# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=802 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 803 --- ## [TV Shows that changed their names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-names/772944)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-changed-their-names/772944 "2016-12-02T23:17:59Z")
I gotten back into watching Lovesick on Netflix. The show’s been part of their lineup for a year or two under a different name: Scrotal Recall. I can see why they changed their name; it is a clever pun that fits in pe… --- ## [Speaking of National Anthems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-national-anthems/773411)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-national-anthems/773411 "2016-12-02T19:09:14Z")
Over the years I’ve heard not a few criticisms of the USA’s national anthem. And I know some nations have anthems that are pretty cool. Is there any good contenders out there for a replacement for the USA anthem? Certain… --- ## [Concert Pianist vs. Jazz Pianist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-pianist-vs-jazz-pianist/773353)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-pianist-vs-jazz-pianist/773353 "2016-12-02T18:08:02Z")
Hi SD, I was at the symphony yesterday listening to a Mozart piano concerto and it got me wondering. How would a classical pianist (world-class, professional concertizer) fare at a typical jazz gig? Is improvisation h… --- ## [Andrew Sachs has died. (Goodbye, Manuel.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-sachs-has-died-goodbye-manuel/773642)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-sachs-has-died-goodbye-manuel/773642 "2016-12-02T17:34:16Z")
Link. Best known to American viewers as Manuel on Fawlty Towers. --- ## [Television Censors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-censors/773339)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-censors/773339 "2016-12-02T13:35:21Z")
How the hell does Family Guy get away with references to a woman’s “box”? Most recently was the line, “Feel free to use the seat warmers to keep that box hot” or something to that effect. This was said to a teenaged high… --- ## [Jane Yolen named SFWA Grandmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-yolen-named-sfwa-grandmaster/773462)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-yolen-named-sfwa-grandmaster/773462 "2016-12-02T09:24:03Z")
Author Jane Yolen is the latest recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, given in recognition of her long career in the genre. Jane has written award-winning fiction and fantasy, as well as children’s … --- ## [Doctor Who question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-question/773465)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-question/773465 "2016-12-02T05:15:51Z")
Does The Doctor actually hold a doctorate in some field of study? --- ## [Double Casting trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-casting-trope/773546)
**Author:** [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-casting-trope/773546 "2016-12-02T02:25:22Z")
This question is inspired by Westworld. Spoilers for it and for other shows/movies are inevitable, so be forewarned. In Westworld, the prevailing theory is that William is the Man in Black, just 30 years ago. I’m confid… --- ## [One of the Flying Karamazov Brothers has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-flying-karamazov-brothers-has-died/772447)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-flying-karamazov-brothers-has-died/772447 "2016-12-01T23:47:15Z")
Sam Williams, aka Smerydakov Karamazov, died yesterday while driving a bus. Thankfully, nobody else was hurt. I am a former professional juggler, and the FKBs were huge heroes to me. Juggling is a small community (even … --- ## [TV theme songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs/773072)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs/773072 "2016-12-01T17:42:46Z")
This was probably done before, but I don’t remember anything recent. What are your favorite or what shows do you think had/have the best theme songs? In no particular order, I would say: Psych Gilmore Girls Hawaii 5 0 … --- ## [Let's start over with the rock n' roll Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-over-with-the-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame/773279)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-over-with-the-rock-n-roll-hall-of-fame/773279 "2016-12-01T16:39:36Z")
Not too many people take the current one seriously and the bias of the people who select these bands is pretty extreme. So if you were given the task of building a Hall of Fame from scratch, what would be some objective… --- ## [Modern fantasy that doesn't snub technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-fantasy-that-doesnt-snub-technology/773169)
**Author:** [@justafriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justafriend)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-fantasy-that-doesnt-snub-technology/773169 "2016-12-01T13:41:47Z")
Are there any decent fantasy books in a modern setting where magic and technology not only coexist, but actually enhance each other? Or even where magic is just used as a part of mundane, normalized society? Like wizard … --- ## [Best Horror Stories (short fiction and novels)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-horror-stories-short-fiction-and-novels/772844)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-horror-stories-short-fiction-and-novels/772844 "2016-12-01T09:22:16Z")
It’s almost Christmas time - when you celebrate love and light, and then gather round the fire to scare the pants off everyone (at least in the tradition of M.R. James). A friend posted an alleged list of the best horro… --- ## [American Horror Story: Season 6 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-6-open-spoilers/766066)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-6-open-spoilers/766066 "2016-12-01T04:47:24Z")
I, for one, am glad it’s back. There isn’t much on TV that can actually make me uncomfortable, but I think AHS can do it, and it does it in a way that, while often lurid and awful, involves a fairly deep level of insight… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.04 "Service" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-04-service-open-spoilers/771920)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-04-service-open-spoilers/771920 "2016-12-01T01:10:13Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The remaining members of the group try to keep it together in Alexandria; they receive a sobering visit. \[/QUOTE\] Time to get used to living under the rule of a deranged sociopath. David Alpert, Ron Funch… --- ## [What's your favorite holiday commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-commercial/772805 "2016-12-01T00:33:16Z")
