# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=647 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 648 --- ## [Series where the titles are in alphabetic order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803)
**Author:** [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-where-the-titles-are-in-alphabetic-order/808803 "2018-02-15T18:20:25Z")
I happened to notice, the other day, that the five books in Mary Norton’s “Borrowers” series, when arranged in series order, also happen to be in alphabetic order: \[ol\] \[li\]The Borrowers\[/li\]\[li\]The Borrowers Afield\[/l… --- ## [Stories about female uprisings-Male authors vs. female authors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-female-uprisings-male-authors-vs-female-authors/808710)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-female-uprisings-male-authors-vs-female-authors/808710 "2018-02-15T16:44:31Z")
“When men imagine a female uprising, they imagine a world in which women rule men as men have ruled women” -Sally Kempton Is it true that male authors generally take this tack when it comes to speculative stories abou… --- ## [Bill Maher slammed by Seth Meyers’ writer Amber Ruffin in award-host monologue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-slammed-by-seth-meyers-writer-amber-ruffin-in-award-host-monologue/808757)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-slammed-by-seth-meyers-writer-amber-ruffin-in-award-host-monologue/808757 "2018-02-15T16:09:42Z")
Amber Ruffin is a writer on Seth Meyer’s late night show. She is featured in skits and is really charming and funny. She is getting her own sitcom pilot, about her experiences living in Amsterdam and marrying a white … --- ## [Earth vs. The Olympic Bullet Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-vs-the-olympic-bullet-men/808762)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earth-vs-the-olympic-bullet-men/808762 "2018-02-15T12:48:00Z")
This story suggests that the “Bullet Men” decorating the current Olympics are obviously phallic: The HuffPost author clearly had a deprived childhood. It’s clear that the sculptors simply watched too much of the 1956 … --- ## [Ordering Prime Rib...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-prime-rib/806882)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-prime-rib/806882 "2018-02-15T11:43:36Z")
I don’t order prime rib often because it is pricey. However, I seem to recall you cannot specify how you’d like it cooked because (to my knowledge) it slow-cooks all day…unlike other cuts of steak. From my experience, it… --- ## [Fans of Dance: How do you View Dance Photos vs. Actual Dancing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fans-of-dance-how-do-you-view-dance-photos-vs-actual-dancing/808768)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fans-of-dance-how-do-you-view-dance-photos-vs-actual-dancing/808768 "2018-02-15T10:39:50Z")
I have a vague understanding of Dance, meaning as a Discipline and Art, rooted in various dance styles. But I get the NYTimes, and each of the various dance companies have ads that feature the most sculptural, athletic/… --- ## [The soap opera “look”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soap-opera-look/808772)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soap-opera-look/808772 "2018-02-14T23:52:25Z")
Mainly speaking about ones from the United States. They all seem to have the same look to them. Very dark, grainy, saturated. Are they all made by the same studio or something? The Korean soaps I’ve seen look like reg… --- ## [I prefer my pineapple on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prefer-my-pineapple-on/807489)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-prefer-my-pineapple-on/807489 "2018-02-14T20:17:24Z")
I prefer my pineapple on… --- ## [So who decided to mix THESE veggies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-decided-to-mix-these-veggies/808024)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-decided-to-mix-these-veggies/808024 "2018-02-14T19:48:43Z")
Heated up and ate some frozen mixed veggies yesterday. (Had bought - but didn’t use - them for some soup.) Neither my wife nor I really like mixed veggies. Just seems like an odd mix that doesn’t really go well togeth… --- ## [Do you refrigerate your ketchup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-refrigerate-your-ketchup/808035)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-refrigerate-your-ketchup/808035 "2018-02-14T19:29:41Z")
I was told by a friend that they never refrigerate their ketchup. Skeptical, I turned to Hienz who says this Apparently non-refrigerating is a thing. A thing I’d never heard of. Do any dopers here not refrigerate? --- ## [Favorite Imperial characters from ORIGINAL Star Wars OTHER than Vader or Emperor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-imperial-characters-from-original-star-wars-other-than-vader-or-emperor/808541)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-imperial-characters-from-original-star-wars-other-than-vader-or-emperor/808541 "2018-02-14T19:19:05Z")
