# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=821 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 822 --- ## [How many songs start out with a number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-songs-start-out-with-a-number/762672)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-songs-start-out-with-a-number/762672 "2016-10-09T20:11:29Z")
This question came to mind upon hearing Travelin’ Band -by Creedence Clearwater Revival, which starts out “737 coming outta the sky.” One obvious one is Three Dog Night’s One: One is the loneliest number. --- ## [Prelude to the Big Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prelude-to-the-big-fight/768080)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prelude-to-the-big-fight/768080 "2016-10-09T18:35:54Z")
From the soundtrack to The Quiet Man, Prelude to the Big Fight. I’ve seen The Quiet Man a small number of times over the years, and ‘Prelude to the Big Fight\[’ is a familiar tune from it. The thing is, it seems too fam… --- ## [Watching the skies, from the sky. Bill Warren has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-skies-from-the-sky-bill-warren-has-died/767954)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-skies-from-the-sky-bill-warren-has-died/767954 "2016-10-09T14:21:57Z")
Film Historian Bill Warren, author of Keep Watching The Skies!, about science fiction films from 1950 to 1962, has died. I think I met him once or twice back in the early-'80s. I can’t remember. But my best fiend got … --- ## [Looking for a performance by Mayte](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-performance-by-mayte/767895)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-performance-by-mayte/767895 "2016-10-09T14:12:09Z")
I’m looking for a video of Mayte doing “House Of Brick”(her rap version of the Commodores “Brick House”), but I’m drawing a blank. Help? --- ## [Can you save my whipping cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-save-my-whipping-cream/767911)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-save-my-whipping-cream/767911 "2016-10-09T07:17:07Z")
I make a three-ingredient ice cream (heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and flavor oil, no ice cream maker required). The stuff is absolutely awesome but rather pricey to make, something along the lines of … --- ## [People with two separate careers in show biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-two-separate-careers-in-show-biz/752879)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-two-separate-careers-in-show-biz/752879 "2016-10-08T21:06:43Z")
I suppose this depends on how you define terms, but it seems to me that a few people could be said to have had two completely separate careers in show business. In my opinion, the prime example of this is George Burns. … --- ## [Very pleasent surprise! Damn near perfect day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pleasent-surprise-damn-near-perfect-day/767826)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pleasent-surprise-damn-near-perfect-day/767826 "2016-10-08T19:10:40Z")
Went to see my favorite band last night in Sacramento. Swung by the merchandise table early, and saw the one and only copy of the 3 CD live album they recorded in November last year over three nights at The Fillmore. I w… --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 2nd season finale (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2nd-season-finale-open-spoilers/767531)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2nd-season-finale-open-spoilers/767531 "2016-10-08T16:26:49Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] New refugees throw off Travis; Nick must decide if he should stay at the Colonia with Luciana or leave. \[/QUOTE\] \[QUOTE=AMC\] When Travis’ rage causes unrest at the hotel, Madison must decide if she’ll sta… --- ## [Did you know---](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/767925)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know/767925 "2016-10-08T12:23:49Z")
…that Fay Wray’s Autobiography is titled On The Other Hand ? …wait for it… :smiley: --- ## [What is "this" in "Sweet dreams are made of this" By the Eurythmics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508)
**Author:** [@doctor\_uro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doctor_uro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-in-sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-by-the-eurythmics/767508 "2016-10-08T06:03:26Z")
… --- ## [Who is your celebrity crush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-celebrity-crush/767142)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-celebrity-crush/767142 "2016-10-08T05:35:45Z")
Mine Courtney Green(Towie) --- ## [Old movie name can't remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-name-cant-remember/767909)
**Author:** [@Sandman72271](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandman72271)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-name-cant-remember/767909 "2016-10-08T05:34:57Z")
I think it might be army sorta. A teen depressed goes home and kills parents then steal a helicopter on base. His captain tracks him down to a barn where he is holding up with hostages. Man, woman and baby. --- ## [The USS Enterprise's bowling alley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uss-enterprises-bowling-alley/767220)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uss-enterprises-bowling-alley/767220 "2016-10-08T04:53:10Z")
Not to hijack all the existing threads. In The Naked Time, when Riley announced that “there will be a dance in the ship’s bowling alley”, do you believe there really WAS a bowling alley? Or that Riley was just babbling … --- ## [Was there ever a version of Batman with a brown and yellow outfit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-version-of-batman-with-a-brown-and-yellow-outfit/767669)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-version-of-batman-with-a-brown-and-yellow-outfit/767669 "2016-10-08T04:46:46Z")
My wife brought home a little Batman figure for me to put on my desk at work. It’s vinyl and has a sort of Hello Kitty look to it, with the giant head and smaller body, like this. The only problem is, the colors on the o… --- ## [Why is Jewish American food so terrible when so many US Jews readily appreciate fine food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jewish-american-food-so-terrible-when-so-many-us-jews-readily-appreciate-fine-food/616795)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jewish-american-food-so-terrible-when-so-many-us-jews-readily-appreciate-fine-food/616795 "2016-10-08T03:54:37Z")
This article asks the same question, but does not come to any hard conclusions. Do any dopers know why this is so? The Kugel Conundrum --- ## [ID an episode of a suspense anthology series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-episode-of-a-suspense-anthology-series/767874)
