# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=876 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 877 --- ## [Jeopardy - what's so great about answering in a question form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-whats-so-great-about-answering-in-a-question-form/613148)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-whats-so-great-about-answering-in-a-question-form/613148 "2016-05-17T01:34:25Z")
I’m watching the Arabic version of this famous quiz show. The stupidity of its format is very irritating. I don’t know weather the stupidity originates from the original version or is added in the Arabic version. What’s … --- ## [Star Trek and the Relativity of Morality.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-and-the-relativity-of-morality/754664)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-and-the-relativity-of-morality/754664 "2016-05-17T00:16:50Z")
Star Trek, whether the original series, or the Next Generation, was clearly innovative, and ground-breaking, addressing issues sometimes, that were never discussed before. And what I have found unique in TOS, or especial… --- ## [The Flash S02E21: The Runaway Dinosaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e21-the-runaway-dinosaur/754531)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e21-the-runaway-dinosaur/754531 "2016-05-16T20:28:51Z")
AKA Silent Bob meets the Flash This episode could have been just another filler episode. It could have been reduced to formulaic predictability - Barry Allen is lost in the Speedforce and must find his way home through… --- ## [One bourbon, One scotch, One beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-bourbon-one-scotch-one-beer/754746)
**Author:** [@StuckinNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuckinNJ)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-bourbon-one-scotch-one-beer/754746 "2016-05-16T19:27:17Z")
Is this not a truly brilliant song? The lines, the rhythm, the beat. I was definitely too young to have noticed when this this was released, but it had to be somewhat revelotionairy. Maybe that’s an over reach, but th… --- ## [Agents of SHIELD: S3 E20 "Emancipation" 5/10/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e20-emancipation-5-10-16/754547)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e20-emancipation-5-10-16/754547 "2016-05-16T17:20:41Z")
Haven’t watched the episode yet, hope to catch it tonight. In the meantime, feel free to post your thoughts. --- ## [The Muppets! New show on ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-new-show-on-abc/732209 "2016-05-16T15:40:05Z")
Starts tonight! The premise of the show is that it’s a “The Office”-style documentary (with talking heads and sneaky cameras) about the production of of a late-night talk show starring Miss Piggy. Kermit is the director… --- ## [Kung Fu: "I am Caine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fu-i-am-caine/348585)
**Author:** [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fu-i-am-caine/348585 "2016-05-16T05:29:24Z")
Anyone a fan of this show besides me (he asked knowingly)? I just recently received the entire series from Amazon, and have been overdosing on Shaolin ass-kicking/philosophy for a few weeks. For those too young to be fa… --- ## [Writers, do you ever find yourself doing this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-do-you-ever-find-yourself-doing-this/754825)
**Author:** [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writers-do-you-ever-find-yourself-doing-this/754825 "2016-05-16T04:28:16Z")
Finishing a story and it’s done but you’re not, and so you end up writing the whole thing again from the point of view of another character just to see what new things come out and suddenly birds are chirping and it’s 5 … --- ## [Drawn animation that should be redone as CGI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawn-animation-that-should-be-redone-as-cgi/754650)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drawn-animation-that-should-be-redone-as-cgi/754650 "2016-05-16T00:14:17Z")
Once upon a time the only practical way for films to depict something that doesn’t actually exist was either “special effects” of varying quality, or drawn animation. But now that computer graphics have made tremendous a… --- ## [Bananas and bread and butter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bananas-and-bread-and-butter/754867)
**Author:** [@littleAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littleAl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bananas-and-bread-and-butter/754867 "2016-05-15T23:52:53Z")
Growing up we always ate bananas along with a slice of bread and butter, not a sandwich, but alternating bite. I’ve never met any one outside the family that does; is this a (possibly old fashioned) actual thing? --- ## [Darth Vader and the destruction of the first Death Star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-and-the-destruction-of-the-first-death-star/548260)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darth-vader-and-the-destruction-of-the-first-death-star/548260 "2016-05-15T20:51:09Z")
To quote Grand Moff Tarkin: “I’m taking an awful risk Vader. This had better work”. And it didn’t! Because Leia Organa was allowed to escape with the Death Star plans, the Rebel Alliance gained the vital technical data … --- ## [If (fill-in-the-blank) dies in the '70s, so does Star Trek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fill-in-the-blank-dies-in-the-70s-so-does-star-trek/745946)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-fill-in-the-blank-dies-in-the-70s-so-does-star-trek/745946 "2016-05-15T17:34:26Z")
We got STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION shortly after STAR TREK IV was a smash hit. And we got that after STAR TREK III made $87 million on a $16 million budget, after the even better STAR TREK II made even more money on … --- ## [Flea Market Flip, AKA Who Pays $700 at a FLEA MARKET?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-market-flip-aka-who-pays-700-at-a-flea-market/636398)
**Author:** [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flea-market-flip-aka-who-pays-700-at-a-flea-market/636398 "2016-05-15T15:37:00Z")
I recorded this because I like flea markets and wanted to get some idea on what’s the new hot item out there, but holy jeebus, they’re SO EXPENSIVE! For those of you not in the know - 2 teams of 2 people go out and buy … --- ## [Sea Scallop Halves--Why would my store have these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-scallop-halves-why-would-my-store-have-these/754721)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-scallop-halves-why-would-my-store-have-these/754721 "2016-05-15T12:51:45Z")
I like scallops. I know the difference between “dry” scallops and wet scallops. While shopping at my local grocer a few weeks ago, I noticed they had “dry sea scallop halves” for $6.99/lb. This is a ridiculously low p… --- ## [What is an ICEE and what magic does that machine do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-icee-and-what-magic-does-that-machine-do/754718)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-icee-and-what-magic-does-that-machine-do/754718 "2016-05-15T05:33:55Z")