Part of what I always loved about Star Wars - the original trilogy, mind you, the one I grew up watching on VHS tapes as a kid - was the way they made the Imperial military come to life. It was really a spectacular achie… --- ## [Best movie title sequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-title-sequences/808381 "2018-02-14T18:10:32Z")
Watched Blake Edwards classic film “The Pink Panther” the other day and was reminded how great the opening credits were. The 1960’s spawned a number of other films with memorable title sequences e.g. all of the James Bon… --- ## [Help Me with the Title of a Cyberpunk Novel. PLEASE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-title-of-a-cyberpunk-novel-please/808792)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-the-title-of-a-cyberpunk-novel-please/808792 "2018-02-14T17:53:23Z")
This will be hard because I don’t remember a whole lot. I do remember that it was pretty good though. Things I remember: Probably mid 80’s when it came out. The setting was typical Cyberpunk ala Blade Runner. Characte… --- ## [Best metal songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metal-songs/799856)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-metal-songs/799856 "2018-02-14T16:56:25Z")
I’m pretty much open to all kinds of metal here, so you decide what you want to include. Please include links to the song if they are available online. Youtube is huge for this. I recommend including only one per artist,… --- ## [A little help with a change I want to make to my Green Chile Stew, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-with-a-change-i-want-to-make-to-my-green-chile-stew-please/808686)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-help-with-a-change-i-want-to-make-to-my-green-chile-stew-please/808686 "2018-02-14T14:47:59Z")
I make, if I can say so myself, a really good Green Chile Stew. The recipe isn’t so important as the change I want to make in it. I usually use pork (boneless, country ribs) cut into stew size pieces that end up simmer… --- ## [The (Alarming, apparently) Star of LIfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alarming-apparently-star-of-life/808683)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alarming-apparently-star-of-life/808683 "2018-02-14T12:50:07Z")
I picked up a calendar with each month illustrated by a cover from a “Classic” Science Fiction magazine. I love these, because so many of them seem so absurd and outrageous. They practically demand their own MST3K-like c… --- ## [The "Certified Guitar Player" list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-certified-guitar-player-list/808630)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-certified-guitar-player-list/808630 "2018-02-14T10:31:16Z")
Apparently there are five guitar players designated as “certified guitar players”: I am curious what you think of this list. I am not familiar with some of these guitarists; I will have to do some listening. Was Jer… --- ## [Funny/Weird Nicknames For Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-nicknames-for-food/808486)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-weird-nicknames-for-food/808486 "2018-02-14T03:44:22Z")
Do you have any nicknames, derogatory or otherwise, for foods? In my (Italian) family, my brother and I routinely concocted nicknames for foods that were regularly served in our home, regardless of whether we liked them… --- ## [Vocals Where It Hits Both Technical And Emotional Brilliance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocals-where-it-hits-both-technical-and-emotional-brilliance/808744)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocals-where-it-hits-both-technical-and-emotional-brilliance/808744 "2018-02-14T02:03:13Z")
Following up on the Quincy Jones article in Vulture, what song or songs hit both your left and right brain with the force of a sledgehammer? I nominate So You Say by Manhatten Transfer. Cheryl Bentyne has … --- ## [Who has hosted the greatest number of different game shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-hosted-the-greatest-number-of-different-game-shows/808663)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-hosted-the-greatest-number-of-different-game-shows/808663 "2018-02-14T01:21:29Z")
I know that Alex Trebek has hosted the greatest number of game show episodes, but who has hosted the greatest number of different game shows? --- ## [What musical instrument plays in this commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-instrument-plays-in-this-commercial/808375)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-instrument-plays-in-this-commercial/808375 "2018-02-14T01:15:19Z")
