# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=710 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 711 --- ## [Twin Peaks Episode 12 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-12-open-spoilers/792477)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-12-open-spoilers/792477 "2017-08-06T21:13:33Z")
Audrey!!! Finally. But… WTF? Audrey Horne married that guy? Although it did sound like it may be some sort of marriage of convenience. What news did her husband hear on the phone? I’m guessing it was about Richard. Wh… --- ## [What is the most visually appealing aspect ratio for film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-visually-appealing-aspect-ratio-for-film/792907)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-visually-appealing-aspect-ratio-for-film/792907 "2017-08-06T20:55:54Z")
What do you feel is subjectively the most appealing aspect ratio for him? 1.33.1? 1.37.1 - The Academy Ratio? 1.66.1 - Hitchcock Widescreen 1.77 aka 16 x 9 1.85.1 - VistaVision 2:1 - The Univision Ratio 2:35 - Cin… --- ## [June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-foray-the-voice-of-rocky-the-flying-squirrel-has-died/792237)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-foray-the-voice-of-rocky-the-flying-squirrel-has-died/792237 "2017-08-06T18:01:31Z")
June Foray, the voice of “The Bullwinkle Show’s” Rocky the Flying Squirrel and his nemesis Natasha Fatale of Boris and Natasha fame, died Thursday. She was 99. Foray was the voice behind Looney Tunes’ Witch Hazel, Nell … --- ## [Jimi Hendrix: Native American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-native-american/792925)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-native-american/792925 "2017-08-06T17:36:26Z")
I guess this could be in GQ, but since it’s about Hendrix, I’m putting it in CS. There’s a movie coming out soon called Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. It’s a fascinating look at Native Americans in rock musi… --- ## [How quickly did Zeppelin ascend to being the most popular rock band in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-did-zeppelin-ascend-to-being-the-most-popular-rock-band-in-america/792517)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-did-zeppelin-ascend-to-being-the-most-popular-rock-band-in-america/792517 "2017-08-06T17:22:34Z")
Same question as on the tin. Zeppelin came out with their debut and second album in 1969. The Beatles broke up in 1970. I’ve read Zeppelin’s main competition in the States was the Stones. By what album did Zeppelin bec… --- ## [I've written a children's book that I think is possibly all wrong for kids.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-written-a-childrens-book-that-i-think-is-possibly-all-wrong-for-kids/792406)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-written-a-childrens-book-that-i-think-is-possibly-all-wrong-for-kids/792406 "2017-08-06T05:38:20Z")
I’ve never written for kids before, and I don’t have kids, so I was wondering if anyone who has more experience in this field would be willing to give this a quick read and see if the story is just doomed. I envisioned i… --- ## [Help to ID banjo.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-id-banjo/792849)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-to-id-banjo/792849 "2017-08-06T03:10:09Z")
I’m going to try and post a link. Wish me luck!) \[Album\] Banjo I'd needed! … --- ## [Two plays recently seen: "Persuasion" and "Fun Home"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-plays-recently-seen-persuasion-and-fun-home/792882)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-plays-recently-seen-persuasion-and-fun-home/792882 "2017-08-06T01:02:06Z")
Mrs. R and I had a busy weekend ; we went out to see two new musicals. The first was an adaptation of “Persuasion”, a novel by some Regency lady writer. :wink: I’ve seen a couple film adaptations of the novel, and it … --- ## [Spiderman sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiderman-sense/792627)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiderman-sense/792627 "2017-08-06T00:14:29Z")
So one of Spiderman’s powers is the ability to sense and avoid danger. I have to say I would think that power would be better assigned to a fly based superhero. I can kill spiders 99/100 times on the first attempt howeve… --- ## [Searching for Comedian from '90's w/puppets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-comedian-from-90s-w-puppets/792841)
**Author:** [@sbjdteam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbjdteam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-comedian-from-90s-w-puppets/792841 "2017-08-05T21:43:43Z")
Hi. I think I saw him perform on “Comic Strip Live” but it could have been another similar show. It would have been around 1990/1992. The show almost always featured three comedians and one band. I know I saw George … --- ## [I'm tired of Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-netflix/792797)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-netflix/792797 "2017-08-05T10:11:45Z")
I most of the time don’t want to watch what they are streaming. Haven’t gotten an actual DVD for years. What are some other choices for streaming movies, good dopers? --- ## [Animal Kingdom question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-kingdom-question/792671)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animal-kingdom-question/792671 "2017-08-05T08:09:11Z")
I like TNT’s series “Animal Kingdom” (although some of the guys look like fugitives from the The Allman Brothers). What I’ve yet to find out is why Ellen Barkins character Janine Cody is called “smurf”. The web has bee… --- ## [Searching for an SF movie/television episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-sf-movie-television-episode/792825)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-sf-movie-television-episode/792825 "2017-08-05T04:57:28Z")
A friend of mine is desperately (he posts the question about twice a day on another social media site) trying to find a movie (possibly a television episode) he saw and enjoyed “about thirty years ago.” I will quote his… --- ## [Another ID the Short Story thread \[Cat/human body switch\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-short-story-thread-cat-human-body-switch/792599)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-the-short-story-thread-cat-human-body-switch/792599 "2017-08-05T04:30:13Z")
I read this one in a short story collection in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Definitely before 1985. A (orphaned?) boy and his pet cat are sent to live with his aunt, uncle and cousin. The cousin is a vicious bully. Ev… --- ## [So who stole the boxes? \[The movie "Friday"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958 "2017-08-04T16:13:26Z")
