# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=567 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 568 --- ## [Hanna-Barbera.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanna-barbera/824653)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanna-barbera/824653 "2018-11-20T08:12:46Z")
What are your thoughts on Hanna-Barbera? On one hand, they did make Tom and Jerry, which was genuinely good, they essentially created the animated sitcom with Flintstones and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, and Butch Ha… --- ## [American Horror Story: Apocalypse (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-apocalypse-open-spoilers/821245)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-apocalypse-open-spoilers/821245 "2018-11-20T03:31:36Z")
Murder House crosses over with Coven starting tonight. Jessica Lange may only be returning for a cameo, but Dame Joan Collins is joining the cast for this season! Super excited to see that. Sent from my SM-G965U using… --- ## [First person to hike for pleasure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-person-to-hike-for-pleasure/824822)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-person-to-hike-for-pleasure/824822 "2018-11-19T23:45:28Z")
I’m looking for an anecdote. It might (I realize as I am writing, far from my library) be from Bill Bryson’s ‘A Walk in the Woods’. The author tells the story of someone famous in a literary way, who goes for a walk to … --- ## [Identify this painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting/527641)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-painting/527641 "2018-11-19T22:57:52Z")
We have a print hanging in our living room. I assume it was originally of a painting, but I don’t know for sure. I would like to know the name of the painting and of the artist as well. To describe the picture: A young… --- ## [How fast can you ID this actor in a GIF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-id-this-actor-in-a-gif/824772)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-you-id-this-actor-in-a-gif/824772 "2018-11-19T20:45:35Z")
Friend on FB wants to know the name of this actor (I’m assuming the guy in the barber’s chair), and I wanna get an answer before the Reddit hivemind beats ours. C’mon Dopers! Do your best. :slight\_smile: It’s on FB but… --- ## [In my foolish youth, I said "Country Music sucks". Now I know better.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-foolish-youth-i-said-country-music-sucks-now-i-know-better/823870)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-my-foolish-youth-i-said-country-music-sucks-now-i-know-better/823870 "2018-11-19T20:03:41Z")
I’m still dubious about top-40 Country. But around the Edges and down in the Roots I’ve discovered some of the best music I’ve ever heard. Whether pure twang or slight twang or whatever there is a connection to simple v… --- ## [Happy 90th Birthday to Mickey Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-90th-birthday-to-mickey-mouse/824793)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-90th-birthday-to-mickey-mouse/824793 "2018-11-19T15:40:29Z")
Disney Wishes Mickey Mouse a Happy 90th Birthday in New Video Happy birthday to a true world icon. --- ## [Actress' reputation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-reputation/824766)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-reputation/824766 "2018-11-19T15:19:28Z")
Mrs R posed an interesting question to me tonight. She said, “Actresses used to be considered to be on about the same level as prostitutes. Nowadays it’s a respected profession. How did that come about?” I told her s… --- ## [History of the "Oh roll your leg over" song(NSFW before you google unaware)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-oh-roll-your-leg-over-song-nsfw-before-you-google-unaware/824725)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-oh-roll-your-leg-over-song-nsfw-before-you-google-unaware/824725 "2018-11-19T14:51:33Z")
I was digging though some old boxes starting to prepare before I possibly have to move. I came across an old bootleg tape I made at Lake Mishawaka in the Poudre canyon decades ago. On it was that old bawdy classic “Oh … --- ## [Who's watching The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-haunting-of-hill-house-on-netflix/824140)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-haunting-of-hill-house-on-netflix/824140 "2018-11-19T13:41:12Z")
I love this show. The only week link has been Timothy Hutton, who seems to play his character as if he has had a head injury. It always has a creepy mood, some genuine scares and chilling headscratchers. Like Anybod… --- ## [Serial Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-season-3/824743)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-season-3/824743 "2018-11-19T12:29:16Z")
So Serial Season 1 was a giant hit. Season 2 not so much (I know I never finished because I just wasn’t interested in the Bergdahl case). I just learned last week there is now a Season 3 and I really like it. The staff s… --- ## [what can I do with all those breadcrumbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-all-those-breadcrumbs/824700)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-all-those-breadcrumbs/824700 "2018-11-19T08:26:08Z")
I bought a big bag of plain dry breadcrumbs for a recipe, and I have a ton left. I don’t want to keep them forever in case they get stale. Is there anything I can make with a couple of cups of plain dry breadcrumbs? T… --- ## [Need Turkey Help Fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-help-fast/824504)
**Author:** [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-help-fast/824504 "2018-11-19T06:07:21Z")
Due to unexpected changes in my MIL/FIL schedule for heading to Florida for the winter, our family Thanksgiving date has been changed to this Saturday. Hooray for family!!! sigh My problem - I now don’t have enough t… --- ## [The Current state of Diners and Dive Bars in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-diners-and-dive-bars-in-america/824364)
**Author:** [@DB\_Coopa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DB_Coopa)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-state-of-diners-and-dive-bars-in-america/824364 "2018-11-19T05:15:58Z")
I am thinking mostly of classic Mom & Pop diners and also dive bars across the USA. How abundant are they now compared to say in the early 1990’s? Do you think gentrification and immigration have had an impact on them? … --- ## [Do contemporary audiences not find 1970's comedy funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-contemporary-audiences-not-find-1970s-comedy-funny/551877)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-contemporary-audiences-not-find-1970s-comedy-funny/551877 "2018-11-19T00:45:20Z")
