# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=677 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 678 --- ## [Lord of the Ring TV series being discussed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-ring-tv-series-being-discussed/801547)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-ring-tv-series-being-discussed/801547 "2017-11-17T18:42:38Z")
Here is a link to one of many articles on the subject http://deadline.com/2017/11/amazon-the-lord-of-the-rings-tv-series-multi-season-commitment-1202207065/ I don’t think this has been discussed here - I searched & didn… --- ## [So I picked up a guitar the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-picked-up-a-guitar-the-other-day/801576)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-picked-up-a-guitar-the-other-day/801576 "2017-11-17T18:21:23Z")
Any tips for a beginner? I was surfing YouTube and saw this dude playing Angel of Harlem on the acoustic guitar: - YouTube It didn’t seem that hard, and I think I could sing it better so went to the guitar store and bo… --- ## [Can anyone identify this classical music please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-classical-music-please/800803)
**Author:** [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-this-classical-music-please/800803 "2017-11-17T17:05:07Z")
The one at the start is Rule Brittania - that one isn’t the problem… But (apart from one brief marchlike sound) there is one piece of classical music used several times, most clearly audible at 6m50s. But w… --- ## [Any Lou Reed fans in the house? (Currently reading his biography)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-lou-reed-fans-in-the-house-currently-reading-his-biography/801791)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-lou-reed-fans-in-the-house-currently-reading-his-biography/801791 "2017-11-17T10:56:43Z")
link to biography I started listening to Lou in the early 80s, my introduction being Transformer. I listened to that album over and over and over again; it was, and remains, one of my favorites. Then I dug into the Vel… --- ## [Houseboat (1958)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseboat-1958/801852)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseboat-1958/801852 "2017-11-17T10:15:19Z")
Watching Houseboat (1958). Am I the only one who thinks that will all of the makeup, Sophia Loren looks like a Star Trek (TOS) Klingon? The brown face powder is pretty thick in the country club scene. Or maybe I’m jus… --- ## ["da Vinci" Painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-vinci-painting/801766)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/da-vinci-painting/801766 "2017-11-17T05:04:24Z")
“Salvator Mundi” sold for a record $450,000,000 at auction. Most of the coverage I’ve seen seems to accept that this is a genuine da Vinci, not mentioning any skepticism in the art world. At the same time I saw a story t… --- ## [Should I read Dostoevsky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-dostoevsky/545745)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-dostoevsky/545745 "2017-11-17T03:31:34Z")
I keep hearing good things about The Brothers Karamazov, and the summary of The Idiot sounded kind of intriguing. Not to mention he’s one of the most famous and oft-mentioned Russian writers. Since I keep coming across… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.04 "Some Guy" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-04-some-guy-open-spoilers/801502)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-04-some-guy-open-spoilers/801502 "2017-11-17T01:20:43Z")
Robert Kirkman is on Talking Dead. --- ## [Tea aficionados, tell me what's good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-aficionados-tell-me-whats-good/801728)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-aficionados-tell-me-whats-good/801728 "2017-11-17T01:14:55Z")
I have never been much of a tea drinker and when I did drink it, it was full of sugar and milk (still like it this way occasionally), but this summer I tried fruit refrigerator tea (quart Mason jars with chopped or slice… --- ## [Do you ever ask the chef for input?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-ask-the-chef-for-input/801616)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-ask-the-chef-for-input/801616 "2017-11-16T22:11:54Z")
I think this is an underutilized resource. From time to time I’ve asked a restaurant’s chef for advice and I’ve never been disappointed. Last night I ordered a pizza to go at the bar (my Monday literature discussion gr… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season Eleven, Episode Seven (November 9, 2017) -- "The Geology Methodology"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-seven-november-9-2017-the-geology-methodology/801143)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-seven-november-9-2017-the-geology-methodology/801143 "2017-11-16T21:13:16Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [At Home with Amy Sedaris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-with-amy-sedaris/801701)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-with-amy-sedaris/801701 "2017-11-16T20:30:43Z")
I had high hopes. Loved Strangers With Candy and think old Amy is pretty damn funny. I figured something like this would be right up her ally and could really make something good. But this new show sucks on ice! Painful… --- ## [Who knew Rip Taylor is still alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-rip-taylor-is-still-alive/801558)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knew-rip-taylor-is-still-alive/801558 "2017-11-16T19:46:14Z")
Something reminded me of Rip Taylor, so I thought I’d see when he died. As of this posting, he hasn’t. Who knew? --- ## [Neat trick in reading bass clef.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-in-reading-bass-clef/801695)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-in-reading-bass-clef/801695 "2017-11-16T16:58:59Z")
All, Cows, Eat, Grass That is how most students are introduced to bass clef notes. I learned to read treble clef at age 11. Used it daily in Orchestra for six years. Bass clef is always a struggle for me to sight read… --- ## [George Takei is latest celeb accused of sexual assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-is-latest-celeb-accused-of-sexual-assault/801289)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-is-latest-celeb-accused-of-sexual-assault/801289 "2017-11-16T15:33:09Z")
Story here. I thought he was one of the good guys. --- ## [RIP Walter Becker (Steely Dan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-walter-becker-steely-dan/795400)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-walter-becker-steely-dan/795400 "2017-11-16T14:45:01Z")
