# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=570 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 571 --- ## [So, does Doc Martin have Asperger's Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-doc-martin-have-aspergers-syndrome/507950)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-doc-martin-have-aspergers-syndrome/507950 "2018-11-09T04:37:30Z")
I don’t know how many people here watch this excellent British television series. It’s about a brilliant London surgeon who moves to a small village in Cornwall to become a GP. Trouble is, he sucks at bedside manner, a… --- ## ["Best GOT episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-got-episodes/824192)
**Author:** [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-got-episodes/824192 "2018-11-09T03:24:07Z")
Rewatching Games of Thrones and I am looking for a list of “best”, in your opinion, episodes. Thanks in advance --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 6 (October 25, 2018) -- "The Imitation Perturbation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-6-october-25-2018-the-imitation-perturbation/823499)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-6-october-25-2018-the-imitation-perturbation/823499 "2018-11-08T22:04:00Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Sinead O'Connor is now Muslim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinead-oconnor-is-now-muslim/823524)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinead-oconnor-is-now-muslim/823524 "2018-11-08T21:25:42Z")
and her name is now Shuhada’ Davitt --- ## [BREAKING BAD: The Complete Series Discussion Thread (with OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-the-complete-series-discussion-thread-with-open-spoilers/670034)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-the-complete-series-discussion-thread-with-open-spoilers/670034 "2018-11-08T20:29:30Z")
So now that the series has wrapped, here’s a place to discuss anything related to the show, such as “What questions would you like to have had answered?” or “Will fulminated mercury really do that?” or “Where can I get s… --- ## [Did anyone know of Boris Gudunov before Boris Badenov](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-know-of-boris-gudunov-before-boris-badenov/823438)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-know-of-boris-gudunov-before-boris-badenov/823438 "2018-11-08T20:21:40Z")
I remember my surprise learning in school of a person named Boris Gudunov, and only then understanding the pun in Badenov’s name. I expect that’s true of most people my age. Did anyone here actually hear Gudunov’s name f… --- ## [Bill Burr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-burr/823610)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-burr/823610 "2018-11-08T19:53:25Z")
I have within the last few months discovered the comedian Bill Burr. I have also come across some of his YouTube videos where he railed against or at minimum mentioned people that took issue with something he said in his… --- ## [Pronunciations which are legit but sound pretentious to outsiders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-which-are-legit-but-sound-pretentious-to-outsiders/823939)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciations-which-are-legit-but-sound-pretentious-to-outsiders/823939 "2018-11-08T17:52:53Z")
This came up on another thread a day or two back: when hearing the usual North American pronunciation of “pecan” (piKAHN), it sounds - to a British ear - like an over the top hypercorrection, like a gauche attempt to sou… --- ## [planters flavored beer :mr ipa-nut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planters-flavored-beer-mr-ipa-nut/823735)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planters-flavored-beer-mr-ipa-nut/823735 "2018-11-08T16:19:20Z")
seen this yesterday :Planters Has a New Beer Called Mr. IPA-Nut - Thrillist although I don’t think a honey nut flavored beer isn’t all that unique tho --- ## [Help me ID this sci-fi short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-sci-fi-short-story/824163)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-sci-fi-short-story/824163 "2018-11-08T15:11:19Z")
I read this story in middle school, circa 1986, but it may not have been current then. I think it was in some kind of science fiction collection, but whether it was an anthology or a magazine or something else I have no … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 4 (October 11, 2018) -- "The Tam Turbulence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-4-october-11-2018-the-tam-turbulence/822820)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-4-october-11-2018-the-tam-turbulence/822820 "2018-11-08T14:35:28Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Best movie to not win an Oscar in any category?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-to-not-win-an-oscar-in-any-category/823231)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-to-not-win-an-oscar-in-any-category/823231 "2018-11-08T13:45:38Z")
I was thinking on my way to work today about movies that got snubbed for Best Picture, and I started to wonder - what is the best movie that got completely blanked on Oscar night? I took a look at a few lists of top all… --- ## [Matthew McConaughey is a terrible actor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-mcconaughey-is-a-terrible-actor/823859)
**Author:** [@DB\_Coopa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DB_Coopa)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-mcconaughey-is-a-terrible-actor/823859 "2018-11-08T13:40:11Z")
Is is just me or does anyone else think he’s just an annoying mumbling wreck of an actor? --- ## [Easy question, avocado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-question-avocado/824164)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-question-avocado/824164 "2018-11-08T02:32:24Z")
These avocados are just about right. Do I now store them in the fridge, or on the counter? --- ## [Big doowop fan looking for suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599 "2018-11-07T23:35:52Z")
I have been listening to doowop for well over 50 years but with the advent of You tube I have been introduced to dozens of songs that I like even better than the standard top ten doowop hits. Can anyone suggest a Top Te… --- ## [What did she do to the chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-she-do-to-the-chicken/824046)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-she-do-to-the-chicken/824046 "2018-11-07T20:46:21Z")