Ok I finally listened to comedy from the 1970’s, a Mort Sahl routine. I have to say I didn’t find it funny at all. I also heard a lily tomlin, and a Freddy Prinze. Not, not. The only older comedy I liked was Don Rickle… --- ## [Name that tune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/824720)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/824720 "2018-11-18T23:38:44Z")
Can anyone identify this song please. The audio is kind of muffled but the music sounds so familiar. I believe the singer was a contestant on American Idol last year so it’s probably not an original. Maybe a soul number … --- ## [Movies that have used Canon in D Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-used-canon-in-d-major/305113)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-used-canon-in-d-major/305113 "2018-11-18T22:05:18Z")
Can we name some movies that contain this popular classical song? I thought I remembered it in Master and Commander, but according to IMDB, no. :dubious: --- ## [Need ideas for easy Thanksgiving appetizers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-easy-thanksgiving-appetizers/824663)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-ideas-for-easy-thanksgiving-appetizers/824663 "2018-11-18T20:10:34Z")
I agreed to bring 'em, but I don’t know what to bring. Possibilities gleaned only from a quick online look: Baked brie with pecans blue cheese and walnut spread pistachio covered cheese log beet, cheddar, and apple … --- ## [RIP Stan Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stan-lee/824418 "2018-11-18T19:28:17Z")
TMZ is reporting that Stan Lee has passed away today at 95 years old. --- ## [Why the standing ovations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-standing-ovations/706566)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-standing-ovations/706566 "2018-11-18T18:12:41Z")
My wife and I have a limited budget but we do try to see at least one live show a year whether that be a play or a stage musical. What gets me is the audience always gives these standing ovations at the end when often t… --- ## [Things you didn't catch until the second or third viewing of a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-catch-until-the-second-or-third-viewing-of-a-movie/824381)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-catch-until-the-second-or-third-viewing-of-a-movie/824381 "2018-11-18T06:56:12Z")
I watched No Country for Old Men for the 3rd time so my girlfriend could see it recently. I have never read the original Cormac McCarthy novel. This time though, I suddenly realized all the clues that the organization th… --- ## [Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj is surprisingly good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act-with-hasan-minhaj-is-surprisingly-good/824616 "2018-11-18T03:07:27Z")
Hasan was never my favorite on The Daily Show. I didn’t hate the guy, I just didn’t find him all that funny. So I was skeptical to say the least when I decided to give his show on Netflix a chance. And I’m so glad I did… --- ## [Obscure College DJ interview with Kurt Cobain is released on the web.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-college-dj-interview-with-kurt-cobain-is-released-on-the-web/824660)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-college-dj-interview-with-kurt-cobain-is-released-on-the-web/824660 "2018-11-17T23:34:45Z")
DJ Roberto LoRusso got an interview with Cobain for his college radio station. He played a few snippets on his show and the cassette tape got boxed up and put in storage. He was certainly not a pro. LoRusso is just a un… --- ## [Deviled Eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/824603)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/824603 "2018-11-17T23:15:16Z")
I love deviled eggs and have decided to make some for our group for Thanksgiving. I’ve made them several times and have never used a recipe, just boil the eggs, cut them in half, mix the yolks with mayo and mustard, refi… --- ## [Why is 90+% of poular music about romantic love and when did it start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-90-of-poular-music-about-romantic-love-and-when-did-it-start/824637)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-90-of-poular-music-about-romantic-love-and-when-did-it-start/824637 "2018-11-17T22:03:30Z")
Romantic love is an important part of the human experience but it is only one part, yet the vast majority of songs are variations of “I love you”, or “you broke my heart”. There are of course exceptions, and it is my imp… --- ## [Jonathan Swan: Why does he sound not quite Australian to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-swan-why-does-he-sound-not-quite-australian-to-me/824667)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-swan-why-does-he-sound-not-quite-australian-to-me/824667 "2018-11-17T21:43:30Z")
Link. JS is the younger guy in the dark jacket, if anyone can’t tell. I hear this guy on talk shows a lot lately, and the first time I heard him I thought: OK, this guy is Australian. But the more I hear him, the mo… --- ## [Are there famous horse actors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-famous-horse-actors/824650)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-famous-horse-actors/824650 "2018-11-17T21:18:47Z")
I recently watched Lonesome Dove for the first time and it featured a lot of horses. So I got to thinking, “directors are cheap and horses trained for camera work probably aren’t, so I bet there a lot of the same horses … --- ## [What lost film would you most like to see recovered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lost-film-would-you-most-like-to-see-recovered/650975)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lost-film-would-you-most-like-to-see-recovered/650975 "2018-11-17T16:26:14Z")
Film lovers are mostly aware of the large number of films that are lost - last copies destroyed, sometimes deliberately, or all copies on fragile stock that could not be duplicated. Occasionally a surviving print is foun… --- ## [Anyone here ever met Jarvis Cocker of Pulp or Bernard from New Order or are any of you fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040)
**Author:** [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-ever-met-jarvis-cocker-of-pulp-or-bernard-from-new-order-or-are-any-of-you-fans/814040 "2018-11-17T15:01:13Z")
Would love to hear any stories. And what’s everyone’s favorite by each band? --- ## ["The Ribbon": Eric's Chien's masterpiece close-up magic set](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ribbon-erics-chiens-masterpiece-close-up-magic-set/824470)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ribbon-erics-chiens-masterpiece-close-up-magic-set/824470 "2018-11-17T05:47:43Z")
I just ran across this 6-minute wordless magic set, “The Ribbon.” It’s lovely, and tells a story about a guy finding a magic ribbon. I have some ideas about what’s going on here, and would be interested in a spoiler-fil… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=566) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=568)