# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=612 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 613 --- ## [Billy Joel or Elton John 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-or-elton-john-2018-edition/815770)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-or-elton-john-2018-edition/815770 "2018-06-10T16:45:40Z")
I tried to post a poll, but I must have done something wrong or perhaps they’re not allowed in the Cafe. Anyway, here’s a fresh thread to continue the debate. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384366&… --- ## [Subtle jokes from movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-jokes-from-movies/815372)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-jokes-from-movies/815372 "2018-06-10T14:46:46Z")
Some I noticed are: Jane said “Wha… this is your… mother?” because she thought Tarzan’s dad committed bestiality. When Jack yelled “Rose!” the people on the ship thought he was saying the past tense of rise. --- ## [Is this joke too crude or obtuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-too-crude-or-obtuse/815774)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-joke-too-crude-or-obtuse/815774 "2018-06-10T12:17:44Z")
Working on ideas for some standup. (Have done in the past, informally.) “I was whacking off to the women’s Olympic downhill skiing championship, and suddenly I realized I’m a character in a John Irving novel.” I almost… --- ## [Melody/Lyric delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-lyric-delay/815587)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-lyric-delay/815587 "2018-06-10T07:20:41Z")
Sometimes a singer will deliberately sing the lyrics out of step with the melody…example by Janis Ian: Does this musical concept have a name? --- ## [Food getting better after it sits a while](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-getting-better-after-it-sits-a-while/815423)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-getting-better-after-it-sits-a-while/815423 "2018-06-09T23:36:21Z")
More of a GQ I guess, but I’m past caring about propriety. Plus I enjoy & encourage nonGQ comments, non sequiturs, and general banter. Made chili last week (another thread, Texans). Soaked beans (black, navy, kidney) … --- ## [Male author gaze on women character bodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-author-gaze-on-women-character-bodies/815166)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-author-gaze-on-women-character-bodies/815166 "2018-06-09T23:33:46Z")
I was reading with interest this article in the New Yorker about women parodying male writers’ blazon (a word I just learned!) of their female fictional characters. Anyway, it made me think of a terrible book I recen… --- ## [Hip me to sardines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-me-to-sardines/815643)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-me-to-sardines/815643 "2018-06-09T22:41:13Z")
I’ve recently been diagnosed type II. As such I’m on the lookout for good protein sources. I’m trying to cut back on red meat. I’m eating a lot of chicken but it can get old. I love eggs but I should be watching my chole… --- ## [The 30 Best Tony Award Performances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-best-tony-award-performances/815752)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-best-tony-award-performances/815752 "2018-06-09T22:39:05Z")
Watch Them Here Discuss. --- ## [R. I. P. Michael White: Author ... and Thompson Twin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-michael-white-author-and-thompson-twin/815763)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-michael-white-author-and-thompson-twin/815763 "2018-06-09T17:42:49Z")
I’m reading Acid Dreams and Tranquil Dreams by Michael White, a book about major scientific feuds in history. It’s very well written; he has a knack for making characters come alive and he plays fair with both sides. I w… --- ## [So are some books just not on Kindle now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-some-books-just-not-on-kindle-now/815544)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-some-books-just-not-on-kindle-now/815544 "2018-06-09T15:05:03Z")
I was interested in buying Sex and the City and Us (don’t judge me, I liked the show, okay! :)) only to find it has no Kindle edition at all. I have never seen that before for a book still in print and a new release. Is… --- ## [Billy Joel vs. Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/369035)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joel-vs-elton-john/369035 "2018-06-09T12:54:46Z")
Hi, Im new to the Staright Dope Message Board, and I wanted to start out with this question: Which Artist do you like better: Billy Joel or Elton John? Which Artist plays the piano better? Which Artist has sold more c… --- ## [Monica or Phoebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-or-phoebe/814446)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-or-phoebe/814446 "2018-06-09T11:16:22Z")
Tough choice, but I think Monica squeaks out in front for me. Rachel lovers, I have no respect for you. --- ## [Recycling TV Show Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-tv-show-titles/814991)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recycling-tv-show-titles/814991 "2018-06-09T09:43:33Z")
When The Goldbergs came on the air a couple of years ago, it reminded me of a previous series from 1939-41 also titled The Goldbergs. It made me wonder what other titles have been re-used 2, 3 or maybe even 4 times. Pl… --- ## [Blade Runner 2049: Seen it (Open Spoilers after the first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/798088)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/798088 "2018-06-09T05:11:35Z")
Just got back from a sneak preview. Unusually for me, I went into this blind. I’m a huge fan of the original, and when I heard they were making a sequel, my initial reaction was, “Why?” But a friend had a free ticket,… --- ## [Any Books/Movies/TV Shows About Men's Minimum-Security Prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-books-movies-tv-shows-about-mens-minimum-security-prison/815716)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-books-movies-tv-shows-about-mens-minimum-security-prison/815716 "2018-06-09T02:33:00Z")
Orange Is The New Black is a \[heavily fictionalized\] look at life inside a minimum-security women’s prison. All of the media I’ve been exposed to regarding men in prison focuses on the maximum-security end of things. Are… --- ## [Titanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic/815516)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic/815516 "2018-06-09T00:08:10Z")
