# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=663 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 664 --- ## [Any actor played roles in all 4 armed services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actor-played-roles-in-all-4-armed-services/619873)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-actor-played-roles-in-all-4-armed-services/619873 "2017-12-27T21:01:26Z")
Has any actor played a role in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines? Denzel Washington has played a Navy and Army role. --- ## [SF story ID: Alien trees talk by changing leaf color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-story-id-alien-trees-talk-by-changing-leaf-color/805368)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-story-id-alien-trees-talk-by-changing-leaf-color/805368 "2017-12-27T19:41:15Z")
Oh, Oracle of SDMB, please help this poor supplicant find a story that is but vaguely remembered. Humans discover that the trees on an alien planet are intelligent, and communicate with each other by changing their leaf… --- ## [Movie Award Hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-award-hypothetical/805382)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-award-hypothetical/805382 "2017-12-27T17:56:28Z")
As I understand it, ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD already had a performance, on film, ready to go, from Oscar-and-Golden-Globe winner Kevin Spacey; and then, for obvious reasons, they had Oscar-and-Golden-Globe winner Chris… --- ## [Can you put video from your computer onto TiVo boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-put-video-from-your-computer-onto-tivo-boxes/355748)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-put-video-from-your-computer-onto-tivo-boxes/355748 "2017-12-27T16:41:00Z")
This would be a “hack”, but in a benign sense… I don’t see any reason this would be an inappropriate topic to post, so I’m going to go ahead with it… You can connect your computer to your tivo to do stuff like download … --- ## [Ferdinand the Bull -- the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferdinand-the-bull-the-movie/805105)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferdinand-the-bull-the-movie/805105 "2017-12-27T16:36:38Z")
So, I first learned there WAS a movie when some friends were talking about some magazine posting about how horrible it was that this pro-trans movie was coming out. I confess, I was distracted from that story line by the… --- ## [Portrait in Black - 1960 - Lana Turner...what happened at the very end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrait-in-black-1960-lana-turner-what-happened-at-the-very-end/805371)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrait-in-black-1960-lana-turner-what-happened-at-the-very-end/805371 "2017-12-27T16:20:02Z")
Was watching on TCM tonight and wouldn’t you know, I missed the ending. Sandra Dee is being chased by Anthony Quinn, he breaks down the door, she is out the window standing on the roof…her boyfriend John Saxon is drivin… --- ## [Linguiça](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguica/805232)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linguica/805232 "2017-12-27T15:14:47Z")
I’ve had sliced linguiça as a meat with eggs, hashbrowns, and pancakes; sliced and fried with potatoes, topped with scrambled eggs and cheese (with Tabasco, of course :wink: ); on a scrambled-egg-on-toast sandwich; and j… --- ## [GoldenEye: How did Trevelyan survive the opening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldeneye-how-did-trevelyan-survive-the-opening/805351)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldeneye-how-did-trevelyan-survive-the-opening/805351 "2017-12-27T09:23:30Z")
In the Bond movie “GoldenEye”, James Bond is accompanied by Alec Trevelyan, agent 006, to infiltrate a Soviet weapons facility in the beginning of the film. Alec is apparently shot and killed by General Ouromov. Bond t… --- ## [What is the best way to prepare pasta ahead of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-pasta-ahead-of-time/805107)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-prepare-pasta-ahead-of-time/805107 "2017-12-27T06:02:04Z")
We’re going to do a pasta bar for Christmas this year and I’d like to cook everything the day before. What is the best way to handle the pasta? I’m planning to offer three or four different types. Are there some pasta… --- ## [I have an oddly specific location/restaurant question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-oddly-specific-location-restaurant-question/805262)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-oddly-specific-location-restaurant-question/805262 "2017-12-27T00:49:38Z")
