# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=792 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 793 --- ## [What shows are you BINGE watching right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-are-you-binge-watching-right-now/775132)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shows-are-you-binge-watching-right-now/775132 "2016-12-26T05:08:51Z")
No, this is not a “what are you currently watching?” thread, as in, I’m not asking what shows you’re watching regularly, on a week to week basis… …I’m asking, rather, what shows you’re watching two, three, four–possibly… --- ## [Call the Midwife; 2016 Christmas Special (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-midwife-2016-christmas-special-open-spoilers/775572)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-the-midwife-2016-christmas-special-open-spoilers/775572 "2016-12-26T02:17:46Z")
Heads up for American Dopers; PBS is airing Call the Midwife’s Christmas special on Christmas Day again instead of waiting a few months after the UK broadcast like they do with the series proper. This year it’s set in a … --- ## [Hyperdimensional entities in SF that aren't superpowered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperdimensional-entities-in-sf-that-arent-superpowered/775526)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperdimensional-entities-in-sf-that-arent-superpowered/775526 "2016-12-26T00:11:25Z")
Super-powerful hyperdimensional entities like Q are dime-a-dozen in SF. But what about the hyperdimensional ordinaries? Those on a par with us. Are there any? How about TV series or films? I’m excluding time-travel. --- ## [Your favorite version(s) of A Christmas Carol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-version-s-of-a-christmas-carol/775002)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-version-s-of-a-christmas-carol/775002 "2016-12-25T17:36:05Z")
There are many versions of Dicken’s classic tale. I’m wondering which ones are Doper favorites. Some are so different that it’s hard to pick just one, so in the following poll you can pick up to three versions. I’ve i… --- ## [Help Me Find an Old Pogo Collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-old-pogo-collection/775403)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-old-pogo-collection/775403 "2016-12-25T08:07:31Z")
I thought I had all the Pogo (Walt Kelly’s comic strip about a possum and an alligator) collections, but I’m not sure. I remember a sequence, in a bound collection (not the daily newspaper strips) where Pup Dog is missi… --- ## [Movies that you only like parts of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-only-like-parts-of/676014)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-only-like-parts-of/676014 "2016-12-25T04:36:42Z")
I find that the only part of “Saving Private Ryan” is the masterful hitting the beach on D-Day sequence. It’s tragically awesome. But I really don’t like the set-up of the rest of the movie. I don’t care about Private… --- ## [Does grinding your own coffee make a difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-grinding-your-own-coffee-make-a-difference/750280)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-grinding-your-own-coffee-make-a-difference/750280 "2016-12-25T04:35:45Z")
I drink decaf, but I still drink coffee because I like the taste and for the potential health benefits. I bought a coffee grinder for $5 or so on black friday once, and never used it. Can I buy decaf coffee beans and gr… --- ## [2016 claims Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-rick-parfitt-status-quo/775574)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-rick-parfitt-status-quo/775574 "2016-12-24T23:13:13Z")
After narrowly missing Carrie Fisher, Rick Parfitt dies … Six days to go :frowning: --- ## [What is the best Dr Who Christmas Episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-dr-who-christmas-episode/775374)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-dr-who-christmas-episode/775374 "2016-12-24T22:05:21Z")
I’m putting together a list of various christmas episodes from shows to watch this weekend. But with the amount of Dr Who christmas episodes, I’m having a hard time deciding which one to choose… Does anyone have a favo… --- ## [What do you do to avoid the Frankenmeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-avoid-the-frankenmeal/775474)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-to-avoid-the-frankenmeal/775474 "2016-12-24T21:54:41Z")
Thanks to doper joemama24\_98 in this thread, I’ve added “frankenmeal” to my vocabulary :D. More to the point: What kind of dinners can you throw together on quick notice with stuff you routinely have around the house? … --- ## [XKCD: The Cootie Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-cootie-reindeer/775475)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-the-cootie-reindeer/775475 "2016-12-24T21:00:43Z")
Anyone else look at this (12/23/2016 comic) and immediately think of Cootie, the old game? --- ## [Project Runway starts tonight. Anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight-anyone-watching/766036)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-starts-tonight-anyone-watching/766036 "2016-12-24T20:28:06Z")
I’m not. I say that every season and every season I get suckered in. I hated last season with a bunch of no-talent designers and I am sworn off. Plus RuPaul’s All Start Drag Race is tonight which is waaaaay more impor… --- ## [Having a non-published novel translated into another language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-non-published-novel-translated-into-another-language/775518)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-non-published-novel-translated-into-another-language/775518 "2016-12-24T16:48:55Z")
So I am wondering - is there a particular niche translation service offered by some folks who are willing to translate either unpublished novels, or novels with a very limited run (i.e., only 600 copies) into a foreign l… --- ## [Mythbusters: The Search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-the-search/775525)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-the-search/775525 "2016-12-24T16:23:15Z")
The Mythbusters mega marathon is background noise in my house and they have been heavily advertising the upcoming contest show. I don’t think it’ll work. They caught lightning in a bottle with the original show and the c… --- ## [What Made Certain Cities/Towns Funny to British Monty Python Fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-certain-cities-towns-funny-to-british-monty-python-fans/774876)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-made-certain-cities-towns-funny-to-british-monty-python-fans/774876 "2016-12-24T14:27:56Z")
Up front, knowing the answers will not make ANY Monty Python bit more funny. I just get curious occasionally. Sometimes, in old episodes of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” the troupe seemed to get laughs just by alludin… --- ## [Samantha Bee Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-help/775393)
