# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=825 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 826 --- ## [Pirate songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-songs/766365)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-songs/766365 "2016-09-27T21:19:20Z")
For International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Jolly Roger, by Adam and the Ants. ETA: Arrrr! Buckle me swash, and walk me plank! . --- ## [Missed the end of NCIS LA. . . wha happon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-the-end-of-ncis-la-wha-happon/766948)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missed-the-end-of-ncis-la-wha-happon/766948 "2016-09-27T20:24:13Z")
Did Kensi die? Did Hattie give up all hope? Where they dismantled? Did Sam Hanna not wear a really tight t-shirt? Did Gallon stop fucking smirking? Did Granger crack a smile? The last part I saw was Granger telling Hatti… --- ## [songs that were popular, but today the singer would be arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-were-popular-but-today-the-singer-would-be-arrested/396464)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-were-popular-but-today-the-singer-would-be-arrested/396464 "2016-09-27T19:18:20Z")
yes, times change, and song lyrics reflect that, of course. But usually we think of the changes as showing that our culture has become more permissive, and how songs today would have been censored a couple decades ago… --- ## [I want it large, or not at all](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-it-large-or-not-at-all/766936)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-it-large-or-not-at-all/766936 "2016-09-27T16:05:15Z")
Among my favorite movies are Apocalypse Now, Lawrence Of Arabia, Once Upon A Time In The West and The Manchurian Candidate, but I do not have these on DVD and refuse to watch them on anything smaller than a theater scree… --- ## [Independence Day: Resurgence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence/758251)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence/758251 "2016-09-27T14:53:30Z")
Twice the explosions and half the cheesy charm of the original. I mean, that’s pretty much it. The movie hit its marks, they had their throwbacks (but no Boomer shout-outs (or even a replacement dog in a similarly silly… --- ## [West Wing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-question/268755)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-question/268755 "2016-09-27T14:39:14Z")
What happened to Mrs. Landingham? --- ## [RIP The Godfather of Gore. Herschell Gordon Lewis dead at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-the-godfather-of-gore-herschell-gordon-lewis-dead-at-87/766950)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-the-godfather-of-gore-herschell-gordon-lewis-dead-at-87/766950 "2016-09-27T06:40:51Z")
Link. ‘I sure hope I don’t miss the barbecue.’ ‘Don’t worry, missy. Without you, there won’t even be a barbecue!’ --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 2.13 "Date of Death" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2-13-date-of-death-open-spoilers/766895)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2-13-date-of-death-open-spoilers/766895 "2016-09-27T05:12:29Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Madison struggles to cope as a large number of refugees flood into the hotel, including someone familiar but unexpected. \[/QUOTE\] Lorenzo James Henrie, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Drew Scott are on Talking Dea… --- ## [I just re-watched The Hidden...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-re-watched-the-hidden/766981)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-re-watched-the-hidden/766981 "2016-09-27T01:18:33Z")
…the 1987 science fiction thriller written by Jim Kouf (he also wrote Money Monster and Rush hour and created the TV series Grimm). The plot, which seems to owe a lot to Hal Clement’s classic SF novel Needle, is about an… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory season premiere--The Copulation Conundrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-premiere-the-copulation-conundrum/766435)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-premiere-the-copulation-conundrum/766435 "2016-09-26T22:24:19Z")
The highlight was Penny’s family. More of them, please. And Amy playing her harp. I hate Leonard’s parents. --- ## [Charlie Evans, the Next Generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-evans-the-next-generation/766731)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-evans-the-next-generation/766731 "2016-09-26T20:54:22Z")
I watched TOS’s Charlie X last night, and I had a thought - what if Picard, rather than Kirk, had found him? The downright puritanical attitudes of late 23rd century humans was a sight to behold! Here we have Charlie, n… --- ## [Is there a list of Simpsons Thanksgiving episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-simpsons-thanksgiving-episodes/766868)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-list-of-simpsons-thanksgiving-episodes/766868 "2016-09-26T20:34:26Z")
I can find lists of episodes that revolve around Halloween or Christmas. But I don’t know if there are lists that say ‘all these episodes are Simpson’s Halloween episodes’. Other than Bart vs Thanksgiving in season 2, d… --- ## [Characters that you would smother with a pillow for the good of humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-you-would-smother-with-a-pillow-for-the-good-of-humanity/765783)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-you-would-smother-with-a-pillow-for-the-good-of-humanity/765783 "2016-09-26T18:20:11Z")
Not evil characters, mind you. Just the really annoying ones. The mindbogglingly stupid ones. For instance, I watched The Pope of Greenwich Village the other day. The whole dang film. And I kept hoping that somebody wou… --- ## [Mr. Robot: Season 2 (on USA Network; begins 7-13-2016)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-robot-season-2-on-usa-network-begins-7-13-2016/759848)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-robot-season-2-on-usa-network-begins-7-13-2016/759848 "2016-09-26T18:15:10Z")
The second season begins tonight on the USA Network; since no one else has started a thread, here’s one. The hacker drama/thriller stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater. It won the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Television S… --- ## [Actor Bill Nunn has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-bill-nunn-has-died/766792)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-bill-nunn-has-died/766792 "2016-09-26T17:56:39Z")
