# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=707 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 708 --- ## [Name this tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune/793698)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-tune/793698 "2017-08-15T03:44:39Z")
The one Daffy Duck sings when he’s doing the Can-Can in front of Elmer Fudd: So this is gay Pa-ree! Come on along with me, we’re stepping out to see the Latin Quarter! Put on your French beret, we’ll sing the Marsei… --- ## [Another ID the story thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-story-thread/793640)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-story-thread/793640 "2017-08-15T01:56:24Z")
Asking on behalf of another person: In one story, two geologists discover an opening to a subterranean world when they come across a ventillation shaft that leads to a giant air processing facility that provides air for… --- ## [Game of Thrones dragon question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-dragon-question/793632)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-dragon-question/793632 "2017-08-15T00:46:02Z")
Has the show (or the books, for that matter) ever addressed the fact that Dany’s dragons aren’t. Dragons, that is. They are wyverns. Dragons have 4 legs. We know that Westeros has the concept because a dragon (or a repre… --- ## [Savage Night by Jim Thompson - ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savage-night-by-jim-thompson-ending/787696)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savage-night-by-jim-thompson-ending/787696 "2017-08-14T20:31:41Z")
Asking for a friend who is puzzled by the ending of this novel. (I have not read it, I’ve read a synopsis). I am putting it here for his benefit, in case anyone cares to elaborate on what happened at the end. Thx. --- ## [What's the greatest genre franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-genre-franchise/793352)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-greatest-genre-franchise/793352 "2017-08-14T17:50:10Z")
It’s about time we hashed this out. “Genre” of course being Sci Fi/Fantasy or otherwise otherworldly. --- ## [Musings on recent binge-watches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-recent-binge-watches/793622)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-on-recent-binge-watches/793622 "2017-08-14T17:14:05Z")
I’ve been on holiday for three weeks (the benefits and perils of being a consultant) and of course various series were put aside for my enjoyment of an evening. Three in particular, and in increasing order of quality an… --- ## [In Hollywood films which word....\[has been used the most as the first word in the movie\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hollywood-films-which-word-has-been-used-the-most-as-the-first-word-in-the-movie/793573)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hollywood-films-which-word-has-been-used-the-most-as-the-first-word-in-the-movie/793573 "2017-08-14T00:50:17Z")
In all films after the silent film era words were spoken. Which word from the English language has been used the most as the first word in a Hollywood film. First word … Have i got the straight dope with an unanswerabl… --- ## [Your "old lady/man" celebrity crush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-old-lady-man-celebrity-crush/791995)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-old-lady-man-celebrity-crush/791995 "2017-08-14T00:46:45Z")
In this thead, people described their age appropriate crush. Do you have a crush on a celebrity considerably older than you? (In the spirit of the previous thread, anything over five years older than you counts as “con… --- ## [Did sitting in the front row of the theater ever the cool thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sitting-in-the-front-row-of-the-theater-ever-the-cool-thing-to-do/792816)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sitting-in-the-front-row-of-the-theater-ever-the-cool-thing-to-do/792816 "2017-08-13T23:17:05Z")
Due to a mix up I ended up in the second row tonight while seeing The Dark Tower. Usually I prefer to sit in the back, and tonight I relearned why. Not being able to see the whole screen, having to crane your neck, etc. … --- ## [Skip Homeier: May he have found his way to Eden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skip-homeier-may-he-have-found-his-way-to-eden/793409)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skip-homeier-may-he-have-found-his-way-to-eden/793409 "2017-08-13T22:32:45Z")
One of my Facebook friends (whom I’ve never met) is a filmmaker. (I have some of his DVDs.) One of his FB friends is the son of Skip Homeier, known to many as Dr. Sevrin on the Star Trek episode ‘The Way To Eden’. Hom… --- ## [Game of Thrones 7.04 "The Spoils of War" 8/6/2017 \[Show discussion only\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-04-the-spoils-of-war-8-6-2017-show-discussion-only/792955)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-04-the-spoils-of-war-8-6-2017-show-discussion-only/792955 "2017-08-13T22:27:19Z")
7.01 “Dragonstone” 7.02 “Stormborn” 7.03 “The Queen’s Justice” This is the discussion thread for the show on its own. The books do not exist in this thread. Open discussion for the books/show here. --- ## [Looking for The Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-saint/787344)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-saint/787344 "2017-08-13T22:08:57Z")
To be specific, I’m looking for either the two separate episode pilots made in 2013, or the television movie they were turned into in 2016, both titled The Saint. It starred Adam Rayner as Simon Templar and Eliza Dushku… --- ## [Were you a first-wave punk fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-first-wave-punk-fan/793271)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-a-first-wave-punk-fan/793271 "2017-08-13T19:28:08Z")
Were you a Punk Rock fan when Punk Rock first arrived (ca. 1976-177)? Was anyone here a fan of “proto-punk” ala Iggy Pop and such earlier in the 70s? For the first group, what do you remember about the scene prior to 19… --- ## [Suggest movies for my mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-movies-for-my-mom/792927)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-movies-for-my-mom/792927 "2017-08-13T15:59:10Z")
Mom and I have movie nights every now and then. Help me think of some movies to watch with her. Here is a little bit to guide you: Has to be on Netflix. She loves movies that are “heart warming”. Is it based on a fami… --- ## [Finely chopped onions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finely-chopped-onions/793435)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finely-chopped-onions/793435 "2017-08-13T14:41:13Z")
