# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=499 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 500 --- ## [Question about TV series plot development types](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tv-series-plot-development-types/837073)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-tv-series-plot-development-types/837073 "2019-07-16T01:09:04Z")
Particularly sit-coms; Seinfeld and the like. It’s where events or occurrences on an episode have no bearing, no effect, on episodes that follow. Nothing is really “resolved”. Once in a while, a character may refer to a… --- ## [Fear The Walking Dead nitpicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-nitpicks/837110)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-nitpicks/837110 "2019-07-16T00:22:26Z")
The ‘450 hp turboprop’ is piston-powered. Al gets jerrycans of ‘aviation fuel’ for the plane. Only she steals them from people who fly turbine-powered helicopters. Pistons need more volatile fuel. --- ## [Any Spyro Gyra fans here? \[Q about live version of "Old San Juan"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spyro-gyra-fans-here-q-about-live-version-of-old-san-juan/837142)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-spyro-gyra-fans-here-q-about-live-version-of-old-san-juan/837142 "2019-07-15T20:48:06Z")
In the early days of music CDs, Spyro Gyra’s live album Access All Areas was released without one song, “Old San Juan”, that opened both the LP and cassette versions, apparently due to time constraints. I had hoped that… --- ## [What are some good sites where you can make money by/get paid for writing stories online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-sites-where-you-can-make-money-by-get-paid-for-writing-stories-online/837137)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-sites-where-you-can-make-money-by-get-paid-for-writing-stories-online/837137 "2019-07-15T18:45:35Z")
Preferrably genre fiction. --- ## [Iced tea and Lemonade, my contribution to the culinary world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iced-tea-and-lemonade-my-contribution-to-the-culinary-world/836786)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iced-tea-and-lemonade-my-contribution-to-the-culinary-world/836786 "2019-07-15T18:42:11Z")
Most self serve Coke machines have a tap for Minute Maid lemonade. Dispense 2 to 3 inches lemonade into bottom of the cup. Finish Filling cup with unsweetened tea. Stir well It’s better then adding a wedge of lemon t… --- ## [Please recommend a translation of The Brothers Karamazov.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-translation-of-the-brothers-karamazov/837143)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-translation-of-the-brothers-karamazov/837143 "2019-07-15T18:20:31Z")
I’m considering undertaking a re-read of The Brothers. The last time I read it, I think the Constance Garnett was about the only translation available. Has another translation come along that folks feel is superior? Tha… --- ## [Share your favorite hilarious rock'n'roll anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hilarious-rocknroll-anecdote/836798)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-hilarious-rocknroll-anecdote/836798 "2019-07-15T15:32:08Z")
I’ve been listening to records, going to concerts and reading about music almost my whole conscientious life and heard of or witnessed a lot real Spinal Tap moments. I saw a hair band’s lead guitarist’s hair catching fi… --- ## [YouTube's new terms and conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-new-terms-and-conditions/837028)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtubes-new-terms-and-conditions/837028 "2019-07-15T14:12:20Z")
A while ago, I received a notification about the update of YouTube’s terms and conditions (for European users only). The notification also contained a link to the document/text on YouTube, explaining the changes. But tha… --- ## [Much Ado About Monty Python](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-ado-about-monty-python/834356)
**Author:** [@CaptainSnazzy7402](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainSnazzy7402)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/much-ado-about-monty-python/834356 "2019-07-15T05:55:44Z")
I don’t know if its just me, but Monty Python’s style of humor is a bit too absurdist for my taste. I appear to be in a great minority as near all of my friends and family have ostracized me due to this simple fact. Am I… --- ## [Jessica Jones Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-season-3/835782)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessica-jones-season-3/835782 "2019-07-15T03:37:44Z")
