# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=836 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 837 --- ## [Most extreme examples of movies with bad to mediocre reviews that had great box office success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-examples-of-movies-with-bad-to-mediocre-reviews-that-had-great-box-office-success/754808)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-extreme-examples-of-movies-with-bad-to-mediocre-reviews-that-had-great-box-office-success/754808 "2016-08-29T01:24:28Z")
The Passion of the Christ is the largest divergence I can find on Rotten Tomatoes.Are there ones with more extreme differences? --- ## [Song Lyrics Question About Grease](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-question-about-grease/764263)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-question-about-grease/764263 "2016-08-28T20:04:01Z")
Hi SD, How many times have I accompanied the show “Grease” on piano? Dozens. And yet, I still have this question. In “Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee,” the mocking song Rizzo sings about Sandy, she states: “As for you, Tro… --- ## [S.O.B.! Want some?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-o-b-want-some/764291)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-o-b-want-some/764291 "2016-08-28T18:46:55Z")
It would have been S.O.S., but we’re having biscuits instead of toast. :wink: Half a stick of salted butter, half a cup (maybe less) of flour. Make a roux, toasting it blonde. Stir in the milk. Add a bunch of freshl… --- ## [What uncommon food items have you had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uncommon-food-items-have-you-had/762058)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-uncommon-food-items-have-you-had/762058 "2016-08-28T18:00:39Z")
This is a companion thread to What common food items have you never had? “Uncommon” is a relative term. Things that are unusual in one place or time might by common in another. That being said, the uncommon foods I’ve … --- ## [What mainstream artists were once accused of being creepy extremists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-artists-were-once-accused-of-being-creepy-extremists/764166)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-artists-were-once-accused-of-being-creepy-extremists/764166 "2016-08-28T17:02:48Z")
Which mainstream artists were once accused of some creepy extremist views (rightly or wrongly) but then managed to get past it so it never affected their overall legacy? I’m not counting artists into things like hardcor… --- ## [Chef's Surprise: anybody like to take a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chefs-surprise-anybody-like-to-take-a-chance/763698)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chefs-surprise-anybody-like-to-take-a-chance/763698 "2016-08-28T16:26:11Z")
This is sort of a spin-off from the Pit Thread on sending food back. My view was, if the waiter brings me something different from what I ordered…well, why not? It’s food, isn’t it? I asked for a hamburger, and got a … --- ## [Joey Essex blasted for sexist comment on Channel 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-essex-blasted-for-sexist-comment-on-channel-4/764279)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joey-essex-blasted-for-sexist-comment-on-channel-4/764279 "2016-08-28T15:44:07Z")
Was it sexist? --- ## [Any Kelly (the Onion Editorial Cartoon artist) fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-kelly-the-onion-editorial-cartoon-artist-fan/763943)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-kelly-the-onion-editorial-cartoon-artist-fan/763943 "2016-08-28T13:43:56Z")
I’ve got to admit I love the toons. And I love even more how, even though they appear in the Onion, a lot of folks can’t seem to understand that it’s satire. Summary: The cartoonist represents himself as an old school… --- ## [Hands of Stone-- What is this movie about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-of-stone-what-is-this-movie-about/763967)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hands-of-stone-what-is-this-movie-about/763967 "2016-08-28T08:44:36Z")
I’ve seen the trailer 5 or 6 times. “Wow,” I thought to myself, “that guy who plays Sugar Ray does look a lot like him but I feel he’s familiar. . .” Duh, that’s Usher. So the trailer is a lot of Sugar Ray Leonard, a lo… --- ## [Q about a line in "Sympathy For The Devil"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-a-line-in-sympathy-for-the-devil/764060)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-a-line-in-sympathy-for-the-devil/764060 "2016-08-28T08:41:42Z")
