# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=690 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 691 --- ## [Actor in Cigna commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-in-cigna-commercial/798326)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-in-cigna-commercial/798326 "2017-10-08T23:10:08Z")
The “doctor poses” ads that Cigna is running are cracking me up, but there’s one actor whose face I recognize, but I can’t place him. It’s the old guy, referred to as “Dad” who walks past the posing doctors pushing his … --- ## [Wait a sec...You call the wind 'Mariah'?! Why? (The Paint Your Wagon thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-sec-you-call-the-wind-mariah-why-the-paint-your-wagon-thread/93512)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-a-sec-you-call-the-wind-mariah-why-the-paint-your-wagon-thread/93512 "2017-10-08T17:54:38Z")
This thread doesn’t quite fit (it’s a discussion about media in the form of a rant, containing a general question. I guessed and put it here.) So a buddy of mine and I were discussing lame movie musicals and, after ment… --- ## [Joel McHale stand up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-mchale-stand-up/797908)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-mchale-stand-up/797908 "2017-10-08T17:14:22Z")
I have tickets to see Joel McHale do stand up this weekend. Has anyone seen him lately? I’m a big fan of Community and I’ve found him very quick and funny on different podcasts and radio shows. I realized I haven’t seen … --- ## [Dixie Dregs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-dregs/797196)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-dregs/797196 "2017-10-08T13:57:01Z")
Am I the only one excited that they have reunited and are touring? I got some nice tickets to see them when they are in NYC in March. --- ## [Stuff Sheldon Cooper is right about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-sheldon-cooper-is-right-about/693700 "2017-10-08T13:49:03Z")
Sheldon gets much ridicule for being a dick (and he is), but he’s right about a lot of everyday stuff. I was at a thrift store today and was looking at a really nice used sofa, but thought about bedbugs and remembered t… --- ## [CW DC Superhero shows begin this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-dc-superhero-shows-begin-this-week/798288)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-dc-superhero-shows-begin-this-week/798288 "2017-10-08T12:52:51Z")
Just a heads up, in case you’re not aware. All the CW Superhero shows begin this week. Note the new schedule for Arrow. Supergirl - Monday The Flash - Tuesday Legends of Tomorrow - Tuesday Arrow - Thursday Also no… --- ## [Assume I've been in a coma for 15 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-ive-been-in-a-coma-for-15-years/796760)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assume-ive-been-in-a-coma-for-15-years/796760 "2017-10-08T11:59:05Z")
Besides: Game of Thrones Rifftrax Super-hero movies (I’m getting around to them. Just saw Iron Man.) The new MST3K recommend ANY Music,movies, tv shows, video games etc…books… --- ## [Did you know MacGyver is a TV show on TV right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-macgyver-is-a-tv-show-on-tv-right-now/798257)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-macgyver-is-a-tv-show-on-tv-right-now/798257 "2017-10-08T02:25:35Z")
No, no the Richard Dean Anderson one we all remember. There is a re-make on TV right now. While I may have vaguely heard something about this possibility years ago, I had no idea it was on and is now in its second seaso… --- ## [Giada De Laurentiis-would somebody give that woman a sandwich???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giada-de-laurentiis-would-somebody-give-that-woman-a-sandwich/798203)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giada-de-laurentiis-would-somebody-give-that-woman-a-sandwich/798203 "2017-10-08T01:07:47Z")
Lovely woman, look at the older photos, really a stunner, but now when I see her on the Food Network, I shudder. Does she eat? --- ## [RPX movie format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpx-movie-format/798166)
**Author:** [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpx-movie-format/798166 "2017-10-08T00:56:59Z")
We’re going to see Blade Runner 2049 this weekend and wondered if the RPX format is something worth considering. No IMAX in our vicinity, although I understand it was filmed in that format. We do like the occasional fi… --- ## [Why is some swordfish mushy, and lacking substance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-swordfish-mushy-and-lacking-substance/798003)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-some-swordfish-mushy-and-lacking-substance/798003 "2017-10-08T00:30:33Z")
I notice this sometimes. This time I bought 1.3 Lb piece and it was fresh. It looked very thick. When cooked it was just like fatty lardy fish. I couldn’t tell if it was flesh, Is it pure fat, just high fat? I don’t know… --- ## [Bozo died Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-died-again/798133)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bozo-died-again/798133 "2017-10-07T23:07:40Z")
A big part of my childhood died this week. I have so many wonderful memories from the Bozo show. I was on a waiting list to get on it. I heard the list was 4 years long. Every kid wanted to be on Bozo. It was must see t… --- ## [The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the Innocent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-have-been-changed-to-protect-the-innocent/797041)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-names-have-been-changed-to-protect-the-innocent/797041 "2017-10-07T22:23:12Z")
What are some real-life examples of the cliché of a true story (i.e. nonfiction) published with all the names changed and the disclaimer that the names have been changed to protect the innocent? --- ## [My new favorite NPR name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-npr-name/798207)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-npr-name/798207 "2017-10-07T20:11:01Z")
We’ve had threads in the past about the odd names of NPR reporters. My new favorite, which I heard on a story this morning on Weekend Edition Saturday, is Kat Chow. --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Episode 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-3/797737)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episode-3/797737 "2017-10-07T18:37:28Z")
Becomes available for streaming tonight. Use spoilers for a couple days. Looks like this will be the “actual” pilot where we meet the titular ship and crew. It’s almost like if Ensign Ro were the main character and the … --- ## [The Strain: season 4 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-4-open-spoilers/791442)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-4-open-spoilers/791442 "2017-10-07T17:08:00Z")
