# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=691 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 692 --- ## [What does "Sister Act" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sister-act-mean/464088)
**Author:** [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-sister-act-mean/464088 "2017-10-05T18:29:03Z")
I just came to the staggering realization that I have absolutely no idea what the title of this movie refers to. Is it some sort of quote from the film? I can’t remember. Is it a play-on words that I’m either too dens… --- ## [Whats the name of the song playing in the background of the currently-airing L.L. Bean ad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-playing-in-the-background-of-the-currently-airing-l-l-bean-ad/798019)
**Author:** [@Clarence01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clarence01)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-song-playing-in-the-background-of-the-currently-airing-l-l-bean-ad/798019 "2017-10-05T18:15:36Z")
Near the beginning of the ad a man flips a welcome mat around before exiting his home. --- ## [Stephen King Reading His Own Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-reading-his-own-books/797425)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-reading-his-own-books/797425 "2017-10-05T18:02:40Z")
I happen to have all Stephen King audio book up to 2011. I enjoy listening to them in my truck while I do my daily commute to and from work. A couple of the books are read by King himself and he is absolutely fucking shi… --- ## [What couples have kissed on TBBT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-couples-have-kissed-on-tbbt/796442)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-couples-have-kissed-on-tbbt/796442 "2017-10-05T17:16:15Z")
So, all the real couples have kissed: Penny & Leonard, Sheldon & Amy, Bernie & Howard. But who else, either in reality of fantasy? Amy kissed Penny once in a bar. Raj kissed Howard once, when he was aiming for Bernie,… --- ## [Blade Runner 2049 teaser trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-teaser-trailer/775145)
**Author:** [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049-teaser-trailer/775145 "2017-10-05T16:59:37Z")
I guess I haven’t been paying attention, because I didn’t know that a sequel was coming out (as opposed to the regular rumors of one we’ve been getting for the last 30 years or so :)) Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Robin … --- ## [Possibly rhetorical question about singers "going solo"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-rhetorical-question-about-singers-going-solo/797918)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-rhetorical-question-about-singers-going-solo/797918 "2017-10-05T15:57:11Z")
Question inspired by Tom Petty, but I didn’t want to hijack the other thread. The article I read about Petty’s passing described him as gaining fame with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, followed by a solo career. That… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Photography Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-photography-thread/777503)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-photography-thread/777503 "2017-10-04T21:45:40Z")
Hi all, Firstly, I searched and didn’t find any threads of this nature… if I missed one, please point me at it (and slap me around the head with a tripod…) I bet there are a lot of people on the Dope who have an intere… --- ## [New Jersey & Bruce Springsteen are closely tied together. What other pairings are as tight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463 "2017-10-04T19:35:58Z")
NJ also has favorite son Francis Albert Sinatra but he never sang about New Jersey really. Long Island has Billy Joel but I don’t think he can claim New York State. I suppose Kansas might work for Kansas, though does i… --- ## [In "Silence of the Lambs", did she keep the dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-silence-of-the-lambs-did-she-keep-the-dog/796961)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-silence-of-the-lambs-did-she-keep-the-dog/796961 "2017-10-04T12:57:50Z")
Well? Near the end of the movie, we see the just-rescued Catherine Martin clutching Precious, the newly-deceased Buffalo Bill’s little bichon frise. Do you think she kept the dog? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 2 (October 2, 2017) -- "The Retraction Reaction"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-2-october-2-2017-the-retraction-reaction/797817)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-2-october-2-2017-the-retraction-reaction/797817 "2017-10-04T01:43:17Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [In Forrest Gump, what disease did Jenny have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-forrest-gump-what-disease-did-jenny-have/45432)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-forrest-gump-what-disease-did-jenny-have/45432 "2017-10-04T01:02:44Z")
When Jenny gets sick and eventually dies at the end, what did she have? I had guessed AIDS, but then how come Forrest, Jr. didn’t get it, I don’t think it would have surfaced and ran its course in 4 years. Anyone, anyone… --- ## [What Music Genre/Tradition Uses this Rhythmic Convention? (European, early 1900s? Maybe?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-genre-tradition-uses-this-rhythmic-convention-european-early-1900s-maybe/796670)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-genre-tradition-uses-this-rhythmic-convention-european-early-1900s-maybe/796670 "2017-10-03T22:38:17Z")
I’ll soon be taking a song into the studio to work with a friend who will be producing. I want to be able to play him some examples of what I’ve got playing in my head. It’s a not uncommon convention. Let’s put it this w… --- ## [How do I "cut the cord"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-the-cord/796940)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-the-cord/796940 "2017-10-03T13:00:46Z")
I just paid my Cox bill, and I’m really irked. I’m paying nearly $100/month for TV, and we only watch a few channels. I could probably forgo it completely, but my wife likes HGTV and a few other programs. We never, eve… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery Episodes 1 and 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episodes-1-and-2/797235)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-episodes-1-and-2/797235 "2017-10-03T11:06:20Z")
I’m excited! New Trek on TV! Episode One premieres on TV but Episodes One and Two will be available for streaming. As courtesy I think any Episode 2 spoilers should be hidden at least for a few days since some people ma… --- ## [Star Trek The Next Generation is 30 years old today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-next-generation-is-30-years-old-today/797538)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-next-generation-is-30-years-old-today/797538 "2017-10-03T10:15:29Z")
