# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=524 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 525 --- ## [Please spoil the new Pet Sematary for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-spoil-the-new-pet-sematary-for-me/832396)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-spoil-the-new-pet-sematary-for-me/832396 "2019-04-15T07:37:50Z")
I’ve been reading the reviews for this and it seems the consensus is not good. Still, I’m curious to hear how the filmmakers have changed the story, as the last act supposedly goes in a different direction from the book … --- ## [Bands which were better in their earlier and less successful incarnations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-which-were-better-in-their-earlier-and-less-successful-incarnations/830915)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-which-were-better-in-their-earlier-and-less-successful-incarnations/830915 "2019-04-15T02:01:49Z")
First of all, I’d place The Korgis in this category. They had success in the '80s (more in the U.K. than the U.S. as far as I can tell) with a brand of pop-rock vocal harmonizing that included a few songs I liked but we… --- ## [Best podcasts about the lives and antics of musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-podcasts-about-the-lives-and-antics-of-musicians/832539)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-podcasts-about-the-lives-and-antics-of-musicians/832539 "2019-04-14T21:56:41Z")
I love reading biographies of musicians. I like watching the TV series ‘tales from the tour bus’, about the lives of musicians. The podcast ‘disgraceland’ is good but the author doesn’t really go into a lot of detail ab… --- ## [How would you rank these five series finales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rank-these-five-series-finales/832509)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-rank-these-five-series-finales/832509 "2019-04-14T19:10:37Z")
I read this article about series finales and since Game of Thrones is ending soon, it made me remember how much I anticipated those. How would you rank the five in that article: LOST, Battlestar Galactica, Orphan Black,… --- ## [Recommend a streaming music service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-streaming-music-service/832494)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-streaming-music-service/832494 "2019-04-14T14:10:18Z")
I’m looking for suggestions. I gave spotify a try this past week and was unimpressed. Using the search function on their app would yeild positive results maybe 3 or 4 times out of 10 searches for specific songs. Build… --- ## [How was this shot filmed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-shot-filmed/832506)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-shot-filmed/832506 "2019-04-14T02:21:22Z")
I like this final location in The Lovely Bones using the back of a diner in Pennsylvania but everything in front of the actors isn’t really there. What actually is there is a small hill to a train track not a huge cli… --- ## [Paul Raymond of UFO dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-raymond-of-ufo-dies/832522)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-raymond-of-ufo-dies/832522 "2019-04-14T02:14:13Z")
I just found out that Paul Raymond, back-up guitarist and keyboardist for the band UFO, died today of a heart attack at 73. I saw UFO and Saxon in Oct 2017 in Montreal and it was a wonderful show in a small venue (the C… --- ## [I think interactive movies need to be the next big "thing".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-interactive-movies-need-to-be-the-next-big-thing/832388)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-interactive-movies-need-to-be-the-next-big-thing/832388 "2019-04-13T15:06:30Z")
Such fun! Black Mirror did it which was quite fun. Netflix also has a show called “You vs Wild”. Which is basically an adventure guy surviving in the jungle. At various points in the show you have to decide if he does … --- ## [Ever dehydrated food in an oven that has a Dehydrator setting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-dehydrated-food-in-an-oven-that-has-a-dehydrator-setting/832444)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-dehydrated-food-in-an-oven-that-has-a-dehydrator-setting/832444 "2019-04-13T14:59:20Z")
My new convection gas oven has a mode where it can be used to dehydrate food. Anyone ever used their oven like that? How does it compare to a standalone dehydrator? Any tips or tricks you might recommend? I’ve always … --- ## [Minor celebrities who've become more famous for a bad reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-celebrities-whove-become-more-famous-for-a-bad-reason/832106)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-celebrities-whove-become-more-famous-for-a-bad-reason/832106 "2019-04-13T13:36:50Z")
I had never once heard of Jussie Smollett before he was allegedly attacked, and then allegedly not attacked. Now I can’t go a day without seeing or hearing his name. I had never once heard of Nipsey Hussle when he was … --- ## [No, no -- of course we didn't name our product after that famous thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-of-course-we-didnt-name-our-product-after-that-famous-thing/831711)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-of-course-we-didnt-name-our-product-after-that-famous-thing/831711 "2019-04-13T13:27:11Z")
Associating your product with something famous, trendy, and attractive (no matter how absurd the association) has always been a good advertising move. It makes people think positively of your brand, and it comes to mind … --- ## [Seasoning a cast iron pan - is rice bran oil okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-is-rice-bran-oil-okay/832493)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasoning-a-cast-iron-pan-is-rice-bran-oil-okay/832493 "2019-04-13T11:35:42Z")
I spotted that I had abused my cast-iron pan :frowning: and it needed seasoning. The only oils I have to hand are olive oil, butter, and rice bran oil. I know not to use the first two so used the last. Is this okay? A s… --- ## [Those Kids with their Awful Rock and Roll...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-kids-with-their-awful-rock-and-roll/832327)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-kids-with-their-awful-rock-and-roll/832327 "2019-04-13T10:31:24Z")
Rock and Roll music was, in its original form, intended for kids. By the 1960s it was intended specifically for Baby Boom kids, and by the 70s most of the performers and songwriters had been born after 1945. But once in … --- ## [What makes a dish "a curry"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dish-a-curry/832143)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-dish-a-curry/832143 "2019-04-13T06:24:53Z")
I watch a lot of British TV shows, and often the characters will say, “Let’s go out for A curry,” or “It’s a good night for A curry,” or “I could murder A curry,” (if it’s a crime show). What makes A dish A curry? As I … --- ## [What books you were "forced" to read for school did you actually enjoy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-you-were-forced-to-read-for-school-did-you-actually-enjoy/831701)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-you-were-forced-to-read-for-school-did-you-actually-enjoy/831701 "2019-04-13T00:17:46Z")
