# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=672 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 673 --- ## [French roast \> other varieties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-roast-other-varieties/803155)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-roast-other-varieties/803155 "2017-12-01T19:38:35Z")
I just don’t understand why anyone would want “breakfast” barf or whatever other magical variety they’ve come up with lately. --- ## [Who is your favorite stand up comic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-stand-up-comic/794948)
**Author:** [@Bobdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobdavis)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-stand-up-comic/794948 "2017-12-01T19:30:46Z")
You will find many of the ones I love right here: http://scadabush.com When I become famous, I hope to make that list. Until then, I will do my best to be as funny as I possibly can. In the meantime, I look forward t… --- ## [The Big Family Cooking Showdown\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-family-cooking-showdown/803262)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-family-cooking-showdown/803262 "2017-12-01T19:06:44Z")
BBC’s replacement for The Great British Bake Off\*, hosted by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain (winner of the Bake Off in 2015), and judged by Giorgio Locatelli (Italian Michelin-starred chef) and Rosemary Shrager (I don’t kno… --- ## [Game of Thrones' Producers' next move: Confederacy. Sigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-producers-next-move-confederacy-sigh/791720)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-producers-next-move-confederacy-sigh/791720 "2017-12-01T18:47:15Z")
Article here: HBO draws ire over drama 'Confederate' from 'Game of Thrones' bosses I have a bad feeling about this. --- ## [New Avengers Infinity War trailer is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-avengers-infinity-war-trailer-is-out/803052)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-avengers-infinity-war-trailer-is-out/803052 "2017-12-01T18:18:25Z")
--- ## [Recommend a good action movie to watch tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-action-movie-to-watch-tonight/803136)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-action-movie-to-watch-tonight/803136 "2017-12-01T18:16:53Z")
Hi everyone. Mrs Snowman is away tonight, which means I can kick back at home and watch whatever I want. :grinning: What I want to watch is something exciting or thrilling. I’m a fan of the Marvel movies, and am up to … --- ## [Conspiracy Theory #17352 Booze Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-17352-booze-edition/803242)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theory-17352-booze-edition/803242 "2017-12-01T17:44:27Z")
I have a theory, and I once long ago read an article that also posited this, that the meme that women can’t make it through the day without wine that is all over social media was created by the booze industry to sell mor… --- ## [Forever is composed of nows -- and latitude of home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forever-is-composed-of-nows-and-latitude-of-home/803220)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forever-is-composed-of-nows-and-latitude-of-home/803220 "2017-12-01T16:15:12Z")
“Forever – is composed of nows,” is nice, understated brilliance. “Latitude of Home,” da hell? What’s that even mean? --- ## [Would you choose to live in a classic era sitcom world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-live-in-a-classic-era-sitcom-world/786462)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-choose-to-live-in-a-classic-era-sitcom-world/786462 "2017-12-01T14:04:44Z")
In the 1998 movie Pleasantville, Reese Witherspoon’s character decides at the end to stay in Pleasantville, saying she’d have a better life in Fifties America than she would in the 1990s real world. She even mentions her… --- ## [Doug Jones x 2!! Fish-man Actor in Movies vs Democrat challenger to Roy Moore in AL!! Argh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-jones-x-2-fish-man-actor-in-movies-vs-democrat-challenger-to-roy-moore-in-al-argh/803142)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doug-jones-x-2-fish-man-actor-in-movies-vs-democrat-challenger-to-roy-moore-in-al-argh/803142 "2017-12-01T13:23:17Z")
Anyone else notice this? Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is coming out, and there are all these PR pieces discussing the daring fantasy of the movie and the romance between the mute human woman and the fish-man … --- ## [Eyes Wide Shut questions \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-wide-shut-questions-spoilers/587491)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-wide-shut-questions-spoilers/587491 "2017-12-01T05:36:59Z")
I’ve heard about this film a lot, being Kubrick’s last, and the other day I watched it. I have some questions, some of which may even have actual answers. The Leelee Sobieski character, why did she recommend an ermine-l… --- ## [Videos that nearly ruin the song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-that-nearly-ruin-the-song/802914)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-that-nearly-ruin-the-song/802914 "2017-12-01T01:28:41Z")
Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom (Coming Home)” is one of my favorite songs, I still get goose bumps during the chorus. I love the quirky techno beat and the isolated guitar bursts. The overall story line always got me. I h… --- ## [If you could bring back one show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-bring-back-one-show/777871 "2017-12-01T01:09:08Z")
If you could, what would it be? I don’t mean streaming previous seasons. I would choose Picket Fences. It was quirky and had a great cast. --- ## [AC/DC's Brian Johnson: A Life On The Road {TV Show}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dcs-brian-johnson-a-life-on-the-road-tv-show/803104)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dcs-brian-johnson-a-life-on-the-road-tv-show/803104 "2017-12-01T00:06:33Z")
I don’t know what access Americans have to Brian Johnson’s TV interview show Life On The Road, but I haven’t seen it mentioned here, and if you can track it down, it’s well worth a watch as Brian Johnson sits down and ta… --- ## [Today's "Love Is..." comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-love-is-comic/803120)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-love-is-comic/803120 "2017-11-30T23:06:53Z")
Is it just me, or did things suddenly get really dark in today’s comic? --- ## [Has this plot ever been used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-plot-ever-been-used/803145)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-plot-ever-been-used/803145 "2017-11-30T21:51:57Z")
