# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=849 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 850 --- ## [Lee Marvin vs John Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-marvin-vs-john-wayne/187132)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lee-marvin-vs-john-wayne/187132 "2016-07-29T01:51:24Z")
“Cat Balou” was on TV last night. Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his portrayal of “Kid Shaleen” in this film. (Could John Wayne have even come close to portraying such a character ?) Anyone who is familiar with some of m… --- ## [What flavor is Juicy Fruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-is-juicy-fruit/464759)
**Author:** [@Genericuser234](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genericuser234)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-is-juicy-fruit/464759 "2016-07-29T01:01:10Z")
I recently bought a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum today and I soon found myself asking what exactly is the fruit flavor (if any) that juicy fruit is supposed to be? I wasn’t sure if this had a real answer, so I poste… --- ## [Venezuela’s McDonald's has stopped selling Big Macs ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-s-mcdonalds-has-stopped-selling-big-macs/760635)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-s-mcdonalds-has-stopped-selling-big-macs/760635 "2016-07-28T21:59:14Z")
I don’t quite understand this story. Doesn’t McDonalds have a global distribution supply network? Franchises don’t buy hamburger buns at a local bakery? Or hamburger from the local meat packer? do they? I was under the … --- ## [Can you identify this 1980s paperback mystery novel with a private eye who was a dwarf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-1980s-paperback-mystery-novel-with-a-private-eye-who-was-a-dwarf/760989)
**Author:** [@Arizona\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arizona_Mike)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-1980s-paperback-mystery-novel-with-a-private-eye-who-was-a-dwarf/760989 "2016-07-28T21:58:38Z")
I’m trying to identify the title or author of a paperback thriller/mystery that was published circa 1982 (probably a paperback original). The hero was a private investigator who was a dwarf, but was definitely not George… --- ## [Live theater question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-theater-question/761010)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-theater-question/761010 "2016-07-28T21:56:47Z")
I went to a live performance of “Chicago” today and I have a question. When a theater buys the rights to put on a show, do they just get the scripts and have to come up with all the costumes, backdrops, sets, and music … --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 24: a song that you want to play at your funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-24-a-song-that-you-want-to-play-at-your-funeral/760881 "2016-07-28T20:38:38Z")
Not that I really care much about having a funeral at all, because I come from a small family and presuming I live a reasonably long time, I don’t think many, if any, people who ever knew me well are still going to be ar… --- ## [Pickled onions (British food mentioned by James Herriot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickled-onions-british-food-mentioned-by-james-herriot/760990)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickled-onions-british-food-mentioned-by-james-herriot/760990 "2016-07-28T20:26:01Z")
In one of his books (I can’t recall which one,) James Herriot writes about eating roast beef sandwiches and pickled onions at someone else’s house, and he states that the size of the onions were remarkably large; “larger… --- ## [Saddle up for a hellride: Chronicles of Amber coming to TV!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddle-up-for-a-hellride-chronicles-of-amber-coming-to-tv/760517 "2016-07-28T19:20:04Z")
In the hands of Robert Kirkman, as in Walking Dead, no less. I’d pretty much resigned myself to it not happening, not least because I figured Game of Thrones was unstoppable. But it seems TBTB think this will be the idea… --- ## [Will Political Correctness Ever Proscribe "Gone With the Wind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-political-correctness-ever-proscribe-gone-with-the-wind/760524)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-political-correctness-ever-proscribe-gone-with-the-wind/760524 "2016-07-28T18:35:18Z")
I was perusing Cracked.com a couple of days ago, and in an article entitled “6 Evil Things that Prove Hollywood has No Soul” or something like that. Anyway, one of the things listed as evil was Disney re-releasing Song o… --- ## [For a Few Dollars More ( Open Spoilers )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-few-dollars-more-open-spoilers/761095)
