# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=698 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 699 --- ## [Art museums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-museums/796066)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-museums/796066 "2017-09-12T00:13:27Z")
What was the last art museum built with that classic “art museum” look (i.e., big stone building with steps and columns in the front)? --- ## [Help with movie title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-movie-title/796049)
**Author:** [@Breezy210](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breezy210)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-movie-title/796049 "2017-09-11T20:08:21Z")
Okay, this is the most vague and information-lacking post ever, but it’s all I’ve got… My brain randomly conjured up an old quote from a movie - I can’t remember… All I have is: Comedy from the mid 90’s (fairly certain… --- ## [Tom Lehrer, Alan Sherman and Weird Al would be proud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-alan-sherman-and-weird-al-would-be-proud/796045)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-alan-sherman-and-weird-al-would-be-proud/796045 "2017-09-11T17:33:44Z")
Confounds the Science. An anti-Trump song set to Simon and Garfunkel’s Sounds of Silence. --- ## [Troy Gentry, of Montgomery Gentry, dies in helicopter crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-gentry-of-montgomery-gentry-dies-in-helicopter-crash/795867 "2017-09-11T16:19:53Z")
We don’t know when or how our time will be up, will we? :frowning: Not a country fan, but he was a talented musician. --- ## [What is your favourite actor/musician doing in on a parallel Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-actor-musician-doing-in-on-a-parallel-earth/795224)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-actor-musician-doing-in-on-a-parallel-earth/795224 "2017-09-11T12:35:54Z")
What unlikely, yet oddly likely jobs would they each be doing in an alternate universe? Emily Blunt: magazine editor. Robert De Niro: therapist. David Bowie: costume designer for the fake NASA lunar mission. --- ## [Kermit speechless: Whitmire out as voice of Kermit the Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kermit-speechless-whitmire-out-as-voice-of-kermit-the-frog/791273)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kermit-speechless-whitmire-out-as-voice-of-kermit-the-frog/791273 "2017-09-11T05:01:38Z")
Steve Whitmire, the long-time Muppeteer who had voiced Kermit the Frog since Jim Henson’s death in 1990, has been released by the Disney Company, Whitmire announced in his blog Thursday. Whitmire is supposedly devastated… --- ## [On T.V. tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-t-v-tonight/796041)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-t-v-tonight/796041 "2017-09-11T04:51:11Z")
Yay! Fear the walking dead…new season… --- ## [Nights In White Satin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nights-in-white-satin/794399)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nights-in-white-satin/794399 "2017-09-10T18:21:21Z")
Nights In White Satin is one of my all-time favorite songs. When Justin Hayward sings the lines… And I love you Ohhh how I love you …it sends chills down my spine. Those words sound like they come right from his hea… --- ## [Blood Drive (TV show on SyFi) The Zenith of Impropriority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-drive-tv-show-on-syfi-the-zenith-of-impropriority/789617)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-drive-tv-show-on-syfi-the-zenith-of-impropriority/789617 "2017-09-10T15:06:43Z")
Holy Crap! :eek: Not sure what to think of this little program. Look up “gratuitous”, ADJECTIVE uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted: “gratuitous violence” and they should cite this show as a prime example.… --- ## [Hull-less barley - ideas on how to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hull-less-barley-ideas-on-how-to-use/795931)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hull-less-barley-ideas-on-how-to-use/795931 "2017-09-10T02:45:54Z")
I’m trying lots of new things since getting my Instant Pot. Latest: hull-less barley. I’ve always loved barley in soup but regular pearled barley has all the fiber polished away, so I thought I’d try hull-less (which is … --- ## [Don Williams, the Gentle Giant of Country Music has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-williams-the-gentle-giant-of-country-music-has-died/795841 "2017-09-10T01:23:52Z")
