# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=664 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 665 --- ## [The great unsung rimshot genius](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-unsung-rimshot-genius/805195)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-unsung-rimshot-genius/805195 "2017-12-24T04:51:02Z")
I have no idea who this guy is but he has the greatest repertoire of rimshots I’ve ever heard. Start at 6:30. Apologies for the 60’s humor. --- ## [China Syndrome Turbine trip? Explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-syndrome-turbine-trip-explain/804759)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-syndrome-turbine-trip-explain/804759 "2017-12-24T04:05:17Z")
I’ve tried to find online a site that will explain step by step what happened, in that scene and what Jack was afraid would happen during another SCRAM and what happened at the end of the film? But I’ve been unsuccesful.… --- ## [Modular synth revival](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modular-synth-revival/805123)
**Author:** [@Moris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modular-synth-revival/805123 "2017-12-24T03:17:46Z")
I got into modular synths recently. Always wanted to. It seems they’re not only making a comeback, there’s a new revival era, a subset riding on the top of analog revival craze. There’s plenty of information on the net, … --- ## [Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bueller-bueller-anyone/805175)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bueller-bueller-anyone/805175 "2017-12-24T00:41:33Z")
The girl who spits soda in Rooney’s face at the arcade … she looks very familiar. Who is she? Anyone? Anyone? --- ## [Richard Hammond injured in crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643)
**Author:** [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643 "2017-12-23T23:34:36Z")
The Hamster is just an unlucky driver. :frowning: Filming in Switzerland for Grand Tour, he crashed his Rimac Concept One electric supercar (which subsequently burst into flames) and was airlifted to the hospital with … --- ## [Whatcha bingeing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-bingeing/803211)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-bingeing/803211 "2017-12-23T21:50:22Z")
As a retired night owl, I’m always looking for new stuff to binge on while the world sleeps. Just finished Broadchurch on Netflix, and I can’t say enough good about it. It begins with a female police officer whose antic… --- ## [Help ID a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-book/725736)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-book/725736 "2017-12-23T21:25:48Z")
Years ago, at least thirty, maybe more, I read a book in a Reader’s Digest anthology. The story was contemporary for the time, but part of the action took place in a very old English manor, from the late 1500’s maybe? … --- ## [Why does Levon Helm hate Robbie Robertson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-levon-helm-hate-robbie-robertson/331280)
**Author:** [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-levon-helm-hate-robbie-robertson/331280 "2017-12-23T20:32:04Z")
Just saw the Last Waltz. Of course I’d heard some of the Band’s songs before but after seeing this movie (several times now) I’m just blown away. So, as I start to read more about them on the web, I learn that Levon He… --- ## [Is "Winter Wonderland" winking subtly at premarital sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-winter-wonderland-winking-subtly-at-premarital-sex/804843)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-winter-wonderland-winking-subtly-at-premarital-sex/804843 "2017-12-23T14:41:55Z")
That’s how it comes across to me, but maybe I just have a dirty mind? :dubious: --- ## [Cooked so well you surprised yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-so-well-you-surprised-yourself/804972)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-so-well-you-surprised-yourself/804972 "2017-12-23T01:35:30Z")
I’ve been craving a really well made steak because I had been watching cooking shows. For my birthday last month my husband took me to a chain steakhouse (think Texas Roadhouse – not Ruth’s Chris) and it was so awful, th… --- ## [Songs that try to use mythology to add gravitas and look smart that totally F it up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-try-to-use-mythology-to-add-gravitas-and-look-smart-that-totally-f-it-up/804458)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-try-to-use-mythology-to-add-gravitas-and-look-smart-that-totally-f-it-up/804458 "2017-12-23T01:25:13Z")
“Something just like this” by Coldplay and the Chainsmokers starts like this: “I’ve been reading books of old The legends and the myths Achilles and his gold Hercules and his gifts Spiderman’s control And Batman wi… --- ## [Has anyone here seen the "Fifty Shades of Grey" moves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-the-fifty-shades-of-grey-moves/804934)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-seen-the-fifty-shades-of-grey-moves/804934 "2017-12-23T00:58:02Z")
The posters and movie descriptions make them sound wonderful but they’re really panned by Rotten Tomatoes. Given the subject matter, maybe the issue is just that they’re not really for a mass market audience? Has anyon… --- ## [Least Favorite Fawlty Towers Episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-fawlty-towers-episode/804862)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-fawlty-towers-episode/804862 "2017-12-22T22:35:02Z")
Let’s say there’s a Fawlty Towers Marathon. At twelve episodes at 30 minutes apiece, that’s six hours. During which episode do you fix a snack/use the bathroom/walk the dog or feed the cat? I say the Anniversary Party… --- ## [Is Bill O'Reilly's career finished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bill-oreillys-career-finished/784878 "2017-12-22T22:31:41Z")
Bill had a lot of very loyal fans. Probably not here, :smiley: but in other segments of the population. Will another Network want him? Setting aside the current controversy, is he too conservative for any of the other N… --- ## [Moody's Mood for Love and other interesting song stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moodys-mood-for-love-and-other-interesting-song-stories/805074)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moodys-mood-for-love-and-other-interesting-song-stories/805074 "2017-12-22T20:27:33Z")
I know this song because it was legendary DJ Frankie Crocker’s sign-off for many years on WBLS. Today I found out more about it. See, what had happened was in 1952 Eddie Jefferson heard John Moody’s 1949 version of 1939… --- ## [he toss my salad like his name Romaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-toss-my-salad-like-his-name-romaine/804509)
