# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=668 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 669 --- ## [Love songs with no specified gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-with-no-specified-gender/662403)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-with-no-specified-gender/662403 "2017-12-12T14:01:09Z")
I was listening to the radio today and the Jason Derulo song The Other Side came on and it struck me that he never specifies the gender of the person he’s singing it about. That got me thinking about love/relationship/b… --- ## [Better Late Than Never S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-than-never-s2/804270)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-than-never-s2/804270 "2017-12-12T06:51:15Z")
I didn’t watch season 1 and I wasn’t planning on watching this until the power of boredom compelled me. The season preview was freaking hilarious. Octoberfest, a naked Terry Bradshaw; BMWs and the Alps. Just a whole lot … --- ## [The Best Scrooge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-scrooge/804019)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-scrooge/804019 "2017-12-12T05:28:07Z")
Ebenezer Scrooge has been portrayed scores of times in film, radio, and television, either as Ebenezer Scrooge, the character from A Christmas Carol, or a ‘Scrooge-esque’ character in a retelling. To keep things simple … --- ## [What chord is Robert Johnson making](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chord-is-robert-johnson-making/804234)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chord-is-robert-johnson-making/804234 "2017-12-12T05:10:45Z")
What chord is Robert Johnson holding in this photo? Is it a standard blues chord? Looks like he might be using a capo. --- ## [Is Josie Long a 'character' or just her natural personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-josie-long-a-character-or-just-her-natural-personality/804169)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-josie-long-a-character-or-just-her-natural-personality/804169 "2017-12-12T03:57:38Z")
Watched the 8 out of 10 cats Does Countdown episodes featuring Josie Long (from 2014) and found her obnoxiously self-absorbed and smug\*. Is that just a stage persona (ala Stephen Colbert), or is she really like that? --- ## [The End Of Summer. RIP Bruce Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-summer-rip-bruce-brown/804246)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-summer-rip-bruce-brown/804246 "2017-12-12T03:18:11Z")
Bruce Brown, who turned surfing into a cultural phenomenon with ‘The Endless Summer,’ dies at 80 I was never a surfer, though I really wanted a surfboard when I was a kid in San Diego. Nevertheless, I love The Endless … --- ## [Name this tune.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune/804245)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune/804245 "2017-12-12T02:31:34Z")
A video tour of a record store here has a song playing in the background. I know it’s a long shot, but does anyone recognize the song? --- ## [when did Hava Nagila become a sports "anthem?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-hava-nagila-become-a-sports-anthem/804250)
**Author:** [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-hava-nagila-become-a-sports-anthem/804250 "2017-12-12T01:51:05Z")
see here: I’ve heard it mainly at Red Wings games, but it’s supposedly pretty common at a lot of sporting events. --- ## [TV channels with a multihour major lineup on a specific day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-channels-with-a-multihour-major-lineup-on-a-specific-day/804160)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-channels-with-a-multihour-major-lineup-on-a-specific-day/804160 "2017-12-12T01:40:23Z")
When I was a kid ABC had TGIF on friday. The shows would vary (full house, perfect strangers, family matters, etc), but it meant 2 hours of friday night sitcoms followed by 20/20. In the mid to late 90s, NBC had must se… --- ## [Books you've thrown across the room in rage (open spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-thrown-across-the-room-in-rage-open-spoilers-likely/365799)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-thrown-across-the-room-in-rage-open-spoilers-likely/365799 "2017-12-12T01:13:29Z")
Inspired by this thread on walking out of movies. Ever been so disgusted by a book you were reading that you threw it across the room, or out the window, or into the fireplace, or at the head of the author who just so h… --- ## [Recommendations for Red Velvet Cake Recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-red-velvet-cake-recipe/803763)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-red-velvet-cake-recipe/803763 "2017-12-12T00:45:41Z")
I’m making a dragon cake for my daughter’s birthday. I’d like to use Red Velvet cake. Does anyone have a recipe they would recommend? Thank you! --- ## [The Grinch Movie (Spoiler Material Ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-movie-spoiler-material-ahead/41867)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grinch-movie-spoiler-material-ahead/41867 "2017-12-11T23:53:15Z")
I saw this movie the other day with my over-enthusiastic sister. She even brought her little stuffed Grinch doll to the movie, and practicly bounced with excitement the entire time. Sadly, both her and I were generally … --- ## [Cheapest way to get a novel translated into another language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-way-to-get-a-novel-translated-into-another-language/804238)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-way-to-get-a-novel-translated-into-another-language/804238 "2017-12-11T23:05:50Z")
From what I read online, it can cost around $20,000 to get a high-quality translation of a novel from English into a foreign language. Which I totally understand; if I were a translator and someone wanted me to convert a… --- ## [Beautiful-The Carole King musical is excellent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-is-excellent/804229)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-the-carole-king-musical-is-excellent/804229 "2017-12-11T21:02:01Z")
So, I grabbed a half price ticket to Beautiful for a matinee last Saturday. I’m not all that familiar with Carole King, a lot of those 70s singer/songwriters kinda blur together to me. I wasn’t expecting much, but I was… --- ## [My Friend Dahmer (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-dahmer-open-spoilers/804071)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-dahmer-open-spoilers/804071 "2017-12-11T19:21:54Z")
