# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=651 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 652 --- ## [True Blood: downhill after season 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-downhill-after-season-5/807543)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-downhill-after-season-5/807543 "2018-02-03T16:01:48Z")
I’ve been slowly binge-watching True Blood via Netflix DVD (I’m not set up for streaming video, hence the discs) and just finished the 5th season with “Billith” being born of the pile of Bill Goo. Of course I’m wanting t… --- ## [How do you want your chicken dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-chicken-dinner/806698)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-want-your-chicken-dinner/806698 "2018-02-03T15:03:44Z")
You can have your chicken broiled or fried. You can have your potato fried, baked or mashed. You can have your corn whole, creamed or on the cobb(boiled, or roasted on the grill). You can have apple pie, French vanill… --- ## [Fantasy Island and Love Boat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-island-and-love-boat/807838)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-island-and-love-boat/807838 "2018-02-03T07:00:12Z")
Do you have an episode that haunts you? I used to watch these shows when I was a kid and even then knew they were corny. The only episode I remember from Fantasy Island is where Lisa Hartman was deaf and her fantasy was … --- ## [I watched Happy Death Day today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-happy-death-day-today/808085)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-happy-death-day-today/808085 "2018-02-03T05:18:24Z")
…and only at the very end did the irony of watching it on Groundhog’s Day occur to me. As for the movie, it wasn’t bad. --- ## [The Rosie Project and Aspergers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rosie-project-and-aspergers/808053)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rosie-project-and-aspergers/808053 "2018-02-03T04:44:59Z")
I’m reading The Rosie Project (a novel in which the main character has undiagnoed Asperger Syndrome, which I guess is now called Autism Spectrum Disorder, but wasn’t when the book came out). I’m enjoying the book, but s… --- ## [What's your favorite chicken salad sandwich recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-chicken-salad-sandwich-recipe/807661)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-chicken-salad-sandwich-recipe/807661 "2018-02-02T23:06:59Z")
My mom used to make very good chicken salad. I’ve been fondly thinking about those sandwiches for awhile. Sams Club/Walmart offers small cans of chunk chicken breast, in a members mark six pack. I bought one and wanted … --- ## [Beatles songs showing Tin Pan Alley influences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-songs-showing-tin-pan-alley-influences/806932)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-songs-showing-tin-pan-alley-influences/806932 "2018-02-02T21:18:28Z")
I was talking with a friend recently who has long heard my praise of the Beatles’ music, and was asking me questions. This led to a discussion of Lennon and McCartney’s early songwriting influences. Their main ones were … --- ## [Rocketeer builds a Giant Airliner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-giant-airliner/807484)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-giant-airliner/807484 "2018-02-02T20:09:55Z")
A while ago, an estimable fellow on one of the scale model forums posted some pictures of a GeeBee he had converted to a giant airliner. I liked it a lot; so, after obtaining his blessing, I decided to build my own. As… --- ## [Louis Zorich (Burt Buchman of Mad About You), RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-zorich-burt-buchman-of-mad-about-you-rip/808047)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-zorich-burt-buchman-of-mad-about-you-rip/808047 "2018-02-02T18:14:14Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this. I just saw that veteran character actor Louis Zorich passed away on January 30, at age 93. He’s probably best remembered for playing Paul Reiser’s father on Mad About You, but he’s one… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 15 (February 1, 2018) -- "The Novelization Correlation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-15-february-1-2018-the-novelization-correlation/807950)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-15-february-1-2018-the-novelization-correlation/807950 "2018-02-02T14:13:20Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Bands For Which You Can Rattle Off the Entire Line-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-for-which-you-can-rattle-off-the-entire-line-up/807579)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-for-which-you-can-rattle-off-the-entire-line-up/807579 "2018-02-02T13:16:10Z")
Not sure that’s 100% clear, what bands can you recite the entire line-up for (this includes the bass player \*and \*the drummer) without having to stop and ponder? For me, immediately coming to mind are: The Beatles Rol… --- ## [Scott Baio is NEXT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-baio-is-next/807720)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-baio-is-next/807720 "2018-02-02T10:15:31Z")
Details here: In short, a co-star of his from Charles in Charge (Nicole Eggert) claims he molested her from when she was 14 to 17 (he was in his mid to late 20s at the time). He denies it entirely, not surprisingly. … --- ## ["Who Is This Belly Dancer?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-belly-dancer/807991)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-this-belly-dancer/807991 "2018-02-02T05:26:01Z")
It’s time again for my periodic “Who Is This Belly Dancer?” thread. Full disclosure: I am a woman. If I could choose to look like anyone in the world, I would want to look like this woman. Also, the music for this dance … --- ## [Kinder Joy Eggs: US version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinder-joy-eggs-us-version/807631 "2018-02-02T05:09:15Z")
I picked up a US version Kinder Joy egg today. Unlike the original Kinder Surprise Eggs, this egg is in 2 sealed halves, one containing the toy and one containing some sickly sweet chocolately goo, some white goo and 2 … --- ## [Childhood Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-commercials/760886)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-commercials/760886 "2018-02-02T00:18:57Z")
What commercials do you fondly (or not) remember from your childhood? I remember: The Folgers Dancers http://www.retrojunk.com/commercial/show/28666/folgers-a-dancers-morning Socker Boppers http://www.retrojunk.com/… --- ## [Who owns the property rights to the "Slender Man" character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-property-rights-to-the-slender-man-character/807931)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-property-rights-to-the-slender-man-character/807931 "2018-02-01T22:32:26Z")
