# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=824 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 825 --- ## [Agnes Nixon only had one life to live-- and now it's done.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnes-nixon-only-had-one-life-to-live-and-now-its-done/767168)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agnes-nixon-only-had-one-life-to-live-and-now-its-done/767168 "2016-09-30T18:16:12Z")
All her children hope she goes into that guiding light. She was 93. And no, I was not saving that up. It all came to me when I read the headline. --- ## [Ocean's Eleven plot hole? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-plot-hole-spoilers/537765)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-plot-hole-spoilers/537765 "2016-09-30T18:00:30Z")
I just watched this great movie for may the millionth time, but there’s something that stuck out this time. And yeah, I’m sure if looked really hard, I could find dozens of plot holes. Danny has some task he’s supposed … --- ## [Johnny Carson predicts the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-carson-predicts-the-future/767140)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-carson-predicts-the-future/767140 "2016-09-30T14:43:23Z")
I watch Barney Miller reruns on MeTV, and last night, they had a promo for the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, reruns of which they air afterward. In this take, Carson is doing a monologue, and he talks about the Bill … --- ## [Star Wars—How long have Imperial Star Destroyers operating in planetary atmospheres been a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-long-have-imperial-star-destroyers-operating-in-planetary-atmospheres-been-a-thing/766807)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-how-long-have-imperial-star-destroyers-operating-in-planetary-atmospheres-been-a-thing/766807 "2016-09-30T00:34:55Z")
I’m a really a casual Star Wars fan, at best, but there’s something I’ve really noticed the last couple of years, in both official “canon” and semi-canon materials: Imperial Star Destroyers operating within planetary atm… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - September 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2016-edition/764519)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2016-edition/764519 "2016-09-30T00:11:49Z")
The kids are back in school… or soon will be, offer void in the Southern Hemisphere. Reading lists have been issued and groaned over, so what are you reading instead of what you’re supposed to be reading? I am forty pag… --- ## [What is he Donovan singing about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-he-donovan-singing-about/197238)
**Author:** [@JoeyThePenguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyThePenguin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-he-donovan-singing-about/197238 "2016-09-29T23:30:30Z")
It’s pretty well known that Donovan Leitch sang some pretty obscure (and hard to understand) music, but recently I have begun to like his music, and I was wondering: does anyone understand, or has any explanation been gi… --- ## [Firearms and characters on The Walking Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-and-characters-on-the-walking-dead/767065)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firearms-and-characters-on-the-walking-dead/767065 "2016-09-29T19:09:39Z")
Just to get it out of the way, I’ve commented before on firearms in TWD. First, the characters (all of them, not just Our Gang) are incredibly stupid with ammunition. As Eugene noted last season, ammunition is a finite… --- ## [Can I save my peanutbutter cookie dough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-my-peanutbutter-cookie-dough/767203)
**Author:** [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-save-my-peanutbutter-cookie-dough/767203 "2016-09-29T18:59:28Z")
I followed a recipe that called for leaving the dough in the refrigerator for an hour. During that hour a family emergency called for me to leave the dough in the fridge overnight. This morning the top of the dough is ha… --- ## [So, Whatever Happened To The Little Boy In The Rod Stewart "Forever Young" Video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whatever-happened-to-the-little-boy-in-the-rod-stewart-forever-young-video/289510)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whatever-happened-to-the-little-boy-in-the-rod-stewart-forever-young-video/289510 "2016-09-29T18:59:00Z")
Come on, admit it, you went “Ahhhhhhh” when that cute little curly-haired moppet grabbed Rod’s nose. I know you did, I did too. “And when you finally fly away, I’ll be hoping that I taught you well…” I’m not even a pa… --- ## [Should the X-Men, Fantastic 4 etc all be set in the same story universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-x-men-fantastic-4-etc-all-be-set-in-the-same-story-universe/766772)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-x-men-fantastic-4-etc-all-be-set-in-the-same-story-universe/766772 "2016-09-29T18:51:29Z")
