# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=747 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 748 --- ## [Cry Wilderness (and other HORRIBLE movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-wilderness-and-other-horrible-movies/784868)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cry-wilderness-and-other-horrible-movies/784868 "2017-04-23T03:19:03Z")
I just watched the MST3K reboot featuring this awful, awful movie. The episode was okay but I found the movie fascinating (particularly when the actors appeared to express genuine pain as they were nibbled on and clawed … --- ## [Betty White's later career and revered pop icon status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-whites-later-career-and-revered-pop-icon-status/784939)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-whites-later-career-and-revered-pop-icon-status/784939 "2017-04-23T00:11:30Z")
When did Betty White become a sort of pop culture icon? Sure she’s been on television longer than many of has even been alive. For me her most memorable roles were the ones where she appeared as a regular over multiple s… --- ## [Celebrity Turing test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-turing-test/784891)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-turing-test/784891 "2017-04-23T00:03:07Z")
Bear with me for this opening hypothetical: Phone rings at stately Banksia Manor. voice: ‘Hello Banksiaman, this is \[name your favourite celebrity here\].’ \[just pick a name, but because its about a sort of Turing test… --- ## [Get Out film (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-film-open-spoilers/784978)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-film-open-spoilers/784978 "2017-04-22T23:59:31Z")
One more warning: open spoilers ahead. This is one of the best comedies I’ve seen in ages. It’s an hilariously funny parody of the sort of racist crap that the Black Muslims pump out. The plot is simple: the white devil… --- ## [I saw Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank live!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-dr-forrester-and-tvs-frank-live/784995)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-dr-forrester-and-tvs-frank-live/784995 "2017-04-22T23:34:08Z")
Well, not in costume; they were appearing as Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff. But I did see them do their act, live, at an art-house theater in Pittsburgh. They sat in the front row, with microphones and iPads, and made… --- ## [It's not quite a mondegreen...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-quite-a-mondegreen/784855)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-quite-a-mondegreen/784855 "2017-04-22T23:19:09Z")
Is there a word for when you know the correct lyrics, you hear it perfectly clearly, but your brain insists on inserting something else when you think about it? For example, A Whole New World: there’s a line about “shin… --- ## [One book at a time, a few, or many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-book-at-a-time-a-few-or-many/784935)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-book-at-a-time-a-few-or-many/784935 "2017-04-22T21:26:56Z")
In another thread, someone commented that they are starting to read more than one book at a time. This is something I’ve done for years, starting when I’d have books that simply seemed to fit certain circumstances bette… --- ## [Help me identify a sad music score used in multiple movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-sad-music-score-used-in-multiple-movies/722254)
**Author:** [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-sad-music-score-used-in-multiple-movies/722254 "2017-04-22T21:05:41Z")
There is a haunting melody that I’ve been trying to identify for a long time. Pieces of it turn up in the “were all doomed” parts of movies. It was used in 2005’s King Kong when the freighter struck rocks at skull islan… --- ## [Ideas for Twelfth Night-themed wall decorations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-twelfth-night-themed-wall-decorations/784980)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-twelfth-night-themed-wall-decorations/784980 "2017-04-22T15:55:35Z")
For reasons, my wife is on the hook to create some wall decorations that will place people in a Shakespeare-Twelfth Night mood, and she’s hit a creative roadblock. Any thoughts? --- ## [What are some movies where the characters are absurdly incompetent or just flat-out idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-movies-where-the-characters-are-absurdly-incompetent-or-just-flat-out-idiots/784624)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-movies-where-the-characters-are-absurdly-incompetent-or-just-flat-out-idiots/784624 "2017-04-22T12:32:22Z")
For some reason, I love movies where the characters are constantly extremely incompetent, and almost appear as if they’re trying to deliberately earn a darwin award. I just really enjoy scenes where the characters are v… --- ## [How many actual TVs do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-actual-tvs-do-you-have/784818)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-actual-tvs-do-you-have/784818 "2017-04-22T12:13:59Z")
When I was a little kid, we had one TV. When I was in the third grade and started public school, I found out that most homes had at least two-- one in the living room, and one in the parents’ bedroom, and a few kids had … --- ## [The Night Of (new HBO show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-of-new-hbo-show/759622)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-of-new-hbo-show/759622 "2017-04-22T10:44:56Z")
I saw this last night and was impressed. It’s always a little difficult to evaluate a show based on the pilot episode, but it’s a strong start. It’s not a fast-paced procedural, so if you’re looking for that you will b… --- ## [Pet store where Rocky met Adrian demolished.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-store-where-rocky-met-adrian-demolished/784967)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-store-where-rocky-met-adrian-demolished/784967 "2017-04-22T06:12:50Z")
The filming locations in Philadelphia made Rocky uniquely authentic. It wouldn’t have been the same on a sound stage. The pet shop scenes with Rocky and Adrian are one of my favorite moments in the film. They filmed in … --- ## [What happened to Mr. and Mrs. Jamin Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-mr-and-mrs-jamin-love/784968)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-mr-and-mrs-jamin-love/784968 "2017-04-22T04:31:56Z")
Every now and again, I get in a mood to watch flashmob marriage proposals. When in earnest and successful, they re-affirm my faith in humanity and make everything OK. My second favorite is Spencer’s Home Depot proposal,… --- ## [77 Sunset Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/77-sunset-strip/784961)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/77-sunset-strip/784961 "2017-04-22T04:12:59Z")
I’ve been watching it on cable. What are Kookie and his kind? Not hippies, Goths, or hipsters. --- ## [Anyone Else Enjoy Infomercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-infomercials/784770)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-enjoy-infomercials/784770 "2017-04-22T02:52:47Z")
