# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=579 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 580 --- ## [Do actors have like a "buddy" system or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-have-like-a-buddy-system-or-what/822503)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-have-like-a-buddy-system-or-what/822503 "2018-10-06T14:33:49Z")
Examples: Watching “The Ranch” on Netflix. A lot of the actors on “That 70’s Show” are also on “The Ranch”. “Raising Hope”, same thing. A lot of the actors from “My name is Earl”, are also on “Raising Hope”. So, what’… --- ## [What new to you food most disappointed you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-to-you-food-most-disappointed-you/821630)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-to-you-food-most-disappointed-you/821630 "2018-10-06T05:25:00Z")
Here I’m talking about some food item you became aware of without actually eating it, as in from novels or movies, and all the mentions made it sound wonderful and you were super eager to try it. And then, possibly years… --- ## [Murphy Brown Revival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-revival/822155)
**Author:** [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murphy-brown-revival/822155 "2018-10-06T00:05:38Z")
Was anyone else expecting more from the Murphy Brown team? I know Candice Bergen, and Diane English, are liberal and very anti-Trump. But I was expecting a little more than 30 minutes of Trump is Stupid jokes. Not eve… --- ## [Major movies that have NEVER been released on home media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-movies-that-have-never-been-released-on-home-media/822425)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-movies-that-have-never-been-released-on-home-media/822425 "2018-10-05T22:40:06Z")
In reading the Wikipedia article on the 1967 film Gunn, I was struck by the following line: Now, given the popularity of the TV series and the big names involved behind the camera—co-written by William Peter Blatty (Th… --- ## [Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd Co-Creator, Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlos-ezquerra-judge-dredd-co-creator-dies/822346)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carlos-ezquerra-judge-dredd-co-creator-dies/822346 "2018-10-05T22:18:25Z")
Sad news from the world of British comics with the death of legendary Spanish artist Carlos Ezquerra, mainstay artist of 2000AD for over 40 years. He was best known for co-creating Dredd and establishing a look for the s… --- ## [Dr Who marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-marathon/822524)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-marathon/822524 "2018-10-05T21:58:52Z")
There’s a Dr Who marathon going on. Mostly the most recent versions. But if they started with the 1st Doctor, and went to the last epi they have- how many days would it take? Of course I know- some epi’s are lost so le… --- ## [A sci-fi short story recognition help thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sci-fi-short-story-recognition-help-thread/822351)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sci-fi-short-story-recognition-help-thread/822351 "2018-10-05T19:26:55Z")
I have only somewhat vague memories of a sci-fi story, but some Googling didn’t help. It was in an anthology, probably a late '40s or a '50s story, and it centered around a prisoner in some post-war scenario describing … --- ## [Boy Erased (film based on memoir): Gonna see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-erased-film-based-on-memoir-gonna-see-it/822473 "2018-10-05T13:55:22Z")
I will. It’s about a young man who is sent to “conversion therapy” when he comes out to his parents. --- ## [How can I search for past TV listings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-past-tv-listings/822405)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-search-for-past-tv-listings/822405 "2018-10-05T02:04:42Z")
Specifically, I’m trying to find a show my daughter was watching on the Disney Channel this past Saturday night (she doesn’t know what it was). I found one site with past listings that has several channels (even includi… --- ## [a new questionable content (webcomic) thread open spoilers tho](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-questionable-content-webcomic-thread-open-spoilers-tho/809401)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-questionable-content-webcomic-thread-open-spoilers-tho/809401 "2018-10-04T22:13:53Z")
Ok I finally did it after reading the old thread on it I read the whole strip from one to yesterdays strip heres a few random rambles I have: great comic but one a few things he needs to do is figure out on how to w… --- ## [Foreign language songs that charted in English speaking countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-songs-that-charted-in-english-speaking-countries/821783)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-songs-that-charted-in-english-speaking-countries/821783 "2018-10-04T21:48:21Z")
I mean charted at all, not just the hits. The one-hit wonders thread got me thinking about this. Since there probably aren’t a ton of songs that were completely in another language, let’s include songs that were only par… --- ## [Why do Penn & Teller seem to dislike Mentalism so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-penn-teller-seem-to-dislike-mentalism-so-much/822200)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-penn-teller-seem-to-dislike-mentalism-so-much/822200 "2018-10-04T21:26:58Z")
Watching Penn & Teller’s show “Fool Us” I get an impression that they take a dim view on Mentalism when it comes to magic performances. For my part Mentalism seems cool as magic goes. I have seen some I do not like and… --- ## [Hey TV producer - Steal my series idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tv-producer-steal-my-series-idea/822436)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tv-producer-steal-my-series-idea/822436 "2018-10-04T21:12:22Z")
A very wealthy American is not so wealthy. On the surface, he displays great confidence and lives an opulent playboy life (even though he is married). Underneath, his businesses cannot make enough money to sustain them… --- ## [A #MeToo take on Don Giovanni](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-metoo-take-on-don-giovanni/822429)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-metoo-take-on-don-giovanni/822429 "2018-10-04T21:09:46Z")
Opera Queensland are doing a new take on Don Giovanni and asking for 200 women who are willing to be naked or partly naked on stage. Sounds like an interesting take, but I’m not sure of the need for the women to be nak… --- ## [What is an "open-name"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-open-name/822233)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-open-name/822233 "2018-10-04T20:29:16Z")