**Author:** [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-few-dollars-more-open-spoilers/761095 "2016-07-28T17:27:50Z")
So TCM\* has been running a number of classic westerns lately, like the Dollars Trilogy, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and Heavens Gate. As always when those come on cable uncut I’m kinda forced to watch them, even though I hav… --- ## [What Amazon prime audiobooks should I be listening to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-amazon-prime-audiobooks-should-i-be-listening-to/760985)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-amazon-prime-audiobooks-should-i-be-listening-to/760985 "2016-07-28T17:22:18Z")
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you probably know that you can check out audiobooks for selected titles for free. I’m looking for recommendations. I’ve listened to the Brilliance Trilogy, the Origin Trilogy and the T… --- ## [When did it become wrong to say japanimation instead of anime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-wrong-to-say-japanimation-instead-of-anime/461659)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-wrong-to-say-japanimation-instead-of-anime/461659 "2016-07-28T16:26:56Z")
Back when I was a child I remember programs like Starblazers, Robotech, Speed Racer, etc., and most of us referred to the style of animation as Japanimation. We did this because the shows were animated in Japan and we w… --- ## [German potato salad - tips, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-potato-salad-tips-advice/761065)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-potato-salad-tips-advice/761065 "2016-07-28T16:06:49Z")
I want to make German potato salad to go with the Kassler Ripchen (smoked pork chops) I bought for dinner tonight. I’ve never made this dish and I only have vague memories of a German potato salad I ate once many years … --- ## [The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/730399 "2016-07-28T15:11:54Z")
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert debuts tonight! Tonight’s guests are George Clooney and Jeb Bush. I’ve really missed The Colbert Report and I know this will be a different kind of show, but I’m really excited. I’m … --- ## [Microwaved mug cakes: anyone done this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwaved-mug-cakes-anyone-done-this/667275)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwaved-mug-cakes-anyone-done-this/667275 "2016-07-28T15:10:40Z")
I saw a book on sale in a store today: Mug Cakes. The recipes looked tasty and simple. But I was a little wary. I always thought a microwave does a poor job baking cakes. Although these seem to be as much a souffle as a… --- ## [So how did Ray Ellington feel about it? (The Goon Show and racial humor)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-ray-ellington-feel-about-it-the-goon-show-and-racial-humor/483350)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-ray-ellington-feel-about-it-the-goon-show-and-racial-humor/483350 "2016-07-28T14:55:11Z")
I’m a big fan of the Goon Show (helps drown out my corkers chattering, and they’re funny), but I’ve always wondered about the comments commonly made about Ray Ellington’s skin color. For example, from wikipedia: \[ul\] … --- ## [Too many "what are you waiting for" songs, can anyone help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-what-are-you-waiting-for-songs-can-anyone-help/760921)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-what-are-you-waiting-for-songs-can-anyone-help/760921 "2016-07-28T14:35:10Z")
I heard a song recently that I’d like to track down but Shazam loaded a second too slowly so I missed out on the 21st century solution. I would say the song is rock or pop or somewhere in between. The only thing I can r… --- ## [Help with song ID, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-song-id-please/761105)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-song-id-please/761105 "2016-07-28T13:26:59Z")
Very few details remembered: 60s music maybe? Either at the very beginning, or the very end, the lyric is a shouted word: “TIME”, then 3 percussion beats BOOM BOOM BOOM then “TIME” Anyone? Bueller? My co workers think… --- ## [15 yo asks about the Beatles, what songs to suggest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-asks-about-the-beatles-what-songs-to-suggest/759869)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-yo-asks-about-the-beatles-what-songs-to-suggest/759869 "2016-07-28T11:52:55Z")
A friend was at a family reunion. The group he was in (made up mostly of people in their early 60’s) was talking about the Beatles. Someone’s 15 year old kid was listening in to the conversation and at one point said tha… --- ## [How would actors fare if given a temporal do over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-actors-fare-if-given-a-temporal-do-over/761099)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-actors-fare-if-given-a-temporal-do-over/761099 "2016-07-28T09:15:48Z")
I always wondered how an actor from the real world would fare in one of those supernatural scenarios where an adult mind wakes up in their childhood body. There was a sitcom called Do Over based on the premise. Diana S… --- ## [Marni Nixon has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marni-nixon-has-died/760863)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marni-nixon-has-died/760863 "2016-07-28T06:33:29Z")