**Author:** [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-help/775393 "2016-12-24T04:05:59Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum… A few weeks ago Samantha Bee had a short segment where she recommended various charities. Would anyone have the link to this segment, or remember the charities she endorsed? I know o… --- ## [Movies revised (long) after first release?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-revised-long-after-first-release/775459)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-revised-long-after-first-release/775459 "2016-12-24T03:10:40Z")
A snark comment in the “Big” thread made me think about the series of revisions Lucas has thrown at the Star Wars trilogy. I know some movies have been re-edited or extended immediately after a flop first showing. I kno… --- ## [Identify fifty Eighties movies by a single screenshot each](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-fifty-eighties-movies-by-a-single-screenshot-each/775311)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-fifty-eighties-movies-by-a-single-screenshot-each/775311 "2016-12-24T02:37:23Z")
The headline says “89% Of People Can’t Identify All 50 '80s Movies From Just One Screenshot. Can You?” Dunno where they got the 89% figure from - I got all but three, and I haven’t even seen at least a dozen of them. … --- ## [McDonalds sued for over charging value meals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sued-for-over-charging-value-meals/775285)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-sued-for-over-charging-value-meals/775285 "2016-12-24T02:14:26Z")
I thought this had to be a mistake. But Google shows multiple news sources. I wonder if this is true nationwide? Overcharging 40 cents a meal could add up fast on a national scale. A class action lawsuit might be needed… --- ## [Black Sails = Top Tier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-top-tier/775481)
**Author:** [@Donpeyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donpeyote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-top-tier/775481 "2016-12-24T01:08:45Z")
The first two seasons were impactful and endearingly colorful (Kinda like HBO’s Carnivale and ABC Series Lost ) --- ## [Bought grinder, french press - what am I doing wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-grinder-french-press-what-am-i-doing-wrong/755164)
**Author:** [@israelregardie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/israelregardie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-grinder-french-press-what-am-i-doing-wrong/755164 "2016-07-27T17:31:44Z")
I thought with a grinder and a press I would make the best coffee in the world - but it tastes like poop. What am I doing wrong? It’s good coffee - it tastet good in my coffee maker. I use fresh water 195 degrees (95 cel… --- ## [Call Mr. D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-mr-d/775337)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-mr-d/775337 "2016-12-23T23:45:22Z")
Richard Diamond, PI. Episode “Rodeo”. Guest stars Lee Van Cleef, bad as ever, from The Big Valley, and Dan Blocker from\* Bonanza\*, confused as ever. I am running out of 50s and 60s detective shows to watch. Johnny St… --- ## [What's your opinion on "The sellout" by Paul Beatty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-sellout-by-paul-beatty/775458)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-sellout-by-paul-beatty/775458 "2016-12-23T23:44:53Z")
Based on it winning the Man Booker prize and based on all the good reviews online I bought it. Unfortunately I’m not enjoying it too much. I read the Prologue and have started the first chapter, but overall, I think it’… --- ## [Best #1 Single of the Year: 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-2016/774674)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-2016/774674 "2016-12-23T22:15:15Z")
Another year has ended, and that time has come again. Billboard’s got it’s final charts for the year out, and it’s time to look back at the year and decide which of the biggest hits of the year is the best. We’ve had 11… --- ## [Z Nation season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/z-nation-season-3/766332)
**Author:** [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/z-nation-season-3/766332 "2016-12-23T20:46:28Z")
They came back with yet another awesome episode. 5K was cute, Cassandra caring for Lucy= hysterical!!! And I was a tiny bit scared about The Man coming around except seeing his icky feet in sandals distracted me. It wa… --- ## [Instant Pot (or other electronic pressure cooker) cookery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-or-other-electronic-pressure-cooker-cookery/768868)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-or-other-electronic-pressure-cooker-cookery/768868 "2016-12-23T20:25:32Z")
So, I got an Instant Pot for my birthday last month. So far, I really like it. I’d never worked with any kind of pressure cooker before, so it’s entirely new to me. I’ve done some basic recipes so far - soups, stocks,… --- ## [Rock n Roll Hall of Fame RRHoF 2017 Inductees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-rrhof-2017-inductees/775231)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame-rrhof-2017-inductees/775231 "2016-12-23T20:20:17Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-fame-inductees-2017.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news \[QUOTE=NYTimes\] … --- ## [Tom Neyman, RIP, or the Revenge of Peppy the Poodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-neyman-rip-or-the-revenge-of-peppy-the-poodle/775461)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-neyman-rip-or-the-revenge-of-peppy-the-poodle/775461 "2016-12-23T17:55:21Z")
Yet another 2016 notable death in the world of entertainment. Actually this death happened over a month ago. Tom Neyman, or the Master of Manos fame has gone to Houston this week. (If you need to explain his death to a… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 11 (December 15, 2016) -- "The Birthday Synchronicity"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-11-december-15-2016-the-birthday-synchronicity/774808)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-11-december-15-2016-the-birthday-synchronicity/774808 "2016-12-23T17:33:45Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Are dead actors paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dead-actors-paid/775271)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-dead-actors-paid/775271 "2016-12-23T17:20:33Z")
In Rogue One the actor Peter Cushing is digitally restored to appear in the movie. This technology is being used more and more. One wonders if soon they’ll be able to make new movies starring Humphrey Bogart or John Wayn… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=791) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=793)