# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=795 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 796 --- ## [Who were the most famous people when you were growing up who have completely disappeared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-people-when-you-were-growing-up-who-have-completely-disappeared/772761)
**Author:** [@MorrisCody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MorrisCody)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-famous-people-when-you-were-growing-up-who-have-completely-disappeared/772761 "2016-12-19T18:24:42Z")
A waiting room I was in had a very old copy of People featuring Heidi Montag, and now there are so many teenagers who will never understand who she was or why she was so famous. I’m curious to take a trip down memory lan… --- ## [Blade Runner 2049](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049/775163)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-2049/775163 "2016-12-19T18:20:25Z")
Anyone else looking forward to this one? Just watched the preview and it looks fantastic. The plot is that Ryan Gosling, a new blade runner, is tasked to track down Deckard (Harrison Ford), who disappeared 30 years ago, … --- ## [Arrested Developent, what's the most obscure joke you caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-developent-whats-the-most-obscure-joke-you-caught/402079)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-developent-whats-the-most-obscure-joke-you-caught/402079 "2016-12-19T17:29:35Z")
Okay, I’m an Arrested Development megafan. I’ve seen each episode multiple times and I really think it’s the best comedy series to ever be produced. There are seriously so many jokes crammed into such a tight space on s… --- ## [Does Anyone Remember an 80's Stand Up Comedian Who Used 2 Microphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-an-80s-stand-up-comedian-who-used-2-microphones/775119)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-an-80s-stand-up-comedian-who-used-2-microphones/775119 "2016-12-19T17:05:36Z")
This thought has been nagging at me recently, and google has been unable to help, so I turn to the enlightened masses for the answer. Anyone? He was a slight white dude, not unlike David Spade, and he would walk back an… --- ## ["Medium Heat" on a stove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medium-heat-on-a-stove/675852)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medium-heat-on-a-stove/675852 "2016-12-19T16:44:55Z")
Are there dopers here who refrain from using temperatures greater than “medium” heat on their stove? (For example if you have cookware that may warp otherwise?) If so–how long does it take for you to boil water? (Per un… --- ## [Where are the Christmas movies this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-christmas-movies-this-year/774758 "2016-12-19T12:20:12Z")
In looking around there are just 2. Almost Christmas and Office Christmas Party. neither seem that good. What happened to movies like Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story, Elf, The Santa Clause, Miracle on 34th Street,… --- ## [Michael Sheen quits acting(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-sheen-quits-acting/775014)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-sheen-quits-acting/775014 "2016-12-19T11:57:56Z")
From here: I’m torn on this. I like Sheen as an actor (for those who don’t recognize the name, he’s the male lead in Masters of Sex, opposite the extremely delicious Lizzy Caplan. And I admire his passion on the subjec… --- ## [What was this toy called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-called/656414)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-toy-called/656414 "2016-12-19T04:19:52Z")
When I was little, mid-'60s, I had a Naval toy consisting of a motorised ship and a torpedo-firing submarine; both in ‘battleship grey’. The ship might have been about 12" long, and the sub was probably shorter. The sh… --- ## [Salmon loaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salmon-loaf/774878 "2016-12-19T02:07:36Z")
I’ve got a bunch of canned salmon in the cupboard. Usually, I make salmon cakes out of canned salmon. But Mrs. L.A. sometimes objects to fried foods. I was thinking that tonight, I’d mix up salmon cakes (Zatarain’s Sa… --- ## [What's the instrumentation for the string section of an orchestra and how are the violins ranked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-instrumentation-for-the-string-section-of-an-orchestra-and-how-are-the-violins-ranked/775074)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-instrumentation-for-the-string-section-of-an-orchestra-and-how-are-the-violins-ranked/775074 "2016-12-19T01:25:24Z")
So how many 1st violins, 2nd violins, violas, cellos, and basses are there? And also, how does the violin seating work? Obviously, the best violinist is concertmaster(1st chair of the 1st violins), but would the 2nd bes… --- ## [Are All Free eBook-Gen Sites Equal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-free-ebook-gen-sites-equal/775103)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-free-ebook-gen-sites-equal/775103 "2016-12-19T01:16:51Z")
Fellow indie-published authors, as I am about to embark on my first journey into the world of ePublishing: (a) What should I be leery about when reading through the Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) of various websites that of… --- ## [Don't act surprised Zsa Zsa. You knew this was 2016.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-act-surprised-zsa-zsa-you-knew-this-was-2016/775098)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-act-surprised-zsa-zsa-you-knew-this-was-2016/775098 "2016-12-19T00:28:57Z")
Zsa Zsa Gabor is dead at 99. RIP and don’t slap St. Peter. --- ## [Consequences of not using iodized salt anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-not-using-iodized-salt-anymore/774902 "2016-12-18T22:20:02Z")
Now that everyone is using sea salt, Himalayan salt, gray salt, fleurs de sel, kosher salt, etc., instead of good, old-fashioned iodized table salt, are we going to suffer from a shortage of iodine? --- ## [cartoon suicide reel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-suicide-reel/774910)
**Author:** [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-suicide-reel/774910 "2016-12-18T21:57:38Z")
“Here, butterfingers” Happy holidays, folks! --- ## [Calling Doctor Bombay Home - Bernard Fox, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-doctor-bombay-home-bernard-fox-rip/774775)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-doctor-bombay-home-bernard-fox-rip/774775 "2016-12-18T19:15:35Z")
2016 claims another victim. Bernard Fox, or Dr. Bombay on Bewitched has passed away at 89. I wasn’t a big fan of Bewitched, and I much prefer to remember Bernard Fox as Colonel Crittendon on Hogan’s Heroes. He played … --- ## [Which Star Trek actors have played the most different species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-trek-actors-have-played-the-most-different-species/774922)
