# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=591 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 592 --- ## [Dammit Netflix! No more Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale's Shows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-netflix-no-more-michelle-wolf-and-joel-mchales-shows/820062)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-netflix-no-more-michelle-wolf-and-joel-mchales-shows/820062 "2018-08-25T04:09:46Z")
So bummed. Loved both these shows. :frowning: Link --- ## [The Happytime Murders Seen it Thread (no spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/820237)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happytime-murders-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/820237 "2018-08-25T03:47:13Z")
Good ole AMC A-list means I can see fringe movies like this and not care. The movie definitely made my laugh a good handful of times and that made it worth my time. My biggest critique of the movie is it was too down t… --- ## [McDonald's toasting their buns to death now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-toasting-their-buns-to-death-now/819409)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-toasting-their-buns-to-death-now/819409 "2018-08-25T03:42:11Z")
:mad: We were running late, so we swung through a McDonald’s drive through on the way home from shopping. Our order included two cheeseburgers and a McDouble. The McDouble was normal, but on each of the cheeseburgers t… --- ## [Best SF Film you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sf-film-you-have-seen/819514)
**Author:** [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-sf-film-you-have-seen/819514 "2018-08-25T01:48:36Z")
Just looking at a thread about Star Trek actors in other shows. It got me thinking about SF movies, hench this thread What are, in your opinion, the best science fiction films so far? My list FORBIDDEN PLANET THE DA… --- ## [Comic about hating Journey (the band)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-about-hating-journey-the-band/820089)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-about-hating-journey-the-band/820089 "2018-08-24T22:31:56Z")
This is probably a long shot, but in the early to mid 90s (I think) I read a one-page or half-page comic strip called something like “I Hate Journey” or “Why I Hate Journey”. The author (I think it was a young woman) ex… --- ## [Deathstyles of the Rich and the Famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathstyles-of-the-rich-and-the-famous/820193)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathstyles-of-the-rich-and-the-famous/820193 "2018-08-24T20:51:50Z")
Robin Leach, dead. Remember him? --- ## [Champagne dreams and caviar wishes - RIP Robin Leach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champagne-dreams-and-caviar-wishes-rip-robin-leach/820200)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/champagne-dreams-and-caviar-wishes-rip-robin-leach/820200 "2018-08-24T17:59:37Z")
Me generation icon enters the final gated community!!! He was a log younger than I expected. --- ## [If you're a fan of Ash vs Evil Dead, you man like: "Stan Against Evil".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-fan-of-ash-vs-evil-dead-you-man-like-stan-against-evil/820108)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-a-fan-of-ash-vs-evil-dead-you-man-like-stan-against-evil/820108 "2018-08-24T11:13:06Z")
“Stan Against Evil”, I discovered this little gem on Hulu yesterday. It’s definitely cheesy, but still not a bad way to waste a lazy afternoon in my opinion. The show was created by Dana Gould (who I’m a fan of), the s… --- ## [Barbara Harris just died (appreciation thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-harris-just-died-appreciation-thread/820047)
**Author:** [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-harris-just-died-appreciation-thread/820047 "2018-08-24T07:46:07Z")
I thought maybe I was the last person to remember her. Apparently not, she made the BBC news. I think she was the most the most beautiful woman that ever made a movie, and also BTW a properly funny actress. My infatuat… --- ## [Do you like print books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-print-books/819631)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-print-books/819631 "2018-08-24T02:03:19Z")
Do you like the smell of paper in the digital age? --- ## [Recommend sugar-free sweet drinks that don't have that "diet soda" aftertaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-sugar-free-sweet-drinks-that-dont-have-that-diet-soda-aftertaste/819423)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-sugar-free-sweet-drinks-that-dont-have-that-diet-soda-aftertaste/819423 "2018-08-23T23:00:55Z")
I’ve recently decided that I need to cut sugary drinks out of my diet for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I’ve started noticing that my urine smells like cotton candy and I’ve been having tingling and hot feelings in my fe… --- ## [Something weird / missing in the original Manchurian Candidate film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-weird-missing-in-the-original-manchurian-candidate-film/820112)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-weird-missing-in-the-original-manchurian-candidate-film/820112 "2018-08-23T14:13:43Z")
No, not the train scene. “If kill we must for a better New York, why should it not be his superior at the newspaper, Mr. Holborn Gaines. With Mr. Gaines out of the way, might he not then be given that very influential … --- ## [Favorite song names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-names/819993)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-song-names/819993 "2018-08-23T10:37:00Z")
What are your favorite song titles? That is all. No restrictions or parameters other than “post at least one song name (and the artist) that you really like for whatever reason.” You can explain your choice(s) if you … --- ## [Happy Birthday, Mrs. Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-mrs-parker/820093)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-mrs-parker/820093 "2018-08-23T05:20:34Z")
Another Dorothy Parker Day has come to a close. I had to toast her with apple juice this year, instead of Scotch, since I quit drinking, but the friends I went out with were all doing the real thing. I was the designated… --- ## [Fact-check, please: is Denzel Washington a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-please-is-denzel-washington-a-racist/820036)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-check-please-is-denzel-washington-a-racist/820036 "2018-08-22T20:58:02Z")
I was reading this clickbait article (so sue me) when I came across this section: Can you imagine a white actor refusing a romantic arc with a black actor because they were black? The outcry would be thunderous. My fi… --- ## [Oh, the dragon isn't draggin anymore!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-dragon-isnt-draggin-anymore/820049)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-dragon-isnt-draggin-anymore/820049 "2018-08-22T16:24:25Z")
