# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=679 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 680 --- ## [Who plays piano on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-plays-piano-on-mr-rogers-neighborhood/62290)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-plays-piano-on-mr-rogers-neighborhood/62290 "2017-11-12T18:46:12Z")
I find his music very relaxing, and would like to buy a CD if one is available. Thanks Quasi --- ## [Eight Best Actor Oscars for playing a musician...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-best-actor-oscars-for-playing-a-musician/800904)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-best-actor-oscars-for-playing-a-musician/800904 "2017-11-12T18:30:05Z")
That’s what Entertainment Weekly says: eight Best Actor (not Supporting or Actress) Oscars have been awarded for playing a musician. But I can only think of seven. James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy Robert Duvall, Tende… --- ## [Song Lyric ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric/801196)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyric/801196 "2017-11-12T05:51:44Z")
What the hell does\* “Like a river flows Shirley to the sea” \*mean? :confused: Is it about smuggling drugs or getting rid of a witness to a crime? --- ## [RIP-Fats Domino-Ain't that a shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fats-domino-aint-that-a-shame/799818)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fats-domino-aint-that-a-shame/799818 "2017-11-11T22:17:49Z")
I guess he now has a permanent plot on Blueberry Hill. :frowning: --- ## [I finally tried a Chick-o-Stick today . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-tried-a-chick-o-stick-today/801017 "2017-11-11T21:32:31Z")
After years of hearing people talk about these things, and how wonderful they were, I finally found some Chick-o-Sticks in the “Pic-a-Mix”\* display at Wegman’s and brought a few home with me. Trepidation may too gentle … --- ## [Does this Japanese salad dressing have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-japanese-salad-dressing-have-a-name/801366)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-japanese-salad-dressing-have-a-name/801366 "2017-11-11T21:03:31Z")
When I make nikumaki, I make a salad dressing/dipping sauce of mayonnaise, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and mirin. I never seem to remember to put sesame oil in, but that’s OK. It tastes good as it is. We use it on t… --- ## [What's the worst properly prepared thing you have ever eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-properly-prepared-thing-you-have-ever-eaten/799940)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-properly-prepared-thing-you-have-ever-eaten/799940 "2017-11-11T18:53:08Z")
Properly prepared being key. So the tuna casserole from the church potluck that gave you the three day trots doesn’t count. I’m sure I’ve had worse, but liver and onions just makes me physically ill. This is open to d… --- ## [Recommendations for Movies/TV with a "Data"-like character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-movies-tv-with-a-data-like-character/801157)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-movies-tv-with-a-data-like-character/801157 "2017-11-11T16:38:34Z")
My son is autistic. It occurred to me the other day, while pondering some of his struggles understanding the emotional state of others, and why other people do things, that there are some relevant characters in the movie… --- ## [Season 1 of The Good Place with Kristin Bell, Ted Danson (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-1-of-the-good-place-with-kristin-bell-ted-danson-open-spoilers/801329)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-1-of-the-good-place-with-kristin-bell-ted-danson-open-spoilers/801329 "2017-11-11T15:42:09Z")
I know there was an ongoing thread about The Good Place when it first came out as a series, but I wanted to talk about the entire first season as a whole … Wow! I’m blown away. I have to say when this first popped up on… --- ## [Desperately Trying to Cut the Cable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperately-trying-to-cut-the-cable/801255)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desperately-trying-to-cut-the-cable/801255 "2017-11-11T15:37:02Z")
Ok … one quick question that I hope will solve my problem of self-doubt. But first a story - just a quick one. I was on the phone with the cable company today and I was straightforward: “I just want internet - I don’t w… --- ## [What shortcuts do set designers use when making lavish sets for TV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shortcuts-do-set-designers-use-when-making-lavish-sets-for-tv-shows/801222)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shortcuts-do-set-designers-use-when-making-lavish-sets-for-tv-shows/801222 "2017-11-11T13:08:53Z")
