# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=640 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 641 --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- February 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2018-edition/807843)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2018-edition/807843 "2018-03-07T13:05:07Z")
2018 is already one twelfth of the way gone :eek: Eastern Americans are pretty snowed in, meanwhile out here in the Intermountain West we are hitting mid fifties in temp. Crazy… So I’m reading about vampire accountan… --- ## [Can anyone identify the brand of eyeglasses frames worn by Gary Oldman at the 2018 Oscars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-brand-of-eyeglasses-frames-worn-by-gary-oldman-at-the-2018-oscars/810170)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-brand-of-eyeglasses-frames-worn-by-gary-oldman-at-the-2018-oscars/810170 "2018-03-07T07:35:24Z")
I’m always in search of unique glasses. Can anyone identify the brand and model of the eyeglasses worn by Gary Oldman at the 2018 Oscars. Obligatory links to articles with pics: https://www.vip.de/cms/oscars-2018-gold… --- ## [Bob Seger ~ Night Moves lyrics dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-seger-night-moves-lyrics-dispute/800898)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-seger-night-moves-lyrics-dispute/800898 "2018-03-07T04:56:04Z")
Live: - YouTube Most lyrics sites say the song starts: I was a little too tall Could’ve used a few pounds Tight pants points hardly renown It’s not uncommon for lyrics sites to copy one another and pro… --- ## [The 90’s Sound: Nirvana, Alice, Rage, Foos - mixer Andy Wallace (includes music ‘spoilers’)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-90-s-sound-nirvana-alice-rage-foos-mixer-andy-wallace-includes-music-spoilers/809810)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-90-s-sound-nirvana-alice-rage-foos-mixer-andy-wallace-includes-music-spoilers/809810 "2018-03-07T02:41:27Z")
In this other thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848917 we started talking about the podcast Dissect, but it has evolved into a discussion about Series that break down music or other content in… --- ## [Addams Family or Munsters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-or-munsters/16743)
**Author:** [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-or-munsters/16743 "2018-03-06T22:26:41Z")
Definitely Addams Family. For a family of kooks and weirdos, they exuded class, grace, and charm. The Munsters, though, were just low-rent monster movie escapees. The Addams Family was corny, the Munsters was just dumb. … --- ## [David Ogden Stiers has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-ogden-stiers-has-died/809988)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-ogden-stiers-has-died/809988 "2018-03-06T21:00:22Z")
Age 75. Bladder cancer. RIP. --- ## [Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-armisen-standup-for-drummers/809041)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-armisen-standup-for-drummers/809041 "2018-03-06T19:40:12Z")
Anyone else see this on Netflix? I have a few stray observations: I respect Armisen a lot more than I like him. He kinda skeeves me out, but a lot of his premises and his level of commitment to the bits can be funny.… --- ## [Oscar ballot: Best Picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-picture/810020)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-picture/810020 "2018-03-06T17:20:27Z")
As you may know, Best Picture operates on a preferential ballot, so unlike the other categories which only require a plurality of 20%+1 to win, the process of redistributing the ballots as nominees are “phased out” in th… --- ## [Help, must find decade-old comic strip from Milwaukee's Shepherd Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-must-find-decade-old-comic-strip-from-milwaukees-shepherd-express/344586)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-must-find-decade-old-comic-strip-from-milwaukees-shepherd-express/344586 "2018-03-06T16:15:13Z")
Many years ago I recall regularly reading in the Milwaukee weekly “alternative” paper Shepherd Express a continuing comic strip which featured a surly drunken rabbit and an inflatable sheep. I have forgotten the name of… --- ## [Who is the most-covered musical artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-covered-musical-artist/809849)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-covered-musical-artist/809849 "2018-03-06T16:13:21Z")
We’ve had many past threads about the best, worst, better than the original, bigger hit than the original, and so forth. But what about the artist or band who’s had the most covers recorded by other artists or bands? (… --- ## [Livable Alien Planet Finally Discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livable-alien-planet-finally-discovered/810107)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/livable-alien-planet-finally-discovered/810107 "2018-03-06T13:36:06Z")
Alan Boyle writes: Astronomers say they’ve found the first planet beyond our solar system that could have the right size and setting to sustain life as we know it, only 20 light-years from Earth. “My own personal feelin… --- ## [Homeland-Anybody still watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-anybody-still-watching/810073)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-anybody-still-watching/810073 "2018-03-06T12:57:11Z")
What do you think of the current season? --- ## [The Hitchhikers Guide returns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hitchhikers-guide-returns/810051)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hitchhikers-guide-returns/810051 "2018-03-06T03:49:38Z")
BBC Radio 4 will be running a new series with many of the original actors from 6.30pm GMT on Thursday 8 March. I think their internet radio broadcasts are available worldwide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k --- ## [What did Vicky Lawrence say??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-vicky-lawrence-say/66077)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-vicky-lawrence-say/66077 "2018-03-06T02:47:18Z")
