# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=898 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 899 --- ## [Property Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-brothers/749901)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/property-brothers/749901 "2016-03-24T19:42:09Z")
So I’ve got a problem with the show property brothers. For those who don’t know it’s a show which stars twin brothers. One brother is a realtor and the other is a contractor that does home upgrades. So pretty much each … --- ## [Anybody know if Constantine (TV series) is available for purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-if-constantine-tv-series-is-available-for-purchase/750045)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-if-constantine-tv-series-is-available-for-purchase/750045 "2016-03-24T19:19:34Z")
I loved the Constantine TV series, and I’d like very much to have my own copy of it (on DVD or online, like from iTunes). I have all the episodes on my DVR, but I know eventually something will happen to them (my cats ar… --- ## [House of Cards - Season 4 - \*Open Spoilers\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-season-4-open-spoilers/748997)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-season-4-open-spoilers/748997 "2016-03-24T18:06:08Z")
Seems like the only other topic so far is a “how do want to handle spoilers” topic, so here’s one to actually talk about the show. You don’t need to spoiler box anything regarding the four seasons of the show. Anyway, I… --- ## [Movie sequels people wanted, but took too long to come out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-people-wanted-but-took-too-long-to-come-out/749900)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-people-wanted-but-took-too-long-to-come-out/749900 "2016-03-24T15:30:22Z")
No, I don’t mean Indiana Jones 4 and such things. I guess we wanted that sequel, but a lot of folks were quite content with the original three movies. Even Episode VII, which was excellent, was not wanted, especially aft… --- ## [Richard Schiff takes his Method acting a little too seriously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-schiff-takes-his-method-acting-a-little-too-seriously/750022)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-schiff-takes-his-method-acting-a-little-too-seriously/750022 "2016-03-24T13:55:10Z")
From the NPR story about the new West Wing podcast, this is Josh Malina talking about acting with Schiff: :smack: Can you say “overthinking it”, Richard? LOL --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.05 "Rebecca" 3/14/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-05-rebecca-3-14-16/749031)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-05-rebecca-3-14-16/749031 "2016-03-24T13:52:31Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler 2.03 Amarillo 2.04 Gloves Off --- ## [The Tango! (True Lies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tango-true-lies/430178)
**Author:** [@SoulSearching](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulSearching)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tango-true-lies/430178 "2016-03-24T13:17:12Z")
I’ve been searching hard for the Tango song used in True Lies when Arnold is dancing with Carrera with no luck. I know it’s a very generic and popular piece so the search has been quite tough. Couldn’t find anything on… --- ## [Citrus fruits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citrus-fruits/749712)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citrus-fruits/749712 "2016-03-24T12:39:28Z")
I love most citrus fruits, and I eat several per day as go-to snacks. The only ones I don’t eat raw pretty regularly are lemons and limes, at least of the most commonly available varieties (various oranges, tangerines, … --- ## [Famous riffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-riffs/749208)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-riffs/749208 "2016-03-24T12:32:49Z")
Two riffs you’ve probably heard on multiple occasions, famous enough to have their own Wikipedia entries: The Oriental Riff The Italian Riff What are some other famous/popular riffs? --- ## [Question for German-speakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-german-speakers/749984)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-german-speakers/749984 "2016-03-24T12:17:40Z")
Back when I first started learning German, my teacher said there was a particular colloquialism for songs like “The Pina Colada Song,” where you might hear it for the first time in a cafe or something and think to yourse… --- ## [Economics of scripted "reality" shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-scripted-reality-shows/749891)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-of-scripted-reality-shows/749891 "2016-03-24T09:51:21Z")
A common complaint about various reality shows is that they are scripted. I have taken some film production classes, and I was taught that the whole reason reality shows exist is so production companies don’t have to pa… --- ## [11/22/63 - Stephen King Novel \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-22-63-stephen-king-novel-spoilers/604700)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11-22-63-stephen-king-novel-spoilers/604700 "2016-03-24T03:38:41Z")
