# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=844 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 845 --- ## [OK, What's The Truth on JK Rowling's Success?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whats-the-truth-on-jk-rowlings-success/761737)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-whats-the-truth-on-jk-rowlings-success/761737 "2016-08-09T02:06:45Z")
I’m sorry, but after all these years I must ask: What’s the secret to JK Rowling’s success? No one, and I mean no one, hits it out of the park right out of the gate. Where’s the sob stories of hundreds of rejections? I s… --- ## [top 5 of your favrotie films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-of-your-favrotie-films/761511)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-of-your-favrotie-films/761511 "2016-08-09T01:59:37Z")
mine is planet of the apes rocky gunfight at the ok corral they call me trinity maltase falcon --- ## [Echoes of the World Trade Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echoes-of-the-world-trade-center/762189)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/echoes-of-the-world-trade-center/762189 "2016-08-09T01:46:47Z")
Before the September 11 2001 tragedy, there had been a trailer for the first Spiderman movie involving a web between the two towers: I was reminded of this because I just finished reading Clive Cussler;s 2001 Dirk Pit… --- ## [Can one cast member save a show for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-cast-member-save-a-show-for-you/761840)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-cast-member-save-a-show-for-you/761840 "2016-08-09T01:44:19Z")
Based on the thread about Can one cast member ruin a show for you… Have you had a show that you were getting ready to ditch because of the blahs, and then they added a new cast member that got your interest back up? Ha… --- ## [Name your 3 (and only 3!) favorite food items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-3-and-only-3-favorite-food-items/762025 "2016-08-08T22:41:30Z")
You may be as general or specific as you like. But you only get to name 3. \[ul\] \[li\]Ice cream\[/li\]\[li\]Fresh summer tomatoes\[/li\]\[li\]Cheese\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [When Game of Thrones ends, I wish the showrunners focused on XYZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-game-of-thrones-ends-i-wish-the-showrunners-focused-on-xyz/758645 "2016-08-08T22:35:10Z")
For me, it would be Dune. Similar large-scale intrigue and political maneuverings across families and distant lands. Cool aspects to the universe that would benefit from today’s CGI and other effects. Sandworms, or… --- ## [Suicide Squad - Terrible audio mix or just my theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-terrible-audio-mix-or-just-my-theatre/762106)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-terrible-audio-mix-or-just-my-theatre/762106 "2016-08-08T20:48:52Z")
Just got back from Suicide Squad. I liked it. It wasn’t great, but better than BvS. The audio mix at the theatre was terrible, though. There were many times when dialogue was clearly supposed to have been important, … --- ## [My thoughts on Sonic Youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-sonic-youth/761952)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thoughts-on-sonic-youth/761952 "2016-08-08T20:02:13Z")
I’m fairly old school when it comes to rock music. I like The Who, Sabbath, Cream… stuff like that. I also love some of the stranger/avant garde rock music made during the 60s and 70s such as Zappa, The Velvet Undergroun… --- ## [2 small questions about this salmon recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-small-questions-about-this-salmon-recipe/762076)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-small-questions-about-this-salmon-recipe/762076 "2016-08-08T19:08:39Z")
First the recipe: My friend made this last week at a dinner party and it was amazing. I’m tasked with making dinner for a (different) friend tomorrow who’s vegetarian and carb-free atm and so I immediately thought of t… --- ## [The Girl from Ipanema, is the second most popular song in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-from-ipanema-is-the-second-most-popular-song-in-the-world/761978)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-from-ipanema-is-the-second-most-popular-song-in-the-world/761978 "2016-08-08T18:41:24Z")
Watching the Olympic opening ceremonies last night on Canadian television, I swear the announcer said (during the playing of “The Girl from Ipanema”) that it was the second most popular song ever. Did I hear that correc… --- ## [My friend's film is at Cannes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852 "2016-08-08T15:22:30Z")
If you look at the photo you can see First Man On Mars on the second row, second from the left. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Food commercial skeeving me out: "Food you want to fork"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-commercial-skeeving-me-out-food-you-want-to-fork/762085)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-commercial-skeeving-me-out-food-you-want-to-fork/762085 "2016-08-08T14:32:44Z")
I avoid commercials, but am stuck during sporting events like the Olympics. Have you seen the ad for Devour frozen meals? Some dude talking dirty to his bacon, cheese and potato lunch, to the point where he spanks it w… --- ## [RIP Pete Fountain, New Orleans jazz clarinetist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pete-fountain-new-orleans-jazz-clarinetist/762005)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pete-fountain-new-orleans-jazz-clarinetist/762005 "2016-08-08T14:29:43Z")
Sad to see him go. He and Al Hirt were good buddies. --- ## [(My) old age and new music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-age-and-new-music/762023)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-old-age-and-new-music/762023 "2016-08-08T13:33:37Z")
I am 65. I have been listening to, and loving, music since about 1959, and I have always enjoyed the fact that rock (for want of a better, more inclusive term) constantly reinvents itself. I have always been excited by f… --- ## ["Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen". What's the first song that pops into your mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunter-glieben-glauchen-globen-whats-the-first-song-that-pops-into-your-mind/761803 "2016-08-08T12:20:54Z")
Just something that popped into my head when I was in the car today and heard that bit of nonsense German on the radio. For me, the Offspring’s son is the first that comes to mind - I’m aware that Def Leppard came first,… --- ## [Did you know there was a show called "Sports Jeopardy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-there-was-a-show-called-sports-jeopardy/761878)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-there-was-a-show-called-sports-jeopardy/761878 "2016-08-08T06:28:18Z")