Hershey’s kisses. Until I hear that commercial, it is not holiday time. Of course, the BEST use of a holiday song in a commercial is Staple’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. --- ## [Winter of Discontent 1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-discontent-1977/773449)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-of-discontent-1977/773449 "2016-11-30T23:26:03Z")
I caught one of my favourite films on TV last night - 24 Hour Party People - which charts the erratic fortunes of Factory Records and its founder Tony Wilson in Manchester from the beginning of punk onwards. The story a… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - November 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2016-edition/770034)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-november-2016-edition/770034 "2016-11-30T23:24:34Z")
So autumn is upon us, unless you’re on the bottom of the planet in which case, bust out the shorts! But up here in the American Wild West things are all orange and red and pumpkin flavored everything… and for a few of us… --- ## [Star Trek: What if the Federation became highly militarized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-what-if-the-federation-became-highly-militarized/773048)
**Author:** [@Terry\_the\_Tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terry_the_Tramp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-what-if-the-federation-became-highly-militarized/773048 "2016-11-30T23:13:09Z")
I know it’s against the very concept of the Federation as a peaceful state, but laying that aside what if the Federation and its members decided to become militarized to about the same extent as the Romulan or Klingon Em… --- ## [Kindle unlimited - any experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-unlimited-any-experiences/772876)
**Author:** [@Port\_Royal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Port_Royal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-unlimited-any-experiences/772876 "2016-11-30T22:13:23Z")
Hi all. :slight\_smile: Just wondering if anyone has taken up Amazon’s offer of the Kindle Unlimited The bumpf states you get unlimited books for $13+ a month. Some months I would spend way more than that, others not so … --- ## [Question about the movie "Allied"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-movie-allied/773381)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-movie-allied/773381 "2016-11-30T21:09:42Z")
…the new Brad Pitt one. (FTR, I really enjoyed it.) The movie is set in England during WW2 and Brad Pitt’s character Max’s sister is openly lesbian. She and her girlfriend would make out in pubs, etc. My question is:… --- ## [Celebs with talents everyone (but you) knew about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-talents-everyone-but-you-knew-about/772860)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-with-talents-everyone-but-you-knew-about/772860 "2016-11-30T20:41:54Z")
When I was growing up in the 70s, Charo was everywhere. She was on Chico and the Man, Hollywood Squares, Love Boat, Fantasy Island and on and on. I only knew her as that flaky lady with the weird clothes and weirder acc… --- ## [Shrek - "pitchforks" comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrek-pitchforks-comment/773479)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrek-pitchforks-comment/773479 "2016-11-30T20:15:46Z")
Does anyone have a clip of the moment in Shrek I where he says “grab your pitchforks” (or similar)? Youtube link? I can’t find it. --- ## [turkey soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-soup/773089)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-soup/773089 "2016-11-30T20:14:43Z")
I’d like to make maximum tasty soup from my leftover turkey components. Here’s what I have: Turkey carcass of bones Turkey gravy, thickened with flour Pan drippings not used for gravy – includes fat and a turkey-je… --- ## [Star Trek Question--Hyper-Obscure, for Grand Master Trekkies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-question-hyper-obscure-for-grand-master-trekkies/773252)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-question-hyper-obscure-for-grand-master-trekkies/773252 "2016-11-30T18:59:50Z")
In the 1970s, Gene Roddenberry had a publishing house, with limited run publications about Star Trek. It was called Lincoln Enterprises. It published a book that included a biography of a character from Star Trek: The A… --- ## [Superhero teams - Do we really need all these people to fight crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-teams-do-we-really-need-all-these-people-to-fight-crime/772733)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-teams-do-we-really-need-all-these-people-to-fight-crime/772733 "2016-11-30T18:38:22Z")
Obviously there has been a proliferation of superhero films over the past couple of years. Particularly popular are superhero “teams” - Avengers, X-Men, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Watchmen so on and so forth. Proba… --- ## [What Drum Beat is This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drum-beat-is-this/773330)
**Author:** [@SHARKBITEATTACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SHARKBITEATTACK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drum-beat-is-this/773330 "2016-11-30T16:01:43Z")
funky drummer? --- ## [Sommeliers: is there anything consumable that doesn't have a sommelier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sommeliers-is-there-anything-consumable-that-doesnt-have-a-sommelier/773256)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sommeliers-is-there-anything-consumable-that-doesnt-have-a-sommelier/773256 "2016-11-30T15:45:14Z")
A recent thread on beer sommeliers made me wonder about the question in the subject line. After some digging, I found an article in Men’s Health that reported on sommeliers for these items: \[ul\] \[li\] beer, also called … --- ## [Another What does this song mean? thread. Tin Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-does-this-song-mean-thread-tin-man/773336)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-what-does-this-song-mean-thread-tin-man/773336 "2016-11-30T12:53:55Z")
So I’m playing a FaceBook game (shut up!) and the music that plays in the background sounds very much like America’s Tin Man. Had to listen to it to get it out of my head. Then I started thinking about the song-- never a… --- ## [Is there any use for the lower temperature oven settings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340 "2016-11-30T11:29:53Z")
I’ve occasionally set my electric oven to minimum (170°F) to keep stuff warm, but otherwise I can’t remember ever cooking anything at less than 325°. Is there anything you would want to cook at, say 250°? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=801) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=803)