# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=583 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 584 --- ## [Spur of the moment Twilight Zone Episode Spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spur-of-the-moment-twilight-zone-episode-spoiler/821686)
**Author:** [@TheZenPaperboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheZenPaperboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spur-of-the-moment-twilight-zone-episode-spoiler/821686 "2018-09-22T00:08:18Z")
Just a thought about this episode. Spoiler. = = = = = = = = = = The girl in the episode marries her true love instead of a nice boring ? guy. The true love turns out to be a drunk and abusive who loses all her money. … --- ## [Sigh, looks like local Blueberry season has ended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-looks-like-local-blueberry-season-has-ended/821703)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-looks-like-local-blueberry-season-has-ended/821703 "2018-09-21T22:04:43Z")
Unless the Farmer’s markets have some more. I’ll have to check them when they open tomorrow. It was a really good season for great tasting blues around here, been eating them like a fiend with Yogurt (to play at the eat… --- ## [Clumsy attempts at conversion from British to American English or vice versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clumsy-attempts-at-conversion-from-british-to-american-english-or-vice-versa/821564)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clumsy-attempts-at-conversion-from-british-to-american-english-or-vice-versa/821564 "2018-09-21T20:10:43Z")
Reading the new Robert Galbraith book Lethal White in the (American) Kindle edition, near the beginning of Part 2 Chapter 56 (yeah, it’s a long book). Two background characters are described as sitting in a room “playin… --- ## [How Do You File Your Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-file-your-music/821669)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-file-your-music/821669 "2018-09-21T17:55:49Z")
Albums alphabetically filed under artist folder, sure, and definite article bands like “Black Angels, The” are easy enough. Single name artists like “Hill, Lauryn” are no problem, but stage names can be a problem: “Iggy … --- ## [Captain America's powers and fighting skill in MCU.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-americas-powers-and-fighting-skill-in-mcu/821620)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-americas-powers-and-fighting-skill-in-mcu/821620 "2018-09-21T17:17:12Z")
If I remember the comics, Captain America is merely the peak of human abilities, both physical and menta, rather than superhuman. Yet in the MCU it seems to be that that he often (though not always) is actually Super hum… --- ## ["It's the end of the world as we know it..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/821344)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/821344 "2018-09-21T15:49:40Z")
…and I feel like talking about movies where it actually happens(no Armageddon near-misses, please). My favorite happens to be titled End Of The World(1977), starring Christopher Lee and Christopher Lee. Never has so m… --- ## [Who would make a good Green Lantern?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-make-a-good-green-lantern/820969)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-make-a-good-green-lantern/820969 "2018-09-21T11:41:38Z")
Before I go any further I have to admit that I’ve never read the comics, my knowledge of the Green Lantern Corps comes from the rather awesome late 90’s/early 2000’s TV series\* and the fairly recent movie\*\*. That said, … --- ## [Rocketeer finishes some busts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-some-busts/821661)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-some-busts/821661 "2018-09-21T07:31:53Z")
The yearly sci-fi and fantasy model contest at the superlative Galaxy Hobby is coming up fast, and the impending deadline has been a great motivator to finish up some little projects. After a friend showed me a set of t… --- ## [Instances where a character with a terminal illness is still alive at the end (SPOILERS LIKELY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-a-character-with-a-terminal-illness-is-still-alive-at-the-end-spoilers-likely/821500)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instances-where-a-character-with-a-terminal-illness-is-still-alive-at-the-end-spoilers-likely/821500 "2018-09-21T00:10:59Z")
In creative works, one of the common rules is a character who either has or is diagnosed early on with a terminal condition will be dead at the end (i.e., Chekhov’s Cough). However, this rule is not a constant since the… --- ## [Need advice - standing rib roast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-standing-rib-roast/821634)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-standing-rib-roast/821634 "2018-09-20T23:41:23Z")
The holiday of Sukkot is coming up, and one of the dishes we usually make is a roast in honey and wine. We usually make this with a shoulder cut. This year, standing rib roast was on sale and shoulder wasn’t, so we decid… --- ## [The tie that binds – meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-that-binds-meaning/730525)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tie-that-binds-meaning/730525 "2018-09-20T19:35:20Z")
The tie that binds / the ties that bind The above is a well known phrase, originally from a hymn and used since in a film title, a Bruce Springsteen song and a novel, amongst other things. But what would you say it act… --- ## [Nnedi Okorafor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nnedi-okorafor/821562)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nnedi-okorafor/821562 "2018-09-20T16:31:59Z")
This feel-good article got me thinking we could use a thread on her. For those not in the know, Okorafor is a pretty fascinating writer. More than any other major sf/fantasy author, she’s been creating a fantasy vision… --- ## [Dust buddies - animated short](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-buddies-animated-short/821621)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-buddies-animated-short/821621 "2018-09-20T15:37:55Z")
You’ve heard of Dust Bunnies, right? Well, here are Dust Buddies. --- ## [What is the most incomprehensible, pseudo-smart sentence you've ever read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-incomprehensible-pseudo-smart-sentence-youve-ever-read/821499)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-incomprehensible-pseudo-smart-sentence-youve-ever-read/821499 "2018-09-20T13:46:17Z")
I want to be really clear about what I’m asking…Not totally illogical because of a grammar mistake or because it sticks out as not making sense in the context…I mean a pseudo-scientific, “every other word capitalized” ki… --- ## [What new TV shows look good this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-tv-shows-look-good-this-year/821546)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-tv-shows-look-good-this-year/821546 "2018-09-20T12:34:56Z")
