# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=581 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 582 --- ## [Would you rather spend an evening with Frank Sinatra or Harlan Ellison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-frank-sinatra-or-harlan-ellison/821898)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-frank-sinatra-or-harlan-ellison/821898 "2018-09-29T15:07:39Z")
First one who points out that they are both dead loses the internet for life. Everything I’ve read of them and everything I’ve seen of them in interviews makes me think I’d enjoy an evening with The Chairman of the Boar… --- ## [Adam Durist (from counting crows) looks like David Cross doing an impersonation of Adam Durist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-durist-from-counting-crows-looks-like-david-cross-doing-an-impersonation-of-adam-durist/822149)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-durist-from-counting-crows-looks-like-david-cross-doing-an-impersonation-of-adam-durist/822149 "2018-09-29T10:08:05Z")
I have nothing intelligent or productive to add but oh well. Also I spelled his name wrong. --- ## [Revenge of the Nerds (1984 Comedy) - What crime did Lewis commit with Betty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-nerds-1984-comedy-what-crime-did-lewis-commit-with-betty/821906)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-nerds-1984-comedy-what-crime-did-lewis-commit-with-betty/821906 "2018-09-28T23:26:47Z")
Lewis steals Betty’s boyfriend Stan’s masked costume and has sex with her. She is surprised, but later admits that “she’s in love with a nerd.” Was this rape? Or was it retroactively consensual since apparently it cau… --- ## [Doc savage man of bronze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-savage-man-of-bronze/822134)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-savage-man-of-bronze/822134 "2018-09-28T22:36:30Z")
In the seventies Ron Ely of Tarzan fame .appeared in the title role of doc savage directed by George pal .there were plans for a sequel has any one sen this film if so whats yoru opinion of it.i only seen parts and … --- ## [HGTV designer of old. I can't remember her name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hgtv-designer-of-old-i-cant-remember-her-name/821718)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hgtv-designer-of-old-i-cant-remember-her-name/821718 "2018-09-28T21:57:03Z")
Waaaay back in the dawn of time when HGTV was new, there was a designer who I really liked. I think she had a show in Canada about decor painting before she came to HGTV and she and Candace Olsen were my very favorite de… --- ## [Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/802758)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/802758 "2018-09-28T20:02:46Z")
Did anyone else watch this one? Our theater was pretty full, but it was the smallest one in the Googolplex. Interesting movie. Nice to go to a move where you don’t know what it is going to do. But it made me angry. My … --- ## [Clever magazine names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-magazine-names/821378)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-magazine-names/821378 "2018-09-28T19:03:52Z")
Two of my favorites, among currently-available magazines are “5280”, which is a magazine by, for, and about the Denver, Colorado area, and “KMT”, which is about Egyptology and is named after what the ancient Egyptians ca… --- ## [Does Anybody Actually Find "A Handmaid's Tale" Remotely Plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-actually-find-a-handmaids-tale-remotely-plausible/785357)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-actually-find-a-handmaids-tale-remotely-plausible/785357 "2018-09-28T17:17:44Z")
If the book or the miniseries entertains you, fine. No reason for me to deny you your fun. But can any sane, intelligent person look at the USA Today and conclude that looming theocracy is our greatest threat??? Person… --- ## [cooking (?) with chutney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-chutney/821903)
**Author:** [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-chutney/821903 "2018-09-28T15:37:13Z")
what did the British by way of India do with chutney? side dish? mixed in with food? or… --- ## [Which comics universe would you rather live in, IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comics-universe-would-you-rather-live-in-irl/821684)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-comics-universe-would-you-rather-live-in-irl/821684 "2018-09-28T14:32:32Z")
One day you are presented with 2 doors: one leads to a real-life Marvel universe, the other to a real-life DC universe (the “primary” universe of each, so “Earth-616” in Marvel, and “Prime Earth” in DC for those of you w… --- ## [Jai Paul - Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jai-paul-jasmine/822111)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jai-paul-jasmine/822111 "2018-09-28T14:13:43Z")
I’m late to the party, as usual, but in the last few weeks I’ve been grooving on this track, Jasmine by Jai Paul, quite a bit. What do you all think? Love it? Hate it? Ambivalent? Some say it changed present day pop mu… --- ## [Mother! (movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-movie/796629)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-movie/796629 "2018-09-28T14:10:10Z")
Saw Darren Aronofsky’s (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, The Wrestler among others) latest over the weekend and I’m not sure how I feel about it. Have any of you seen it yet or planning to see it? I won’t ramble about it… --- ## [A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cowboys-work-is-never-done/822076)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cowboys-work-is-never-done/822076 "2018-09-28T13:53:25Z")
At the outset, I must say right up front that I always really liked this song, even as a little kid. It’s a great, catchy tune, the tempo & the phrasing add a nice drama; the mandolin/banjo/guitar parts, I think, are pre… --- ## [name your favorite Peter Gabriel song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610 "2018-09-28T11:41:56Z")
In Your Eyes --- ## [\*sigh\* There goes the seasoning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-there-goes-the-seasoning/821989)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-there-goes-the-seasoning/821989 "2018-09-28T11:37:11Z")
Mrs. L.A. forgot to turn off the stove after she made a grilled cheese sandwich. Twice. Between 13 and 15 years ago I bought a well-seasoned fajita pan at a yard sale down the block. Two bucks. With a wooden serving … --- ## [Doctor Who series 11 trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-11-trailer/821642)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-11-trailer/821642 "2018-09-28T09:38:48Z")