I few days ago I read a rather interesting SD thread about the X-Men and parallels to real-world racism and bigotry, it got rather side-tracked however when someone pointed out that society treating mutants poorly is rat… --- ## [The reviews are coming in!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reviews-are-coming-in/767221)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reviews-are-coming-in/767221 "2016-09-29T17:44:01Z")
You may recall that midway through 2015 I worked on my best fiend’s latest film, First Man On Mars. So far, I’ve only seen the rough edit; but yesterday I received the official release on DVD. I’ll watch it on the week… --- ## [Saltine cracker comparisons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltine-cracker-comparisons/766925)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltine-cracker-comparisons/766925 "2016-09-29T17:27:36Z")
Yes, they’re just saltines. But I have become somewhat of a connoisseur, since I generally get these for free with my soup or salad, and save them for snacks. There are 4 brands I regularly get, with my feelings on eac… --- ## [Hillary Clinton - Who's portrayed her the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-whos-portrayed-her-the-best/767169)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clinton-whos-portrayed-her-the-best/767169 "2016-09-29T17:19:21Z")
Lengthy video, but very interesting. Over the years, who’s portrayed Hillary best? Are there any that aren’t caricatures of her? Cartoons count. I guess you can put it in two categories; ‘Funniest’ and m… --- ## [TOS - Federation membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-federation-membership/766971)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tos-federation-membership/766971 "2016-09-29T16:47:22Z")
In “A Piece of the Action,” Jojo Krako said that he only saw 4 guys on the Enterprise, and maybe that’s all there was. Well, I wonder if the Federation is like that. We know that there are Humans and Vulcans. And of cou… --- ## [Whose Biographies have You Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-biographies-have-you-read/766649)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-biographies-have-you-read/766649 "2016-09-29T15:08:20Z")
Currently, I’m reading a nice one called Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero. It’s lightly written, and very enjoyable. I didn’t realize that Ness was more Cleveland’s hero than Chicago’s. Or that he had… --- ## [Matt Groening "Life In Hell" comic about boner shame - "Ignore the man behind the curtain!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-groening-life-in-hell-comic-about-boner-shame-ignore-the-man-behind-the-curtain/766018)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-groening-life-in-hell-comic-about-boner-shame-ignore-the-man-behind-the-curtain/766018 "2016-09-29T14:54:31Z")
I recall a Life In Hell comic from several years ago, in a book collection of the comics, where at least part of the comic was a panel with text something like "One thing all men have in common - we have all at some poin… --- ## [Ads, Tag lines, slogans, etc... that you like or merely recall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-tag-lines-slogans-etc-that-you-like-or-merely-recall/767043)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-tag-lines-slogans-etc-that-you-like-or-merely-recall/767043 "2016-09-29T06:20:56Z")
Canon AE-1 ; So advanced, it’s simple Only from the mind of Minolta Hexaphotocybernetic (Canon A-1 ads) On assignment around the world (about the Olympus OM1) You can depend on it (Nikon) So… mostly 1970s and 80s ca… --- ## [cast the Repairman Jack movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-repairman-jack-movie/448194)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-repairman-jack-movie/448194 "2016-09-29T05:56:06Z")
okay, so hell will probably freeze over before the thing gets made, yet i have hope. :smiley: it’s too good a franchise possibility to languish in development hell forever. i said i had hope… me, i’m lousy at picking p… --- ## [Deathnote - Anime. Tell me about it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathnote-anime-tell-me-about-it/765325)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deathnote-anime-tell-me-about-it/765325 "2016-09-29T05:10:01Z")
(should have added a “please” to the end of the title. My bad.) My 14yo daughter is seriously into this thing. She has watched all episodes (around 40 of them) and was telling me yesterday about it. However, as smart a… --- ## [American Horror Story: My Roanoke Nightmare, E3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-my-roanoke-nightmare-e3/767184)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-my-roanoke-nightmare-e3/767184 "2016-09-29T03:55:41Z")
