# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=723 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 724 --- ## [iZombie season 3.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izombie-season-3/783821)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/izombie-season-3/783821 "2017-07-01T03:35:23Z")
First episode of season 3 aired last night (04/04.) It was a bit hard going for me trying to remember the dangling plot lines since it has been only a few days short of a year since the last of season 2 aired. The previe… --- ## [A new Rick and Morty is streaming right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-rick-and-morty-is-streaming-right-now/783557)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-rick-and-morty-is-streaming-right-now/783557 "2017-07-01T03:29:10Z")
No April Fools. It is streaming on a loop until Midnight Eastern. Here --- ## [shows you hate before they even premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-hate-before-they-even-premiere/790112)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-hate-before-they-even-premiere/790112 "2017-07-01T03:21:45Z")
Ok have you ever had a show that you hate solely based oh the previews ? Theres maybe 4 shows I watch on tlc through out the year …While watching little people big world this season theres been a chick that looks and so… --- ## [ID an old game show (70's)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-old-game-show-70s/790221)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-old-game-show-70s/790221 "2017-07-01T02:59:14Z")
Show from mid 70’s (maybe late 70’s). Contestants would be shown three phrases stacked. One of the three didn’t belong with the other two. You had to ID the odd-one out. You could buzz in before the host told you what… --- ## [Sci Fi author Greg Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-author-greg-bear/685586)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-author-greg-bear/685586 "2017-07-01T01:42:50Z")
Are all of his books as good as Moving Mars? In looking at his Amazon listings , I don’t remember reading his other books, although I very well may have in my heavy sci fi reading days in the past. --- ## [What happens when Wheel of Fortune is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-wheel-of-fortune-is-wrong/790097)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-wheel-of-fortune-is-wrong/790097 "2017-07-01T00:33:11Z")
I just tuned in to Wheel. Did tonight’s winner not say “GOLF stream waters” instead of “\*\*GULF \*\*stream waters”? Or am I losing my hearing now that I’m past 60? :dubious: :confused: :frowning: I swear, this is \*\*no… --- ## [Binge Snack food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-snack-food/790015 "2017-06-30T21:13:41Z")
A sorta Skald-like hypothetical. You have done a favor for Pan, one of the deities of Gluttony. As a reward, Pan lets you pick three snack foods that from now on, you can eat all you want without worry; you won’t have a… --- ## [Sense8 Season Two...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sense8-season-two/785970)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sense8-season-two/785970 "2017-06-30T21:00:46Z")
Anyone started watching? A couple of episodes in and I have to say it’s improved quite a bit - better writing, more tightly plotted. I’m still not big on the new Capheus, but he’s not ruining it for me or anything. The “… --- ## [Old TV Game Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-game-shows/789056)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-game-shows/789056 "2017-06-30T19:19:03Z")
Lately, I’ve been watching some old shows on YouTube. They had some really interesting guests. For example, on an episode of I’ve Got A Secret, they had a 96 year old man who was the last living witness to Lincoln’s as… --- ## [Have you read The Salvation War before? If so, what are some similar books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-read-the-salvation-war-before-if-so-what-are-some-similar-books/790125)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-read-the-salvation-war-before-if-so-what-are-some-similar-books/790125 "2017-06-30T19:01:33Z")
So, if you haven’t read it, it’s a great book by Stuart Slade where two two groups of beings: the demons and the gods decide to invade modern earth. I will just give out a brief and very vague summary of what happens in… --- ## [Good DVD commentaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-dvd-commentaries/790078)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-dvd-commentaries/790078 "2017-06-30T18:59:35Z")
What are some DVD commentary tracks you’ve really liked or found interesting? I’m mainly thinking in terms of movies and TV shows but am open to other sources. --- ## [The Last Kingdom (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-kingdom-possible-spoilers/735836)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-kingdom-possible-spoilers/735836 "2017-06-30T14:46:38Z")
Bit surprised to see there isn’t a thread about this yet. For our UK readers, they’re showing the first series here right now; not sure if you’re a year ahead of us or getting it at the same time. It’s fantastic. Brutal… --- ## [Tea (the drink) in America - should I bring my own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-the-drink-in-america-should-i-bring-my-own/789896)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-the-drink-in-america-should-i-bring-my-own/789896 "2017-06-30T14:03:37Z")
I’m going to be spending 3 weeks in America. You’re all coffee drinkers; I don’t drink coffee - doctor’s orders. Should I bring a stock of tea bags or do hotels stock decent teas? --- ## [What set Guns N' Roses apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-set-guns-n-roses-apart/789671)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-set-guns-n-roses-apart/789671 "2017-06-30T11:26:13Z")
What, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, would you say set Guns N’ Roses apart from their peers? Why did they become as massively successful as they did? --- ## [Singers with really small ranges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-really-small-ranges/643653)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-with-really-small-ranges/643653 "2017-06-30T10:31:25Z")
We all know that singers like Bobby McFerrin and Mariah Carey are known for their large vocal ranges, but are there any famous singers out there who have really small ranges? (Not sure if this belongs in GQ or Cafe Soci… --- ## [Is that a sword in the back of your dress, or are you just happy to see me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-sword-in-the-back-of-your-dress-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/789365)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-a-sword-in-the-back-of-your-dress-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/789365 "2017-06-30T02:41:22Z")
