# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=564 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 565 --- ## [Rita Moreno signed for Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rita-moreno-signed-for-steven-spielbergs-remake-of-west-side-story/825205)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rita-moreno-signed-for-steven-spielbergs-remake-of-west-side-story/825205 "2018-12-01T19:48:25Z")
Steven Spielberg is remaking West Side Story, and the cast includes Rita Moreno. My jaw hit the floor when I heard this, and much as I don’t think classic movies should be remade, I will definitely see one! --- ## [PS4 Battlefield 4 advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-battlefield-4-advice/825404)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps4-battlefield-4-advice/825404 "2018-12-01T18:14:57Z")
Late to the party on this one, I know, but I was wandering around Walmart and decided $20 was worth getting back into online first person shooters for those evenings I need to unwind with a beer in the basement. I’ve pl… --- ## [Fuck you George Clooney \["The American," with LOTS of open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-george-clooney-the-american-with-lots-of-open-spoilers/552570)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-george-clooney-the-american-with-lots-of-open-spoilers/552570 "2018-12-01T16:26:44Z")
What in the hell were you thinking? Oh my god what a piece of shit! A thriller? Really? When did that happen. Look, I know everyone isn’t a gun nut but fuck me man, why all the gun masturbation? If you want to kill som… --- ## [The White Album ranked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-album-ranked/825186)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-album-ranked/825186 "2018-12-01T07:20:36Z")
So, what with the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ White Album and all, it seems a lot of people are making lists, ranking its 30 tracks from worst to best. Here’s one: "The White Album" Turns 50: Ranking The Beatles' B… --- ## [It's a Wonderful Life Phony Snow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-phony-snow/825335)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-phony-snow/825335 "2018-12-01T05:10:37Z")
I was recently involved in a water cooler discussion about the classic holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and while dissecting what was good and bad about it, mentioned the phony snow. My coworker seemed genuinely sur… --- ## [Suggest recipes for authentic Hungarian gulyas (and what was this awesome condiment?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-recipes-for-authentic-hungarian-gulyas-and-what-was-this-awesome-condiment/640906)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-recipes-for-authentic-hungarian-gulyas-and-what-was-this-awesome-condiment/640906 "2018-12-01T01:06:19Z")
We just got back from our honeymoon where the New Mr. Z ate some sort of goulash every stinking day, from Romania to the Czech Republic. They were all different and sometimes weird, but our favorite was the authentic so… --- ## [It is time once again for "ALL CHRISTMAS-ALL THE TIME!!" radio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-time-once-again-for-all-christmas-all-the-time-radio/825181)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-time-once-again-for-all-christmas-all-the-time-radio/825181 "2018-12-01T00:50:54Z")
Damn it. Here in Portland K103 FM switched to “All Christmas music” the day after Thanksgiving. I’ve been listening to it the last few days for \[del\]penance\[/del\]research to hear the wide variety of holiday tunes out t… --- ## [How to dispose of bean water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-bean-water/825241)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-bean-water/825241 "2018-12-01T00:31:37Z")
Whenever I open a can of beans I drain them. I pour the excess fluid down the drain. I run the water for a couple of minutes to flush it all the way down. Still for the next few days there is this foul odor coming from … --- ## ["Across the Universe": How'd Jude get back to the US so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-universe-howd-jude-get-back-to-the-us-so-fast/825345)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-universe-howd-jude-get-back-to-the-us-so-fast/825345 "2018-11-30T20:22:12Z")
In the movie Across the Universe, protagonist Jude left his hometown of Liverpool, and upon arriving in the United States, he jumped ship and became an illegal immigrant. A lot of stuff happens, and towards the end of t… --- ## [Ricky Jay has died. (Not the Doper)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-jay-has-died-not-the-doper/825037)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-jay-has-died-not-the-doper/825037 "2018-11-30T17:44:41Z")
My only source is this tweet that Neil Gaiman retweeted. Pretty good actor and really good magician. --- ## [What's good to watch on Amazon Prime video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604)
**Author:** [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-to-watch-on-amazon-prime-video/824604 "2018-11-30T15:29:15Z")
I just started my free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. I don’t plan to renew, but I’d obviously like to watch as much as I can before my trial expires. What are the best things to watch? Right now, I got three series on… --- ## [A Half-Remembered Poem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-remembered-poem/825325)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-remembered-poem/825325 "2018-11-30T08:32:32Z")
I memorized a poem last summer. Now I can only remember fragments. The third stanza talks about travelling to (some mythical city) as an allegory of death. When he gets there the narrator will encounter golden mosaics.… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 9 (November 15, 2018) -- "The Citation Negation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-9-november-15-2018-the-citation-negation/824558)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-9-november-15-2018-the-citation-negation/824558 "2018-11-30T06:54:31Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Netflix cancels Daredevil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-cancels-daredevil/825310)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-cancels-daredevil/825310 "2018-11-30T04:21:36Z")
\[Moderating\] Merged threads --- ## [The long-term impact of Independence Day fatalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-impact-of-independence-day-fatalities/825276)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-impact-of-independence-day-fatalities/825276 "2018-11-30T02:53:50Z")
OK, so according to the wiki, the Harvester aliens in Independence Day caused - directly or indirectly - the deaths of about 50% of humanity. It cites 3 billion deaths due to direct blowing up of cities or downstream st… --- ## [What do you do with poultry giblets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-poultry-giblets/824849)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-poultry-giblets/824849 "2018-11-30T00:32:19Z")
