# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=687 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 688 --- ## [Didn't Judi Dench already do this movie 20 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-judi-dench-already-do-this-movie-20-years-ago/795509)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-judi-dench-already-do-this-movie-20-years-ago/795509 "2017-10-19T02:18:40Z")
Went to see “The Trip to Spain” and saw a preview of “Victoria and Abdul,” in which Judi Dench as Queen Victoria is depressed until she strikes up a friendship with a commoner and their relationship is disapproved of by … --- ## [What is the song that ends with "beautiful morning?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917 "2017-10-19T00:04:07Z")
What is that classic rock song that ends with “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, oh what a beautiful morning, everything’s going my way?” It’s an up-tempo number, and doesn’t contain those lines until… --- ## [Who needs a good biopic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-a-good-biopic/798517)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-a-good-biopic/798517 "2017-10-18T22:34:51Z")
I’ve long thought there could be an amazing move made about the life of Harriet Tubman and her adventures on the Underground Railroad. I imagine a gritty, raw story that shows the horror of slavery and the courage of fr… --- ## [The TV Show Quote Challenge Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-quote-challenge-thread/306481)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-show-quote-challenge-thread/306481 "2017-10-18T22:31:30Z")
We’ve had movie quote and song lyrics contests. Let’s have a TV quote contest. Say the show, the character speaking the line, and add some quotes of your own. I’ll throw a few easy ones out there to start. Well, mayb… --- ## [I think Tom Petty (RIP) is overrated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-tom-petty-rip-is-overrated/798783)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-tom-petty-rip-is-overrated/798783 "2017-10-18T19:22:25Z")
I apologize for bringing this into the other thread. Let’s begin here. I was a big fan through the third LP. I saw them at least 4 times, sometimes second on the bill, to J Geils. I like the Waiting. The LPs were some o… --- ## [Hey Chris Ware fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-chris-ware-fans/799136)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-chris-ware-fans/799136 "2017-10-18T17:43:49Z")
You have got to check out Monograph by Chris Ware. This thing is huge and very well done. Many of his older comics and personal photos, plus photos of his very detailed dioramas, and such projects as the cat head. I can’… --- ## [This season's citrus fruits really suck so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-seasons-citrus-fruits-really-suck-so-far/798730)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-seasons-citrus-fruits-really-suck-so-far/798730 "2017-10-18T15:16:36Z")
I love oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, and similar, and they’re just coming into season. So I’m happy to see more sales and discounts at the supermarket. But man, they suck so far. Maybe in a ‘normal’ batch of 6-8 o… --- ## [Old Movie Stars Dance to "Uptown Funk"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-stars-dance-to-uptown-funk/799217)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-stars-dance-to-uptown-funk/799217 "2017-10-18T14:06:54Z")
I love these types of videos. Especially when they’re well-edited. I know fuck-all about old movies, but this is pretty damn cool. I couldn’t identify all of the movies. I barely knew any. How many can you name without… --- ## [Old book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-book-series/799139)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-book-series/799139 "2017-10-18T13:54:05Z")
My question is what fantasy series had two worlds next to another but in different dimensions. In certain places you could pass from one to another. One world was normal, there were the rich and the slaves. The other wor… --- ## [Screen Junkies down in flames with sexual abuse allegations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-junkies-down-in-flames-with-sexual-abuse-allegations/798997)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-junkies-down-in-flames-with-sexual-abuse-allegations/798997 "2017-10-18T13:44:18Z")
Wow. Fans of this YouTube channel like me are going to weep. The YouTube channel: Screen Junkies - YouTube Andy Signore was basically the top there, the moderator/ of Movie Fights and a participant in the news spots an… --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: episodes 3.09 - 3.16 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-episodes-3-09-3-16-open-spoilers/796036)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-episodes-3-09-3-16-open-spoilers/796036 "2017-10-17T20:53:15Z")
Fear the Walking Dead is back tonight with a double episodes. I’m just going to do 1 thread for the 2nd half of season 3 since there really weren’t enough posts the during the 1st half to justify individual episode thre… --- ## [Book recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendations-please/799064)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-recommendations-please/799064 "2017-10-17T16:46:45Z")
As the thread title says, I am hoping you guys and gals can help me with some book recommendations. I do not read very much, but the latest series I read was The Dark Tower series of novels by Stephen King and I really e… --- ## [Your favorite non-Twilight Zone anthology episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-twilight-zone-anthology-episodes/798712)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-non-twilight-zone-anthology-episodes/798712 "2017-10-17T05:30:29Z")
Anything. Night Gallery, the Sixth Sense, Tales From the Crypt, Alfred Hitchcock Presents…Goosebumps? There was a Goosebumps ep my kid was watching and i wasn’t paying much attention til the end. There’s this monster/sc… --- ## [Symbols in cable TV program descriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-in-cable-tv-program-descriptions/799101)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbols-in-cable-tv-program-descriptions/799101 "2017-10-17T03:35:49Z")
Our cable service (WOW!) has the typical listing guide that you can call up on the screen. Another button opens the “Program Description”. Most of it is straight forward: the 2 main stars, a brief synopsis, date of produ… --- ## [Punny character names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-character-names/797982)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-character-names/797982 "2017-10-17T03:24:00Z")