I often stay up late at night. And usually even on satellite TV, there is nothing else to watch but infomercials. But that isn’t entirely a bad thing either, though. I find some of them just as entertaining as regular T… --- ## [Is there anything more difficult to find in a grocery store than Velveeta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-difficult-to-find-in-a-grocery-store-than-velveeta/784383 "2017-04-22T00:43:43Z")
I use Velveeta in my mac’n’cheese recipe (don’t judge me, it’s a great recipe!) At one store, Velveeta is by the pasta. In another, it’s by the chips, popcorn and beef jerky (??) Target keeps it in the refrigerated ca… --- ## ['Correct' way to prepare instant ramen noodles vs the way you do it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-way-to-prepare-instant-ramen-noodles-vs-the-way-you-do-it/784907)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-way-to-prepare-instant-ramen-noodles-vs-the-way-you-do-it/784907 "2017-04-22T00:22:17Z")
I’m quite a fan of instant ramen - I particularly like the hot and spicy ones when I am not feeling well. But I think maybe I’ve been preparing them wrong for my whole life - this only occurred to me when I encountered … --- ## [At first I disdained "Fresh Big Mouf the Beat Scout" .. but then](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-disdained-fresh-big-mouf-the-beat-scout-but-then/784951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-disdained-fresh-big-mouf-the-beat-scout-but-then/784951 "2017-04-21T22:35:32Z")
He had some commercials he did for Fedex where he made beats from Fedex sounds, but that wasn’t the thing. The thing was he called himself a “Beat Scout”. “WTF does that even mean!” I thought to myself. I mean I get tha… --- ## [The Straight Dope Irish Whiskey Appreciation Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-irish-whiskey-appreciation-society/375582)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-irish-whiskey-appreciation-society/375582 "2017-04-21T21:33:49Z")
With the appropriate deferral to \*\*Silenus \*\* and Ass for a Hat for ripping off the thread title style… :wink: We’ve had Bourbon and we’ve had Scotch, but now it’s time for the most sublime of the whiskeys to shine. I… --- ## [Help Me Organize My Kindle Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-organize-my-kindle-books/784929)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-organize-my-kindle-books/784929 "2017-04-21T17:24:22Z")
I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and also I have this terrible habit of starting multiple books at once (I’m ‘‘currently reading’’ 15 books according to Goodreads.) I have another 20 samples downloaded that I haven’t… --- ## [Inexplicably Stupid Restaurant Concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inexplicably-stupid-restaurant-concepts/784245)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inexplicably-stupid-restaurant-concepts/784245 "2017-04-21T16:51:50Z")
A new restaurant is opening up in town called Boiling Seafood Crawfish, promising “New Orleans style” food. Hmm, sounds tempting (I am fond of crawfish for one thing). Then I discover that the signature items are hot se… --- ## [13 Reasons Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-reasons-why/784694)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-reasons-why/784694 "2017-04-21T12:47:49Z")
I don’t \*think \*there’s already a thread about this . . . Are any of you watching this Netflix original? I don’t know what to make of it or how I feel about it. It’s excellent in some ways and very CW teen schmaltz in o… --- ## [Is it worth the trouble to make deviled eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-the-trouble-to-make-deviled-eggs/784666)
**Author:** [@Beren\_Erchamion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beren_Erchamion)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-worth-the-trouble-to-make-deviled-eggs/784666 "2017-04-21T12:34:34Z")
Tomorrow, I’m making pork bbq and potato salad for dinner. They should last me several days. I’m thinking about also making deviled eggs to go along with it. They’re really good, but the problem is that they won’t kee… --- ## [Seeking book (novel) recommendations for an upcoming vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-book-novel-recommendations-for-an-upcoming-vacation/784754)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-book-novel-recommendations-for-an-upcoming-vacation/784754 "2017-04-21T08:49:46Z")
The last dozen or so books I’ve read have been biographies, but I’m going on a cruise soon and I’d like to bring along a novel or two. So I am looking for recommendations. If you do offer up a suggestion, please kindly … --- ## [Has Jim Parson been hitting the gym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-jim-parson-been-hitting-the-gym/784712)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-jim-parson-been-hitting-the-gym/784712 "2017-04-21T07:13:22Z")
I was away from The Big Bang Theory for pretty much all of this season, and I’m getting caught up. Last night I watched the episode where, to get Sheldon out of their (his and Howard’s) hair, Leonard gives Sheldon a week… --- ## [Superheroes with a big body count](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-a-big-body-count/784780)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-with-a-big-body-count/784780 "2017-04-21T06:38:34Z")
I mentioned in another thread that I picked up a copy of All-Star Squadron #19 (1984, I think, without the copy in front of me), in which the Golden Age Green Lantern destroys a Japanese city - but not really, as he was … --- ## [Why is boxed wine looked down on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boxed-wine-looked-down-on/784806)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boxed-wine-looked-down-on/784806 "2017-04-21T01:10:30Z")
I’m not a drinker but as I understand it boxed wine has many advantages to bottled yet it’s always treated as if it is something cheap that no true wine drinker would touch. Is it just snobbery or is there a real reason … --- ## [Dead Like Me, Pushing Daises, and The Office: All shows I've started.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-like-me-pushing-daises-and-the-office-all-shows-ive-started/784300)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-like-me-pushing-daises-and-the-office-all-shows-ive-started/784300 "2017-04-21T00:08:23Z")
The Office I started 2 months ago. I’m flying through it. It’s just so good. I’m currently on season six, episode sixteen. I’ve watched almost six seasons in just two months. It would have been sooner if I didn’t have to… --- ## [Potato salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-salad/784714)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potato-salad/784714 "2017-04-20T22:17:36Z")
There is a current hijack in the deviled eggs thread about whether or not eggs belong in potato salad. So let’s settle it: What’s in your potato salad? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=746) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=748)