# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=843 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 844 --- ## [Hard and annoying "ID this Book" request.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-and-annoying-id-this-book-request/762516)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-and-annoying-id-this-book-request/762516 "2016-08-12T13:27:39Z")
I only remember a tiny fragment of this book. And it wasn’t a particularly important one. I hang my head in shame for this request. :frowning: Fantasy book. Absolutely no earlier than 2000, probably more like 2005-2009… --- ## [Question about Poirot episode- dueling in a confined area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-poirot-episode-dueling-in-a-confined-area/762469)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-poirot-episode-dueling-in-a-confined-area/762469 "2016-08-12T02:40:50Z")
In the Poirot episode, “The Mystery of the Spanish Chest” (season 3, ep 8),the prologue shows a duel of some kind. The participants draw a grid on the floor and apparently they aren’t supposed to step out of it. Here is … --- ## [Let's start a new cult following](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-start-a-new-cult-following/762276 "2016-08-12T01:56:55Z")
There must be a movie that isn’t too popular with the critics, or that famous, maybe it’s even obscure, but you like it, and likely know other people who like it too. You probably see an actual artistic qualities in it. … --- ## [New Rocko's Modern Life 1-hour special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rockos-modern-life-1-hour-special/762518)
**Author:** [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rockos-modern-life-1-hour-special/762518 "2016-08-12T01:32:24Z")
It’s gonna be a hoot! Just announced today, Nickelodeon is making a Rocko’s Modern Life special. It hasn’t been cast yet, I hope they can get the original voice actors. No release date either, but after 20 years, I can… --- ## [Suicide Squad. Why all the early hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-why-all-the-early-hate/726988)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-why-all-the-early-hate/726988 "2016-08-11T23:27:51Z")
Why all the online hate for Suicide Squad? What little I’ve seen looks pretty cool for a DC adaptation. --- ## [Welcome to Night Vale episode "Triptych" (the Strex Paradox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-night-vale-episode-triptych-the-strex-paradox/762484)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-night-vale-episode-triptych-the-strex-paradox/762484 "2016-08-11T21:07:19Z")
If you’ve been following the Welcome to Night Vale podcast, you may have heard the episode “Triptych”, in which Cecil converses with three different versions of Kevin from Desert Bluffs… In one of the pivotal moments in… --- ## [Can you ID this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-song/762139)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-song/762139 "2016-08-11T18:47:29Z")
I am amazed sometimes at the board members that can identify various works of art from even the slightest of clues. Here’s another chance to wow me. Where I work, they have a PA system that they use to play music aroun… --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 28: a song that makes you feel guilty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-28-a-song-that-makes-you-feel-guilty/762225)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-28-a-song-that-makes-you-feel-guilty/762225 "2016-08-11T17:52:11Z")
This topic is sort of open to interpretation… it is NOT about guilty pleasure songs, because we already covered those in a previous one. I guess it just means a song that triggers a feeling of guilt in you for whatever r… --- ## [That's not a comedy act. It's a religion! (SF story ID)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-a-comedy-act-its-a-religion-sf-story-id/762349)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-a-comedy-act-its-a-religion-sf-story-id/762349 "2016-08-11T17:09:20Z")
A husband-and-wife (I think) entertainer team land on a planet (or maybe they crash). The planet has beings on it that seem intelligent, but not highly advanced. The Earthlings decide to put on a show for them, even th… --- ## [Frequencies (aka OKV: The Manual)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequencies-aka-okv-the-manual/762429)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequencies-aka-okv-the-manual/762429 "2016-08-11T15:09:14Z")
I was wondering if anyone else had watched this film and what they thought of it. Its a recent British movie and one of the most intruiging things I’ve watched for years. Its one of those movies that is most enjoyable w… --- ## [My problem with Dr. Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problem-with-dr-who/761784)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problem-with-dr-who/761784 "2016-08-11T14:08:45Z")
Dr. Who constantly is going after alien races who would kill you as soon as look at you, for example the daleks. Why do the daleks wait for the doctor to do his talking and the rest whereas they’ve shown time and again a… --- ## [Help me identify this book from my childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-book-from-my-childhood/762433)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-book-from-my-childhood/762433 "2016-08-11T12:35:00Z")
The other day I was remembering a book that I had read as a kid. It was about a little boy (possibly African American) who lived with his family in a cramped one-room apartment in an inner-city, and had no private space … --- ## [Unfinished creative works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-creative-works/762136)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfinished-creative-works/762136 "2016-08-11T10:48:47Z")
The’books never written’ thread reminded me of how I did not purchase “21” when it was published. “21” was the Aubrey-Maturin novel Patrick Obrien was working on at the time of his death. To me, it seemed wrong to publi… --- ## [Choosing between being realistic/plausible and being interesting/entertaining](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-between-being-realistic-plausible-and-being-interesting-entertaining/762357)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-between-being-realistic-plausible-and-being-interesting-entertaining/762357 "2016-08-11T05:36:24Z")
I’ve been writing a work of fiction for a long time. Without delving too much into details, I have gotten to something of a quandary: Having to choose between being realistic/plausible, and being interesting/entertainin… --- ## [Who likes turtle soup? Share your turtle cuisine stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-turtle-soup-share-your-turtle-cuisine-stories/762207)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-likes-turtle-soup-share-your-turtle-cuisine-stories/762207 "2016-08-11T03:42:04Z")
