# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=536 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 537 --- ## [Netflix recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-recommendations/830389)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-recommendations/830389 "2019-03-03T07:01:57Z")
We recently signed up for a free month’s trial of Netflix (to watch Roma.) Anyone have any recommendations as to what we really ought not miss this next month in terms of Netflix material. We watched a couple of season… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread--February 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2019-edition/828956)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2019-edition/828956 "2019-03-03T03:40:07Z")
I’ve taken the liberty of starting a new one now that we have reached Double Groundhog Day. Hope no one minds me doing it! A little late, to be sure, but hey–February’s short enough, and if it gets shrunk on both ends wh… --- ## [Favorite Movies of 1960?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-of-1960/830456)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-of-1960/830456 "2019-03-03T03:35:44Z")
Two Women Le Trou Never On Sunday Elmer Gantry Rocco and His Brothers Eyes Without a Face Kapo Peeping Tom Late Autumn Spartacus Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Home from the Hill --- ## [Composer Andre Previn dead at 89](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composer-andre-previn-dead-at-89/830377)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composer-andre-previn-dead-at-89/830377 "2019-03-03T01:47:04Z")
Wikipedia page Previn had quite a life, both professionally and personally. --- ## [RIP Katherine Helmond.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-katherine-helmond/830394)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-katherine-helmond/830394 "2019-03-02T23:46:17Z")
RIP Katherine Helmond TBH, I thought she was old enough for the Grim Reaper back in the '70’s when she looked old and frail on Soap. Thought she WAS in her 70s on Whose The Boss. --- ## [Spike Lee protesting the best picture winner....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-lee-protesting-the-best-picture-winner/830200)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spike-lee-protesting-the-best-picture-winner/830200 "2019-03-02T23:24:41Z")
I didn’t watch the broadcast but I read about this this morning. All I can think is that Spike Lee was being a big baby and acting like a 5 year old when he loses the t-ball game. Actually, a 5 year old would probably … --- ## [Inception : the ending was not ambiguous at all, was it ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inception-the-ending-was-not-ambiguous-at-all-was-it/693951)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inception-the-ending-was-not-ambiguous-at-all-was-it/693951 "2019-03-02T22:48:52Z")
I know I’m veeeery late on that movie, but I finally got around to watching it in full (twice before I’d fallen asleep midway through. Which I’m sure Alanis Morisette would deem ironic) and I gotta admit, it’s a clever m… --- ## [Why do prunes get a bad rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-prunes-get-a-bad-rap/830333)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-prunes-get-a-bad-rap/830333 "2019-03-02T22:29:08Z")
At least in the US, prunes seem to have a reputation as disgusting and only for old people needing regularity. But I can’t figure out why – they’re tasty and healthy snacks. In fact, I like them better than dried apric… --- ## [Help from SD anarchists, Wobblies, and the like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-from-sd-anarchists-wobblies-and-the-like/830265)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-from-sd-anarchists-wobblies-and-the-like/830265 "2019-03-02T16:28:58Z")
I’m looking for short stories and novellas that present more or less favourable takes on anarchism, left communist utopias, and the like for use in a university course on Marx and anarchism. I’m hoping for something that… --- ## [Ever re-read favorite books and dislike them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-re-read-favorite-books-and-dislike-them/830185)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-re-read-favorite-books-and-dislike-them/830185 "2019-03-02T15:39:13Z")
I’ve been a pretty heavy reader since childhood. I’m currently 58. I average over 1 book per week, probably 2/3 Fiction. I recently re-read a few books by authors whom I would have long said were my favorites, but thi… --- ## [Anyone else see the Oscar nominated live-action shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-see-the-oscar-nominated-live-action-shorts/829534)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-see-the-oscar-nominated-live-action-shorts/829534 "2019-03-02T06:13:25Z")
Saw these yesterday, and would be interested in hearing what others have to say about them. I’m not really a student of film - I mostly go to movies to be entertained. Of the 5 shorts, 4 of them were quite disturbing. … --- ## [Please recommend some GOOD frozen food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-good-frozen-food/829993)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-good-frozen-food/829993 "2019-03-02T01:55:45Z")
I work nights and I’m really trying to avoid eating out all the time, but I haven’t found any frozen food I like. Most frozen food makes the school cafeteria food taste like it’s a Michelin restaurant! Pretty much any c… --- ## [Virginia Graham (not the British poet) (or the Manson trial jailhouse informant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-graham-not-the-british-poet-or-the-manson-trial-jailhouse-informant/830401)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-graham-not-the-british-poet-or-the-manson-trial-jailhouse-informant/830401 "2019-03-02T01:19:16Z")
Today, kaylasmom and I were attempting to reconstruct the dates of significant events in her life. One landmark event that she recalled was her appearance on The Virginia Graham Show, which I determined could not have ta… --- ## [Chocolate what???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-what/827904)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-what/827904 "2019-03-01T20:20:09Z")
OMG I am doomed, doomed I tell you! I’m trying to eliminate sweet treats from my life, trying to desugar, having fallen off the healthy eating wagon lately and been indulging in Reese’s peanut butter cups and the somewh… --- ## [R.I.P. Nathaniel Taylor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-nathaniel-taylor/830360 "2019-03-01T11:46:17Z")
a/k/a Rollo Lawson, “Rita Lawson’s boy” from Sanford and Son. Arguably the funniest character on the show --- ## [5 minute Star Wars super cut by Topher Grace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-minute-star-wars-super-cut-by-topher-grace/830292)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-minute-star-wars-super-cut-by-topher-grace/830292 "2019-03-01T04:54:26Z")
