# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=492 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 493 --- ## [What's next for Tarantino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-for-tarantino/838179)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-next-for-tarantino/838179 "2019-08-11T18:22:09Z")
{POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING} So, as a watcher of Tarantino films over the years, it has become clear that there is one particular story template that he has used repeatedly. Pick a universally reviled target, and constru… --- ## [Harry and me -- largely, parting of ways seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-and-me-largely-parting-of-ways-seen/838081)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-and-me-largely-parting-of-ways-seen/838081 "2019-08-11T15:21:19Z")
I’ve been a longtime “love-hate semi-fan” of Harry Turtledove – concerning which thing I sometimes fear that I bore fellow-Straight Dope-participants, more than is welcome. A poster on the Khadaji’s Whatcha reading thre… --- ## [When did grilled egg sandwiches become standard in your world (if ever)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-grilled-egg-sandwiches-become-standard-in-your-world-if-ever/838307)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-grilled-egg-sandwiches-become-standard-in-your-world-if-ever/838307 "2019-08-11T12:00:27Z")
I know McDonald’s introduced the Egg McMuffin in the early 1970s, but I don’t think I became aware of it as a breakfast option until the late '70s or early 1980s. And for a while after that, it seemed to be a McDonald’s-… --- ## [Top 5 Best Selling Beers In America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-best-selling-beers-in-america/838362)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-best-selling-beers-in-america/838362 "2019-08-11T02:10:22Z")
Bud Light Coors Light Michelob Ultra Light Miller Lite Modelo Especial Ooof… The beer snobbery around here can be a little over-the-top, but damn. I generally LIKE traditional, mass-produced American lagers, both “bu… --- ## [How big a star was Sharon Tate when she was killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-star-was-sharon-tate-when-she-was-killed/838387)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-star-was-sharon-tate-when-she-was-killed/838387 "2019-08-10T17:54:14Z")
What star(s) today have a comparable level of fame? Was Tate an A-lister at the time? B-lister? --- ## [Beef liver! Ideas please, not simply "with onions."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-liver-ideas-please-not-simply-with-onions/838384)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-liver-ideas-please-not-simply-with-onions/838384 "2019-08-10T12:33:47Z")
Went in on a half portion of a pastured beef, and once it was split up I got the liver by default. Hunting around in the freezer today, I realized that I have 3 separate packages of maybe a pound each of beef liver. I’… --- ## [Tyrone Power was the handsomest actor of old Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrone-power-was-the-handsomest-actor-of-old-hollywood/838270)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrone-power-was-the-handsomest-actor-of-old-hollywood/838270 "2019-08-10T11:45:09Z")
This thread is a companion piece to the thread talking about the most beautiful actresses of old Hollywood. IMO, Tyrone Power tops the list. I don’t think anyone else could quite compete with him, unless maybe a young … --- ## ["Serengeti" on Discovery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serengeti-on-discovery/838388)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serengeti-on-discovery/838388 "2019-08-10T08:01:19Z")
I really wanted to like this series. We spent two of the best weeks of our lives on the Serengeti and surrounding areas and really hoped that his series would illustrate the beauty of the place. Instead, Discovery turne… --- ## [Harry Nilsson: Douchebag](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413 "2019-08-10T02:49:55Z")
Just got done watching a documentary about Harry Nilsson. I remember his music from when I was a kid. I didn’t think much of it then and that never changed. Now, I also don’t think much of him as a person. It doesn’t… --- ## [What's the Most Recent R-rated Movie You've Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-r-rated-movie-youve-seen/837875)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-r-rated-movie-youve-seen/837875 "2019-08-10T02:41:49Z")
(Inspired by thread about people’s first R-rated film, and the realization that I haven’t seen one in a long time.) Me, Myself, and Irene --- ## [Favourite and Cool Music Video Locations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-and-cool-music-video-locations/838312)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-and-cool-music-video-locations/838312 "2019-08-09T17:27:03Z")