For some reason these days TNG gets a lot of guff but it is still my favorite Trek. TOS was first and gets extra credit for that and DS9 was probably more consistently good but the Highs of TNG were higher than the othe… --- ## [Help me make good smoothies from my Ninja Blender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-good-smoothies-from-my-ninja-blender/797808)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-good-smoothies-from-my-ninja-blender/797808 "2017-10-03T04:02:25Z")
The Cups household was gifted with a shiny new Ninja blender for some smoothies. However, the first attempt at smoothies were an unmitigated disaster. We put in our frozen fruit, some ice and a wee bit o milk, but as soo… --- ## [Good halloween movies on netflix, hulu plus or amazon prime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-halloween-movies-on-netflix-hulu-plus-or-amazon-prime/797827)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-halloween-movies-on-netflix-hulu-plus-or-amazon-prime/797827 "2017-10-03T02:00:10Z")
Movies or TV shows. What is everyone else watching for this month. Good streaming shows with a horror or thriller element Come back to me I saw the devil Black mirror Last shift The I Inside Those are decent. --- ## [RIP Hugh Hefner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-hugh-hefner/797484)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-hugh-hefner/797484 "2017-10-03T01:55:00Z")
Thany you, sir. I couldn’t have made it through puberty without you. --- ## [The Little Hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-hours/797664)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-hours/797664 "2017-10-02T22:58:39Z")
I searched for a thread on this movie but couldn’t find one, and am not sure whether to be surprised or not. My wife and I had a night without the kids last night, so we watched The Little Hours. It’s exactly in our whe… --- ## [Rocketeer finishes the Saturn Weekender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-the-saturn-weekender/797462)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-finishes-the-saturn-weekender/797462 "2017-10-02T22:21:42Z")
This morning I finished my latest project. The local hobby shop, the superlative Galaxy Hobby, is having their annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy model contest in a couple weeks, and this year’s theme class is Space Yacht. So a… --- ## [Upstart Crow - anyone else watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstart-crow-anyone-else-watching/756204)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upstart-crow-anyone-else-watching/756204 "2017-10-02T21:46:19Z")
New sitcom. From Ben Elton. Set in Elizabethan times and about Shakespeare. Sign me up. Honest, it’s pretty funny. Not Blackadder II funny, but I really am enjoying it. Helps that I really like David Mitchell, who is … --- ## [Movie: The Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-the-grey/611773)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-the-grey/611773 "2017-10-02T21:19:26Z")
We went to see Liam Neeson’s newest film, The Grey. I know there is a previous thread about how wolves are treated in this film so let’s get that over with - yes, a couple of wolves die, but trust me when I say the wolv… --- ## [The lack of "Red Storm Rising" genre movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-red-storm-rising-genre-movies/797700)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-red-storm-rising-genre-movies/797700 "2017-10-02T20:35:30Z")
ISTM that the “Red Storm Rising” genre is very heavily represented in fiction literature - that is, near-future, fictional, large-scale conventional conflict between real-life nations - but pretty much nowhere to be foun… --- ## [Best teen angst songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-teen-angst-songs/797690)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-teen-angst-songs/797690 "2017-10-02T14:44:38Z")
Let’s go ahead and get the two most obvious ones out of the way: Twisted Sister: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” Beastie Boys: “You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party” --- ## [What older, award winning actor has NOT been tapped up for a super-hero film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-older-award-winning-actor-has-not-been-tapped-up-for-a-super-hero-film/796932)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-older-award-winning-actor-has-not-been-tapped-up-for-a-super-hero-film/796932 "2017-10-02T13:05:14Z")
Usually to play the role of the villain or guy behind the scenes or the mentor. It’s a fairly rote formula actually. Keep in mind i haven’t seen all these films. So if a role is a bit off… Jeff Bridges William Hurt Mi… --- ## [What are some decent brands of tequila I can try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-decent-brands-of-tequila-i-can-try/797024)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-decent-brands-of-tequila-i-can-try/797024 "2017-10-02T12:37:37Z")
I have become a bit partial to drinking neat whisky lately. I just watched a series of videos on how tequila is made and it got me curious. The only tequila I have ever tried is Jose Cuervo, which I did not enjoy. I am … --- ## [Otherwise enjoyable works where the creator focused on the wrong thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-enjoyable-works-where-the-creator-focused-on-the-wrong-thing/797516)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-enjoyable-works-where-the-creator-focused-on-the-wrong-thing/797516 "2017-10-02T12:18:40Z")
I enjoyed Neal Stephenson’s \*Seveneves \*just fine, but I wound up feeling pretty disappointed at the end. The vast majority of the book takes place in our near future. When it hopped a few thousand years forward, Stephen… --- ## [I believe this has to be the worst most unacceptable music video of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-this-has-to-be-the-worst-most-unacceptable-music-video-of-all-time/797787)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-believe-this-has-to-be-the-worst-most-unacceptable-music-video-of-all-time/797787 "2017-10-02T11:10:09Z")
David Lee Roth, “Yankee Rose” The “Yankee Rose”. Refers to the Statue of Liberty. This is Dave’s tribute to it. He even begins with short vignette honoring immigrants in America. I am a big fan of the … --- ## [Your Favorite Multi-syllabic Word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-multi-syllabic-word/797427)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-multi-syllabic-word/797427 "2017-10-02T09:25:58Z")
Why use a whole sentence when one word will do…even if that one word is longer than the original sentence. :smiley: A guy by the name of Michael Longcor introduced me to this one-Rhinotellexomania. --- ## [Disc-Covering: The Worst Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disc-covering-the-worst-covers/797600)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disc-covering-the-worst-covers/797600 "2017-10-02T08:01:53Z")
I was reading this list of the worst music covers of all time(in their opinion). So, what in your opinion are the worst covers you have ever heard or seen? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=690) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=692)