I think I have all the historical allusions in the song down, but I always wondered about the line: “And I lay traps for troubadours, who get killed before they reach Bombay” What the heck does it mean? --- ## [Phallic (or vaginal) imagery in pop culture images](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phallic-or-vaginal-imagery-in-pop-culture-images/763346)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phallic-or-vaginal-imagery-in-pop-culture-images/763346 "2016-08-28T05:44:21Z")
Just entirely for the H\*\*\* of it, what are some famous (or even not-so-famous) phallic or vaginal “suggestions” that you’ve noticed in pop culture graphics? It can be from any source — album covers, ads, movies, whatever… --- ## [Favorite Mission: Impossible moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mission-impossible-moments/763914)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mission-impossible-moments/763914 "2016-08-28T03:39:11Z")
So as not to derail the Steven Hill memorial thread, let’s discuss MI. Anything is fair game, the Briggs episodes, the Briggs-less first season episodes, Mr Phelps, the revival series, even the movies. On of my favorite… --- ## [Making pizza, need crust help ASAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pizza-need-crust-help-asap/764192)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-pizza-need-crust-help-asap/764192 "2016-08-28T02:09:28Z")
Every year or so we buy pizza dough from a local bakery or make our own, and it starts well but never ends up quite right. The only time we get it right is when we use the pre-made flatbreads or the refrigerator-dough-i… --- ## [Question (possibly stupid) about The Bridge S3. Open spoilers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-possibly-stupid-about-the-bridge-s3-open-spoilers/764210)
**Author:** [@eclectic\_wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eclectic_wench)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-possibly-stupid-about-the-bridge-s3-open-spoilers/764210 "2016-08-27T23:13:38Z")
OK, I love all three seasons of The Bridge, but we just finished watching the last one and something doesn’t add up for me. So Emil Larsson did it because he’s Freddie’s kid via sperm donation to Helle Anker’s IVF clini… --- ## [Films whose first 15 minutes are utterly magnificent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-first-15-minutes-are-utterly-magnificent/753258)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-whose-first-15-minutes-are-utterly-magnificent/753258 "2016-08-27T19:02:50Z")
Dances With Wolves. I love the rest of the film, but man that first 15 minutes. The John Barry score…everything. Fantastic. --- ## ["Best" DLR Van Halen Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dlr-van-halen-song/727204)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dlr-van-halen-song/727204 "2016-08-27T17:31:48Z")
I know, I know. Van Halen isn’t the most cerebral band in the world, but EVH’s playing and Michael Anthony’s harmonies made their stuff unique back in the day. I was trying to think of the best examples that encapsulate… --- ## [Help me ID this Guadalajaran tourist attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-guadalajaran-tourist-attraction/764109)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-guadalajaran-tourist-attraction/764109 "2016-08-27T13:57:24Z")
Some 10 years ago I spent a summer in Guadalajara, Mexico. There were some really cool attractions there, and one thing I remember was a cathedral or building with fancy architecture, I believe with murals painted on th… --- ## [Top soda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-soda/764017)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-soda/764017 "2016-08-27T07:42:00Z")
I saw an ad for Hickey-Freeman clothing, which offered a recipe for a cocktail they call “The Hickey.” Yep, seriously. “A refreshing blend of gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, dill, cucumber and top soda.” I can’t find a… --- ## [Jazz Heads: Rudy Van Gelder and Toots Thielemanns have both died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-heads-rudy-van-gelder-and-toots-thielemanns-have-both-died/764004)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-heads-rudy-van-gelder-and-toots-thielemanns-have-both-died/764004 "2016-08-27T05:58:34Z")
RVG: Rudy Van Gelder - Wikipedia Toots: Toots Thielemans - Wikipedia Rudy was a preeminent jazz record producer. His recordings have a warm intimacy given how he placed the mics and set levels. His name on the enginee… --- ## [Main character (book) raises his/her younger siblings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-character-book-raises-his-her-younger-siblings/661153)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/main-character-book-raises-his-her-younger-siblings/661153 "2013-06-17T19:10:17Z")
