# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=624 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 625 --- ## [Michael Chabon's The Escapist — Don't entirely get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-chabons-the-escapist-dont-entirely-get-it/813328)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-chabons-the-escapist-dont-entirely-get-it/813328 "2018-04-30T01:55:52Z")
I had read Michael Chabon’s novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay many years ago. It was a story about a fictional pair of comic book creators in the 1940s. It was a pretty good book. What I didn’t know is t… --- ## [Some Guitar and Hammond B3 Organ Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guitar-and-hammond-b3-organ-blues/813216)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-guitar-and-hammond-b3-organ-blues/813216 "2018-04-29T21:27:43Z")
I’ll just leave this here: Koch Marshall Trio - Toby Arrives (Toby Arrives) 2018 - YouTube Koch Marshall Trio, featuring Greg Koch, the profoundly talented journeyman guitarist who has legendarily made \>4,000 guitar de… --- ## [Anyone else like the Irish band Bagatelle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-like-the-irish-band-bagatelle/813283)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-like-the-irish-band-bagatelle/813283 "2018-04-29T21:06:48Z")
Well I like a band from Ireland called Bagatelle and they consist of Liam Reilly and a few others and I think they have been making music for many years. They are also widely known outside Ireland. Indeed Bono from U2 us… --- ## [The Martian. Book or Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-book-or-movie/812927)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-martian-book-or-movie/812927 "2018-04-29T19:41:49Z")
In most cases a book is far superior to a movie made from it. However, there are always exceptions. I have a feeling that this might be one of them. So, what would you recommend? The book or the movie? --- ## [Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 vs Korngold: Robin Hood Suite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-vs-korngold-robin-hood-suite/813291)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tchaikovsky-symphony-no-6-vs-korngold-robin-hood-suite/813291 "2018-04-29T16:11:54Z")
Another example of me hearing a close correlation between two pieces of music, does anyone else hear any similarity? So, some time ago someone gave us a collection of 24 vinyl records, namely: Funk & Wagnalls Family Lib… --- ## [Any good adventure movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-adventure-movies/813150)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-adventure-movies/813150 "2018-04-29T15:07:50Z")
Unless it’s a comedy or something, I usually prefer to watch movies because of the background and atmosphere, so I like adventure type movies a lot, people lost in woods and stuff like that, but what I don’t like is bori… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 22 (April 26, 2018) -- "The Monetary Insufficiency"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-22-april-26-2018-the-monetary-insufficiency/813183)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-22-april-26-2018-the-monetary-insufficiency/813183 "2018-04-29T14:01:26Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Finding a shoe commercial video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-shoe-commercial-video/813301)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-shoe-commercial-video/813301 "2018-04-29T07:24:01Z")
I’m looking for a 90s(?) athletic shoe video clip… Basically, it features a basketball player wearing magic shoes that have a herd of tiny shoe elves holding up his shoes, helping him to effortlessly play better basketb… --- ## [Can I watch Thor:Ragnarok, Justice League, and Black Panter without knowing all the backstory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-thor-ragnarok-justice-league-and-black-panter-without-knowing-all-the-backstory/813275)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-watch-thor-ragnarok-justice-league-and-black-panter-without-knowing-all-the-backstory/813275 "2018-04-29T02:48:15Z")
I really haven’t seen a lot of the comic book movies over the past couple of years, they keep coming out nonstop. However, I’m happy to see that my upcoming flight to Europe has a decent amount of popcorn movies availab… --- ## [Archer. New season starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-new-season-starts-tonight/813118)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-new-season-starts-tonight/813118 "2018-04-29T02:47:29Z")
Sploosh! Set on an island in the South Pacific and Archer now is a pilot. Sounds like this old TV show. Any body else remember that show? As Battlestar Galactica was to Star Wars, that was to Raiders of the Lost Ark. --- ## [Booker T: still puts on a good show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booker-t-still-puts-on-a-good-show/813240)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booker-t-still-puts-on-a-good-show/813240 "2018-04-29T02:35:48Z")
I just saw that he’s coming to DC soon. Has anyone seen him recently? --- ## [What's with the association between being angry and taking a dump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-association-between-being-angry-and-taking-a-dump/813002)
**Author:** [@JHuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHuff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-association-between-being-angry-and-taking-a-dump/813002 "2018-04-29T01:54:03Z")
It’s a semi-common theme in TV that when you’re angry, the right place to be is sitting on the toilet. Married with Children comes to mind, but I’ve seen it elsewhere, including on The Simpsons. Why the association bet… --- ## [A Conan thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conan-thing/813175)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conan-thing/813175 "2018-04-28T19:11:37Z")
I don’t watch Conan O’Brien much, but the last two times I watched the beginning of his show, he did a thing where he opened his jacket, and played with his nipples. WTF is that all about? Both shows he did this. Is this… --- ## [Shell bits in oysters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shell-bits-in-oysters/813011)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shell-bits-in-oysters/813011 "2018-04-28T12:40:57Z")
My enjoyment of oysters is occasionally tempered by the discovery of small hard white bits. It’s not sand or grit, it’s too big. They almost seem like the kind of small smooth shell bits you see at the beach. Are thes… --- ## [Documentary Mavis! (Staples) on HBO - one of the Best](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-mavis-staples-on-hbo-one-of-the-best/813258)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-mavis-staples-on-hbo-one-of-the-best/813258 "2018-04-28T11:36:51Z")
