# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=706 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 707 --- ## [The She-Shed. A Man Wrote This, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-she-shed-a-man-wrote-this-right/793684)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-she-shed-a-man-wrote-this-right/793684 "2017-08-18T03:44:05Z")
All I’m saying is that if for a woman who has created her own personal woman cave in her house or whatever, it sure seems lacking in what women would actually like. I mean, really? Frilly material draped over everythin… --- ## [The top ten FUNNIEST TV shows (in my opinion).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-ten-funniest-tv-shows-in-my-opinion/793770)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-ten-funniest-tv-shows-in-my-opinion/793770 "2017-08-18T03:14:31Z")
I don’t find a lot of things funny. I can watch funny movies, funny shows, even stand up comics…and not laugh at the majority of things they say. I laugh, in real life, very rarely. Friends and family of mine know that i… --- ## [Question for Instant Pot users](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-instant-pot-users/793918)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-instant-pot-users/793918 "2017-08-18T02:15:37Z")
I bought one earlier this week, and have used it twice. My question is this: HOW can I cook something in it, and not have my whole house smell like what I cooked afterwards? :confused: The first time I used it, the b… --- ## [Shallow DoF on Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallow-dof-on-android/793900)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shallow-dof-on-android/793900 "2017-08-17T22:55:33Z")
Back when I had an iPhone, I had an app that allowed me to manipulate depth of field to a particular zone of the image. The idea was that if you photograph a model or miniature, the depth of field would not allow the fu… --- ## [Hesher (movie) \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hesher-movie-spoilers/594015)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hesher-movie-spoilers/594015 "2017-08-17T18:33:55Z")
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**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-beatles-song/793468 "2017-08-17T16:33:50Z")
Mine is easily Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. The instrumentals are dreamy. I love the bass + fuzzy guitar interplay during the chorus especially…It sounds so nostalgic somehow. --- ## [The Dark Tower in theaters! (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-in-theaters-spoilers/791176)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-in-theaters-spoilers/791176 "2017-08-17T16:03:02Z")
Movie’s not out at this point, but I’m putting this discussion under a spoiler alert so we can discuss the books and the movie (when it’s released). Been seeing previews for Stephen King’s Dark Tower movie on television… --- ## [Good Morning America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-america/774774)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-morning-america/774774 "2017-08-17T15:23:57Z")
I don’t usually catch the morning “news” shows. I’m either working or catching up on my sleep. When I do happen to see one it’s usually while getting breakfast and they usually have on the Today Show. Today I saw Good Mo… --- ## [Anybody watching "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-handmaids-tale-on-hulu/785352)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-handmaids-tale-on-hulu/785352 "2017-08-17T10:34:49Z")
Just watched the first episode. I found it intriguing. It’s a dystopian yarn about a religious cult that somehow managed to gain a rather sizable foothold in the US. Also, there’s some sort of plague that targets women’… --- ## [History and 'Vikings' — spoilers through Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-and-vikings-spoilers-through-season-4/793800)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-and-vikings-spoilers-through-season-4/793800 "2017-08-17T09:14:02Z")
I just finished watching Season 4 of History Channel’s “Vikings.” Quite an interesting series, and one that I think has almost completely erased the stereotypical image of the Viking as the first thing that comes to my m… --- ## [Voice of Baceprot -- Muslim Girl Metal Band...not bad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-baceprot-muslim-girl-metal-band-not-bad/793666)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voice-of-baceprot-muslim-girl-metal-band-not-bad/793666 "2017-08-17T08:53:40Z")
I just learned about these girls the other day and checked out some of their stuff and they actually aren’t bad. There’s only three of them: A girl who does decent lead guitar and not-as-decent vocals, a drummer who does… --- ## [Origin of "I'm only three and a half years old"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-im-only-three-and-a-half-years-old/192158)
**Author:** [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-im-only-three-and-a-half-years-old/192158 "2017-08-17T02:36:25Z")
Most of the catchphrases in the old loony tunes cartoons originated elsewhere, in popular radio shows, etc. This one has been driving me crazy for a while: I can’t find any information on the net. So, where did the phras… --- ## [Rogue One is on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-is-on-netflix/792855)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-is-on-netflix/792855 "2017-08-17T00:20:11Z")
Man…that CGI Cushing is just not good. It doesn’t even MOVE like a human. And what’s silly is they had a perfectly good actor who looks sort of like Cushing standing there as Director Krennik. They should have recast. B… --- ## [Anyone else binge watching "Breaking Bad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-binge-watching-breaking-bad/793096)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-binge-watching-breaking-bad/793096 "2017-08-16T21:00:14Z")
AMC has been doing a marathon every Sunday, and I think they have one day left. I set my DVR to record the episodes and have been watching 4 or 5 per day (not every day, but 3 or 4 days a week). I really liked the show… --- ## [You like the show, but hate the lead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-the-show-but-hate-the-lead/793401)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-the-show-but-hate-the-lead/793401 "2017-08-16T20:40:27Z")
