# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=505 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 506 --- ## [Would you read another book by Veronica Roth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-another-book-by-veronica-roth/836006)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-another-book-by-veronica-roth/836006 "2019-06-25T12:32:52Z")
I read the Divergent trilogy and really enjoyed it–until I suppose you may consider me a sentimental fool, but I really wish I could unread that last story. Assuming you read the trilogy, how would you feel about anot… --- ## [Is there a word for this type of literature? (Details in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this-type-of-literature-details-in-op/835941)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-this-type-of-literature-details-in-op/835941 "2019-06-25T12:32:21Z")
What I’m looking for is literature that takes an existing fictional work, and a different author uses the existing characters as an off-shoot. The best example I can think of is probably Rosencrantz and Guildernstern A… --- ## [Toy Story and Star Wars Franchises...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-and-star-wars-franchises/835917)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-story-and-star-wars-franchises/835917 "2019-06-25T11:26:22Z")
Here’s a fact I found interesting, the original Toy Story is two years older when TS 4 came out than Star Wars was when the Phantom Menace came out. --- ## [Suzanne Collins is writing a "Hunger Games" prequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-collins-is-writing-a-hunger-games-prequel/836018)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzanne-collins-is-writing-a-hunger-games-prequel/836018 "2019-06-25T06:03:09Z")
It will be set in year 11 of Panem, or 64 years before Katniss and Peeta . The book is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2020. I had forgotten about this until I saw that Veronica Roth thread. FTR, I started… --- ## [How do you eat a baked potato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-baked-potato/835749)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-baked-potato/835749 "2019-06-25T03:59:12Z")
I recently saw someone pick up the whole thing and eat it end-to-end like a hot dog. I had never seen anyone do that before. It never even occurred to me that someone would do it like that. How do you do it? --- ## [Rolling Thunder review, New on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-thunder-review-new-on-netflix/835717)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-thunder-review-new-on-netflix/835717 "2019-06-25T00:22:29Z")
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Lots of original film footage of the review. Plus current interviews. A must for Dylan fans. And who isn’t? --- ## [Artists Who Were Homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-were-homeless/835704)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-were-homeless/835704 "2019-06-25T00:15:04Z")
The bigger, the better (I guess)… Jim Morrison is one who comes to mind, living on a rooftop in the summer right before he met Ray Manzarek and formed The Doors… Many dedicated artists go through hard times, especially i… --- ## [Camera looking in closed car window scenes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-looking-in-closed-car-window-scenes/836004)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camera-looking-in-closed-car-window-scenes/836004 "2019-06-24T23:51:18Z")
Hard to get a good description of this in the title, but I’ve noticed several movies/TV episodes with a shot of someone sitting in a car looking out the window with the scenery that they are watching reflecting in the wi… --- ## [What did I do wrong with this recipe (rice cooked in coconut milk)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-wrong-with-this-recipe-rice-cooked-in-coconut-milk/835945)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-wrong-with-this-recipe-rice-cooked-in-coconut-milk/835945 "2019-06-24T19:14:12Z")
A few weeks ago I attempted to make this fairly simple looking recipe, basically just rice cooked in coconut milk and a bay leaf, with some beans added toward the end. It seemed like it would make a good accompaniment t… --- ## [Carrot sculptures served on sushi plate -- are they food or artwork? Do they get reused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-sculptures-served-on-sushi-plate-are-they-food-or-artwork-do-they-get-reused/835909)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-sculptures-served-on-sushi-plate-are-they-food-or-artwork-do-they-get-reused/835909 "2019-06-24T16:22:20Z")
We just had sushi again, and as always it was excellent. And also as always, there was a sculpture on one of our plates made from carrots. It was probably six inches tall and was a dragon and a fish engaged in some kind … --- ## [Songs about games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-games/835777)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-games/835777 "2019-06-24T14:40:16Z")
I’m listening to the Flowerpornoes’ “Mikado” (sorry, no available link). Just like another German song, Monopoli by Klaus Lage, it’s a metaphorical song taking a popular game as a motive. Another one is “Games Without Fr… --- ## [Fictional Schools on TV shows ONLY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-schools-on-tv-shows-only/835841 "2019-06-24T04:34:27Z")
A list of schools on TV, their mascot names and principal if known. I will start with- South Park Elementary…The Cows…Principal Victoria --- ## [This is not an SNL Skit. Maybe Technology is Bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-an-snl-skit-maybe-technology-is-bad/835806)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-an-snl-skit-maybe-technology-is-bad/835806 "2019-06-24T04:03:56Z")
This video is real and is proof of that concept about how something is funny…gets stupid and if you power through gets funny again. Also, if anyone has to “reset their lightbulb” maybe they deserve to be stuck in the da… --- ## [iZombie season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izombie-season-5/833237)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izombie-season-5/833237 "2019-06-24T00:17:24Z")
The series is back for its fifth (and I think final) season. Starts up again Thursday May 2 I’m looking forward to it. Brian --- ## [Cry Little Sister (Manson cover)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-little-sister-manson-cover/835868)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-little-sister-manson-cover/835868 "2019-06-23T23:17:34Z")
