# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=636 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 637 --- ## [Musicians in the wrong genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-in-the-wrong-genre/810448)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-in-the-wrong-genre/810448 "2018-03-20T02:08:40Z")
Someone mentioned Barbara Mandrell in another thread, and it got me wondering about her career. Although she was classified as a country singer, she did a number of R&B covers that both sound very convincing and don’t h… --- ## [Booze aged in barrels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booze-aged-in-barrels/810129)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booze-aged-in-barrels/810129 "2018-03-19T22:42:59Z")
There are booze commercials, I think from Jim Beam, bragging about how they have their booze aging in barrels, which I guess imparts flavor. Wouldn’t they get the same effect with less hassle if they aged it in non-react… --- ## [Last Exit to Springfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-exit-to-springfield/810392)
**Author:** [@Lubricious\_Integument](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lubricious_Integument)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-exit-to-springfield/810392 "2018-03-19T21:35:32Z")
This episode is one of the classics from the early days of the Simpsons, and has some of the best-remembered lines (although onions on the belt have gone out of style, unfortunately). It also aired on March 11, 1993, ex… --- ## [Youtube channel "Facts" appears to have come to an end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-channel-facts-appears-to-have-come-to-an-end/810454)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-channel-facts-appears-to-have-come-to-an-end/810454 "2018-03-19T18:49:45Z")
I was looking at their channel and they’re saying that they’ll be “off the air” for a couple of months while they re-examine monetization issues. Research showed other people on the 'net (including ex-participants) sayi… --- ## [How did Disney emotionally devastate you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-disney-emotionally-devastate-you/809927)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-disney-emotionally-devastate-you/809927 "2018-03-19T17:07:04Z")
There have been many, many times Disney has played me so hard I’ve wept rivulets. It’s all the dying in all the cartoons, I think. Bambi’s mom, Simba’s dad, Trusty the bloodhound in Lady and the Tramp. Freaking Up doesn’… --- ## ["Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" and "Tell Me Another"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-and-tell-me-another/810761)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-and-tell-me-another/810761 "2018-03-19T16:46:27Z")
I tried guys, i really did. I have listened to probably 5 programs of this show, but i just don’t get it. To me it seems like back in high school, the Drama Club had all of these inside jokes, hilarious to them but nons… --- ## [The (lack of) cultural impact of Avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-cultural-impact-of-avatar/810261)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-cultural-impact-of-avatar/810261 "2018-03-19T16:00:42Z")
So over in this thread we’re discussing movies and star power. And we’re beating the hell out of poor Sam Worthington. He clearly failed to launch from a star turn in the highest grossing movie of all time. But it’s b… --- ## [Hormel tamales in a can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormel-tamales-in-a-can/793074)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hormel-tamales-in-a-can/793074 "2018-03-19T15:49:40Z")
I had some tonight. Don’t really taste like tamales but damn if they aren’t good. Yay for low-brow “food”! --- ## [Why are all porn actors referred to as "stars"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-porn-actors-referred-to-as-stars/810583)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-porn-actors-referred-to-as-stars/810583 "2018-03-19T15:36:01Z")
Whenever a porn actor is in the news, the media always refer to a porn “star.” You wold think there are no actors, only stars. Are all these people really stars and I just don’t watch enough porn to know them, or is this… --- ## [Jeopardy! and general intelligence.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-and-general-intelligence/810657)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-and-general-intelligence/810657 "2018-03-19T15:27:31Z")
I get the impression virtually every contestant on Jeopardy qualifies as being generally very intelligent people. By ‘very intelligent’ I mean I get the impression they’d score at least a couple standard deviations highe… --- ## [Gluten-free diet advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluten-free-diet-advice/810748)
**Author:** [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluten-free-diet-advice/810748 "2018-03-19T14:33:41Z")
Since just before Christmas I’ve been having digestive issues which I would describe as constant discomfort and constant wind. I’ve tried cutting certain things out of my diet, but it hasn’t had any effect. I’m awaiting … --- ## [Netflix - Spanish Limited Series: Money Heist (Casa de Papel) - anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-spanish-limited-series-money-heist-casa-de-papel-anyone/810823)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-spanish-limited-series-money-heist-casa-de-papel-anyone/810823 "2018-03-19T13:59:32Z")
We are watching this 13-episode series on Netflix with sub-titles. A gang is robbing the Spanish Mint, but the nature of the robbery and the interactions between the robbers, the hostages and the police are complex and… --- ## [Get Out: Peele's new horror movie \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-peeles-new-horror-movie-open-spoilers/782605)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-peeles-new-horror-movie-open-spoilers/782605 "2018-03-19T13:07:05Z")
This is a hard movie to search the forums for, so if there’s another thread on the topic, can this one be closed, please? If not, however, I wanna recommend this movie. Setting aside for a moment the razor-sharp social … --- ## [Name this superhero(?) movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-superhero-movie/810741)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-superhero-movie/810741 "2018-03-19T02:07:59Z")
Basic plot: similar to Untouchable except the main character’s weakness is the color red. At the end of the movie he’s about to get married and his fiancee walks into the church with her hair dyed red. --- ## [Explain this sculpture to me - Wenceslas with upside down horse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-sculpture-to-me-wenceslas-with-upside-down-horse/810734)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-sculpture-to-me-wenceslas-with-upside-down-horse/810734 "2018-03-19T00:24:14Z")
