# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=629 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 630 --- ## [Laura Branigan's "Gloria"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-branigans-gloria/811840)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Peebles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-branigans-gloria/811840 "2018-04-12T13:54:08Z")
It would have been a May-December romance, but every time I hear Laura Branigan’s “Gloria”, who sadly died in 2004, I think “I missed the chance to be with my soulmate”. --- ## [Easy, delicious salad dressing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-delicious-salad-dressing/812121)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-delicious-salad-dressing/812121 "2018-04-12T13:00:18Z")
Equal parts balsamic vinegar and roasted walnut oil.\* This is insanely delicious, discovered totally by accident. When I say “equal parts,” I mean for one or two people-- 1-2 tablespoons of each ingredient, whisked toge… --- ## [Practical uses for corpses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-uses-for-corpses/812213)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-uses-for-corpses/812213 "2018-04-12T09:03:33Z")
In Brave New World, IIRC, bodies were incinerated at power plants. (IIRC, the upper classes thought it was unfair that poor people’s bodies should make the same amount of power as theirs.) In Soylent Green the dead wer… --- ## [How much unlike I, robot the book was I, robot the film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-unlike-i-robot-the-book-was-i-robot-the-film/281264)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-unlike-i-robot-the-book-was-i-robot-the-film/281264 "2018-04-12T08:17:27Z")
I watched I, robot (the film) last night. I admit to enjoying it, but having read most of two Isaac Asimov books about robots (Robots of Dawn and Naked Sun) I have to wonder if the film is anything like the book I, r… --- ## [The Magicians - Season 3. Anyone else watch this? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magicians-season-3-anyone-else-watch-this-open-spoilers/812227)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magicians-season-3-anyone-else-watch-this-open-spoilers/812227 "2018-04-12T04:29:15Z")
Note: My wife and I have only seen 7 episodes of the third season as we prefer to wait and then “binge” it. Truth is, The Magicians has only been on OK show up to this point. Occasionally funny, pretty interesting, but … --- ## [Shakes and Smoothies in Movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-and-smoothies-in-movies/812203)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakes-and-smoothies-in-movies/812203 "2018-04-11T21:46:30Z")
I have seen a bit of movies that feature people blending stuff or making shakes in a blender and quite a few where its some single or average joe guy who adds weird shit to the mix. Some examples 1.)Men At Work: Charlie… --- ## [A weird DVR issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weird-dvr-issue/812075)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weird-dvr-issue/812075 "2018-04-11T17:37:05Z")
Sat and Sun I DVRed the Masters golf tournament. Every once in a while when I DVR and FF/Rew - espcially at \>\> or \>\>\>, it will jump further than I want/expect, and I’ll have to go back and mess around to get to the righ… --- ## [wow anyone read the something positive webcomic ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-anyone-read-the-something-positive-webcomic/810142)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-anyone-read-the-something-positive-webcomic/810142 "2018-04-11T15:37:23Z")
ive heard about this strip via the questionable content site/forum so I decided to check it out and found "jesus fools day " and was like… wow http://somethingpositive.net/ I think I found a new a new favorite we… --- ## [Happy 90th, Tom Lehrer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-90th-tom-lehrer/812074)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-90th-tom-lehrer/812074 "2018-04-11T14:02:48Z")
Tom Lehrer at 90: a life of scientific satire That Was The Year That Was was one of my favorite childhood records(age 6), just about wore that thing out. I didn’t discover his other albums until much later. Reported fo… --- ## [Westworld Season 2. What do you make of this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-2-what-do-you-make-of-this/782860)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-season-2-what-do-you-make-of-this/782860 "2018-04-11T11:09:28Z")
Here’s the link. It’s a brief story saying that Talulah Riley, who played the robot hostess greeting visitors to WW in the last season, will also be a series regular in Season 2. But I can’t decide whether the second se… --- ## [Major plot hole in Luke Cage that nobody has mentioned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-plot-hole-in-luke-cage-that-nobody-has-mentioned/812027)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-plot-hole-in-luke-cage-that-nobody-has-mentioned/812027 "2018-04-11T08:46:17Z")
Hubby was in a car accident on Wednesday (besides a deep thigh contusion, he’s fine) and has been sitting in the recliner, popping prescription strength Tylenol and watching Netflix Marvel Universe since then. He watched… --- ## [Archer S9 to premiere April 25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s9-to-premiere-april-25/811885)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s9-to-premiere-april-25/811885 "2018-04-11T02:03:29Z")
Here ya go: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/archer-season-9-trailer-takes-210253375.html There’s an interesting Wiki article on the show: Archer (disambiguation) - Wikipedia Aaaand here’s last season’s thread: https://b… --- ## [Eating while excreting suit. \[Identify this short film\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-while-excreting-suit-identify-this-short-film/811880)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-while-excreting-suit-identify-this-short-film/811880 "2018-04-11T00:50:49Z")
Does this line ring a bell??? The corporation has granted Mr. “Blank” a " day off" in this dystopian future. This short film is pretty old if I remember correctly. If any person could remind me of the correct title so I… --- ## [Identify this 80s Beach comedy fo me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-80s-beach-comedy-fo-me/812184)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-80s-beach-comedy-fo-me/812184 "2018-04-10T22:49:35Z")
A post in the “do characters doing bad things in movies make the movies bad” thread made me think of a low budget beach comedy I saw as a kid in the 80s. I thought it was “Spring Break”, but it doesn’t seem to match my … --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3/798476)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3/798476 "2018-04-10T22:46:22Z")
