# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=797 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 798 --- ## [Fan fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-fiction/774519)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fan-fiction/774519 "2016-12-15T15:36:17Z")
Does anyone else get the impression there’s a certain personality type that is drawn to writing and reading fan fiction? Do you think both the authors and the readers of fan fiction consist mostly of the same group of pe… --- ## [Songs About Other Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-songs/774633)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-other-songs/774633 "2016-12-15T05:45:16Z")
I am enjoying “Annie’s Going To Sing Her Song” by Tom Paxton. Wherein the song Annie sings is called “Take Me Back Again.” Otherwise, The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. Can you think of any others? --- ## [Share Your 2016 Music Discoveries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-2016-music-discoveries/774643)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-2016-music-discoveries/774643 "2016-12-15T04:16:33Z")
This year has royally sucked for music fans given all the greats that we’ve lost. But I’ve also come across a few newer musical acts in the past year that give me a lot of hope for the future of music. They may not be … --- ## [Trying to remember a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-book/774700)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-a-book/774700 "2016-12-14T23:40:04Z")
I hope this is the correct forum. I read a book a few years ago (late 80’s early 90’s I think) and one of the premises in the book was that video cameras were everywhere. I think the protagonists were young adults, bec… --- ## [MCU: Post-Infinity Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-post-infinity-wars/774717 "2016-12-14T21:20:25Z")
The Marvel movie series is currently in their planned “Phase 3”. The climax of this is set to be the third Avengers movie, Infinity War, which is scheduled for 2018. This will presumably resolve the whole Infinity Stones… --- ## [Caul slaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caul-slaw/774582)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caul-slaw/774582 "2016-12-14T21:08:16Z")
I’ve recently discovered a great new salad, which I call caul slaw. As the name suggests, it’s like coleslaw, except made with cauliflower instead of cabbage. And it’s a lot better. The basic recipe is just finely-cho… --- ## [What the Heck Happened to MTV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-mtv/774467)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-mtv/774467 "2016-12-14T20:24:17Z")
Our last place in Bangkok, the condominium management piped in a few basic-cable channels for free including MTV out of Taiwan. That was a delight. There are lots of talented singers and bands in East Asia. It also showe… --- ## [Alan Thicke is Dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-thicke-is-dead/774681)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alan-thicke-is-dead/774681 "2016-12-14T19:04:56Z")
Seemed like a really nice guy. Never had a bad thing to say about him (well, shilling legal services to Tax Cheats seemed low, but what parts were going his way?). Sorry Alan. RIP …and as a side note, DEATH Continue… --- ## [KitchenAid Stand Mixers - choosing from the different models](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchenaid-stand-mixers-choosing-from-the-different-models/771088)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchenaid-stand-mixers-choosing-from-the-different-models/771088 "2016-12-14T18:54:09Z")
Looks like we’re going to be picking up a Kitchenaid Mixer this year. Until recently I didn’t realize that they’d created some new models so now there’s the Professional (probably not for us), the Classic, the Artisan, a… --- ## [Bitter lettuce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-lettuce/774665)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-lettuce/774665 "2016-12-14T17:16:35Z")
Why is some lettuce (iceberg, romaine) bitter? Is it age? Just the crop? --- ## [Please help me identify this passage from a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-passage-from-a-book/774632)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-passage-from-a-book/774632 "2016-12-14T15:39:41Z")
I read this once in an oral history of WWII, but don’t remember which one. Candidates for authorship include, I should think, Bill Mauldin, Stephen Ambrose, and maybe Kurt Vonnegut. I believe it’s a true story, and it … --- ## [Rogue One reviews are coming in. (spoilers possible)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-reviews-are-coming-in-spoilers-possible/774568)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogue-one-reviews-are-coming-in-spoilers-possible/774568 "2016-12-14T15:10:16Z")
Sounds like they did a great job. If you get a chance, you should listen to Gareth Edwards visit to Museum of Curiosity. He had yet to make Godzilla and had no idea he was going to make Rogue One. He speaks about Star W… --- ## [At what age (if ever) will Marisa Tomei cease to be insanely hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-if-ever-will-marisa-tomei-cease-to-be-insanely-hot/774517)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-if-ever-will-marisa-tomei-cease-to-be-insanely-hot/774517 "2016-12-14T15:02:30Z")
In 2017, Marissa Tomei will again portray Spider-man’s Aunt May. Some on the internet get the idea that it makes sense that a teenager’s aunt would not likely be an old lady as Aunt May has traditionally been portrayed.… --- ## [E. R. Braithwaite (To Sir With Love) dead at 104!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-r-braithwaite-to-sir-with-love-dead-at-104/774679)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-r-braithwaite-to-sir-with-love-dead-at-104/774679 "2016-12-14T14:53:33Z")
Wiki here I loved that book as a child, and thought the movie was excellent. And I’m amazed to hear Braithwaite lived so long! --- ## [Dolly Parton helping families that lost homes in Gatlinburg wildfires.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-helping-families-that-lost-homes-in-gatlinburg-wildfires/773552)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolly-parton-helping-families-that-lost-homes-in-gatlinburg-wildfires/773552 "2016-12-14T03:56:34Z")
Dolly is a celebrity in the truest sense. She’s been making great music for fifty years and had a film and TV career. I recall she said in interviews that Dollywood was intended to create jobs and encourage tourism in h… --- ## [Identify an author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-author/774607)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-author/774607 "2016-12-14T01:40:38Z")
