# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=684 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 685 --- ## [Explain this Black Jeopardy joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-black-jeopardy-joke/799887)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-black-jeopardy-joke/799887 "2017-10-28T00:00:32Z")
Link: Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL - YouTube At about the 2:45 mark, the answer is “Caitlyn Jenner says she wants to be on the cover of Essence magazine”. Keeley (correctly) answers “What is mmm, I don’t know… y… --- ## [tis the season to drown in xmas glurge ...halllmark says its xmas time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-drown-in-xmas-glurge-halllmark-says-its-xmas-time/800015)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tis-the-season-to-drown-in-xmas-glurge-halllmark-says-its-xmas-time/800015 "2017-10-27T23:53:40Z")
here ya go …sad to say ive seen most of these https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/gallery/heres-when-all-33-hallmark-christmas-movies-will-air/ss-AAu5f8Q?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=spartandhp#image=1 I challenge anyone to see all 30 0in… --- ## [Is sight and smell all you need to verify food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sight-and-smell-all-you-need-to-verify-food/799901)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sight-and-smell-all-you-need-to-verify-food/799901 "2017-10-27T23:46:42Z")
I have some pasta with marinara that is a bit old. I also have some taco filling (made from ground beef, cheese, and sour cream, among other things) that’s four days old, two days over what the recipe says you can refrig… --- ## [Old TV shows: Has the market disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-shows-has-the-market-disappeared/799816)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-shows-has-the-market-disappeared/799816 "2017-10-27T19:36:50Z")
Growing up in the US in the 1960-70s, television was very limited. But even with the limited number of channels, many stations did not produce original content to fill all of their low viewer broadcast hours (weekday af… --- ## [BEST british rock band from the 60s never heard in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-british-rock-band-from-the-60s-never-heard-in-the-u-s/799553)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-british-rock-band-from-the-60s-never-heard-in-the-u-s/799553 "2017-10-27T18:49:33Z")
Name for me some 60s rock bands (and performers) that made the charts in England but never had a modicum of success here in the States. \[Please\] --- ## [Is it feasible or worthwhile to discuss the personality traits of fictional literacy characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-or-worthwhile-to-discuss-the-personality-traits-of-fictional-literacy-characters/799533)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Marmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Marmalade)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-feasible-or-worthwhile-to-discuss-the-personality-traits-of-fictional-literacy-characters/799533 "2017-10-27T17:54:23Z")
Having just read a whole website dedicated to the discussion of Buffalo Bill from Silence of The Lambs (most opinions and character analyses offered by female transgender experts) I wonder if it’s total rubbish and a com… --- ## [Films and shows where Jason Bateman plays by the rules and gets screwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-and-shows-where-jason-bateman-plays-by-the-rules-and-gets-screwed/760549)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-and-shows-where-jason-bateman-plays-by-the-rules-and-gets-screwed/760549 "2017-10-27T17:34:18Z")
I’m watching Identity thief where Jason Bateman plays a character who tries to play by the rules in life, and ends up getting screwed over and having a crisis of conscience due to realizing playing by the rules doesn’t w… --- ## [ID This Song/Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-video/799925)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-video/799925 "2017-10-27T16:50:25Z")
please. Saw this on VH-1 /MTV Classic (whatever the hell it’s called), the video consists of a short-haired African-American female rapper. The video cuts to different shots of her doing the song. Every now and then you… --- ## [British cop shows and television appeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cop-shows-and-television-appeals/799908)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-cop-shows-and-television-appeals/799908 "2017-10-27T14:28:10Z")
It seems like every single British cop show I’ve ever seen, at some point has the family of the victim going on TV to issue a statement and plead for the return of their loved one. Does this happen in real life? I gues… --- ## [Bad Recipe Ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-recipe-ideas/799768)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-recipe-ideas/799768 "2017-10-27T04:11:50Z")
We all know about the Turducken (turkey stuffed with a duck, that is stuffed with a chicken). But let’s play this out… We’ll start with the Turducken, but stuff the chicken with hard-boiled eggs. Shove the whole thing i… --- ## [Stan Laurel's connection to Naples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-laurels-connection-to-naples/799759)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-laurels-connection-to-naples/799759 "2017-10-27T02:52:49Z")
I’m currently in Naples and am seeing a lot of public artwork featuring Stan Laurel. For example, the underground train station Napoli Piazza Garibaldi has an enormous posterized mural depicting Laurel. (Unfortunately … --- ## [Possible Hunter Thompson series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-hunter-thompson-series/799922 "2017-10-27T02:47:16Z")
It looks like MGM is looking to make an “authorized” showabout Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Can it be done? Should it be done? Which reality should prevail in this telling? --- ## [Gothic Horror Party Food Recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gothic-horror-party-food-recipes/175238)
**Author:** [@G.Cornelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Cornelius)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gothic-horror-party-food-recipes/175238 "2017-10-27T02:23:55Z")
A friend of mine will be having a 40th birthday party soon. He is looking for suitable drink and buffet food to go along with the gothic horror theme of the event. Any suggestions? --- ## [Favorite Eagles.Solo artist albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-eagles-solo-artist-albums/799847)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-eagles-solo-artist-albums/799847 "2017-10-27T02:17:30Z")
Which Eagle album by the group or solo artist.glen fry. Don Henry you liked the best.? --- ## [Give me ideas for healthy dinner recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-ideas-for-healthy-dinner-recipes/324282)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-ideas-for-healthy-dinner-recipes/324282 "2005-10-04T03:46:01Z")
