# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=764 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 765 --- ## [I don't understand the physics of "twice fried chicken".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-physics-of-twice-fried-chicken/781715)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-physics-of-twice-fried-chicken/781715 "2017-03-09T17:37:03Z")
I know I like the tasty result, I just don’t understand the physics. So you fry the chicken, pull it out of the oil for a minute or two, and then back into the oil for another 8 minutes or so. The end result being, extr… --- ## [Tell me your best tricks for thin/thinning hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-best-tricks-for-thin-thinning-hair/780783)
**Author:** [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-best-tricks-for-thin-thinning-hair/780783 "2017-03-09T16:22:08Z")
I mean this mostly for women but hey, I’ll take what I can get. --- ## ["Time After Time" TV show premiere movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-after-time-tv-show-premiere-movie/781542)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-after-time-tv-show-premiere-movie/781542 "2017-03-09T14:35:12Z")
I liked the actors, I like the script, and found it very watchable. I will tune in next week. Jack the Ripper (John Stevens) is not so crazy as in the movie. My only complaint: How do you end up in modern day NYC and n… --- ## [Scifi Novel: Space Ship, Cat Like Creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-novel-space-ship-cat-like-creature/781751)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scifi-novel-space-ship-cat-like-creature/781751 "2017-03-09T07:17:21Z")
I’m trying to remember the title of a book I read awhile ago and I’m wondering if you guys could help me. I’ve read several books since I read this one, so I’m a little fuzzy on the details. It takes place in the future… --- ## [Metaphor about a grandmother dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metaphor-about-a-grandmother-dying/781741)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metaphor-about-a-grandmother-dying/781741 "2017-03-09T02:37:09Z")
On the Colbert show, he was interviewing Michael Haydn. Towards the end of the interview, he said something like: \[QUOTE=Stephen Colbert\] I could talk to you all night long because…\…there’s this metaphor about … --- ## [I might've just broken the scale for offensive limericks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mightve-just-broken-the-scale-for-offensive-limericks/781302)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-mightve-just-broken-the-scale-for-offensive-limericks/781302 "2017-03-09T01:06:02Z")
Limericks. I like 'em. Funny ones that is. Speaking as a connoisseur and a composer of such, let me state that, in my not at all humble opinion here are three kinds of limericks: funny ones clean ones\* 3 faile… --- ## [Totall ruin a show ... by being reasonable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totall-ruin-a-show-by-being-reasonable/781488)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totall-ruin-a-show-by-being-reasonable/781488 "2017-03-08T23:26:47Z")
OK, so here’s a game that might be fun here for the group for about 5 minutes. Totally ruin a show (probably a sitcom) by attacking its deep entrenched premise, by having people be reasonable, instead of how they usuall… --- ## [Question for Film/Movie Makers or anyone with the answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-film-movie-makers-or-anyone-with-the-answer/781582)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-film-movie-makers-or-anyone-with-the-answer/781582 "2017-03-08T22:09:36Z")
Any one with movie or film making knowledge have an answer for this 2 part inquiry? What is the name of the camera shot involving 2 or more actors where the camera is behind the head of one actor, showing the other ac… --- ## [ID a scene from a movie (I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-scene-from-a-movie-i-think/781733)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-scene-from-a-movie-i-think/781733 "2017-03-08T21:46:50Z")
Someone drives a car that is getting really badly beat up, maybe people are running their cars into it, something horrible happens to it. I think it was a tiny car to start with. Maybe a beater. At the end, the person… --- ## [Original Battlestar Galactica Terra trilogy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-battlestar-galactica-terra-trilogy/781676)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-battlestar-galactica-terra-trilogy/781676 "2017-03-08T21:39:17Z")