Oh man, this one makes me hurt. This man had a voice that was comfort itself. Amanda, Good Ol’ Boys Like Me, Tulsa Time, I Believe in You,…just too many favorites to count. I’m totally bummed.:(:(:(:frowning: Edited … --- ## [Don't Play B-17 (Songs You Don't Want to Hear Anymore)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-play-b-17-songs-you-dont-want-to-hear-anymore/793531)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-play-b-17-songs-you-dont-want-to-hear-anymore/793531 "2017-09-10T00:33:35Z")
So this morning, the hubs and I were telling Alexa (our amazon echo) to play random songs - and I requested “Please Mr. Please” by Olivia Newton-John. For the youngsters in the crowd - it’s an old 70s song about a jilt… --- ## [Dirtiest line I can remember in any mainstream film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-i-can-remember-in-any-mainstream-film/795620)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-line-i-can-remember-in-any-mainstream-film/795620 "2017-09-09T22:43:22Z")
I’m sure someone will top me… In the 1975 Gene Hackman film Night Moves, which I just watched on DVD, a film director is talking about a stuntman who seems to be hitting on every woman at the bar. The director says: “He… --- ## [Are Majs Hoolihan and Burns insubordinate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-majs-hoolihan-and-burns-insubordinate/795917)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-majs-hoolihan-and-burns-insubordinate/795917 "2017-09-09T19:36:11Z")
Sorry, but MASH\* is on endless rerun blocks on at least three of the lame channels mom’s cable company gives here, and I can’t escape it. It was a fun show back in the '70’s, but now strung together, I’m finding myself … --- ## [Would The (classic) Twilight Zone have worked in color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-classic-twilight-zone-have-worked-in-color/795756)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-classic-twilight-zone-have-worked-in-color/795756 "2017-09-09T16:11:05Z")
I’ve read that if TZ were renewed for the 1964-1965 TV season, the plans were to have it filmed in color (since color TVs were becoming more common). Do you think the Rod Sterling/classic TZ would’ve worked in color? --- ## [What's with the journalistic tradition of editors writing headlines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-journalistic-tradition-of-editors-writing-headlines/795779)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-journalistic-tradition-of-editors-writing-headlines/795779 "2017-09-09T03:22:49Z")
Most news publications seem set up in a way where the journalist is responsible for the body copy of a news article but then the editor writes the headline. Oftentimes, as journalists will ruefully note on twitter, the h… --- ## [In The Kubrick Film "Full Metal Jacket"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-kubrick-film-full-metal-jacket/795829)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-kubrick-film-full-metal-jacket/795829 "2017-09-09T01:42:16Z")
… there’s a section during the Basic Training section, where the tympani play a melody by themselves. Dum-dum-da-dee-dee–dee–dee-dum-dum- -dum Anyone know what that’s from? Thanks Quasi --- ## [Summer Movies: Box Office Revenue Is the Worst in a Decade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movies-box-office-revenue-is-the-worst-in-a-decade/795815)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movies-box-office-revenue-is-the-worst-in-a-decade/795815 "2017-09-08T22:15:58Z")
Depending upon which website you look at, box office revenue is down anywhere from 10 to 15 percent. Why do you think that is? A NYT article indicates that the problem is with Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregator we… --- ## [You're So Vain, by Carly Simon. Who is the subject?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-so-vain-by-carly-simon-who-is-the-subject/795729 "2017-09-08T22:09:18Z")
You’re So Vain, by Carly Simon. Two weeks ago, I was in Nashville viewing a total eclipse of the sun. Four days later, I was in a bar and the TV on the wall was showing live action from Saratoga Raceway. This altered … --- ## [Batman: The animated series is 25 years old this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-the-animated-series-is-25-years-old-this-week/795676)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-the-animated-series-is-25-years-old-this-week/795676 "2017-09-08T19:27:26Z")
Easily the best incarnation of Batman and will always be the standard I hold other takes on the character up to. It also led to Superman: TAS which was also very good and Justice League and JL Unlimited. In other news, … --- ## [How do you clean your silicone-lined tupperware lids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-your-silicone-lined-tupperware-lids/795828)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-clean-your-silicone-lined-tupperware-lids/795828 "2017-09-08T18:18:47Z")
