# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=635 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 636 --- ## [Help me flesh out my Trumpocalypse playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-flesh-out-my-trumpocalypse-playlist/810645)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-flesh-out-my-trumpocalypse-playlist/810645 "2018-03-24T14:51:21Z")
Last year I started working on a music playlist about Donald Trump, in the form of a story which wasn’t specifically Trump, but about a Trump-like character who appears out of nowhere, creates his own cult of personality… --- ## [ID this animated scene for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-animated-scene-for-me/781642)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-animated-scene-for-me/781642 "2018-03-24T14:23:34Z")
A small person (or creature) is sitting behind the wheel of a car. A bigger person (or creature) gets in, putting his/its hand/paw directly on the face of the smaller one and pushing him/it across the front seat (maybe … --- ## [Pot sized spaghetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-sized-spaghetti/810765)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-sized-spaghetti/810765 "2018-03-24T13:23:19Z")
I have recently discovered “pot size” spaghetti - spaghetti boxed in 5" lengths instead of 10" . Online I can see that most major pasta companies offer it. Here in Cleveburg I use Giant Eagle’s store brand. Same price as… --- ## [To find a book by plot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-find-a-book-by-plot/811068)
**Author:** [@BorSword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorSword)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-find-a-book-by-plot/811068 "2018-03-24T07:28:09Z")
I read a fantasy book with following plot: An messenger riding horse through medieval Spain to the King court. He challenged by kinds of entities from bewitched underworld, which he successfully overcome but the hell ca… --- ## [Q for Aussies: what constitues a "slice"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-aussies-what-constitues-a-slice/810996)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-for-aussies-what-constitues-a-slice/810996 "2018-03-24T03:19:55Z")
I’m reading a book by an Australian writer, and so far she has twice used “slice” in a way that makes it sound like a category of food. The lines were something similar to “We had a caramel slice last night” and “I prefe… --- ## [My new novel is out! (Urban fantasy, #1 in the series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-novel-is-out-urban-fantasy-1-in-the-series/715118)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-novel-is-out-urban-fantasy-1-in-the-series/715118 "2018-03-24T00:43:40Z")
A few of you might remember that I released a couple of self-published novels a couple of years ago. Then I wrote some more stuff, and about that time I realized I had a series on my hands instead of a trilogy, so I pull… --- ## [X-files Season 11 (open spoilers as airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-season-11-open-spoilers-as-airs/805793)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-season-11-open-spoilers-as-airs/805793 "2018-03-23T17:59:42Z")
Is there any show you would keep away from its creator more than X-files? Season 10’s Chris Carter episodes were really bad, but the ones written by “the talented people” were a lot of fun. I know Carter is probably wri… --- ## [Ben Affleck's Back Tattoo: new photos surface](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-afflecks-back-tattoo-new-photos-surface/810959)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-afflecks-back-tattoo-new-photos-surface/810959 "2018-03-23T17:42:19Z")
Okay, it’s a Snow Day, so I have a bit of time. Saw this on CNN and had to chuckle. I had not realized that Ben had claimed that the tattoo was for a film and temporary. I have no ink but enjoy well-done body art. J… --- ## [Celebrity dopplegangers, the umpteenth thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-dopplegangers-the-umpteenth-thread/809677 "2018-03-23T17:34:05Z")
I was watching Wishmaster and Wishmaster 2 the other day, and I had to double check that the actor playing the human form of the Djinn wasn’t actually Ray Liotta; Andrew Divoff looked like SUCH a dead ringer for Liotta; … --- ## [What is Taylor Swift's Socioeconomic Background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-taylor-swifts-socioeconomic-background/811073)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-taylor-swifts-socioeconomic-background/811073 "2018-03-23T16:52:15Z")
If she never became famous, how well off would she be today? --- ## [Your favorite/funniest MST3K episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funniest-mst3k-episode/810916)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funniest-mst3k-episode/810916 "2018-03-23T15:46:04Z")
Much as I love Joel and the B&W B-horror movies, I got to go for the popular favorite, SPACE MUTINY. Sparking repartee from Mike and the bots, mystical modern-dance sirens, hilarious space go-karts, bronzed beefcake, gi… --- ## [When is L.A. cheaper than Vancouver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-l-a-cheaper-than-vancouver/811021)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Saucer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Saucer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-l-a-cheaper-than-vancouver/811021 "2018-03-23T15:21:58Z")
I’m a fan of Timeless on NBC. The show’s first season had middling ratings, so NBC canceled it…and then un-canceled it three days later. The second season just premiered. One change the network made was to move producti… --- ## [I've got some 'nduja! What should I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-nduja-what-should-i-do-with-it/809331)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-some-nduja-what-should-i-do-with-it/809331 "2018-03-23T14:42:13Z")
I’ve recently learned some interesting stuff about my family history. I’ve known for a long time that I’m Italian on my father’s side, but I discovered that that side of the family hails from Calabria. I enjoy Italian fo… --- ## [That Five Note Riff ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind"")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-five-note-riff-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind/544709)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-five-note-riff-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind/544709 "2018-03-23T02:37:45Z")
What was its function? Was it supposed to activate people or turn them into zombies? Was it a code or recognition signal? I always wondered how anliens reaching the earth would communicate with us-would musical notes … --- ## [It's the Shat's birthday today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-shats-birthday-today/811047)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-shats-birthday-today/811047 "2018-03-23T01:37:55Z")
