# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=781 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 782 --- ## [Sequels that ruin the original movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-ruin-the-original-movie/776400)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-that-ruin-the-original-movie/776400 "2017-01-27T23:43:40Z")
I understand the need for Hollywood to generate sequels because movie making is so expensive and films that have a built in audience are safer. However I hate it when a sequel hurts the original good movie. Not in that t… --- ## [Accompanying music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accompanying-music/777933)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accompanying-music/777933 "2017-01-27T22:01:02Z")
Will someone please tell me the name and composer of the music accompanying this video of wonderful Monet paintings. Thank you. --- ## [Earliest SF about parallel Earths?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-sf-about-parallel-earths/778079)
**Author:** [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-sf-about-parallel-earths/778079 "2017-01-27T19:12:35Z")
What’s the earliest science fiction story in which a person encountered a duplicate of him/herself (or of someone they knew) from a parallel Earth? --- ## [What do Trump supporters watch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-supporters-watch/777902)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-supporters-watch/777902 "2017-01-27T17:43:49Z")
I have been watching Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers and they have been pretty critical of the new president. However, a bunch of Americans did vote for him. So, what shows do Trump supporters watch? --- ## [Before TBBT Jumped The Shark ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-tbbt-jumped-the-shark/778128)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-tbbt-jumped-the-shark/778128 "2017-01-27T17:18:09Z")
… it was funny. Sure, we could argue about when the jumping happened, but here I’d rather just remember lines and/or scenes from when it was funny. What did you like? The Bat Jar Conjecture s1e13 Sheldon: I’m polymeriz… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 13 (January 19, 2017) -- " The Romance Recalibration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-13-january-19-2017-the-romance-recalibration/777586)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-13-january-19-2017-the-romance-recalibration/777586 "2017-01-27T16:08:35Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [RIP Butch Trucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-butch-trucks/778267)
**Author:** [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-butch-trucks/778267 "2017-01-27T15:53:42Z")
I’m surprised I haven’t seen a thread about this. Butch Trucks, founding member and longtime drummer for the Allman Brothers Band, died Tuesday at age 69. Link here http://www.clatl.com/music/article/20850120/butch-tru… --- ## [What are your three favorite Guess Who songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-three-favorite-guess-who-songs/776900)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-three-favorite-guess-who-songs/776900 "2017-01-27T15:26:34Z")
I think the Guess Who catalog holds up quite nicely after all these years. What are your three favorites? Mine: American Woman - great riff and lead guitar Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon - Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin to… --- ## ["The Big C" - yeah, it's old. Am I ever NOT going to hate her son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-c-yeah-its-old-am-i-ever-not-going-to-hate-her-son/778296 "2017-01-27T15:15:57Z")
This kid is so annoying. Really. I am in Season 2, and he just grates… Is he ever NOT annoying? --- ## [Sunstone, outstanding NSFW comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunstone-outstanding-nsfw-comic/762287)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunstone-outstanding-nsfw-comic/762287 "2017-01-27T14:56:01Z")
Sunstone is a story about two women who fall in love after meeting through a BDSM message board. If there was any justice in the world, Fifty Shades of Grey would not exist, and Sunstone would have every bit of its popu… --- ## [Ideas/Recipes that use lots of dill seed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306 "2017-01-27T11:59:14Z")
I just got a great deal on buying a kilo of dill seed. I’m not sure how I’m going to use it up, though. Many recipes I have found on line pair dill seed with dehydrated onion flakes, which I don’t think I can get here. I… --- ## [What's so good about Citizen Kane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-good-about-citizen-kane/513443)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-good-about-citizen-kane/513443 "2017-01-27T04:31:36Z")
Alright, Oddly had been all my life without seeing Citizen Kane. So just saw it. Nothing special imo. Why does everyone think this is best movie ever? --- ## [Last.fm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-fm/778287)
**Author:** [@sms339](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sms339)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-fm/778287 "2017-01-27T02:45:31Z")
Hi all, First time poster, long-time lurker… I was on last.fm for the first time in ages looking up indie/local artists and discovered that tracks can now only be played if they are available via Spotify or YouTube… An… --- ## [The Arnold to replace The Donald on Celebrity Apprentice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arnold-to-replace-the-donald-on-celebrity-apprentice/731271)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arnold-to-replace-the-donald-on-celebrity-apprentice/731271 "2017-01-27T01:38:59Z")
According to Entertainment Weekly I wonder what his catchphrase will be, maybe “You’re terminated” --- ## [Random Friday Poetry Appreciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-friday-poetry-appreciation/778282)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-friday-poetry-appreciation/778282 "2017-01-27T01:29:56Z")
Behold the winner of the 2017 Robert Burns Society poetry award: A Scot’ s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper) as read by the poet. --- ## [What / When was the last TV game show that ""Ran out of time"" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-was-the-last-tv-game-show-that-ran-out-of-time/777580)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-when-was-the-last-tv-game-show-that-ran-out-of-time/777580 "2017-01-26T23:45:11Z")
