# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=823 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 824 --- ## [October 2016: Horror movies broadcast schedule.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2016-horror-movies-broadcast-schedule/767431)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-2016-horror-movies-broadcast-schedule/767431 "2016-10-03T16:01:05Z")
I’m a huge fan of classic horror movies and October is the best time for them. Here’s a thread to discuss which movies are being broadcast. I’m quite impressed with the selection of classic horror movies on TCM for Octo… --- ## [Negative Suggestion - Derren Brown - Kill a Kitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-suggestion-derren-brown-kill-a-kitten/767562)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-suggestion-derren-brown-kill-a-kitten/767562 "2016-10-03T15:34:49Z")
I call bullshit. This is an excerpt from I guess a British show featuring some guy I never heard of called Derren Brown. He uses what he calls “negative suggestion” to get some woman to press a button and supposedly el… --- ## [The problem with superhero movies: superheroes are infantile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-superhero-movies-superheroes-are-infantile/767109)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-superhero-movies-superheroes-are-infantile/767109 "2016-10-03T14:28:27Z")
First, I like a few super hero movies. I actually tend to like the ones that are lighter, dumber, funner: The 60s Batman TV show, The Tobey McGuire Spider-Man movies (including 3), the Ben Affleck Daredevil, the 2005 Fan… --- ## [The first female rock guitarist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-female-rock-guitarist/299693)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-female-rock-guitarist/299693 "2016-10-03T13:27:10Z")
Who was the first sucessful female to play the electric guitar (either solo, or in a group)? --- ## [Great songs performed in totally different genres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618 "2016-10-03T13:16:26Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this before, including a recent thread about Postmodern Jukebox, but why not do some more? I just found Iron Horse doing a wonderful bluegrass rendition of Metallica’s Enter Sandman: And, erm, \*Ent… --- ## [Anybody here has ever done cosplay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-has-ever-done-cosplay/767070)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-has-ever-done-cosplay/767070 "2016-10-03T02:35:39Z")
And, if so, what of? :slight\_smile: I will inaugurate the confession booth myself: Years ago I dressed as Grossberg (aka Hoshikage Soranosuke) from the “Ace Attorney” videogame franchise. I am portly enough to do it … --- ## [Story ID Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-request/767445)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-request/767445 "2016-10-03T01:30:24Z")
I read a short story fairly recently, but I have absolutely no idea when it was written. I think I read it on the net. I can describe the plot fairly well. Spoilers (such as they are) follow. A young guy in (say) the … --- ## [Started Death Note a few days ago, but it has seemed to jump the shark. Should I keep reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/started-death-note-a-few-days-ago-but-it-has-seemed-to-jump-the-shark-should-i-keep-reading/767334)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/started-death-note-a-few-days-ago-but-it-has-seemed-to-jump-the-shark-should-i-keep-reading/767334 "2016-10-02T22:53:35Z")
Okay, first of all, I’m not a fan of anime or manga. I just never found that genre interesting. That being said, years and years ago (in about 2001), I once picked up two mangas because I was bored. Those were Ranma 1/2 … --- ## [Wll a full length 360 degree VR movie ever be possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wll-a-full-length-360-degree-vr-movie-ever-be-possible/767401)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wll-a-full-length-360-degree-vr-movie-ever-be-possible/767401 "2016-10-02T20:19:25Z")
I’m talking big studio, general release, 90 minutes minimum. Not just a game or a travelogue, but something with actors and a plot? --- ## [Anyone read the John Appleby mysteries by Michael Innes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-read-the-john-appleby-mysteries-by-michael-innes/767446)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-read-the-john-appleby-mysteries-by-michael-innes/767446 "2016-10-02T15:42:52Z")
If so, what do you think of them? I had read one or two over the years, but now that I am getting my books from the library again I have the chance to go at them fairly systematically. They are in the genre I like, sor… --- ## [Agents of SHIELD: S4 E2 "Meet the New Boss" 9/27/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s4-e2-meet-the-new-boss-9-27-16/767179)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s4-e2-meet-the-new-boss-9-27-16/767179 "2016-10-02T14:43:53Z")
Daisy investigates Ghost Rider, we meet the new boss, and FitzSimmons (and May) are dealing with the ghost. I actually liked Daisy and Robbie’s interaction, that was much more interesting than last week. The interrogati… --- ## [Some "Angel Heart" bits and trivia (MASSIVE SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-angel-heart-bits-and-trivia-massive-spoilers/764234)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-angel-heart-bits-and-trivia-massive-spoilers/764234 "2016-10-02T14:03:48Z")
Great film…can be a little confusing. In the begininng, under the music you can hear someone whisper “Johnny. Johnny?” This is the real Harry Angel, probably in Hell, looking for Johnny Favorite. The guy cleaning bloo… --- ## [Goodbye Tube Amp (guitar thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-tube-amp-guitar-thread/708527)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-tube-amp-guitar-thread/708527 "2016-10-02T11:04:54Z")
TLDR version: The only person who knows what you want is you, don’t buy things that are plainly unsuitable just to fit in to some ideal. long version: Why did I persevere with a tube amp for so long? I’ve recently rep… --- ## [Chris Thile, musical brilliance, and a Prairie Home Companion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-thile-musical-brilliance-and-a-prairie-home-companion/767457)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chris-thile-musical-brilliance-and-a-prairie-home-companion/767457 "2016-10-02T10:47:37Z")
I respect PHC, but never listened to it except on random weekends in the car. Garrison Keillor is turning it over to Chris Thile, a MacArthur-grant-winning mandolinist. Here is a glimpse of his holy-shit brilliance: h… --- ## [Top of the Lake, Season 1 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-the-lake-season-1-open-spoilers/767366)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-the-lake-season-1-open-spoilers/767366 "2016-10-02T02:20:24Z")