Nightmarish, no? --- ## [Is "Cold War Rock" a genre? Looking for other examples.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cold-war-rock-a-genre-looking-for-other-examples/767047)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-cold-war-rock-a-genre-looking-for-other-examples/767047 "2016-09-29T02:43:12Z")
Hi, I guess this could also go in IMHO but it is about music so I started here. Sometimes weekends in our house becomes music (YouTube) and board games. This weekend my partner and I were listening to a lot of 80s music… --- ## [Classic hard rock bands post-grunge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-hard-rock-bands-post-grunge/767048)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-hard-rock-bands-post-grunge/767048 "2016-09-29T02:37:57Z")
When the grunge era arrived in the 1990s, my thoughts were, “This sucks, I’m going to keep liking the bands I’ve always liked” and I did. I must have bought every single album by an 80s group made during the 90s and 2000… --- ## [No thread on "Bull" yet? Michael Weatherly vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-on-bull-yet-michael-weatherly-vehicle/766912)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-on-bull-yet-michael-weatherly-vehicle/766912 "2016-09-28T19:41:22Z")
I was greatly anticipating the new show “Bull” starring Michael Weatherly as a psychologist who helps lawyers select and manipulate juries in high-profile trials. The premier episode did not disappoint: plenty of drama a… --- ## ["Patty shells" (US) and "vol au vents" (UK) ... exactly the same thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patty-shells-us-and-vol-au-vents-uk-exactly-the-same-thing/767049)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patty-shells-us-and-vol-au-vents-uk-exactly-the-same-thing/767049 "2016-09-28T18:12:57Z")
Title is the question: are American “patty shells” and British “vol au vents” exactly the same thing? Google for “patty shells” Google for “vol au vents” What I can’t seem to ascertain is whether or not there is a siz… --- ## [Actors who should change their "genre."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-should-change-their-genre/766115 "2016-09-28T17:34:35Z")
I couldn’t think of another way to say it. Some actors get typecast in certain roles, and it’s very surprising (if not always successful) when they break out of it. I’m thinking of when Robin Williams (RIP) played a psyc… --- ## [My coworkers like the taste of Chefguy's spicy balls!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworkers-like-the-taste-of-chefguys-spicy-balls/767071)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-coworkers-like-the-taste-of-chefguys-spicy-balls/767071 "2016-09-28T16:11:34Z")
Last February I spontaneously made Jambalaya for the office in the company’s kitchen. TPTB decided it would be fun to have quarterly luncheons, hosted by teams of staff. The second quarterly staff-hosted luncheon was y… --- ## [The Magnificent Seven - 2016 remake discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magnificent-seven-2016-remake-discussion/766798)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magnificent-seven-2016-remake-discussion/766798 "2016-09-28T16:09:22Z")
I enjoyed this. It’s not the original, but not much can be. But if you take it for what it is, it’s a pretty good Western. I was fascinated by Ethan Hawke’s character, . And I crave a background story about Vincent D… --- ## [Downton Abbey S6 - spoiler-free until broadcast in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 566\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966 "2016-09-28T07:18:06Z")
Previous season’s thread: Downton Abbey S5 - spoiler-free until broadcast in the U.S. - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board PBS website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/ Article on the last day … --- ## [What's behind the resurgence of albums on cassette tapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-resurgence-of-albums-on-cassette-tapes/766595)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-resurgence-of-albums-on-cassette-tapes/766595 "2016-09-28T01:15:28Z")
I was at my local music store earlier this week, and noticed that there were a few relatively recent album releases available on cassette tapes. I know vinyl has had a resurgence in the last decade, but I understand tha… --- ## [American Horror Story: Roanoke, E2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-roanoke-e2/766620)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-roanoke-e2/766620 "2016-09-27T23:26:01Z")
This episode scared me. Like, hesitating to turn out the lights! :eek: So I ask you, fellow dopers, did this episode scare you, too? There seemed to be a set of shocks, like beats throughout the show. The episode starts… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=823) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=825)