**Author:** [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-trek-actors-have-played-the-most-different-species/774922 "2016-12-18T10:35:50Z")
Got to thinking about this earlier, while watching Enterprise… Some groundwork to keep the numbers ‘clean’: One - Let’s stick to speaking actors, not stunt actors or the people in monster suits. Two - Purely holograph… --- ## [Your favorite dance from a TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dance-from-a-tv-show/774804)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dance-from-a-tv-show/774804 "2016-12-18T03:18:03Z")
I was going to do a poll but then I realized I don’t know how. Also, at the moment I can only think of three: The Elaine Dance or The Carlton Dance. or The Brady Kids. What is your favorite (out of these or any oth… --- ## [Can someone translate to everyday English this orgasm of botanical writing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-to-everyday-english-this-orgasm-of-botanical-writing/721074)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-to-everyday-english-this-orgasm-of-botanical-writing/721074 "2016-12-18T02:58:37Z")
It’s from the Wake, as it transforms near the end. The first two clauses are a celebration and shocking (even in the Wake!) change of language and register. I’m interested in the plain text, ie what the hell it means, s… --- ## [3% (Netflix series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-netflix-series/774926)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-netflix-series/774926 "2016-12-17T20:57:39Z")
Anyone watching this show? Great drama and acting - very refreshing foreign perspective on sci-fi. --- ## [How do they make movies? Part 1: Sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-movies-part-1-sound/774833)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-movies-part-1-sound/774833 "2016-12-17T20:53:12Z")
Typically, what type of sounds are recorded live on the set vs. dubbed over in post-production? I am sure that different films use different methods, but I’m wondering if there a “standard” method that is more typical. --- ## [Because we somehow forgot the "Turducken" thread this Thanksgiving . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-somehow-forgot-the-turducken-thread-this-thanksgiving/774837)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-we-somehow-forgot-the-turducken-thread-this-thanksgiving/774837 "2016-12-17T20:36:21Z")
I give you: The rôti sans pareil. http://www.chefheinzyee.com/rants--raves/rti-sans-pareil-a-gluttons-odyssey A diagram. --- ## [Puns in band names - can you think of any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-in-band-names-can-you-think-of-any/320613)
**Author:** [@marky33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marky33)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puns-in-band-names-can-you-think-of-any/320613 "2016-12-17T19:15:38Z")
Discussing the rockumentary Dig the other day, we wondered at how both bands featured - Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dandy Warhols - had puns as names when there were so few others that do. The only others we managed to… --- ## [Audiobooks and Podcasts - what are you listening to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-and-podcasts-what-are-you-listening-to/774239)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-and-podcasts-what-are-you-listening-to/774239 "2016-12-17T19:05:56Z")
Per the title, what podcasts and audiobook are people currently listening to? I’m working my way through the following podcasts: \*The Last Podcast on the Left - \*Serial killers, supernatural, conspiracies and horror mo… --- ## [Stupid Question about Goodreads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-goodreads/774946)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-about-goodreads/774946 "2016-12-17T18:40:27Z")
Is there any way to see all of your reviews at a glance? I can’t figure out how, but it blows my mind that such a feature-rich site would overlook something so simple. I would have posted this in GQ but I figured Cafe S… --- ## [What comedy movie was this scene in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comedy-movie-was-this-scene-in/774153)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-comedy-movie-was-this-scene-in/774153 "2016-12-17T18:11:10Z")
A Catholic woman goes into the confessional and starts confessing her masturbation addiction; which leads to a more and more graphic exposition of her habits until the priest is rather discomfited. --- ## [Actors/actresses not appearing.. still paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-not-appearing-still-paid/774889)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-not-appearing-still-paid/774889 "2016-12-17T17:12:30Z")
When a major supporting actor or actress doesn’t appear in an episode, is that generally because the writers/directors just didn’t need them for that episode or because the actor wasn’t available? I imagine it will vary,… --- ## [What is the first ever clip show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-ever-clip-show/774745)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-ever-clip-show/774745 "2016-12-17T15:44:27Z")
Inspired by http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=813556 which discusses where WKRP has the earliest clip show, I’m wondering what was the first TV show to have a clip show? --- ## [The Guardian's top 50 TV shows of 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guardians-top-50-tv-shows-of-2016/774684)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guardians-top-50-tv-shows-of-2016/774684 "2016-12-17T15:39:09Z")
Somewhat from a UK perspective and with the top five still to come, this is where we are. UK shows not yet mentioned include Happy Valley which has to be top 3 at least, and - perhaps randomly - Peaky Blinders which The… --- ## [Who can think of a new paradigm to replace television commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-think-of-a-new-paradigm-to-replace-television-commercials/774663)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-think-of-a-new-paradigm-to-replace-television-commercials/774663 "2016-12-17T15:35:58Z")
Statistically, Americans spend roughly one third of their time sleeping. Of the remaining time, we spend one third (5 hours daily) watching television. And of that television time, one third is commercials. That’s an hou… --- ## ["The Lottery": is it "realistic"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lottery-is-it-realistic/680883)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lottery-is-it-realistic/680883 "2016-12-17T15:25:32Z")
A recent Final Jeopardy led me to this article about the famed Shirley Jackson short story, and this part in particular stood out: Perhaps the point of the story isn’t “realism,” and Dr. Kroeber was looking at it throu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=794) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=796)