I can’t stand Andy Samberg, so I avoided Brooklyn Nine-Nine for years. However, the presence of Terry Crews and Andre Braugher got the better of me, and then I fell in love with Stephanie Beatriz. So, despite Samberg b… --- ## [Eleven Year Old Singer Surprises Idina Menzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eleven-year-old-singer-surprises-idina-menzel/793798)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eleven-year-old-singer-surprises-idina-menzel/793798 "2017-08-16T18:54:07Z")
Billboard reports that at a Dallas concert, Idina Menzel’s usual practice of inviting kids in the audience on stage for a group singalong of “Let It Go,” went a little differently than usual. Menzel was apparently surpr… --- ## [Sorry for the '70's song nostalgia questions but-- does anyone remember this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-the-70s-song-nostalgia-questions-but-does-anyone-remember-this-song/793720)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-for-the-70s-song-nostalgia-questions-but-does-anyone-remember-this-song/793720 "2017-08-16T18:30:26Z")
So yeah, on an oldies listening kick. Listened to Ronnie Dyson’s Why Can’t I Touch You and was reminded of a song that I loved. At least I remember loving it, even though I can’t remember the dang song. I believe it is … --- ## [London Guided Tour ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-guided-tour-ideas/793772)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-guided-tour-ideas/793772 "2017-08-16T16:33:45Z")
Hey folks! I’ve been persuaded to go freelance into leading guided tours. I’ve been doing them for years in various public buildings, but now want to craft my own on the streets of London. Oh, I’ve also started career … --- ## [Movie Identification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification/793774 "2017-08-16T14:41:33Z")
Memory very hazy on this one. Firstly, not D.O.A. My recall of it- and this is many years ago- is that a person has been diagnosed as terminally ill. So they hire an assassin (as you would) to kill them within a short… --- ## [Circus-themed party music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336 "2017-08-16T14:26:23Z")
I’m hosting a murder mystery party tomorrow night and looking for some good music that’s thematic but not 4 hours of calliope music (although some would be present). So far I’ve got: Natalie Merchant-Carnival Galactic… --- ## [Was Jerry Seinfeld considered a great stand up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jerry-seinfeld-considered-a-great-stand-up/793671)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jerry-seinfeld-considered-a-great-stand-up/793671 "2017-08-16T13:03:20Z")
I must admit I’m too young to have watched Seinfeld when it first came out so perhaps time has had an effect, but I never really found the stand up segments very funny (plus I’m British so I might just come from a differ… --- ## [What was the last concert you attended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-concert-you-attended/576306)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-concert-you-attended/576306 "2017-08-16T06:11:39Z")
And was it any good? ETA: I have yet to go to my first concert, let alone a recent one. I like hearing about them, though. --- ## [Tomato Paste Substitute. Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-paste-substitute-need-answer-fast/793686)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-paste-substitute-need-answer-fast/793686 "2017-08-16T02:44:03Z")
I’m making a chicken stew tonight, and I forget to get tomato paste at the grocery store. I can run down there (walk, actually, it’s only about 3/4 a mile from my house), but I got to thinking: Can I substitute somethi… --- ## [Cafe Society (The Movie!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-the-movie/793752)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-the-movie/793752 "2017-08-15T23:28:57Z")
A while back, there was a thread about the fact that Woody Allen made a movie with the same name as one of our SDMB forums, but I haven’t found any discussion of the film itself. I watched it the other night and found i… --- ## [Coen Brothers poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coen-brothers-poll/769528)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coen-brothers-poll/769528 "2017-08-15T22:23:37Z")
Which film by the Coen Brothers do you think is the best? I only listed the ones they wrote, produced, and directed but I left a option for others. --- ## [Joe Bologna has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bologna-has-died/793634)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bologna-has-died/793634 "2017-08-15T21:52:35Z")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joseph-bologna-my-favorite-year-actor-dies-at-82\_us\_59918a3be4b0909642984ab8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 For some reason, the movie I remember him from is 1973’s Cops and Robbers. It s… --- ## [Twin Peaks - The Return Part 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-part-14/793606)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-part-14/793606 "2017-08-15T21:51:18Z")
Janey is Diane’s sister? Wow. --- ## [Shonda Rhimes moves to Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shonda-rhimes-moves-to-netflix/793735)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shonda-rhimes-moves-to-netflix/793735 "2017-08-15T21:45:06Z")
This is certainly interesting. I like everything of her’s that I’ve seen. I’m excited to see what she and Netflix come up with for new shows. --- ## [Looooong shot: Obscure music video 'Humpty Dumpty Love' from USA Night Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looooong-shot-obscure-music-video-humpty-dumpty-love-from-usa-night-flight/793726)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looooong-shot-obscure-music-video-humpty-dumpty-love-from-usa-night-flight/793726 "2017-08-15T18:07:09Z")
Probably looking at late 1980s when USA aired ‘Night Flight.’ They showed a number of oddball programs/videos as I recall, and in one of them there’s a Black female singing to a dour, sad sack looking chap (looking some… --- ## [Dunkirk - bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkirk-bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw/791794)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkirk-bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw/791794 "2017-08-15T17:36:22Z")
Can we talk about Christopher Nolan’s use of \[strikethrough\]music\[/strikethrough\] noise? I think I’ve seen every Nolan movie, so I shouldn’t be surprised anymore. And Inception is legendary for it’s bwaaaaaaaws. But D… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=705) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=707)