I always associate 7/11 and ICEE because that’s where we bought them as kids. We’d see the ICEE sign outside the store and beg dad to stop on road trips. But what does that machine do? Do they pour bottled Coke in it? C… --- ## [Pickling (v) Cucumbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickling-v-cucumbers/754703)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickling-v-cucumbers/754703 "2016-05-15T04:57:54Z")
I really like Claussen pickles. So, after I eat all the pickles in the jar, I’ve got a jar with brine in it. If I cut up some cucumbers, put them in the jar, put the lid on, and put it in the back of the fridge for some… --- ## [Seats vs Dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seats-vs-dollars/754744)
**Author:** [@mbloom1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbloom1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seats-vs-dollars/754744 "2016-05-15T01:07:01Z")
Does the movie industry use dollar amounts rather than total-seats-filled to measure its successes because with inflation, its easier to depend on dollar numbers ever-increasing even while total-seats-filled may be/are f… --- ## [Comic book writer and artist Darwyn Cooke has died of cancer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767)
**Author:** [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767 "2016-05-14T22:54:28Z")
He went into palliative care yesterday, and passed on this morning. He had a distinctive, attractive, retro-inspired style, that stood out, not only in his mainstream superhero work, but his more indie work as well. And… --- ## [Café Society, or How Woody Allen Stole Our Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-or-how-woody-allen-stole-our-name/754542)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-or-how-woody-allen-stole-our-name/754542 "2016-05-14T19:17:01Z")
So, I’m kinda getting a kick out of the fact that Woody Allen’s newest movie is titled Café Society. I’ll think of the good ol’ SDMB every time I see the title. I haven’t watched the trailer yet, but I still go to see … --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.03 "Oathbreaker" 5/8/2016 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-03-oathbreaker-5-8-2016-show-discussion/754345)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-03-oathbreaker-5-8-2016-show-discussion/754345 "2016-05-14T18:21:16Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about the books and show. One thing I’d like to suggest - if something comes from the previews or future epis… --- ## [Orchestra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestra/754683)
**Author:** [@crododo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crododo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestra/754683 "2016-05-14T18:02:47Z")
Every instrument in an orchestra has the sheet music for their part. How do they know when they are supposed to start playing? Do they count measures or what? The conductor might cue them but they already know when th… --- ## [When did the term "show runner" become popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-term-show-runner-become-popular/754536)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-term-show-runner-become-popular/754536 "2016-05-14T14:33:30Z")
Wiki cites examples going back to 2005 or so, but I sure don’t remember hearing the term used more than a couple of years ago. I’m not really a student of TV production roles, and I’m not sure how far back I had ever he… --- ## [Who's got concert tickets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-concert-tickets/745148)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-got-concert-tickets/745148 "2016-05-14T12:52:21Z")
Concert tours for the summer are being announced … who’s got their tickets already? We’ve got tickets for Big Head Todd & the Monsters’ 30th anniversary (!) show at Red Rocks in June, and then Trampled by Turtles, also a… --- ## [Daredevil on Netflix viewing thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-on-netflix-viewing-thread-open-spoilers/717318)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daredevil-on-netflix-viewing-thread-open-spoilers/717318 "2016-05-14T08:17:55Z")
Note: Not open spoilers as it airs, but rather open spoilers in general, since all 13 episodes are available right now. Thoughts? Opinions? Praises? Critiques? --- ## [The evolution of popular music.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evolution-of-popular-music/754720)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evolution-of-popular-music/754720 "2016-05-14T07:25:25Z")
\[This site is ingenious.\](This site is ingenious.) It will play the songs that reached number one on the top Billboard charts, but show the ones below it and how they moved over the month and years… and if one happens to… --- ## [Identyfy this song by partial lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identyfy-this-song-by-partial-lyrics/754743)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identyfy-this-song-by-partial-lyrics/754743 "2016-05-14T05:20:36Z")
I came into some money so I don’t need you anymore Call me Superman or call me a whore I’m guessing mid-90’s alternative chorus may have been Get back in Line --- ## [Help with finding song info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-finding-song-info/754653)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-finding-song-info/754653 "2016-05-14T04:05:47Z")
According to this Youtube video the song is called Love Is Blind. It’s supposedly a “classic blues rumba song” but I can’t find anything else about it. Can anyone provide some background? By the way, doesn’t it sound a … --- ## [Bad Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-commercial/754658)
**Author:** [@btcg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btcg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-commercial/754658 "2016-05-14T04:01:37Z")
As I suspected… the old guy warbling “the power to turn back time” on the commercial for Direct TV is none other than John Bongiovi (his real name). My issue: he sounds terrible. Has the studio and Sambora vocals been c… --- ## [Agent Carter S2 premiere (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agent-carter-s2-premiere-spoilers/743658)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agent-carter-s2-premiere-spoilers/743658 "2016-05-14T01:45:49Z")
So season one had mixed reviews with an incoherent story line, long preambles. This season Right off the bat, costuming was gorgeous , cars were reasonable for the late forties, except for a shot of a super connie, whi… --- ## [Any other fans of The Grinder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-fans-of-the-grinder/739210)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-fans-of-the-grinder/739210 "2016-05-14T01:24:24Z")
Definitely one of my wife’s and my favorite comedies these days. Which probably means it will be cancelled shortly! :smiley: Far from perfect, but every week there are at least a couple of good laughs. Can imagine ot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=875) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=877)