Recently on YouTube I ran across a fanfic recutting of the three Terra episodes into a saga called “Brothers of Man”. If I’m understanding it correctly, it postulates that the Terrans are not descended from Kobol but are… --- ## [Robert Osborne RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-osborne-rip/781573)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-osborne-rip/781573 "2017-03-08T20:21:54Z")
Robert Osborne, Beloved Host of Turner Classic Movies, Dies at 84 Another icon of Hollywood passes on. If there was ever a better movie historian/host, I don’t know who it would be. RIP, Mr. Osborne. --- ## [Help me remember this movie about a couple and how they grow more distant over many years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-movie-about-a-couple-and-how-they-grow-more-distant-over-many-years/781570)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-movie-about-a-couple-and-how-they-grow-more-distant-over-many-years/781570 "2017-03-08T20:18:04Z")
I saw this movie maybe back in the 1980s. I was thinking the male lead was Robert de Niro but couldn’t find anything like this in his filmography. Set at first in the 1950s or 60s, a couple meet, fall in love get married… --- ## [The book Sapiens in hardcover: really heavy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-sapiens-in-hardcover-really-heavy/781611)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-sapiens-in-hardcover-really-heavy/781611 "2017-03-08T19:54:33Z")
And I don’t mean deep. I had read \*\*Sapiens \*\*on Kindle and really enjoyed it a couple of years ago. I decided to get myself a “keeper hardback” that was not a first edition or anything. I want to be able to write in… --- ## [Julee Cruise & David Lynch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julee-cruise-david-lynch/781600)
**Author:** [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julee-cruise-david-lynch/781600 "2017-03-08T19:53:44Z")
I watched the Music Of David Lynch special the other night. The weird thing is that Julee Cruise didn’t make an appearance. I’m a fan of the TV show (Twin Peaks) and of the music of that world. But, I guess not enough… --- ## [How do you define "Binge watching"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-binge-watching/781630)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-binge-watching/781630 "2017-03-08T17:02:23Z")
I’ve been rewatching last season of Game of Thrones. Two episodes a night each night for the last few days. To me, I would call that binge watching but I could see how some would disagree since to them binge watching mea… --- ## [It's Jack White's world - article in the New Yorker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jack-whites-world-article-in-the-new-yorker/781686)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-jack-whites-world-article-in-the-new-yorker/781686 "2017-03-08T16:51:09Z")
Link to article here: Jack White’s Infinite Imagination | The New Yorker He’s got a taxidermy giraffe in his office, a copy of Action Comics #1 he paid over $1million for; employees who dress in black suits and yellow … --- ## [Vikings Season 4 -- Wilhelm Scream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-season-4-wilhelm-scream/760825)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vikings-season-4-wilhelm-scream/760825 "2017-03-08T15:22:23Z")
I couldn’t find a thread on this. Is anyone watching it? I haven’t finished it yet, so I don’t want to discuss the plot in detail. But I think I heard a Wilhelm Scream in Episode 2, when Aethelwulf attacks the tower whe… --- ## [John Wick Chapter 2; Keanu Reeves shoes vs. the world's asses \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wick-chapter-2-keanu-reeves-shoes-vs-the-worlds-asses-spoilers/779673)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wick-chapter-2-keanu-reeves-shoes-vs-the-worlds-asses-spoilers/779673 "2017-03-08T15:21:04Z")
John Wick was a cheesy, fun, turn-your-brain-off action movie with impressive fight choreography and world building. John Wick Chapter 2 is basically the same movie, and I quite enjoyed it for what it was. If you liked… --- ## [Looking for "All Grown Up," the punk movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-all-grown-up-the-punk-movie/781674)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-all-grown-up-the-punk-movie/781674 "2017-03-08T14:48:30Z")
Does anyone know where I can buy/ rent/ watch a copy of this movie? It was advertised, came out, and disappeared before I could get it. Really REALLY want to see it. --- ## [Favorite parody sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-parody-sites/781661)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-parody-sites/781661 "2017-03-08T12:17:54Z")
