# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=692 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 693 --- ## [Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice/797757)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice/797757 "2017-10-02T03:32:49Z")
I’m thinking of baking a couple of tilapia filets with a little salt and tarragon for dinner tonight, and I want to make rice with it. I’d rather not go to the market, so I want to use what I have on-hand. I don’t have… --- ## [Is there any mid-ground between (greedy dying) traditional publishing, and lonely self-publishing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-mid-ground-between-greedy-dying-traditional-publishing-and-lonely-self-publishing/797675)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-mid-ground-between-greedy-dying-traditional-publishing-and-lonely-self-publishing/797675 "2017-10-02T03:03:57Z")
This article: The Inevitable Death of Traditional Book Publishers says that traditional publishing is dying, partly because the big publishers exploit the writer, giving them “10% royalty for print sales and 25% royalt… --- ## [What was this 90's kid and his dog movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-90s-kid-and-his-dog-movie/797783)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-90s-kid-and-his-dog-movie/797783 "2017-10-02T02:02:12Z")
I saw this in the early '00s when I was a preteen/teen and Google has failed me. I remember a boy and his family have a dog. They for some reason are on a long drive and the dog is either left behind or runs away. The k… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- September 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2017-edition/795116)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2017-edition/795116 "2017-10-02T00:53:04Z")
Is it Autumn yet? Dopers in the Houston Texas area, be safe! The rest of us, if you can afford it, donate to help organizations, please. So what are we reading? Khadaji was one of the earlier members of the SDMB, and … --- ## [Poldark - Season 3 as it airs in US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poldark-season-3-as-it-airs-in-us/797772)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poldark-season-3-as-it-airs-in-us/797772 "2017-10-01T23:41:32Z")
Season 3 of Poldark begins airing tonight on Masterpiece Theater (PBS) in the US. I guess it aired on BBC over the summer. Please, no spoilers from those who have already seen this season/series. I predict Ross will a… --- ## [American Made \[plot synopsis in OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-made-plot-synopsis-in-op/797770)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-made-plot-synopsis-in-op/797770 "2017-10-01T22:42:36Z")
I’m just back from seeing “American Made”. Man, I loved this movie. It was funny, it was interesting, it was well-done, Tom Cruise is terrific. I have very few complaints. Sure there are some liberties with the facts, bu… --- ## [Dirk Gentley's Holistic Detective Agency - Season 2 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentleys-holistic-detective-agency-season-2-thread/790294)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirk-gentleys-holistic-detective-agency-season-2-thread/790294 "2017-10-01T17:15:23Z")
Some casting choices were released a while back, just read up on them today. http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2017/05/john-hannah-alan-tudyk-and-more-cast-in-season-2-of-dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency I lo… --- ## [Where's this anecdote on Jackson Pollock from? Is it true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-this-anecdote-on-jackson-pollock-from-is-it-true/797573)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-this-anecdote-on-jackson-pollock-from-is-it-true/797573 "2017-10-01T13:59:40Z")
I read this little story somewhere online a while back but can’t recall when or where…it is supposed to have happened while Mr. Jackson “Action” Pollock was still on his way up reputation-wise, had acquired his famous ba… --- ## [I will reset your memory on three television shows; it'll be like your first time seeing them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-reset-your-memory-on-three-television-shows-itll-be-like-your-first-time-seeing-them/796718)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-reset-your-memory-on-three-television-shows-itll-be-like-your-first-time-seeing-them/796718 "2017-10-01T07:00:31Z")
I see comments all the time about how people wish they could watch a show again like it was the first time and that they’re envious of people seeing it newly. Well, suppose I (or a genie) could do that for you. What th… --- ## [Harry Dean Stanton - Dead at 91](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dean-stanton-dead-at-91/796432)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-dean-stanton-dead-at-91/796432 "2017-10-01T05:19:05Z")