I don’t have a college dining plan anymore- I’d like all the healthy recipes for easy meals you’ve got! --- ## [Please tell me all about San Miguel de Allende, Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-all-about-san-miguel-de-allende-mexico/799844)
**Author:** [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-all-about-san-miguel-de-allende-mexico/799844 "2017-10-27T01:15:11Z")
I know a great deal already, but yet to visit, will be two more years before my time frees up, in which I will go then for sure to at least visit, barring any unforseen circumstances. Would love to hear from someone actu… --- ## [The Very Best Rock Album Of The 1990's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-rock-album-of-the-1990s/799478)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-rock-album-of-the-1990s/799478 "2017-10-26T18:52:52Z")
I would like your opinions. Generally speaking, a great album is usually listenable from beginning to end without much, if any skipping of songs. You can put it on at a party and just let it go and people will love it. P… --- ## [Shout-outs in Blade Runner 2049 to the original movie (spoilers ahoy!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shout-outs-in-blade-runner-2049-to-the-original-movie-spoilers-ahoy/799019)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shout-outs-in-blade-runner-2049-to-the-original-movie-spoilers-ahoy/799019 "2017-10-26T18:31:55Z")
Just post what you noticed yourself - not points or lists which anyone else compiled, please. For me: movie opens with a closeup of an eye Tyrell pyramid (although all dark, presumably since the company went bankupt) p… --- ## [Cooking a frozen steak. Anyone tried it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-a-frozen-steak-anyone-tried-it/799861)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-a-frozen-steak-anyone-tried-it/799861 "2017-10-26T17:12:06Z")
There’s a three year old video from America’s Test Kitchen making the rounds on Facebook of how to cook a frozen steak. You can see it here: Science: Make the Best Steaks By Cooking Frozen Meat (No Thawing!) - YouTube H… --- ## [Special effects on old Superman show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536 "2017-10-26T15:25:16Z")
Sometimes T.V.Land plays episodes of the old “Superman” show (the one with George Reeves). My observation is, the special effects on the older, black & white episodes, actually were more impressive than the “newer” epis… --- ## [Who wins? Undead zombies vs. Evil Clowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-undead-zombies-vs-evil-clowns/797974)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-undead-zombies-vs-evil-clowns/797974 "2017-10-26T14:20:58Z")
Happy Halloween (almost). It’s that time of the year again for idle, useless speculation about which horror movie monster or boogeyman is the toughest, strongest, wiliest, and/or slickest. Who could be who in a fight? M… --- ## [The CW's Riverdale (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cws-riverdale-open-spoilers/778292)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cws-riverdale-open-spoilers/778292 "2017-10-26T10:09:28Z")
So did everyone think of Riverdale’s premiere? I’m not sure how I feel about the darker & edgier thing, but I’ll give it a shot. The Ms Grundy subplot has a shocker. :eek: On the other hand Kevin/Moose is an interesti… --- ## [Best book takedowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-book-takedowns/797468)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-book-takedowns/797468 "2017-10-26T03:28:02Z")
Every once in a while a book comes along that is so awful and yet so high-profile (especially in the case of author misbehavior) that someone takes the time to vivisect the book into tiny bits, then stomp on those bits. … --- ## [Older TV shows: How are they squished . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-tv-shows-how-are-they-squished/797900)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-tv-shows-how-are-they-squished/797900 "2017-10-26T02:03:56Z")
. . . into shorter run times? ISTM there were far fewer commercials in the '70s and '80s and shows had longer run times. Inquiring mind(s) on a Love Boat and Policewoman binge want to know. So far as I can tell opening/… --- ## [Does anyone have Fandor, is it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-fandor-is-it-worth-it/799848)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-fandor-is-it-worth-it/799848 "2017-10-25T22:07:54Z")
Moviepass subsribers were given a deal to sign up for Fandor for $2/month for 12 months. I assume this is to prevent people from leaving Moviepass, I don’t know. But is Fandor worth anything or will all the shows be on … --- ## [Is there a term for critics bias?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-critics-bias/799836 "2017-10-25T20:31:13Z")
A lot of critics\* seem to inevitably reach a point where they value originality over quality, expression, enjoyability, or whatever benefits one would expect to obtain from a medium (e.g. expression or idea in visual art… --- ## [“Whitest” music you can think of that’s still cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitest-music-you-can-think-of-that-s-still-cool/799666)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitest-music-you-can-think-of-that-s-still-cool/799666 "2017-10-25T18:56:58Z")
Watching an old Trevor Noah broadcast where the guest was an obscure rapper who was an extremely dull interviewee. Shut it off before he performed and told the Ukulele Lady “I’m gonna go do the dinner dishes, and I’m go… --- ## [Johnny Cash’s sister returns to their childhood home, takes visitors on ‘bittersweet’ tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-s-sister-returns-to-their-childhood-home-takes-visitors-on-bittersweet-tour/799679)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-cash-s-sister-returns-to-their-childhood-home-takes-visitors-on-bittersweet-tour/799679 "2017-10-25T18:52:14Z")
I’m not sure if many people are aware that Johnny Cash’s childhood home has been restored. The surviving members of the Cash family worked closely with Arkansas State University to restore the home as it was in the 1930’… --- ## [Zombies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies/799815)
**Author:** [@sublore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sublore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombies/799815 "2017-10-25T16:55:32Z")
Is it true that breaking bad is the prequel for The Walking Dead? --- ## [Who holds the copyright for music? The writer, producer, or artist, or record label?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-holds-the-copyright-for-music-the-writer-producer-or-artist-or-record-label/799607)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-holds-the-copyright-for-music-the-writer-producer-or-artist-or-record-label/799607 "2017-10-25T13:28:34Z")
I write a song and Blake Shelton records it. Who holds the copyright? What if it’s rerecorded? For example Heat Wave was a big hit for Martha & the Vandellas. Linda Ronstadt had a huge hit with it a decade later. Who… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=683) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=685)