Writers like to use wordplay when naming characters. A couple of obvious examples that come to mind are the Librarian, Mr. Atoz, in the Star Trek episode ‘All Our Yesterdays’, and the titular character in ‘Zardoz’ (you’… --- ## [Sarah Silverman: "I Love You America." (Awesome!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-i-love-you-america-awesome/798990)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-silverman-i-love-you-america-awesome/798990 "2017-10-17T00:06:30Z")
I have never been a fan of Sarah Silverman (Didn’t hate her, just wasn’t a fan). I had no intention of watching her new show. But, as fate would have it, I was bored, she popped up on my Hulu screen, so I hit play. Boy … --- ## [Netflix commitment rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-commitment-rings/798896)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-commitment-rings/798896 "2017-10-16T21:54:01Z")
A friend and I have a standing date each Saturday afternoon to watch a series. Right now we are in the 4th season of Orphan Black. Out with friends tonight, we were talking about the show and my friend mentioned that h… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Episode 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-4/798283)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-4/798283 "2017-10-16T21:38:01Z")
Starts streaming tonight… --- ## [Calling radio stations "channels".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-radio-stations-channels/798894)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-radio-stations-channels/798894 "2017-10-16T19:49:15Z")
Forever and ever Television was referred to in “channels”, and radio in “stations”. Over the past couple of years I’ve observed radio stations referring to themselves as channels (“your classic rock channel”). And it’s … --- ## [Great Movie Sword Fights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-sword-fights/798535)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-sword-fights/798535 "2017-10-16T17:47:15Z")
I was killing time tonight, and the movie \*Rob Roy \* popped into my head. I saw it in the theater back in 1995, and I remember liking the poetic dialogue and the great sword battles. The final battle between MacGregor an… --- ## [Apples and pears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-pears/798979 "2017-10-16T16:22:41Z")
The fall season brings on the huge variety of apples and pears grown in the PNW. Today we had a grilled cheese sandwich made with gruyere cheese and thinly sliced honeycrisp apple on whole grain. --- ## [Seasonal Food Flavorings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580)
**Author:** [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-food-flavorings/798580 "2017-10-16T15:59:45Z")
Just curious, as we approach Autumn, and the number of Autumnal products begin to be thrust at us all again… Are there REALLY that many people who want EVERYTHING t taste and smell like Pumpkins? No really, this isn’t … --- ## [What are the best selling "classic" authors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-selling-classic-authors/798895)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-selling-classic-authors/798895 "2017-10-16T15:34:20Z")
If we define “classic” as “could be used in your average college literature course”, what classic authors and books sell the best in an average year? (Exclude if you can sales to schools.) --- ## [Recommend me a disaster movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-disaster-movie/798737)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-disaster-movie/798737 "2017-10-16T13:47:27Z")
I’m in the mood for an apocalyptic, end-of-the-world movie with buildings falling, seas rising, earth rupturing, sky opening up and showering destruction on all. Something at the quality level of Independence Day. Alien… --- ## [TOS: Catspaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-catspaw/798425)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-catspaw/798425 "2017-10-16T12:10:10Z")
Bit slow…I’ve always liked the aliens and the alienness about them, Sylvias desire for sensations. One interesting note: Spock: “The cat, one of the most ruthless and terrifying of creatures.” Spock? ok…course Vulcan d… --- ## [Pulp fiction question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-question/511781)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-question/511781 "2017-10-16T10:15:46Z")
I was finally able to watch the movie in it’s entirety last night and I have a question for those that know. Every ones story arc was resolved in some way, with as far as I know the exception of Jules. Did I miss someth… --- ## [Punisher Loses Shot at NY Comic Con](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punisher-loses-shot-at-ny-comic-con/798049)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punisher-loses-shot-at-ny-comic-con/798049 "2017-10-16T02:36:55Z")
Due to the shooting in Las Vegas, Marvel and Netflix have pulled a panel featuring the upcoming Punisher TV show from the NY Comic Con. He started out as a Spider-Man antagonist and though he really wasn’t a villain, … --- ## [reduced carb vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reduced-carb-vegetarian/798582)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reduced-carb-vegetarian/798582 "2017-10-16T01:50:47Z")
I have diabetes and high cholesterol. My doctor wants me to stop or extremely reduce the meat that I eat (he would prefer that I go vegetarian completely but I said no way.) I agreed to reduce the meat that I eat down to… --- ## [Can I substitute mustard for mustard powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-mustard-for-mustard-powder/798968)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-mustard-for-mustard-powder/798968 "2017-10-16T00:51:38Z")
Recipe calls for 1 teaspoon mustard powder. Can I throw in a spoonful of standard mustard instead? The photo of the dish shows green flakes on the pasta. Is that the mustard? I don’t see any other ingredient that would… --- ## [What is the most famous instrumental song of the 20th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-famous-instrumental-song-of-the-20th-century/796914)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-famous-instrumental-song-of-the-20th-century/796914 "2017-10-16T00:17:10Z")
I took a quiz on songs that don’t contain the song’s title. One of the questions concerned an entirely instrumental song, which of course meets the criterion. The question was: This song is probably the most famous in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=686) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=688)