In trying to help out with this thread, I came across this terribly confusing sculpture of “Good King Wenceslas” riding the belly of a horse which is suspended by its hooves. I suppose it’s meant to be cartoonish, but t… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.11 "Dead or Alive Or" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-11-dead-or-alive-or-open-spoilers/810406)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-11-dead-or-alive-or-open-spoilers/810406 "2018-03-18T20:36:05Z")
Denise Huth and Tamera Mowry-Housley are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Is there an explanation why Marty McFly is a 17 year old senior, on Oct 25, 1985?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-explanation-why-marty-mcfly-is-a-17-year-old-senior-on-oct-25-1985/803144)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-explanation-why-marty-mcfly-is-a-17-year-old-senior-on-oct-25-1985/803144 "2017-12-07T13:20:25Z")
I’m sure others have picked up on this question. Is there an accepted retcon? Marty’s parents attend the high school, Enchantment Under the Sea, dance Nov 12, 1955. Seems reasonable to assume Marty was born between 195… --- ## [How David Weber orders a pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-david-weber-orders-a-pizza/606473)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-david-weber-orders-a-pizza/606473 "2012-11-29T20:03:21Z")
The telephone rang. Jason Wilkins roused himself out of his dough-and-flour-addled stupor, and gazed at the ringing noise emanating from the receiver. He was tall, even for an American, this despite his father’s very a… --- ## [Most disgusting scene you've ever seen - in the sense of physical revulsion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-the-sense-of-physical-revulsion/806009)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-the-sense-of-physical-revulsion/806009 "2018-01-23T10:11:37Z")
I have watched a hell of a lot of movies and shows in my life, many of them containing really gross and gory scenes. But by far, the most disgusting scene I can think of, to the point of really, truly making me feel phys… --- ## [Ironman 2 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669 "2018-03-18T16:35:03Z")
Tony is at the car races and he’s attacked by Electric Whip Cracking Guy. Along come Tony’s friends, and they use their car to slam EWCG into a guardrail. Was there any indication in the movie that his body was invulnera… --- ## [Iconic roles that almost went to other actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-roles-that-almost-went-to-other-actors/808949)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-roles-that-almost-went-to-other-actors/808949 "2018-03-18T11:44:35Z")
It’s pretty well known that Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz was originally played by Buddy “Jed Clampett” Ebsen, but he had to give up the role because he was allergic to the aluminum-powder makeup. It went to Roy Bolger in… --- ## [Lois McMaster Bujold question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-mcmaster-bujold-question/810689)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-mcmaster-bujold-question/810689 "2018-03-18T05:48:10Z")
Lois McMaster Bujold has been releasing a series of novellas. They’re all part of a series, using a common set of characters. But so far you’ve had to buy the stories individually, either in e-book format or as pretty ov… --- ## [Will & Grace reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-grace-reboot/799329)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-grace-reboot/799329 "2018-03-18T03:16:43Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this yet, and it’s been on for 3 weeks, so maybe nobody’s watching. IMO, you’re not missing anything. Granted, I’ve only seen about 2/3 of one episode, because I couldn’t even make it all the wa… --- ## [What is the name of this 'Sherlock Holmes themed' movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-sherlock-holmes-themed-movie/810742)
**Author:** [@softie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/softie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-sherlock-holmes-themed-movie/810742 "2018-03-18T01:46:53Z")
I’m looking for the name of modern ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movie , seen within the last 20 years. The movie opens in a clinical setting, the staff watching a group of mentally challenged teenagers getting their candy treat… --- ## [tell me about global news canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-global-news-canada/810727)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-global-news-canada/810727 "2018-03-17T23:44:38Z")
I have recently begun reading It seems like a good news source. As usual, I get better US news from international sources than US sources. But I don’t know much about this site. Does it have a good reputation? thanks --- ## [Krupnik from November 4, 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krupnik-from-november-4-2001/810749)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krupnik-from-november-4-2001/810749 "2018-03-17T23:34:17Z")
About 20 years ago, I was very interested in homemade brews. I made homemade meads and a raisin wine. Anyway, I has mixed success. So I graduated onto making my own liqueurs. And I had much more success. I put some jal… --- ## [ok boozers tell me how long can we keep a bottle of guiness ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-boozers-tell-me-how-long-can-we-keep-a-bottle-of-guiness/810710)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-boozers-tell-me-how-long-can-we-keep-a-bottle-of-guiness/810710 "2018-03-17T23:30:49Z")
Ok my aunt bought a bottle of Guinness for cooking a couple of years ago and never used it … now she has the same idea of using it again and is wondering if its still good … thanks --- ## [Sous vide hamburger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide-hamburger/810729)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide-hamburger/810729 "2018-03-17T23:19:38Z")
I’ve got a 1 lb tube of frozen hamburger, 15% fat. What would be the result were I to sous vide as is? I know, I could just try it and find out. I not sure what the resultant cooked hamburger would be good for. --- ## [Happy St Patrick's Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-st-patricks-day/810751)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-st-patricks-day/810751 "2018-03-17T23:14:37Z")
From one of the funniest sketch shows of the last 25 years: --- ## [Star Wars: The Last Jedi - seen it thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-last-jedi-seen-it-thread/804441)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 954\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-last-jedi-seen-it-thread/804441 "2018-03-17T22:22:36Z")
\[Spoilers from second post\] God damn. I mean, God DAMN. Sorry, I’m still processing here. Or at least, trying to process. Star Wars has been a cornerstone of my spiritual existence since I was four years old, and this … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=635) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=637)