# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=634 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 635 --- ## [A Wrinkle In Time-First trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrinkle-in-time-first-trailer/791441)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wrinkle-in-time-first-trailer/791441 "2018-03-28T13:05:45Z")
Well, here it is, finally, and it looks pretty good to me. The kids look the part, the Mrs. Who, Whatsit and Which seem to be done right, and the movie looks big. --- ## [Horrible Practices You've Witnessed Behind the Scenes in Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-practices-youve-witnessed-behind-the-scenes-in-restaurants/619940)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-practices-youve-witnessed-behind-the-scenes-in-restaurants/619940 "2018-03-28T02:42:11Z")
I know a pizza place that runs their stinking, filthy mop heads through the dishwasher. I also worked for a roadhouse that specialized in fried chicken. The chicken was kept in 55 gallon Rubbermaids in the walk-in – wh… --- ## [Robin Williams was a groper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-was-a-groper/810976)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-was-a-groper/810976 "2018-03-28T01:10:02Z")
Or so says his Mork and Mindy costar Pam Dawber. Oddly enough she seems to have been fine with it. As long as it’s all fun then! I have to wonder though why she would reveal this, she must know how damaging this will b… --- ## [Glen Campbell's Home in Agoura Hills has a recording studio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-campbells-home-in-agoura-hills-has-a-recording-studio/810875)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glen-campbells-home-in-agoura-hills-has-a-recording-studio/810875 "2018-03-28T01:06:51Z")
My dream home is for sale. :wink: Gorgeous on the outside and that recording studio has me drooling. It was designed and built by Arthur Kelm, the vice president, general manager and chief engineer of Capitol Records. G… --- ## [Things to do in or near Sydney, Australia (staying in Wollongong)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-or-near-sydney-australia-staying-in-wollongong/807199)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-or-near-sydney-australia-staying-in-wollongong/807199 "2018-03-27T23:05:25Z")
I will be there for 10 days in February. I’ll have plenty of free time, looking for must-dos that do not involve overnight travel. I have a wide variety of interests, so I don’t want to limit suggestions. Nothing too ex… --- ## [1980's music video with dog ziplines across the city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1980s-music-video-with-dog-ziplines-across-the-city/810909)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1980s-music-video-with-dog-ziplines-across-the-city/810909 "2018-03-27T23:04:58Z")
Okay I know I didn’t dream this video like the last one I asked about because I saw it a few times back in the day. It starts out with this guy who puts his dog in a little harness and sends him out on a zipline, and th… --- ## [Cord Cutting or Tell Me About HBO Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutting-or-tell-me-about-hbo-now/811298)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cord-cutting-or-tell-me-about-hbo-now/811298 "2018-03-27T22:39:59Z")
I’ve been gradually cord-cutting over the last year. When I originally moved in to my house, I was making pretty good money so, being okay with the expense, I ordered the full package: all basic cable channels, HBO, Skin… --- ## [Last night's Family Guy was one of the best episodes ever written in the series.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-nights-family-guy-was-one-of-the-best-episodes-ever-written-in-the-series/810851)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-nights-family-guy-was-one-of-the-best-episodes-ever-written-in-the-series/810851 "2018-03-27T20:35:30Z")
No, it wasn’t a knee slapper by any stretch of the imagination. And yes, I REALLY could have done with out the gross out scene in the middle, But Stewie’s take down of the counselor, and his existential ramblings at the … --- ## [Anyone watching The Durrells (in Corfu)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-durrells-in-corfu/811285)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-durrells-in-corfu/811285 "2018-03-27T19:44:46Z")
I hate show like this but I love this one. Sweet and lovely, just like the wonderful Keeley Hawes. It’s an ITV production, and might have been on PBS in the US. Time flies past when I’m watching this! As Wiki says: Lov… --- ## [Someone bit Beyonce's face last December, according to Tiffany Haddish - !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-bit-beyonces-face-last-december-according-to-tiffany-haddish/811284)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-bit-beyonces-face-last-december-according-to-tiffany-haddish/811284 "2018-03-27T18:23:16Z")