YouTube has spawned many parody channels, from amateur homages of favorite series to professional productions, what are some of your favorites? NRK out of Europe has released three Sherlock parodies, based on the first … --- ## [Billy Idols version of Mony Mony: Get laid, get fu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idols-version-of-mony-mony-get-laid-get-fu/412088)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-idols-version-of-mony-mony-get-laid-get-fu/412088 "2017-03-08T04:40:19Z")
cked. I recall that in the early/mid 80’s whenever they playedd this song in clubs people would chant “Hey, hey what? Get laid get fcked\*” or “Hey motherfuker, get laid get fuced”. I know it wasn’t just a local thing b… --- ## [Jean Luc Picard's newest nemesis: Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-luc-picards-newest-nemesis-trump/781342)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-luc-picards-newest-nemesis-trump/781342 "2017-03-08T03:49:29Z")
Patrick Stewart wants to become a US citizen to fight Trump: --- ## [Emerald City - New show on NBC (some boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emerald-city-new-show-on-nbc-some-boxed-spoilers/776707)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emerald-city-new-show-on-nbc-some-boxed-spoilers/776707 "2017-03-08T03:28:43Z")
It’s way past my bedtime, so apologies for any errors or incoherence, but I was shocked to note that there was no previous thread (please correct me if I’m wrong). What a fantastic show! How the hell is this on a regula… --- ## [Besides Sœur Sourire (The Singing Nun), Has Any Cleric Or Member Of A Religious Order Had A Hit Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-soeur-sourire-the-singing-nun-has-any-cleric-or-member-of-a-religious-order-had-a-hit-song/781595)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-soeur-sourire-the-singing-nun-has-any-cleric-or-member-of-a-religious-order-had-a-hit-song/781595 "2017-03-08T02:37:32Z")
Has any Imam, Priest, Monk, or what-have-you ever joined Sister Smile on the Top 100? --- ## [Children's Author Mem Fox detained and interrogated at LAX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-author-mem-fox-detained-and-interrogated-at-lax/781598)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-author-mem-fox-detained-and-interrogated-at-lax/781598 "2017-03-08T00:36:05Z")
:frowning: (Mods, feel free to move this if you think it fits better in another forum) “The irony isn’t lost on Mem Fox. The author of books advocating tolerance and acceptance was detained by U.S. immigration official… --- ## [Star with most movies in development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-with-most-movies-in-development/781576)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-with-most-movies-in-development/781576 "2017-03-07T23:08:13Z")
Just checked out Reese Witherspoon on IMDB and find that she has an incredible 24 movies in development (details on 20 of them are only available on IMDB Pro unfortunately). This is films in pre-production, post-producti… --- ## [Characters that aren’t understood by their writers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-aren-t-understood-by-their-writers/780939)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-aren-t-understood-by-their-writers/780939 "2017-03-07T22:47:56Z")
I noticed that the Daytona 500 was on yesterday, and it brought to mind a thread I have been thinking about starting. There is an episode of King of Hill where Bobby and Joseph learn that there is something called “Dayto… --- ## [Shows where everyone remembers one episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-remembers-one-episode/781055)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-where-everyone-remembers-one-episode/781055 "2017-03-07T20:43:21Z")
Assuming you are a of a certain age group…even if you forgot every other episode of a show there is always a certain episode (or group of episodes) that nearly everyone remembers Everyone remembers the Big Foot episod… --- ## [Pokey LaFarge: any fans here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokey-lafarge-any-fans-here/781629)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokey-lafarge-any-fans-here/781629 "2017-03-07T19:43:07Z")
We have a group of eight people who periodically go to live music events suggested by one of us, ideally a band the rest of the group hasn’t seen and is unaware of. My last suggestion was Michael Franti. None of my fri… --- ## [Lentil varieties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lentil-varieties/781619)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lentil-varieties/781619 "2017-03-07T18:10:13Z")
We make lentil stew quite frequently – just simmer lentils with meat, veggies, and seasoning for an hour or two. It’s quite good and hearty. This time we bought red lentils, on a whim, and cooked them the same way. It … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=763) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=765)