Inspired by the worst classic book you read thread. Many of the posts reference books that were assigned in school, and I agree with a lot of them. I thought it might be fun to do the inverse. What books that you read … --- ## [The Walking Dead: season 9 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-season-9-open-spoilers/822628)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-season-9-open-spoilers/822628 "2019-04-12T23:52:52Z")
Season 9 starts tonight with a 90 minute episode. --- ## [A couple of questions about "Pearl Harbor" Doolittle Raid (the 2001 movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-pearl-harbor-doolittle-raid-the-2001-movie/756991)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-about-pearl-harbor-doolittle-raid-the-2001-movie/756991 "2019-04-12T23:14:10Z")
A couple of questions about “Pearl Harbor” Doolittle Raid (the 2001 movie): 1#. Colonel Doolittle tells the men, \*“I’m going to teach you to take off in a B-25 in 467 feet. Because in 468 feet, you’re dead.” \*I take … --- ## [Trivago guy: Now even creepier!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivago-guy-now-even-creepier/763222)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivago-guy-now-even-creepier/763222 "2019-04-12T20:23:14Z")
They cleaned Trivago guy up for a few of their commercials (grown-up man dress shirt with jeans, he was shaven), but he’s back to t-shirt 'n whisker-stubbled “creepy uncle who lives in a van by the river” mode. I can’t p… --- ## [2012 Movie, Arbitrage — was pretty good! (Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-movie-arbitrage-was-pretty-good-richard-gere-susan-sarandon-brit-marling/832441)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-movie-arbitrage-was-pretty-good-richard-gere-susan-sarandon-brit-marling/832441 "2019-04-12T19:32:56Z")
I hadn’t heard of Arbitrage (2012) before. My wife found it and we saw it last night and it was quite good! (It rates 88% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer). I like the main actors, and the plot was intriguing with twists … --- ## [Is the high sparrow a villain? (GOT)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-high-sparrow-a-villain-got/832288)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-high-sparrow-a-villain-got/832288 "2019-04-12T16:05:44Z")
On the Ringers list of top 25 Game of Thrones villains they have the High Sparrow at #6, ahead of both Boltons. However, if you think about it the High Sparrow is not really a villain. While most claimants to the throne… --- ## [A-list celebrity litmus test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-celebrity-litmus-test/832343)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-celebrity-litmus-test/832343 "2019-04-12T05:52:27Z")
I was flipping through channels the other day and happened to stop at the Munsters. My FIL made the observation that Yvonne De Carlo (Lilly Munster) was the biggest celebrity in the cast at that time. He referred to her … --- ## [What are these spices, and how do I use them (central Asian/Russian)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-spices-and-how-do-i-use-them-central-asian-russian/832372)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-spices-and-how-do-i-use-them-central-asian-russian/832372 "2019-04-12T05:41:59Z")
My mom just came back from a trip to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and one of the souvenirs she brought back was a set of spices. Most of them are labeled, but some of the labels are in both Russian and Engl… --- ## [Herb Stempl Defeats Charles Van Doren...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herb-stempl-defeats-charles-van-doren/832419)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herb-stempl-defeats-charles-van-doren/832419 "2019-04-12T01:17:00Z")
…by outliving him! Charles Van Doren dead at 93. Wish I could post a link but I’m doing this from my iPhone which is also dying. The Quiz Show Scandals were before my time, but I saw the movie. I can only guess that … --- ## [Sweet potato fries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/832307)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-potato-fries/832307 "2019-04-12T01:02:48Z")
What is your opinion on sweet potato fries? --- ## [Question re: "uneven" SNL quality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-uneven-snl-quality/832274)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-re-uneven-snl-quality/832274 "2019-04-12T00:55:51Z")
I was a big fan of SNL when it came out, but then did not watch for decades. Recently, my wife and I started recording and watching it - (desiring more humor in our lives). We’ve been pleasantly surprised. Several of … --- ## [Marvel Question: What's with Gambit's gloves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-question-whats-with-gambits-gloves/832094)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-question-whats-with-gambits-gloves/832094 "2019-04-12T00:46:44Z")
I don’t read comic books but I saw This Pete Holmes Skit where Professor X makes fun of them and he’s right, in the pictures I could find Gambit’s gloves are fingerless except for the index and ring finger on one hand an… --- ## [Movie marquees you'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marquees-youd-like-to-see/825408)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marquees-youd-like-to-see/825408 "2019-04-11T23:54:14Z")
Now Showing: Jonathan Livingston Seagull The Birds --- ## [Just Have to Hear That Song!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-have-to-hear-that-song/832387)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-have-to-hear-that-song/832387 "2019-04-11T22:23:13Z")
Do you ever all of a sudden think of a song and you just have to listen to it immediately? It’s almost like you crave it. When I read the post about not wanting to ever go to a Doobie Bros concert if Michael McDonald w… --- ## [Recommend 8-year-old friendly Weird Al Yankovic songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-8-year-old-friendly-weird-al-yankovic-songs/832004)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-8-year-old-friendly-weird-al-yankovic-songs/832004 "2019-04-11T19:33:05Z")
I am working on loading up an old iPod with music for my smart, picky, adorable, almost-but-not-quite autistic 8 year old to wake up to — the iPod gets slotted into an alarm clock. I’m looking for music that will wake hi… --- ## [Makiang hymns PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makiang-hymns-pc/832370)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makiang-hymns-pc/832370 "2019-04-11T19:20:04Z")
While I was growing up certain hymns contained lines that even then(I am female) kind of puzzled me, or put me off. Many humns now, at least in the contemporary hymnals I am familiar with, have changed those lines or wo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=523) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=525)