I had a dream last night, about what was in the dream a Shakespearean play. Now, I’m almost certain that Shakespeare never actually used this plot, but has anyone? The Queen has just given birth to a healthy, strong ba… --- ## [Ok aldis is opening here tomorrow..... whats the pros/cons of the place ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-aldis-is-opening-here-tomorrow-whats-the-pros-cons-of-the-place/801737)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-aldis-is-opening-here-tomorrow-whats-the-pros-cons-of-the-place/801737 "2017-11-30T20:15:42Z")
Well at least one of the promises of the local politicians happened in the fact that the long awaited Aldi’s is actually opening tomorrow. (every time somethings a announced there’s a 80/20 chance it wont happen ) Havin… --- ## [Have you bought green bananas that didn't ripen correctly at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-bought-green-bananas-that-didnt-ripen-correctly-at-home/803139)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-bought-green-bananas-that-didnt-ripen-correctly-at-home/803139 "2017-11-30T17:46:22Z")
I bought very green bananas a week ago. They were totally green. That’s all they had that day. Normally bananas turn yellow with streaks of green. That’s when they are ideal to eat. These sat on my counter three days a… --- ## [What's the name of this Indian recipe??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-indian-recipe/795351)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-indian-recipe/795351 "2017-09-10T08:21:39Z")
Hey all, So this is driving me nuts… I saw a huge package of this at Costco and wanted to go home and recreate it, and I can’t remember what it’s called!! It’s a dal (I think) with lentils, some other kind of bean, and … --- ## [BBC Farm Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-farm-series/802983)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-farm-series/802983 "2017-11-30T12:24:17Z")
Background: The BBC has a few documentary serieses where they examine the life of a farmer in different times in history, in the UK. Each series focuses on a different specific time period and tries to introduce the vari… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.06 "The King, the Widow, and Rick" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-06-the-king-the-widow-and-rick-open-spoilers/802827)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-06-the-king-the-widow-and-rick-open-spoilers/802827 "2017-11-30T08:09:07Z")
Kevin Smith is on Talking Dead. --- ## [Most Hilarious Unintentional (Emphasis on Unintentional) Movie Move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-unintentional-emphasis-on-unintentional-movie-move/802218)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-unintentional-emphasis-on-unintentional-movie-move/802218 "2017-11-30T04:25:31Z")
Once happened to be watching “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. If you have it, or next time you see it, watch closely in the final scene. After breaking up with Bing and then making up…Clooney give… --- ## [What time signature is this song in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signature-is-this-song-in/802929)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signature-is-this-song-in/802929 "2017-11-30T03:00:18Z")
The song is “Adieu, Adieu” by Fairport Convention. What time signature is this in? IS there a time signature at all? Or is there a combination of time signatures? I think I’m pretty well-versed in music, but I can’t fig… --- ## [Groucho Marx' glasses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groucho-marx-glasses/803000)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groucho-marx-glasses/803000 "2017-11-30T02:23:03Z")
I admit I was disappointed when I found that Groucho mustache was greasepaint, not hair. But I would like to know if he really needed glasses in his movie appearances–including in his first movie, The Cocoanuts. --- ## [Performances that made you rethink a musician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performances-that-made-you-rethink-a-musician/802957)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/performances-that-made-you-rethink-a-musician/802957 "2017-11-29T23:04:11Z")
I was a teen of the 80’s and into metal. I was aware of Prince and liked some of his songs, Sign of the Times and Kiss come immediately to mind but never really cared enough to look past the hits I saw on MTV etc. A few… --- ## [Joyner Lucas - I'm Not Racist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyner-lucas-im-not-racist/803054)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyner-lucas-im-not-racist/803054 "2017-11-29T22:57:35Z")
Was shared this music video (I’m Not Racist) on my facebook feed. So, who is this guy? He’s quite witty. --- ## [A couple of Music Documentaries on Netflix - James Brown, John Coltrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-music-documentaries-on-netflix-james-brown-john-coltrane/803039)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-music-documentaries-on-netflix-james-brown-john-coltrane/803039 "2017-11-29T22:30:33Z")
Been meaning to post this. There’ve been a number of interesting music doc’s lately - Muscles Shoals, 20 Feet From Stardom, etc. but here are a couple more: Mr. Dynamite - this James Brown doc was exec-produced by Mick… --- ## [Who sang "Power of Love"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743)
**Author:** [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-power-of-love/802743 "2017-11-29T19:30:33Z")
Just settling a bet - which of the above three (or more!) unrelated 1980s songs comes first to mind when you hear the title “The Power of Love”? --- ## [Beer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer/780248)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer/780248 "2017-11-29T19:23:32Z")
I love beer. I’ve loved beer since college, almost two decades ago. Unlike my college years, though, I don’t drink to get drunk any more – I haven’t been drunk in at least 10 years. In the last 10 years, I’ve actually… --- ## [What is your favourite episode of the original Twilight Zone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-episode-of-the-original-twilight-zone/801646)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-episode-of-the-original-twilight-zone/801646 "2017-11-29T15:57:22Z")
I have been slowly working my way through the original Twilight Zone series. It is a fantastic show and I am not sure an anthology show has ever surpassed it since. I was wondering what people’s favourite episode was, es… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=671) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=673)