# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=858 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 859 --- ## [Final Garrison Keillor episode of "Prairie Home Companion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-garrison-keillor-episode-of-prairie-home-companion/758967)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-garrison-keillor-episode-of-prairie-home-companion/758967 "2016-07-06T04:16:32Z")
I’m breaking into my weekend social media and message board fast to comment on the exceptional circumstance of just having heard the final Garrison Keillor Prairie Home Companion. I was expecting wistfulness, and a cert… --- ## [Just watched Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-batman-v-superman-ultimate-edition/758640)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-batman-v-superman-ultimate-edition/758640 "2016-07-06T01:55:18Z")
So, I had little else to do today and I was curious. The 3 hour Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition was for sale via FIOS On-Demand and I bought it and watched it. The additions DO help. They don’t do anything to make … --- ## [Were novels ever really a great art form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-novels-ever-really-a-great-art-form/758516)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-novels-ever-really-a-great-art-form/758516 "2016-07-06T01:25:35Z")
In this article, Will Self says, The novel is dead (this time it’s for real) I have an elaborate theory about why the novel was never really a great art form, but I’m going to give you the TL;DR version, as I’m more in… --- ## [Cherries this summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherries-this-summer/759037)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherries-this-summer/759037 "2016-07-06T01:01:39Z")
Here in Northern Virginia, they’ve been amazing, and amazingly cheap. This weekend they were $2 per pound at the grocery store, and as crisp and sweet as they ever are. Is there a bumper crop this summer or something? … --- ## [Top Gear news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-news/745806)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-news/745806 "2016-07-05T21:07:07Z")
A new cast has been announced, BBC.com. Matt LeBlanc has been doing intros on clip shows. Gotta admit he’s kind of annoying. --- ## [Anyone else not care for the ending to The Boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-care-for-the-ending-to-the-boy/759157)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-care-for-the-ending-to-the-boy/759157 "2016-07-05T21:03:07Z")
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3882082/ Saw it a couple of weeks ago and thought the ending was corny. What did you guys think of it? Spoiler I would of preferred if they’d had the doll turn out to be possessed/haunted b… --- ## [Non-Patriotic 4th of July Movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-patriotic-4th-of-july-movies/759122)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-patriotic-4th-of-july-movies/759122 "2016-07-05T20:34:06Z")
I was thinking about the holiday and a movie set on Independence Day came to mind: Force of Evil, a film noir from 1948. It’s about the numbers racket and the major plot point is that on July 4th, the number 776 is hea… --- ## [I think the guy who runs Raising Cane's is a big giant douche.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-guy-who-runs-raising-canes-is-a-big-giant-douche/612448)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-guy-who-runs-raising-canes-is-a-big-giant-douche/612448 "2016-07-05T19:31:31Z")
Seriously, The chicken fingers were good, the fries were ok and the coleslaw was great. But the sauces? First off, what is “Canes sauce” anyway? It tasted like ketchup mixed with Miracle Whip to me. And your only other… --- ## [Listing of silent F&SF films on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listing-of-silent-f-sf-films-on-youtube/759130)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listing-of-silent-f-sf-films-on-youtube/759130 "2016-07-05T19:27:22Z")
I’ve added some new content to my site FlyingCarsandFoodPills.com (see the announcement thread). For the first time anywhere on the Internet, AFAIK, I’ve put together a comprehensive annotated listing of every single si… --- ## [Oldest active artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-active-artist/759080)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-active-artist/759080 "2016-07-05T17:54:17Z")
83-year old Petula Clark is touring and releasing an album this fall. So what active artists (lets define “active” as releasing a recording/playing multiple concert dates within the last two years)are older than Miss Cl… --- ## [biggest gap in IMDB history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-gap-in-imdb-history/759040)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-gap-in-imdb-history/759040 "2016-07-05T16:51:03Z")
What actor or actress has the largest gap in credits on IMDB? I have a vague recollection of a gap of a decade or more, but I can’t recall who and I don’t know how to do a search for something like that. --- ## [How do I use this mandoline slicer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-mandoline-slicer/704562)
**Author:** [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-this-mandoline-slicer/704562 "2014-11-13T21:59:30Z")
Okay, so years ago, I got this mandoline slicer for Christmas. It came with no users’ manual, no instructions, not even a single piece of paper in the box. I understand the basic idea: you stick a blade in the thing, ru… --- ## [Signature licks in E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-licks-in-e/756263)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-licks-in-e/756263 "2016-07-05T15:28:28Z")
I’m looking for licks that totally define the song. Examples: Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles) Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac) What others can you give me? --- ## [Most comic book actors in a non comic book movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-comic-book-actors-in-a-non-comic-book-movie/750491)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-comic-book-actors-in-a-non-comic-book-movie/750491 "2016-07-05T04:29:02Z")
Considering how many superhero movies are coming out these days, we’re running out of actors who haven’t been in one. So what movie has the most? The biggest I can find is Inception, with 7, although it’s almost cheatin… --- ## [Explain this Game of Thrones meme (unboxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-game-of-thrones-meme-unboxed-spoilers/759063 "2016-07-05T02:12:28Z")
Can somebody explain this? I understand the dude in the first row is a badass called Mountain, and the lady in the second row is some kind of fierce dragon bitch, but I’m at a loss on the third one. Since I am too che… --- ## [How did rap music get to have such a large base of female fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rap-music-get-to-have-such-a-large-base-of-female-fans/758949)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rap-music-get-to-have-such-a-large-base-of-female-fans/758949 "2016-07-05T01:15:55Z")