So, apparently, there is a “Slender Man” movie coming out this summer. It looks kind of bad, and I am not really planning on seeing it. But I am curious about the legality of creating a movie based on the character. Fro… --- ## [The MythBusters reboot premiered tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mythbusters-reboot-premiered-tonight/801744)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mythbusters-reboot-premiered-tonight/801744 "2018-02-01T22:27:28Z")
First impressions: Not likely to last past its first season. The tall guy, Brian (Jamie Hyneman reboot), is genial and easy enough to watch, but the short guy, Jon, is trying way too hard to be Adam Savage funny-wild a… --- ## [What's A Long Haired Musician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-long-haired-musician/378868)
**Author:** [@ChiMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiMagnet)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-long-haired-musician/378868 "2018-02-01T22:12:08Z")
What’s the definition of this? I ask because last night I heard an old time radio program that had Deems Taylor on it. It also had George Burns and Gracie Allen. They had a joke that got a very big laugh. The conversati… --- ## [Oscars should be cancelled — there are no Best Pictures anymore!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-should-be-cancelled-there-are-no-best-pictures-anymore/807520)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-should-be-cancelled-there-are-no-best-pictures-anymore/807520 "2018-02-01T20:51:25Z")
\[I exaggerate \*slightly\* hoping to make a clearer impression.\] I’ve not been keeping up with recent movies. I haven’t even heard of eight of the 2013 Best Picture nominees. Trying to make amends I watched most of the 2… --- ## ["Abused Wife fakes death" movie- name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abused-wife-fakes-death-movie-name/631234)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abused-wife-fakes-death-movie-name/631234 "2018-02-01T19:37:42Z")
NOT “Sleeping with the Enemy” starring Julia Roberts. It might be the 2005 Lifetime movie “Stranger in my Bed” starring Jamie Luner (not to be confused with the 1987 movie with the same title starring Lindsey Wagner); bu… --- ## [Sangria!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sangria/807861)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sangria/807861 "2018-02-01T18:12:41Z")
Mmm. I love sangria. Do you have a method/recipe to share? Mine is, per my wont, very dependent on what’s in the house. Any kind of bold red, any kind of brandy or fortified wine, something fizzy (cider, soda water, gi… --- ## [Bassists - best way to get clear, resonant, punchy sound on detuned E string](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bassists-best-way-to-get-clear-resonant-punchy-sound-on-detuned-e-string/807916)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bassists-best-way-to-get-clear-resonant-punchy-sound-on-detuned-e-string/807916 "2018-02-01T18:12:21Z")
I am experimenting with a bass technique of playing chords (mostly thirds and fifths) on the top two strings, while using the open A and E strings for a pedal tone or loud percussive burst. I would also like to be able … --- ## [Do you usually have music on in the house/car? What kind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-have-music-on-in-the-house-car-what-kind/807893)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-usually-have-music-on-in-the-house-car-what-kind/807893 "2018-02-01T17:56:56Z")
Also, did you grow up with music in the house? For me, we stream a couple of jazz radio stations all day long. On Sunday, I like to put on world music, primarily West African interspersed with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and … --- ## [Silly short film about 'Always drinking from this side of the cup' ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-short-film-about-always-drinking-from-this-side-of-the-cup/694293)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-short-film-about-always-drinking-from-this-side-of-the-cup/694293 "2018-02-01T13:06:15Z")
Around the early 80s or so HBO used to show brief, independently made comedy shorts inbetween their movies. One I remember went like this: I father brings his adult son into his study and tells him that he’s going to pa… --- ## [The Reacting-To-Stuff YouTube Genre: How Does It Work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reacting-to-stuff-youtube-genre-how-does-it-work/807889)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reacting-to-stuff-youtube-genre-how-does-it-work/807889 "2018-02-01T06:02:24Z")
I watch a lot of YouTube channels that consist of the tried-and-true formula of showing people trying or experiencing different things - food, music, TV - and then reacting on-camera. For reference, my Reacting lineup in… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- January 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2018-edition/805597)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2018-edition/805597 "2018-02-01T05:26:03Z")
Well we made it, and for those of us in the States it wasn’t always a sure bet, January and 2018 is peering around the corner. (I first typed that as “peeing around the corner” But decided that wasn’t at allthe visual… --- ## [Is there a name for the annoying "superfluous Y" singing style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-annoying-superfluous-y-singing-style/807903)
**Author:** [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-annoying-superfluous-y-singing-style/807903 "2018-02-01T03:48:38Z")
Not sure if I can describe this with text, but I’m sure you know what I mean. There is a trend, primarily among female singers, to inject unnecessary Y’s into words. You’ll hear it abused here (link to a rendition of H… --- ## [How to write classical music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-write-classical-music/807851)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-write-classical-music/807851 "2018-02-01T00:06:47Z")
How did the great composers of the classical world write such beautiful, complex and (often) incredibly long pieces? First of all, how did they come up with the little tunes (5-10 second sequences) that would be stitche… --- ## [Self-publishing and copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-publishing-and-copyright/807763)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-publishing-and-copyright/807763 "2018-01-31T21:03:47Z")
I’ve always been an avid reader and have on occasion dabbled in writing, although I realise I’m very far from being an author I’ve uploaded a few short stories online and they’ve had a generally good reception. I have ha… --- ## [Disjointed On Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disjointed-on-netflix/807587)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disjointed-on-netflix/807587 "2018-01-31T18:26:28Z")
I searched and it doesn’t look as if there has been a thread about this show yet. It’s a Netflix comedy about a group of people in a California medical pot dispensary. I could do without the canned laughter, and it’s co… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=650) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=652)