**Author:** [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-toss-my-salad-like-his-name-romaine/804509 "2017-12-22T18:43:21Z")
What did Nicki Minaj with this line in the song Anaconda? I know what tossing salad means, but what does the name Romaine have to do with it?? --- ## [Book suggestions for teenage girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions-for-teenage-girls/804467)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions-for-teenage-girls/804467 "2017-12-22T18:16:30Z")
It’s that time of year again, when I give books to my nieces. And it’s also that time of year again, when I have no idea what they’re interested in (I have some specific suggestions for my nephew, at least, never mind t… --- ## [Coke or Pepsi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-or-pepsi/804445)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-or-pepsi/804445 "2017-12-22T17:56:19Z")
For those who have a preference. Yeah, I know you like your Stewart’s and your Vernors and your Sprechers; ain’t no room for that malarkey in this poll. Coke/Diet Coke vs. Pepsi/Diet Pepsi. --- ## [Papa John's Blames NFL Controversy for Poor Sales.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papa-johns-blames-nfl-controversy-for-poor-sales/800430)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papa-johns-blames-nfl-controversy-for-poor-sales/800430 "2017-12-22T17:56:08Z")
Really. Of course, it couldn’t be because Poppa John’s pizza sucks. --- ## [Has anyone here tried Japanese cheesecake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-japanese-cheesecake/804583)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-japanese-cheesecake/804583 "2017-12-22T13:35:30Z")
I watch a youtube channel filmed by a couple of Japanese guys who try restaurants, food, and snacks in front of the camera and tell you what they think. Recently, they showed “Japanese cheesecake”, which looked like a n… --- ## [Musicians is it unusual for a modern recording to be out of tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-is-it-unusual-for-a-modern-recording-to-be-out-of-tune/804951)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-is-it-unusual-for-a-modern-recording-to-be-out-of-tune/804951 "2017-12-22T09:25:08Z")
I’ve read the old music on tape from the 1950’s an 60’s would sometimes get out of tune. The original tape machine’s speed might have been off, worn pinch rollers, warped reels, or even the tape stretching. I’m puzzled… --- ## [ID this action/thriller movie from a single, hazily recalled scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-action-thriller-movie-from-a-single-hazily-recalled-scene/805009)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-action-thriller-movie-from-a-single-hazily-recalled-scene/805009 "2017-12-22T06:04:59Z")
I saw this movie on TV in the early 80’s, though I have a feeling it wasn’t a made-for-tv movie or series. It had a gritty '‘vibe’ to it, like a Martin Scorsese film. (I searched IMBD for Scorsese films, but didn’t see a… --- ## [Has anyone here read (or heard of) Foundations of Geopolitics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-read-or-heard-of-foundations-of-geopolitics/805013)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-read-or-heard-of-foundations-of-geopolitics/805013 "2017-12-21T21:26:34Z")
Recently, I’ve heard a great deal about a 1997 book called The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia. According to Wikipedia, this is a really big deal in Russia, and it touches on a number of iss… --- ## [What's cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cooking/804778)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cooking/804778 "2017-12-21T21:14:05Z")
Last night I made ‘easy stroganoff’ (Angus beef, yellow onion, sliced mushrooms, salt, pepper, sour cream, Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, and Worcestershire, served over egg noodles). This morning found me rubbing t… --- ## [Writing, and having too many choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-and-having-too-many-choices/804965)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-and-having-too-many-choices/804965 "2017-12-21T19:23:46Z")
This is kind of nitpicky, but honestly what else is the Dope for? Sometimes when I’m writing, I’ll think of multiple ways to structure a sentence, and then I’m stuck on deciding which one is best for way too long. Kind… --- ## [Your favorite blues King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-blues-king/804832 "2017-12-21T15:40:34Z")
I love American blues music, and though are many, many great artists, the three classic Kings offer a seemingly unlimited vault of great music. Do you have a favorite? --- ## [Pixar's "Coco"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixars-coco/802575)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pixars-coco/802575 "2017-12-21T08:56:54Z")
Didn’t see a thread about this one yet. I saw it today and I loved it. It’s become a very good contender for my favorite Pixar film (tied with “Inside Out.”) The visuals were gorgeous, the story was good (I even teared u… --- ## [Time for Another "Identify This Song" Thread...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-identify-this-song-thread/804953)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-another-identify-this-song-thread/804953 "2017-12-21T04:26:25Z")
clumsy MIDI representation Genre: hiphoppy/urban pop Era: 1984-1985-ish Lyrics: for the refrainish section the MIDI applies to, something about “the left side” and “the right side”… get it on the left side, get it … --- ## [Explain the accounting scam in "The Accountant"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-accounting-scam-in-the-accountant/804764)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-accounting-scam-in-the-accountant/804764 "2017-12-21T04:09:55Z")
Just watched The Accountant on a flight and the subtleties of the scam went by a little quick. Not being a particularly cerebral movie, you can enjoy it just knowing that, “Bad guys are doing something related to account… --- ## ["cleanin' up the muddy breaks"??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleanin-up-the-muddy-breaks/804801)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleanin-up-the-muddy-breaks/804801 "2017-12-21T03:33:02Z")
Jimmy Buffet: Saxophones: \* If I had saxophones Big baritone, cleanin’ up the muddy breaks\* Muddy breaks? Is this a musical term? :confused: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=663) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=665)