# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=563 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 564 --- ## [Does anybody actually watch all of those Hallmark Christmas "movies?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-actually-watch-all-of-those-hallmark-christmas-movies/825529)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-actually-watch-all-of-those-hallmark-christmas-movies/825529 "2018-12-05T16:05:50Z")
Scare quotes because there seems to be only one with dozens of nearly identical titles. Like romance novels. I mean, how can people stand watching more than one? My daughter and I are considering writing a few for nex… --- ## [The Grinch - again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-again/825274)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-again/825274 "2018-12-05T15:01:00Z")
So, did anyone see the latest production of The Grinch? I laughed a lot during the first act, but I found the humor fell short as it went along. I did like the animation and characters, though the Grinch’s motivations … --- ## [Was pop music ever more MELODRAMATIC than it was in the 80’s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pop-music-ever-more-melodramatic-than-it-was-in-the-80-s/824989)
**Author:** [@Stuntman\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuntman_Mike)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-pop-music-ever-more-melodramatic-than-it-was-in-the-80-s/824989 "2018-12-04T23:59:01Z")
Big thundering, climactic choruses… life or death relationship lyrics… tortured emotional vocals… the kind of songs that either lift you to heaven or drag you to hell. I LOVED IT. For my money the indisputable winner … --- ## [Are there food items that you automatically say you do not like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-food-items-that-you-automatically-say-you-do-not-like/825025)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-food-items-that-you-automatically-say-you-do-not-like/825025 "2018-12-04T23:10:12Z")
…but you’ve never really had? Or, you’ve had it so long ago, you’re not even sure what it tastes like, but you “know” you don’t like it? Maybe it’s only me, but I do this weird thing that is a bit hard to explain. I am … --- ## [Low-Carb bagel dog & pizza dough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-bagel-dog-pizza-dough/825313)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-bagel-dog-pizza-dough/825313 "2018-12-04T21:27:35Z")
My doctor just read me the Blood Sugar Riot Act. It was then that somebody decided to make pretty much all bread products really high in carbs. Case in point: a Burger King “plain” Double Cheeseburger, with just beef and… --- ## [Did Benedict Cumberbatch just dis Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-benedict-cumberbatch-just-dis-trump/825518)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-benedict-cumberbatch-just-dis-trump/825518 "2018-12-04T19:48:37Z")
On NBC’s Sunday morning show they aired an interview with Willie Geist and Benedict Cumberbatch.It came towards the end of the segment but if you don’t feel like watching it, WG asked him about playing the Grinch and he … --- ## [Epic spellcheck fails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-spellcheck-fails/825152)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-spellcheck-fails/825152 "2018-12-04T18:14:18Z")
I’m not entirely sure where this topic ought to go, but since it’s mainly about writing, I am guessing it’s a Cafe Society thing. But at any rate, I happened to be writing yesterday and used the word “genuine” in a sent… --- ## [Deal or No Deal! Yay! Reboot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-or-no-deal-yay-reboot/825438)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-or-no-deal-yay-reboot/825438 "2018-12-04T15:26:59Z")
So, I see Howie Mandel and “Deal or No Deal” is coming back. Maybe with upgrades. I’m happy. Anyone else? --- ## [Sherlock Holmes vs Iron Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-vs-iron-man/825513)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-vs-iron-man/825513 "2018-12-04T13:43:20Z")
I don’t know how to make a poll. Simple question however. Is Robert Downey Jr. better as Sherlock Holmes or Iron Man? My vote is for Sherlock Holmes, but I am biased (and yes I know there are other venues with him out t… --- ## [The Best Thing You Ever Ate...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/825415)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-you-ever-ate/825415 "2018-12-04T00:26:29Z")
Steali…errr…borrowing from the TV show, what are the best things you ever ate? Food that makes you moan and groan even if you’re by yourself. Grandma’s Okinawan pig’s feet soup Okinawa donuts (deep-fried balls of doughy… --- ## [How much danger can a movie producer legally put an actor in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-danger-can-a-movie-producer-legally-put-an-actor-in/825227)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-danger-can-a-movie-producer-legally-put-an-actor-in/825227 "2018-12-03T23:21:44Z")
Wondering if OSHA applies to Hollywood - suppose a movie director tells an actor or actress, “For this scene to be really realistic, let’s actually indeed jab you with this needle hard and deep in order to make your pain… --- ## [Please help me identify this British detective series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-british-detective-series/825440)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-british-detective-series/825440 "2018-12-03T20:44:50Z")
I stumbled across it on the Internet some time ago and can’t remember the name. It looked to me like it was Thatcher-era, i.e., early '80s, around the same time as Dempsey and Makepeace. Almost certainly an ITV product… --- ## [A Hanukkah take on Bohemian Rhapsody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hanukkah-take-on-bohemian-rhapsody/825520)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hanukkah-take-on-bohemian-rhapsody/825520 "2018-12-03T20:40:00Z")
Pretty great: --- ## [Is this the death of cheap beer? MillerCoors boots PBR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-death-of-cheap-beer-millercoors-boots-pbr/824473)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-death-of-cheap-beer-millercoors-boots-pbr/824473 "2018-12-03T18:19:27Z")
Link In short, MillerCoors is trying to jack the price of contract brewing the Pabst line by 300+% when the contract expires in 2020. If they can’t reach an agreement, that will mean an end to PBR, Rainier, Lone Star, O… --- ## [Are restaurants too loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-restaurants-too-loud/825198)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-restaurants-too-loud/825198 "2018-12-03T17:05:39Z")