The voice of so many musicals, dubbing for people like Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood and others who had trouble carrying a tune. Truly someone who was 20 feet from stardom for much of her life. --- ## [So, I've just started Once Upon a Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-just-started-once-upon-a-time/760310)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ive-just-started-once-upon-a-time/760310 "2016-07-27T22:03:01Z")
…finally. On disk since I don’t do broadcast (damn commercials). I’m about halfway through the first season and I have to wonder: Is it going to be satisfying to slog through five seasons or is it going to wind up wit… --- ## [Bet she didn't see that coming! - Miss Cleo RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bet-she-didnt-see-that-coming-miss-cleo-rip/760979)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bet-she-didnt-see-that-coming-miss-cleo-rip/760979 "2016-07-27T19:39:30Z")
I may burn in hell but I couldn’t resist! TV psychic Miss Cleo has slipped beyond the veil. RIP --- ## [Do you like a band's songs but prefer to seek out cover versions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-a-bands-songs-but-prefer-to-seek-out-cover-versions/760997)
**Author:** [@oara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oara)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-a-bands-songs-but-prefer-to-seek-out-cover-versions/760997 "2016-07-27T17:10:33Z")
Maybe a member plays an instrument you can’t stand, or the singer’s voice irritates you… --- ## [Outcast - new show (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-new-show-open-spoilers/756351)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-new-show-open-spoilers/756351 "2016-07-27T16:01:35Z")
I’m watching the pilot tonight, which is free on Youtube right now. It actually premieres on TV tomorrow. It has already been renewed for a second season, too. Anyone else watched it or planning to watch? --- ## [DOCTOR WHO "Midnight" episode: How do things change if Donna goes on the bus ride with the Doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-midnight-episode-how-do-things-change-if-donna-goes-on-the-bus-ride-with-the-doctor/761021)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-midnight-episode-how-do-things-change-if-donna-goes-on-the-bus-ride-with-the-doctor/761021 "2016-07-27T13:14:23Z")
DOCTOR WHO fans are doubtlessly famiiar with this episode, from the Tenth Doctor era. I’ll summarize quickly: The Doctor and Donna are taking a break between adventures on a planet called Midnight–a resort world where o… --- ## [How much rehearsal to professional screen actors do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-rehearsal-to-professional-screen-actors-do/760995)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-rehearsal-to-professional-screen-actors-do/760995 "2016-07-27T12:53:13Z")
I assume this varies greatly from director to director, but there still may be some general idea. I know that there’s generally one or more “table reads” of the scrips where they try to explore line delivery and explore … --- ## [Where do they get those babies \[in movies and TV\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-they-get-those-babies-in-movies-and-tv/760860)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-they-get-those-babies-in-movies-and-tv/760860 "2016-07-27T11:14:10Z")
I have seen myriad TV shows and films where women give birth, and in almost all of the cases it’s a real baby, slightly bloodied up with ketchup or whatever. Who donates these babies for those short film clips of the bab… --- ## [Pride and Prejudice (2005): what was the piece playing when Darcy and Elizabeth dance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-prejudice-2005-what-was-the-piece-playing-when-darcy-and-elizabeth-dance/760744)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pride-and-prejudice-2005-what-was-the-piece-playing-when-darcy-and-elizabeth-dance/760744 "2016-07-27T10:52:51Z")
The scene where they start out dancing in a crowded room and then they’re dancing all alone - I’m trying to find it; I thought it was a classical piece, but some of the stuff I found suggests it was written for the movi… --- ## [Sandy Pearlman, producer/manager for Blue Öyster Cult, dies at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-pearlman-producer-manager-for-blue-oyster-cult-dies-at-72/760991)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-pearlman-producer-manager-for-blue-oyster-cult-dies-at-72/760991 "2016-07-27T08:00:31Z")
Cerebral hemmorhage. Pearlman was essentially the “sixth member” of Blue Öyster Cult, perhaps even more so than George Martin was to the Beatles. He co-wrote many of their early songs and produced most of their albums,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=848) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=850)