# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=514 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 515 --- ## [Digitizing Slides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitizing-slides/834417)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/digitizing-slides/834417 "2019-05-24T03:25:13Z")
My late father was a prodigious photographer. Many of the pictures that he took when I was a kid were produced as 35mm slides. After he passed, my siblings and I went through the plethora of slides and removed duplicat… --- ## [Is "Pop" a style of music, or is it just what's popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pop-a-style-of-music-or-is-it-just-whats-popular/833808)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pop-a-style-of-music-or-is-it-just-whats-popular/833808 "2019-05-23T22:20:24Z")
The title is pretty much the thread. Public poll, as always. No BS “it’s both” answers - I don’t roll like that. YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE! Oh, and feel free to discuss. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Off to see John Cleese in half an hour.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-see-john-cleese-in-half-an-hour/834382 "2019-05-23T21:16:06Z")
Never seen a Python live before. --- ## [Recasting The Wild Wild West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-wild-wild-west/834242)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recasting-the-wild-wild-west/834242 "2019-05-23T17:33:16Z")
I think it is time to bring back The Wild Wild West, the show that was “steampunk” decades before the word even existed. It would be a crime against humanity to let that Barry Sonnenfeld disaster be the last word on th… --- ## [NCIS Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/834389)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-season-finale/834389 "2019-05-23T17:17:29Z")
Did anybody else see this? Except for the mind-blowing twist ending, this was a particularly awful episode. Furnell’s daughter (I’d forgotten that he had one) winds up in the hospital ICU after an opioid overdose (Ripped… --- ## [Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (Lonely Island)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unauthorized-bash-brothers-experience-lonely-island/834415)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unauthorized-bash-brothers-experience-lonely-island/834415 "2019-05-23T16:35:47Z")
Anyone check this short film out on Netflix? It’s a ~25 minute “visual poem” sending up Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire - known as “The Bash Brothers” for their prolific home run hitting (and steroid use) on the late 80s O… --- ## [When naming your child after fictional character goes wrong... (GoT spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-naming-your-child-after-fictional-character-goes-wrong-got-spoilers/834131)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-naming-your-child-after-fictional-character-goes-wrong-got-spoilers/834131 "2019-05-23T15:51:03Z")
Mouseover space . . . . . . . . . . . . . So, apparently a lot of people have named their kid Khalessi or Daenerys on the basis of her actions in the early part of the story. Those kids now have the name of… --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4/822974)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4/822974 "2019-05-23T14:46:28Z")
Legends of Tomorrow is supposed to air right after Arrow on the same night, but the show is only premiering next week, October 22. They’ve also been left out of the big crossover this year, where Batwoman will be introd… --- ## [Subtle Movie References on “Seinfeld”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-movie-references-on-seinfeld/834380)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-movie-references-on-seinfeld/834380 "2019-05-23T14:27:16Z")
It occurred to me that “Seinfeld” liked to include scenes that some viewers might not realize were actually parodies from movies. Two that come to mind: Newman and Kramer trying to purchase black market shower heads was… --- ## [RIP Grumpy Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-grumpy-cat/834112)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-grumpy-cat/834112 "2019-05-23T07:30:23Z")
Doris Day, Tin Conway, Peggy Lipton – and now, Grumpy Cat. Where will it end? --- ## [Gotham - The Final Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-the-final-season/827194)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gotham-the-final-season/827194 "2019-05-23T05:36:05Z")
Despite being cut off from the mainland for months, the residents of Gotham still manage to be stylishly attired. They may not any food or medicine, or ammo for that matter, but their wardrobes are impeccable. Like tha… --- ## [I finally saw the infamous NIN Broken video. I wish I hadn’t.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-the-infamous-nin-broken-video-i-wish-i-hadn-t/834332)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-the-infamous-nin-broken-video-i-wish-i-hadn-t/834332 "2019-05-23T02:47:46Z")
Way back when I was in college for my first stint there were rumors, scuttlebutt, college lore about a video that had been made by Trent Reznor and associates and distributed to his closest friends. One of these was boot… --- ## [Should my nuts be cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-nuts-be-cold/834195)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-my-nuts-be-cold/834195 "2019-05-22T19:24:49Z")
I usually buy a big bag of walnuts at Costco. I’ll open the bag, put some in a serving bowl and stash the remainder on the pantry. They usually last about a month or two. While I was at the store today, I considered b… --- ## [news article explains ow hbo shareholders could sue for damages over GOT season "fiasco"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-article-explains-ow-hbo-shareholders-could-sue-for-damages-over-got-season-fiasco/834275)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-article-explains-ow-hbo-shareholders-could-sue-for-damages-over-got-season-fiasco/834275 "2019-05-22T16:21:42Z")
this article explains how hbo/at&t shareholders could sue the company for damages to stock prices and losses https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/opinion-game-of-thrones-fiasco-shareholders-would-have-a-good-case-t… --- ## [Good interviews or stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-interviews-or-stories/834303)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-interviews-or-stories/834303 "2019-05-22T16:12:37Z")
With the proliferation of podcasts and interview shows, there must be a lot of good content out there that is easily accessible on youtube or similar websites.What are some of your favorite anecdotes or stories from anyw… --- ## [Python sketch in which name is said very wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-sketch-in-which-name-is-said-very-wrong/834205)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/python-sketch-in-which-name-is-said-very-wrong/834205 "2019-05-22T15:24:46Z")