One of those “that guy” character actors. From “Do the Right Thing” among many other movies. RIP. --- ## [Red Dwarf season XI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf-season-xi/766906)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dwarf-season-xi/766906 "2016-09-26T16:59:31Z")
The first episode (“Twentica”) of the newest season just aired - anyone watching? --- ## [Post very funny Youtube videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-very-funny-youtube-videos/412239)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-very-funny-youtube-videos/412239 "2016-09-26T15:52:13Z")
Sorry if this is a repost. I am not talking mildly amusing. I’m talking so funny they set you off into fits of laughter. I’ve been using Youtube to get myself through night shifts at work. I’m running out of things t… --- ## [Why is Netflix giving fewer More Like This suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-netflix-giving-fewer-more-like-this-suggestions/751515)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-netflix-giving-fewer-more-like-this-suggestions/751515 "2016-09-26T15:19:37Z")
It used to be that when I was looking at a movie or TV episode description page, the entire bottom row would be filled with “More Like This” suggestions. I can’t recall how many—perhaps eight or so? But the last few mon… --- ## [things you eat for health reasons that you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-for-health-reasons-that-you-hate/766579)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-for-health-reasons-that-you-hate/766579 "2016-09-26T15:16:01Z")
What are foods that you don’t like but you eat for health reasons? For example I can’t stand fish but it’s good for my heart so I eat it. --- ## [The Guardian of Forever is not a super-machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guardian-of-forever-is-not-a-super-machine/766746)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guardian-of-forever-is-not-a-super-machine/766746 "2016-09-26T14:22:49Z")
That is, it isn’t something like a Krell machine. I watched City on the Edge of Forever for the umpeenth time the other night, and had a flash of revelation. I suspect we all think that the Guardian was the centerpiece… --- ## [Mst 3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst-3000/766811)
**Author:** [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst-3000/766811 "2016-09-26T09:29:54Z")
Hi Guys, MST 3000 re-runs are on Comet TV on Sunday night twice starting at 8 PM. --- ## [Real Musical Moments Stranger Than Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-musical-moments-stranger-than-fiction/766805)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-musical-moments-stranger-than-fiction/766805 "2016-09-26T02:26:01Z")
Dick Dale and Gail Farrell performing “One Toke Over The Line” on the Lawrence Welk Show in 1971. No, not that Dick Dale. Yes, that “One Toke Over The Line”. brewerandshipley.com has more information, including the fact… --- ## [Keith Olbermann!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann/766639)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keith-olbermann/766639 "2016-09-26T01:50:39Z")
In case some of his fans have missed this, Keith Olbermann has a new political commentator spot on the GQ Youtube channel. Here’s one of his recent spots. Ah, it’s great to see Keith draw his Flaming Sword and skewer s… --- ## [Steve deGroof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-degroof/766758)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-degroof/766758 "2016-09-25T22:26:28Z")
Steve deGroof is apparently the author of the webcomic treelobsters, which I wholeheartedly recommend. He also has a book of short stories called Dandelion Seeds, which ditto. Yet he doesn’t seem to have a wikipage. It’… --- ## [Kill Zone 2/Raid Type Movie Recs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-zone-2-raid-type-movie-recs/766741)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kill-zone-2-raid-type-movie-recs/766741 "2016-09-25T20:56:19Z")
I just finished Kill Zone 2 on Netflix. Awesome. Just awesome. In the same vein, I love the Raid: Redemption. Don’t get me wrong… I love old Kung Fu movies, but these newer fast paced martial arts movies really do it for… --- ## [How come Gen-X has a hard time growing up in film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-gen-x-has-a-hard-time-growing-up-in-film/765776)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-gen-x-has-a-hard-time-growing-up-in-film/765776 "2016-09-25T18:48:10Z")
Just for fun, I put together a list of films all sharing themes of Generation X (people born from around the mid 60s to early 80s) unable or unwilling to make the transition to adulthood. For the most part, I’ve exclude… --- ## [Americans - how important are American characters to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-how-important-are-american-characters-to-you/766768)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-how-important-are-american-characters-to-you/766768 "2016-09-25T18:27:15Z")
In terms of whether you will watch or enjoy a story, in whatever media, how important is it to you that it features an American character? Do you find it difficult to relate if it doesn’t? I once came across a rather we… --- ## [Help deciphering lyric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-deciphering-lyric/766806)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-deciphering-lyric/766806 "2016-09-25T10:47:49Z")
In the following song, the lyrics start off with: \*I'm much older in my body than my heart. I'm more wicked in my mind than in my \\* For whatever reason, I can’t parse that last word. I’m not sure if I’m hearing … --- ## [I'm not a singer type - and I'm singing in a concert. Advice please....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-singer-type-and-im-singing-in-a-concert-advice-please/766708)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-singer-type-and-im-singing-in-a-concert-advice-please/766708 "2016-09-25T09:06:17Z")
Through a complicated series of events, it has transpired that I will be singing a solo in a concert tomorrow. Being a pianist, I almost never sing in concerts, and I can’t ever recall singing a solo, so this will be a n… --- ## [Practice Chanter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-chanter/766485)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practice-chanter/766485 "2016-09-25T07:12:31Z")
So I got a Practice Chanter so I could learn how to play the bagpipes. However I have a problem, it seems like no matter how I position my fingers the pipe plays the same note. Could there be something wrong with the ree… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=824) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=826)