I mean, it seems like a lion’s share of rap music is chock full of misogyny. Yet, this very music is adored by women who hate misogyny. Please take me at my word when I tell you, I don’t pass judgement on women who like… --- ## [Tasso Ham and Sharp Cheddar on Grilled Jewish Rye. Envy Me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasso-ham-and-sharp-cheddar-on-grilled-jewish-rye-envy-me/758586)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasso-ham-and-sharp-cheddar-on-grilled-jewish-rye-envy-me/758586 "2016-07-04T20:45:58Z")
So, I went to the fridge to try to find dinner. Worked all day from 8-6. Got home at 7. Looked in fridge and found–I had eaten all my standard frozen food things. Had nothing fresh. Had lots of wine and beer. But–no… --- ## [Biggest Hit Song You Hate By An Artist You Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-hit-song-you-hate-by-an-artist-you-like/758270)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-hit-song-you-hate-by-an-artist-you-like/758270 "2016-07-04T20:20:11Z")
Obviously, if you’re into hard rock, there are lots of #1 Country/Western songs you can’t stand, and vice versa. But what about songs from genres you like, by artists you like, that became mega #1 hits, that you can’t s… --- ## [Explain why Show X is the polar opposite of Show Y.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-show-x-is-the-polar-opposite-of-show-y/758821)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-why-show-x-is-the-polar-opposite-of-show-y/758821 "2016-07-04T19:37:05Z")
In which posters take two TV shows (or two movies, two comic books, two movies, etc) nominally of the same genre and argue that they are, well, polar opposites. The only rule I have is that we compare like with like. Pl… --- ## [Another example of a New Yorker thinking they are the center of the Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-example-of-a-new-yorker-thinking-they-are-the-center-of-the-universe/758361)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-example-of-a-new-yorker-thinking-they-are-the-center-of-the-universe/758361 "2016-07-04T17:47:02Z")
When I was a young teenager Planet Rock was inescapable. Go to a house party? Played at least twice. Go to Coney Island? Always in rotation on the Music Express. Radio airplay? For years. Today I look up Planet Rock and … --- ## ["Shakespeare's arms were yellow." WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeares-arms-were-yellow-wtf/758971)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shakespeares-arms-were-yellow-wtf/758971 "2016-07-04T15:09:41Z")
This story about new Shakespeare finds (a sketch of his family’s coat of arms) mentions an incident where his colleague, Ben Jonson, wrote a play ribbing the Bard for his apparent social climbing. In the play, the family… --- ## [Olives + pimiento = why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-pimiento-why/244922)
**Author:** [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-pimiento-why/244922 "2016-07-04T12:02:32Z")
I’ve done all kinds of searches of the database and Google on this, only to come up with many informative but useless histories of the olive. So. As I sat here tonight and ate a few very tasty jalapeno-stuffed olives, I… --- ## [Looking for a non-cat Kliban cartoon (pie, diner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-cat-kliban-cartoon-pie-diner/758183)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-non-cat-kliban-cartoon-pie-diner/758183 "2016-07-04T11:39:10Z")
Clearly, everything is not on the Internet. I’m looking for a cartoon from, oh, 30 years ago. I’m 99% sure it’s by Kliban. A man is sitting at the counter at a diner, and he is handing a huge wad of bills to the waitre… --- ## [Can American media ever be called anime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-american-media-ever-be-called-anime/758281)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-american-media-ever-be-called-anime/758281 "2016-07-04T08:02:32Z")
Rwby is a series that is much like anime, but was made in the USA. Can it, or any other American or Western animation really be called anime? I have always been of the opinion that anime is a term only for Japanese ani… --- ## [Who should be the new James Bond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-new-james-bond/759023)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-the-new-james-bond/759023 "2016-07-04T07:35:54Z")
Daniel Craig isn’t coming back to to the role. If you were the producer of the next Bond flick, whom would you cast? My choice would be Iwan Rheon. He’s fit, he’s handsome and he certainly knows how to play a sociopath. … --- ## [Alcoholic Punch Recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-punch-recipes/759028)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholic-punch-recipes/759028 "2016-07-04T05:05:29Z")
What are your favorite alcoholic punch recipes? We are headed camping this week and are looking for something refreshing of which to indulge. Actual fruit isn’t necessary, and we prefer something other than sangria. --- ## [Annie Lennox, 1954 -\[still rocking it\] edited title v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-lennox-1954-still-rocking-it-edited-title-v2-0/758758)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-lennox-1954-still-rocking-it-edited-title-v2-0/758758 "2016-07-03T23:22:28Z")
And she’s still crushing it, every minute. --- ## [Guns and Roses tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-roses-tour/758968)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-and-roses-tour/758968 "2016-07-03T22:08:53Z")
Anyone seen them during this current tour? I have a chance to go tomorrow night and I’m leaning towards not going. I’m a casual fan now and was a huge fan back in the late 80’s and early 90s. They’re at Soldier Field in … --- ## [Singing vibrators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-vibrators/759011)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-vibrators/759011 "2016-07-03T21:50:39Z")
The Walking Dead (first season, B&W version) is playing and one of the women just said, ‘I miss my vibrator.’ An image popped into my head… A row of women dressed as vibrators, on a stage in front of some sort of backd… --- ## [Most viewed broadcast of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-viewed-broadcast-of-all-time/759005)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-viewed-broadcast-of-all-time/759005 "2016-07-03T21:06:21Z")
I was looking up the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Wikipedia, and it claimed his funeral might be the most watched event of all time. Yet on an article about the most watched broadcasts of all time, a cricket event is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=857) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=859)