A friend is an accomplished musician and every week I try to come up with an interesting musical trivia question for him. I was looking for the largest wind instrument to see if he knew it. That seems to be the sub-contr… --- ## [Dylan fans: Before the Flood or Rolling Thunder Revue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylan-fans-before-the-flood-or-rolling-thunder-revue/808626)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylan-fans-before-the-flood-or-rolling-thunder-revue/808626 "2018-02-13T22:17:17Z")
Up until recently I would have said the tour with The Band, but I’ve been watching a lot of concert footage of the Rolling Thunder Revue lately. I don’t know if this wasn’t Bob’s peak as a live performer. I liked Hard … --- ## [Sci-Fi Phenomenon That Would Be Impossible In Real Life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-phenomenon-that-would-be-impossible-in-real-life/808532)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-phenomenon-that-would-be-impossible-in-real-life/808532 "2018-02-13T16:56:30Z")
I don’t necessarily like all science fiction. And I think I know the reason why. Some of it is so unlikely. Take the 60’s TV show Lost in Space. It was so utterly silly. Am I wrong? Anyway, there are two parts to scien… --- ## [Victoria on PBS Masterpiece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-on-pbs-masterpiece/806846)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-on-pbs-masterpiece/806846 "2018-02-13T15:08:16Z")
I couldn’t find a thread on this series, which is another of the endless series about Britain’s monarchs. It’s pretty well done, with engaging actors and the usual palace intrigue. My only quarrel is the addition of Dian… --- ## [Jim Reeves crash story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-reeves-crash-story/650997)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-reeves-crash-story/650997 "2018-02-13T06:12:02Z")
I just stumbled across this excerpt from a bio on Jim Reeves regarding the aftermath of his death in a plane crash. : “A member of law enforcement had called the Reeves home with the tip that Jim’s diamond cluster ring … --- ## [Surprising Error in the New Yorker, now corrected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-error-in-the-new-yorker-now-corrected/808697)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-error-in-the-new-yorker-now-corrected/808697 "2018-02-13T04:59:53Z")
I was reading an article in the latest issue of the New Yorker, about the science of paper jams. Here it is online: Why Paper Jams Persist | The New Yorker About 10 paragraphs in, they start discussing the Bernoulli e… --- ## [the death of commerical CDs best buy to quit selling physical cd's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-commerical-cds-best-buy-to-quit-selling-physical-cds/808324)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-commerical-cds-best-buy-to-quit-selling-physical-cds/808324 "2018-02-13T03:37:15Z")
heres the article MSN We knew it was going to happen eventually but … Reminds me of when I went to best buy after about a year after steam took over pc game sales … the half of the store that had the pc games was gone… --- ## [Any Classic Movie Fans/Buffs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-classic-movie-fans-buffs/808279)
**Author:** [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-classic-movie-fans-buffs/808279 "2018-02-12T17:56:59Z")
I am all about pre-1960 films. Rather than the gratuitous films today, generally lacking plot, character development, script, camera angles, use of shadows… I love my oldies. But aside from greats like Casablanca, Double… --- ## [What % of gross revenues go to a well known comedian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-gross-revenues-go-to-a-well-known-comedian/670836)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-gross-revenues-go-to-a-well-known-comedian/670836 "2018-02-12T17:52:00Z")
I’m watching an episode of Louie where he talks about his career going nowhere (I’m sure he was engaging in hyperbole though). I’ve looked into going to some of his shows in the area in the past, they were about $40 a se… --- ## [What are the classic MadTV sketches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-classic-madtv-sketches/413562 "2018-02-12T17:46:50Z")
You see many different shows and sites listing the ones for SNL, but I’ve never seen one for MadTV. I have never been a regular watcher, but I have seen a couple I really liked featuring Michael McDonalds various Jewish … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=646) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=648)