Go ahead and read the article here on Vox: Why Tiffany Haddish’s “who bit Beyoncé” story is so enthralling - Vox I thought I was somewhat pop culture literate, but I had heard nothing about this. At a post-Jay-Z conce… --- ## [Kinks' Lola Opening Lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-lola-opening-lyrics/810862)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-lola-opening-lyrics/810862 "2018-03-27T16:12:20Z")
OK, I have heard this song hundreds of time, and I am finally convinced. However, I need validation from the SDope. Are there two versions of this song? I swear one says “the champagne tastes just like cherry cola” and a… --- ## [RIP Philip Kerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-philip-kerr/811103)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-philip-kerr/811103 "2018-03-27T02:11:58Z")
Goddamit. We’ll drink one for Bernie Gunther tonight. --- ## [Movies, shows, and books about big families?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-and-books-about-big-families/811141)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-and-books-about-big-families/811141 "2018-03-26T23:26:57Z")
I’m looking for books, movies or tv shows that feature large families with five or more kids. I don’t particularly like comedies, though as you’ll see below I’ve seen a fair amount. And musicals are right out. Like: Br… --- ## [I've got these ingredients, but don't know the proper way to make this dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-these-ingredients-but-dont-know-the-proper-way-to-make-this-dish/811148)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-these-ingredients-but-dont-know-the-proper-way-to-make-this-dish/811148 "2018-03-26T19:12:30Z")
This should be super easy, even for a kitchen stranger like me, but please help me make it right. I’ve got these basics: shredded chicken, rice, black beans, Mexican cheese blend, and taco seasoning. I think I’d like … --- ## [Excellent Doonesbury (Sunday)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-doonesbury-sunday/625421)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excellent-doonesbury-sunday/625421 "2018-03-26T14:03:50Z")
Today’s Doonesbury is worth a look, especially for us menfolk. --- ## [Lou Grant: Anybody remember this show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-grant-anybody-remember-this-show/779055)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-grant-anybody-remember-this-show/779055 "2018-03-25T23:06:35Z")
I remember it. It was instrumental in making me a better writer–much to my parents’ dismay, as while they had no problems with me becoming a better writer (“he will do well on school essays”), they didn’t really think t… --- ## [Comics taking note of March For Our Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-taking-note-of-march-for-our-lives/811112)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-taking-note-of-march-for-our-lives/811112 "2018-03-25T17:34:45Z")
I see that both Baby Blues and Zits have special strips today to indicate their participation with today’s March For Our Lives event. Whoa, the instant raging gun control brawls taking place in the comments for these tw… --- ## [Polynesian beer brewing (Nation by Terry Pratchett): True ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesian-beer-brewing-nation-by-terry-pratchett-true/615301)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polynesian-beer-brewing-nation-by-terry-pratchett-true/615301 "2018-03-25T16:51:06Z")
I just read “Nation” from Terry Pratchett, and one plot point is that the natives (kinda South Pacific Islanders) brew beer by mashing roots, covering with water, letting it ferment … and then . However, the name of the… --- ## [Comic book experts-Story ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-experts-story-id/811142)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-experts-story-id/811142 "2018-03-25T15:14:12Z")
Read many years ago (Sixties-Early Seventies) but could have been a reprint from earlier. Science fiction type story. Don’t remember which comic but every publisher had at least one SF type title. OK, here’s the plot.… --- ## [What did you think of Trump on The Apprentice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-trump-on-the-apprentice/811036)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-trump-on-the-apprentice/811036 "2018-03-25T13:00:14Z")
I never watched it. Those who did, what did you think? Did he come off as a good businessman, an effective boss, good at motivating people and getting stuff done? Also, this is interesting in retrospect. GWB pre-empted … --- ## [Bible stops bullet to the heart. And if he had another one in front of his face he'd still be alive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-stops-bullet-to-the-heart-and-if-he-had-another-one-in-front-of-his-face-hed-still-be-alive/811154)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-stops-bullet-to-the-heart-and-if-he-had-another-one-in-front-of-his-face-hed-still-be-alive/811154 "2018-03-25T12:30:36Z")
