# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=769 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 770 --- ## [Cold drinks that are good hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-drinks-that-are-good-hot/780571 "2017-02-27T15:34:13Z")
Coffee and tea, traditionally served hot, are also great cold. Are there any drinks traditionally served cold that are good hot? (And no, “iced coffee” and “iced tea” don’t count, wiseguy) --- ## ["Toni Erdmann", current Oscar Nom Foreign Language Film, to get a Hollywood Remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toni-erdmann-current-oscar-nom-foreign-language-film-to-get-a-hollywood-remake/780387)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toni-erdmann-current-oscar-nom-foreign-language-film-to-get-a-hollywood-remake/780387 "2017-02-27T13:33:18Z")
Toni Erdmann might have been my favorite film of 2016, I loved every minute of it. It lost the Golden Globe to Vehoeven’s Elle (which I hated despite my adoration for Isabelle Huppert) but, from the buzz it was getting, … --- ## [Gaiman's Lucifer v Carey's Lucifer v Black's Lucifer v Kadrey's Lucifer (Vertigo Comics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaimans-lucifer-v-careys-lucifer-v-blacks-lucifer-v-kadreys-lucifer-vertigo-comics/780451)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaimans-lucifer-v-careys-lucifer-v-blacks-lucifer-v-kadreys-lucifer-vertigo-comics/780451 "2017-02-27T11:11:02Z")
Spoilers ahoy. For those of you who have read Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, you’d be entirely familiar with the character Lucifer. Lucifer is indeed the devil, and plays a pivotal role in the comic (there is an argument th… --- ## [RIP 'Mag the Mighty' (Neil Fingleton)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mag-the-mighty-neil-fingleton/780916)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mag-the-mighty-neil-fingleton/780916 "2017-02-27T04:29:14Z")
Neil Fingleton, ‘Mag the Mighty’ on Game Of Thrones, has died at 36 --- ## [Daryl Easton, magician, has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daryl-easton-magician-has-died/780758 "2017-02-26T22:54:45Z")
Magic teacher as well. In fact, more of a student and teacher than actually famous for his performance. A curious magician, always picking up tricks. He had a pretty active youtube, at least at one point, where he taught… --- ## [RIP Judge Wapner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judge-wapner/780867)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judge-wapner/780867 "2017-02-26T22:01:49Z")
I think it’s safe to say he was best known for People’s Court --- ## [Guitarist Julian Lage: ridiculously musical; musically ridiculous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-julian-lage-ridiculously-musical-musically-ridiculous/763910)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-julian-lage-ridiculously-musical-musically-ridiculous/763910 "2017-02-26T17:03:12Z")
You want to hear the joy of music, dazzlingly played? Check out these two solo etudes by Julian Lage, whom I post about pretty regularly because we all need to touch brilliance every now and then. Guitar Etude No. 1 - … --- ## [What - and who - constitutes folk music to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-and-who-constitutes-folk-music-to-you/780757)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-and-who-constitutes-folk-music-to-you/780757 "2017-02-26T16:39:44Z")
I put the Spotify ‘folk music’ channel on this morning and was a bit amused by what qualifies as folk music. In the first place, it was more like the “folk rock” channel, which wasn’t too surprising. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez… --- ## [Selena Gomez - pretty girl but bowlegged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720 "2017-02-26T15:18:17Z")
Selena Gomez is the newest hot actress coming out of Disney. I haven’t seen anything she’s acted in. That’ll change as she makes grown up movies. Not sure short, shorts are a good idea for anyone this bowlegged. It’s re… --- ## [Jail/Prison Shows on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-prison-shows-on-tv/780808)
**Author:** [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jail-prison-shows-on-tv/780808 "2017-02-26T14:44:25Z")
Does anyone watch them? Which ones? Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on why these have become so popular. I am surprised to find myself a bit addicted to them lately. --- ## [That damn bass thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damn-bass-thing/780636)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damn-bass-thing/780636 "2017-02-26T07:27:34Z")
Currently - can’t play the thing if I had multiple glocks at my head. Thinking of getting a low-end Ibanez electric with the intention of NOT playing in any eventual bands, just for noodling around while watching tv, etc… --- ## [Difference between "extra sharp" and "New York sharp"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-extra-sharp-and-new-york-sharp/780608)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-extra-sharp-and-new-york-sharp/780608 "2017-02-26T06:20:14Z")
It’s the same brand (in our grocery), so I imagine one is sharper than the other. In googling I can’t find a distinction between these precise phrasings. Anybody know? --- ## [Daniel Pinkwater lets you download his audiobooks for free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-pinkwater-lets-you-download-his-audiobooks-for-free/780534)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-pinkwater-lets-you-download-his-audiobooks-for-free/780534 "2017-02-26T01:23:00Z")
Or, I get to take a nostalgia trip which makes people wonder how old I am. :wink: Might as well lead with strength: Daniel Pinkwater read his books to make audiobooks, which you can download for free from his website. H… --- ## [Brand new restaurant opens...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-new-restaurant-opens/780671 "2017-02-26T00:30:43Z")
…Nicely appointed. The menu looks appetizing. And the chef seems like he didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. No reason not to try it. Do you go the first week it opens, or do you wait a little bit until they’ve se… --- ## [Has Playboy gotten any better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-playboy-gotten-any-better/779057)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-playboy-gotten-any-better/779057 "2017-02-25T23:39:48Z")
