# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=71 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 72 --- ## [Do you like thrillers with really sadistic, brutal criminals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-thrillers-with-really-sadistic-brutal-criminals/1019954)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-thrillers-with-really-sadistic-brutal-criminals/1019954 "2025-06-25T17:57:21Z")
Yesterday we turned on a TV show my wife had heard about -The Escape Artist with David Tenant. It was about a defense lawyer who never lost a case. Well, it turns out one client he gets off is a sadistic killer who tur… --- ## [Favorite opening tracks from debut albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-opening-tracks-from-debut-albums/1019622)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-opening-tracks-from-debut-albums/1019622 "2025-06-25T15:00:41Z")
Two simple rules: Must be a debut album Must be the first track on the album I’ll start by tossing out “Can I Tell You Something” from the eponymous debut album by Kansas. While they were known for some longer prog ro… --- ## ["Magic takes over the world"– has this been done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-takes-over-the-world-has-this-been-done/1019961)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-takes-over-the-world-has-this-been-done/1019961 "2025-06-24T22:26:46Z")
I don’t mean a scenario where science and physics stops working and is replaced by magic. I mean sort of like if Voldemort and his followers had won the Wizarding World’s civil war and then gone on to enslave the Muggles… --- ## [Scott Lynch, author of Gentlemen Bastards series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-lynch-author-of-gentlemen-bastards-series/837186)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-lynch-author-of-gentlemen-bastards-series/837186 "2025-06-24T18:58:28Z")
He has written three novels: The Lies of Locke Lamore (2006) Red Seas Under Red Skies (2007) The Republic of Thieves (2013) It is rumored that he has completed the 4th book in the series: The Thorn of Emberlain, but … --- ## [Black Mirror season 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-7/1016865)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-7/1016865 "2025-06-24T18:06:14Z")
I’ve watched episode 6, which is a feature-length (hour and a half) sequel to the season 4 Star Trek parody episode. Not bad. --- ## [MacGuffins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macguffins/1019764)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macguffins/1019764 "2025-06-24T16:37:38Z")
As most of you probably know, a “MacGuffin” or “McGuffin” is the item – treasure, prize, limitary secret, piece of a puzzle, map, etc. – that drive the plot of a thriller. Its main importance is as the motivator that ev… --- ## [Marion Ravenwood killed almost as many people as Indiana Jones did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-ravenwood-killed-almost-as-many-people-as-indiana-jones-did/830651)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marion-ravenwood-killed-almost-as-many-people-as-indiana-jones-did/830651 "2025-06-24T11:36:54Z")
Got to thinking about this the other day. Marion killed a number of people in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I’m used to thinking of the female lead;'s primary purpose to be saved in adventure flicks, but not in this movie. … --- ## [Logan's Run: The Day After \[spoilers in the OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logans-run-the-day-after-spoilers-in-the-op/1020049)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logans-run-the-day-after-spoilers-in-the-op/1020049 "2025-06-23T21:16:31Z")
At the end of Logan’s Run, Logan, Jessica, and the Old Man return the domed city. Logan and Jessica enter, and try to convince people that Carousel is a lie and that people can ‘Live! Live! And grow old!’ The computer… --- ## [From Russia With Love question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-russia-with-love-question/1019981)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-russia-with-love-question/1019981 "2025-06-23T18:17:03Z")
The plot of From Russia With Love gets set in motion when Soviet corporal Tatiana thinks she’s being tasked with an important assignment by a Soviet colonel: she’s told the whole thing is classified far above the level o… --- ## [1970s BankAmericard Christmas commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-bankamericard-christmas-commercial/1019999)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-bankamericard-christmas-commercial/1019999 "2025-06-23T15:16:03Z")
In the '70s there was a BankAmericard commercial that used Jingle Bells as the theme music. I don’t remember the lyrics, so I’ll make some up: Shoes and socks Radio clocks BankAmericard! I always conflate this one w… --- ## [Jaws - 1975 Original Summer Blockbuster- 3D - Imax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-1975-original-summer-blockbuster-3d-imax/968907 "2025-06-23T15:02:22Z")
Trailer! Eeeeeee! Best ever! !jaws labor day imax trailer - Google Search --- ## [Do Bluebell Icecream radio commercials make anyone else homicidal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bluebell-icecream-radio-commercials-make-anyone-else-homicidal/583782 "2025-06-23T14:22:44Z")
If you haven’t been (ahem) \*lucky \* enough to encounter them, above are YouTube videos of the basic idea. I swear to god, the first time I heard one, I was waiting for the other… --- ## [RIP Frederick Forsyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frederick-forsyth/1019800)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-frederick-forsyth/1019800 "2025-06-23T14:11:47Z")
It might be because he died about the same time as Sly Stone, but there has been little notice (even on this Board) about the passing of Frederick Forsyth, author of many thrillers, starting with The Day of the Jackal I… --- ## [Jack Reacher is a serial killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-is-a-serial-killer/1019886)
**Author:** [@New\_Labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Labor)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-is-a-serial-killer/1019886 "2025-06-23T02:50:30Z")
I have enjoyed all the Reacher books, they are good pot boilers. Last month I was talking with my brother about Reacher. His opinion is that Reacher is a serial killer. That got me thinking. Vigilante? Yes, for sure. Se… --- ## [Do you watch riffed versions of your favorite B-Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-riffed-versions-of-your-favorite-b-movies/1019950)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-riffed-versions-of-your-favorite-b-movies/1019950 "2025-06-22T21:33:00Z")