Official CW Trailer The Legends return tonight. At the end of last season, the Legends had defeated the Legion of Doom by using Spear of Destiny to destroy itself. But in the process they seemed to have destroyed the … --- ## [Robin Thicke ordered to pay $7M for Blurred Lines Plagiarism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-thicke-ordered-to-pay-7m-for-blurred-lines-plagiarism/714732)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-thicke-ordered-to-pay-7m-for-blurred-lines-plagiarism/714732 "2018-04-10T22:36:01Z")
Similar bass line, but completely different melody and lyrics. IMO a very unjust decision, but judge for yourself: ETA: I'm a huge fan of Gaye; a big fan of Williams; meh on Thicke. --- ## [Possible Return of 'Mad About You'... thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-return-of-mad-about-you-thoughts/811376)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-return-of-mad-about-you-thoughts/811376 "2018-04-10T15:06:42Z")
This morning, I caught part of an interview with Helen Hunt, saying that while nothing is definite, there is talk of bringing Mad About You back. With the reboot of Will & Grace and Roseanne, it’s not too surprising. No… --- ## [George Lucas, Toys and Star Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-toys-and-star-wars/812021)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-lucas-toys-and-star-wars/812021 "2018-04-10T04:10:52Z")
It’s famous Hollywood lore that George Lucas had the foresight to keep merchandising rights for Star Wars. What I learned from the Netflix documentary “The Toys that Made Us” was that that deal was a really bad one for G… --- ## [Holy frijole, I've been eating corn tortillas wrong all these years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-frijole-ive-been-eating-corn-tortillas-wrong-all-these-years/811447)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-frijole-ive-been-eating-corn-tortillas-wrong-all-these-years/811447 "2018-04-10T03:22:13Z")
Well, I haven’t so much been \*eating \*them wrong; I put them into my mouth, chew and swallow like the best of them. Rather, it’s that I’ve not been \*preparing \*them right. My family (wife, kids) hate corn tortillas, how… --- ## [How do I find out what movies have a specific trailer attached?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-what-movies-have-a-specific-trailer-attached/812124)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-what-movies-have-a-specific-trailer-attached/812124 "2018-04-10T01:35:47Z")
One of my best friends in the world is in the upcoming movie ‘Eighth Grade’. I’ve seen the trailer but he’s been informed it’s playing before specific movies but doesn’t know which. Is there a way to find out? --- ## [On Roseanne, which Becky is better? Lecy Goranson or Sarah Chalke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-roseanne-which-becky-is-better-lecy-goranson-or-sarah-chalke/811425)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-roseanne-which-becky-is-better-lecy-goranson-or-sarah-chalke/811425 "2018-04-10T01:29:33Z")
You decide. All opinions will be equally respected. --- ## [Massive changes in opening credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-changes-in-opening-credits/811605)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-changes-in-opening-credits/811605 "2018-04-10T00:28:17Z")
I just started binging The Leftovers, and the opening credits change utterly from season 1 to season 2. I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but apparently it uses the same graphics as season 2 but goes up to 11 with its weir… --- ## [Tell me about Jordan Peterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jordan-peterson/810938)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jordan-peterson/810938 "2018-04-10T00:22:32Z")
Jordan Peterson is in the news a lot recently in Canada. He is a psychologist at Harvard and the University of Toronto who recently wrote a book called “Twelve Rules For Life” which tops the bestseller list. He became … --- ## [How to make Jagermeister palatable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-jagermeister-palatable/811886)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-jagermeister-palatable/811886 "2018-04-09T23:31:25Z")
I’m going to the coast this weekend and one of my friends really likes Jagermeister. Although I love licorice, I dislike Jager, but I’m going to be social and join her in enjoying a liqueur she enjoys. That said, I think… --- ## [What's for wine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-wine/812029)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-wine/812029 "2018-04-09T20:46:42Z")
Obvious spin-off the dinner thread but much needed, IMO. Here’s some I’m currently enjoying (well, not this minute): Coppola Claret is a good safe choice. Their Malbec isn’t bad either. Ruggero Susumaniello is my cur… --- ## [The Last to See Me final scene--OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-to-see-me-final-scene-open-spoilers/811982)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-to-see-me-final-scene-open-spoilers/811982 "2018-04-09T16:10:26Z")
In April 2018’s Whatcha readin’ thread, folks have been talking around the end of The Last to See Me, a literary ghost story. I thought mayyyyybe there’d be just enough interest to support a separate thread; we’ll see. O… --- ## [Shows with a stupid premise executed really well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-a-stupid-premise-executed-really-well/811319)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-a-stupid-premise-executed-really-well/811319 "2018-04-09T15:43:16Z")
Inspired by Friedo’s thread, I wanted to recommend the movie Radius on Netflix. The premise was that a guy gets in a car accident, and afterwards any one (or animal) that gets within 50 feet of him instantly drops dead. … --- ## [Do Coconut Aminos "Sauces" Taste Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coconut-aminos-sauces-taste-good/811952)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-coconut-aminos-sauces-taste-good/811952 "2018-04-09T15:02:58Z")
On my restricted sodium diet, I have been looking for soy sauce replacements that are low to no sodium. I came across the whole coconut aminos thing, and it looks good but I’ve never tried it. My local Kroger Marketplace… --- ## [Sherlock Gnomes (no spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-gnomes-no-spoilers-in-op/812061)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-gnomes-no-spoilers-in-op/812061 "2018-04-09T08:50:07Z")
Took my 8 year old Grandson to see Sherlock Gnomes this past weekend. It doesn’t quite have the charm of the first one. But any kid under 12 will really like it (he did.) It’s entertaining enough not to bore adults. Bu… --- ## [If I liked "Travelers" on Netflix. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-liked-travelers-on-netflix/807248)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-liked-travelers-on-netflix/807248 "2018-04-09T04:42:56Z")
. . .what else would I like? Despite the implausible and often laughable “science” of the show, the actors were competent and engaging, and the story held my interest. I sure hope there is a season three, as nothing was… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=628) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=630)