Some TV shows have very elaborate, expensive-looking sets that would cost a fortune to build in real life. I’ll use “Madam Secretary” as an example. They have the State Dept, West Wing, and the McCord’s residence–all o… --- ## [A CBS military procedural with an (intentional) lesson on white privilege? Whoa.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cbs-military-procedural-with-an-intentional-lesson-on-white-privilege-whoa/801197)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cbs-military-procedural-with-an-intentional-lesson-on-white-privilege-whoa/801197 "2017-11-11T04:39:26Z")
I had to pick my jaw up from the floor. I happened to catch an episode of CBS’s new Jason Boreanaz vehicle, Seal Team. It’s the first time in well over a decade that a “lead in” actually worked on me (in this case Surv… --- ## [Sooner or later, everything winds up in an enchilada.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooner-or-later-everything-winds-up-in-an-enchilada/763200)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sooner-or-later-everything-winds-up-in-an-enchilada/763200 "2017-11-11T02:49:39Z")
Or taquitos, or tacos. I’ve said this a few times. The Thanksgiving turkey becomes ‘turquitos’, leftover rotisserie chicken becomes enchiladas or taquitos, leftover roast beef becomes enchiladas or tacos… Last night i… --- ## [Which movies feature Dr. Strange?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181)
**Author:** [@Wakky\_Bakky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakky_Bakky)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181 "2017-11-11T01:00:30Z")
Which movies feature Dr. Strange? I own “Doctor Strange” and I just saw “Thor: Ragnarok” which features a cameo by Dr. Strange. Are there any others? I know he and Spiderman have lots of adventures together (at least … --- ## [Get Out: exact nature of the procedure (spoilers abound)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-exact-nature-of-the-procedure-spoilers-abound/801253)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-exact-nature-of-the-procedure-spoilers-abound/801253 "2017-11-11T00:20:09Z")
Just saw it on HBO. Thought it was awesome. Some blank space, just so nobody inadvertently sees a spoiler… I’m having trouble getting my head around the exact nature of the transplant (“the Coagula Project”). They’re… --- ## [Robin Masters has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-masters-has-died/801200)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-masters-has-died/801200 "2017-11-11T00:13:14Z")
Character actor John Hillerman has passed away. No more Higgy baby :frowning: Zeus and Apollo are now mourning… --- ## [Rian Johnson to develop new Star Wars trilogy from scratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rian-johnson-to-develop-new-star-wars-trilogy-from-scratch/801159)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rian-johnson-to-develop-new-star-wars-trilogy-from-scratch/801159 "2017-11-10T20:29:22Z")
“Star Wars will get another film trilogy, which will be entirely new and will be separate from the current saga focusing on the Skywalker family and its close associates and friends. The news comes direct from Star Wars’… --- ## [Authors and character development](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-and-character-development/801151)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-and-character-development/801151 "2017-11-10T19:34:00Z")
Folks with the Dope, Yes, pun intended. So, this might be better in GQ, but it’s about how an author goes about developing their characters, so I put it here. Please move if deemed appropriate. To the question: I have… --- ## [Lois Lane vs Sarah Jane Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-lane-vs-sarah-jane-smith/800570)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-lane-vs-sarah-jane-smith/800570 "2017-11-10T18:26:28Z")
The girlfriend of The Man of Steel vs the companion of the 3rd:4th Time Lord. Intelligent, resourceful, assertive investigative journalists…whose horizons were WAY expanded due to their SOs explorations and interactions… --- ## [Can you name this Nazi movie for me...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-nazi-movie-for-me/801184)
**Author:** [@Wakky\_Bakky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakky_Bakky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-nazi-movie-for-me/801184 "2017-11-10T17:16:17Z")
Can you name this Nazi movie for me…? It’s not a Nazi movie per se, it just features this scene but I cannot remember the name of the movie… There is an early scene (maybe even the opening scene) featuring Nazis at the… --- ## [I am going to kick myself when this comes to me but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-kick-myself-when-this-comes-to-me-but/800999 "2017-11-10T16:47:59Z")