Don’t say The Outsiders, hate that book. Anyway, I’ve been watching the seasons of Party of Five I missed on Amazon Prime. I’d liked the show (though it scared me a bit because my own parents changed their will when I t… --- ## [Do you like tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-tea/763424)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-tea/763424 "2016-08-27T01:58:04Z")
I don’t. If somebody puts tea in front of me I will drink it but I never ask for tea or seek it out. For a hot drink I want coffee, for a cold drink I want water. Just asking out of idle curiosity. --- ## [I have discovered the secret recipe for KFC fried chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-the-secret-recipe-for-kfc-fried-chicken/764002)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-discovered-the-secret-recipe-for-kfc-fried-chicken/764002 "2016-08-26T23:10:06Z")
I discovered it in the Chicago Tribune. Story --- ## [Brushing up on my Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushing-up-on-my-shakespeare/763375)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brushing-up-on-my-shakespeare/763375 "2016-08-26T22:26:52Z")
In the interest of acquiring myself some culture and upping my binge-watching game, I thought I’d make a project of working my way through as many films of Shakespearean plays as I can find. I’m not as knowledgeable abou… --- ## [Do you mix up Dream Weaver (Gary Wright) and Dream On (Aerosmith)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-mix-up-dream-weaver-gary-wright-and-dream-on-aerosmith/763808)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-mix-up-dream-weaver-gary-wright-and-dream-on-aerosmith/763808 "2016-08-26T22:11:06Z")
I get them mixed up all the time. WTH is that Aerosmith Song? Dream Weaver, no uh uh, Dream On? Stylistically they remind me of each other. Coincidence or deliberate? Pretty sure Dream Weaver came out a year before Dre… --- ## [Recs for any good historical fiction audiobooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recs-for-any-good-historical-fiction-audiobooks/764048)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recs-for-any-good-historical-fiction-audiobooks/764048 "2016-08-26T21:49:59Z")
Title pretty much says it. My favorite time periods are (what’s now) United States, Contact era to WW1, but not bound to it. I just want something good to listen to that brings an era to life (like Hilary Mantel does for… --- ## [Cherry tomato recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherry-tomato-recipes/763422)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherry-tomato-recipes/763422 "2016-08-26T21:31:55Z")
It’s tomato season here, and between our CSA share, our community garden patch, and our neighbors moving away and telling us that we are welcome to their garden plot as well, we are currently up to our eyeballs in tomato… --- ## [Bo Dietl - what is so "legendary" about him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-what-is-so-legendary-about-him/664033)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-what-is-so-legendary-about-him/664033 "2016-08-26T19:19:17Z")
Bo Dietl, the guy in the latest Arby’s ad campaign, is referred to as a “legendary detective”. Am I supposed to know who this guy is? Why is he legendary? I’ve looked at his Wikipedia page and see that he’s written an au… --- ## [Among all of Hollywood's iconic superstars, who was the best actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-all-of-hollywoods-iconic-superstars-who-was-the-best-actor/760946)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-all-of-hollywoods-iconic-superstars-who-was-the-best-actor/760946 "2016-08-26T18:16:35Z")
There’s another thread ongoing about Lee Marvin and John Wayne comparing their acting abilities, and it inspired this broader question. First, I’ll suggest that Lee Marvin is not among Hollywood’s iconic superstars, tho… --- ## [Does Anyone Really Like Watching "Folk Dancing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-watching-folk-dancing/653834)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-like-watching-folk-dancing/653834 "2016-08-26T18:12:52Z")
Maybe I am just jaded and don’t appreciate the cultural aspect, but nothing bores me faster than watching any form of folk dancing. I don’t care about the “colorful costumes” or that running commentary that claims the a… --- ## [I just cancelled Netflix after 9 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cancelled-netflix-after-9-years/759952)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cancelled-netflix-after-9-years/759952 "2016-08-26T17:59:02Z")
If someone had told me a few months ago that I would do this, I would have said they were nuts, but I’ve watched all the obscure stuff that I signed up for it to watch in the first place, and more and more of this is sho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=835) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=837)