any help? --- ## [What are these shoulder things in old DC comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-shoulder-things-in-old-dc-comics/834297)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-shoulder-things-in-old-dc-comics/834297 "2019-05-22T14:58:08Z")
Especially prevalent in old Superman titles of the 50s and 60s. Earthmen and aliens both sported them. Do they have an equivalent in the real world? These things, as worn by Jor-el. They had them in the far future, too. A… --- ## [Introduce me to home canning & preserving. What do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduce-me-to-home-canning-preserving-what-do-i-need-to-know/834245)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introduce-me-to-home-canning-preserving-what-do-i-need-to-know/834245 "2019-05-22T13:30:46Z")
We’ve decided that this summer, we’re going to do some home preserving. Our local vegetable / fruit stand is opening up this week with strawberries and cherries on the horizon, and I realized that I’m way behind on my pr… --- ## [I have leftover fresh mozzarella](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-fresh-mozzarella/834211)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-leftover-fresh-mozzarella/834211 "2019-05-22T08:22:41Z")
Made a toothsome chicken parmigiana last night. But I never know what to do with the leftover cheese, and I often have to toss it after a week when it gets funky and sour. I love mozzarella en carozza, but I never deep… --- ## [Is The West Wing being remade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-wing-being-remade/834336)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-west-wing-being-remade/834336 "2019-05-22T06:12:31Z")
I just looked up The West Wing on the IMDB and it rather cryptically mentioned that this title is being used for something “in development.” Remake? Reboot? Continuation? I’d love to see a hard reboot where the presiden… --- ## [The pineapple--it burns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pineapple-it-burns/806394)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pineapple-it-burns/806394 "2019-05-22T03:23:08Z")
How did I never know this before? It has been quite a few years since I’ve tried eating a fresh pineapple, but did remember that it was one of the few fruits that tasted better canned. But my local grocery store had the… --- ## [GOT show - How accurate were the various prophecies and visions, after all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-show-how-accurate-were-the-various-prophecies-and-visions-after-all/834261)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-show-how-accurate-were-the-various-prophecies-and-visions-after-all/834261 "2019-05-22T02:43:13Z")
OPEN SPOILERS (BOOKS AND SHOW) Now that Game of Thrones’s run is complete (three, er, two cheers!), we can discuss and figure out just how accurate all those prophecies, visions, predictions, auguries were: Maggy the Fr… --- ## [Memento is one of the best movies of all-time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memento-is-one-of-the-best-movies-of-all-time/834283)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memento-is-one-of-the-best-movies-of-all-time/834283 "2019-05-21T23:20:20Z")
In a recent thread I nominated Memento as a strange film. My own post inspired me to rewatch Memento and to check its IMDB rating. While rewatching I was reminded that this was one of my very favorite movies of all time. … --- ## [Arlo Guthrie to have Pittsburgh show for 50th anniversary of Alice's Restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlo-guthrie-to-have-pittsburgh-show-for-50th-anniversary-of-alices-restaurant/834304)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arlo-guthrie-to-have-pittsburgh-show-for-50th-anniversary-of-alices-restaurant/834304 "2019-05-21T22:34:41Z")
Story here 50 years? Damn, I’m old. And I still love the story and the song. --- ## [Strangest Movie You Ever Saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-movie-you-ever-saw/833616)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-movie-you-ever-saw/833616 "2019-05-21T20:55:15Z")
I’m watching Terry Gilliam’s Brazil right now, and it is still, along with The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen, the weirdest big-budget, general release motion picture I’ve ever seen. I’m going to split the question … --- ## [Amazon has cancelled The Tick after two seasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-has-cancelled-the-tick-after-two-seasons/834099)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-has-cancelled-the-tick-after-two-seasons/834099 "2019-05-21T19:59:23Z")
Boo! Hiss! I liked Season 1 and loved Season 2. Now we’ll never know about the monster lurking inside of Ty Rathbone. Here’s the link. --- ## [Greatest Three Episode Run of a TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-three-episode-run-of-a-tv-series/833947)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-three-episode-run-of-a-tv-series/833947 "2019-05-21T17:40:25Z")
I have been rewatching Star Trek TNG and in the third season back to back to back we got “Yesterday’s Enterprise” “The Offspring” and “Sins of the Father”. All three of those are among the strongest episodes the series e… --- ## [The "novel consists of chapters alternating the story" approach frustrates rather than helps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novel-consists-of-chapters-alternating-the-story-approach-frustrates-rather-than-helps/834188)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novel-consists-of-chapters-alternating-the-story-approach-frustrates-rather-than-helps/834188 "2019-05-21T14:48:44Z")
Not sure if there is a name for this approach (the cliffhanger approach?), but some writers like Dan Brown do this thing where they have a main plot and a subplot, and each chapter alternates between the two - so that, s… --- ## [Game of Thrones Peacekeeping Rules - MUST READ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-peacekeeping-rules-must-read/685244)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-peacekeeping-rules-must-read/685244 "2019-05-21T13:32:58Z")
Unfortunately, discussions about Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice And Fire is one of the few subjects where this board encounters severe problems. This is a facet of the massive Greater Internet debate about the “right” l… --- ## [Advice on following a conductor's tempo -- need answer kind of fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-following-a-conductors-tempo-need-answer-kind-of-fast/834182)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-following-a-conductors-tempo-need-answer-kind-of-fast/834182 "2019-05-21T12:00:35Z")
I play acoustic guitar and sing, mostly solo. Earlier this year, I performed in a variety show at work. Afterward, a man came up and introduced himself as the director of the venerable choral group which performs severa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=513) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=515)