# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=713 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 714 --- ## [Hey, Siri!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-siri/792238)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-siri/792238 "2017-07-27T17:41:00Z")
I see a little silhouetto of a man. Siri recites Bohemian Rhapsody. --- ## [Pop/rock artists and the classical/jazz crowd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-artists-and-the-classical-jazz-crowd/792239 "2017-07-27T15:56:01Z")
I was reading the “is Queen respected by serious musicians” thread and my first thought was “if you define serious music as classical and jazz, I doubt they like any rock musicians”. Do you know of any rock or pop arti… --- ## [Monica Lewinsky...The Price Of Shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinsky-the-price-of-shame/791991)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monica-lewinsky-the-price-of-shame/791991 "2017-07-27T15:38:03Z")
Interesting take on the swell of internet activity surrounded by bullying, shaming and the money behind internet humiliation. Monica is surprisingly frank and her message rings true. Warning: Video is 22 minutes long, b… --- ## [Justin Trudeau totally pwns Dr Hook and the Medicine Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-trudeau-totally-pwns-dr-hook-and-the-medicine-show/792221)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-trudeau-totally-pwns-dr-hook-and-the-medicine-show/792221 "2017-07-27T15:05:20Z")
Justin gets his picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Sorry, Shel. --- ## [What can I expect at a beer festival?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-expect-at-a-beer-festival/790286)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-expect-at-a-beer-festival/790286 "2017-07-27T11:05:06Z")
I’m thinking about attending the Chicago Craft Beer Festival, although I’m looking for general advice that could apply to any of the numerous beer festivals that are held. Chicago even has one in the winter that I would … --- ## [Back to "Dragonbone Chair" universe: Tad Williams returns to Osten Ard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-dragonbone-chair-universe-tad-williams-returns-to-osten-ard/792064)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-dragonbone-chair-universe-tad-williams-returns-to-osten-ard/792064 "2017-07-26T20:28:00Z")
And I am LOVING it! I’ve always enjoyed Williams’ works. Nearly 3 decades ago, I devoured his “Memory, Sorrow & Thorn” trilogy, which began with The Dragonbone Chair. That series was said to have inspired George R. R.… --- ## [From Doctor Who to Doctor...Who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-doctor-who-to-doctor-who/790557)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-doctor-who-to-doctor-who/790557 "2017-07-26T19:03:09Z")
Well, season ten ended without the long-rumoured transformation of The Doctor into some Aussie wannabe, so the question remains: Who will be the Who that will be? The Telegraph Gives us a list of possibles, but for the … --- ## [An American in Paris-The Musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-in-paris-the-musical/791734)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-american-in-paris-the-musical/791734 "2017-07-26T18:15:35Z")
There have been some incredible deals on theatre tickets this year in Chicago. I’m not sure if it is the demand for Hamilton tickets causing the prices of other shows to be pushed down, but I’ve been to quite a few great… --- ## [Hey Wait A Minute, Jennifer Garner!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wait-a-minute-jennifer-garner/791844)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wait-a-minute-jennifer-garner/791844 "2017-07-26T18:07:47Z")
I just saw a television commercial featuring Jennifer Garner talking about her dad. Aw, ain’t that sweet, James Garner died not too long ago, and here you are mentioning him, and relating a story. Then, a man enters the … --- ## [Living Kabbalah system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-kabbalah-system/792160)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-kabbalah-system/792160 "2017-07-26T14:49:10Z")
Hello everyone, For anyone that has listened to the Living Kabbalah system, do you know the name of the song that is played in between the sessions? It has a very healing sound. Thank you so much --- ## ["The Word Is..." Ad or PSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153 "2017-07-26T14:44:16Z")
Back in the late 60s/early 70s there was a series of ads/psa’s featuring some celebrity(?) discussing the word of the day, defining the word in some deep profound philosophical context. Anyone remember this? --- ## [Thor: Ragnarok trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-trailer/784172)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-trailer/784172 "2017-07-26T13:29:40Z")
Look great IMO. I was wondering if Marvel was ever going to use “Immigrant Song” in a Thor movie. “He’s a friend from work!” --- ## [The Monotreme Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monotreme-army/792130)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monotreme-army/792130 "2017-07-26T11:15:53Z")
Has anyone here ever heard of this song? I’ve a friend who is trying to find the full lyrics. Partially remembered lyrics: --- ## [When charities get shafted by gameshows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-charities-get-shafted-by-gameshows/792007)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-charities-get-shafted-by-gameshows/792007 "2017-07-26T04:59:02Z")
What brought this to mind was tonight’s episode of Celebrity Family Feud. These various “celebrities” play against each other for various charities, so you would think that they would try to earn as much money as possib… --- ## [The Equalizer Movie is on tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equalizer-movie-is-on-tonight/792128)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-equalizer-movie-is-on-tonight/792128 "2017-07-26T04:43:48Z")
I’ve been wanting to see it for a couple years. It’s airing tonight on FXM. I was a big fan of the tv show. I’ll comment later after watching the movie. It repeats later tonight. The sequel is supposed to be released… --- ## [Who Giveth, and Who Taketh Away...Deborah Watling, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-giveth-and-who-taketh-away-deborah-watling-rip/792111)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-giveth-and-who-taketh-away-deborah-watling-rip/792111 "2017-07-26T04:33:16Z")
