# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=779 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 780 --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - January 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2017-edition/776029)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-january-2017-edition/776029 "2017-02-02T12:34:15Z")
Well we made it… 2016 was a hellacious year for all, politically, financially and socially, but we’re still here and we’re still carrying more books than the straps of our backpacks can handle! :smiley: January 2017… and… --- ## [So... interior decorating wise what exactly is "Arab chic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-interior-decorating-wise-what-exactly-is-arab-chic/778761)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-interior-decorating-wise-what-exactly-is-arab-chic/778761 "2017-02-02T05:18:24Z")
Re this article about interior decorating preferences for yacht buyers. What is “Arab chic”? Any examples? Inside the secret world of the superyacht elite --- ## [Is TCM doing something with their scheduling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tcm-doing-something-with-their-scheduling/778768)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tcm-doing-something-with-their-scheduling/778768 "2017-02-02T03:28:07Z")
I usually check the movie channels for the week to find things to DVR and I noticed a pattern on TCM. All the movie titles today begin with an A, tomorrow a B and Friday a C. Is this a thing they are doing for the month … --- ## [A different Travelers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-travelers/778802)
**Author:** [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-different-travelers/778802 "2017-02-02T03:08:37Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the other Traveler’s thread, but when I saw it I remembered a show that used to be on A&E or TLC in the 90’s. I thought it was also called Travellers. It was a travelogue show with a bunch of tw… --- ## [Spoilers!Was Michael Corleone's wife Kay stupid for thinking she would keep the kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-was-michael-corleones-wife-kay-stupid-for-thinking-she-would-keep-the-kids/321998)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-was-michael-corleones-wife-kay-stupid-for-thinking-she-would-keep-the-kids/321998 "2017-02-01T23:47:18Z")
I’ve always kind of wondered about that. IIRC she seemed to be fairly bright, but then telling him she had an abortion and “killed his son”, and then thinking she was going to leave him and take the kids seemed to be a m… --- ## [MC Hammer love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mc-hammer-love/778725)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mc-hammer-love/778725 "2017-02-01T20:46:22Z")
I’ve been all sick and for some reason I had an MC Hammer dream where me and Hammer were hanging out at an airport and getting all chummy and friendly. It was a nice dream. So I looked up his “U Can’t Touch This” video… --- ## [Frank Pellegrino RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-pellegrino-rip/778760)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-pellegrino-rip/778760 "2017-02-01T18:30:25Z")
Frank Pellegrino dead at 72 He was great as the FBI Bureau Chief Cubitoso in The Sopranos and I also remember him from the excellent movie Gotti as well as the occasional Law & Order episode. Anyway, another fine New … --- ## [Big Pharma lobbying group TV ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-pharma-lobbying-group-tv-ad/778696)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-pharma-lobbying-group-tv-ad/778696 "2017-02-01T18:17:23Z")
Abolutely beautiful commercial promoting Big Pharma. Just saw it last night for the first time, and rewound and watched it three times in succession. Seriously the best commercial I have ever seen. --- ## [Good new/recent sci fi (not fantasy) book recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-recent-sci-fi-not-fantasy-book-recommendations/778681)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-new-recent-sci-fi-not-fantasy-book-recommendations/778681 "2017-02-01T18:10:28Z")
A friend of mine asked for recommendations for Sci Fi to read, and I’ve mainly been reading fantasy and alternate history recently, so I figured I’d forward this on to the dope for suggestions. So… what recent Science F… --- ## [Sherlock January 15 2017 "The Final Problem" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-15-2017-the-final-problem-open-spoilers/777270)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-15-2017-the-final-problem-open-spoilers/777270 "2017-02-01T16:24:54Z")
Aired in the UK, we await the American airing. Any thoughts? --- ## [Honeydew or Cantaloupe Melon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeydew-or-cantaloupe-melon/778661)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honeydew-or-cantaloupe-melon/778661 "2017-02-01T15:51:10Z")
It’s close here, but I’m going with cantaloupe melon. It has a more complex earthy flavor. I hope there’s some salt to sprinkle on it. You? --- ## [The Flash S03E10: Borrowing Problems From the Future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e10-borrowing-problems-from-the-future/778131)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e10-borrowing-problems-from-the-future/778131 "2017-02-01T15:15:29Z")
We’re back! I didn’t expect Greg Grunberg to be back, too. I thought he was strictly a one-shot appearance due to Kevin Smith, but apparently he’s going to be popping in from time to time. And the good ole Allen Angst… --- ## [Movie Streaming Channels on Roku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-streaming-channels-on-roku/778616)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-streaming-channels-on-roku/778616 "2017-02-01T14:39:29Z")
So many movie streaming channels on Roku - which ones are good? Have Netflix and Hulu already, but I know there are tons more, as I scrolled through the choices one night. I know a majority of them are free with commer… --- ## [Travelers - new show on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelers-new-show-on-netflix/778559)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelers-new-show-on-netflix/778559 "2017-02-01T14:13:32Z")
Is anyone else watching this? People time travel from the future and instead of just directly traveling, they take over bodies of people in the present. The people they inhabit die, by the way. Neat premise. A team of … --- ## [please help me figure out this song!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-this-song/770595)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-this-song/770595 "2017-02-01T14:09:26Z")