…in the meantime, I am looking for a song. I’ve got just a snippet of it. Only one word and no tune. First there is a slight modulation of the key, then six syllables (da-da da-da, da, da) followed by (I think) “No \[som… --- ## [Family guy is really jumping the shark in the 16th season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-is-really-jumping-the-shark-in-the-16th-season/801154)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-is-really-jumping-the-shark-in-the-16th-season/801154 "2017-11-10T16:39:36Z")
I know its a polarizing show, and a lot of people don’t like it . But I still enjoy it. However this 16th season with all the weird episode plots and multi episodes is really pushing it. The ‘three directors’ episode la… --- ## [Eastern North Carolina style barbeque sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-north-carolina-style-barbeque-sauce/306405)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eastern-north-carolina-style-barbeque-sauce/306405 "2017-11-10T14:56:58Z")
Do any of you food mavens know how to make the vinegar based barbeque sauce that is popular in eastern North Carolina? I’m having a gastric bypass Monday, and when everything heals, the heavy tomato and sugar/molasses b… --- ## [Suggest a good biography of King Edward VIII/Duke of Windsor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-good-biography-of-king-edward-viii-duke-of-windsor/801168)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-good-biography-of-king-edward-viii-duke-of-windsor/801168 "2017-11-10T10:22:02Z")
I’m looking for a good biography/history of King Edward VIII(later Duke of Windsor). I’ve watched a Netflix biography on him, and I’m looking for more indepth info about him. Was he really a Nazi sympathizer, or was he a… --- ## [Okay, first time listener. Tell me what's good RE: Pink Floyd albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-pink-floyd-albums/800631)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-first-time-listener-tell-me-whats-good-re-pink-floyd-albums/800631 "2017-11-10T03:37:05Z")
So I did this a few months ago with Led Zeppelin. I listened to four or five complete albums that I had never heard before (although I had heard some songs on them before…some that I had known I had heard before and some… --- ## [From the Memory Hole: Joey, Friends and Sexual Harrassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-memory-hole-joey-friends-and-sexual-harrassment/800508)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-the-memory-hole-joey-friends-and-sexual-harrassment/800508 "2017-11-09T23:46:12Z")
Something that occurred to me the other day that seems relevant in our current climate: on Friends, Joey was a struggling actor doing crappy parts for several seasons. Finally he got his big break on Days of Our Lives.… --- ## [When a Cigar is Just a Cigar: Quit Making Characters Gay Just Because You Want Them To Be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cigar-is-just-a-cigar-quit-making-characters-gay-just-because-you-want-them-to-be/800997)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-a-cigar-is-just-a-cigar-quit-making-characters-gay-just-because-you-want-them-to-be/800997 "2017-11-09T23:32:10Z")
This thread has its origins over in the Thor: Ragnarok thread where, (no spoilers don’t worry) I’ve read articles and those "here is what the internet thinks about blank type of stories about the character of Valkyrie. T… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 8.03 "Monsters" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-03-monsters-open-spoilers/800848)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-8-03-monsters-open-spoilers/800848 "2017-11-09T21:28:39Z")
Norman Reedus is on Talking Dead tonight. --- ## [Kinks a sgood as the beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-a-sgood-as-the-beatles/752613)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinks-a-sgood-as-the-beatles/752613 "2017-11-09T19:36:41Z")
i thnk they are.what about you? --- ## [On what sitcom did the word "linner" originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-sitcom-did-the-word-linner-originate/800882)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-sitcom-did-the-word-linner-originate/800882 "2017-11-09T17:21:59Z")
I see “linner,” the term for a meal between lunch and dinner, has made it to the Urban Dictionary, but I swear I heard it on some sitcom first as the cockamamie idea of some character. Damned if I can remember who, thou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=678) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=680)