A lot of television game shows of the past had a rotation aspect with their main game, and their bonus games. One night, a show might come on start it’s time slot, and two contestants might start the “main” game. Three d… --- ## [Random Scene/Quote from Friends. Help Please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-scene-quote-from-friends-help-please/778259)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-scene-quote-from-friends-help-please/778259 "2017-01-26T23:06:33Z")
Ok, so this is gonna sound pathetic, but it’s just bugging me, ok, so go with me. I have this quote in my head, and I’m pretty sure it was said by both Ross and Joey at the same time as they were mocking/imitating Chand… --- ## [Ham, Bacon, Sausage, or Crispy Tofu Patties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-bacon-sausage-or-crispy-tofu-patties/778162)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ham-bacon-sausage-or-crispy-tofu-patties/778162 "2017-01-26T22:25:25Z")
Ummm, is that ham off the bone? Then, yes please. Otherwise, sausage. --- ## [SNL writer suspended indefinitely for Barron Trump tweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-writer-suspended-indefinitely-for-barron-trump-tweet/777993)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-writer-suspended-indefinitely-for-barron-trump-tweet/777993 "2017-01-26T21:55:12Z")
Link to story Good decision. Whatever our politics we should always leave the kids out of it. --- ## [Movie/Gamer Fans; Philosophy Types: The Future of Narrative (New Yorker article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-gamer-fans-philosophy-types-the-future-of-narrative-new-yorker-article/778242)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-gamer-fans-philosophy-types-the-future-of-narrative-new-yorker-article/778242 "2017-01-26T20:31:50Z")
The article is called “The Movie with a Thousand Plots” by Raffi Khatchadourian. Link here: The Movie with a Thousand Plotlines | The New Yorker. It is about the viability of game-like multi-thread narratives that in… --- ## [Dishes That Have Gone Out of Style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-that-have-gone-out-of-style/775472 "2017-01-26T19:50:29Z")
By this I don’t mean particular brand-name foods which are no longer available due to being discontinued or the company itself going out of business but rather particular dishes that used to popular but are no longer tha… --- ## [Any love for serbian food here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-serbian-food-here/777833)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-serbian-food-here/777833 "2017-01-26T15:32:54Z")
Serbian food’s not usually on my radar; I’ve had it maybe 3 or 4 times before in my life, all at restaurants in Milwaukee, but none in the last 2 decades or so. As such, it was with a spirit of adventurousness that my w… --- ## [Ghost in the Shell (animated) - should I go see it tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-in-the-shell-animated-should-i-go-see-it-tomorrow/778036)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-in-the-shell-animated-should-i-go-see-it-tomorrow/778036 "2017-01-26T15:21:43Z")
The local fleapit are showing the animated version of Ghost in the Shell tomorrow night. Presumably in preparation for the live action CGI-fest coming soon. I remember reading the anglicised manga decades ago. Should I g… --- ## [Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-donald-trump/574950)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-donald-trump/574950 "2017-01-26T14:49:31Z")
Did anybody else watch it? I’ve never seen an episode of The Jersey Shore and the only thing I know about Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is he shows his abs a lot, but damn! I felt bad for him. Jeff Ross deserves som… --- ## [Mike Briggs, husband of author Patrica Briggs, has unexpectedly died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-briggs-husband-of-author-patrica-briggs-has-unexpectedly-died/778199)
**Author:** [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-briggs-husband-of-author-patrica-briggs-has-unexpectedly-died/778199 "2017-01-26T07:58:10Z")
As the title says Mike Briggs has died unexpectedly on Monday. He was the husband of author Patrica Briggs. She is best know for her Mercy Thompson series, although she was writing well received books before Moon Calle… --- ## [An "Art of the Deal" question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-art-of-the-deal-question/777743)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-art-of-the-deal-question/777743 "2017-01-26T01:04:26Z")
Did trump, in “Art of the Deal”, actually advocate stiffing contractors as one of the steps in acquiring wealth? I ask in Cafe Society because it’s a literature question :wink: --- ## [The new hot hotness: Pressure Cookers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-hot-hotness-pressure-cookers/778011)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-hot-hotness-pressure-cookers/778011 "2017-01-26T00:40:24Z")
This last winter there was a sale on the Instant Pot 7-in-1 electric pressure cooker. I picked one up and I regret not buying one of these sooner. It is so amazing. I put chicken in there and eight minutes of cooking lat… --- ## [Mary! Mary! Mary! (RIP Mary Tyler Moore.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mary-mary-rip-mary-tyler-moore/778177)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mary-mary-rip-mary-tyler-moore/778177 "2017-01-25T20:24:40Z")
Huffington Post is reporting that Mary Tyler Moore has died. --- ## [Is Mel Gibson Forgiven Now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mel-gibson-forgiven-now/778106)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mel-gibson-forgiven-now/778106 "2017-01-25T19:51:46Z")
Mel’s “Hacksaw Ridge” received a lot of Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. I don’t think it will win any big awards, since this seems like “La La Land’s” year. Even so, I’m surprised by all the… --- ## [Same author, different pseudonym, radically different viewpoints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-author-different-pseudonym-radically-different-viewpoints/778022)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-author-different-pseudonym-radically-different-viewpoints/778022 "2017-01-25T19:47:55Z")
Certain authors become known for certain viewpoints - often politics, (e.g. Clancy) but also other areas (e.g. Norman). Are there any authors who publish works of one viewpoint under one name and works of a differing vi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=780) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=782)