I’m planning a rod trip to the East Coast from Columbus Ohio.I have the way out there fleshed out for the most part, but the return trip is not giving me much. I’ll come back the same way I came, nut only if I have to. T… --- ## [Need some chicken/beef recipes with BIG flavor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-chicken-beef-recipes-with-big-flavor/805094)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-chicken-beef-recipes-with-big-flavor/805094 "2017-12-26T19:07:33Z")
A friend of mine had an accident when he was much younger which had a lasting result that he has lost most of his sense of taste. He still has some but food is more a sustenance thing for him than something enjoyable. … --- ## [Getting my first Ceramic Knife. Any Suggestions or Tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-first-ceramic-knife-any-suggestions-or-tips/805275)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-first-ceramic-knife-any-suggestions-or-tips/805275 "2017-12-26T18:57:26Z")
I’ve been watching the prices for Ceramic knives for years. They used to be exotic and ridiculously expensive. I won’t pay $75 and up for one knife. Prices have dropped to under $30. This knife will only be used for pr… --- ## [Christmas songs with parts that irritate me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-with-parts-that-irritate-me/804212)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-with-parts-that-irritate-me/804212 "2017-12-26T12:19:53Z")
No, I don’t mean those that are simply overrepeated on the radio, like Mariah’s “All I Want for Christmas”. That’s not so bad in itself, and I know there are those who love it. Or “The Little Drummer Boy”, who badly ne… --- ## [Elvis in Home Alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-in-home-alone/805250)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-in-home-alone/805250 "2017-12-26T03:56:24Z")
It’s that time of year again and that means Home Alone is on most channels. And that means we revisit one of our favorite conspiracy theories. As Butch Cassidy might have said: Who is that guy? Surely the Screen Actor… --- ## [It was Christmas Eve, babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/805252 "2017-12-26T02:45:05Z")
In the drunk tank --- ## [Pie, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-please/805226)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-please/805226 "2017-12-26T01:15:20Z")
Hurry, can I mix pumpkin pie filling with baked sweet potatoes in my pies? Seems like the seasonings are the same. Anybody know? --- ## [How should I organize my collection of JS Bach's music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-organize-my-collection-of-js-bachs-music/805285)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-organize-my-collection-of-js-bachs-music/805285 "2017-12-25T23:48:24Z")
I received an early Christmas present of a box set of the complete works of JS Bach, which comes divided up into 172 CDs. As someone who is a bit OCD about organizing such things, I am trying to organize all the tracks … --- ## [The Librarians (new TNT show--spoilers probably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarians-new-tnt-show-spoilers-probably/706740)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-librarians-new-tnt-show-spoilers-probably/706740 "2017-12-25T21:28:43Z")
Did anyone else watch this? I saw commercials for it while I was finishing up Z Nation (I do love that goofy show), so I decided to record it and watched it tonight. I have to say I liked it and it’s definitely going i… --- ## [Gifts for Writers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-writers/805095)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gifts-for-writers/805095 "2017-12-25T21:02:49Z")
I’ve got a gift exchange coming up for my writers group. Budget is no more than $20. Now I’ve seen a lot of kitschy writer shit, corny quote plaques and "Don’t mess with the writer!’’ t-shirts and that sort of thing, bu… --- ## [Ant-Man (Seen it Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-seen-it-thread/725428)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-seen-it-thread/725428 "2017-12-25T18:28:17Z")
There was one thing, ONE THING that I wanted from this movie… AND THEY DELIVERED! Really, I thought it was too much to hope for! I avoided Spoilers, so I didn’t know I’d been getting my wish until it actually got to tha… --- ## [Trying to find the name of an actress and character she plays in Netflix' Godless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-the-name-of-an-actress-and-character-she-plays-in-netflix-godless/804952)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-the-name-of-an-actress-and-character-she-plays-in-netflix-godless/804952 "2017-12-25T16:26:16Z")