That might be a bad title, so here’s what I mean: Ms Cups and I were given one of those fancier tupperware-type glass containers that have a silicone insert attached to the lid. When it comes time to clean the tupperwa… --- ## [Trying to have a book made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-have-a-book-made/795770)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-have-a-book-made/795770 "2017-09-08T17:50:45Z")
Hi SD. I would be interested in having a book made of my Grandmother’s thoughts and life lessons. I copied her writings onto a Microsoft Word document and it comes to about 13-14 pages, so it would be a short book. Ho… --- ## [Do they still make role play books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-role-play-books/795748)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-make-role-play-books/795748 "2017-09-08T17:08:48Z")
I think that’s what they’re called. I used to love these when I was a teenager. Basically, what it is, at certain points in the story, you have to decide what you want the character to do (which usually involves rolling… --- ## [It seems Jimmy Page has managed to reincarnate himself as a 14-year-old kid from Romania...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-jimmy-page-has-managed-to-reincarnate-himself-as-a-14-year-old-kid-from-romania/793702)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-seems-jimmy-page-has-managed-to-reincarnate-himself-as-a-14-year-old-kid-from-romania/793702 "2017-09-08T16:19:21Z")
I just discovered this young guy and thought I’d bring him to the attention of the board’s musicians and anyone else who might admire precocious musical ability. As for me, my mind’s blown! I’ll post a few of the videos … --- ## [Ta-Nehisi Coates is an extremely overrated writer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ta-nehisi-coates-is-an-extremely-overrated-writer/795775)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ta-nehisi-coates-is-an-extremely-overrated-writer/795775 "2017-09-08T10:46:37Z")
Here is his latest, very long form article, from The Atlantic. Most of the time, I actually agree with the substance of his articles for The Atlantic. But, he seems have become a darling of the NPR crowd, he comes off … --- ## [Coronet Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronet-blue/795744)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronet-blue/795744 "2017-09-08T06:06:07Z")
The sixties cult show is finally on DVD fifty years after it aired. One of many “Fugitive-inspired” shows, this one dealt with “Michael Alden”, a man with amnesia searching for his own identity while trying to elude wou… --- ## [academy awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards/795736)
**Author:** [@mov1289](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mov1289)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academy-awards/795736 "2017-09-08T00:02:18Z")
Has anyone ever won the academy award for the movie (designing, acting, etc.) they should’ve won it for? Or do the awards go to generally making up to people who should’ve won awards, popular opinion that year or somethi… --- ## [Star Trek Lore Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lore-question/795740)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lore-question/795740 "2017-09-07T20:25:35Z")
Not a Lore (Data’s ‘brother,’) question, but a lowercase l lore question. I know TOS backwards, forwards, and sideways. But I’m only passing familiar with the remainder of the ST canon, so pardon me in advance, please, … --- ## [What's the purpose of storm troopers' armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-storm-troopers-armor/792468)
**Author:** [@dirty\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_hippie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-purpose-of-storm-troopers-armor/792468 "2017-09-07T18:43:41Z")
I watched Star Wars: A New Hope fairly recently, and while I liked it over the other newer SW episodes, I didn’t find it all that memorable. Anyway, in this movie I noticed that the storm troopers in their iconic white a… --- ## [Attention fellow disgruntled Science Fiction media consumers, especially millennials:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-fellow-disgruntled-science-fiction-media-consumers-especially-millennials/795228)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-fellow-disgruntled-science-fiction-media-consumers-especially-millennials/795228 "2017-09-07T14:56:09Z")
Without actually saying my age, I’ll put it like this – I have two nice tattoo sleeves and I’m a hardcore Rick & Morty fan. So, not that different from the young adults, but been around a little longer. Many of you may … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=697) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=699)