Just finished the season. Better than S2 I think but S1 is still a bar too high too hit. Anyone else watch it yet? Plenty of stupid stuff, some of which is bad enough to take one out of the story even. Rachel Taylor ju… --- ## [Help me ID this dramatic movie: about 1995, lead character has disabled institutionalized brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-dramatic-movie-about-1995-lead-character-has-disabled-institutionalized-brother/837005)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-dramatic-movie-about-1995-lead-character-has-disabled-institutionalized-brother/837005 "2019-07-15T02:25:01Z")
I’ve been trying to remember what movie this is that we saw on TV sometime around 1996-7. I don’t have much to go on but the main character is the husband and father in a typical “movie” suburban family, and he has an i… --- ## [Let's Talk The New MCU Avengers Lineup in Phase 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-the-new-mcu-avengers-lineup-in-phase-4/836975)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-the-new-mcu-avengers-lineup-in-phase-4/836975 "2019-07-14T20:26:50Z")
This stems from a discussion I was having. The MCU is going to refresh the Avengers line up after the reset of Endgame. Like most Groups there are archetypes they need to fill. Here are some of my guesses of the archety… --- ## [Thoughts on re-watching "The Sopranos"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-re-watching-the-sopranos/836928)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-re-watching-the-sopranos/836928 "2019-07-14T20:07:56Z")
Long story short, I came late to The Sopranos, having watched the pilot and not connecting with it. But once I got on board between seasons 2 and 3 (thanks to a then-new concept called “binge watching”), I was completely… --- ## [Curing the Common Cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curing-the-common-cold/837027)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curing-the-common-cold/837027 "2019-07-14T18:50:11Z")
Is there any way to breed a rhinovirus in bulk, to the extent of creating a kilo or so of mass? Are there any ideal salts or other treatments to cure the mass? Should it be smoked? Brined? With or without beer? I presu… --- ## [How many kinds of milk are there now vs at various points in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-kinds-of-milk-are-there-now-vs-at-various-points-in-the-past/836945)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-kinds-of-milk-are-there-now-vs-at-various-points-in-the-past/836945 "2019-07-14T15:42:06Z")
I don’t really remember what kinds of milk you could buy in the 80s and 90s, but I think it was just dairy and maybe soy milk. Dairy has always had options like skim, 1%, 2%, whole and chocolate. Always came in a wide r… --- ## [Alita: Battle Angel!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alita-battle-angel/828643)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alita-battle-angel/828643 "2019-07-14T13:38:08Z")
\<\<\\>\> Alita: Battle Angel is set to be released mid-February (I’'ve seen both the 13th and the 14th listed), after an incredibly long production. “How long?”, you may be as… --- ## [Cheap seasons of TV shows on Amazon Prime (GoT, Handmaids Tale, etc).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-seasons-of-tv-shows-on-amazon-prime-got-handmaids-tale-etc/837060)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-seasons-of-tv-shows-on-amazon-prime-got-handmaids-tale-etc/837060 "2019-07-14T07:22:06Z")
I just noticed that Amazon has slashed the prices on full seasons of some major and minor TV series. These prices are for purchase, not rental, of a whole season. If you are like me and were too cheap to subscribe to H… --- ## [RIP Torn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-torn/836820)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-torn/836820 "2019-07-14T06:17:53Z")
Rip Torn Dies at 88. I’ve never seen The Larry Sanders Show, but I loved him in Men In Black. --- ## [Believable scene? Pregnant teen thrown out of parish church in 1950-ish Irish small town?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believable-scene-pregnant-teen-thrown-out-of-parish-church-in-1950-ish-irish-small-town/836903)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believable-scene-pregnant-teen-thrown-out-of-parish-church-in-1950-ish-irish-small-town/836903 "2019-07-14T02:31:24Z")
The novel The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne opens with such a scene. It’s a novel, i.e, fiction (lest someone miss that point). In a village in 1950s Ireland, a pregnant teenage girl is viciously and publicly de… --- ## [Celebrity lookalikes; know any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-lookalikes-know-any/836349)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-lookalikes-know-any/836349 "2019-07-13T21:45:27Z")