**Author:** [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-an-episode-of-a-suspense-anthology-series/767874 "2016-10-08T01:50:42Z")
I saw this on late night TV in the late '80s or very early '90s. This was before I got cable, so it was on a network or local broadcast station. I’ve looked through episode guides for all the anthology shows I know of – T… --- ## [This old house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-old-house/767393)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-old-house/767393 "2016-10-08T01:21:28Z")
I like the show," This Old House", but wonder how much work the " stars" do when the cameras are off. Any ideas ? --- ## [People you think are hot whose names don't usually come up on "sexiest" lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-think-are-hot-whose-names-dont-usually-come-up-on-sexiest-lists/764468)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-think-are-hot-whose-names-dont-usually-come-up-on-sexiest-lists/764468 "2016-10-08T00:37:29Z")
As a counter-point to the list of people generally considered attractive, but you don’t, who are the people you like that other people don’t generally consider sexy. Jim Parsons Leslie Hendrix (the red-headed ME on\* La… --- ## [Halloween movies part 2: scary images or moments that freak you out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-movies-part-2-scary-images-or-moments-that-freak-you-out/767626)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-movies-part-2-scary-images-or-moments-that-freak-you-out/767626 "2016-10-08T00:21:41Z")
I didn’t want to hijack madsircool’sthread about Halloween movies so I started this. I’m talking about those standout images or moments in films that still haunt you. They don’t necessarily have to be gory or graphic, ju… --- ## [...bwha? The Original Twilight Zone is generally awful. Th' hell??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwha-the-original-twilight-zone-is-generally-awful-th-hell/767435)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bwha-the-original-twilight-zone-is-generally-awful-th-hell/767435 "2016-10-08T00:04:24Z")
Let’s be clear: there are some stunning episodes of Twilight Zone–maybe 3 or 4 per season and “It’s A GOOD Life” is possibly the best single episode of an anthology show ever. But… I just watched all of seasons 3-5 of t… --- ## [New MacGuyver -- uh, no.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macguyver-uh-no/766933)
**Author:** [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-macguyver-uh-no/766933 "2016-10-07T23:39:43Z")
I assume whoever filmed this never saw the original. Aside from some names, and the explosion at the end of the credits, this doesn’t appear to have anything else in common with the older series: Mac now happily uses… --- ## [...Class, the Doctor Who spin-off, looks unexpectedly awesome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-the-doctor-who-spin-off-looks-unexpectedly-awesome/767892)
**Author:** [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-the-doctor-who-spin-off-looks-unexpectedly-awesome/767892 "2016-10-07T23:03:32Z")
…Trailer for the new series (Spoilers obviously) : I didn’t really know what to expect. But by the end of the trailer I had a big grin on my face. I love what Moffatt has done with the Doctor: but it is … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 3 (October 3, 2016) -- "The Dependence Transcendence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592 "2016-10-07T22:58:05Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Manuel Garcia O'Kelly - "hu hu"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manuel-garcia-okelly-hu-hu/767870)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manuel-garcia-okelly-hu-hu/767870 "2016-10-07T21:49:11Z")
When Mannie wants to say “not a problem” he says “no huhu.” Heinlein went to lengths to make us understand the mongrel nature of the society in Luna, used bits of Russian, Chinese (“sign chop”), and other languages mixed… --- ## [Could hit music be produced and discovered on the Net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hit-music-be-produced-and-discovered-on-the-net/767429)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hit-music-be-produced-and-discovered-on-the-net/767429 "2016-10-07T20:43:44Z")
Right now, most original music on YouTube is poorly produced covers. Often just a single musician. Sometimes in their living room or bedroom. There’s too much crap on YouTube for serious musicians to stand out. Imagine … --- ## [ID this short comic book story from an old anthology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-short-comic-book-story-from-an-old-anthology/767662)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-short-comic-book-story-from-an-old-anthology/767662 "2016-10-07T17:52:03Z")
OK, this one might be a bit difficult but I have faith in the Straight Dope! I am trying to track down a particular comic book story, a short one that came from a pre-Silver Age Marvel Comics anthology series. The artwo… --- ## [Levels of formalware for women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levels-of-formalware-for-women/767814)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levels-of-formalware-for-women/767814 "2016-10-07T13:39:48Z")
As an American I know we don’t do formal the way, for example, the British do. I feel like for men’s levels of formal ware tends to be rather set in stone like semi-formal is a suit and tie business casual loses the jack… --- ## [NCIS without Tony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-without-tony/766859)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-without-tony/766859 "2016-10-07T05:11:04Z")
Is anyone still watching this besides me? I wonder how much longer it can hang on-- this is season 14. Ellie and Tim stood and looked sadly at Tony’s empty desk. Me, too. I remember when there was Kate’s empty desk, and… --- ## [Is Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" really a popular wedding song? If so... why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-really-a-popular-wedding-song-if-so-why/767604)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-really-a-popular-wedding-song-if-so-why/767604 "2016-10-06T21:42:43Z")
Per this articleapparently the singer of that song Robert Plant now refers to their iconic song "Stairway To Heaven"as “that wedding song”. Is this really played at weddings? And why? It really doesn’t seem in step with … --- ## [Finally getting around to reading the classics - Ulysses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-getting-around-to-reading-the-classics-ulysses/767647)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-getting-around-to-reading-the-classics-ulysses/767647 "2016-10-06T18:59:41Z")
I think I tried to read Ulysses in college, but couldn’t get past the first page. Now that I can read it online, I can instantly research words and Latin phrases I have no knowledge of. It’s still a challenge, because th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=820) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=822)