# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=766 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 767 --- ## [The boat in Manchester by the Sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boat-in-manchester-by-the-sea/781479)
**Author:** [@Iyamity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iyamity)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boat-in-manchester-by-the-sea/781479 "2017-03-05T16:32:27Z")
What kind if boat was that in Manchester by the Sea. It did not appear to be a fishing boat, I thought it might be more for hauling freight, but not great for that either. --- ## [Recommendations for acoustic blues guitar resources](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-acoustic-blues-guitar-resources/781132)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-acoustic-blues-guitar-resources/781132 "2017-03-05T16:05:33Z")
Hey all, Short version: I am looking for some online resources to teach myself acoustic delta blues style guitar. I have tried working from books a (very) little bit, but I feel like resources with some kind of video c… --- ## [Books with the author's face on the cover.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-the-authors-face-on-the-cover/781140)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-the-authors-face-on-the-cover/781140 "2017-03-05T15:28:03Z")
You know the kind. They often look like this (taken from another thread just now). That one is even more egregious by having the author’s entire body on the cover, not just the huge, creepy, too-much-make-up face which h… --- ## [What becomes of "failed" rock stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-failed-rock-stars/780162)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-becomes-of-failed-rock-stars/780162 "2017-03-05T13:06:32Z")
Realizing, of course, there is no single answer, I am curious if anybody here personally knows (or knows of) any rock & rollers whose careers didn’t pan out. Did they manage to keep their toe in the door of some tattered… --- ## [Alright, so he IS kinda heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-he-is-kinda-heavy/781227)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-so-he-is-kinda-heavy/781227 "2017-03-05T12:55:30Z")
“He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” “Bridge Over Troubled Water” “Lean On Me” All good songs IMO but also rather self-aggrandizing. if I wanted to make a playlist of songs about what a great guy I am can you help me fin… --- ## [Superheroes Suck - the Alt-Comic Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-suck-the-alt-comic-thread/781383)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-suck-the-alt-comic-thread/781383 "2017-03-05T08:07:56Z")
OK, so maybe they don’t suck - though Hopey Glass says they do - but they’re kind of played out and there can be such better uses of the medium. What I’m getting at is there is so much more to do with comics than the st… --- ## [The Security Project - Jerry Marotta, Trey Gunn & Happy Rhodes play Peter Gabriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-security-project-jerry-marotta-trey-gunn-happy-rhodes-play-peter-gabriel/769007)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-security-project-jerry-marotta-trey-gunn-happy-rhodes-play-peter-gabriel/769007 "2017-03-05T07:11:51Z")
Former King Crimson guitarist Trey Gunn, Peter Gabriel drummer Jerry Marotta, Shreikback guitarist Michael Cozzi and keyboardist David Jameson are performing the music of Peter Gabriel as The Security Project. They have… --- ## [Training Day (TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-day-tv/781428)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-day-tv/781428 "2017-03-05T04:18:28Z")
I was going to post this in the Bill Paxton memorial thread but this is specific to the show so I figured I’d start a thread. (Couldn’t find a previous thread, please merge this one, mods, if I missed it.) I just loved … --- ## [Get Out (Spoilers inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-spoilers-inside/781429)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-out-spoilers-inside/781429 "2017-03-05T03:41:15Z")
I heard some good things about this so I went to see it today. Not sure if it lives up to the hype (which was very very high) but I did like it quite a bit and I would recommend it if someone was curious to see it. Not … --- ## [Confuse-a-robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confuse-a-robot/781351)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confuse-a-robot/781351 "2017-03-05T00:16:30Z")
I just caught the old Star Trek episode “I, Mudd.” It’s the episode where Harry Mudd is king of an asteroid filled with groovy dressed pretty androids who are there to serve him. Of course things go bad and everyone has … --- ## [Mozart in the Jungle: who is the oboist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozart-in-the-jungle-who-is-the-oboist/781424)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mozart-in-the-jungle-who-is-the-oboist/781424 "2017-03-04T23:52:23Z")
I just watched the pilot of this show, and I was impressed with the music in general, but especially with the oboe playing of its lead character. I looked up the actress who plays this role, Lola Kirke, and it seems like… --- ## [A Girl Like You (x3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-like-you-x3/781007)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-like-you-x3/781007 "2017-03-04T23:10:46Z")
It seems it is all about a girl like you, at least according to my music tastes. I have been listening through my favorites on YouTube and realized I have 3 songs called A Girl Like You by 3 different artists. That isn’t… --- ## [Name the singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-singers/781438)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-singers/781438 "2017-03-04T22:55:06Z")
Not a big country fan so I ask your help. Who are : 2 people on far left (man and woman) woman on far right woman in gold top next to James Taylor --- ## [The Curse of Oak Island](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-oak-island/680213)
**Author:** [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-oak-island/680213 "2017-03-04T22:10:41Z")
Am I the only one following this on History channel? Having read a couple books on the subject, I am really enjoying this, even if they keep running it at weird times. (and I know, but I’m too lazy to set up me DVR.) --- ## [Taboo - FX Television Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taboo-fx-television-series/776872)
**Author:** [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taboo-fx-television-series/776872 "2017-03-04T17:18:46Z")
Last night, the first episode of Taboo aired on FX. I thought it was beautifully shot, and Tom Hardy in the lead roll was fantastic as usual. Looking forward to following this one going forward. I did have a little tr… --- ## [Artists you discovered a little too late](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-you-discovered-a-little-too-late/781213)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-you-discovered-a-little-too-late/781213 "2017-03-04T06:50:25Z")