Has anyone else seen My Friend Dahmer? I just saw it today. Good, but disturbing film. Some scenes are extremely uncomfortable to watch, other’s darkly comedic. I wonder what the first Class of '78 reunion that took … --- ## [The book Please Kill Me: simply excellent, or ground zero for modern oral histories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-please-kill-me-simply-excellent-or-ground-zero-for-modern-oral-histories/804120)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-please-kill-me-simply-excellent-or-ground-zero-for-modern-oral-histories/804120 "2017-12-11T19:17:40Z")
The OP title sums it up. Here’s a link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F21WW6W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 I’m about to start Meet Me in the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman. It is unabashedly hoping… --- ## [The Punisher tv series (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punisher-tv-series-open-spoilers/801953)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punisher-tv-series-open-spoilers/801953 "2017-12-11T18:27:28Z")
I’m watching the first episode right now and it’s pretty good. I’m not sure how high to have my hopes. I liked Punisher: War Zone, but didn’t think Frank Castle was all that interesting in his Daredevil S2 appearances. S… --- ## [British singers -- no accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-singers-no-accent/804001)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-singers-no-accent/804001 "2017-12-11T16:32:48Z")
Seems like when people with British accents sing, the accent disappears. Even if they have a really emphatic Cockney or posh or Liverpudlian accent, still, the act of singing seems to smooth it out. Why do you suppose th… --- ## [Love Actually question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-question/776567)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-question/776567 "2017-12-11T13:39:26Z")
Why does Hugh Grant have Natalie reassigned to somewhere else when he clearly likes her? --- ## [Luann, the occasionally recurring thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luann-the-occasionally-recurring-thread/788300)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luann-the-occasionally-recurring-thread/788300 "2017-12-11T05:43:18Z")
Rather than resurrect the old thread with a question for a name, I thought I’d create a new one. Since we left off last (a year or two ago), it is still unclear if Luann is getting any, but on the today’s strip, Les(ley… --- ## [Traveling Wilburys: Video question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-wilburys-video-question/804088)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traveling-wilburys-video-question/804088 "2017-12-11T02:18:13Z")
Does anyone know what old train line was featured on the Wilburys video “End of the Line”? --- ## [The best Christmas movie ever: "Die Hard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-christmas-movie-ever-die-hard/803827)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-christmas-movie-ever-die-hard/803827 "2017-12-11T00:29:09Z")
All decent and right-thinking people know that “Die Hard” is the best Christmas movie ever and if you disagree you’re simply wrong and I’m right. Alas, your Mr. Takagi did not see it that way, so he won’t be joining us … --- ## [Why does the Kraken have a navel? And other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-kraken-have-a-navel-and-other-questions/804126)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-kraken-have-a-navel-and-other-questions/804126 "2017-12-10T23:07:30Z")
Just watched the end of the 1981 Clash of the Titans, a simple story of boy meets girl, girl’s mother commits blasphemy, one god tries to take her revenge, other god works to spike that revenge, giant sea monster (with n… --- ## [Porgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porgs/803853)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/porgs/803853 "2017-12-10T22:58:02Z")
So there’s a new alien critter designed for the upcoming Star Wars movie. I’m just Googling some images now, and I haven’t made up my mind if they’re cute or weird. Sorry that the only article I found was on USA Today.… --- ## [Twitter is now a legit news source from random people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-is-now-a-legit-news-source-from-random-people/804134)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-is-now-a-legit-news-source-from-random-people/804134 "2017-12-10T20:53:54Z")
All the time I see articles that are nothing more than a compilation of tweets from random people . example here Twitter erupts with United States men soccer team jokes as team fails to qualify for World Cup – New… --- ## [Time For A Christmas Playlist...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-christmas-playlist/804052)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-christmas-playlist/804052 "2017-12-10T14:02:26Z")
The Who, Christmas. Hoodoo Gurus, Tojo. Flaming Lips, Christmas at the Zoo. Neko Case covering Tom Waits, Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis. AC/DC, Mistress For Christmas. The Business, Bollocks To Christm… --- ## [Is this the greatest commercial ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-greatest-commercial-ever-made/793760 "2017-12-10T10:39:58Z")
Here’s an ad for a product called Mr Beams Indoor Outdoor Solar Eclipse Lighting for Solar Eclipses. It’s a pretty obvious parody of the bad ads used to sell unnecessary products. So why is it perhaps the greatest comme… --- ## [Name a good European history book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-good-european-history-book/804060)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-good-european-history-book/804060 "2017-12-10T03:57:13Z")
A friend of mine complains that their history education was spotty. So, I thought I’d get them a book about European history for Xmas. I was thinking of something along the lines of an AP European History textbook, like… --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with Seal-A-Meal(r)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-seal-a-meal-r/624669)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-seal-a-meal-r/624669 "2017-12-10T02:17:10Z")
rjk and I are about to acquire a full-size freezer, and I’m probably going to fill it up with freezer meals. I thought a seal-a-meal would cut down on the amount of plastic containers I would need. Do you have one? D… --- ## [Most Iconic Movie Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-iconic-movie-posters/803554 "2017-12-10T00:13:14Z")
What do you consider the most iconic and instantly recognizable movie posters? I need to do a campaign and am trying to be creative. Please help me, it’s been a long few weeks :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=667) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=669)