I didn’t. Apparently, it has been on for two seasons. It is hosted by Dan Patrick. A friend turned me on to it. It seems to be an official Jeopardy product, as it uses the same music, font, format, game play, and it eve… --- ## [Grownup SpaghettiOs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grownup-spaghettios/761644)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grownup-spaghettios/761644 "2016-08-08T00:51:04Z")
My wife recently stocked up on one of my kids’ favorite lunch foods: SpaghettiOs. I’ll even admit to not hating them in a pinch. Well today, I found myself home alone at lunchtime and decided to crack open a can of thos… --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 27: a song that you wish you could play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-27-a-song-that-you-wish-you-could-play/761872)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-27-a-song-that-you-wish-you-could-play/761872 "2016-08-07T23:43:46Z")
Judas Priest - Reckless.… for the guitar solo that starts at 2:35. (For drums: Rush - Tom Sawyer.) --- ## [What if Gollum survived the destruction of the ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-gollum-survived-the-destruction-of-the-ring/761453)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-gollum-survived-the-destruction-of-the-ring/761453 "2016-08-07T22:59:41Z")
What would have happened to him? So in this alternative scenario Gollum doesn’t fall with the ring into Mount Doom. Frodo and Sam drag him out of the mountain with them. Would Gandalf agree to save him, too? Would the e… --- ## [Recommend a biography of J. Edgar Hoover please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-biography-of-j-edgar-hoover-please/761890)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-biography-of-j-edgar-hoover-please/761890 "2016-08-07T22:54:04Z")
I recently finished the excellent “FDR” by Jean Edward Smith that was recommended to me from a previous ask. I’m very interested in J. Edgar Hoover and looking for opinions on good bios. Go. --- ## [Who the HELL watches that SYFY crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-watches-that-syfy-crap/760810)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-hell-watches-that-syfy-crap/760810 "2016-08-07T18:17:06Z")
Too hot to do anything productive, so I’m flipping around the TV to see what’s on. SYFY has a double-feature: Sharktopus Vs. Pteracuda followed by Sharktopus Vs. Whalewolf. What the un-cut funk? :confused: Besides the … --- ## [Lord of the Rings: Book or Movies First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-book-or-movies-first/761799)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-book-or-movies-first/761799 "2016-08-07T17:46:32Z")
In spite of being an SF/Fantasy fan for decades, I’ve never read the books, and never seen the movies. I plan to rectify that, starting this week. Usually, when I watch a movie based on a book with a fairly complex plo… --- ## [Bad editing in John D. MacDonald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-editing-in-john-d-macdonald/761971)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-editing-in-john-d-macdonald/761971 "2016-08-07T14:42:05Z")
This is a little narrow, but I don’t have a good book group at the moment so I will toss it out. I reread the Travis McGee books on about a two-year rotation, in little groups of the similar ones at a time. If there’s o… --- ## [Great Commercials: SquattyPotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercials-squattypotty/762014)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercials-squattypotty/762014 "2016-08-07T12:34:55Z")
I’m sure you all remember those awesome Poo-Pourri commercials from a few years ago: New product, great commercial in a simalar vein: --- ## [Has Bill Maher admitted problems with Religulous (2008)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-maher-admitted-problems-with-religulous-2008/760400)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-bill-maher-admitted-problems-with-religulous-2008/760400 "2016-08-07T08:13:22Z")
The Wikipedia page for Bill Maher’s 2008 documentary, Religulous, doesn’t seem to include any criticisms (pages sometimes have a “controversy” section) It mentions that the critics liked it - 70% on Rotten Tomatoes an… --- ## [Does anyone remember this religious public service announcement on TV in the 1960s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-religious-public-service-announcement-on-tv-in-the-1960s/761908)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-religious-public-service-announcement-on-tv-in-the-1960s/761908 "2016-08-07T04:47:34Z")
Two white businessmen (one 30-ish, the other older) are running through a busy airport, obviously hurrying to catch a flight. Rushing through the crowds, they bump into a small boy who’s carrying a box of puzzle or game… --- ## [Do you use an internal thermometer for your meats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-an-internal-thermometer-for-your-meats/761354)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-an-internal-thermometer-for-your-meats/761354 "2016-08-07T03:50:36Z")
I’ve been thinking about temperature in regards to cooking more than usual lately, mostly because I’ve been doing a decent amount of sous vide cooking and I just got a thermo pop thermometer. I seriously love that thing. … --- ## [Revenge of the Return of the Annoying Commercials: the Rebooted Sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-return-of-the-annoying-commercials-the-rebooted-sequel/761970)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revenge-of-the-return-of-the-annoying-commercials-the-rebooted-sequel/761970 "2016-08-06T20:46:49Z")
The Dairy Queen Blizzard “What, what, WHATWHAT” (to the tune of “Thus Spake Zarathustra”) commercial is getting really annoying, really fast. And I know there’s no shortage of annoying commercial threads around here, b… --- ## [MTV Hour One (yes, it's what you think it is!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-hour-one-yes-its-what-you-think-it-is/761449)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-hour-one-yes-its-what-you-think-it-is/761449 "2016-08-06T20:19:25Z")
At 5am Central time, MTV and VH-1 Classic (I think it’s also called MTV2) will air the first hour of MTV as it was broadcasted 35 years ago today. :cool: It will air several more times on VH-1 Classic; check your local… --- ## [Movie Id (Time travel, relatively recent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-time-travel-relatively-recent/761238)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-time-travel-relatively-recent/761238 "2016-08-06T18:06:51Z")
A couple of days ago, at a hotel, I caught a little bit of a movie (annoyingly the on-screen program directory didn’t list the channel I was watching at all). It seemed to be a time travel movie, set near the present da… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=843) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=845)