Not a big fan of non-instrumental music. Wish I could watch (I haven't seen an episode since Netflix lost the rights) Brian --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 1 (September 24, 2018) -- "The Conjugal Configuration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-1-september-24-2018-the-conjugal-configuration/821840)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-1-september-24-2018-the-conjugal-configuration/821840 "2018-09-28T07:48:14Z")
The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 1 (September 24, 2018) – “The Conjugal Configuration” I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [r](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/822077)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r/822077 "2018-09-28T03:43:27Z")
At the outset, I must say right up front that I always really liked this song, even as a little kid. It’s a great, catchy tune, the tempo & the phrasing add a nice drama; the mandolin/banjo/guitar parts, I think, are pre… --- ## [Sympathy for the Asshole: or, an article that actually moderates my opinion of Chevy Chase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-the-asshole-or-an-article-that-actually-moderates-my-opinion-of-chevy-chase/821793)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sympathy-for-the-asshole-or-an-article-that-actually-moderates-my-opinion-of-chevy-chase/821793 "2018-09-28T00:08:09Z")
I’ve never been a fan of actor Chevy Chase. I’d have to go back over forty years to find anything he did that I find the least bit funny. His entire schtick seemed to consist of the springing of irony and breaking the fo… --- ## [Necco may soon shut down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necco-may-soon-shut-down/812431)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/necco-may-soon-shut-down/812431 "2018-09-27T23:39:53Z")
If they don’t find a buyer for the factory before May 6th, it will shut down. I wasn’t really a wafer fan, but I really liked their Skybars. --- ## [What was Dream Theater's "other" big song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-dream-theaters-other-big-song/821509)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-dream-theaters-other-big-song/821509 "2018-09-27T14:34:16Z")
My local public radio station is using some music behind a promotional bit that I am fairly sure is from Dream Theater. “Pull Me Under” was their biggest hit but it’s not that. Very nice piano work. I’m not a DT super fa… --- ## [The one scene that sullies an otherwise good film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-scene-that-sullies-an-otherwise-good-film/821599)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-scene-that-sullies-an-otherwise-good-film/821599 "2018-09-27T09:51:31Z")
The are a number of things about Sergio Leone’s “The Good the Bad and the Ugly” that qualify it as being probably the best the spaghetti western genre has to offer. Great cast, iconic theme song, good cinematography, int… --- ## [The TARDIS really is bigger on the inside!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tardis-really-is-bigger-on-the-inside/821765)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tardis-really-is-bigger-on-the-inside/821765 "2018-09-27T04:22:36Z")
Cool model: TARDIS model - Bigger on the inside - YouTube Link to YouTube. --- ## [How can I get the most out of Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-most-out-of-netflix/821910)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-most-out-of-netflix/821910 "2018-09-26T23:44:59Z")
Netflix and MLB.TV are my only subscribed services. The Netflix search option is good if they have the item. However, Netflix is constantly recommending movies I have already seen on their watch. I would just like to k… --- ## [Going to UK in late May for a week next year. Any recommendations on what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-uk-in-late-may-for-a-week-next-year-any-recommendations-on-what-to-do/821891)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-uk-in-late-may-for-a-week-next-year-any-recommendations-on-what-to-do/821891 "2018-09-26T16:43:42Z")
I’ll be staying in Cardiff with friends but will probably take a couple day trips to London and whatever other places are a reasonable distance. I’m looking for some neat memorable things to do, and I want to avoid long… --- ## [Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 13, 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-s-final-jeopardy-july-13-2018/817875)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-s-final-jeopardy-july-13-2018/817875 "2018-09-26T15:37:37Z")
A contestant correctly wrote “tree-hugger” to the final question (and would have won) but scratched it out and wrote “ Carl Sagan” instead claiming to have misread the question. Umm, WTF? “This slang term for an environ… --- ## [Mystery Science Theater 3000 renewed for another season(Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-renewed-for-another-season-netflix/802710)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-renewed-for-another-season-netflix/802710 "2018-09-26T13:10:47Z")
I thought the last season matched the original run in terms of quality. 3-4 great episodes, 5-6 good/normal episodes, 3-5 mostly snoozers. Anyway, it’s coming back and I hope they can produce at least 14 more episodes. … --- ## [What was the worst movie you ever really enjoyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-movie-you-ever-really-enjoyed/820902)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-worst-movie-you-ever-really-enjoyed/820902 "2018-09-26T08:42:25Z")
Pretty much as per the OP. What was the worst movie you genuinely enjoyed watching? Not as in “har har I liked making fun of Battlefield Earth” but a movie you know was shit, but you liked it anyway? I posted this j… --- ## [E.T. The Extraterrestrial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-t-the-extraterrestrial/821823)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-t-the-extraterrestrial/821823 "2018-09-25T22:40:30Z")
I was just entering high school when it came out. Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extraterrestrial. I saw it. We all did. It was almost an obligation, I remember. But I still can’t figure out, what was the big deal about i… --- ## [Millennials: does rock and pop from the 1970s and 1980s sound "old-timey" to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-does-rock-and-pop-from-the-1970s-and-1980s-sound-old-timey-to-you/821675)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millennials-does-rock-and-pop-from-the-1970s-and-1980s-sound-old-timey-to-you/821675 "2018-09-25T20:52:47Z")
Think about this: about 35 years ago, in 1982, these songs were on the Billboard Top 100 chart. \*Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n Roll John Cougar - Jack & Diane Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny The Go-Go’s … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=580) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=582)