When I buy chickens, I buy almost always get whole chickens with giblets included. Judging by what’s in my butcher’s case though, this doesn’t seem to be a very common consumer option. Thus, with people cooking whole bir… --- ## [Does anyone like Brie cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-brie-cheese/825232)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-brie-cheese/825232 "2018-11-30T00:15:08Z")
I have tried it two times in the past. Both time it was cut from a wheel and was very soft, almost runny. Both times it tasted like urine. Yet people rave about it. I had a hankering for some different cheese today and … --- ## [First Rock and Roll record redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rock-and-roll-record-redux/825277)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-rock-and-roll-record-redux/825277 "2018-11-29T22:06:43Z")
I know there have been several threads on this before but maybe time for a rehash? In my reading of past threads there seems to be a mild consensus that Rocket 88 (Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston, 1951) was the first, and ind… --- ## [Roseanne doing a comedy tour next year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-doing-a-comedy-tour-next-year/825228)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-doing-a-comedy-tour-next-year/825228 "2018-11-29T21:38:07Z")
I wonder how many tickets she sells. I guess she will still have fans that don’t care about her latest outbursts. What is strange is so far I only see one stop on her tour, in my area of Raleigh so that’s why I know a… --- ## [Name a performer who has portrayed both a Marvel and a DC character on film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-performer-who-has-portrayed-both-a-marvel-and-a-dc-character-on-film/691260)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-performer-who-has-portrayed-both-a-marvel-and-a-dc-character-on-film/691260 "2018-11-29T16:53:51Z")
I can think of only one. --- ## [White Castle stuffing - any Dopers tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-stuffing-any-dopers-tried-it/824738)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-castle-stuffing-any-dopers-tried-it/824738 "2018-11-29T16:30:10Z")
I might give it a go. It’s super easy to make, and sounds pretty tasty to me. I have a White Castle right around the corner from me, and they are open on Thanksgiving. Have any of you made it or tried it? recipe mmm --- ## [Elton John Cancels Orlando Concert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-cancels-orlando-concert/825238)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-cancels-orlando-concert/825238 "2018-11-29T15:03:34Z")
He’s on his farewell tour, and there was no way I could afford the tickets, so I didn’t even realize this happened until the noon news. Concert goers were told 20-30 minutes after the concert was supposed to start that … --- ## [Job opening for film critic!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-for-film-critic/825226)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-for-film-critic/825226 "2018-11-29T14:44:07Z")
In the category of “what was he thinking?” NPR Fresh Air fires David Edelstein following Twitter rape joke Making a comment on Bernardo Bertolucci’s death, Edelstein made an awful joke referencing the infamous butter s… --- ## [The Meg vs JAWS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meg-vs-jaws/825203)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meg-vs-jaws/825203 "2018-11-29T14:16:25Z")
Saw the Meg last night. It was ok but nothing like JAWS. You can tell they try to do some homage to JAWS but I see some critical differences. Jaws was a horror movie, the Meg sci fi and action/adventure. No compell… --- ## [What was the first popular band to not have "the" in their name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-popular-band-to-not-have-the-in-their-name/824622)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-popular-band-to-not-have-the-in-their-name/824622 "2018-11-29T12:14:16Z")
All the early rock bands had names following the same rubric: The (insert plural of something). The Crickets, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, etc. The Who sort of broke this mold with its pronoun. (Must have seemed crazy r… --- ## [Is there scientific evidence that shows are better in their earlier seasons, or is it just nostalgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-scientific-evidence-that-shows-are-better-in-their-earlier-seasons-or-is-it-just-nostalgia/825239)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-scientific-evidence-that-shows-are-better-in-their-earlier-seasons-or-is-it-just-nostalgia/825239 "2018-11-29T10:29:41Z")
The simpsons and married with children had their best episodes in the first few seasons. But I feel that south park had its best episodes in the later early seasons (5-10, that range). I’m not sure when the best episod… --- ## [Bikini Bottom flag at half-staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-bottom-flag-at-half-staff/825222)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-bottom-flag-at-half-staff/825222 "2018-11-29T07:23:53Z")
I can’t believe that someone has not yet posted this, as it happened yesterday: Stephen Hillenburg, creator of Spongebob Squarepants, has died of ALS at age 57. Sorry, it’s not Opposite Day. RIP, you’ve given us a lot o… --- ## [Looking for complex and/or smart detective fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-complex-and-or-smart-detective-fiction/815006)
**Author:** [@Cartesian\_Rationalist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartesian_Rationalist)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-complex-and-or-smart-detective-fiction/815006 "2018-11-29T07:15:50Z")
Hello Fellow Dopers, I’ll keep this post rather brief. I tend to read all types of novels, I particularly enjoy ‘metafiction’ and ‘postmodern’ fiction (the only thing ‘postmodern’ I like!), but in general I am looking f… --- ## [help me find old joke about scottish athlete becoming english as he wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-old-joke-about-scottish-athlete-becoming-english-as-he-wins/825138)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-old-joke-about-scottish-athlete-becoming-english-as-he-wins/825138 "2018-11-29T01:24:05Z")
There’s an old joke about some athlete (a golfer, I think) who was described as Scottish when he started out. Then, as he won more and more games, he became English, then British, until he lost when he became the lad fro… --- ## [What creative types would you like to see team up on a project?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-types-would-you-like-to-see-team-up-on-a-project/810486)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-creative-types-would-you-like-to-see-team-up-on-a-project/810486 "2018-11-28T22:07:56Z")
I recently told someone that I would love to see Stephen Spielberg direct a musical movie based on a Stephen King work, with the songs written by Stephen Spielberg. Misery, starring Steven Segal. And Big Bang has to get… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=563) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=565)