I am certain I have seen a movie in which a sheriff is investigating a massacre. In the process he finds a pastor who took a bullet to the bible, meant for his heart. The sheriff comments along the lines that if he’d had… --- ## [Tuba Thefts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-thefts/810239)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-thefts/810239 "2018-03-25T09:33:36Z")
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article about a crime wave. The wave in question is the theft of tubas. Apparently, stealing them is quite in vogue at the moment. So I ask our dear TubaDiva, have you ever had a pro… --- ## [Seeking nominees for the first annual John Cazale Memorial Oscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-nominees-for-the-first-annual-john-cazale-memorial-oscar/811147)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-nominees-for-the-first-annual-john-cazale-memorial-oscar/811147 "2018-03-25T05:00:16Z")
John Cazale famously acted in only five films, all of which were nominated for Best Picture. True, Cazale got a fairly late start in movies and then died young. Had he had a longer career, I’m sure he would have picked s… --- ## [Where is the best place to buy inexpensive spices (for cooking)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-buy-inexpensive-spices-for-cooking/811008)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-best-place-to-buy-inexpensive-spices-for-cooking/811008 "2018-03-25T03:38:00Z")
I love using various spices when cooking but they are ridiculously expensive at my local supermarket. Part of my problem is I have a small household so buying in bulk doesn’t work well because it does not get used fast … --- ## [Who's the Rolling Stones' lead guitarrist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-rolling-stones-lead-guitarrist/780346)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-rolling-stones-lead-guitarrist/780346 "2018-03-25T01:49:54Z")
What do you think? I don’t want to poison the well with my answer just yet, but I’ll say that, for me, it isn’t clear. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.12 "The Key" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-12-the-key-open-spoilers/810801)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-12-the-key-open-spoilers/810801 "2018-03-25T01:41:57Z")
Andrew J. West, Yvette Nicole Brown and a surprise cast member are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Made the Name Simpler for the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-the-name-simpler-for-the-movie/810424)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-the-name-simpler-for-the-movie/810424 "2018-03-25T00:14:30Z")
I’ve noticed this trend, esp\[ecially with sf genre films – they take a somewhat complicated name in the book, graphic novel, or play and “streamline” it when they adapt it as a movie: Not a genre film, but in this case… --- ## [Love: Judd Apatow Netflix series \[spoilers okay\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-judd-apatow-netflix-series-spoilers-okay/747094)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-judd-apatow-netflix-series-spoilers-okay/747094 "2018-03-24T22:55:22Z")
So new to Netflix this month are two originals called “Love.” The first is a soft-core porno. I have no desire to talk about that one. The second is a Judd Apatow cringe-worthy series about two 30-somethings in L.A., Gu… --- ## [SNL; 3-17-18. One of the best episodes in a long time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-3-17-18-one-of-the-best-episodes-in-a-long-time/810799)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-3-17-18-one-of-the-best-episodes-in-a-long-time/810799 "2018-03-24T22:46:54Z")
Anyone else think last nights episode was a home run? I always record it and watch it the next day because, as much I like SNL, I usually skip through the boring parts (and the commercials, of course). But I only skipp… --- ## [Chupa Chups - I'm happily addicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chupa-chups-im-happily-addicted/811123)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chupa-chups-im-happily-addicted/811123 "2018-03-24T21:57:41Z")
I’m not much for candy and can easily pass up most desserts. But I’m in love with Chupa Chups lollipops. I’m an adult male. Yeah. Stayed at a hotel that kept them out on the check-in desk. I idly picked one up on the wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=633) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=635)