# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=589 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 590 --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- August 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2018-edition/818787)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-august-2018-edition/818787 "2018-08-31T01:02:52Z")
Here we are, August, the western US is roasting, the eastern US is paddling down Main Street. I hope the rest of the world is hangin in…100 days until Halloween! I’ve been reading just haven’t been sharing here. Naughty… --- ## [The 1 Hour Long Twilight Zone Episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-hour-long-twilight-zone-episodes/820501)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-1-hour-long-twilight-zone-episodes/820501 "2018-08-30T21:20:17Z")
I’m watching Season 4 of the old Twilight Zone series on Hulu. The hour long format had some potential, but they didn’t develop it. They just filled the hour up with crap. I don’t know of one single episode that was e… --- ## [Episode III - Mr. Plinkett's review is up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-iii-mr-plinketts-review-is-up/565962)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-iii-mr-plinketts-review-is-up/565962 "2018-08-30T21:16:29Z")
Please, no “haters” in this thread. I have not had time to watch it yet, but I know a lot of us enjoy these reviews and his episode III one is now complete and on his site. You can watch it here Thoughts? I’ll share af… --- ## [Remaking freezer jam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaking-freezer-jam/820513)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remaking-freezer-jam/820513 "2018-08-30T19:51:54Z")
Help! I made a batch of freezer jam (peach / nectarine) using Sure Jell yesterday. It didn’t set and is quite runny. So now I’m trying to figure out if I can save it. The Sure Jell package has re-making instructions, b… --- ## ["First Man" opening October 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-man-opening-october-12/820532)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-man-opening-october-12/820532 "2018-08-30T18:27:50Z")
I hadn’t heard a thing about this upcoming movie until I read some rave reviews online over the last couple of days. I like Ryan Gosling and I’ll be looking forward to seeing it. Who else wants to see it? --- ## [Give me the soundtrack of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-the-soundtrack-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3/820182)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-the-soundtrack-of-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3/820182 "2018-08-30T18:04:10Z")
Here’s 1. “Hooked on a Feeling” Blue Swede “Go All the Way” Raspberries “Spirit in the Sky” Norman Greenbaum “Moonage Daydream” David Bowie “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” Elvin Bishop “I’m Not in Love” 10cc “I Want Y… --- ## ["Deadliest Catch" has jumped The Crab. I think I'm done...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-has-jumped-the-crab-i-think-im-done/820167)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadliest-catch-has-jumped-the-crab-i-think-im-done/820167 "2018-08-30T15:12:51Z")
Nothin’ but phony TV drama and pseudo life-threatening commercial cliff-hangers. A soap-opera on the Bering Sea. It looks like they have edited out anything from Sig and Edgar’s boat, since old Ed got busted for kiddle-… --- ## [Great songs that deserved to be hits but weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-that-deserved-to-be-hits-but-werent/814717)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-that-deserved-to-be-hits-but-werent/814717 "2018-08-30T11:19:23Z")
The antithesis of this thread; excellent songs that should have been major hits, but weren’t. I’ll kick things off with Martin Briley “The Salt in My Tears”: Martin Briley Salt In My Tears - YouTube It did reach #36 an… --- ## [Who are your Felix Unger and Oscar Madison? (Lemmon/Matthau vs. Klugman/Randall)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-felix-unger-and-oscar-madison-lemmon-matthau-vs-klugman-randall/820483)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-felix-unger-and-oscar-madison-lemmon-matthau-vs-klugman-randall/820483 "2018-08-30T08:14:44Z")
While I admire and respect Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, Oscar and Felix will always, to me, be Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. How about you? Two choices only. mmm --- ## [Latina Pro Populo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latina-pro-populo/820507)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latina-pro-populo/820507 "2018-08-30T06:37:01Z")
Subtitled “Latin For People”. Here is the Amazon link. I do have to tell you all, it has been over 20 years since I read this book. I still remember it well though. It is hilarious. In addition to teaching you the basic… --- ## [SNL: Amazon Echo for old farts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-amazon-echo-for-old-farts/820334)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-amazon-echo-for-old-farts/820334 "2018-08-30T03:38:06Z")
Love this!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT\_gqs5ETk --- ## [XKCD from August 29](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-from-august-29/820485)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-from-august-29/820485 "2018-08-30T00:49:30Z")
Today’s XKCD is very SDMB. I’ve been in a few usage descriptivist/prescriptivist threads myself: The hovertext is also pretty great. In my heart, I know Randall is a prescriptivist. Just thought I’d share. RS --- ## [What's Good on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-on-netflix/819364)
**Author:** [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-on-netflix/819364 "2018-08-29T22:45:40Z")
I’m going petsitting in a few days where they only have Netflix on their television. I tend to spend a lot of time perusing the menus looking for something to watch and probably passing over some good entertainment beca… --- ## [Question about "A Ghost Story" (2017 film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-ghost-story-2017-film/820473)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-ghost-story-2017-film/820473 "2018-08-29T21:50:05Z")
I finally saw A Ghost Story about a week ago, and I liked it very much. I can understand why some people didn’t think it was all that, but it worked for me. At any rate, one point I have been wondering about. (spoilers a… --- ## [Name for the genre of 1980s overcome-great-odds synthpop music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-the-genre-of-1980s-overcome-great-odds-synthpop-music/820180)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-the-genre-of-1980s-overcome-great-odds-synthpop-music/820180 "2018-08-29T20:52:36Z")
For a few years in the mid-1980s, it seemed like cheesy fight songs with an electropop/synthpop sound were at the forefront of popular music. A few examples that come to mind: You’re the Best by Joe Esposito in Karat… --- ## [I'm learning water bath canning. Tips, tricks, and recipes requested!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-learning-water-bath-canning-tips-tricks-and-recipes-requested/820360)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-learning-water-bath-canning-tips-tricks-and-recipes-requested/820360 "2018-08-29T14:04:51Z")