I just got back from NOLA, where I attended a medical conference (Official motto of the conference: We are not saints). While there I had the chance to drag my wife and some friends out to dinner at the Court of the Tw… --- ## [So I started watching Six Feet Under...\[Possible spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-watching-six-feet-under-possible-spoilers/722427)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-started-watching-six-feet-under-possible-spoilers/722427 "2016-08-10T23:11:12Z")
I’m at episode five and I am hooked. Great characters and some great acting. Two huge observations so far: I totally thought that Peter Krause was Darri Ingolfsson. I saw Krause (in SFU) and thought to myself “Isn’t… --- ## [Well written fan-fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-written-fan-fiction/761756)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-written-fan-fiction/761756 "2016-08-10T07:36:11Z")
Hey, do any of you all know of any fan fiction that is actually good? This is for a writing group, so writing style counts. It doesn’t have to be Nabokov, but it should be something someone would actually want to read as… --- ## [Andre Rieu on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andre-rieu-on-pbs/335104)
**Author:** [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andre-rieu-on-pbs/335104 "2016-08-09T23:51:00Z")
I just tuned in late this evening on a PBS special with Andre Rieu “The Flying Dutchmen” and missed the name of the number. It featured a male playing a small wind instrument and 3 female singers. It was a very moving … --- ## [Revamp the DC universe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revamp-the-dc-universe/359921)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revamp-the-dc-universe/359921 "2016-08-09T22:21:52Z")
Maybe you thought Infinite Crisis was an element in futility. Maybe you thought that Crisis on Infinite Earths didn’t go nearly far enough. Maybe you thought you could have done a better job. Prove it. If you were appo… --- ## [Where is my local radio station getting these bits from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-local-radio-station-getting-these-bits-from/762270)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-my-local-radio-station-getting-these-bits-from/762270 "2016-08-09T22:06:35Z")
A local classic rock station has an afternoon DJ who will discuss various topics and get listener input. I know it’s actually a local show because I’ve seen the DJ at various local events. You get the standard mix of i… --- ## [Name that tune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/761704)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/761704 "2016-08-09T22:06:16Z")
The one that starts around 25:00 in this video, which features Manoe’s whistling. --- ## [What common food items have you never had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-food-items-have-you-never-had/761749 "2016-08-09T21:19:49Z")
I have never eaten Spam. Or a Twinkie. Or a fish taco. My mother claimed to never having eaten an Oreo. --- ## [Has anyone read the Q Continuum books? (By Greg Cox)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-the-q-continuum-books-by-greg-cox/762187)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-read-the-q-continuum-books-by-greg-cox/762187 "2016-08-09T21:14:34Z")
Thought I’d give the trilogy a try. Anyone else read them? --- ## [Daredevil Season 2 - open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-season-2-open-spoilers/749383)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-season-2-open-spoilers/749383 "2016-08-09T20:57:42Z")
I’ll start it tonight, assuming it is indeed up and streaming fine on Netflix today, which is supposed to be the release day. I’ve heard good early buzz and am curious how the Punisher will fit in. How brutal will the P… --- ## [Alcoholic bevs: the ups and downs of experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-bevs-the-ups-and-downs-of-experience/760557)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-bevs-the-ups-and-downs-of-experience/760557 "2016-08-09T19:04:59Z")
First, let me state that any negatives I’m about to talk about are only possible in the embarrassment of riches we enjoy today. Whether it’s craft beer, bourbon, Scotch, Cognac–you name it–we are in a kind of golden age.… --- ## [Old Shows To Watch, Ended Or Just Cancelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-to-watch-ended-or-just-cancelled/625764)
**Author:** [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-shows-to-watch-ended-or-just-cancelled/625764 "2016-08-09T18:53:28Z")
I’ve gotten burned a few times watching an older series that was cancelled without the writers being able to wrap things up. Situations tends to vary when shows end. Ideally, it’s a totally planned ending (Lost, TNG). … --- ## [John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt - Do you know this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-jacob-jingleheimer-schmidt-do-you-know-this-song/761871)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-jacob-jingleheimer-schmidt-do-you-know-this-song/761871 "2016-08-09T18:37:07Z")
This came up in another thread. It’s a kids song, just repeating a few lines over and over again as far as I know. I think every kid in the 60s knew this from school or camp or field trips on the bus, at least for me gro… --- ## [Y'all really should be watching Braindead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-really-should-be-watching-braindead/762235)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-really-should-be-watching-braindead/762235 "2016-08-09T13:44:59Z")
It’s funny, creepy, serves as awesome political satire and a pretty cool sci fi story all in one. Plus it’s different from anything else on TV which is something to encourage. Also the episode recaps are funny catchy son… --- ## [What are your suggestions for podcast hosting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-suggestions-for-podcast-hosting/762240)
**Author:** [@lynkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynkster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-suggestions-for-podcast-hosting/762240 "2016-08-09T13:18:20Z")
Hi everyone. Long time reader, etc. I’m starting a podcast, but after doing research for a while, I thought of asking the collective here for their experience/advice. Funds from a non-profit will be covering the costs, … --- ## [Sad and happy little Vegemites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-and-happy-little-vegemites/761771 "2016-08-09T03:01:39Z")
Sad little Vegemite Happy little Vegemite New 2.5 kg pail came yesterday. :slight\_smile: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=842) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=844)