New girlfriend cooked me dinner Saturday night. She wrapped the chicken breast in parchment paper, then wrapped that in aluminum foil and put it in the oven for half an hour. It tasted fine but it looked weird: no brow… --- ## [Favorite Movies/Music/Comedians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-music-comedians/824102)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-music-comedians/824102 "2018-11-07T19:06:16Z")
Top 5 Mort Sahl Bill Hicks George Carlin Bill Burr Dick Gregory Harry and Tonto La Strada Nashville They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Network The Battle of … --- ## [Logan: Seen It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logan-seen-it/781336)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logan-seen-it/781336 "2018-11-07T18:59:04Z")
Some thoughts: I liked it but I didn’t love it. I think I am burnt out on everything being miserable (and yeah I knew going in that this would be that kind of story) but sometimes it felt like the plot was just “What’s… --- ## [TV shows in other countries about "American cooking"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-in-other-countries-about-american-cooking/823943 "2018-11-07T17:43:43Z")
Are there any? There are plenty of TV cooking shows here about the cuisines of other countries-- Italian, Chinese, French Indian, Scandinavian. Are there shows in Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, etc,. that show people ho… --- ## [Electric Light Orchestra Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-light-orchestra-question/824077)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-light-orchestra-question/824077 "2018-11-07T15:24:33Z")
A friend just asked me: what does the “light” in Electric Light Orchestra refer to? Does it mean electric lights? Or a light orchestra, as in ‘light rock?’ I’d never thought of it that way before, but is ‘light orchestra… --- ## [Questions for Brits about TV shows and comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-brits-about-tv-shows-and-comics/824058)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-brits-about-tv-shows-and-comics/824058 "2018-11-07T13:30:17Z")
I got started watching 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and a couple of similar shows on Youtube. What network do these run on that allows that kind of language (f-word, m-f word, among many others)? A… --- ## [Help me identify this 1980s spy manual for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-1980s-spy-manual-for-kids/824063)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-1980s-spy-manual-for-kids/824063 "2018-11-07T12:52:08Z")
I absolutely adored Get Smart as a kid. It led to me reading a lot of spy-themed children’s literature. There’s one book in particular that I was fond of but whose title and author escapes me. Can anyone help me ident… --- ## [Is it a western genre convention?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-western-genre-convention/823789)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-western-genre-convention/823789 "2018-11-07T10:44:02Z")
Is it a western genre convention? My late brother was a huge fan of western novels. I never read any until recently and I am noticing something in the three or four I’ve picked up. The dialog tagging is pedantic. … --- ## [Where's Rolf Harris now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-rolf-harris-now/824052)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-rolf-harris-now/824052 "2018-11-07T01:08:05Z")
Where did Rolf Harris go after he was released from prison? --- ## [Help me find a great radio station to stream!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-great-radio-station-to-stream/823931)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-great-radio-station-to-stream/823931 "2018-11-06T22:31:47Z")
I live in the NY metro area and we have two Alternative stations, one on regular radio and one on HD radio. They are both pretty good, but Alternative music these days is really pretty wimpy. We used to have K-Rock, on… --- ## [Would "The Odd Couple" female version be as funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-odd-couple-female-version-be-as-funny/823906)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-odd-couple-female-version-be-as-funny/823906 "2018-11-06T21:51:56Z")
Years ago the recreated the classic Odd Couple but starring women HERE. HERE is a video of most of the play. Poor acting BTW but it gives one an idea of the concept. Now my question, would it still be as funny having a… --- ## [Are there any new "nursery rhymes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-new-nursery-rhymes/824034)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-new-nursery-rhymes/824034 "2018-11-06T20:16:30Z")
I read/rell my granddaughter a lot of nursery rhymes that I assume my grandparents taught my parents. Baa baa black sheep; Wee Willie Winkie; Little Miss Muffet; etc. I was wondering if there were newer, more multicult… --- ## [Is there a name for the style of documentary featuring almost entirely audio/footage of the subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-documentary-featuring-almost-entirely-audio-footage-of-the-subject/824047)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-style-of-documentary-featuring-almost-entirely-audio-footage-of-the-subject/824047 "2018-11-06T20:00:21Z")
Two recent docs I’ve watch have used this style. The Robin Williams documentary on HBO and the Netflix doc about Orson Welles last picture. There is very little narration, almost all the content is actual footage or audi… --- ## [Forever on Amazon Prime (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forever-on-amazon-prime-spoilers/821631)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forever-on-amazon-prime-spoilers/821631 "2018-11-06T15:52:44Z")
Anybody else watching? I’m about halfway through episode four. For those who haven’t seen it yet, it’s basically impossible to talk about without spoilers. It’s alot like The Good Place that way. Also in that it’s an… --- ## [What unconventional uses for your InstaPot have you found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-uses-for-your-instapot-have-you-found/824039)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unconventional-uses-for-your-instapot-have-you-found/824039 "2018-11-06T15:11:26Z")
Most people who are familiar with the InstaPot know it can make great stews, rice and stuff like that. But are there unusual things you can do with an InstaPot that most people might not think of? One unusual use is to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=569) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=571)