This is a weird one, I know, but hopefully someone can help me out… A few months ago, I got a bit of a song stuck in my head, but I could not remember what it was. All I could remember was a line that was something like… --- ## [Anybody seen "Beware the Slenderman" HBO doc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-seen-beware-the-slenderman-hbo-doc/778230)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-seen-beware-the-slenderman-hbo-doc/778230 "2017-02-01T05:38:13Z")
I’d love to discuss this doc! What a bizarre situation… --- ## ["Cook until juices come through"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-until-juices-come-through/778625)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cook-until-juices-come-through/778625 "2017-01-31T20:29:25Z")
On a package of frozen hamburgers, instructing how to pan fry. What exactly does this mean? I ask because I’m cooking one now, and I thought it meant until I see juices in the pan, but it went way over the estimated coo… --- ## [Fences (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fences-open-spoilers/778659)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fences-open-spoilers/778659 "2017-01-31T19:47:45Z")
I realize there are threads more generally discussing this year’s Best Picture nominees, but I think that each deserves its own thread (both for the short term and for people wanting to discuss each sometime down the roa… --- ## [How many cups of coffee in a 12-cup pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cups-of-coffee-in-a-12-cup-pot/776894)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cups-of-coffee-in-a-12-cup-pot/776894 "2017-01-31T17:30:05Z")
Our coffee urn is graduated to 12 cups. I can get six cups of joe out of a full pot. --- ## [Miss the point of a book, movie or play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-the-point-of-a-book-movie-or-play/778370)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-the-point-of-a-book-movie-or-play/778370 "2017-01-31T15:01:58Z")
Give a snippet of a review that misses the point of a book, movie or play. “I really can’t give a fair review of this show, because the actress playing Mrs. Malaprop blew so many of her lines, I found it a complete dist… --- ## [RIP Barbara Hale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-barbara-hale/778570)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-barbara-hale/778570 "2017-01-31T14:29:08Z")
I’m surprised nobody else has posted about this. According to IMDB, her career ran 1943-1995. Here’s a few early photos: http://www.xpautographs.com/17959-14358-thickbox/barbara-hale-autograph.jpg … --- ## [Steve Martin's Carrie Fisher RIP tweet: does it offend you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martins-carrie-fisher-rip-tweet-does-it-offend-you/775919)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martins-carrie-fisher-rip-tweet-does-it-offend-you/775919 "2017-01-31T13:08:33Z")
Steve Martin, who knew Carrie Fisher for more than 30 years, tweeted this when she died: \[QUOTE=Steve Martin\] “When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher she was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out t… --- ## [Skip Star Wars : Rogue One and go see La La Land instead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skip-star-wars-rogue-one-and-go-see-la-la-land-instead/775013)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skip-star-wars-rogue-one-and-go-see-la-la-land-instead/775013 "2017-01-31T12:45:35Z")
It’s the best movie you’ll see all year --- ## [Can any listeners distinguish different string parts in the Pathetique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-listeners-distinguish-different-string-parts-in-the-pathetique/566805)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-any-listeners-distinguish-different-string-parts-in-the-pathetique/566805 "2017-01-31T12:42:16Z")
I’ve wondered about this for years and years. In the last movement of Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony, the 1st and 2nd violins play what sounds like a melody and a harmonizing line - a six or seven note descending sigh. But… --- ## [Broadway ticket prices - really?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadway-ticket-prices-really/775250)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadway-ticket-prices-really/775250 "2017-01-31T12:41:53Z")
So, next August I’m heading over the pond to the States for a Big Vacation. Mostly down in New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville - for the total eclipse, I might add - but bouncing off of NYC as that’s the most sensible it… --- ## [What Happened to Peter Frampton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-peter-frampton/778434)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-peter-frampton/778434 "2017-01-31T12:11:24Z")
Peter Frampton seemed so big in the 1970s, especially with his highly successful “Frampton Live” album. But, then nothing… So, what happened? --- ## [Black Sails Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-3/743998)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-3/743998 "2017-01-31T11:04:33Z")
Black Sails is a series on Stars that’s a prequel to Treasure Island. As of right now, you can apparently stream the first two seasons, but I’m not sure if they’re taking that down one the third one starts or what. Any… --- ## [Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - the Netflix show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemony-snickets-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-the-netflix-show/777078)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemony-snickets-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-the-netflix-show/777078 "2017-01-31T03:11:50Z")
Starting this tonight. I, for one, absolutely loved the movie with Jim Carrey. I think it was a great movie and a really good adaptation of the first three books. I’m curious if this show is any good. Anyone else going … --- ## [SAG Awards 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-awards-2016/778566)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-awards-2016/778566 "2017-01-30T22:30:17Z")
I like the SAG awards. They seem much less about studios making money and much more about actual artistic achievements in acting. Much less about outfits and more about performances and genuine feelings. The films, shows… --- ## [Walk me through the Robins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-the-robins/778294)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walk-me-through-the-robins/778294 "2017-01-30T20:30:17Z")
Right, when I was reading comics as a young’un, Batman was Bruce Wayne, and Robin was Dick Grayson. That was it. (Except for that weird adult Robin in a combo bat-robin suit from Earth-2 in the annual JLA/JSA mash-ups,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=778) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=780)