You hear a song on the radio and are blown away by the sound. Looking up the artist you discover that they just recently died, and you’ll never see them in concert and there won’t be any new music. :frowning: For me the… --- ## [Is Johnnie Walker Blue a good scotch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-johnnie-walker-blue-a-good-scotch/780866)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-johnnie-walker-blue-a-good-scotch/780866 "2017-03-04T06:15:04Z")
I’ve seen several bar ads for Johnnie Walker Blue label, one of them mentioning the price is $25 for a shot. I know very little about scotch, or any form of whiskey. I stick mainly to beer, vodka, and gin. A shot at $25… --- ## [Is "negative ghost rider, the pattern is full" a BS statement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-negative-ghost-rider-the-pattern-is-full-a-bs-statement/714389)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-negative-ghost-rider-the-pattern-is-full-a-bs-statement/714389 "2017-03-04T04:09:45Z")
In Top Gun, Maverick is shown enjoying buzzing the Air Traffic Controller tower, presumably to confirm his commitment to being a, well, maverick. But, despite showing an affinity for being rebellious, he at least has th… --- ## [Assassin's Creed movie: Who's seen it? (Possible unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-movie-whos-seen-it-possible-unboxed-spoilers/775385)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassins-creed-movie-whos-seen-it-possible-unboxed-spoilers/775385 "2017-03-04T03:47:38Z")
I caught it last night. It’s my favorite video game series and I’ve played almost every title in it multiple times. I brought someone who had never played the series and knew nothing about it, so our two perspectives bro… --- ## [Disney Gets More Progressive By The Day re: Homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-gets-more-progressive-by-the-day-re-homosexuality/781144)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-gets-more-progressive-by-the-day-re-homosexuality/781144 "2017-03-04T02:46:43Z")
Interesting - in one of my favorite cartoon series, Disney XD’s Star vs. The Forces of Evil, a recent episode featured gay couples kissing, which is apparently a first for the company: This comes a couple of years aft… --- ## [TLC cancels Honey Boo Boo after Mama June renews relationship with child molester BF.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tlc-cancels-honey-boo-boo-after-mama-june-renews-relationship-with-child-molester-bf/702421)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tlc-cancels-honey-boo-boo-after-mama-june-renews-relationship-with-child-molester-bf/702421 "2017-03-04T01:06:35Z")
I knew this family was pretty sketchy. A train wreck waiting to happen. I didn’t expect the train to be on fire \*\*before \*\*it derailed. :rolleyes: This is so wrong. June renews an old relationship with the guy that … --- ## [sneaky self portraits in great art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-self-portraits-in-great-art/781160)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-self-portraits-in-great-art/781160 "2017-03-04T01:06:16Z")
Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watchcontains a self portrait by the artist. You can see his eye and nose and cap peeking out from behind the back row. (detail) In Van Eyke’s The Arnolfini Wedding there is a figure refle… --- ## [The Jerkass trope taken to Pierce levels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jerkass-trope-taken-to-pierce-levels/781341)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jerkass-trope-taken-to-pierce-levels/781341 "2017-03-04T00:16:38Z")
On Community natch. So…is the point that Harmon is just trying to break the trope the other way? (I’m in season 2 btw). Cause it isn’t Lost in Space where they’d have to kill or strand Dr. Smith. Or Archie comics where R… --- ## ["Season to Taste?" WTH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-to-taste-wth/781277)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-to-taste-wth/781277 "2017-03-03T23:51:41Z")
So, I plan on making a slow cooker pot roast for dinner tonight, and I pull up a recipe from the internet. The ingredient list contains about what I expect, so I make a shopping list and move onto the instructions. Sea… --- ## [Brief, Brilliant, Thoughtful book: 300 Arguments by Sarah Manguso](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-brilliant-thoughtful-book-300-arguments-by-sarah-manguso/781279)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-brilliant-thoughtful-book-300-arguments-by-sarah-manguso/781279 "2017-03-03T23:25:10Z")
Link to Amazon listing here: 300 Arguments: Essays: Manguso, Sarah: 9781555977641: Amazon.com: Books This is a small book one could carry in their pocket and may want to. It is comprised of 300 phrases of one to maybe… --- ## [Groundhog Day: The Musical opening on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-the-musical-opening-on-broadway/781295)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhog-day-the-musical-opening-on-broadway/781295 "2017-03-03T22:23:26Z")
It is the hot ticket in London, and now it’s opening this month on Broadway. Seeing the commercial had me doing my Happy Dance, and I can hardly wait to see the show! --- ## [The smart condom is coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smart-condom-is-coming/781327)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smart-condom-is-coming/781327 "2017-03-03T21:24:08Z")
High-Tech Condom Ring Coming Out To Measure Boink Performance Not for me. No way am I risking someone hacking my dick! --- ## [Has anyone tried Trumps wine? Is it good/bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-trumps-wine-is-it-good-bad/781299)
**Author:** [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-trumps-wine-is-it-good-bad/781299 "2017-03-03T19:16:21Z")
I’m no wine snob but I like to try different varietals and brands occasionally. I’m wondering if anyone has tasted wine from one of Trumps wineries and whether or not they enjoyed it. Please refrain from bringing politi… --- ## [Paring knife recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paring-knife-recommendations/781154)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paring-knife-recommendations/781154 "2017-03-03T18:48:19Z")
My paring knife has disappeared. I need to replace it. What’s a good brand? I’m not chap, but don’t want to pay more than $25. Can I get something balanced and sharp for that price? --- ## [Trailer for Logan - aka Wolverine 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-logan-aka-wolverine-3/769305)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-logan-aka-wolverine-3/769305 "2017-03-03T09:21:36Z")
Apologies if this has been posted, but I don’t see it anywhere. There’s a trailer for Logan, due out in March of next year. Apparently, it looks like it’s taking cues from the “Old Man Logan” storyline, which I’ve not … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=765) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=767)