# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=546 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 547 --- ## [Star Trek: TNG - Homeward - We hates it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-homeward-we-hates-it/826783)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-homeward-we-hates-it/826783 "2019-01-29T19:53:19Z")
Spoilers, of course. This might wind up in the Pit. I watched this seventh season episode for the first time on Netflix last night and I’m still pissed; what the hell, Jean-Luc? In it, after a distress call from Worf’… --- ## [Thanksgiving Dinner - in January!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-in-january/828554)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-dinner-in-january/828554 "2019-01-29T18:58:59Z")
At Thanksgiving time, my wife and I decided to just get a turkey breast instead of a full sized turkey. The grocery store had a BOGO\* sale on them, and I figured as long as I was dropping $25 on a turkey breast I might a… --- ## [The Many Saints of Newark (Film sequel to The Sopranos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-saints-of-newark-film-sequel-to-the-sopranos/818042)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-saints-of-newark-film-sequel-to-the-sopranos/818042 "2019-01-29T16:04:51Z")
I didn’t see a past thread for this but… A film called The Many Saints of Newark is currently in production. It is a prequel to The Sopranos and will take place in July 1967 during the Newark Riots. It will likely focus… --- ## [Television episodes that wouldn’t fly today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-episodes-that-wouldn-t-fly-today/780312)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-episodes-that-wouldn-t-fly-today/780312 "2019-01-29T15:00:12Z")
Inspired by the “songs that wouldn’t fly today” thread, I’m thinking about television episodes that probably would never be made today. For the purpose of this thread, I’m not talking about entire series that would not b… --- ## [My name is NotherYinzer and I'm an (Instant) Pothead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-notheryinzer-and-im-an-instant-pothead/828563)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-notheryinzer-and-im-an-instant-pothead/828563 "2019-01-29T13:26:14Z")
My friends got me an Instant Pot for Christmas. I didn’t know I wanted one but now…I’m addicted to the thing! I’ve already bought 2 cookbooks, joined 3 FB groups, a YouTube channel, and a subreddit. (I’ve also used the t… --- ## [What makes you cry topic....What is the saddest song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-cry-topic-what-is-the-saddest-song/163630)
**Author:** [@Bjork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bjork)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-cry-topic-what-is-the-saddest-song/163630 "2019-01-29T06:13:29Z")
I was just listening to Tori Amos “me and a gun” and it inspired me to conjure up the question…what is the saddest song you know? Keeping in mind that there are two types here…Theres songs that are sad to you because em… --- ## [Thinking about a couple of changed Agatha Christie endings (spoilers probable)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-a-couple-of-changed-agatha-christie-endings-spoilers-probable/828596)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-about-a-couple-of-changed-agatha-christie-endings-spoilers-probable/828596 "2019-01-29T06:12:54Z")
So there seems to be an effort for the U.S. market to get the British editions of Agatha Christie’s work as they appeared in that country. The most obvious difference is in titles, but there are two books in particular (… --- ## [Anyone have a great apple strudel recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-great-apple-strudel-recipe/828251)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-great-apple-strudel-recipe/828251 "2019-01-29T01:17:50Z")
Preferably not made with phyllo dough? Most online recipes sound bland or boring, and I’m not a fan of filo for this type of dessert. --- ## [So when Francis was turning Wade into Deadpool ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-francis-was-turning-wade-into-deadpool/828528)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-francis-was-turning-wade-into-deadpool/828528 "2019-01-28T23:51:37Z")
… who was Wade’s roommate in the next bed and why was he in the torture chamber himself? --- ## [My wife’s bachelorette party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-s-bachelorette-party/828566)
**Author:** [@Just\_a\_name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_a_name)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-s-bachelorette-party/828566 "2019-01-28T18:26:06Z")
I’ve always been curious about what happened at my wife’s bachelorette and what happened at bachelorette parties in general. Specifically when a male stripper is hired for a private party. Here are the only details I kn… --- ## [So I'm hooked on these Border and Customs reality shows....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-hooked-on-these-border-and-customs-reality-shows/827420)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-hooked-on-these-border-and-customs-reality-shows/827420 "2019-01-28T15:40:35Z")
…apparently there’s US, Australian and Canadian shows. They provide an interesting contrast. The US sure does seem unduly hung up on denying people with visit Visas (if that’s right) entry on the grounds they think they… --- ## [The Perfect PBJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-pbj/828393)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perfect-pbj/828393 "2019-01-28T15:34:15Z")
The perfect PBJ should consist of a thick layer of crunchy Jif, a thinner layer of Welch’s grape jelly, and plain ol’ white bread like you buy in the grocery store (e.g. Lumberjack, Hillbilly, or Wonder brand bread come … --- ## [When to clean crab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-clean-crab/828500)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-clean-crab/828500 "2019-01-28T14:59:14Z")
I catch dungeness and red rock crab (Oregon coast). I googled ‘how to clean a crab’. I’m still not sure whether to boil it alive or clean it first. Are there health risks boiling it whole? --- ## [The saddest comic strip of all time. .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-comic-strip-of-all-time/828242)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-comic-strip-of-all-time/828242 "2019-01-28T06:02:41Z")
. . has got to be xkcd’s Spirit. Prove me wrong. Or maybe not. This strip depresses me, why would I want more of that? Farley dying was sad when I read it originally but the years have lessened the hurt. Spirit, though, … --- ## [Orange juice: pulp or no pulp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-pulp-or-no-pulp/828447)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-juice-pulp-or-no-pulp/828447 "2019-01-28T03:42:54Z")
