill has finally given up the ghost and I’m seriously considering a pellet grill. If you’ve had any experiences either positive or negative with them, I’d like to hear about it. Thanks. --- ## [Favorite Movies w/ Marlon Brando?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-w-marlon-brando/839652)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-w-marlon-brando/839652 "2019-09-06T15:14:44Z")
It doesn’t have to be his best performance, but movies you loved he was in. -On The Waterfront -Last Tango In Paris -The Godfather -A Streetcar Named Desire --- ## [Do you buy DVDs/BluRays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-buy-dvds-blurays/839543)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-buy-dvds-blurays/839543 "2019-09-06T13:16:16Z")
I used to but with all the streaming options, I really don’t see a use anymore. Poll coming. --- ## [What Did You Learn From Jim Morrison's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-jim-morrisons/839703)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-learn-from-jim-morrisons/839703 "2019-09-06T09:53:28Z")
A) Lyrics B) Interviews When I say lyrics, I meant what did you learn from Jim after reading them. I’m not very good at deciphering lyrics, especially his. I listen to them as music, and mishear lyrics all the time, an… --- ## [The Devil is in the details-Satan gives his side of the story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-is-in-the-details-satan-gives-his-side-of-the-story/839741)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-is-in-the-details-satan-gives-his-side-of-the-story/839741 "2019-09-06T05:51:13Z")
Stories where the Devil tells his side of the story as to how it all began and/or what is really going down between him and God. One of my favorites is Harlan Ellison’s “The Deathbird”, which portrays God as a mad creat… --- ## [Seinfeld or Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-or-friends/839204)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-or-friends/839204 "2019-09-06T01:05:35Z")
Which do you prefer between the two? Myself, I like both but have a clear preference for Friends. This is for people who like one or the other or both. If you can’t stand either, then please move along, nothing to see he… --- ## [Goodnight, Rhoda - Valerie Harper dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodnight-rhoda-valerie-harper-dies/839504)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodnight-rhoda-valerie-harper-dies/839504 "2019-09-06T00:35:32Z")
Link After a long battle with cancer. RIP. --- ## [Sept 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sept-5-is-national-cheese-pizza-day/839754)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sept-5-is-national-cheese-pizza-day/839754 "2019-09-05T21:59:21Z")
Many restaurants are offering deals on cheese pizza. We’re going to Shotgun Dan’s this evening for a cheese pizza. I normally would order extra toppings but it’s National Cheese Pizza Day. :wink: You may want to check y… --- ## [I need a good cheese recommendation for this spicy chicken pasta dish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738 "2019-09-05T20:20:14Z")
Basically it’s, chicken cooked with chipotle peppers pureed into heavy cream sauce. Now I need to know what cheese to use?? Thanks. --- ## [Question About Jessie's Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jessies-girl/839104)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jessies-girl/839104 "2019-09-05T20:15:22Z")
Do you think the person singing is a nice guy who really would be better for her or is he a creep out to ruin his friend’s relationship? So is the POV singer of the song a hero or the villain? --- ## [In which a remake, or new version, is better than the original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-remake-or-new-version-is-better-than-the-original/839115)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-remake-or-new-version-is-better-than-the-original/839115 "2019-09-05T16:29:31Z")
This idea could take many forms, book version to movie version, original to remake movie, and so on. What got me started thinking was listening to Simon and Garfunkle’s “Richard Cory”. It was based on a poem by Edward … --- ## [Reason #67 Endgame Doesn't Make Sense When You Think About It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-67-endgame-doesnt-make-sense-when-you-think-about-it/839734)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reason-67-endgame-doesnt-make-sense-when-you-think-about-it/839734 "2019-09-05T16:24:01Z")
It was stated categorically in Endgame that you cannot change the past. However in Infinity War, Thanos lost. The Mind Stone was destroyed and the heroes won but he uses the Time Stone to go back a few seconds and change… --- ## [Anyone See Dave Chappelle's New "Sticks & Stones"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-dave-chappelles-new-sticks-stones/839434)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-dave-chappelles-new-sticks-stones/839434 "2019-09-05T16:21:27Z")
He is clearly looking to push boundaries, and poke the Politically Correct bear on the nose, (in this case with a 3 foot long rainbow colored anal dildo) while giving a hearty Fuck You to 2019 America’s florishing Victim… --- ## [Roger Moore was pretty cold blooded as Bond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-moore-was-pretty-cold-blooded-as-bond/839547)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-moore-was-pretty-cold-blooded-as-bond/839547 "2019-09-05T12:19:24Z")