In Titanic when Brock Lovett said “Three years I’ve thought of nothing except Titanic, but I never got it, I never let it in.” did anyone not think he was going to say “I never let it sink in”? --- ## [So, Is Stormy Daniels A \*Good\* Porn Actress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-stormy-daniels-a-good-porn-actress/814938)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-stormy-daniels-a-good-porn-actress/814938 "2018-06-08T19:01:39Z")
Porn fans - is Stormy good at her job? I’ve never seen a Stormy Daniels clip (wouldn’t even know where to find one), nor am I a connoisseur of porn in general. So what’s the porn community’s opinion of her? --- ## [Freeze spring rolls before or after the cook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeze-spring-rolls-before-or-after-the-cook/815683)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freeze-spring-rolls-before-or-after-the-cook/815683 "2018-06-08T16:38:51Z")
Son and I made spring rolls last night. Still have a truck load of filling left. I plan on assembling the rest of them and then freezing them. But should I freeze them before or after the fry? Does it even matter? Tha… --- ## [Media that added to our culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-that-added-to-our-culture/815557)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/media-that-added-to-our-culture/815557 "2018-06-08T16:04:18Z")
I have been thinking about media that has had a strong impact on our culture. Mostly movies, but other media have given us phrases that have entered our language even if we never saw/read the original. Casablanca gave … --- ## [RIP: Anthony Bourdain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-anthony-bourdain/815673)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-anthony-bourdain/815673 "2018-06-08T12:38:09Z")
Took his own life at 61. Very sad news. --- ## [Guy Ritchie's King Arthur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-ritchies-king-arthur/786952)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-ritchies-king-arthur/786952 "2018-06-08T12:17:50Z")
Didn’t get very good critic’s reviews, but I wasn’t expecting an Academy Award contender. Overall it was a fun beginning-of-summer action movie. It is definitely set up for a sequel or two. Not quite as good as Ritchi… --- ## [Tom Cruise says he's playing Maverick again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-says-hes-playing-maverick-again/815218)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-says-hes-playing-maverick-again/815218 "2018-06-08T05:40:11Z")
Paramount has confirmed that a Top Gun sequel has started production. --- ## [The Avengers: Infinity War -- Thanos's ultimate master plan makes no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-avengers-infinity-war-thanoss-ultimate-master-plan-makes-no-sense/814942)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-avengers-infinity-war-thanoss-ultimate-master-plan-makes-no-sense/814942 "2018-06-08T05:13:02Z")
I imagine I am the last person in the western hemisphere (at least) who hadn’t seen “Avengers: Infinity War” before this weekend, but just in case…SPOILERS AHEAD. Anyway, after 6 years of buildup since the first Avenger… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- May 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2018-edition/813318)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2018-edition/813318 "2018-06-08T03:23:09Z")
Winter crashed this year and Spring keeps trying to reboot, apparently we’re supposed to get snow tomorrow. Yeah, stay inside and READ!!! My attention span is grasshoppering as usual, I know I’ll finish SOMETHING SOMED… --- ## [Is Marvel Comics retconning out Mutants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marvel-comics-retconning-out-mutants/815602)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marvel-comics-retconning-out-mutants/815602 "2018-06-07T20:08:08Z")
I have been reading the reboot of The Runaways. Although “reboot” has come to mean what we used to call “remakes”, this is more of the traditional sense where it is more of a sequel/new jumping on point with the same cha… --- ## [Radio phone pranks/taps: How often do they backfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-phone-pranks-taps-how-often-do-they-backfire/815552)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-phone-pranks-taps-how-often-do-they-backfire/815552 "2018-06-07T19:09:02Z")
Some radio shows, like this syndicated Seattle show, call up people and play (often cruel) pranks on them just to get outrageous reactions. I know that they have to get permission after the prank is over from the person… --- ## [Best Tribute to Dino Crocetti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tribute-to-dino-crocetti/815308)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tribute-to-dino-crocetti/815308 "2018-06-07T16:47:54Z")
(Two long boring paragraphs about my father and his buddies deleted) Anyway, these guys wanted to BE the Rat Pack in the strongest way possible. Looking back it seems so obvious these fairly accomplished men (except th… --- ## [A Firefly poll: Kaylee, Inara, Zoe, or River?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-firefly-poll-kaylee-inara-zoe-or-river/814130)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-firefly-poll-kaylee-inara-zoe-or-river/814130 "2018-06-07T13:58:04Z")
Figured Betty v. Veronica and Ginger v. Mary Ann could use some more up-to-date company. (OK, not very up-to-date, but in this century at least.) Obviously there’s a similar ‘very good-looking girl next door’ v. ‘glamo… --- ## [Absolutely perfect Pop Muzik Masterpieces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-perfect-pop-muzik-masterpieces/815097)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolutely-perfect-pop-muzik-masterpieces/815097 "2018-06-07T12:09:02Z")
Yeah, there’s always a song. It’s what I do. My nominee is Tracey Ulmann’s They Don’t Know. A classic doo-wop girl tune + a real-life doo-wop girl’s baby daddy + you don’t have to ask which Paul to know? Classic! --- ## [Emmanuel the erotic movie. That uh, smoking scene. Is that real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-the-erotic-movie-that-uh-smoking-scene-is-that-real/815561)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emmanuel-the-erotic-movie-that-uh-smoking-scene-is-that-real/815561 "2018-06-07T03:40:53Z")
Rest assured, I won’t link it. :wink: Can a woman smoke a cigarette with her cooter? How many kegel exercises does it require? NSFW theres some small screen caps of Sylvia Kristel’s breasts. Quite shapely too. Saw t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=611) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=613)