So, I’ve known about this guy who looks like Jack Nicholsonfor years now. We both attend some of the same events, and I always give him a discrete nod. He goes out of his way to nurture the look; he keeps his sunglasses… --- ## [Binaural Beats w/ Music or Nature / Raw Interesting Sounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binaural-beats-w-music-or-nature-raw-interesting-sounds/837035)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binaural-beats-w-music-or-nature-raw-interesting-sounds/837035 "2019-07-13T21:02:43Z")
I love J P Epperson, so in that direction. I found nature sounds on YT, but I think I covered them all. I seek something new… Torrent trackers for this or …? --- ## [Was Cream overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cream-overrated/836757)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-cream-overrated/836757 "2019-07-13T20:06:53Z")
Watching their 2005 reunion at Albert Hall. Other than the hits, of which I would say there were maybe arguably two handfuls, watching their reunion show they sound like nothing more than a progressive blues band, and no… --- ## [What fruits and vegetables are only offered seasonally vs year round on US grocery stores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fruits-and-vegetables-are-only-offered-seasonally-vs-year-round-on-us-grocery-stores/836676)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fruits-and-vegetables-are-only-offered-seasonally-vs-year-round-on-us-grocery-stores/836676 "2019-07-13T19:35:07Z")
I don’t pay a lot of attention to fruit as I only really eat bananas and apples as far as fruit goes. Those seem to be year round. Are there fruits or vegetables that are only available seasonally rather than year round… --- ## [New Neal Stephenson book: “Fall, or, Dodge in Hell” \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neal-stephenson-book-fall-or-dodge-in-hell-spoilers/835268)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-neal-stephenson-book-fall-or-dodge-in-hell-spoilers/835268 "2019-07-13T19:16:47Z")
This week, Neal Stephenson’s new book Fall, or, Dodge in Hell came out. I’ve just finished it, and I’m here to talk about it! But first, about those spoilers. There is a certain aspect to this book that, as a longtime S… --- ## [Whenever a chain resturant has a deep discount food item, do they deliberately skimp on quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whenever-a-chain-resturant-has-a-deep-discount-food-item-do-they-deliberately-skimp-on-quality/836870)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whenever-a-chain-resturant-has-a-deep-discount-food-item-do-they-deliberately-skimp-on-quality/836870 "2019-07-13T18:11:35Z")
Yesterday the hot dog chain Wienerschnitzel was having 58 cent chili-dogs in celebration of being around for 58 years, so about half-off normal price. I went in to get some and noticed that while still good it definitely… --- ## [Cheapest/Easiest way to watch YouTube on a non-smart HDTV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-easiest-way-to-watch-youtube-on-a-non-smart-hdtv/836937)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-easiest-way-to-watch-youtube-on-a-non-smart-hdtv/836937 "2019-07-13T17:15:24Z")
Long story short going to a hotel for four days and want to watch YouTube on it instead of just local TV. My normal way of doing that involves ethernet cords and my laptop but apparently this hotel has no ethernet access… --- ## [RIP Jerry Lawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jerry-lawson/836994)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jerry-lawson/836994 "2019-07-13T01:21:14Z")
King of A Capella and long time leader of The Persuasions has passed away. I hope I’m not the only one who’ll remember Jerry. Gonna go listen to some good music for a little while now. --- ## [The Dead Don't Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dead-dont-die/831951)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dead-dont-die/831951 "2019-07-12T23:04:45Z")
This year’s zombie movie. Youtube trailer here. I’m not normally a fan of horror movies but this looks to be a scream! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Concord grap wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concord-grap-wine/836916 "2019-07-12T16:59:36Z")
According to Wiki the wines are traditionally made sweet but dry wines can be produced. Is there any commercially available dry Concord grape wine? Dennis --- ## [So what do you use a 3 1/2" skillet for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-use-a-3-1-2-skillet-for/836695)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-use-a-3-1-2-skillet-for/836695 "2019-07-12T14:55:52Z")
Saw them for sale in my local supermarket. Made by Lodge, a reputable brand of cast iron cookware. I don’t think you could even fit one egg scrambled or fried in one of these; what the heck? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=498) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=500)