Rewatching some of the Roger Moore era Bond films recently, its quite striking just how cold-blooded he can be, despite his era supposedly being more light-hearted. We have metioned examples here earlier (in For Your Ey… --- ## [Do you like salt on the rim of your margarita?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-salt-on-the-rim-of-your-margarita/839606)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-salt-on-the-rim-of-your-margarita/839606 "2019-09-05T04:45:49Z")
I most certainly do and I can’t imagine why people don’t. Why yes, it is a $5 margarita Monday as well as a holiday, but I still am amazed at all the people who think that salt on the rim of their margarita is the same a… --- ## [Picky eating can make you go blind.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eating-can-make-you-go-blind/839631)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picky-eating-can-make-you-go-blind/839631 "2019-09-05T02:01:10Z")
Link Turns out our parents were worried about the wrong thing. It’s picky eating that can make you go blind, not masturbation. “Eat your cheeseburger or you’ll go blind!” For those who are link-averse, a medical journ… --- ## [Guitar tablature program recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-tablature-program-recommendations/839653)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-tablature-program-recommendations/839653 "2019-09-04T23:32:40Z")
Anybody have any experience with tablature programs for PC machines? Pros and cons? Recommendations? I’ve got a four year pile of tab sheets that I’d like to get organized. --- ## [Cold War American films showing Soviets in a positive light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-war-american-films-showing-soviets-in-a-positive-light/827300)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-war-american-films-showing-soviets-in-a-positive-light/827300 "2019-09-04T22:14:34Z")
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) is on TV right now. According to the Wikipedia article, ‘It was one of the few American films of the time to portray the Russians in a positive light.’ What other… --- ## [Midsommar plot question (massive open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsommar-plot-question-massive-open-spoilers/839384)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midsommar-plot-question-massive-open-spoilers/839384 "2019-09-04T21:59:22Z")
Great movie, well worth a watch. I’ll wait until post #2 for the actual question. --- ## [What in an otherwise decent TV series made it impossible for you to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-an-otherwise-decent-tv-series-made-it-impossible-for-you-to-watch/839023)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-an-otherwise-decent-tv-series-made-it-impossible-for-you-to-watch/839023 "2019-09-04T16:53:02Z")
The actors are decent, the stories are good…but some concept built into the series makes it impossible to watch. For me, it was the show “Unforgettable” about a police detective with a perfect memory. I like Poppy Mont… --- ## [The Good Place \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-edited-title/766545)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 1070\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-place-edited-title/766545 "2019-09-04T14:09:12Z")
Did anyone catch this? There’s a two-parter on Hulu. Very short synposis: Kristen Bell dies and goes to “The Good Place,” where Ted Danson is in charge. But then things start going sideways. I really enjoyed it. It’s f… --- ## [Who was the Boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-boss/839637)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-boss/839637 "2019-09-04T13:57:18Z")
Angela is the breadwinner. Tony runs the house. Samantha and Jonathan are kids. Children often possess an inordinate amount of power in any household, though they are almost never aware of it. Mona is Angela’s mother.… --- ## [Crab Cakes - Fried or Baked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cakes-fried-or-baked/839333)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cakes-fried-or-baked/839333 "2019-09-04T13:15:01Z")
I’ve made crab cakes one way, and tonight I will make them the other way. The recipes are similar and consist of lump crab meat bread crumbs mayo Dijon mustard parsley salt/pepper egg Old Bay seasoning Worcester… --- ## [Breakfast at Tiffany's Question about the Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-at-tiffanys-question-about-the-book/839645)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-at-tiffanys-question-about-the-book/839645 "2019-09-04T10:01:54Z")
So I finally read Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s just so I could feel superior to George Costanza. In that Seinfeld episode where George muscles in on a family’s home viewing of the movie just so he can cheat on… --- ## [King Crimson - Live Tour - 2019/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-crimson-live-tour-2019-20/839664)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-crimson-live-tour-2019-20/839664 "2019-09-04T07:44:06Z")
Just saw the show at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Unbelievable. Perfect. Anyone else there at this show or has tickets for the 50th anniversary tour? 12/10. Overall for me. Go. Just go. --- ## [Annoying Plot Holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-plot-holes/839544)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-plot-holes/839544 "2019-09-04T03:29:27Z")
Watching Bones, and Pilant seems to be spying on Booth and Brennen using the radio or whatever it is in their kitchen. Now I am not really up on technology, but I know that there are tools that you can use to scan a room… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=484) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=486)