# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=845 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 846 --- ## [Jeff Bridges rewatches The Big Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-bridges-rewatches-the-big-lebowski/761941)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-bridges-rewatches-the-big-lebowski/761941 "2016-08-06T15:35:12Z")
From a NYTimes interview behind their paywall: \[QUOTE=Jeff Bridges\] I’m one of those guys that spins through the clicker when I’m watching TV. When one of my movies comes on, I’ll watch a scene or two. With “Lebowski,”… --- ## [How do you eat a fried egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-fried-egg/761666)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-a-fried-egg/761666 "2016-08-06T14:51:38Z")
Title/poll says it all… --- ## [Songs About Clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-clothes/431195)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-clothes/431195 "2016-08-06T09:40:44Z")
So, I’m really bored and this is truly the most trivial thing I’ve ever posted. Name songs that center around clothes, or mention clothes prominently. Got to thinking of it as I listened to Mary Chapin Carpenter’s nost… --- ## [Who you do consider the three best portrayals of super heroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-do-consider-the-three-best-portrayals-of-super-heroes/761736)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-you-do-consider-the-three-best-portrayals-of-super-heroes/761736 "2016-08-06T09:18:30Z")
I recently saw Deadpool, and thought Ryan Reynolds portrayal of Deadpool was a simple caricature of a superhero. Big Whoop! The three best I’ve seen are: Christopher Reeve as Superman. He is the best Superman ever. Hu… --- ## [Songs with Maternal Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-maternal-advice/761655 "2016-08-06T07:26:06Z")
Driving home from work last night, I heard the song Too Late to Turn Back Now. It’s a great song but I’d never really paid much attention to the lyrics beyond the chorus, and I noticed that it’s one of quite a few songs … --- ## [Is Sheldon's mother a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sheldons-mother-a-racist/761868)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sheldons-mother-a-racist/761868 "2016-08-06T01:55:07Z")
I go back and forth on this. She does say some pretty racist things but I don’t think she believes other races are inferior or that they should be treated differently. But sometimes. . … Like when Leonard told her Pria’s… --- ## [I Love Lucy! But I don't Love this statue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-lucy-but-i-dont-love-this-statue/716797)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-lucy-but-i-dont-love-this-statue/716797 "2016-08-06T00:12:41Z")
Man, this is not even close to a good likeness. Some residents have claimed the statue is actually scary at night. I think it’s just awful. --- ## [Which musician "other guy" would you want to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-musician-other-guy-would-you-want-to-be/761183)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-musician-other-guy-would-you-want-to-be/761183 "2016-08-06T00:00:57Z")
You know them. Kinda. They’re “that other guy” that was in that band with the super-famous person before they were excised like the moldy corner on a block of cheese. Garfunkel. Oates. That other guy in Wham! One o… --- ## [Have you ever mis heard a song lyric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-mis-heard-a-song-lyric/761680)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-mis-heard-a-song-lyric/761680 "2016-08-05T23:33:08Z")
If so , which one? --- ## [Did Robert Plant undergo inverse puberty after Zep II?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-robert-plant-undergo-inverse-puberty-after-zep-ii/761779)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-robert-plant-undergo-inverse-puberty-after-zep-ii/761779 "2016-08-05T22:46:24Z")
Am I the only one who noticed Plant’s voice getting distinctly higher after Zep II? Funny how that more or less coincided with his hair changing from a rounded afro to a parted-down-the-middle one. And yes I realise perf… --- ## [Why don't Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones go on tour anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-jimmy-page-and-john-paul-jones-go-on-tour-anyway/761361)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-jimmy-page-and-john-paul-jones-go-on-tour-anyway/761361 "2016-08-05T21:51:36Z")
It’s been obvious over the years that Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones want to tour but Robert Plant keeps refusing. So why don’t they hook up with Jason Bonham (John’s son and a perfectly good stand in) and a Robert Plant… --- ## [Which was better: Golden Age DC plots or early Marvel dialogue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-golden-age-dc-plots-or-early-marvel-dialogue/761624)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-golden-age-dc-plots-or-early-marvel-dialogue/761624 "2016-08-05T21:04:56Z")
Golden Age DC plots were generally pretty light, campy, and silly, IMO. Lots of strange elaborate schemes to catch criminals easily caught with superpowers, scientists using billionaires and reporters to test his time m… --- ## [Great rock guitarists of today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-rock-guitarists-of-today/752181)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-rock-guitarists-of-today/752181 "2016-08-05T20:02:45Z")
Who are the great rock guitarists of today? Any list of the greats includes names like Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Van Halen, Beck, Vaughn, Gilmore, Montrose, Allman, Berry, Young, Vai, Blackmore, Schenker, etc. Even some of… --- ## [Do they eat guinea pigs in Puerto Rico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-eat-guinea-pigs-in-puerto-rico/761807)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-eat-guinea-pigs-in-puerto-rico/761807 "2016-08-05T19:43:49Z")
Or will we have to wait until we visit friends in Peru? --- ## [Re: The Beatles. How did the Northern Songs idea work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-beatles-how-did-the-northern-songs-idea-work/761793)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-the-beatles-how-did-the-northern-songs-idea-work/761793 "2016-08-05T16:55:41Z")
I was reading this and I am utterly confused how the whole Northern Songs thing worked. Part of the problem was the high tax rate in the UK but apparently the system set up didn’t really protect the Beatles from this. … --- ## [My sci-fi short story, "Untethered", was just published!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sci-fi-short-story-untethered-was-just-published/761480)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sci-fi-short-story-untethered-was-just-published/761480 "2016-08-05T15:21:20Z")