A guy I was talking to was describing an author that he liked, who sounded interesting based on the description, but I forgot the name he said. It was, I believe, a female author. She had at least two works. One was a r… --- ## [Turning Everclear into Whiskey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-everclear-into-whiskey/691799)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-everclear-into-whiskey/691799 "2016-12-14T00:19:59Z")
Inspired by this experiment from Dramming.com (and the follow-up). They used vodka. Theoretically, vodka is just ethanol and water, but I want to make something more “pure,” so I will be using Everclear 190, diluted do… --- ## [Something thing that always bothered me about Die Hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-thing-that-always-bothered-me-about-die-hard/773038)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-thing-that-always-bothered-me-about-die-hard/773038 "2016-12-14T00:17:25Z")
So now that the annual “is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” thread has reappeared I want bring up a line dialogue that always irks me when I watch the film. Right after Guber shot Takagi he goes to the hostages and informs t… --- ## [Happy Birthday, Kirk Douglas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-kirk-douglas/774316)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-kirk-douglas/774316 "2016-12-14T00:02:08Z")
Kirk Douglas turned 100 today. What and actor, and so much more. --- ## [Marx Brothers movies on DVD/BD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marx-brothers-movies-on-dvd-bd/774069)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marx-brothers-movies-on-dvd-bd/774069 "2016-12-13T21:30:06Z")
Calling Exapno Mapcase and any other Marxophiles! Can anyone tell me the difference between the 2004 and 2012 editions of the Marx Brothers Collection DVD set of the last seven of their films? Amazon is not good at diff… --- ## [Sopranos question - Melfi's statues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695 "2016-12-13T21:19:51Z")
If you ever watched the Sopranos, scenes in the Dr’s office always show a small statue in the office, usually behind Melfi’s head when she’s talking to Tony. But the statue always changes, and I always wondered if the c… --- ## [Best commercial ever. Hot Chick w/ English Accent, and toilet humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-commercial-ever-hot-chick-w-english-accent-and-toilet-humor/774547)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-commercial-ever-hot-chick-w-english-accent-and-toilet-humor/774547 "2016-12-13T20:52:31Z")
Okay, not really a made-for-TV commercial, as it’s quite a bit too long, but amazingly worth the time. Poopouiri.com Youtube commercial It’s a little raunchy so I wouldn’t play it at work without headphones. But then… --- ## [Cold beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-beer/774407)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-beer/774407 "2016-12-13T20:33:40Z")
Hello Everyone, I would guess for most of history beer was served and sold warm. When the means to serve cools beer came to be was it readily accepted or did the beer industry have to “sell” customers on the idea of co… --- ## [Sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausage-egg-and-cheese-biscuits/772333)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sausage-egg-and-cheese-biscuits/772333 "2016-12-13T19:20:47Z")
How do you prefer your sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits to be stacked? --- ## [What the hell happened to the Kasier Chiefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-happened-to-the-kasier-chiefs/774213)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-happened-to-the-kasier-chiefs/774213 "2016-12-13T19:09:30Z")
Talk about a band with a downward trajectory!! I was a big fan of KC’s first two albums, “Employment” and “Yours Truly, Angry Mob”. These are great albums, particularly Employment. I was less enthusiastic about their … --- ## [Yoda hates seagulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoda-hates-seagulls/774565)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoda-hates-seagulls/774565 "2016-12-13T17:38:55Z")
“SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)” by Bad Lip Reading is pretty funny. If you like it, you can search for “Bushes of Love” for more absurd music with Star Wars characters. --- ## [ID this show. (Show that read comic books to kids)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-show-show-that-read-comic-books-to-kids/774617)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-show-show-that-read-comic-books-to-kids/774617 "2016-12-13T17:36:17Z")
I’m just looking for confirmation this show actually existed. I believe it was on one of the cable channels in the late 70’s. (It aired during the day) Basically, It was just a camera fixated on a comic book. The camer… --- ## [Ways to celebrate your favorite deceased celebrity birthday/anniversaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-celebrate-your-favorite-deceased-celebrity-birthday-anniversaries/774132)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-celebrate-your-favorite-deceased-celebrity-birthday-anniversaries/774132 "2016-12-13T15:21:48Z")
Today via facebook, I learned that today is Randy Rhoads’ 60th birthday, and tomorrow is the anniversary of both John Lennon and Dimebag Darryl getting shot. (I knew about these…only learned about Randy Rhoads birthday t… --- ## [The Gabor Sisters: Did They Fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gabor-sisters-did-they-fight/772747)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gabor-sisters-did-they-fight/772747 "2016-12-13T14:02:17Z")
I caught a line on a recent airing of a MASH episode where two minor characters were all-out, roll on the ground, fighting. Hawkeye says something like “Look, the Gabor sisters! Ok, Eva…” What is Hawkeye’s line eluding … --- ## [Live radio from all over the world in a globe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-radio-from-all-over-the-world-in-a-globe/774594)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-radio-from-all-over-the-world-in-a-globe/774594 "2016-12-13T13:16:20Z")
This is better than getting a hold of a transoceanic shortwave radio I had in my youth. You can navigate the globe and click on the green spots to listen to the streaming radio coming from that place. Usually there wi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=796) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=798)