I was watching that Blooper show last night and once again saw the “classic” scene from the Carol Burnett show. Tim Conway had broken up the cast by going on about a pair of Siamese elephants. When Carol tries to get the… --- ## [Whence the Evil Laugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-evil-laugh/810079)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-evil-laugh/810079 "2018-03-06T00:40:57Z")
Wifey and I were wondering the other day: What’s the earliest appearance of the stereotypical Evil Laugh? you know, the MWAHAHAHAHAH!!! type… any ideas? --- ## [Who is this peculiar looking creature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-peculiar-looking-creature/810081)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-peculiar-looking-creature/810081 "2018-03-06T00:11:01Z")
I’ve seen this photo several times. Who is that on the left? --- ## [Tom Petty suffers cardiac arrest \[Update: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-petty-suffers-cardiac-arrest-update-rip/797821 "2018-03-05T23:48:33Z")
Link. Full cardiac arrest. --- ## [Was Yoda Cheapened by the Light Saber Fight In Star Wars II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-yoda-cheapened-by-the-light-saber-fight-in-star-wars-ii/210166)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-yoda-cheapened-by-the-light-saber-fight-in-star-wars-ii/210166 "2018-03-05T22:49:41Z")
My husband and I have been debating this since the theatrical release. Every time we see the movie on cable, it rears its ugly head. Hubby firmly insists that the Saber fight increased his esteem for Yoda. I say that Y… --- ## ["Awesome" in high wavering voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-in-high-wavering-voice/809990)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-in-high-wavering-voice/809990 "2018-03-05T22:14:14Z")
I don’t hear it as much today, so maybe it has passed by already. But in the past few years I would hear a character in a TV show, or a commercial say, “Awesome” in a higher pitched voice with vibrato. Did this come from… --- ## [Time for a Lent carol!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-lent-carol/809941)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-lent-carol/809941 "2018-03-05T21:08:05Z")
Why restrict caroling to Christmas time? Since the Lent season is well underway, I thought y’all might enjoy a Lent carol I wrote a couple decades ago. Just got around to putting it up on the YouTubes this year! … --- ## [Battle Beast! Any fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-beast-any-fans/810072)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-beast-any-fans/810072 "2018-03-05T19:39:09Z")
I’ve been really enjoying this metal band from Finland, Battle Beast. In particular, I’m loving their current vocalist, Noora Louhimo. She’s one of the best female power metal vocalists I’ve heard, and I admire the fact … --- ## [Is U.S. restaurant food getting blander?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-u-s-restaurant-food-getting-blander/809206)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-u-s-restaurant-food-getting-blander/809206 "2018-03-05T19:09:34Z")
Case in point: Mrs. J. and I had dinner at a pretty good Italian place we’ve enjoyed in past years, and both entrees were bland to the point of needing emergency infusions from the pepper shaker. With rare exceptions (h… --- ## [What rating did Sausage Party have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rating-did-sausage-party-have/809948)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rating-did-sausage-party-have/809948 "2018-03-05T17:25:57Z")
I thought that when Sausage Party was released for its theatrical run, it was unrated. But when the DVD/Bluray came out, it was rated R. I just checked IMDB and they list the movie’s rating as R. Am I just imagining tha… --- ## [What movie is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this/810009)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this/810009 "2018-03-05T16:02:20Z")
What film am I thinking of? A middle-aged (possibly overweight) guy from somewhere overseas comes to the U.S. and ends up on a farm somewhere in the midwest and falls in love with the proprietress? The guy doesn’t speak… --- ## [Oscar ballot: Best Actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-actress/809919)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-actress/809919 "2018-03-05T05:17:39Z")
Who would get your vote for Best Actress? --- ## [What are your favorite store-bought cookies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132 "2018-03-05T04:23:46Z")
The ones that if you sit with a bag/box you might accidentally eat the whole thing. Mine are Mother’s Iced Animal crackers. --- ## [Oscar ballot: Best Director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-director/809985)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-director/809985 "2018-03-05T04:18:47Z")
Who would get your vote for Best Director? --- ## [Oscars: 2017 Best Picture nominees - ongoing tracking thread of which of the films you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2017-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/807338)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2017-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/807338 "2018-03-05T00:59:32Z")
2015 thread 2016 thread This thread is intended to centrally track which of this year’s Best Picture nominees Dopers have seen. The list below is presented so that each contributor may cut and paste for each subsequen… --- ## [Oscar ballot: Best Supporting Actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-supporting-actress/809921)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-supporting-actress/809921 "2018-03-05T00:43:50Z")
Who would get your vote for Best Supporting Actress? --- ## [Oscar ballot: Best Supporting Actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-supporting-actor/809920)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-ballot-best-supporting-actor/809920 "2018-03-05T00:37:46Z")
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