I looked up the mystery writer Delano Ames on Wikipedia and found this about his wife: I’ve never seen the term “open-name” before. It might mean pseudonym but that’s not really a good description. The wife’s maiden na… --- ## [Explain Bollywood to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-bollywood-to-me/822051)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-bollywood-to-me/822051 "2018-10-04T16:49:09Z")
Help me fight my own ignorance. The only Bollywood I’ve seen has been YouTube clips where there’s a super character who is able to break the law of physics or other similar silly maneuvers; or some fancy song and dance … --- ## [The Simpsons - an update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-an-update/822290)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-an-update/822290 "2018-10-04T14:50:23Z")
Mostly due to the need for additional palate cleansing over a recent spate of truly execrable reality shows (So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Got Talent, and Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila’s Cavalcade of Soul-Cr… --- ## [Are "Free E-Books" sites just portals for self-published drivel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-free-e-books-sites-just-portals-for-self-published-drivel/822365)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-free-e-books-sites-just-portals-for-self-published-drivel/822365 "2018-10-04T05:41:26Z")
I got a small tablet not long ago to use as an e-reader. Along with downloading books from my local library, I signed up on a few freebie sites, hoping to get some classics that are no longer bound by copyrights. What… --- ## [New Episode of Black Mirror to be Chose your own Adventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-episode-of-black-mirror-to-be-chose-your-own-adventure/822381)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-episode-of-black-mirror-to-be-chose-your-own-adventure/822381 "2018-10-04T04:41:01Z")
Seems like there might be a new season of Black Mirror coming in December to Netflix. They are also going to try doing a Choose Your Own Adventure type of format for one episode. The article says that they have done so w… --- ## [Ant-man and the Wasp \[possible spoilers past OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-and-the-wasp-possible-spoilers-past-op/817392)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-and-the-wasp-possible-spoilers-past-op/817392 "2018-10-04T00:42:44Z")
I’m going to see it shortly in IMAX 3D! I really enjoyed the first movie so I have high hopes that this will be good too. --- ## [The staircase documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-staircase-documentary/741699)
**Author:** [@callander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/callander)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-staircase-documentary/741699 "2018-10-03T17:24:22Z")
For those that have binged on Netflix, making a murder and don’t know what to do next there is the staircase. It actually seems to ha e been released in 2004, however this real life crime craze wasn’t at it’s peak. So … --- ## [Maniac: new Netflix show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maniac-new-netflix-show/821766)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maniac-new-netflix-show/821766 "2018-10-03T16:15:01Z")
Has anyone watched the new show Maniac on Netflix? I hadn’t planned on watching the whole series this weekend but once I started it was hard to stop. It’s a hard series to adequately describe, but roughly it’s about Emma… --- ## [I made wine from store-bought grape juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-wine-from-store-bought-grape-juice/822296)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-wine-from-store-bought-grape-juice/822296 "2018-10-03T11:10:36Z")
Congratulate me and tell me that I am God. Because I am - in my own mind anyway. --- ## [Foreign country snack care packages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-country-snack-care-packages/797533)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-country-snack-care-packages/797533 "2018-10-03T07:35:13Z")
When I arrive at a new country before even finding the hotel or AirBnB I stop off at a gas station and load up on snacks I’ve never seen before. They could be nasty, could be great, either way it’s one of the best parts… --- ## ["Open up! Zis iss ze Gestapo!" is no longer funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-up-zis-iss-ze-gestapo-is-no-longer-funny/822042)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-up-zis-iss-ze-gestapo-is-no-longer-funny/822042 "2018-10-03T04:26:02Z")
CHCH Channel 11 unveiled their new Retro daytime lineup this week. Now I can watch shows from the last 70 years from morn 'til late afternoon. I was, however, puzzled as to why I wasn’t laughing as hard at Hogan’s Hero… --- ## [Celebrity or character names that sound like medical conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-or-character-names-that-sound-like-medical-conditions/822121)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-or-character-names-that-sound-like-medical-conditions/822121 "2018-10-03T04:00:37Z")
I’ll start with one of each: Dick Trickle and Major Frank Burns. --- ## [Frank Sinatra Says The Lady Is a Tramp; He's Insulting Her, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-sinatra-says-the-lady-is-a-tramp-hes-insulting-her-right/632649)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-sinatra-says-the-lady-is-a-tramp-hes-insulting-her-right/632649 "2018-10-03T02:56:06Z")
My understanding of 50’s-era slang is limited. When Frank sings “That’s why the lady is a tramp,” is he insulting her? To me it sounds like he’s calling her a low-class broad. Or does (did) tramp mean something else in … --- ## [Theme songs that became more popular when repurposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-songs-that-became-more-popular-when-repurposed/822096)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-songs-that-became-more-popular-when-repurposed/822096 "2018-10-03T02:01:17Z")
Let’s define an “original theme song” as a piece of music that was specifically written to accompany and represent a particular work of art, such as a TV or radio program, a stage show, a movie, or a video game. (Or if … --- ## [Cracked lets everyone (almost) you know go.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lets-everyone-almost-you-know-go/803611)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-lets-everyone-almost-you-know-go/803611 "2018-10-03T00:47:34Z")
Swaim quit in October. Soren left a little bit back to write for American Dad. Jack O’Brien quit a little while back. But today they let go Dan O Brien, John Cheese, Ian Fortey, Cody, Reimann, Sargent and others. RIP C… --- ## [Blood Meridian question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-meridian-question/822342)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-meridian-question/822342 "2018-10-03T00:38:43Z")
In the last part of the book, what is the significance of The Kid’s revolver and of The Imbecile? Both figure very prominently in the narrative, but I can’t quite grok why they are, apparently, so important. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=578) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=580)