I’ve decided to learn canning so I don’t have to keep buying food with heaven knows what ingredients in it. I’m sticking with hot water canning for now because A) Pressure canning equipment is expensive and B) Pressure c… --- ## [Lines you hate in a song you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hate-in-a-song-you-like/812654)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hate-in-a-song-you-like/812654 "2018-08-29T13:35:17Z")
Sucking on a chili dog… Jack and Diane --- ## [What makes the "weeping angels" in Dr. Who so terrifying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-weeping-angels-in-dr-who-so-terrifying/820379)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-the-weeping-angels-in-dr-who-so-terrifying/820379 "2018-08-29T12:56:33Z")
One of the most terrifying baddies in the Dr. Who series (to me, at least) is the weeping angels. What is it that makes them so terrifying? I think maybe it’s how well they speak to a primal fear of the unseen so well. … --- ## [I'm losing sleep with this (re: The Golden Girls)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-losing-sleep-with-this-re-the-golden-girls/820449 "2018-08-29T10:24:51Z")
The supposed picture of the young Estelle Getty (who happens to be my favorite) is alternately described in various sites to be that of Myrna Loy (and I had hoped in my heart that it was Estelle.) Any link to certified p… --- ## [Finally saw 'Trainspotting', and I've got questions! (Open SPOILERS, obviously.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-trainspotting-and-ive-got-questions-open-spoilers-obviously/820349)
**Author:** [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-trainspotting-and-ive-got-questions-open-spoilers-obviously/820349 "2018-08-29T09:57:30Z")
Spoilers aplenty! Thanks in advance… What killed the baby? My first guess would be dehydration. I’ve seen speculation of SIDS, but that would seem to have left the infant facing downward. Did the Diane character (Ke… --- ## [The Equalizer 2 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equalizer-2-open-spoilers/820459)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equalizer-2-open-spoilers/820459 "2018-08-29T09:10:44Z")
TLDR: Washington gives a stand-out performance in a bad film. Some other good performances too. This film was many shades of wrong. For a start, it spent far too long setting up Washington as a genuinely good guy. This … --- ## [The (blurry) line between art and photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blurry-line-between-art-and-photography/820420)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-blurry-line-between-art-and-photography/820420 "2018-08-29T06:23:49Z")
I’m interested in a discussion of those factors that can transform a photograph into a work of art, if indeed there are any. Photography at its most basic is a means of capturing a specific section of the world at a spe… --- ## [What book would you send back in time to your 21 year old self to read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-would-you-send-back-in-time-to-your-21-year-old-self-to-read/820437)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-book-would-you-send-back-in-time-to-your-21-year-old-self-to-read/820437 "2018-08-29T05:52:38Z")
It must not have been published when you were 21. But, if you choose the first book in a series, your 21 year old self won’t be able to read the rest of the series until it’s really published. And your past self won’t be… --- ## [One hit wonders who made other good songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-made-other-good-songs/819221)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-made-other-good-songs/819221 "2018-08-29T05:38:29Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Blind Melon lately. They’re mainly known as the band who made “No Rain”, but their second album “Soup” is actually pretty good. It’s not a 10/10, but it’s good enough that they didn’t dese… --- ## [Suggest Poetry/Short Stories to Read to a 13-Year Old Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-poetry-short-stories-to-read-to-a-13-year-old-girl/356495)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-poetry-short-stories-to-read-to-a-13-year-old-girl/356495 "2006-05-18T13:58:59Z")
OK, so I’m back home for a couple of weeks, and I want to spend some time with my sister. She’s still in school, so we don’t get to see each other for most the day. However, she likes to be read to before she goes to bed… --- ## [Peet's Coffee Price Differential](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peets-coffee-price-differential/820444)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peets-coffee-price-differential/820444 "2018-08-29T02:25:09Z")
Peet’s coffee is $8 per pound at Safeway. So why is the same pound of the same coffee suddenly $18 when I walk into the Peet’s store? I mean, I can understand there being some difference between the two. One is going … --- ## [What, no Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again thread? (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-thread-open-spoilers/818450)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-thread-open-spoilers/818450 "2018-08-28T23:15:03Z")
Has it yet to grace your benighted shores? I didn’t see the first one when it came out so I came to this cold, unburdened by whatever happened in the previous film. I thought the film was a great cheesy fun romp with m… --- ## [Anyone watching "Pose" on FX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-pose-on-fx/819886)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-pose-on-fx/819886 "2018-08-28T21:34:46Z")
It’s a pretty cool show. The documentary “Paris is Burning” serves as a useful introduction, if you have a chance to see it. The synopsis: It follows the day and night life of black and Puerto Rican gay and transgendere… --- ## [Are there any rare or out of print DVDs that are particularly valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rare-or-out-of-print-dvds-that-are-particularly-valuable/819929)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rare-or-out-of-print-dvds-that-are-particularly-valuable/819929 "2018-08-28T19:56:05Z")
Actual DVDs not Blu rays. I have to downsize my collection because I have less space after a recent move. Just wondering if I have any diamonds in the rough as it were. Are there any ones you’ve heard of that are partic… --- ## [Watching the Godfather on AMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-godfather-on-amc/820278)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-godfather-on-amc/820278 "2018-08-28T19:29:10Z")
Watching it for the millionth time. I couldn’t believe it- they showed Appolonia’s bare breasts. I was under the impression that that was verboten, what with the actress being (afaik) underage at the time of filming. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=588) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=590)