# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=628 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 629 --- ## [Game of Thrones 7.07 "The Dragon and the Wolf" 8/27/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-07-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-8-27-17/794885)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-07-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-8-27-17/794885 "2018-04-15T22:13:43Z")
7.01 “Dragonstone” 7.02 “Stormborn” 7.03 “The Queen’s Justice” 7.04 “The Spoils of War” 7.05 “Eastwatch” 7.06 Beyond The Wall This is the discussion thread for the show on its own. The books do not exist in this th… --- ## [Marlon Brando's A Burst of Vermilion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlon-brandos-a-burst-of-vermilion/812448)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlon-brandos-a-burst-of-vermilion/812448 "2018-04-15T18:03:44Z")
So, I’m currently reading an account by Truman Capote of a meeting with Marlon Brando, where he tells of Brando writing a script titled A Burst of Vermilion. Apparently Brando had gotten tired of writers trying to come … --- ## [As promised: Monowheel challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-promised-monowheel-challenge/812436)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-promised-monowheel-challenge/812436 "2018-04-15T16:39:12Z")
As I promised in another thread, here are pictures of the outcome of the Monowheel Challenge. The Challenge started when my modeling friend, Mad Paul, looking for a way to get King of Greeblies out of a slump, tossed hi… --- ## [A Wrinkle in Time trailer released, and it looks AWESOME!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrinkle-in-time-trailer-released-and-it-looks-awesome/802238)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrinkle-in-time-trailer-released-and-it-looks-awesome/802238 "2018-04-15T10:42:06Z")
I need this movie like I need air. Husband hasn't read the book, so I'm having him do so. Lucky bastard gets to experience it for the first time! Thoughts? --- ## [Do Bay Leaves even have a Flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bay-leaves-even-have-a-flavor/811090)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bay-leaves-even-have-a-flavor/811090 "2018-04-15T03:08:49Z")
I mean, you put one or two bay leaves into a stew, simmer, and then take them out before serving. I swear, beef stew with or without a bay leaf boiling in it tastes exactly like beef stew. Has anyone anywhere ever said… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.15 "Worth" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-15-worth-open-spoilers/812045)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-15-worth-open-spoilers/812045 "2018-04-14T19:42:37Z")
Christian Serratos and Steven Ogg are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Kopi Luwak coffee beans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-coffee-beans/812305)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-coffee-beans/812305 "2018-04-14T17:54:56Z")
Having a discussion on why the beans crapped out by the civet cat are supposed to be so good. The only thing I could come up with is that the civet knows how to pick the best beans to start with. Any theories on this? I … --- ## [GoComics offline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gocomics-offline/812371)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gocomics-offline/812371 "2018-04-14T15:54:16Z")
GoComics.com has been offline for about a week now. Has there been an announcement about why? I also can’t seem to find any other online service for comic strips that doesn’t also cut off after GoComics stopped operating… --- ## [Another movie ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movie-id/812415)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-movie-id/812415 "2018-04-14T15:34:25Z")
Late seventies, early eighties. Probably straight to video. Story is about a man’s descent into voyeurism. The main character is, if I recall correctly, a TV news reporter. Two scenes stick in my memory. One: He’s … --- ## [It's a bad movie because the characters behave badly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bad-movie-because-the-characters-behave-badly/812032)
**Author:** [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bad-movie-because-the-characters-behave-badly/812032 "2018-04-14T10:14:02Z")
This thread is based on discussions from Molly Ringwald’s excellent article about her work with John Hughes. I’ll use “movie” for simplicity, but these thoughts apply just as well to a book, play, TV show, etc. People … --- ## [Captain Cragen vs Stuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-cragen-vs-stuart/812328)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-cragen-vs-stuart/812328 "2018-04-14T06:21:10Z")
I was flipping the channels between Law & Order and The Big Bang Theory and just happened to notice that Stuart looks a lot like a young Capt. Cragen … --- ## [Non-PC songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pc-songs/472820)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pc-songs/472820 "2018-04-14T05:36:58Z")
I heard a story on NPR today that mentioned a guy who dressed as Superman on an airplane (because he felt like it). That reminded me of The Brothers Four song Superman. The song starts out with a ‘Swedish’ guy (‘so we … --- ## [Sally Forth (family comic)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-forth-family-comic/748474)
**Author:** [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-forth-family-comic/748474 "2018-04-13T22:27:52Z")
Reading the “worst comic strip thread,” I was pleasantly surprised to see some kind words tossed to Sally Forth. On the face of it, you might think it a nondescript, insipid, family strip to pass over. But it is actual… --- ## [Please Help Me Find These CBC Clips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-these-cbc-clips/812290)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-these-cbc-clips/812290 "2018-04-13T20:40:08Z")
I’ve been trying to find three clips from old CBC radio and TV but I’ve had no luck. I’m hoping someone with better skills than I have can help. A serious panel discussion about irony. I know it didn’t air before 1994… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 20 (April 12, 2018) -- "The Reclusive Potential"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-20-april-12-2018-the-reclusive-potential/812300)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-20-april-12-2018-the-reclusive-potential/812300 "2018-04-13T19:30:49Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Jughaid: Snuffy Smith's nephew....who are his parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jughaid-snuffy-smiths-nephew-who-are-his-parents/812225)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jughaid-snuffy-smiths-nephew-who-are-his-parents/812225 "2018-04-13T17:06:33Z")