I’ve heard less buzz about this year’s fall TV season than ever before. More proof that the old network model is dying, I guess. What new shows are you planning to check out? --- ## [The SDMB 2018 Gardening Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2018-gardening-thread/808815)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2018-gardening-thread/808815 "2018-09-20T01:00:55Z")
So to take my mind off the crappy weather, I am fantasizing over packets of seeds online. Now that we have an actual house with an actual yard, I will be able to fulfill more of my gardening fantasies this year! So far … --- ## [What were your other favorite "Straight Dope" type books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-other-favorite-straight-dope-type-books/821548)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-your-other-favorite-straight-dope-type-books/821548 "2018-09-19T22:19:03Z")
I have always loved trivia type books. As a kid I read and reread the Book of Lists books until they fell apart. I was a big fan of the Imponderables Books (I even got my name in one and got a letter back from the autho… --- ## [Now that's a proposal: Glenn Weiss at Emmy Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-proposal-glenn-weiss-at-emmy-awards/821536)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-a-proposal-glenn-weiss-at-emmy-awards/821536 "2018-09-19T15:43:30Z")
Hankies out, folks! --- ## [Early 70's YMCA jingle for swim lessons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-ymca-jingle-for-swim-lessons/250027)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-ymca-jingle-for-swim-lessons/250027 "2018-09-19T08:47:01Z")
Back in the early 70’s, the YMCA used to have a TV commercial about taking swimming lessons. It had a catchy jingle. Here’s the verse I remember: “There is fun in the water, but there’s danger, too So you have to swim … --- ## [What do you think of the London Mastaba? (Christo & Jeanne Claude)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-london-mastaba-christo-jeanne-claude/821485)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-london-mastaba-christo-jeanne-claude/821485 "2018-09-19T08:24:29Z")
I took a day trip to London on Saturday for what I consider to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience - to see the London Mastaba. It’s a floating sculpture made from 7,500 steel oil drums, floating on the Serpentine Lake i… --- ## [Direct to Netflix CGI movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-to-netflix-cgi-movies/821568)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-to-netflix-cgi-movies/821568 "2018-09-19T06:05:07Z")
There are at least two joint Chinese/American CGI movie projects that went directly to Netflix in the US with no theatrical release–Duck Duck Goose (which I watched a couple of months ago) and NextGen (which I watched a … --- ## [Butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter/821288)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter/821288 "2018-09-19T03:27:24Z")
What is a person supposed to do who wants to spread butter on his toast? Leave butter out at room temperature. It goes rancid before you can use it up. Keep butter in refrigerator. Too hard to even get a pat off th… --- ## [Bojack Horseman season 5 discussion (with spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-season-5-discussion-with-spoilers/821395)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-season-5-discussion-with-spoilers/821395 "2018-09-19T01:31:04Z")
I’m 8 episodes in and enjoying it so far, though they might be dipping into the “artsy editing” well a bit often this season. But it is good to dip back into the lives of Bobo, Diana, Emperor Fingerface, Tangled Fog of P… --- ## [Lake Erie walleye and fried green tomato tacos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-erie-walleye-and-fried-green-tomato-tacos/821300)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-erie-walleye-and-fried-green-tomato-tacos/821300 "2018-09-19T00:13:37Z")
I just made some with Sriracha and mayo. That is all. --- ## [Talk me into (or out of) going to see 2001 on the big screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-going-to-see-2001-on-the-big-screen/820796)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-into-or-out-of-going-to-see-2001-on-the-big-screen/820796 "2018-09-18T17:58:17Z")
I’ve always counted myself a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey. I first saw it on the big screen when I was about ten. I loved it. I have, of course, seen it on the small screen many times since. My local arthouse cinema … --- ## [Fruits in the market this summer that have not been worth it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruits-in-the-market-this-summer-that-have-not-been-worth-it/820671)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruits-in-the-market-this-summer-that-have-not-been-worth-it/820671 "2018-09-18T16:13:21Z")
Peaches Nectarines Cantaloupe More Cherries than usual Honeydew I have had bad experiences and not enough good ones to be worth describing all summer. Bad pears this summer too. I got pineapple as my staple and it … --- ## [Quick Star Trek introductory course for beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-star-trek-introductory-course-for-beginner/821470)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-star-trek-introductory-course-for-beginner/821470 "2018-09-18T15:17:51Z")
One of my good buddies is a big film buff—he loves everything from old black-and-white movies up to the present. Somehow, he has almost no knowledge of Star Trek. The only time he’s seen any Trek is when he went with me … --- ## [Looking for a word to describe the 'whoosh' sound in Turkish music.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-to-describe-the-whoosh-sound-in-turkish-music/821228)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-to-describe-the-whoosh-sound-in-turkish-music/821228 "2018-09-18T14:42:10Z")
Hi I’m looking for a word to describe the ‘whoosh’ sound in Turkish music. It has this crescendo feel about it. I look forward to your feedback. --- ## [What country has the best/worst/unique candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-best-worst-unique-candy/820731)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-best-worst-unique-candy/820731 "2018-09-18T10:58:26Z")
I have never been a world traveler but I always find it interesting when browsing international stores, trying out different countries candy. Candy seems to be universal and most countries have their own unique tastes. F… --- ## ["The Gin Game." Anybody seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gin-game-anybody-seen-it/821212)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gin-game-anybody-seen-it/821212 "2018-09-18T08:24:35Z")
How did you like it? Does it lend itself easily to community theatre? I’ve been offered the part of Weller Martin in a local community theatre production, and I’m unsure if I can handle it. But it would be a feather i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=582) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=584)