# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=812 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 813 --- ## [Why do only sugary cereals go on sale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-sugary-cereals-go-on-sale/770385)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-only-sugary-cereals-go-on-sale/770385 "2016-11-02T23:26:03Z")
Yes, I realize this is a minor and possibly petty annoyance. I eat cereal for breakfast several days a week, and I prefer a variety of cereals. Among my favorites are non-sugary cereals such as Grape Nuts, Wheaties and C… --- ## [What's the best Dylan song that he's never played in concert? The best song he's played only once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-dylan-song-that-hes-never-played-in-concert-the-best-song-hes-played-only-once/770102)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-dylan-song-that-hes-never-played-in-concert-the-best-song-hes-played-only-once/770102 "2016-11-02T20:16:15Z")
Charles P. Pierce, writing about Dylan’s calling up the Nobel foundation and saying he’d try to accept the prize in person, said, “Once, when he accepted an honorary degree, we got a great song out of it. We can only hop… --- ## [Taxi: Actors and Credits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-actors-and-credits/639289)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-actors-and-credits/639289 "2016-11-02T20:03:33Z")
It’s always bugged me… How did Judd Hirsch get top billling in the opening credits for the show “Taxi”? Why not Andy Kaufmann? At least he was a name! (Was Judd Hirsch even known?) Not sure Danny Devito was establish… --- ## [Game of Thrones: Daario Naharis recasting (Season 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-daario-naharis-recasting-season-4/770072)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-daario-naharis-recasting-season-4/770072 "2016-11-02T18:42:20Z")
I’m finally watching GoT now that a friend gave me access to HBOgo. I just started the fourth season, and I’m shocked by the way they recast Daario Naharis, the assassin from Yunkai who helps Daenerys conquer the city. I… --- ## [Which movie did you look forward to the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-did-you-look-forward-to-the-most/770173 "2016-11-02T18:05:30Z")
In your life, not necessarily which one you want to see right now the most. For me, it was The Two Towers. I saw The Fellowship of the Ring on DVD, not in a theater, and thought it was great. The Two Towers turned out… --- ## [Who came up with the Great Pumpkin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-the-great-pumpkin/770366)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-came-up-with-the-great-pumpkin/770366 "2016-11-02T17:47:39Z")
I don’t mean Charles Schulz. I mean, within the world of the Peanuts? The kids are, what, eight? They’ve been “tricks or treating” for only about half that, but Linus’ belief in the GP seems deeply rooted. He misses it … --- ## [Did Bob Dylan deserve the Nobel Prize for literature???.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bob-dylan-deserve-the-nobel-prize-for-literature/770404)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bob-dylan-deserve-the-nobel-prize-for-literature/770404 "2016-11-02T17:25:40Z")
A “yes or no” question. Is his POETRY Nobel Prize worthy? --- ## [Flash - S04, Ep 04 "The New Rogues"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-s04-ep-04-the-new-rogues/769770)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-s04-ep-04-the-new-rogues/769770 "2016-11-02T06:21:26Z")
I’m going to nitpick a lot. But my overall rating was my inner 10-year-old bouncing up and down on a chair saying “YAY!!!”. I really liked the episode. But… Ok, the Harrison Wells guy did a great job keeping something… --- ## [What's the theme music at end of Michio Kaku's "Exploration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-theme-music-at-end-of-michio-kakus-exploration/579051)
**Author:** [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-theme-music-at-end-of-michio-kakus-exploration/579051 "2016-11-02T06:05:19Z")
This link at 57:03. Thanks. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.01 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-01-the-day-will-come-when-you-wont-be-open-spoilers/769548)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-01-the-day-will-come-when-you-wont-be-open-spoilers/769548 "2016-11-02T02:52:23Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] As the members of the group remain helpless, Negan takes action that will forever haunt those who survive \[/QUOTE\] Season 7 premieres and we finally get to find out who Negan killed. Unless of course the … --- ## [I just watched "Star Trek Beyond"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-star-trek-beyond/770293)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-star-trek-beyond/770293 "2016-11-02T01:00:23Z")
Better than I thought it would be until about 2/3rds of the way in and then all these gigantic weird plot holes developed and just got bigger and more incomprehensible as the movie progressed. The movie was nicely done e… --- ## [What actor/actress has played the most real people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-actress-has-played-the-most-real-people/588974)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-actress-has-played-the-most-real-people/588974 "2016-11-02T00:51:13Z")
I’m using Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett as a starting point. Off the top of my head I had Malcom X, Rueben ‘Hurricane’ Carter, and Stephen Biko(Cry Freedom). Then I had a look at the IMDB page and saw Frank Luca… --- ## [Kevlar Riding Jeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevlar-riding-jeans/770247)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevlar-riding-jeans/770247 "2016-11-01T23:08:35Z")
There have been a few threads about riding gear, but none for a few years. I recently bought a bike after a 2-year lapse in riding, and discovered my old Kevlar jeans are too big now. Before I just buy another pair of th… --- ## [Which TV shows with mysteries have satisfying answers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-shows-with-mysteries-have-satisfying-answers/769868)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-shows-with-mysteries-have-satisfying-answers/769868 "2016-11-01T22:37:34Z")
I don’t have any contributions, because all the mystery series I can think of were either canceled without answers, or dragged on and on until a disappointing end. --- ## [What will you do with your crispy, fried, chicken skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-with-your-crispy-fried-chicken-skin/770101)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-you-do-with-your-crispy-fried-chicken-skin/770101 "2016-11-01T22:15:27Z")
