# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=585 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 586 --- ## [Do Teppanyaki Chefs In Japan Perform Shtick, Like At Benihana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-teppanyaki-chefs-in-japan-perform-shtick-like-at-benihana/819936)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-teppanyaki-chefs-in-japan-perform-shtick-like-at-benihana/819936 "2018-09-14T02:35:09Z")
You know how when you go to Benihana, or to a local Teppanyaki grill, the chef does a comical “bit” while he prepares the food? Does that happen in Tokyo and Osaka? Or just in the States? --- ## [Stuff that should be rebooted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-be-rebooted/820373)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-should-be-rebooted/820373 "2018-09-14T01:30:48Z")
Ideally things that should be rebooted are ideas that were god but not executed as well as they could be. Battlestar Galactica was something that should have been rebooted; Ghostbusters was not. Here are a few propertie… --- ## [Castle Rock (new show on Hulu)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castle-rock-new-show-on-hulu/818672)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castle-rock-new-show-on-hulu/818672 "2018-09-13T23:57:36Z")
Well? Where are all my Stephen King fans? It only started on Wed. so it may take a bit for people to tune in. I mean, \* I\* put it on my calendar and marked off the days but I realize some people do have lives :o I thin… --- ## ["Detroiters" - TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroiters-tv-show/821251)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroiters-tv-show/821251 "2018-09-13T22:31:44Z")
I couldn’t find a thread on the TV show “Detroiters” (which has two seasons already) so I’ll start one myself. It’s one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in the past few years. Sam Richardson is hilarious on “Veep” and h… --- ## [real estate novelist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-novelist/370031)
**Author:** [@Jeffr062](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeffr062)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-novelist/370031 "2018-09-13T20:10:19Z")
What is a “real estate novelist”? --- ## [Culture artifacts that ...maybe not ONLY you remember....but its getting close.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-artifacts-that-maybe-not-only-you-remember-but-its-getting-close/819633)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-artifacts-that-maybe-not-only-you-remember-but-its-getting-close/819633 "2018-09-13T19:19:49Z")
Or seems to. I’m sure some people here will remember these but I don’t know anyone in person who does. “Monty Haul” adventures in Dragon magazine. Not the concept of Monty Haul, but a series of adventures by people who … --- ## [Films about grownup characters from childrens' books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-about-grownup-characters-from-childrens-books/820749)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-about-grownup-characters-from-childrens-books/820749 "2018-09-13T19:11:49Z")
We spent a rainy Labor Day seeing Christopher Robin, a surprisingly well-done film in which Ewan MacGregor as Responsible Adult C.R. Milne encounters his childhood friends from the Hundred Acres Woods and learns how to b… --- ## [French Toast, Pancakes, or Waffles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-toast-pancakes-or-waffles/820987)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-toast-pancakes-or-waffles/820987 "2018-09-13T13:55:45Z")
This is a poll for those who have a definite preference. Assume each is homemade and prepared to perfection. Maple syrup and butter are the only toppings allowed. What’ll it be? mmm --- ## [William Blake gets new gravestone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-blake-gets-new-gravestone/821256)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-blake-gets-new-gravestone/821256 "2018-09-13T10:39:48Z")
One month ago, on the 191st anniversary of his death, William Blake got a new gravestone. How amateur sleuths finally tracked down the burial place of William Blake. Iron Maiden frontman joins hundreds at unveiling of… --- ## [Sally Field to write autobiography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-field-to-write-autobiography/821189)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-field-to-write-autobiography/821189 "2018-09-13T02:22:01Z")
At this point in time what do you think made Sally Field to write a autobiography…??:eek: --- ## [Industry insiders: please tell me about pitching/selling/optioning a game show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industry-insiders-please-tell-me-about-pitching-selling-optioning-a-game-show/821098)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industry-insiders-please-tell-me-about-pitching-selling-optioning-a-game-show/821098 "2018-09-13T01:35:22Z")
My friend and I have what we feel is a very good idea for a game show, and we’ve written a proposal that we think is good. I have some experience in seeing what such proposals look like from having translated proposals f… --- ## [Anyone else watching "The Detour" on TBS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-detour-on-tbs/810566)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-detour-on-tbs/810566 "2018-09-12T23:53:24Z")
This is a weird show. I’m enjoying it but it’s only because I’m weird too. Recent episode has a very pregnant Postal Inspector implying that Nate is the father of her unborn child. If that’s true, I missed that episod… --- ## [Hardly Strictly Bluegrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardly-strictly-bluegrass/421729)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardly-strictly-bluegrass/421729 "2018-09-12T21:54:49Z")
Hey San Francisco Dopers, is anyone heading out to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival? I just got back from Friday’s venue and saw T Bone Burnett. It’s a free concert in Golden Gate Park put on by some ridiculously… --- ## [70’s novelty country song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208)
**Author:** [@Kurtgk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurtgk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208 "2018-09-12T20:45:52Z")
Hi. Back in the early 70’s I listened to country music stations. There was a song in which the singer had to make his guitar sound like different instruments. I believe that included a banjo and maybe even an old trombon… --- ## [Soundtrack for a mental breakdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soundtrack-for-a-mental-breakdown/821088)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soundtrack-for-a-mental-breakdown/821088 "2018-09-12T19:10:05Z")