Does Snuffy Smith have a brother or sister? Are they dead? Where did Jughaid come from? Is he like one of those young kids tv shows wedge into a show when they run out of stories? Just curious, can’t seem to find out… --- ## [Beverly Green Acres Hillbillies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-green-acres-hillbillies/812220)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-green-acres-hillbillies/812220 "2018-04-13T16:56:04Z")
I was watching an episode of Green Acres today when Oliver mentioned watching The Beverly Hillbillies. “Huh?” I thought, because I knew that there were crossovers between Beverly Hillbillies episodes and at least episode… --- ## [London production of Hamilton translates into 7 Olivier Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079 "2018-04-13T16:01:34Z")
For those of you not up on theatre vernacular, the Lawrence Olivier Awardss are for the best in London theatre (the equivalent of our Tonys). "Translate means "How well will it do outside of Broadway? Rent didn’t transla… --- ## [When \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in a movie/on TV, we know that \_\_\_\_\_ will happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-____________-in-a-movie-on-tv-we-know-that-_____-will-happen/811830)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-____________-in-a-movie-on-tv-we-know-that-_____-will-happen/811830 "2018-04-13T13:57:24Z")
When coughing occurs in a movie, we know that movie cancer will happen. --- ## [Explain this Willy 'N Ethel cartoon, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-willy-n-ethel-cartoon-please/768710)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-willy-n-ethel-cartoon-please/768710 "2018-04-13T11:24:39Z")
Willy "N Ethel is consistently dumb, but usually I can figure out what the gag is supposed to be. The one on the upper right is resisting me. Joe’s sloppy penwork doesn’t help. --- ## [God, Vulfpeck is awesome...I love the recent funk revival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-vulfpeck-is-awesome-i-love-the-recent-funk-revival/811677)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-vulfpeck-is-awesome-i-love-the-recent-funk-revival/811677 "2018-04-13T05:30:50Z")
Probably some people hear have heard Vulfpeck, some haven’t, but just FYI they’re one of many recent groups who are bringing the funk back after what feels like a considerably long period of funk-drought. I like most of … --- ## [The Death of Stalin (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-stalin-open-spoilers/812049)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-stalin-open-spoilers/812049 "2018-04-13T04:09:47Z")
I just saw this movie this afternoon and OMG it’s fucking hilarious. :slight\_smile: I didn’t even realize it was a comedy going in; I saw a poster for it yesterday when I saw Blockers and thought it a period drama. The… --- ## [Hey Rap/Hip-Hop Fans: How Technically Gifted is Eminem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rap-hip-hop-fans-how-technically-gifted-is-eminem/810963 "2018-04-13T03:30:40Z")
While coming home from a road trip, Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” came on the radio. I noticed that in the first verse of the song pretty much every line ends in an “OH” sound (gOes, chOke, knOws, smOke). The line isn’t even … --- ## [Marinated Asparagus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinated-asparagus/812322)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinated-asparagus/812322 "2018-04-13T03:25:31Z")
So…I had some asparagus recently, fresh from produce. I had trimmed the stalks and placed them in a freezer bag with a balsamic vinaigrette marinade, which I really like when I grill it. Turns out, I was running short o… --- ## [Recommend me some movies to listen to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-movies-to-listen-to/811973 "2018-04-13T02:44:12Z")
What with my left eye having 20/200 at best, while my right eye is pretty much a useless, frequently painful marble, I don’t go to movies much anymore. But I still kind of miss them. And as reruns of Buffy the vampire s… --- ## [Another ID the book thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-book-thread/812261)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-book-thread/812261 "2018-04-13T00:03:24Z")
I think I asked about this comic novel a long time ago but got no results. It’s been quite a while, with new folks, so I’m going to try again. The book took place in “the present” which would have been the mid to late … --- ## [Help identify this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/812253)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-movie/812253 "2018-04-12T21:33:12Z")
I apologize in advance for the very scant info I have one this movie. All I think I can remember is that it was English, the protagonists (couple) are heroin users, the woman is trying to raise money to start a business… --- ## [No Country For Old Men - a way out for Llewelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-a-way-out-for-llewelyn/812231)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-a-way-out-for-llewelyn/812231 "2018-04-12T19:55:38Z")
There is a point in the story where there was chance of Llewelyn getting out alive. At one point Carson Welles visits Llewelyn in the hospital and makes him aware that Anton cannot be bought, nor will he ever quit. Even … --- ## [Soaking cured hams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-cured-hams/812113)
**Author:** [@susancrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susancrow)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-cured-hams/812113 "2018-04-12T18:12:27Z")
Do you have to refrigerate cured hams (Smithfield) while soaking?? --- ## [Review of Netflix's The Titan (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-of-netflixs-the-titan-spoilers/811884)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-of-netflixs-the-titan-spoilers/811884 "2018-04-12T15:33:20Z")
Be warned: Spoilers! I wanted to like this film, but I couldn’t. We could always use another decent SF flick, even if it’s not A-list or perfect but this just wasn’t well done in my opinion. Plot: A group of militar… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=627) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=629)