There are three types of people in this world…which one are you? --- ## [Fattening Up Monsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fattening-up-monsters/770118)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fattening-up-monsters/770118 "2016-11-01T19:53:33Z")
Pepper Mill has discovered a new cable TV station in our lineup – Decades – which runs old TV shows. For Halloween, it’s running a Dark Shadows Marathon, apparently broadcasting every single episode of the 1960s soap ope… --- ## [If you need a good patrotic cry, this'll do it ..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-good-patrotic-cry-thisll-do-it/770392)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-need-a-good-patrotic-cry-thisll-do-it/770392 "2016-11-01T19:27:57Z")
I was walking around sunny south London this morning listening to the radio with earphones, usual kind of thing. The programme happened to be about the Star-Spangled Banner. The 27 min broadcast is pretty standard fare … --- ## [ID this 1990s kids PC game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-1990s-kids-pc-game/770231)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-1990s-kids-pc-game/770231 "2016-11-01T18:43:34Z")
I have vague memories of a game I played when I was under 10 in the mid to late '90s. It took place in a castle (?) and there was this big evil white rat (king?). Several levels had you placing the correct food on a tab… --- ## [Obama on Bill Maher Friday, Nov 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-on-bill-maher-friday-nov-4/770360)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-on-bill-maher-friday-nov-4/770360 "2016-11-01T18:38:13Z")
For all your Bill Maher fans out there, he finally landed the big one. He’ll be interviewing President Obama this week on his Real Time show: HBO, Friday Nov 4th at 10PM. I’m assuming this will be the first part of … --- ## [Do they not make romantic comedies anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-not-make-romantic-comedies-anymore/769923)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-not-make-romantic-comedies-anymore/769923 "2016-11-01T17:09:55Z")
There once was a time when people ran to the theaters to see if Meg Ryan, Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Rene Zellweger, Diane Lane, Reece Witherspoon, Drew Barrymor… --- ## [Mickey Mouse, Popeye, and other bootlegged cartoon characters in circa WWII propaganda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickey-mouse-popeye-and-other-bootlegged-cartoon-characters-in-circa-wwii-propaganda/770201)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickey-mouse-popeye-and-other-bootlegged-cartoon-characters-in-circa-wwii-propaganda/770201 "2016-11-01T16:56:29Z")
I’ve seen this one on a few sites – Mickey Mouse flying on a vampire bat attacking innocent islanders (who are clearly a stand-in for Japan). It’s by director Komatsuzawa Hajime, and the cartoon is entitled Toybox Serie… --- ## [Maze in the Library](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maze-in-the-library/770065)
**Author:** [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maze-in-the-library/770065 "2016-11-01T16:25:56Z")
Just started rewatching The Librarians from the beginning, preparing for the new season, and realized that Maze, aka Lesley-Ann Brandt, is the evil henchman in the first season. It makes me happy. That woman has a gorg… --- ## [Favorite movies featuring ghosts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-featuring-ghosts/770313)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-featuring-ghosts/770313 "2016-11-01T13:46:50Z")
A Facebook friend asked this and I thought it might be fun here. What is your favorite movie (not necessarily a horror film) that features ghosts? My choice is The Time of Their Lives. It’s an Abbott and Costello film, … --- ## [Emily Dickinson/Yellow Rose of Texas/Somebody slap me, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-yellow-rose-of-texas-somebody-slap-me-please/399622)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emily-dickinson-yellow-rose-of-texas-somebody-slap-me-please/399622 "2016-11-01T11:21:29Z")
We’ve all heard that almost all of Dickinson’s poems can be sung to the tune of “Yellow Rose of Texas.” It’s almost 6 in the morning and it’s been a loooooong night with nothing going on so I wander over to www.online-l… --- ## [Help me find this recent New Yorker cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-recent-new-yorker-cartoon/752576)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-recent-new-yorker-cartoon/752576 "2016-11-01T07:48:17Z")
My dad described a New Yorker magazine comic he saw recently … maybe a month or two back … as showing a young guy coming to visit his parents and them standing at the door waving their computers at him, obviously full of… --- ## [Favorite Horror/Thriiler Movie Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-horror-thriiler-movie-music/770257)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-horror-thriiler-movie-music/770257 "2016-11-01T04:54:41Z")
'Tis the season for holiday music, and nothing sets the mood at the late night double feature picture show like the proper music. What are your favorite horror themes from your favorite horror movies? For me, it’s the … --- ## [The most cringeworthy moment in pop music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-cringeworthy-moment-in-pop-music/768258)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-cringeworthy-moment-in-pop-music/768258 "2016-11-01T03:50:45Z")
I am a child of the 80s and no stranger to bombastic love songs and movie ballads. And I don’t fault Phil Collins for turning to this genre to rake in some bucks. But I have had cause to hear Separate Lives a few times… --- ## [QI series N](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qi-series-n/770227)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qi-series-n/770227 "2016-11-01T02:34:24Z")
I don’t know how many of you have access to it, but I’ve been watching the new QI with the new host. The first episode I wasn’t quite into the new host–she seemed to be finding her bearings. I like the second episode mo… --- ## [Watching TOS "Journey to Babel"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-tos-journey-to-babel/770289)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-tos-journey-to-babel/770289 "2016-11-01T02:13:52Z")
How did the Tantalus Field device get into McCoy’s office?!? :dubious: :confused: --- ## [Cracker "Big Dipper" lyrics - means?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-big-dipper-lyrics-means/342783)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-big-dipper-lyrics-means/342783 "2016-11-01T00:58:24Z")
I’ve been very fond of this song, “Big Dipper” by Cracker for some time. Last couple of days I’ve been quite addicted to it. My problem is, I had a poetic bypass when I was very young. I have no freakin idea what this… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=811) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=813)