Netflix just served me up “Top of the Lake,” which I was completely unaware of, even though it first was broadcast something like three years ago. I thought that the performances were riveting, especially Peter Mullan a… --- ## [The Flash Season 3 (and DCTV) hype and speculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-3-and-dctv-hype-and-speculation/760811)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-3-and-dctv-hype-and-speculation/760811 "2016-10-02T00:33:21Z")
The second season of The Flash culminated with Barry, hurt over the loss of his father, running back in time to save his mother from the Reverse Flash. Even viewers who weren’t aware of Flashpoint and its consequences … --- ## [Remember Bored Of The Rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-bored-of-the-rings/145374)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-bored-of-the-rings/145374 "2016-10-02T00:01:20Z")
Long ago, when I first read the LOTR trilogy, there was a brilliant parody called Bored of the Rings . It was connected somehow to the Harvard Lampoon. It started with the feast at Dildo Bugger’s house. The depiction of … --- ## [Cilantro vs. coriander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilantro-vs-coriander/767404)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cilantro-vs-coriander/767404 "2016-10-01T23:46:49Z")
In the U.S., the leaves and stems of Coriandrum sativum are called cilantro. In the UK and other parts of Europe (based on personal observation), the leaves and stems are called coriander. In the U.S., seeds are called… --- ## [Question about Doctor Zhivago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-doctor-zhivago/767328)
**Author:** [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-doctor-zhivago/767328 "2016-10-01T19:20:08Z")
I just finished reading Doctor Zhivago and was wondering why Zhivago stayed in the little ruined village instead of following Lara to Vladivostok. Was there some detail I missed? It seems he just let her go and then star… --- ## [The Jaws Monologue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jaws-monologue/766586)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jaws-monologue/766586 "2016-10-01T17:53:07Z")
I was surfing YouTube recently, and happened across one of the best moments in movie history - Robert Shaw’s monologue about the USS Indianapolis in Jaws. This is allegedly based on a true story. I don’t know specifica… --- ## [the hell's this film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hells-this-film/767338 "2016-10-01T16:49:40Z")
Maybe late 70’s/early 80’s…IIRC somber, almost ghoulish lookin dude who either runs (or works at?) a very indie (pirate?) radio station…late night dj…Pretty sure he takes his life at the end of the film. For some reason… --- ## [What We Do In The Shadows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/691190)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/691190 "2016-10-01T08:10:10Z")
I really want to see this. Critical word is great, although no audience word yet, and I’m a sucker for vampires, mockumentaries, Taika Waititi - Green Lantern excepted - and Jermaine Clements. And the trailer just makes … --- ## [What real life story is better than fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-life-story-is-better-than-fiction/766784)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-life-story-is-better-than-fiction/766784 "2016-10-01T04:08:41Z")
I just watched the People V. OJ Simpson on FX and was surprised by how much of the story in the TV series actually took place in real life. I was too young to follow the OJ case in 1995 so this show was my first detail… --- ## [The last days of the fresh produce are upon us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-days-of-the-fresh-produce-are-upon-us/766977)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-days-of-the-fresh-produce-are-upon-us/766977 "2016-10-01T03:04:30Z")
Remove your hats, rend your garments and shed a few tears. I think we saw the last of the sweet local summer corn this past week. Things have been fading out over the past couple of weeks. I was able to score a full box … --- ## [Celebrity's you share a birthday with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebritys-you-share-a-birthday-with/766819)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebritys-you-share-a-birthday-with/766819 "2016-10-01T01:15:42Z")
I share mine with Bono --- ## [Looking for simple, free audio editing software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-simple-free-audio-editing-software/767317)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-simple-free-audio-editing-software/767317 "2016-10-01T00:16:35Z")
I have a song that I need to cut out a section in the middle. So all I need is to be able to remove that part, and make whatever minor adjustments (like fading) needed so the cut isn’t obvious. Anything free for Windows … --- ## [Bloom County Retrospective: Quotes, Images, whatever hits your Penguin-meter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-retrospective-quotes-images-whatever-hits-your-penguin-meter/763844)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-retrospective-quotes-images-whatever-hits-your-penguin-meter/763844 "2016-10-01T00:14:22Z")
“A carton of camels by noon, or permanent penguin pâté!” (Steve, holding Opus hostage while trying to kick cigarettes.) --- ## [Animals' version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood": why does it sound off-key to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-version-of-dont-let-me-be-misunderstood-why-does-it-sound-off-key-to-me/767259)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-version-of-dont-let-me-be-misunderstood-why-does-it-sound-off-key-to-me/767259 "2016-09-30T23:56:45Z")
In the Animals’ version of this classic song, there’s always been a part that seems a little off to me, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. It is the part that goes “I’m just a soul whose intentions are… --- ## [Stranger Things: Would I like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-would-i-like-it/766458)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-would-i-like-it/766458 "2016-09-30T19:33:59Z")
I’ve seen the cast of kids all over the place, and they’re very charming. I’m a 35 year old male, and I don’t often get into TV series very lightly. I Googled “Straight Dope Message Boards Strange Things” and didn’t se… --- ## ["I Want My MTV"- A Real Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-mtv-a-real-thing/766598)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-mtv-a-real-thing/766598 "2016-09-30T19:20:20Z")
It is only recently I learned that, apparently, not all cable providers carried MTV when cable was getting off the ground in the US. I wouldn’t know…we had underground wires, and we were given low priority for stringing … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=822) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=824)