Every time I look at the bottled orange juice section in a grocery store, I am amazed at how many of the varieties have some measure of pulp in them. I just don’t understand why anybody would want to drink pulp. When I… --- ## [RIP Michel Legrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507 "2019-01-28T03:17:22Z")
Michel Legrand, the jazz pianist and film score composer, has died at the age of 86. You can read an obituary here. Legrand wrote the scores for over 200 movies. He’s best known for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (with the … --- ## [What commercials do you anticipate during the Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commercials-do-you-anticipate-during-the-super-bowl/828407)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-commercials-do-you-anticipate-during-the-super-bowl/828407 "2019-01-28T00:40:16Z")
For me, it’s the Dude all the way. Teaser trailer. --- ## [Hugh McIlvanney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-mcilvanney/828479)
**Author:** [@bonzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonzer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-mcilvanney/828479 "2019-01-27T12:39:03Z")
While Google isn’t throwing it up, since I started a Dope thread on the death of his brother William - the great Scottish novelist who founded “Celtic Noir” with his Laidlaw books - I suppose it falls to me to do the sa… --- ## [Cartoon voices inspired by celebrities.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-voices-inspired-by-celebrities/819823)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-voices-inspired-by-celebrities/819823 "2019-01-27T07:02:25Z")
I love cartoon voices. When I was a kid, the voices were just the characters. As I got older and was exposed to more movies, I realized a lot of voices are actually imitations of existing non-animated characters. I thoug… --- ## [Can we all agree that it's a good thing that Seanan McGuire became an author and not a scientist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-agree-that-its-a-good-thing-that-seanan-mcguire-became-an-author-and-not-a-scientist/828247)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-all-agree-that-its-a-good-thing-that-seanan-mcguire-became-an-author-and-not-a-scientist/828247 "2019-01-27T05:13:46Z")
Link to short story: The Tolling of Pavlov’s Bells --- ## [Why is everything so dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everything-so-dark/828305)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-everything-so-dark/828305 "2019-01-27T04:04:08Z")
Why is everything so dark? Through circumstances I have been available to watch a lot of TV lately. Looking for binge watching opportunities. There are so many well received series out there right now there’s a lot to p… --- ## [Origami supplies question: Got any good US sources for quality origami paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origami-supplies-question-got-any-good-us-sources-for-quality-origami-paper/827433)
**Author:** [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2019, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origami-supplies-question-got-any-good-us-sources-for-quality-origami-paper/827433 "2019-01-27T00:51:46Z")
TL;DR: Doper Origamists, what are your suggestions for finding specific kinds/colors of paper? I’m on a bit of an origami kick — enough of a kick that I’d like to be able to buy some fairly specific kinds and colors of … --- ## [Favorite Books You Read This Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-books-you-read-this-year/826834)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-books-you-read-this-year/826834 "2019-01-26T23:46:03Z")
My Top Ten List Sourdough by Robin Sloan Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara Mandelbrot the Magnificent by Liz Ziemska Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany The Haunting of Hill … --- ## [histrionic personality disorder in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histrionic-personality-disorder-in-film/828433)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/histrionic-personality-disorder-in-film/828433 "2019-01-26T22:40:35Z")
There are lots of examples of the other cluster B disorders in film like narcissism, sociopathy, borderline. What about histrionic personality disorder? Any films with good examples of it? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 13 (January 17, 2019) -- "The Confirmation Polarization"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-13-january-17-2019-the-confirmation-polarization/827930)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-13-january-17-2019-the-confirmation-polarization/827930 "2019-01-26T19:34:25Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [The Postman Always Rings Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-postman-always-rings-twice/828430)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-postman-always-rings-twice/828430 "2019-01-26T18:58:43Z")
I read the novel, but I do not understand the title. Two car crashes, and two deaths must have some relation. --- ## [Any readers of Robert Caro here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-readers-of-robert-caro-here/690276)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-readers-of-robert-caro-here/690276 "2019-01-26T04:58:19Z")
I remember the first time I came across Caro. I was browsing the shelves of my local library in England when my eyes lit upon a huge volume entitled The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power by Robert Caro. This loo… --- ## [Simon Bar Sinister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-bar-sinister/626986)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-bar-sinister/626986 "2019-01-26T00:46:34Z")
Bouncing around Wikipedia the other day I stumbled across the Simon Bar Sinister page where it says Lionel Barrymore, really? I also assumed his looks were based on Klaus Kinski’s Simon Bar Sinister. Anyone else? ET… --- ## [The effects on civilization of 'The Snap' in Avengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-on-civilization-of-the-snap-in-avengers/825801)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-on-civilization-of-the-snap-in-avengers/825801 "2019-01-25T20:32:26Z")
OK, a follow up to my earlier Independence Day thread. Here we are on Earth. Go us! There are some super heroes around, the occasional annoying invasion from space and so forth. Then suddenly 50% of all humans vanish… --- ## [Hollywood: Is Anyone "Discovered" Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-is-anyone-discovered-anymore/828245)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-is-anyone-discovered-anymore/828245 "2019-01-25T20:04:21Z")
I presume the usual route to stardom these days is to get an agent, but I was wondering if anyone can still be discovered in a coffee shop or today’s equal to the lunch counter? I did recently read that a child actor fro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=545) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=547)