It’s been a year since Playboy gutted almost everything I liked about it, presumably to cut costs and share display/iPad space with Maxim and such. My online subscription lapsed after three issues and I’ve left the count… --- ## [Who were those guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-those-guys/79599)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-those-guys/79599 "2017-02-25T23:18:19Z")
Remember, in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, everyplace BC & SD went, they kept looking behind and seeing riders following them at a distance. And they kept asking “Who are those guys?” So was the question… --- ## [Real Time with Bill Maher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-with-bill-maher/744286)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-time-with-bill-maher/744286 "2017-02-25T21:22:31Z")
This thread has a side conversation going on about Bill Maher’s show in general, and I thought it would be worth broadening that conversation into a topic of its own. Personally, I really enjoy the show. I never watch … --- ## [Foods that should taste good but don't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-should-taste-good-but-dont/780158)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-should-taste-good-but-dont/780158 "2017-02-25T21:11:08Z")
A friend of my wife hosted an in home sales party, something like Tupperware. Only it was for a brand of chocolates. One of the items my wife brought home was a jar of Cocoa Roma pasta sauce. It wasn’t sampled at the par… --- ## [A movie idea (based on a sarcastic IMDb post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-idea-based-on-a-sarcastic-imdb-post/780775)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-movie-idea-based-on-a-sarcastic-imdb-post/780775 "2017-02-25T20:57:40Z")
So, IMDb message boards have been closed down. And that sucks. When those were still active, there was a bit of an argument on “I Saw the Devil” (that is a Korean thriller) boards. There was a poster, Fenrir, who kept in… --- ## [I've had it with "Edge of Seventeen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-edge-of-seventeen/778844)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-edge-of-seventeen/778844 "2017-02-25T16:32:54Z")
If I never hear that damn song again, I will still consider it a full life. “In the Air Tonight” can come off of heavy rotation as well. Mundane? Sure. Pointless? You betcha. Just needed to put it out there. Thank… --- ## [Recent Trader Joe's finds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-trader-joes-finds/780743)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-trader-joes-finds/780743 "2017-02-25T16:13:26Z")
I don’t know of any other national food chain that is as good at product development or selection as Trader Joe’s. Recently I’ve been enjoying their Mixed Nut Butter. Eager to try their Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings b… --- ## [First socially conscious sitcom episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-socially-conscious-sitcom-episode/688315)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-socially-conscious-sitcom-episode/688315 "2017-02-25T15:47:48Z")
In the 70s and 80s it was very common for sitcoms to do at least one episode about a serious issue aka the “very special episode”. Think racism, teen pregnancy, AIDS, etc. But I don’t really know of any such episodes … --- ## [So How Much Ice Cream Did I Make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-ice-cream-did-i-make/780520)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-ice-cream-did-i-make/780520 "2017-02-25T15:22:14Z")
It’s my understanding that Ice Cream, at least in the US, is sold by volume, not weight, and there are standards or limitations on the amount of air that can be included or whatever. Basically I’m trying to at least bal… --- ## ["The Affair" is back on Showtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affair-is-back-on-showtime/772661)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affair-is-back-on-showtime/772661 "2017-02-25T14:46:47Z")
Anyone still watching? As much as find these self-absorbed New Yorkers irritating, the story still drags me back in. The way the writers handled the guy stalking Noah seemed heavy handed, and it was oh-so-convenient … --- ## [I know... "they gotta pay their bills..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-they-gotta-pay-their-bills/780659)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-they-gotta-pay-their-bills/780659 "2017-02-25T14:31:35Z")
But I’m still disappointed when I see Jeff Goldblum shilling for Apartment.com. --- ## [Voices that touch souls despite lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voices-that-touch-souls-despite-lyrics/780562)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voices-that-touch-souls-despite-lyrics/780562 "2017-02-25T13:29:28Z")
Robin Gibb (Bee Gees) had a voice that “got to me” despite that it was never used to support song lyrics of any depth or real meaning. Anybody out there know what I am talking about? --- ## [Which film would get your vote for Oscar's Best Visual Effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-film-would-get-your-vote-for-oscars-best-visual-effects/780688)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-film-would-get-your-vote-for-oscars-best-visual-effects/780688 "2017-02-25T13:18:21Z")
The options are limited to the 5 nominees this year. Regardless of who you think might win, who would you vote for if you could? --- ## [Star Trek: Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager/686473)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager/686473 "2017-02-25T12:32:03Z")
I’ve been rewatching Star Trek: Voyager and I’ve been surprised by how little it sucks. I’d seen almost every episode of it when I was much younger but I never thought it was nearly as good as The Next Generation, which … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 17 (February 23, 2017) -- "The Comic-Con Conundrum"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-17-february-23-2017-the-comic-con-conundrum/780592)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-17-february-23-2017-the-comic-con-conundrum/780592 "2017-02-25T07:10:41Z")
Starting the thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Game of Thrones Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-question/780685)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-question/780685 "2017-02-25T03:36:55Z")
I have a question regarding Game of Thrones: Does the Trial By Combat thing actually work in this universe? I had assumed it was just tradition to keep the people who swing swords about relatively content with however a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=768) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=770)