# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=507 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 508 --- ## [Cornish Pasty in England.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornish-pasty-in-england/823954)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornish-pasty-in-england/823954 "2019-06-18T21:32:42Z")
My younger brother moved to the U.K. about 2 years ago. Are Cornish Pasties a relatively easy thing to find or, are they an American invention only? --- ## [Men in Black International (open spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-black-international-open-spoilers-ok/835523)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-black-international-open-spoilers-ok/835523 "2019-06-18T19:06:57Z")
For some stupid reason, I thought the film opened next weekend, now I’m stuck waiting until tomorrow to see it in IMAX. I’m a huge fan of the franchise, I’ve seen all of them multiple times and own them all on DVD. If y… --- ## [What’s in YOUR Bloody Mary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-in-your-bloody-mary/834904)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-in-your-bloody-mary/834904 "2019-06-18T18:26:26Z")
Spinoff from the Brunch thread. I pick out an enormous glass tumbler, at least 16 ounces. From the fridge take a lime and the bottle of Gold’s (Brooklyn) prepared horseradish, put a teaspoon in the bottom of the glass.… --- ## [Quick help( I hope) with a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-help-i-hope-with-a-movie/835670)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-help-i-hope-with-a-movie/835670 "2019-06-18T16:36:49Z")
Just remember a popular female actor yelling “denied!” at a male actor\>Pretty sure it was a popular movie. --- ## [Vague recollection of sci-fi/fantasy story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-recollection-of-sci-fi-fantasy-story/835477)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-recollection-of-sci-fi-fantasy-story/835477 "2019-06-18T16:13:21Z")
I used to read to my kids all the time when they were young - including all of the LOTR and Narnia books. Yesterday I had a very vague recollection of a story from when they were young - probably would’ve been in the la… --- ## [Is this a weird sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473 "2019-06-18T15:42:25Z")
So, there’s a very simple sandwich I make and enjoy, but just about everyone I’ve mentioned it to seems repulsed. 2 slices bread, preferably Italian or Potato 1 slice American Cheese 1 dollop of Peanut Butter (chunky i… --- ## [ID the SF short story, Part 993774588](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-sf-short-story-part-993774588/835626)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-sf-short-story-part-993774588/835626 "2019-06-18T03:34:42Z")
This one has bugged me for years, but I can’t be arsed to ask Spider. So, I’ll ask you people. I read a story back in the 70s that I’m pretty sure had Spider’s pen name of D. B. Wyatt on it. It was a twist on the “Three… --- ## [Can somebody explain this Married With Children joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-this-married-with-children-joke/835657)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-this-married-with-children-joke/835657 "2019-06-18T00:51:26Z")
Its befuddled me for decades. At one point Al says the perfect woman would have 3 breasts, the third one being “On her back, for when you’re dancing”. I don’t quite get the benefits on having a boob on a back when danc… --- ## [How do you count the books you've read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-count-the-books-youve-read/825387)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-count-the-books-youve-read/825387 "2019-06-17T22:17:33Z")
Or, The Minutiae of Book Counting. Do you keep lists of all the books you’ve read and, if so, what are your criteria for inclusion? My answer forms the next post to avoid overpowering the OP with wordiness. In particu… --- ## [Is there any interest in a cookbook or two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-interest-in-a-cookbook-or-two/835497)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-interest-in-a-cookbook-or-two/835497 "2019-06-17T20:26:58Z")
So, Bob(rjk) had a thing for cookbooks. He intended to run an etsy store for them, but only sold a few of them. I sold a bunch of them at a garage sale (someone bought all I had there - all 24 boxes!) I’ve got about t… --- ## [Natalie Morales (the journalist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-morales-the-journalist/835563)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Taggart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Taggart)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-morales-the-journalist/835563 "2019-06-17T19:44:07Z")
What are your views on Natalie Morales ? (the journalist not the actress). I say the most beautiful woman in the annals of recorded human history. --- ## [The Innocent Man on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-innocent-man-on-netflix/835234 "2019-06-17T19:28:37Z")
Have any of you watched this show? I started it yesterday and could not stop watching it. I binge watched the whole thing. It’s a true crime story based on a book by John Grisham from back in 2006. I’d never read the … --- ## [Are there any American actors who have accurately imitated a British accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-have-accurately-imitated-a-british-accent/835354)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-have-accurately-imitated-a-british-accent/835354 "2019-06-17T19:14:52Z")
I know there are British actors who can sound American - like Christian Bale, for instance. Is the reverse true? Are there any Americans, either in the current day or in past times, who have successfully done British acc… --- ## [Who was the female oompa loompa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-female-oompa-loompa/835625)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-female-oompa-loompa/835625 "2019-06-17T16:45:19Z")
Apparently, there was an oompa loompa in Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory that was portrayed by a woman. Which one was it, and who was the actress? --- ## [Paul McCartney's Post-Beatles Career (With Wings, The Wings, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartneys-post-beatles-career-with-wings-the-wings-etc/835525)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartneys-post-beatles-career-with-wings-the-wings-etc/835525 "2019-06-17T16:32:00Z")
