# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=502 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 503 --- ## [We Need a Good Merchant of Venice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-good-merchant-of-venice/836516)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-good-merchant-of-venice/836516 "2019-07-06T00:57:48Z")
Do you have any idea of how few film adaptations there are of A Merchant of Venice? As a practical matter, just the Al Pacino version. That’s it. And that version did not keep to the script! In fact no film keeps true t… --- ## [James Bond - Orchestral Stab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-orchestral-stab/836134)
**Author:** [@Deflagration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deflagration)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-orchestral-stab/836134 "2019-07-05T23:04:02Z")
Does anyone know of which Bond films have a clean recording of the orchestra hit that happens before the opening John Barry theme? An example of what I’m after is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhCVuqAO18Y at abou… --- ## [Stranger Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things/760183)
**Author:** [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things/760183 "2019-07-05T20:22:34Z")
Anybody else watching this? It’s kind of an 80’s throwback mishmash of “Super 8” and “ET” with a bit of “The Goonies” thrown in for good measure. I came for the nostalgia and Winona Ryder, but I’m 4 episodes in and it’s… --- ## [is southren comfort real whiskey ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-southren-comfort-real-whiskey/836543)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-southren-comfort-real-whiskey/836543 "2019-07-05T17:36:20Z")
ok in a thread about the jim beam fire I started a side discussion about if southren comfort was considered real whiskey : So my question fellow dopers is soco real whiskey… whiskey flavored or a spirit all by its sel… --- ## [Potato knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-knife/836535)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-knife/836535 "2019-07-05T16:03:00Z")
The Wikipedia article on Spike Milligan says What the heck is a potato knife? I am not familiar with that term. Googling it shows a variety of objects, such as vegetable peelers, knives with wavy blades to cut french f… --- ## [The Maple Donut. It is my opinion that there is no better donut in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-maple-donut-it-is-my-opinion-that-there-is-no-better-donut-in-the-world/835973)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-maple-donut-it-is-my-opinion-that-there-is-no-better-donut-in-the-world/835973 "2019-07-05T06:03:12Z")
I am damn near swooning over a maple donut this morning. Food of the gods. --- ## [Autumn Squash soup by Panera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-squash-soup-by-panera/836493)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-squash-soup-by-panera/836493 "2019-07-04T23:18:51Z")
The grocery store up the road marks perishables down when they are short-dated, and a few weeks ago, they must have found a pallet or so of Panera Soups in assorted flavors in their storage fridge, because they had a who… --- ## [The Amazing Spider-Man TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-spider-man-tv-show/836454)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-spider-man-tv-show/836454 "2019-07-04T21:46:36Z")
Did anyone watch the 1977 TV show The Amazing Spider-Man? I know I watched every episode, and I can’t remember a single one. I was 16 at the time. Was it any good? What were the effects like? Did adults like it? Probab… --- ## [How to use expired milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-expired-milk/836089)
**Author:** [@nimi31](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nimi31)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-expired-milk/836089 "2019-07-04T21:30:16Z")
Hi, like the topic, do y’all have any idea? Thank you in advance// --- ## [Verrrrrrry interesting... but sad. (RIP Arte Johnson)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verrrrrrry-interesting-but-sad-rip-arte-johnson/836487)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verrrrrrry-interesting-but-sad-rip-arte-johnson/836487 "2019-07-04T15:13:31Z")
Laugh-In’s Arte Johnson Dead at 90 --- ## [Weird Al 2019 tour- seen it? reveiws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-2019-tour-seen-it-reveiws/835765)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-2019-tour-seen-it-reveiws/835765 "2019-07-04T14:51:29Z")
Going in a few days and just wondering if anyone here had been, and had opinions, reviews, comparisons to previous shows, etc.- thanks! --- ## [Figures of speech from Lewis Carroll characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-of-speech-from-lewis-carroll-characters/836443)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figures-of-speech-from-lewis-carroll-characters/836443 "2019-07-04T09:25:44Z")
I’ve found it of interest to notice recently, on a couple of message boards (in one, instance, on the Dope – I made so bold at the time, as to do an “annoying nitpick” response): posters citing the behavioural oddities o… --- ## [ID an odd music video? (Cheerful bearded black singer, flying/bouncing around city)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-odd-music-video-cheerful-bearded-black-singer-flying-bouncing-around-city/836505)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-odd-music-video-cheerful-bearded-black-singer-flying-bouncing-around-city/836505 "2019-07-04T08:31:44Z")
I was wondering if someone could help me ID a music video I saw awhile back—I first saw a clip of it used in an online “Top Tens” review video (something like “Top Ten Weirdest Music Videos” or something) a few years bac… --- ## [Chicago tribute band from Ukraine(?): Guitarist possessed by Terry Kath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-tribute-band-from-ukraine-guitarist-possessed-by-terry-kath/836414)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-tribute-band-from-ukraine-guitarist-possessed-by-terry-kath/836414 "2019-07-04T05:37:59Z")
Holy crap these guys are amazing! --- ## [What are you having for the 4th or extended weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-the-4th-or-extended-weekend/836473)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-the-4th-or-extended-weekend/836473 "2019-07-03T23:51:53Z")
I took Friday off so I’ve got a nice, much needed four day weekend. Of course in my world that equates to lots of eating. We have a nice local festival where I plan to indulge in all sorts of unhealthy foods. There are … --- ## [Design of brass instruments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-of-brass-instruments/836424)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-of-brass-instruments/836424 "2019-07-03T20:54:40Z")