So you’re planning a mental collapse – a descent into paranoia, debilitating depression, substance abuse, what have you – and you want to get the music right. What’s on your playlist? In Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta”… --- ## [Small things you like in stuff you otherwise hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-things-you-like-in-stuff-you-otherwise-hate/820993)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-things-you-like-in-stuff-you-otherwise-hate/820993 "2018-09-12T14:06:13Z")
I usually try to find something I like in movies, books, etc., even when I don’t like the work overall. Liking things is more enjoyable than disliking things. For me, this is especially the case with movies. I don’t get … --- ## [What if Ripley had kept Kane out in the airlock for 24 hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-ripley-had-kept-kane-out-in-the-airlock-for-24-hours/800384)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-ripley-had-kept-kane-out-in-the-airlock-for-24-hours/800384 "2018-09-12T10:43:34Z")
In the movie Alien, of course, which I just watched again. The exploratory party of Dallas, Lambert and Kane, the last of whom had been attacked and “infected” by a facehugger alien, were in the Nostromo airlock, reques… --- ## [Mayans MC (open spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayans-mc-open-spoilers-after-op/820811)
**Author:** [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayans-mc-open-spoilers-after-op/820811 "2018-09-12T06:03:34Z")
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) spin-off aired last night on FX. I decided to give it a chance even though I gave up on SOA in the middle of the fifth or sixth season. Space for spoilers The show is set 4 years after… --- ## [Cube steak recipe needed - quickish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cube-steak-recipe-needed-quickish/821137)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cube-steak-recipe-needed-quickish/821137 "2018-09-12T02:31:15Z")
I have pork cube steaks, thin slices of I don’t know what cut of pork, put through the store tenderizer, and I want to cook them quickly for tonight. I have barbeque sauce and thought a quick saute and simmer, covered, … --- ## [The munsters vs the adams fsmily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munsters-vs-the-adams-fsmily/820853)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munsters-vs-the-adams-fsmily/820853 "2018-09-12T00:06:10Z")
Which 60"s show was the best?? --- ## [Best place to eat at the Toronto Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-eat-at-the-toronto-airport/821106)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-to-eat-at-the-toronto-airport/821106 "2018-09-11T21:06:03Z")
Not really a need answer fast, but soon I’m currently wasting time in my home airport because I’m flying to England tonight, but before that, I have a 4hr 45 min layover in Toronto. I’m going to be hungry and I have tim… --- ## [List of Dead Celebrities This Year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-dead-celebrities-this-year/821175)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-dead-celebrities-this-year/821175 "2018-09-11T20:24:17Z")
At the risk of sounding morbid, exactly what celebrities have died this year? Yes, I want a list. Itemized by month, if you want. Cause when I hear of a celebrity passing, I generally react two ways. Either I didn’t kno… --- ## [The Happytime Murders...R-rated Muppet movie (WTF?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-r-rated-muppet-movie-wtf/818849 "2018-09-11T18:20:06Z")
My childhood is being killed one cherished memory at a time. --- ## [Origin of 1000 Monkeys on Typewriters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-1000-monkeys-on-typewriters/821140)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-1000-monkeys-on-typewriters/821140 "2018-09-11T17:21:58Z")
What is the origin of the hypothetical 1000 monkeys on 1000 typewriters (give or take) randomly typing out the encyclopedia, or such? Where does this come from? --- ## [Patrick Stewart returns to Star Trek!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-returns-to-star-trek/816749)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-stewart-returns-to-star-trek/816749 "2018-09-11T16:30:02Z")
So, rumor has it that CBS is expanding\* Star Trek\* to more shows, and Patrick Stewart may be returning in a new mini-series or series. New\* Star Trek\*? Patrick Stewart? Does that make you sit up? I am excited, but a… --- ## [Another item off my Bucket list (Paul Simon in Concert)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-item-off-my-bucket-list-paul-simon-in-concert/821016)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-item-off-my-bucket-list-paul-simon-in-concert/821016 "2018-09-11T14:40:19Z")
Got to see Paul last night at Amalie Arena in Tampa FL, part of his farewell tour…Any neighborhood Dopers at that same concert? Anyone else see him recently? It was an Amazing amazing show!!! --- ## [Quit ruining Youtube videos with stupid fucking music!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-ruining-youtube-videos-with-stupid-fucking-music/512206)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-ruining-youtube-videos-with-stupid-fucking-music/512206 "2009-10-02T07:04:41Z")
I’m too tired to hunt for examples, not that it’s hard to find them, but I can’t stand it when people post videos on Youtube where they replace the audio with shitty music. Whether it’s home video, news events, compilati… --- ## [Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and John Legend join EGOT club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-lloyd-webber-tim-rice-and-john-legend-join-egot-club/821102)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-lloyd-webber-tim-rice-and-john-legend-join-egot-club/821102 "2018-09-11T13:13:46Z")
Kudos to the television presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar for winning the best variety special Emmy, thus earning three new EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) members. That brings the total number of EGOT members t… --- ## [What's your 20, Bandit? - Burt Reynolds RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-20-bandit-burt-reynolds-rip/820900)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-20-bandit-burt-reynolds-rip/820900 "2018-09-11T04:51:31Z")
He certainly had his moments on film. Not a huge fan, but sad to hear of this. --- ## [A Quiet Place (SEEN IT Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quiet-place-seen-it-thread/811917 "2018-09-11T01:50:50Z")
I loved this film so much. It’s a fantastic story, mostly told without words. No spoilers yet. Wanna see who else has watched it. Trailer: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=584) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=586)