from all 10 movies , very good job. See All 10 ‘Star Wars’ Movies In This Spine-Tingling 5-Minute Supercut | HuffPost Entertainment --- ## [The Curious Case of Herbert Nenninger \[bunny's name on Curious George animated show\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-herbert-nenninger-bunnys-name-on-curious-george-animated-show/650598)
**Author:** [@CuriousCrittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCrittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-herbert-nenninger-bunnys-name-on-curious-george-animated-show/650598 "2019-03-01T04:25:27Z")
Dear Straight Dope, In several episodes of the PBS animated series, Curious George, George’s friend Bill’s bunnies all have simple pet-compatible names like fuzzy or whitey – except for the 7th bunny. His name is Herber… --- ## [Why are there so many distilled fruit spirits than fruit wines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-distilled-fruit-spirits-than-fruit-wines/830276)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-distilled-fruit-spirits-than-fruit-wines/830276 "2019-03-01T03:56:54Z")
The list of spirits made from distilled fruits and other high-sugar plants is incredibly long (brandy, rakia, vodka, tequila, rum, etc etc). We could I’m sure fill this thread on just different variants of distilled fru… --- ## [Vocalist Chris Cornell is Dead?! Soundgarden, Audioslave](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-chris-cornell-is-dead-soundgarden-audioslave/786909)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocalist-chris-cornell-is-dead-soundgarden-audioslave/786909 "2019-03-01T03:00:19Z")
Link here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/arts/music/chris-cornell-dead-soundgarden.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb\_square&state=standard&cont… --- ## [Cream cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-cheese/830350)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-cheese/830350 "2019-02-28T23:45:12Z")
All of a sudden my cream cheese has started getting moldy before I use it all. Is there anyway to stop this? --- ## [Peter Frampton announces final tour because of declining health.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-frampton-announces-final-tour-because-of-declining-health/830111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-frampton-announces-final-tour-because-of-declining-health/830111 "2019-02-28T21:06:42Z")
:frowning: Frampton Comes Alive was one of the defining musical moment in my life. I bought my first guitar and took lessons. I wanted to play like him. I’m still trying. :wink: Peter is recording new material for as l… --- ## [The Masked Singer Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-thread/827149 "2019-02-28T20:35:42Z")
I hate this show so much and I hate it precisely because it’s stupid and I’m going to watch every episode and pour over the clues to figure out who these people are. I don’t so much as hate the show as I hate myself for… --- ## [Non-waiter bringing out your food. Anyone else annoyed by this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-waiter-bringing-out-your-food-anyone-else-annoyed-by-this/830344)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-waiter-bringing-out-your-food-anyone-else-annoyed-by-this/830344 "2019-02-28T19:48:51Z")
Maybe I’ve entered the Andy Rooney phase of my life, but I can’t help but feel irritated by this at restaurants. When I was younger, it seemed like the common procedure was for the same person who took your order to be t… --- ## [talk talk lead singer passes on at 64](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-talk-lead-singer-passes-on-at-64/830217)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-talk-lead-singer-passes-on-at-64/830217 "2019-02-28T15:42:40Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/mark-hollis-lead-singer-of-talk-talk-dies-at-age-64-reports-say/ar-BBU4K7S?li=BBnbfcL#page=2 Wow one of the first new wave singers I remember as a little kid ……. im getting old … --- ## [Hendrix-Nine To The Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-nine-to-the-universe/829991)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-nine-to-the-universe/829991 "2019-02-28T15:40:10Z")
I know this is old, I am also sure there was a thread about it at some point…but I don’t care. I recently discovered this, and after drinking some tea, concluded that this was possibly one of the best live psychedelic g… --- ## [Original source of \[thing\]& \[thing\]& \[thing\] text layout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-source-of-thing-thing-thing-text-layout/830290)
**Author:** [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-source-of-thing-thing-thing-text-layout/830290 "2019-02-28T14:00:05Z")
I have seen this a few times recently on t-shirts, but my sense is that it is not strictly a t-shirt thing. And those t-shirts were being worn by people on-stage at the close of Saturday Night Live, but my sense is that… --- ## [Michael Hutchence was a great singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-hutchence-was-a-great-singer/557913)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-hutchence-was-a-great-singer/557913 "2019-02-28T12:37:29Z")
I’m not a huge INXS fan - lots of their music was cheesy, and the lyrics were usually pretty bad, though I did see them on the Kick tour, and they were good. But whenever I hear one of their songs these days, I’m struck … --- ## [Ash vs Evil Dead season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-3/809929)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-3/809929 "2019-02-28T12:21:23Z")
Apparently it started about a week ago sometime (late Feb). Still haven’t watched the 1st ep, but I loved the show before so I’m looking forward to catching up on my DVR. Sucks that it took so long, felt right back when… --- ## [non american dopers do you butter your popcorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-do-you-butter-your-popcorn/830158)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-american-dopers-do-you-butter-your-popcorn/830158 "2019-02-28T05:36:48Z")
in a recent article I read it said Europe and other places found buttered popcorn to be a weird American extravagance what say our non us dopers? heres the article Americans' popcorn habit is bothering everyone in … --- ## [Why does reduced-sodium soup taste like crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-reduced-sodium-soup-taste-like-crap/398954)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-reduced-sodium-soup-taste-like-crap/398954 "2019-02-28T05:24:26Z")
I eat a decent amount of soup. It’s a cheap, easy meal when I don’t feel like cooking, and living in a part of Florida that just a couple of years ago got a hurricane every freakin’ weekend, having canned food on hand is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=535) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=537)