By “riffs”, I mean voice-overs by Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cinematic Titanic, RiffTrax or any of the others that take a schlock film and have fun with added dialog and descriptions. Right now I am watching a RiffTr… --- ## [Help with niggling plot points tv/film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-niggling-plot-points-tv-film/1019880)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-niggling-plot-points-tv-film/1019880 "2025-06-22T18:45:50Z")
I don’t know if anybody else gets the case where they remember a vague plot point/conversation fragment from something they’ve watched and it keeps buzzing around until it gets resolved. I get this quite a bit, I’m hopin… --- ## [Tolkien's orcs = British soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkiens-orcs-british-soldiers/1019946)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkiens-orcs-british-soldiers/1019946 "2025-06-22T18:04:03Z")
I’m re-reading LOTR (I think for the 3rd time…definitely the first time in 25 years or so). I’ve always thought that the best scenes are the ones where the bad guys take the stage and get some dialog. But what strikes … --- ## [Speaking of killers - Raymond Reddington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-killers-raymond-reddington/1019924)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-killers-raymond-reddington/1019924 "2025-06-21T23:01:41Z")
Confession - I’m not much of a prime time TV or current movie viewer. My TV tastes run to the Automotive, History, Science and Discover channels along with whatever movies make it to regular TV or “Movies on Demand”, no… --- ## [Do you warm up tortillas before eating them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-warm-up-tortillas-before-eating-them/1019791)
**Author:** [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-warm-up-tortillas-before-eating-them/1019791 "2025-06-21T22:46:45Z")
I was watching a Hank Green video in which he discussed the fact that whole wheat tortillas are only healthier than flour tortillas for him because he can eat and eat flour tortillas while he finds that whole wheat torti… --- ## [What is the best way to request a video topic from a Youtube channel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-request-a-video-topic-from-a-youtube-channel/1019914)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-request-a-video-topic-from-a-youtube-channel/1019914 "2025-06-21T20:20:39Z")
Suppose you want to request a Youtube content creator to make a video on a certain topic. Assuming they haven’t provided an e-mail on their channel on which to contact them, what is the best way to make a request and sta… --- ## [How are we to read the opening line of "Moby-Dick"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-to-read-the-opening-line-of-moby-dick/1019915)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-we-to-read-the-opening-line-of-moby-dick/1019915 "2025-06-21T17:15:58Z")
The classic novel “Moby-Dick” starts with the three-word sentence: “Call me Ishmael.” Some tout this as a great opening line. I honestly am on the fence about that, but to be honest, I wonder what exactly the author mea… --- ## [Can anyone identify the Medieval tune heard at the end of this clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-medieval-tune-heard-at-the-end-of-this-clip/1019911)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-identify-the-medieval-tune-heard-at-the-end-of-this-clip/1019911 "2025-06-20T22:33:10Z")
It brings back memories from my reenactor days 50 years ago. --- ## [Feminine form of Radagast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-form-of-radagast/1019859)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-form-of-radagast/1019859 "2025-06-20T21:33:20Z")
Using the language rules Tolkein would have used, for example the plural a dwarf being dwarrow. I’m assuming it is not like Latin and simply adding an a but more complex. --- ## [What was this fantasy/horror anthology series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-fantasy-horror-anthology-series/1019861 "2025-06-20T15:42:21Z")
The only episode I remember was one wherein a woman had a lover who would turn into a cat. I think the cat guy betrayed her, so while he was in cat form, she took him to the vet to get fixed. --- ## [Rewatching "Lost" after 20 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-lost-after-20-years/1012698 "2025-06-20T15:21:52Z")
I recently started rewatching “Lost” when it started streaming on Netflix and am hoping some other fans (or not-fans) are also watching (or hate-watching) so we can share thoughts on it. Open spoilers throughout. I watc… --- ## [Is there a topic for everyone to identify movies we don't know the title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-topic-for-everyone-to-identify-movies-we-dont-know-the-title/1019821 "2025-06-20T06:30:29Z")
Similar to the Sci-Fi one here, I searched and it seems it’s a bunch of random topics whenever it pops up, maybe this will be a permanent one? Here’s a movie I vaguely remember. Set in the 90s or possibly late 80s but … --- ## [Anyone tried RYZE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-ryze/1019776)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-ryze/1019776 "2025-06-19T23:34:15Z")
I’ve cut way down on my Pepsi consumption so I’m interested in some kind of morning drink so I don’t start out the day with little bit of Pepsi I still drink. I hate the flavor and smell of coffee, can tolerate the flavo… --- ## [RIP Lou Christie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-christie/1019843)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lou-christie/1019843 "2025-06-19T22:14:16Z")
Who had the better falsetto? Frankie Valli or Lou Christie (who died yesterday at the age that all old rockers die: 82) --- ## [Watching "What Price Hollywood" this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-what-price-hollywood-this-weekend/1015530)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-what-price-hollywood-this-weekend/1015530 "2025-06-19T19:12:25Z")
For those not familiar with the 1932 film, it was the first movie in the series of remakes now known as “A Star is Born”. It was extremely well-made and almost impossible to find. I had to buy the DVD. It was directed… --- ## [Please recommend a nonfiction vacation book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-nonfiction-vacation-book/1019371)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-nonfiction-vacation-book/1019371 "2025-06-19T16:51:20Z")
Hey, I’m fly fishing in Montana from Friday to Wednesday and looking for something to read on the flights and in the evenings on the deck. For me, the perfect vacation book is light without being insipid. Something yo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=72)