I haven’t kept up with songs by Manson as much as I should, so I just heard this today. Cry Little Sister I loved this song from the “Lost Boys” movie and I think MM nails it. --- ## [Dignity - New book by Chris Arnade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dignity-new-book-by-chris-arnade/835943)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dignity-new-book-by-chris-arnade/835943 "2019-06-23T23:09:03Z")
I didn’t know who this was until I heard him on NPR a couple weeks ago, talking about his new book - “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America” It tells the story of the author giving up his Wall Street life and dri… --- ## [Anthony Bourdain dead at 61](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-dead-at-61/815672)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-bourdain-dead-at-61/815672 "2019-06-23T21:12:04Z")
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html RIP. You will be missed. --- ## [Some boxes of spaghetti got wet, do I need to throw them out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730 "2019-06-23T19:16:34Z")
I left some boxes of spaghetti in the car with the window down, and then it rained. So the boxes are a bit wet. Do I need to throw the spaghetti out? Will the water get to the pasta and allow pathogens to grow? Its onl… --- ## [Coffee snobs, help me out: cold brew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-snobs-help-me-out-cold-brew/835864)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-snobs-help-me-out-cold-brew/835864 "2019-06-23T17:44:48Z")
So after years of not bothering, I finally bought a cold brew setup. I followed the directions and put 2 cups of coarse ground beans in the filter insert, and then put in as much water as would fit in the jar. I let it … --- ## [Comfort Food Party - What Would You Bring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-food-party-what-would-you-bring/835766)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comfort-food-party-what-would-you-bring/835766 "2019-06-23T17:04:03Z")
A dear friend of mine is undergoing a surgery soon that requires her to bid farewell to a couple beloved body parts. Namely, we’re tit(t)ling it a ‘Ta Ta to the Ta Ta’s’ bash. She has an excellent prognosis and this is… --- ## [Why the reverence for Ebert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-reverence-for-ebert/835083)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-reverence-for-ebert/835083 "2019-06-23T11:18:40Z")
Failed screenwriter responsible for some average exploitation schlock (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Beneath the Valley of the Ultra Vixens, the ghastly script for the unfilmed Who Killed Bambi). Cult classics, yes, bu… --- ## [Mamma Mia Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamma-mia-appreciation-thread/457187)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mamma-mia-appreciation-thread/457187 "2019-06-23T03:05:56Z")
Criticize if you must… I just saw this. I have never seen the theater production, but wow! this is one fun movie. I like ABBA music now (I never really liked them before, mostly because I couldn’t understand the words d… --- ## [A couple of "Get Out" questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-get-out-questions/835572)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-get-out-questions/835572 "2019-06-22T21:01:34Z")
Towards the end, as Chris is attempting to leave the house, he’s jumped by somebody. It’s not the brother he pool-balled in the basement, is it? And as they’re struggling, he reaches for the doorknob. What is it he does … --- ## [David Gilmour's guitar collection going to auction.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmours-guitar-collection-going-to-auction/831837)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-gilmours-guitar-collection-going-to-auction/831837 "2019-06-22T20:04:05Z")
Including the black strat, all for charity. I was about 10 when The Wall came out, but got into them big in middle and high school. Still love them to this day. The collection is going to be in NYC at Christies in June.… --- ## [Snow White and the 5 Guys 1 Stud and a Dwarf - wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-the-5-guys-1-stud-and-a-dwarf-wtf/835889)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-white-and-the-5-guys-1-stud-and-a-dwarf-wtf/835889 "2019-06-22T19:55:40Z")
So some cable channel is showing 1997,s Snow White: a Tale of Terror, and the “dwarves” are as represented in the title of this thread. I am pretty schooled in pop culture, but I cannot remember what contortions of logic… --- ## [Story with the same plot as the movie "Yesterday"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-with-the-same-plot-as-the-movie-yesterday/835697)
**Author:** [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-with-the-same-plot-as-the-movie-yesterday/835697 "2019-06-22T18:37:26Z")
I remember reading a short story quite a few years ago, involving a time traveler who published Beatles songs to make a living. I seem to remember that the actual Beatles featured in it, and were utterly confused about h… --- ## [MP3s - where is my album cover art stored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3s-where-is-my-album-cover-art-stored/835611)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3s-where-is-my-album-cover-art-stored/835611 "2019-06-22T16:24:16Z")
I have MP3s from a couple of different sources – CDs that I have ripped myself in Windows Media Player, and MP3s from albums that I have purchased from Amazon. If I look at the MP3 folders in Windows File Explorer, or vi… --- ## [Ideas for Disney movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-disney-movies/835883)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-disney-movies/835883 "2019-06-22T16:20:10Z")
What fairy tales/short stories would make for good Disney movies? I’m surprised Disney hasn’t done a movie based on Jack and the Beanstalk, considering it’s one of the more well-known fairy tales. I know they were gonna… --- ## [Which hit single was most dependent on a sample?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hit-single-was-most-dependent-on-a-sample/835745)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-hit-single-was-most-dependent-on-a-sample/835745 "2019-06-22T16:15:02Z")
A month or two ago a decades old legal row was resolved when Mick Jagger and Keith Richards signed over all their publishing for Bitter Sweet Symphony to Richard Ashcroft. Up until that point the song was credited to Jag… --- ## [Nos4a2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nos4a2/835805)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nos4a2/835805 "2019-06-22T06:01:35Z")
Is anyone watching this on AMC? I can’t decide if I like it or not. I DVR it and when I see it on my watchlist, my first thought is, “should I just delete it?”. But then I watch it and kind of like it. I have not rea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=504) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=506)