In a previous thread I was lamenting on how the audio tracks in movies have gotten way too loud, mainly due to the full-blast background music. This morning I read this article on how the minimalist trends in decor have… --- ## ["Archer" Season Six Coherent Preview Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-season-six-coherent-preview-thread/702766)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-season-six-coherent-preview-thread/702766 "2018-12-03T16:16:00Z")
ARCHER SEASON SIX PREVIEW This message board is incredibly popular: Google search for coherent message board threads :D:D:D:D Sploosh!! --- ## [ID4, Randy Quaid and alien abduction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id4-randy-quaid-and-alien-abduction/825269)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id4-randy-quaid-and-alien-abduction/825269 "2018-12-03T15:49:02Z")
In the thread on Manifest, Ellis Dee said: Now, despite the nature of the movie, I always thought that Quaid’s character was never abducted. That he was, in fact, nuttier than a fruitcake. The aliens had not apparently… --- ## [can someone identify this song in natural born killers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-identify-this-song-in-natural-born-killers/825479)
**Author:** [@complexfreeformd2r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/complexfreeformd2r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-identify-this-song-in-natural-born-killers/825479 "2018-12-03T05:01:24Z")
I’ve linked to when the song starts. It’s the song with the strings and stuff. Reminds me of Largo from Xerxes by Handel. But what is it exactly? --- ## [Where can I find piano adaptations of classical concertos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-piano-adaptations-of-classical-concertos/825431)
**Author:** [@complexfreeformd2r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/complexfreeformd2r)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-piano-adaptations-of-classical-concertos/825431 "2018-12-03T03:54:52Z")
In most classical concertos, there’s one pianist, and they’re backed by a symphony. As a child, I used to play these concertos, but I didn’t have access to a symphony. I only had a piano teacher, who would play an adapt… --- ## [Top three alcoholic mixed drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-alcoholic-mixed-drinks/824642 "2018-12-03T03:11:41Z")
What are your three favorite mixed drinks? Mine would be: Amaretto Sour Rye Highball(club soda, not ginger ale) Rye Manhattan What’ll you be having? --- ## [Less common cheeses that you have tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-common-cheeses-that-you-have-tried/823521)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/less-common-cheeses-that-you-have-tried/823521 "2018-12-03T01:53:48Z")
I’d like to hear about the less ordinary (to you) cheeses that you’ve actually tried. Don’t bring up Casu Marzu if you haven’t eaten it with all its maggoty splendour, please. But I would like to hear about different t… --- ## [Trying to find name of a Christmas movie I saw years back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-name-of-a-christmas-movie-i-saw-years-back/825452)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-name-of-a-christmas-movie-i-saw-years-back/825452 "2018-12-02T20:13:39Z")
Not much to go on. British movie, maybe from the mid-late 90s to early 00s. It was edgy yet comedic. The protagonist was a black actor who I believe I remember from…Eastenders? At the end he ended up telling of some par… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- November 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2018-edition/823873)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2018-edition/823873 "2018-12-02T16:40:25Z")
Gomen Nasai! Real life has been a bit too real lately and I forgot to start the new thread. puppy eyes Currently I am reading Ghostland by Colin Dickey. I’m enjoying it a lot. I am also reading Snake Agent by Liz Ch… --- ## [Top 5 Book series of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-book-series-of-all-time/822713)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-book-series-of-all-time/822713 "2018-12-02T11:30:12Z")
Parker - Richard Stark (Don Westlake) Jack Reacher - Lee Child Myron Bolitar - Harlen Coben Hank Thompson - Charlie Huston Gentleman Bastards - Scott Lynch Honorable mention: James Bond - Ian Fleming Alex Delaware - … --- ## [The Walmart Associate Choir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walmart-associate-choir/825433)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walmart-associate-choir/825433 "2018-12-02T04:39:16Z")
Did you know there was one? And they made a CD? Which didn’t sell so Walmart demoted it to the $5 bin? Well now you do. Dennis --- ## [Acerbic and sarcastic British TV detectives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acerbic-and-sarcastic-british-tv-detectives/825368)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acerbic-and-sarcastic-british-tv-detectives/825368 "2018-12-02T03:10:19Z")
Vera and Lewis are two of my favorites. Who are some other great British (or other) TV detectives with similar personalities? --- ## [Daredevil cancelled on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-cancelled-on-netflix/825311)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-cancelled-on-netflix/825311 "2018-12-02T02:26:36Z")
Yeah, so I guess all these shows in the Marvel world are going to be done. If they don’t continue Daredevil, I doubt Punisher or Jessica Jones will go past their next seasons either. Brief article here --- ## [Recommendations for Weird/Off-Beat Christmas Specials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-weird-off-beat-christmas-specials/825327)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-weird-off-beat-christmas-specials/825327 "2018-12-02T02:04:59Z")
Every year I have a Christmas get together with friends and family and decide to run programs in the background in my living room of just bizarre Christmas related stuff nobody has ever seen or is stuff you’d rarely see … --- ## [Frosty the snowman is a lich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frosty-the-snowman-is-a-lich/825413)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frosty-the-snowman-is-a-lich/825413 "2018-12-01T23:46:24Z")
A recent article suggested the theory that Frosty, and perhaps all snowmen, are liches, a class of creature from D&D characherized as an undead wizard who has attached their soul to a cursed object that possesses people.… --- ## [Cranberry Sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberry-sauce/824897 "2018-12-01T23:37:33Z")
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