# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=711 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 712 --- ## [Sam Shepard has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-shepard-has-died/792514)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-shepard-has-died/792514 "2017-08-02T18:45:44Z")
Story here. This one hurts. I’ve always like his plays, and the version of True West that Showtime aired in 2002 (with Bruce Willis) was a favorite. And his Chuck Yeager was damn good. --- ## [Favorite Short Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-story/791970)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-story/791970 "2017-08-02T18:22:19Z")
What’s your favorite Short Stories? The ones that you reread once in a while. Mine are: There Will Come Soft Rains - Ray Bradbury \*The Passing of Black Eagle \*- O. Henry \*The Storyteller \*- Saki \*A Man Called Horse \*… --- ## [Old movie??? Or am I mad!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-or-am-i-mad/792581)
**Author:** [@Columbus421](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Columbus421)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-or-am-i-mad/792581 "2017-08-02T16:18:56Z")
Anyone have any idea what movie I am remembering? Or have I made the whole thing up and need to write it? Not sure if movie started off like this or if it’s just the first part I remember. A bunch of kids running arou… --- ## [Commercial jingles you repurposed for your own conversations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-jingles-you-repurposed-for-your-own-conversations/792291)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-jingles-you-repurposed-for-your-own-conversations/792291 "2017-08-02T15:27:22Z")
In many works of fiction, characters will use a lot of commercial jingles references as part of a joke or ironic statement, “It’s Miller Time!”, “I’m Going to Disney World!”, “It slices and dices!”, “I’ve Fallen and I Ca… --- ## [Terminator 2: a couple of questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-2-a-couple-of-questions/682508)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-2-a-couple-of-questions/682508 "2017-08-02T14:10:37Z")
I absolutely adore this movie. If I’m channel hopping and it’s on, I find myself getting sucked in. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen it. Yes, it’s flawed. The T1000 - while unspeakably cool - is t… --- ## [A few questions about dabke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-dabke/792618)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-dabke/792618 "2017-08-02T11:19:47Z")
Periodically I get into a mood for watching dabke on YouTube for hours. I find the music incredibly infectuous, and it looks like so much fun. I am wondering, what’s the deal with the guy on the end? Do wedding parties… --- ## [Why has the value of Amazon book reviews gone down so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-value-of-amazon-book-reviews-gone-down-so/791650)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-the-value-of-amazon-book-reviews-gone-down-so/791650 "2017-08-02T08:40:42Z")
I used to be able to get a pretty good idea on the quality of a book from looking at the reviews on Amazon. Something that had a few hundred reviews with a majority in favorable 4-5 star territory used to be a solid bet… --- ## [Question about Wolverine/Logan and his age](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wolverine-logan-and-his-age/789448)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-wolverine-logan-and-his-age/789448 "2017-08-02T05:27:24Z")
After a recent viewing marathon of X-men and Wolverine movies at my house a question occurred to me: Is Wolverine’s extreme age (he was born sometime in the 19th Century, perhaps as early as the 1840’s, meaning he may b… --- ## [Help Me Feed 8 Picky People Once Per Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feed-8-picky-people-once-per-week/792509)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-feed-8-picky-people-once-per-week/792509 "2017-08-01T23:46:12Z")
Hello all, I’ve got a culinary challenge for you. Every Monday night my gamer’s group gathers together at my house. Traditionally our default has been pizza, however, me and another member have been working toward healt… --- ## [Who here has seen at least 3 of the 14 (yes, 14) Air Bud movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-at-least-3-of-the-14-yes-14-air-bud-movies/791861)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-seen-at-least-3-of-the-14-yes-14-air-bud-movies/791861 "2017-08-01T23:34:11Z")
If so, help us out in the 5 word movie review game thread! --- ## [Khaaaaaaan!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaaaan/792586)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaaaan/792586 "2017-08-01T22:36:27Z")
A Khan (from Star Trek) Miniseries? Maybe so. Could be cool. There have been a couple of novels and comics that told this story (what happened to him and his people between Space Seed and Wrath of Khan) and I liked them. … --- ## [The Emoji Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emoji-movie/792475)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-emoji-movie/792475 "2017-08-01T21:30:47Z")
Maybe this thread belongs in the Pit. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Has anyone else here seen it? I hadn’t heard about this until yesterday, when a relative by marriage posted that he and his 14-year-old daughter, who is autistic… --- ## [Recipes that don't work. Please bitch here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-dont-work-please-bitch-here/612234)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-dont-work-please-bitch-here/612234 "2017-08-01T18:22:46Z")
There was a thread recently about making pudding.When my kids were wee little bairns I used to make them a very simple pudding using milk and flour. They loved it (I found it a little bland but, hey, pudding!). That was … --- ## [Learning how to create electronic music; what do I need to know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-how-to-create-electronic-music-what-do-i-need-to-know/792552)
**Author:** [@cowardsflight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowardsflight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-how-to-create-electronic-music-what-do-i-need-to-know/792552 "2017-08-01T17:34:07Z")
Hello; I have a long break this summer and one of my relatives has decided to pay me for creating my own tune using a digital music software that she’ll be including in a video. That’s got my interest up quite a bit but… --- ## [Batman as cultural and political bellwether](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-as-cultural-and-political-bellwether/792314)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-as-cultural-and-political-bellwether/792314 "2017-08-01T14:49:15Z")