In a dish that requires finely chopped onions like steak tartare for example…it does make a diference if the onions are coarse and not finely chopped from the tasters point of view. In a cooked dish too for example curri… --- ## [Help me understand why Fargo is so good....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-fargo-is-so-good/793180)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-why-fargo-is-so-good/793180 "2017-08-13T06:17:38Z")
First off, let me state that I love the Coen Brothers. I love “The Big Lebowski” & my favorite is “No Country For Old Men.” Now, don’t get me wrong here…I think Fargo is a good movie. What I don’t really understand is … --- ## [iPhone's "Xylophone" ringtone: what's it from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphones-xylophone-ringtone-whats-it-from/793394)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphones-xylophone-ringtone-whats-it-from/793394 "2017-08-13T03:38:36Z")
In case of confusion, here is the sound I mean: Xylophone ringtone Iphone download for mp3 - YouTube I’ve done some googling, and I’ve learned several things. 1) It’s probably a marimba, and not a xylophone, that’s bein… --- ## [Why was the 70s such a tacky time (for fashion, etc)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-70s-such-a-tacky-time-for-fashion-etc/793269)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-70s-such-a-tacky-time-for-fashion-etc/793269 "2017-08-13T00:48:09Z")
http://loislaneproperties.com/i/uploads/loislane/2017/05/Blog-10-1.jpg … --- ## [Artists whose most popular song came well after their initial rise to fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-whose-most-popular-song-came-well-after-their-initial-rise-to-fame/793186)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-whose-most-popular-song-came-well-after-their-initial-rise-to-fame/793186 "2017-08-12T23:29:06Z")
Aerosmith is the quintessential example of this: Their first charted single was released in 1973, and they kept cranking out hits for 25 years before finally hitting #1 on the charts in 1998 with “I Don’t Want to Miss a … --- ## [Any way to prevent NFL crap from appearing in Google News Top Stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prevent-nfl-crap-from-appearing-in-google-news-top-stories/793481)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-prevent-nfl-crap-from-appearing-in-google-news-top-stories/793481 "2017-08-12T23:13:38Z")
Lately there was a thread about the recent redesign of the Google News homepage, but unfortunately I can’t find it. Anyway, I’ve notice another annoyance with the crappy new design. In the Top Stories section, I’ve bee… --- ## [New Kesha single out today; new Kesha album out August 11!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kesha-single-out-today-new-kesha-album-out-august-11/790641 "2017-08-12T22:41:54Z")
FINALLY, almost five years since her last album Warrior was released, Kesha is releasing Rainbow next month! For reasons related to being stuck with a Major League Rapist Asshole as her producer (see this thread), Kesha… --- ## [Buttered roll-- a New York thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttered-roll-a-new-york-thing/638137)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttered-roll-a-new-york-thing/638137 "2017-08-12T22:07:06Z")
A co-worker of mine is from California and, until today, she did not know what a buttered roll was. Not a dinner roll with butter on it but a big, soft in the inside, chewy on the outside roll. Usually eaten in the morn… --- ## [Sopranos first season question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-first-season-question/146112)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-first-season-question/146112 "2017-08-12T20:40:26Z")
I missed a few of the episodes so I’ve been going over some of the online episode guides. There’s a couple references to Junior ditching his girlfriend (Roberta) for revealing some deep dark secret about their sex life.… --- ## [Prog Rock: under consideration in books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prog-rock-under-consideration-in-books/791560)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prog-rock-under-consideration-in-books/791560 "2017-08-12T18:08:52Z")
I haven’t seen any threads on these: Article in The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/19/the-persistence-of-prog-rock Book generating decent coverage about Prog rock: https://www.amazon.com/Show-T… --- ## [What's for Dinner/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-dinner/785102 "2017-08-12T16:24:20Z")
Liver and onions, sauteed in bacon pieces, with pan-fried potatoes (boiled the other day). --- ## [Best stitch(es) for a sock monkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stitch-es-for-a-sock-monkey/793303)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stitch-es-for-a-sock-monkey/793303 "2017-08-12T13:59:49Z")
I got a sock-monkey-making kit. I haven’t tried it out yet, as I’m not good at sewing. Those who know how to sew better than me - what is/are the best stitch(es) to use when hand-sewing a sock monkey? I don’t know that … --- ## [Help me ID this SF short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-sf-short-story/793218)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-sf-short-story/793218 "2017-08-12T12:48:47Z")
This story must be a good 30 years old, maybe more, as my recollection is that I read it when I was quite young. It’s a short story (or maybe novella) in which some people want to accomplish some task (nefarious or wort… --- ## [Which method should I use learning piano chords? Traditional or Rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-method-should-i-use-learning-piano-chords-traditional-or-rock/793361)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-method-should-i-use-learning-piano-chords-traditional-or-rock/793361 "2017-08-12T11:58:46Z")
I’ve always been told chords are played with the left hand and melody with the right. I bought this chord book and it uses a two handed approach favored by Rock and Pop singers. Left hand plays the root or the inversio… --- ## [Google celebrates the birth of Hip Hop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-celebrates-the-birth-of-hip-hop/793359)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-celebrates-the-birth-of-hip-hop/793359 "2017-08-12T02:11:17Z")
With a really fun interactive google doodle. It pairs really well with a touchscreen, if you have one. --- ## [Recommend a book for my wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-wife/793197)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-for-my-wife/793197 "2017-08-12T00:01:46Z")
MrsB likes to take it very easy when reading on vacation. It’s a break from the medical textbooks and research papers. She likes chicklit: Polly Williams, Kim Gruenenfelder, Lauren Weisberger, Risa Green, Emma McLauglin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=706) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=708)