Wow! The big 87! :eek: Happy birthday, Bill! You’re in command! :cool: --- ## [When I nod my head you hit it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-nod-my-head-you-hit-it/811043)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-nod-my-head-you-hit-it/811043 "2018-03-22T21:16:26Z")
Where did this originate? The Stooges? Laurel and Hardy? Or earlier vaudeville? Checking around turns up some TV references but they can’t be the earliest. Dennis --- ## [Alegar Versus Malt Vinegar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alegar-versus-malt-vinegar/811041)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alegar-versus-malt-vinegar/811041 "2018-03-22T21:01:02Z")
I am I guess what you might call a foodie. I love trying out new and unusual foods. (Paradoxically, I also have my mother’s dull sense of taste and smell. But maybe that is also part of the reasons why.) Anyway, one tim… --- ## [Can You Identify This Music Artist From a Vague Description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-music-artist-from-a-vague-description/810965)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-music-artist-from-a-vague-description/810965 "2018-03-22T20:51:48Z")
I heard a snippet of a song the other day on the sound system at the grocery store, and no one working there knew whose playlist was playing or where it was coming from. Best I can figure, the artist sounded like Nate R… --- ## [Why Does 'TBBT' Call Caltech By Name, But 'Modern Family' Dance Around It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tbbt-call-caltech-by-name-but-modern-family-dance-around-it/810966)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tbbt-call-caltech-by-name-but-modern-family-dance-around-it/810966 "2018-03-22T14:30:06Z")
On The Big Bang Theory, it’s obvious that the guys work at CalTech. They say the word “CalTech” all the time. There was even an episode where Sheldon showed Amy some of his Human Resources paperwork, and Amy read aloud t… --- ## [Blader Runner : Explain to me why this is so good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blader-runner-explain-to-me-why-this-is-so-good/810093)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blader-runner-explain-to-me-why-this-is-so-good/810093 "2018-03-22T13:31:32Z")
So I have tried to watch the new one. And there’s a few massive flaws with this universe that just jump out at me : a. The whole Replicant/murdering them to dispose of them. Look, if the Replicants didn’t look exactl… --- ## [Convince me not the throw away my wok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-the-throw-away-my-wok/810936)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-not-the-throw-away-my-wok/810936 "2018-03-22T06:58:15Z")
So I have a wok, it was a gift. It’s a Joyce Chen wok, probably middling quality, but it’s made of carbon steel with a bamboo handle. Wasn’t cheap. It’s got a flat bottom for US cook tops and doesn’t have a ring. It cam… --- ## [Philly cream cheese "best by Jan 27" - - safe to eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-cream-cheese-best-by-jan-27-safe-to-eat/810977 "2018-03-22T05:12:21Z")
Found in the back of my fridge. Obviously left there by elves. Package hasn’t been opened. Do y’all think it’s okay to eat? --- ## [Happy JS Bach's Birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-js-bachs-birthday/810970)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-js-bachs-birthday/810970 "2018-03-22T04:21:15Z")
The big 333rd today! :cool: --- ## [Seven Days At Entebbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-days-at-entebbe/810712)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-days-at-entebbe/810712 "2018-03-22T01:35:29Z")
Given it just opened today, I suspect it will take a couple days to get an answer. That said, several times the movie reverts to a very interesting dance scene. Anyone have any information/observations on this? BTW, i… --- ## [Stories that rose above their origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-rose-above-their-origins/810780)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-that-rose-above-their-origins/810780 "2018-03-21T19:40:20Z")
By this I mean stories and media that were markedly better than may have been expected given their premise and origins. Of course this is somewhat subjective so this thread isn’t really about arguing if something had a p… --- ## [Anybody watch the Stargate Origins web series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-the-stargate-origins-web-series/810973)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-the-stargate-origins-web-series/810973 "2018-03-21T17:59:32Z")
The story is okayish (though one can grow tired of attempts to squeeze prequels into the cracks in franchise backstories) but the effects budget is pretty low. For instance, they made only one “alien moon” model and rota… --- ## [Ripping a music library from CD - WAV, WMA, MP3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-a-music-library-from-cd-wav-wma-mp3/804149)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-a-music-library-from-cd-wav-wma-mp3/804149 "2018-03-21T08:20:44Z")
I’ve decided to rip our music CDs and put the contents on the MicroSD cards on our phones. The software I have on the laptop does WAV or WMA, and I assume I’ll want MP3s eventually to save space. Right now I’m ripping CD… --- ## [Making Pretzels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pretzels/810542)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pretzels/810542 "2018-03-20T19:12:10Z")
A friend posted a photo of a batch of pretzels he made and I took on the challenge myself. I’ve never made pretzels before so I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but I used the same recipe he used (Bavarian Pre… --- ## [Best foreign animated series.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-animated-series/810835)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-animated-series/810835 "2018-03-20T18:14:36Z")
We all know the American cartoons, but what about cartoons from other countries? What are some good foreign animated shows? --- ## [Katy Perry's PR nightmare.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perrys-pr-nightmare/810764)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katy-perrys-pr-nightmare/810764 "2018-03-20T17:21:31Z")
I must admit I’ll never be able to see Katy in the same way. Who uses their money to bankrupt two nuns? One of them dropped dead in court last week. Doesn’t matter if she had the legal upperhand. She’s a celebrity tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=634) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=636)