This article http://www.worldcomicbookreview.com/index.php/2017/07/18/dark-days-forge-1-review/ describes “Batman as weathervane”: "There is a theory that Batman is a barometer of social and political change. Some of the… --- ## [Political monologues for women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-monologues-for-women/792515)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-monologues-for-women/792515 "2017-08-01T12:46:27Z")
I have a young co-star in a play who needs an audition piece for a class that has to do with political or patriotic themes. Has to be from a published dramatic or comedic work- can’t be a political speech- and preferably… --- ## [Photographs (you weren't involved in) that evoke emotion out of you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-you-werent-involved-in-that-evoke-emotion-out-of-you/791922)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographs-you-werent-involved-in-that-evoke-emotion-out-of-you/791922 "2017-08-01T11:13:36Z")
What are photographs that you weren’t there for, that evoke emotion out of you? For me, this is one. The man in the photo is my mother’s first husband, and the father of my sisters. The context of the photos is why it e… --- ## [Song "Where the Wild Roses Grow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-where-the-wild-roses-grow/286561)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-where-the-wild-roses-grow/286561 "2017-08-01T10:16:44Z")
Sometime ago I heard a song called “Where the Wild Roses Grow” and fell in love with it. I thought it haunting. I listened to it on a friend’s iPod, and he told me the singer was Leonard Cohen, but he didn’t know the wom… --- ## [RIP Jeanne Moreau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jeanne-moreau/792505)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jeanne-moreau/792505 "2017-08-01T07:13:38Z")
Jeanne Moreau has died. One of the most beautiful women of 20th-Century film. --- ## [What's up with the ending of Taxi Driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-ending-of-taxi-driver/203876)
**Author:** [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-ending-of-taxi-driver/203876 "2017-08-01T00:44:17Z")
I saw Taxi Driver for the first time tonight. Of course, I thought it was amazing. I’m dying to see it again right away. But the ending left me more than a bit confused. I am, of course, referring to everything that … --- ## [Gentlebeings....The Queen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlebeings-the-queen/792544)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlebeings-the-queen/792544 "2017-07-31T23:55:21Z")
47 years ago - July 31, 1970 the Royal Navy issued its last tot of rum. So pour the Pusser’s and raise a glass to the poor, suffering sods who still serve, sober. (It being a Monday, the proper toast is “Our ships at S… --- ## [Article on impressionist David Frye (d. 2011)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-on-impressionist-david-frye-d-2011/792510)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-on-impressionist-david-frye-d-2011/792510 "2017-07-31T22:41:27Z")
I remember Frye from his golden years, and always thought that his impressions were better than the much more successful \*Rich Little. Rather sad story. Link \*For the youngsters: Back in the day, there were comics who… --- ## [RIP Patti Deutsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-deutsch/792443)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-patti-deutsch/792443 "2017-07-31T22:34:40Z")
Patti Deutsch has died at 73. ETA: When I posted this thread, the thread below it was for GoT. So of course, I thought of Match Game of Thrones. ‘Killy Karl said, “If I had a bigger sword, I’d BLANK you!”’ . --- ## [Don Henley--Heart of the Matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-henley-heart-of-the-matter/791821)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-henley-heart-of-the-matter/791821 "2017-07-31T21:30:59Z")
I’ve heard this song a million trillion times, but as an early 40-something, I got a far different meaning from it: I know it is bad form not to post my thoughts first, but I wanted to get other opinions to see if I am… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a can opener that lasts longer than a few months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-can-opener-that-lasts-longer-than-a-few-months/791875)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-can-opener-that-lasts-longer-than-a-few-months/791875 "2017-07-31T17:13:46Z")
I am sick of buying these things. And I don’t buy the cheapest, I buy what I think looks good and sturdy. And I keep them clean. But without fail, it may pierce the can, but won’t go around. WTF? --- ## [Most obscure song that gets played most frequently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obscure-song-that-gets-played-most-frequently/792319)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-obscure-song-that-gets-played-most-frequently/792319 "2017-07-31T16:18:15Z")
As I walked through the office this a.m., I heard Peter Gabriel’s Salisbury Hill on someone’s radio. And a week ago or so the lyrics were referenced in a comic strip (Frazz). I think I hear that song at least as freque… --- ## ["Bosch" - new series on Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosch-new-series-on-amazon/712663)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosch-new-series-on-amazon/712663 "2017-07-31T15:14:36Z")
I’m always willing to try a new series, and i’m generally a fan of cop shows, so i sat down this morning and watched the first episode of Amazon’s new drama, “Bosch.” The show is based on a long-running and (by all accou… --- ## [Audiophile Question: Linear Tracking vs Standard Turntables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophile-question-linear-tracking-vs-standard-turntables/657262)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophile-question-linear-tracking-vs-standard-turntables/657262 "2017-07-31T14:13:52Z")
I was looking on ebay, and noticed they have quite a bit of old stereo stuff for sale. IN the days of analog stereo, record turntables came in two styles-standard, where the tone arm would describe a slight arc as it … --- ## [Dubbing or Subtitles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbing-or-subtitles/792313)
**Author:** [@wadsal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wadsal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubbing-or-subtitles/792313 "2017-07-31T06:17:41Z")
What is your opinion on the thread? Which do you prefer… and why? What do have you against dubbing (and vice versa). :slight\_smile: --- ## [Bollywood film can't place it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bollywood-film-cant-place-it/792471)
**Author:** [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bollywood-film-cant-place-it/792471 "2017-07-31T00:58:34Z")
So I saw this bollywood film a while ago and it was made in the past 5-7 years so relatively recent but I can’t place it in terms of the name of it! It starts with an underground fight club where a guy is paid money to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=710) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=712)