The fifth thread I ever started (which sank like a stone anaswered) asked for the identity of the location of a music video : Amel Larrieux’s Get Up. Well, thanks to recognizing the same brutalist building (ugh) The Week… --- ## [Phones On An Airplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-on-an-airplane/838138)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phones-on-an-airplane/838138 "2019-08-09T16:54:12Z")
Just saw the trailer for Airplane Mode. Looks like something between Airplane! and Snakes on Plane. Anyone seen it yet? --- ## [Is it possible to buy the British versions of the Harry Potter books on a US kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-british-versions-of-the-harry-potter-books-on-a-us-kindle/838059)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-buy-the-british-versions-of-the-harry-potter-books-on-a-us-kindle/838059 "2019-08-09T16:31:42Z")
See the thread title. I’ve tried buying the British versions from the kindle store on my device here in the US. Is it possible to buy the British editions, and if so, what are the steps to doing so? The question also… --- ## [A few late Endgame thoughts (Spoilers natch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-late-endgame-thoughts-spoilers-natch/838400)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-late-endgame-thoughts-spoilers-natch/838400 "2019-08-09T16:22:32Z")
2014 Thanos should have just stayed in 2014 and stayed with his plan but slightly altered. He gets the stones, then he “Destroys the universe down to its last atom before remaking it”…or whatever he was going to do. Gr… --- ## [Sam's Club Members Mark will start selling Chick-fil-a style sandwiches and Wafflle fries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-members-mark-will-start-selling-chick-fil-a-style-sandwiches-and-wafflle-fries/838365)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-members-mark-will-start-selling-chick-fil-a-style-sandwiches-and-wafflle-fries/838365 "2019-08-09T14:03:19Z")
I’ve always found the Members Mark items really good at Sam’s Club. We’ve been buying them since the 1980’s. It’s one of the best store brands that I buy. I plan to get a bag of the sandwiches ASAP and try. I’ll pass on… --- ## [A few late Endgame thoughts (Spoilers natch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-late-endgame-thoughts-spoilers-natch/838399)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-late-endgame-thoughts-spoilers-natch/838399 "2019-08-09T08:06:39Z")
2014 Thanos should have just stayed in 2014 and stayed with his plan but slightly altered. He gets the stones, then he “Destroys the universe down to its last atom before remaking it”…or whatever he was going to do. Gr… --- ## [Stargate SG1: Help me find a certain fanfic, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg1-help-me-find-a-certain-fanfic-please/495781)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargate-sg1-help-me-find-a-certain-fanfic-please/495781 "2019-08-09T04:12:09Z")
Well, since dopers are geniuses identifying books from half-remembered descriptions, maybe you can help me find a fanfic I read some time ago (I think it wasn’t more than several years ago.) And yes, I tried Google, but … --- ## [Anyone want cookbooks for the cost of shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-cookbooks-for-the-cost-of-shipping/838322)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-cookbooks-for-the-cost-of-shipping/838322 "2019-08-09T02:20:36Z")
I mentioned this in a thread I started a few weeks ago: Is there any interest in a cookbook or two? I’ve got somewhere over 250 cookbooks just in the house. I’m willing to give as many as you want to anyone in the U.S.… --- ## [Food ingredients now essential that were unavailable before Columbian exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ingredients-now-essential-that-were-unavailable-before-columbian-exchange/838230)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-ingredients-now-essential-that-were-unavailable-before-columbian-exchange/838230 "2019-08-08T20:44:11Z")
There seem to be a lot of food ingredients that now seem essential to Old World cuisine that were unavailable before the Colombian exchange. Can we discuss what some of the most important and what they replaced? Corn (m… --- ## [Help me with tomorrow's dinner. Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-tomorrows-dinner-please/838318)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-tomorrows-dinner-please/838318 "2019-08-08T18:15:00Z")