One of the best voices, in one of the best music documentaries I’ve seen. It’s about Mavis, but Pops is also featured, but her brother and sisters aren’t really discussed. But Mavis - what a force, what a life: Dr. Kin… --- ## [Stranger Things 2 (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-2-netflix/799966)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-2-netflix/799966 "2018-04-28T11:34:05Z")
The second season of Stranger Things 2 is now available on Netflix, although I haven’t seen any of it yet. Here is some information on the series: I am curious what happens to the kid throwing up the alien worms at th… --- ## [We Wept Without Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-wept-without-tears/811463)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-wept-without-tears/811463 "2018-04-28T11:24:45Z")
I am trying to read this book at the moment. It is about the Sonderkommando’s at Auschwitz Birkenau. They were the predominantly- almost totally- Jewish prisoners who were forced by the SS to undertake a variety of jobs… --- ## [How to find spicy Indian food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-spicy-indian-food/813069)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-spicy-indian-food/813069 "2018-04-28T02:25:03Z")
By way of background, I like Indian food. By which I mean real Indian food, which is much spicier than most American food. When I go to an Indian restaurant, I expect to be served spicy food. If I wanted food that was… --- ## [Listen Up, Maggots! I'm Dead! - RIP R. Lee Ermey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-maggots-im-dead-rip-r-lee-ermey/812470)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-maggots-im-dead-rip-r-lee-ermey/812470 "2018-04-28T00:04:43Z")
Dead at age 74. We’ll miss you, Gunny. So much for more seasons of “Lock and Load.” --- ## [HBO's Here and Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-here-and-now/812881)
**Author:** [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-here-and-now/812881 "2018-04-27T21:31:10Z")
Anyone else watching this? I started it a few weeks ago and thought it was a mild family drama but it started getting really weird and slightly sci-fi or fantasy. I don’t know what it is. It’s weird though and I kind of … --- ## [Without spoilers for either, am I better putting off Infinity War until I've seen Black Panther?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-spoilers-for-either-am-i-better-putting-off-infinity-war-until-ive-seen-black-panther/813190)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-spoilers-for-either-am-i-better-putting-off-infinity-war-until-ive-seen-black-panther/813190 "2018-04-27T20:24:38Z")
Hi all, I see there is now a “Seen It” thread for Avengers: Infinity War. I’ve stayed out of it for obvious reasons, and would very much appreciate this thread staying spoiler-free for both Black Panther and Infinity War… --- ## [Cauliflower Recipes please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cauliflower-recipes-please/813073)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cauliflower-recipes-please/813073 "2018-04-27T19:51:37Z")
Low-carb folks (and everyone else!) please share your favorite CAULIFLOWER recipes! Thanks. --- ## [Has anyone seen a movie at a SCREENX theatre yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-a-movie-at-a-screenx-theatre-yet/813221)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-a-movie-at-a-screenx-theatre-yet/813221 "2018-04-27T19:42:38Z")
270 degrees of viewing-has anyone seen a movie in this format yet and, if so, what did it cost over the regular cost of a movie, and was it the cost? --- ## [Trimmed Down MCU Marathon before Avengers: Infinity War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trimmed-down-mcu-marathon-before-avengers-infinity-war/812750)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trimmed-down-mcu-marathon-before-avengers-infinity-war/812750 "2018-04-27T16:58:32Z")
NOTE ABOUT INFINITY WAR SPOILERS: I realize that many people don’t consider anything that’s been shown in the trailers to be a Spoiler. I have made a great and, thus far, successful effort to not see any of the Infinity… --- ## [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 - seen it. (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-seen-it-open-spoilers/785465)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-seen-it-open-spoilers/785465 "2018-04-27T12:47:48Z")
I saw the film this morning. A matinee showing, not the midnight showing. (Spoiler space) I thought it not as fun as the first one. Certain scenes were leaden and ponderous, and could have done with being clipped - for… --- ## [Batman vs. Lupin III.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-lupin-iii/786419)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-lupin-iii/786419 "2018-04-27T09:20:25Z")
World’s Greatest Detective vs. Master Thief. Lupin plans to pull off a jewel heist at Gotham. Can Batman thwart his plans? --- ## [Cosby convicted on 3 counts of assaulting a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-convicted-on-3-counts-of-assaulting-a-woman/813184)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosby-convicted-on-3-counts-of-assaulting-a-woman/813184 "2018-04-26T22:53:56Z")
Could get 10 years per count. He’s 80 now so he may die in prison. and of course there are other trials to come although he may try to plea bargain those now. --- ## [Royalties Question for Songwriters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalties-question-for-songwriters/813067)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalties-question-for-songwriters/813067 "2018-04-26T22:12:42Z")
So, the other day I logged into my CD Baby account. The accounting of downloads of songs I wrote/performed/self-published reveals such amounts (due to me) as $0.00619983, $0.00175357, $0.00254891 (Spotify); $0.00083499, … --- ## [A Series of Unfortunate Events - acting/dialogue style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-series-of-unfortunate-events-acting-dialogue-style/813128)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-series-of-unfortunate-events-acting-dialogue-style/813128 "2018-04-26T21:36:00Z")
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Netflix series, not the movie… Is there a name for the particular acting style being used in this show, particularly the way the dialogue is delivered? Specifically, it strikes me that th… --- ## [Possibly brilliant ad campaigns that never happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-brilliant-ad-campaigns-that-never-happened/813149)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-brilliant-ad-campaigns-that-never-happened/813149 "2018-04-26T20:04:33Z")
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