In Friday, did Craig actually steal the boxes that got him fired? He said they ain’t got him on tape, but his boss said they did. Now he didn’t strike me as someone stupid enough to steal boxes and/or get fired on his da… --- ## [I don’t like watching new movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-like-watching-new-movies/789785)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-like-watching-new-movies/789785 "2017-08-04T15:04:54Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of movies made in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s over the past year. Mainly westerns, but also quite a few thrillers and a comedy here and there. I now find modern flicks are almost unbearable to watch… --- ## [Anyone make chicken pot pie at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-make-chicken-pot-pie-at-home/792464)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-make-chicken-pot-pie-at-home/792464 "2017-08-04T14:12:42Z")
I really like chicken pot pie. I keep several Marie Callender’s in the freezer. I always bake them and top with sharp cheddar cheese for the last couple minutes in the oven. I tried a Boston Market chicken pot pie one t… --- ## [Bought my first 12 pack of Miller High Life in 25 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-my-first-12-pack-of-miller-high-life-in-25-years/792569)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-my-first-12-pack-of-miller-high-life-in-25-years/792569 "2017-08-04T13:50:11Z")
My roommate in college liked Miller and I liked Budweiser. The apartment fridge was always stocked with both. Sometimes Coors ended up in there too. College and beer go hand in hand. Miller has a very smooth, clean tast… --- ## [ID these comedy sketches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-comedy-sketches/792690)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-these-comedy-sketches/792690 "2017-08-04T08:42:58Z")
Back in my college days (mid-80’s-ish), my roommate and I were on a road trip. One of the tapes that he brought along for the trip was a mishmash of stuff that he had recorded off the radio, including several comedy sket… --- ## [New Lucifer season two months away. What can I watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lucifer-season-two-months-away-what-can-i-watch/792666)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-lucifer-season-two-months-away-what-can-i-watch/792666 "2017-08-04T00:50:35Z")
I’m trying Shadowhunters, but too damn many teens. The Last Ship has my old, very slight, internet “buddy,” Adam “Mike, you couldn’t be more wrong” Baldwin. Never got into Elementary. What else is out there? For some… --- ## [Legal Questions - Re: Sleepers (Movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-questions-re-sleepers-movie/792390)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-questions-re-sleepers-movie/792390 "2017-08-04T00:30:13Z")
I just watched Sleepersthe other night. I had seen portions of it in the past but I don’t believe I’d ever watched it right from the beginning before. I really enjoyed it, to a point. I’ll skip down a few lines to avoid… --- ## [Name that SF novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sf-novel/792665)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sf-novel/792665 "2017-08-03T23:48:42Z")
These novels, actually. :slight\_smile: I probably read it in the early '70s. A prehistoric civilisation has developed a way to somehow draw power from \[possibly from beyond\] the atmosphere. The power plant suffers a… --- ## [Most Inaccurate/Worst Comparison somebody made to make you watch/read/play something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-inaccurate-worst-comparison-somebody-made-to-make-you-watch-read-play-something/792613)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-inaccurate-worst-comparison-somebody-made-to-make-you-watch-read-play-something/792613 "2017-08-03T23:39:39Z")
Basically, somebody made you a recommendation and they framed it by comparing it to something else, except either the pitch made it seem like it was much better/worse than it actually was, or was completely inaccurate an… --- ## [1776 - Too many flies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1776-too-many-flies/792631)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1776-too-many-flies/792631 "2017-08-03T22:13:56Z")
When I was a kid, I remember touring Independence Hall in Philadelphia on a number of class trips. I distinctly remember the guides telling us that the windows were kept shut during the Second Continental Congress becaus… --- ## [What's the most recent movie you've watched that's older than you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-movie-youve-watched-thats-older-than-you-are/792540)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-recent-movie-youve-watched-thats-older-than-you-are/792540 "2017-08-03T16:16:37Z")
The title covers the topic. For me, it’s Odd Man Out (1947). I picked up a copy at Barnes and Nobles’ Criterion sale. --- ## [Comedy sketch ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-sketch-id/700399)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-sketch-id/700399 "2017-08-03T15:13:21Z")
Sometime in the '80s (I think), during the Cold War, I saw a sketch involving an American and a Soviet diplomat. Neither could speak the other’s language, so there was an interpreter. Russian dialogue was subtitled. B… --- ## [Found -- New show on the History Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-new-show-on-the-history-channel/792580)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-new-show-on-the-history-channel/792580 "2017-08-03T14:33:43Z")
No spoilers please, there is only one episode out yet :slight\_smile: What a refreshing and interesting show. The first one was aired 7/31. Basically, people contact the History channel with questions about objects the… --- ## [Pick a wedding gown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-wedding-gown/619477)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-wedding-gown/619477 "2012-04-25T03:14:42Z")
Marchesa: http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/04/marchesa-spring-2013-bridal-collection.html Oscar de la Renta: http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/04/oscar-de-la-renta-bridal-spring-2013-collection.html I like the sixth… --- ## [I HATE Apples.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-apples/474063)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-apples/474063 "2017-08-03T01:46:20Z")
The title pretty much sums it up. I cant stand them. The sound of someone biting into an apple sends uncontrollable chills down my spine. It has been that way since I was very young but I don’t know what triggered it. Do… --- ## [Why do anime villians have such stupid motivations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-anime-villians-have-such-stupid-motivations/792360)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-anime-villians-have-such-stupid-motivations/792360 "2017-08-03T01:25:53Z")
There are exceptions but it seems to be very common in anime for a character to have stupid reasons for their villainy. For example “There is suffering in the world, therefore I am going to kill everyone so they don’t ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=709) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=711)