Link RIP you crazy bastard. --- ## [Legion Clubhouse model.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion-clubhouse-model/797696)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legion-clubhouse-model/797696 "2017-10-01T05:16:05Z")
After seeing Rocketeer pile up (well-earned) accolades for his latest modeling effort, I figured I’d show off some of my handiwork here as well. My model of the “Legion Clubhouse” was featured on “Legion of SuperBlogger… --- ## [The Silken Tent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silken-tent/797702)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silken-tent/797702 "2017-10-01T03:23:21Z")
One of my favorite poems, I’ll post the “lyrics” here. Anyone want to take a stab at an alternative and challenge Whitman? \*She is as in a field a silken tent At midday when the sunny summer breeze Has dried the dew a… --- ## [Is Dr. Seuss "a bit of a cliché, a tired and worn ambassador for children's literature"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-seuss-a-bit-of-a-cliche-a-tired-and-worn-ambassador-for-childrens-literature/797530)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dr-seuss-a-bit-of-a-cliche-a-tired-and-worn-ambassador-for-childrens-literature/797530 "2017-10-01T03:19:43Z")
Story here. A librarian at the Cambridgeport Elementary School rejected Melania Trump’s gift of some books and said, among other things, that “You may not be aware of this, but Dr. Seuss is a bit of a cliché, a tired an… --- ## [Monty Hall dies, he was 96 years old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-dies-he-was-96-years-old/797681)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-hall-dies-he-was-96-years-old/797681 "2017-10-01T02:52:06Z")
I guess the Grim Reaper lost interest in anymore deals. I watched Let’s Make a Deal for many years. Monty could always fool people into picking the wrong card or Door. RIP --- ## [Grant Hart (Husker Dü) dead at 56](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grant-hart-husker-du-dead-at-56/796325)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grant-hart-husker-du-dead-at-56/796325 "2017-10-01T01:18:25Z")
Hüsker Dü drummer and sometime vocalist Grant Hart passed away at just 56 years old. Seems to have been from cancer. I have spent thousands of hours listening to this band. Zen Arcade is still one of the 10 best roc… --- ## [New tour and CD by Security Project (Jerry Marotta, Trey Gunn & Happy Rhodes play Peter Gabriel)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tour-and-cd-by-security-project-jerry-marotta-trey-gunn-happy-rhodes-play-peter-gabriel/797691)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tour-and-cd-by-security-project-jerry-marotta-trey-gunn-happy-rhodes-play-peter-gabriel/797691 "2017-10-01T00:38:02Z")
I am ridiculously biased, as a huge Peter Gabriel and Happy Rhodes fan, but it’s been so great to see these loves come together via Security Project. They’re releasing a full-length CD of tracks taken from their tour las… --- ## [Freestyle machines - what's your beverage of choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestyle-machines-whats-your-beverage-of-choice/796972)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestyle-machines-whats-your-beverage-of-choice/796972 "2017-09-30T22:40:46Z")
Prompted by the other thread asking whether Coke tastes different out of a Freestyle machine. One of the things I like about the Freestyle dispensers is the variety of choices available. As someone who drinks diet pop be… --- ## [Star Trek: TNG: The Phantom Edit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-phantom-edit/797587)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-phantom-edit/797587 "2017-09-30T18:46:40Z")
What episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation can be safely skipped? Before someone shoots off with “All of Season 1!” or “Everything until Riker grows the beard!”, let me set some parameters here: Let’s say you want… --- ## [Ridiculous TV Show Cast/Setting Changes That Even Suspension of Disbelief Cannot Overcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-tv-show-cast-setting-changes-that-even-suspension-of-disbelief-cannot-overcome/797335)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-tv-show-cast-setting-changes-that-even-suspension-of-disbelief-cannot-overcome/797335 "2017-09-30T17:24:19Z")
…for an example, I choose a show I just posted about on another thread: Laverne and Shirley. To wit: L and S are tired of Milwaukee. They want to jump start their lives with a new adventure…so they move to California (… --- ## [Kevin Can Wait - They killed off his wife, but his King of Queens wife is back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-wait-they-killed-off-his-wife-but-his-king-of-queens-wife-is-back/797360 "2017-09-30T14:58:53Z")