At 67 no less…the loss of a truly inventive musician. --- ## [Tom Sizemore accused of indecent assault on an 11-year old girl in 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-sizemore-accused-of-indecent-assault-on-an-11-year-old-girl-in-2003/801604)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-sizemore-accused-of-indecent-assault-on-an-11-year-old-girl-in-2003/801604 "2017-11-16T04:31:15Z")
My God, are all Hollywood actors a bunch of sleazebags? This shit never stops. Here’s the story. I really do not want to believe this, Tom Sizemore is one of my favorite character actors, he was absolutely great in th… --- ## [Hey, Cosmere fans! It's Oathvember!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cosmere-fans-its-oathvember/800417)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-cosmere-fans-its-oathvember/800417 "2017-11-16T03:46:00Z")
That’s right: only two weeks until Oathbringer is released. lets out a fangirl shriek that can probably be heard all the way in Utah --- ## [Scenes you suspect were filmed with the deliberate intent of generating an internet meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-you-suspect-were-filmed-with-the-deliberate-intent-of-generating-an-internet-meme/801692)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-you-suspect-were-filmed-with-the-deliberate-intent-of-generating-an-internet-meme/801692 "2017-11-16T03:37:30Z")
I’m not gonna try to argue that watching Chief Hopper of “Stranger Things” shake his groove thing to Jim Croce music wasn’t funny. But from the moment I saw it, I instantly thought “They (the Duffer Brothers and everyone… --- ## [New SyFy show - Game Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-syfy-show-game-face/794691)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-syfy-show-game-face/794691 "2017-11-16T01:42:12Z")
SyFy channel has been trying to capitalize on their “Face Off” show for some time, playing around with other concepts for shows. There was a competition show where the competitors built movie/commercial sets. There was … --- ## [Is The "Rock Era" Over? If so, when did it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rock-era-over-if-so-when-did-it-end/799324)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rock-era-over-if-so-when-did-it-end/799324 "2017-11-16T01:28:01Z")
Alas…I recall many weekend mornings listening to Casey Kasem and the old “American Top 40” radio show. Whenever he would describe an amazing fact pertaining to an artist or song, he would refer to the “Rock Era”—the time… --- ## [ID this song (Kent cigarette ads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-kent-cigarette-ads/801731)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-kent-cigarette-ads/801731 "2017-11-16T00:58:46Z")
Back in the 60s, Kent cigarette ads on TV had a bouncy, apparently familiar tune. I always assumed they were using a famous, pre-existing tune; a political ad from 1970 used the same melody, and I can’t imagine they’d ju… --- ## [Looks like my Theater is doing flex pricing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-my-theater-is-doing-flex-pricing/801148)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-my-theater-is-doing-flex-pricing/801148 "2017-11-16T00:25:59Z")
I bought tickets to my local AMC theater yesterday and they were around $9.50 each. Today I bought tickets for a different movie and noticed they were $10.99 each. Digging a little deeper it looks like between yesterday … --- ## [search for a specific Manhattan deli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-a-specific-manhattan-deli/801720)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-a-specific-manhattan-deli/801720 "2017-11-16T00:22:01Z")
I was in New York several years ago and will be back again next month. I went to a deli that was a couple of blocks south of Central park. the name was something like 56th street deli or 5645 deli… I tried googling but … --- ## [I much prefer butter to margarine...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-much-prefer-butter-to-margarine/801546)
**Author:** [@Zetetic\_Skeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zetetic_Skeptic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-much-prefer-butter-to-margarine/801546 "2017-11-15T22:26:40Z")
When I was a child, my household only purchased and used different varieties of margarine. Usually Country Crock. When I got married and started doing my own cooking, I bought and used real butter (usually the salted k… --- ## ["A Mind is a Terrible Thing"--Help Me Remember This Comedy Skit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-help-me-remember-this-comedy-skit/339015)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-help-me-remember-this-comedy-skit/339015 "2017-11-15T21:32:44Z")
A little while ago, a colleague of mine was doing a presentation to us and make a really dumb and funny mistake. He was cool about it, he put his hand over his face, then took it down and, with a really goofy facial exp… --- ## [5 women accuse Louis CK of sexual misconduct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-women-accuse-louis-ck-of-sexual-misconduct/801152)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 367\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-women-accuse-louis-ck-of-sexual-misconduct/801152 "2017-11-15T20:36:53Z")
Uggh. No heroes. I’m a huge fan of CK’s comedy, and I’ve seen him live many times, and I believe these women. Disgusting behavior (to ward off any such comments – this isn’t rape, but it’s still disgusting, it’s st… --- ## [Why is it so hard to find fusilli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-fusilli/800885)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-fusilli/800885 "2017-11-15T17:15:20Z")
There is a pasta dish I make every once in a while that calls for fusilli pasta. When I first started making it I never had trouble finding fusilli at the store, but lately it’s been nearly impossible to find any. Some … --- ## [Name a singer with an "unusual" voice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-singer-with-an-unusual-voice/797882)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-singer-with-an-unusual-voice/797882 "2017-11-15T15:55:17Z")
Subject line pretty much says it. Name a singer you’ve heard whose voice is…unusual. Not necessarily in range or skill, but in sound. Brad Roberts from Crash Test Dummies comes to mind. The standard claim is that he’… --- ## [What porn stars resemble famous Hollywood stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-porn-stars-resemble-famous-hollywood-stars/137421)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-porn-stars-resemble-famous-hollywood-stars/137421 "2017-11-15T15:09:56Z")
This other thread gave me the idea. Some (possibly vague) resemblances: Mira Sorvino : Tiffany Minx Jennifer Love Hewitt : Chloe (no last name?) Helen Hunt : Melanie Moore [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=676) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=678)