Leatherlungs screams no more. :(:(:frowning: --- ## [Kirk's most blatant obliterations of the Prime Directive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirks-most-blatant-obliterations-of-the-prime-directive/791782)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirks-most-blatant-obliterations-of-the-prime-directive/791782 "2017-07-26T04:24:33Z")
I’m going to give “A Taste of Armageddon” a pass because the Feds seem to be under orders to bring this war to a halt no mattter what. “The Apple.” Excuse: “This is a stagnant society”. So Fucking What??? Vaal also cont… --- ## [What is more difficult - Guitar or banjo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-difficult-guitar-or-banjo/791675)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-more-difficult-guitar-or-banjo/791675 "2017-07-26T01:42:28Z")
I can play a little guitar. But then I basically just strum. I’m not good at picking. Now a banjo is all picking and one must play both hands at the same time. So I say banjo. What do you all think? --- ## [Do Xenomorphs (from Alien movies) have bones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-xenomorphs-from-alien-movies-have-bones/792092)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-xenomorphs-from-alien-movies-have-bones/792092 "2017-07-26T01:04:00Z")
Looking for a canon answer here. Ken Jennings puts out a weekly trivia email, and one of the questions last week was which two characters, on the AFI’s top 50 movie villains list, have flesh and blood, but no bones. Th… --- ## [Doctor Who Series 10 ongoing discussion (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-10-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/784543)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-10-ongoing-discussion-open-spoilers/784543 "2017-07-26T00:33:46Z")
I actually haven’t watched the first episode yet, but the new series of Doctor Who did start tonight. The last one with Peter Capaldi, who I think has been a really good Doctor. Also, this is the final set of episodes f… --- ## [Racism in films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-films/792097)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-films/792097 "2017-07-25T23:34:20Z")
So how is it that Gone with the Wind is perfectly ok to show but Song of the South isn’t? The racism in Gone with the Wind seems far more blatant in its racism where the biggest complaint I’ve heard about Song of the Sou… --- ## [What was this delicious thing I had in Ozungul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-delicious-thing-i-had-in-ozungul/792104)
**Author:** [@SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SayTwo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-delicious-thing-i-had-in-ozungul/792104 "2017-07-25T20:19:16Z")
I guess it might be called a doner, but it wasn’t a doner like I’m used to in the rest of the Turkish universe, meaning the country itself and every stall with a spit that is reasonably near. This thing was different. An… --- ## [How do you tell if a recipe ingredient is "important"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-a-recipe-ingredient-is-important/792013)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-a-recipe-ingredient-is-important/792013 "2017-07-25T20:00:56Z")
I mean, obviously, for example, you generally can’t have “real” beef stroganoff without noodles of some kind, but in general, suppose you hated some common ingredient usually used as a flavor enhancer rather than a found… --- ## [All About Eve. So is Addison DeWitt a Bad Guy, or What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-eve-so-is-addison-dewitt-a-bad-guy-or-what/791973)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-eve-so-is-addison-dewitt-a-bad-guy-or-what/791973 "2017-07-25T17:52:38Z")
I admit to holding the unpopular opinion that All About Eve is an overpraised movie. I find the famously bitchy dialogue to be entertaining, but far too unrealistic to have any true resonance for me. I much prefer Suns… --- ## [Music Recordings That Are Public Domain Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recordings-that-are-public-domain-now/792083)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-recordings-that-are-public-domain-now/792083 "2017-07-25T17:37:53Z")
Something I have wondered for some time now. After a certain amount of time (I think it is a hundred years–correct me if I am wrong), songs become public domain. My question: Are there any recordings of songs that fall … --- ## [Game of Thrones - how long to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-how-long-to-go/792041)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-how-long-to-go/792041 "2017-07-25T15:23:25Z")
I have been assiduously avoiding GoT out of fear that it would not be finished and I would be left hanging. So is this the last season, or is there a season or two to go? Or, can I start binge-watching now? … --- ## [Help me I.D. this movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-i-d-this-movie/792075)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-i-d-this-movie/792075 "2017-07-25T14:58:08Z")
friend saw this movie long ago and cannot find it or be certain of the title. He says a husband and wife are together, the woman goes out, and these two girls come over and hold him hostage, wrecking the house. The last … --- ## [Celebrities You Irrationaly Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-irrationaly-hate/789509)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-irrationaly-hate/789509 "2017-07-25T14:09:51Z")
For me, its Barry Williams aka Greg Brady. I hate his cheery sachirine sweet demeanor. I hate that his face had morphed into a human version of a Shar Pei. I hate he bragged about having sex with Florence Henderson. In … --- ## [Anyone Own An Instant Pot Pressure Cooker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-an-instant-pot-pressure-cooker/791993)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-an-instant-pot-pressure-cooker/791993 "2017-07-25T13:08:50Z")
Anyone own an Instant Pot pressure cooker? We bought one on sale during Amazon’s Prime Day. Still reading the manual and looking at recipes. I’m looking forward to hearing opinions. --- ## [Atmospheric music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atmospheric-music/791565)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atmospheric-music/791565 "2017-07-25T08:33:45Z")
I was tied as to whether to post this in the Game Room or here, as my example is from a game. However, I don’t necessarily want to limit the conversation to games. I picked up a game, DEFCON, during the Steam Sale rece… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=712) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=714)