I always liked King of Queens, it wasn’t anything that special but it was a nice show with a few laughs. Kevin James and Leah Remini were a good TV couple, she mostly kept him in line while being a bit off herself at ti… --- ## [TV theme songs that exist within the show's universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-that-exist-within-the-shows-universe/797309 "2017-09-30T05:10:16Z")
I saw a Beverly Hillbillies episode recently with a guest appearance by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (who also performed the show’s iconic theme song, for those who might not have known). The premise was that Flatt & S… --- ## ["It was the best of times..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-best-of-times/797517)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-the-best-of-times/797517 "2017-09-30T04:31:20Z")
That’s the start of one of the most famous opening sentences in English literature. It sets the theme for what will come after; it draws the reader in. A lame opening sentence won’t wreck a book, but it doesn’t help; a… --- ## [Scripted TV shows that changed entire main cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scripted-tv-shows-that-changed-entire-main-cast/797509)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scripted-tv-shows-that-changed-entire-main-cast/797509 "2017-09-29T21:43:56Z")
I’ve been watching through ER and it’s reminding me of how much turnover there was of the main cast. By the penultimate season, there was not a single main character remaining from the first season. As far as I can tel… --- ## [Is Paul's bassline on "I Saw Her Standing There" as impressive as it seems to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pauls-bassline-on-i-saw-her-standing-there-as-impressive-as-it-seems-to-me/797142)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pauls-bassline-on-i-saw-her-standing-there-as-impressive-as-it-seems-to-me/797142 "2017-09-29T19:37:29Z")
I’m a simple man, not especially musical, although I did play a pretty mean sax back in middle school, and took my share of piano lessons (never got the hang of the left hand), but I’m always in awe of the fact that Paul… --- ## [What ever happened to Tricia Toyota](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-tricia-toyota/244892)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-tricia-toyota/244892 "2017-09-29T17:58:08Z")
I remember watching Tricia Toyota on the local news when I was in high school. I don’t remember if she was on KABC, or KCBS, but I do remember she was really pretty. Yesterday I played my old Dawn of the Dickies CD (“I… --- ## [Anomalous Songwriting Credit for "Walk On By"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomalous-songwriting-credit-for-walk-on-by/797595)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anomalous-songwriting-credit-for-walk-on-by/797595 "2017-09-29T16:42:26Z")
Looking at the liner notes for the 2008 3 disc Magic Moments: The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection, the writing credit for “Walk On By” is listed as (Bacharach/Sinclair/Cohen/David). Every other time I have ever see… --- ## [I am the WORST TOMATO FARMER IN THE WORLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-worst-tomato-farmer-in-the-world/797365)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-worst-tomato-farmer-in-the-world/797365 "2017-09-29T02:49:57Z")
Didn’t we decide at some point that gardening is an “art”? If I’m misremembering, please move this thread. Our tiny Brooklyn backyard is primarily a flower garden, but I’m a fresh tomato freak and last June I purchase… --- ## [When does "Smallville" get good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-smallville-get-good/797568)
**Author:** [@stratosphear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stratosphear)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-smallville-get-good/797568 "2017-09-29T02:39:01Z")
By that I don’t mean to say it’s terrible, but the first season seems very “monster of the week”. I have seen some (but not many) spoilers that refer to Brainiac, Supergirl and eventually the entire Justice league. When … --- ## [The Defenders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders/797564)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-defenders/797564 "2017-09-29T01:50:39Z")
So, I have to start over with Daredevil? You kids know I was almost banned over Marvel, right? --- ## [What's Your Favorite Album Cover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-album-cover/797037 "2017-09-28T21:00:49Z")
Has this question been asked before? In any event, here’s one of mine: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/619FbIEWF4L.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Nigh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=691) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=693)