I’m so excited! The publisher is the webzine Solarpunk Press. You can read my story for free on their website (or order a physical copy, if you like). They’re a great new webzine, focusing on a subgenre (Solarpunk) w… --- ## [Sons of Anarchy: Final season sucks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-final-season-sucks/761384)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy-final-season-sucks/761384 "2016-08-05T14:56:32Z")
So, I’ve devoted weeks of Netflix viewing to Sons of Anarchy – I’m hanging on because I want to see how it ends and I love the Venus/Tig storyline. But, damn, is this a horrible season! In one day Jax & Co. have murdere… --- ## [Andy Griffith Show: Why Did Ronny Howard Get Second Billing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-why-did-ronny-howard-get-second-billing/761155)
**Author:** [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-why-did-ronny-howard-get-second-billing/761155 "2016-08-05T14:49:25Z")
I don’t know if it’s true for the entire series, but at least in Season 3, Ronny Howard got billing over Don Knotts in the opening credits, with Andy getting top billing of course. Why? Knotts was older, and I assume an… --- ## [Who Does the Best "Secret Identity" Portrayal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-best-secret-identity-portrayal/761770)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-does-the-best-secret-identity-portrayal/761770 "2016-08-05T04:40:11Z")
Inspired by the thread about who does the best job of portraying a superhero. And I’m officially not counting any actor/actress who plays a superhero whose civilian identity is commonly known. So, no Tony Stark. I’m g… --- ## [Purple hearts in M\*A\*S\*H](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-hearts-in-m-a-s-h/761752)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Krupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Krupe)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-hearts-in-m-a-s-h/761752 "2016-08-05T02:01:35Z")
Since Trump’s “acquistion” of a purple heart, I got to thinking about MAS\*H (TV series). Certainly not a documentary, it does have the reputation of being more or less true to life. I said that to say this: in reading a… --- ## [How good was the Speed Graphic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-the-speed-graphic/761709)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-the-speed-graphic/761709 "2016-08-05T01:37:33Z")
Obviously photo journalists used it to great acclaim, a number of Pulitzer prize winning photos were taken with them. But did photographers use them for landscapes, portraits, etc? I think the largest format Speed Graph… --- ## [What dish immediately comes to mind when someone says \[Country\] cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dish-immediately-comes-to-mind-when-someone-says-country-cuisine/761226)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dish-immediately-comes-to-mind-when-someone-says-country-cuisine/761226 "2016-08-05T01:01:06Z")
Assume any country for \[Country\] including your own. I know that technically this would fall into cafe society territory but I’d like to keep it in IMHO to hit a wider audience. I’m really interested in the differences… --- ## [Looking for old Beatles information...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-beatles-information/761782)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-beatles-information/761782 "2016-08-05T00:07:04Z")
Way back when I was in college, I had an instructor for a public relations course that was a huge Beatles fan and used them as an example during a lesson. One of the things he handed out was a copy of a Billboard Top Te… --- ## [Obtaining Fresh Huckleberries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-fresh-huckleberries/761620)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-fresh-huckleberries/761620 "2016-08-05T00:06:30Z")
Where can a person (easily) go about obtaining fresh huckleberries these days? I live in metro-Detroit. It would be great if there were a store that carried them, near me. But I wouldn’t be opposed to getting them via U… --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 26: a song that you can play on an instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-26-a-song-that-you-can-play-on-an-instrument/761512)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-26-a-song-that-you-can-play-on-an-instrument/761512 "2016-08-04T23:45:25Z")
Def Leppard - Hysteria is one of a handful of rock songs I ever learned on guitar when I took lessons as an adolescent. The main melody is real simple beginner-level stuff. --- ## [Where Can I Find This Fleetwood Mac Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-fleetwood-mac-song/761730)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-fleetwood-mac-song/761730 "2016-08-04T23:41:26Z")
What Fleetwood Mac album contains the song “Silver Springs”? I don’t know how I missed this gem. I must have been living under a rock! --- ## [What were the last three sandwiches you ate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-last-three-sandwiches-you-ate/761292)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-last-three-sandwiches-you-ate/761292 "2016-08-04T23:32:40Z")
Yesterday’s dinner: Turkey on really good wheat bread, with mayonnaise, Tillamook habanero jack, lettuce, tomato, and alfalfa sprouts. Yesterday’s lunch: Bologna and lettuce with mayo on cheap wheat bread. Yesterday’s … --- ## [Framing shots in movie scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/framing-shots-in-movie-scenes/761783)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/framing-shots-in-movie-scenes/761783 "2016-08-04T23:28:05Z")
Equally applies to composing a still shot. This guy uses a special app to illustrate how they famous movie scenes were composed. Standard techniques that create symmetry. I see the Rule of Thirds used in several of th… --- ## [How often do you order Pizza Delivery at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-order-pizza-delivery-at-home/761599)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-order-pizza-delivery-at-home/761599 "2016-08-04T20:59:04Z")
We had a three year period where the only pizza delivery option was Pizza Hut. Had a couple bad experiences. So I would drive elsewhere and pick one up to take home. I happened to see a Papa Johns car in my neighborhood… --- ## [Anton Yelchin dead at 27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anton-yelchin-dead-at-27/757794)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anton-yelchin-dead-at-27/757794 "2016-08-04T20:51:43Z")
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