Did Paul write and record all original material for the Wings? Or was some of their ouvre from material he’d written for The Beatles but that didn’t make it to an album? What’s with the inconsistency in the band’s n… --- ## [Live Nude Ghouls - another NSFW pornographic webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-nude-ghouls-another-nsfw-pornographic-webcomic/835592)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-nude-ghouls-another-nsfw-pornographic-webcomic/835592 "2019-06-17T16:31:55Z")
Looks like this started a few months ago, ostensibly about a brothel full of monstergirls and their customers. Much in the same vein as Oglaf but with a modern setting. First strip: Second: The first arc starts here: … --- ## [End of something good (Model-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-something-good-model-related/835587)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-something-good-model-related/835587 "2019-06-17T14:21:59Z")
So the other day, Mike, the owner of the superlative Galaxy Hobby store, posted on Facebook that he was losing his lease and was shutting down the store by the end of June. I was there a couple nights ago for the monthl… --- ## [whats the next big movie francise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-big-movie-francise/835615)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-big-movie-francise/835615 "2019-06-17T04:36:34Z")
eventually star wars. superheroes will die out what s next??:eek: --- ## [Help me identify a show I saw in my youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-show-i-saw-in-my-youth/835629)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-show-i-saw-in-my-youth/835629 "2019-06-17T04:19:57Z")
Back in 1998, 1999 I was watching TV land at about 3am, and a show came on I haven’t seen even the most remote reference to since. The show was from the 60s or 70s I remember the main character was a child, maybe 10-15… --- ## [Party: How Much Beer and Wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-how-much-beer-and-wine/835575)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-how-much-beer-and-wine/835575 "2019-06-16T18:32:37Z")
How much beer AND wine would you buy for moderate drinkers (men and women) at a party for 25-30 adults? I heard one rule of thumb is to assume 2 people per 750 ml bottle of wine? Or, should wine go further? Also, how muc… --- ## [Y'all seen the new Volkswagen commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-seen-the-new-volkswagen-commercial/835492)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-seen-the-new-volkswagen-commercial/835492 "2019-06-16T15:18:00Z")
Now THAT’s how you sell shit. Nicely done… bravo. I bought a 1996 Jetta brand new… my first new car. Best and worst car I ever owned. A money pit from the jump, but I loved her anyway. Every time I s… --- ## [Whooooaaaaaa Listen To The Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whooooaaaaaa-listen-to-the-music/835457)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whooooaaaaaa-listen-to-the-music/835457 "2019-06-15T18:17:40Z")
While driving home from work today, I was listening to music on the radio. Just tapping away on the steering wheel to The Doobie Brothers when I realized that a lot of music I like, I was taught to sing in music class i… --- ## [Black mirror -why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-why/835270)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-why/835270 "2019-06-15T16:48:29Z")
OK, here’s me with a three day weekend, so I decide to try out Black Mirror, from critical acclaim and all that. The first episode is a Prime Minister being forced to fuck a pig because of a kidnapped princess. Totally u… --- ## [Westworld Season 3 trailer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-3-trailer/834254)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-3-trailer/834254 "2019-06-15T16:00:36Z")
Otherwise known as BladerunnerWorld. --- ## [I don't drink beer - what kind should I buy for company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-beer-what-kind-should-i-buy-for-company/833667)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-drink-beer-what-kind-should-i-buy-for-company/833667 "2019-06-15T13:50:57Z")
We’re going to have an open house and I know some of the attendees like beer. I’m not looking to impress, but I don’t want to buy crap, either. What’s a decent brand that most people are likely to enjoy? And how do I … --- ## [Two Me Myself and Irene questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-me-myself-and-irene-questions/835546)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-me-myself-and-irene-questions/835546 "2019-06-15T07:01:03Z")
19 years ago gas at 1.13 I think a gallon in Rhode island, two questions- Charlie/Hank (hey! ringworm!- love it) have what appears to be a house on a lake in a picturesque Rhode Island town- small house but appears to be… --- ## [Salt on Melons (esp. Water Melon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-on-melons-esp-water-melon/835050 "2019-06-15T03:46:48Z")
I’m starting to see water melons in the grocery and it reminded me of a difference between my wife and I. I absolutely have to have salt on my water melon and pretty much all other melons. My wife thinks this is crazy an… --- ## [So who's playing Feyd Rautha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-playing-feyd-rautha/835509)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-playing-feyd-rautha/835509 "2019-06-15T00:14:13Z")
Been looking through the internet and still can’t find out who is cast as Feyd Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. Lots of big names: Brolin, Bautista, Momoa, Bardem and Skarsgard are just a few. But there’s still no wo… --- ## [When They See Us, "Central Park Five" miniseries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-they-see-us-central-park-five-miniseries/835323)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-they-see-us-central-park-five-miniseries/835323 "2019-06-14T20:49:02Z")
Anyone check out When They See Us on Netflix? It’s a miniseries by Ava DuVernay, backed by Oprah Winfrey and Robert DiNiro (among others) Here’s a review. No spoilers. But, can there be spoilers if we know how the trial… --- ## [The Gauntlet has been thrown! Justin Bieber vs Tom Cruise, in the Octogon... who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gauntlet-has-been-thrown-justin-bieber-vs-tom-cruise-in-the-octogon-who-wins/835297)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gauntlet-has-been-thrown-justin-bieber-vs-tom-cruise-in-the-octogon-who-wins/835297 "2019-06-14T20:46:36Z")
So, this is now a thing, courtesy of Justin Bieber: “I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the figh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=506) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=508)