♬ Oh, the dragon isn’t draggin’ anymore! ♬ It’s from a '70s (?) commercial. Do any of you remember what it was for? --- ## [Sourdough inspiration!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sourdough-inspiration/819983)
**Author:** [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sourdough-inspiration/819983 "2018-08-22T14:21:51Z")
I’ve not done a whole lot of baking before, but I’m trying to get more into it, especially as I’ve had a lot of free time over summer. I started up a sourdough starter a few months ago, which I’ve not tried before. So f… --- ## [Different depictions of humanity in science-fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-depictions-of-humanity-in-science-fiction/819857)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-depictions-of-humanity-in-science-fiction/819857 "2018-08-22T04:21:43Z")
One of the interesting aspects of science-fiction is having an ‘outsiders’ view of human as perceived by other species. One of my personal favourites is that in the Mass Effect series of games where humanity is depicted… --- ## [Aeslin Mice from Seanan McGuire's Incryptid series - explain this pun, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aeslin-mice-from-seanan-mcguires-incryptid-series-explain-this-pun-please/819591)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aeslin-mice-from-seanan-mcguires-incryptid-series-explain-this-pun-please/819591 "2018-08-21T21:20:59Z")
I’m a big enough fan of Seanan McGuire that I stalk her on Tumblr. Someone said that the name for Aeslin mice is a pun. For those that don’t know the series, the Aeslin mice are intelligent, carnivorous, English speaki… --- ## [Is it normal for tomato plants to die in August?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-tomato-plants-to-die-in-august/819970)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-normal-for-tomato-plants-to-die-in-august/819970 "2018-08-21T20:19:13Z")
I’ve planted cherry tomatoes in pots for many years. They do great until early August and stop producing. They get very distressed and slowly die. I thought maybe it was the limited amount of sunlight that hits my deck.… --- ## [Bedtime book both girl (8) and boy (5) will like.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedtime-book-both-girl-8-and-boy-5-will-like/819671)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedtime-book-both-girl-8-and-boy-5-will-like/819671 "2018-08-21T19:34:57Z")
My children have fairly typical interests for their gender and age. I read to them every night, each child gets a chapter in a book they had picked out from the library. But I was hoping there’d be something out there … --- ## [Bank robbery comedy sketch: which TV show is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-comedy-sketch-which-tv-show-is-this/819994)
**Author:** [@Greymarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greymarch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bank-robbery-comedy-sketch-which-tv-show-is-this/819994 "2018-08-21T18:32:11Z")
Not sure if this question belonged in the general section or this section. Regardless, my friends and I are stumped. Been doing google text and image searches in every way I can think of. Someone please answer this ASAP… --- ## [How Does your Garden Grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-garden-grow/819261)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-garden-grow/819261 "2018-08-21T14:37:27Z")
Haven’t seen the annual gardening thread, so I thought I’d start one. How is your garden doing this year? My squash ( 8 ball and zucchini) is generating so much we are putting it on the curb, where it gets picked up rig… --- ## [Are there any good blogs or websites focusing on amateur journalism, and street journalism/reporting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-blogs-or-websites-focusing-on-amateur-journalism-and-street-journalism-reporting/819973)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-blogs-or-websites-focusing-on-amateur-journalism-and-street-journalism-reporting/819973 "2018-08-21T14:16:54Z")
Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you in advance. --- ## [Do you have a library card? What electronic lending services does your library offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-library-card-what-electronic-lending-services-does-your-library-offer/818813)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-library-card-what-electronic-lending-services-does-your-library-offer/818813 "2018-08-21T13:25:35Z")
There are so many great ways to get information on the internet. Sometimes people overlook the services their local library provides. It’s one more resource where people can find some great information or entertainment… --- ## [Who is the actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-actor/819944)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-actor/819944 "2018-08-21T12:41:12Z")
I’ve heard a story about an actor who, if you told him that you’d seen a particular film of his, would reach in his wallet and give you a ten spot. Anybody else ever heard this? Who was the actor and what was the film? … --- ## [TV censoring ethnic slurs from movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-censoring-ethnic-slurs-from-movies/819672)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-censoring-ethnic-slurs-from-movies/819672 "2018-08-21T08:12:40Z")
A while back I saw Goodfellas on basic cable TV. They blanked out the N word. Curious if this is common now along with blanking out curse words? Can’t recall which network it was on. Maybe USA network? --- ## [Is instant stooging in magic performances a cheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-instant-stooging-in-magic-performances-a-cheat/819845)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-instant-stooging-in-magic-performances-a-cheat/819845 "2018-08-21T04:37:28Z")
In magic, a stooge is someone who appears neutral and unaffiliated with the magician (like a seemingly random audience member) who is actually in on the trick the whole time and works with the magician and helps perform … --- ## [Candle in the Wind 1997](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-1997/818360)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-1997/818360 "2018-07-22T04:37:49Z")
Does this song, with the revised lyrics based on Princess Diana, ever get played on the radio? I would imagine they would almost always play the original version unless it was some day connected to Diana or something. … --- ## [Why do anime intros change so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-anime-intros-change-so-much/819939)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-anime-intros-change-so-much/819939 "2018-08-21T01:22:23Z")
I’ve been watching Fairy Tail late. Great show, I love it. It is VERY funny. One thing I’ve noticed, and it is true for other anime, is the intro music and visuals change quite often. It doesn’t seem to be tied to season… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=590) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=592)