Just a reminder; the 4th and final season of The Strain premiers on FX tonight at 10pm. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk --- ## [Oscar Mayer Hard Salami has turned to garbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-mayer-hard-salami-has-turned-to-garbage/796600)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-mayer-hard-salami-has-turned-to-garbage/796600 "2017-10-07T16:05:18Z")
I’ve been buying this product for decades. It’s always been consistent and pretty good. My first husband and I used to buy it in the early 70s at King Sooper in Denver even though, at 99 cents a package, it was waaaay ou… --- ## [Name the movie from this half remembered bit-- again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-from-this-half-remembered-bit-again/798130)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-movie-from-this-half-remembered-bit-again/798130 "2017-10-07T14:49:40Z")
Late '70s, early '80’s perhaps? Ben Stiller’s dad plays a bank robber or a kidnapper and, just sort of throw-away like, is sucking on a blonde actress (Sally Struthers? Loretta Swit?) teat. That’s it. That’s all I remem… --- ## [What are your favorite issues of Playboy magazine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-issues-of-playboy-magazine/797785)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-issues-of-playboy-magazine/797785 "2017-10-07T12:46:56Z")
I’ve got a copy of the John Lennon interview with Playboy. Even though my dad bought me this copy when I was in puberty, I don’t remember anything at all about the centerfold, since Lennon was assassinated a few days lat… --- ## [What is your favorite live music recording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-live-music-recording/797469)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-live-music-recording/797469 "2017-10-07T10:45:25Z")
I was making some artist specific playlists for myself on Spotify this morning and realized 2 things: live recordings are great. I knew this already, but I am occasionally reminded of how much fun it is to hear someth… --- ## ["Paint It Black" - Have you always assumed the singer is a teenager or an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-it-black-have-you-always-assumed-the-singer-is-a-teenager-or-an-adult/797811)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-it-black-have-you-always-assumed-the-singer-is-a-teenager-or-an-adult/797811 "2017-10-07T05:22:07Z")
In this thread, another poster cited “Paint It Black” as a song about teenage angst. I disagreed, in part because I never considered the singer to be a teen. Then I started wondering if I was in the minority on this. S… --- ## [Potatoes - 2 part question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potatoes-2-part-question/797487)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potatoes-2-part-question/797487 "2017-10-07T03:01:20Z")
I just picked up a 20Lb. bag of potatoes for the amazing price of $2.00! Great deal, but that’s a lot o’ taters! So: 1. How do I keep them from going bad before I use them up? and 2. I rarely peel potatoes so, of cou… --- ## [Gangs of New York question about hanging scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangs-of-new-york-question-about-hanging-scene/154652)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gangs-of-new-york-question-about-hanging-scene/154652 "2017-10-06T21:41:49Z")
Hi: Sorry I am late to the party, but I just saw Gangs of New York. I was mystified by the scene where four men were hanged as an object lesson for the other inhabitants of 5 corners. These men did not appear to be at … --- ## [More Ancient Relics from the Antikythera Wreck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ancient-relics-from-the-antikythera-wreck/798112)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ancient-relics-from-the-antikythera-wreck/798112 "2017-10-06T19:20:32Z")
Story here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/science/antikythera-shipwreck-greece.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&\_r=0 This i… --- ## [Check out the trailer for the new Mad Max movie..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876 "2017-10-06T18:30:45Z")
Mad Max: Fury Road Growing up in Australia in the late '70s and early’80s, Mad Max was one of my childhood icons. Beyond Thunderdome was awful, but the first two movies were great, each in its own way. I was worried wh… --- ## [Female version of Neil Strauss' The Game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973)
**Author:** [@Monocracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monocracy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-version-of-neil-strauss-the-game/797973 "2017-10-06T17:40:49Z")
I once saw a meme that said, “I think that all men who live by Neil Strauss’ The Game and all women who live by ??? should be walled up on an island together.” or something to that affect. The problem is that I can’t re… --- ## [Is there a book or movie with this May-December plot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-book-or-movie-with-this-may-december-plot/798075)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-book-or-movie-with-this-may-december-plot/798075 "2017-10-06T08:24:42Z")
A discussion about how common it is for older actors to be paired up with much younger actresses got me wondering if there are any stories with a different outcome than you typically see on a show like Modern Family. So … --- ## [Things I learned from Monster Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-monster-movies/797941)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-learned-from-monster-movies/797941 "2017-10-06T02:29:49Z")
1.) You can kill a Giant Floating Brain by hitting it with a baseball bat on the Fissure of Rolando (The Brain from Planet Arous) 2.) You can dissolve a Giant Radioactive Reptile by immersing it in water charged with O… --- ## [What did people think of movie f/x in the 40s and 50s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-think-of-movie-f-x-in-the-40s-and-50s/798000)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-think-of-movie-f-x-in-the-40s-and-50s/798000 "2017-10-06T01:30:27Z")
When we look back at old sci-fi and adventure movies, the special effects cheesy as hell. Obvious models, wires, scaling problems… to those of us used to modern CGI effects they are laughable. But back when they were m… --- ## ["One Big Happy" comic strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-big-happy-comic-strip/798051)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-big-happy-comic-strip/798051 "2017-10-05T19:20:18Z")
I keep getting James and Buggy Crispino mixed up. Aren’t they more or less the same character? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=689) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=691)