As everyone knows (or at least, everyone interested in brass instruments), they come in two basic shapes: Cylindrical bore, where the tubing is a constant diameter all the way until the bell, and conical bore, where the … --- ## [your very own fast food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-very-own-fast-food/835902)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-very-own-fast-food/835902 "2019-07-03T19:40:02Z")
You are in charge of starting a new “fast food” franchise. Whats on the menu? --- ## [Musically, why does Roseanne Cash give guitarist the evil eye in this Seven Year Ache video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musically-why-does-roseanne-cash-give-guitarist-the-evil-eye-in-this-seven-year-ache-video/836432)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musically-why-does-roseanne-cash-give-guitarist-the-evil-eye-in-this-seven-year-ache-video/836432 "2019-07-03T19:26:38Z")
Great song, with a video apparently shot at a concert at a junior high school auditorium- looking uncannily like Joannie Cunningham she is bopping around happily during the break but at around 1:07 she starts to stare hi… --- ## [Any Good Recent Question and Answer Trivia Books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-recent-question-and-answer-trivia-books/836217)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-recent-question-and-answer-trivia-books/836217 "2019-07-03T19:24:30Z")
I found this site many many years ago via Usenet’s Cecil Adams group and I found that because I read the Straight Dope books. I loved those books and I found those because I really enjoyed books that gave trivia in the f… --- ## [My Ding-A-Ling! Dave Bartholomew dead at 100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ding-a-ling-dave-bartholomew-dead-at-100/836342)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ding-a-ling-dave-bartholomew-dead-at-100/836342 "2019-07-03T17:52:54Z")
Dave Bartholomew, an early rock and roll pioneer, was not only an American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer, but co-composer of the nest innuendo songs of all time. He died on June 23rd at th… --- ## [In the credits of a film, what are guards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-credits-of-a-film-what-are-guards/836228)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-credits-of-a-film-what-are-guards/836228 "2019-07-03T17:43:23Z")
I just watched The Divine Enforcer, an old movie about a psychic vigilante priest, on Youtube. I won’t link because I’m sure it’s not entirely legal for it to be there. At the end there is the cast, then a section with d… --- ## [Can you recognize this organized crime movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recognize-this-organized-crime-movie/836429)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recognize-this-organized-crime-movie/836429 "2019-07-03T16:18:55Z")
I do volunteer work for a local thrift store doing pickups of donations and delivery of heavy items. While assisting on one of these jobs (delivering a nice, new-to-her fridge), I was able to catch a few minutes of a sho… --- ## [Suggest some lesser known Dolly Parton songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-lesser-known-dolly-parton-songs/836357)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-some-lesser-known-dolly-parton-songs/836357 "2019-07-03T15:53:12Z")
I’m making a Dolly Parton playlist in honor of my late friend’s upcoming birthday as well as the upcoming two year anniversary of his death. I know the hits, but not at all familiar with the deeper cuts. I’m looking for… --- ## [The Amazing Race 31 premieres April 17th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-31-premieres-april-17th/832113)
**Author:** [@ShaynePC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShaynePC)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-31-premieres-april-17th/832113 "2019-07-03T14:40:47Z")
The new season comes back on April 17th. This year the theme is returning reality TV stars, with five returning from past seasons of The Amazing Race, 3 from Survivor, and 3 from Big Brother. I know the Amazing Race fan… --- ## [Black Mirror 5.02 "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley too"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-5-02-rachel-jack-and-ashley-too/835052)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-5-02-rachel-jack-and-ashley-too/835052 "2019-07-03T13:20:21Z")
Season 5 of black mirror drops on Netflix tomorrow. Since it’s only three episodes, and because some people like to space them out while others binge all three at once and it becomes a pain in one thread talking about th… --- ## [Black Mirror 5.01 Smithereens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-5-01-smithereens/835051)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-5-01-smithereens/835051 "2019-07-03T04:53:41Z")
Season 5 of black mirror drops on Netflix tomorrow. Since it’s only three episodes, and because some people like to space them out while others binge all three at once and it becomes a pain in one thread talking about th… --- ## [Recommendations: Books like Dread Empire's Fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-books-like-dread-empires-fall/836276)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-books-like-dread-empires-fall/836276 "2019-07-03T04:07:37Z")
I just finished the Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy and The Forever War. I’m still craving some more space sci-fi war stories. Ideally ones that are relatively hard sci-fi, although as long as it is a good sci-fi military/wa… --- ## [Are Conductors of any use on stage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conductors-of-any-use-on-stage/835567)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-conductors-of-any-use-on-stage/835567 "2019-07-03T01:55:18Z")
I was watching some America’s Got Talent clips on YouTube that featured choirs. Many of them had a conductor up front gesticulating madly while the choir sang. Is this of any use whatsoever or is it just the conductor … --- ## ['Forgotten' songs from the 60's (i.e. 1964 to 1974ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-songs-from-the-60s-i-e-1964-to-1974ish/835992 "2019-07-02T23:38:00Z")
There is no shortage of underappreciated tracks from this era. Some seem to have been totally forgotten. (Sure, not ‘totally’, but I think you know what I mean). What track would you include in a list of forgotten cuts? … --- ## [Questionable Content (web comic) — new thread, new question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-web-comic-new-thread-new-question/836338)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-web-comic-new-thread-new-question/836338 "2019-07-02T20:53:23Z")
After conducting a half-dozen searches on “Questionable” and on “Content” — all unsuccessful — I can only assume that the old “I Don’t Quite Get Today’s Questionable Content” thread has vanished. So I’m starting a new on… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=501) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=503)