The new meme – Swords (and things) stuck in the back of dresses: Wonder Woman Inspires Crazy Sword-In-The-Dress Memes | HuffPost Women’ --- ## [Any way to redeem dry meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-redeem-dry-meat/790151)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-redeem-dry-meat/790151 "2017-06-30T00:01:04Z")
I overcooked my ham and now it’s too dry. It doesn’t taste bad, but is there any way to help it out? --- ## [Worst performance by a WWTBAM audience ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-performance-by-a-wwtbam-audience-ever/789709)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-performance-by-a-wwtbam-audience-ever/789709 "2017-06-29T23:49:48Z")
From earlier this week. The question (paraphrased): “In an article in some publication, the author says that “because it facilitated long-distance romance and therefore genetic diversity”, this invention had a huge imp… --- ## [Comics question, a couple.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-question-a-couple/790109)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-question-a-couple/790109 "2017-06-29T21:35:23Z")
Has any DC or Marvel super-heroine who had a solo title been married? Super-girl, no. In fact her relationships were kind of one-sided and lame. Braniac 5? A SUPER CENTAUR?? Lois Lane doesn’t count cause she for all pr… --- ## [The X-Files Season 10 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-season-10-thread/744135)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-x-files-season-10-thread/744135 "2017-06-29T19:46:39Z")
The X-Files returns! Six episodes, starting tonight. The second episode airs tomorrow (Monday) night, and the rest on subsequent Monday nights. I figure one thread for the season should suffice–especially since it’s s… --- ## [Sci-fi/action movie tech that is worse than our current tech--and STUPID!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-action-movie-tech-that-is-worse-than-our-current-tech-and-stupid/789293)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-action-movie-tech-that-is-worse-than-our-current-tech-and-stupid/789293 "2017-06-29T18:40:06Z")
Note that I am not talking about old sci-fi that couldn’t anticipate future tech, although that can still be quite shortsighted and/or stupid (e.g., using a slide rule in a spaceship). I’m talking about sci-fi or sci-fi-… --- ## [Frances Bavier aka "Aunt Bea"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-bavier-aka-aunt-bea/634939)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frances-bavier-aka-aunt-bea/634939 "2017-06-29T17:32:53Z")
Watching the posts about “The Andy Griffith Show” reminds me of actress Frances Bavier who was most famous for playing the lovable matron Aunt Bea. However my understanding is that she was not very pleasant to work with… --- ## [Recommend me a good online course/videos/etc. to learn to draw human figures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-online-course-videos-etc-to-learn-to-draw-human-figures/790032)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-good-online-course-videos-etc-to-learn-to-draw-human-figures/790032 "2017-06-29T16:28:19Z")
I can kind of draw. I’m not an artist, but I can do a recognizable human figure (mostly guys, which is what I like to draw). But I’m terrible at things like perspective (human-figure-wise, anyway), not so great at anatom… --- ## [Active bands with no founding members left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-bands-with-no-founding-members-left/790106)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-bands-with-no-founding-members-left/790106 "2017-06-29T06:44:57Z")
I always think it’s weird when a project/band is started, and the founding members drop out, but what they created keeps living on and evolving without their input. What active bands do you know of that have no original… --- ## [Cartoon tributes to dead actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-tributes-to-dead-actors/788683)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-tributes-to-dead-actors/788683 "2017-06-29T06:01:50Z")
I saw thison Reddit today. Tributes to actors through the characters they are most remembered for; always gets me in the feels. Some days back you had thisone for Peter Sallis. And my favoriteone: last year for Anton Y… --- ## [Video game music that sends chills up your spine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-music-that-sends-chills-up-your-spine/789676)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-music-that-sends-chills-up-your-spine/789676 "2017-06-29T05:56:24Z")
As the title. (slow day at work today) When you’re feeling in the mood to be emotionally moved by music in a video game, do you have favourites? Right now I’m loving the rendition of ‘Prelude’ in Final Fantasy XIV: A Re… --- ## [What happens when Jeopardy is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-jeopardy-is-wrong/502143)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-jeopardy-is-wrong/502143 "2017-06-29T01:02:26Z")
On today’s episode of Jeopardy!, the Daily Double in the Jeopardy round was in the category James Bond. The question was more or less… \[QUOTE=Jeopardy!\] This 1971 film was so named because Sean Connery was adament it w… --- ## [What are/were your contrary opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-were-your-contrary-opinions/789452)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-were-your-contrary-opinions/789452 "2017-06-28T21:31:36Z")
I don’t mean if you hated Titanic or think Julia Roberts is ugly. It’s more given a choice between two things, you honestly prefer the opposite one that 90% of the population prefers. For me, I always preferred the bru… --- ## [RIP Michael Bond (Paddington Bear author)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michael-bond-paddington-bear-author/790063)
**Author:** [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michael-bond-paddington-bear-author/790063 "2017-06-28T20:49:35Z")
Michael Bond, author of the Paddington series, has passed away at 91. He wrote other stuff too, including a mystery series about the chef Aristide Pamplemousse. But it’s the earnest little bear from Darkest Peru that we… --- ## [SF Audio Reccommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-audio-reccommendations/790004)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-audio-reccommendations/790004 "2017-06-28T18:27:10Z")
Heya! I realized that while I consider myself a SF/Fantasy fan, I’ve been reading almost exclusively fantasy. I also realized that I’m getting my lit through audiobooks, not paper ones. So I’d like some recs, if you ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=722) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=724)