I am tying to find the name of an actress and the name of the character she plays in Netflix’ Godless. She is in a few scenes in episode one and briefly in episode two and perhaps elsewhere. She appears to be the daugh… --- ## [How Frequent Are \*MAJOR\* Screw-Ups At Institutions Like The Met, The London Philharmonic, Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequent-are-major-screw-ups-at-institutions-like-the-met-the-london-philharmonic-etc/804167)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequent-are-major-screw-ups-at-institutions-like-the-met-the-london-philharmonic-etc/804167 "2017-12-25T02:08:07Z")
How often would a major orchestra or opera or whatever be expected to have a major screw-up in front of a live audience? I’m talking sour notes, cracking voices, flubbed lines, lighting disasters, that sort of thing. Onc… --- ## [Question for non-Americans - Christmas movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-christmas-movies/805185)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-christmas-movies/805185 "2017-12-24T23:28:41Z")
In the USA favorite Christmas movies are like: Christmas Vacation It’s a Wonderful Life Miracle on 34th Street In other countries what are some favorite Christmas movies? --- ## [Survivor Season 35: Heroes, Healers and Hustlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-35-heroes-healers-and-hustlers/797293)
**Author:** [@RadioWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadioWave)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-35-heroes-healers-and-hustlers/797293 "2017-12-24T20:55:51Z")
Once more unto the beach! Jeff Probst and an all new cast are returning to Fiji this Wednesday, Sept. 29th at 8pm. Once again, the contestants are shoe horned into one of three tribes based on some chosen (and possibly… --- ## [HBO True Detective Season 3 will film in Arkansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-true-detective-season-3-will-film-in-arkansas/805172)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-true-detective-season-3-will-film-in-arkansas/805172 "2017-12-24T20:51:44Z")
Good news for my home state. :wink: 300 local jobs are getting created. It’ll be fun spotting local businesses and locations. Nic Pizzolatto, a 2005 graduate of the University of Arkansas wrote the majority of the new s… --- ## [Ebenezer Scrooge: Post Transformation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebenezer-scrooge-post-transformation/804370)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebenezer-scrooge-post-transformation/804370 "2017-12-24T20:39:19Z")
…so what do you think old Ebby was like after he turned his life around? We know he chipped in some cash to help Tiny Tim get cured…but what about his business practices? Or did he just give money to anyone who asked, an… --- ## [One More Rudolph Thread: C'Mon Santa, You Can't Handle A Little Fog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-rudolph-thread-cmon-santa-you-cant-handle-a-little-fog/803850)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-more-rudolph-thread-cmon-santa-you-cant-handle-a-little-fog/803850 "2017-12-24T18:58:36Z")
So Santa has this massive operation going at the North Pole. He’s got a huge factory, with hundreds of elves in his employ. The amount of product said elves produce would make even the largest toy manufacturer look like … --- ## [Who the heck is Mark Jackson? (Isaac on "The Orville")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-heck-is-mark-jackson-isaac-on-the-orville/804846)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-heck-is-mark-jackson-isaac-on-the-orville/804846 "2017-12-24T18:48:23Z")
Mark Jackson plays “Isaac” on the TV show “The Orville,” the artificial life form who functions as sort of the Spock/Data character on the show. His voice sounds VERY familiar. Yet his IMDb bio gives very little data as … --- ## [Just watched Woody Allen's Bananas to see if it still stands up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-woody-allens-bananas-to-see-if-it-still-stands-up/794224)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-woody-allens-bananas-to-see-if-it-still-stands-up/794224 "2017-12-24T17:15:30Z")
It doesn’t, at least in my opinion. I used to find this movie hilarious when I was young. I guess my sense of humor is different now. Viewing it now I see all the things I didn’t years ago: tired jokes, setups for lame g… --- ## [Song from about 1974...title??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-about-1974-title/805168)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-from-about-1974-title/805168 "2017-12-24T16:35:15Z")
This song may have the title “Let the Show Go On,” but I don’t know… It has a verse beginning, “an enormous crowd of people, they’re all after my blood!” Any ideas? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=662) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=664)