Got out of the hospital the end of July and haven’t been up to snuff. Today, however, I felt the need to cook for my guys, who have been taking care of me, shuffling me back and forth to countless doctor appointments, th… --- ## [When is "Too fast" for a properly cooked burger at any food establishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-too-fast-for-a-properly-cooked-burger-at-any-food-establishment/838336)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-too-fast-for-a-properly-cooked-burger-at-any-food-establishment/838336 "2019-08-08T17:09:14Z")
Always wondering about this at sit-down casual restaurants, if I order a burger and literally get it within 3 minutes, that just means they’re giving me something that’s been sitting on the warmer all day right? I know … --- ## [Cafetiere / French press coffee maker - keeping up with constant cleaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafetiere-french-press-coffee-maker-keeping-up-with-constant-cleaning/838256)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafetiere-french-press-coffee-maker-keeping-up-with-constant-cleaning/838256 "2019-08-08T16:39:28Z")
I’ve started using a cafetiere (French press) coffee maker at work, and I’m enjoying incredible coffee. I even have a little grinder. The coffee is great. The constant cleaning required is annoying, especially because o… --- ## [Agents of SHIELD Season 6 returns next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-season-6-returns-next-week/833381)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-season-6-returns-next-week/833381 "2019-08-08T14:46:10Z")
Trailer was released today so I figure we should get a thread going. No idea how much they’ll reference Endgame, if at all, so what should the policy for Endgame spoilers be? --- ## [Commercial identification challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-identification-challenge/837717)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-identification-challenge/837717 "2019-08-08T11:48:24Z")
Idle curiosity about a commercial that keeps getting over-ridden by local programming. I’d love to know what I’m missing. The mystery commercial airs on Antenna TV during the Johnny Carson reruns 10-11/10-11:30 Eastern … --- ## [Dickens: What accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dickens-what-accent/827421)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dickens-what-accent/827421 "2019-08-08T03:19:42Z")
I’ve been working my way through a compilation of all of Charles Dickens’ novels (I \*thought \*I was familiar with Dickens, but then I realized it was just a case of being bombarded with A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Tw… --- ## [Munich, the 2005 Spielberg Movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munich-the-2005-spielberg-movie/838113)
**Author:** [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munich-the-2005-spielberg-movie/838113 "2019-08-08T00:07:38Z")
I just watched “Munich” and saw it is “Based on true events”. Does anyone know the source material for the screenplay? Israeli assassins shooting it out with KGB agents in Athens, murdering a Dutch hitwoman in the Neth… --- ## [Unpleasant people in rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-people-in-rock/585823)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpleasant-people-in-rock/585823 "2019-08-07T22:59:28Z")
I keep on hearing what a nasty, vicious, unpleasant man Van Morrison is. Richard Carpenter hasn’t had a good press, and Roger Waters, by his own admission, has been a grumpy old bastard - an opinion shared by many others… --- ## [A novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-novel/838289)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-novel/838289 "2019-08-07T18:27:18Z")
My impression is that recently a greater percentage of the fiction books I read have the words “a novel” on the dust jacket. (Presently Karl Marlantes’ Deep River. Excellent read, BTW.) Yes, I realize that some percen… --- ## [Very expensive burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-expensive-burgers/838199)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-expensive-burgers/838199 "2019-08-07T17:50:07Z")
It’s easy to Google up various lists of very high priced hamburgers. They go from the 30 dollar range to hundreds for each burger. I’m not interested in the gimmick ones with a diamond or gold bar on top, just real burge… --- ## [Vera-Ellen's waist size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-waist-size/676290)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-ellens-waist-size/676290 "2019-08-07T17:44:09Z")
It’s that time of year when we watch White Christmas and can’t take our eyes off Vera-Ellen’s impossibly tiny waist. Beautiful woman, great dancer. Vera Ellen was a famous actress in the 1940s and 1950s. Her waist is fa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=491) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=493)