Requisite spacing to avoid mouse- over spoiling . . . . I was surprised there is no thread on the new Stephen King novel: 11/22/63. I was waiting for this to come out for a while, and was not disappointed by … --- ## [Mortal Combat: Margarine vs Butter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortal-combat-margarine-vs-butter/749660)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortal-combat-margarine-vs-butter/749660 "2016-03-24T00:12:39Z")
No, not the old video game - I needed that phrase for this title, figuring there could be mass bloodshed between these two entities. A friend once mentioned about some dude who, upon autopsy, revealed a huge, hardened, … --- ## [Do you consume artificial sweeteners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consume-artificial-sweeteners/749736)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consume-artificial-sweeteners/749736 "2016-03-23T23:00:53Z")
Do you drink Coke Zero, Diet Coke, etc? I used to but have stopped since it may affect insulin, etc. I think it is better than sugar-sweetened beverages and typical fruit juice though. Some people I know were horrified w… --- ## [IMHO Law & Order: SVU and NCIS are worth watching again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-law-order-svu-and-ncis-are-worth-watching-again/746489)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-law-order-svu-and-ncis-are-worth-watching-again/746489 "2016-03-23T22:21:52Z")
I had bailed on both of these long-running shows because of cast changes and weird plots, mostly involving the personal lives of the main characters. But the last few episodes of both these shows have been straightforwar… --- ## [Quick and Easy "Sons of Anarchy" Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-easy-sons-of-anarchy-question/749954)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-and-easy-sons-of-anarchy-question/749954 "2016-03-23T18:24:56Z")
I’m about seven episodes into Season One. ISTR hearing from someone, somewhere, that there is a violent butt rape scene at some point in the show. If someone could give me the season and episode where that takes place, … --- ## [Chuck Norris vs Communism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-vs-communism/749950)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-vs-communism/749950 "2016-03-23T18:21:19Z")
No, not a new martial arts movie. Premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, it’s an excellent documentary about how Hollywood movies smuggled into Romania influenced the 1989 revolution. http://www.dailymotion.co… --- ## [How do I make a good enchilada/ Rancho sauce from scratch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-good-enchilada-rancho-sauce-from-scratch/749807)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-good-enchilada-rancho-sauce-from-scratch/749807 "2016-03-23T15:33:45Z")
It can’t be that hard, but all the recipes I have seen online look like they were written by gringos for gringos. I’m a gringo but I grew up in California dammit. I want to make a decent Ranchero sauce! All I can get o… --- ## [Why hasn't there been a Hollywood film about Typhoid Mary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-there-been-a-hollywood-film-about-typhoid-mary/749726)
**Author:** [@HarryTheHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HarryTheHat)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-there-been-a-hollywood-film-about-typhoid-mary/749726 "2016-03-23T12:31:05Z")
Why hasn’t there been a Hollywood film about Mary Mallon a.k.a Typhoid Mary? I know there was a well-received dramatised doco about her in 1993, but to me the story cries out for a compelling, intelligent historical dram… --- ## [Well-known songs that many people have never heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-songs-that-many-people-have-never-heard/681514)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-songs-that-many-people-have-never-heard/681514 "2016-03-23T12:18:33Z")
In its entirety anyway. It’s hard to explain. I mean songs where a part of the song is well-known for whatever reason, sometimes commented on (very often in a jokey or derisive way) but where the song in its entirety is … --- ## [able to withstand the erosion caused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/able-to-withstand-the-erosion-caused/749925)
**Author:** [@jkaaiddhen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkaaiddhen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/able-to-withstand-the-erosion-caused/749925 "2016-03-23T09:13:04Z")
ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Live Streaming --- ## [Can you identify this actress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/748550)
**Author:** [@TomGil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TomGil)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/748550 "2016-03-23T04:42:53Z")
I think she’s Italian, and I think the pic is from the 70s or 80s. http://s22.postimg.org/7uex9l9i5/query.jpg http://s22.postimg.org/m0uo4tkdd/query.jpg I’m pretty sure it’s not Julie Christie which is who I’m being t… --- ## [Weird Celebrity Deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-deaths/747134)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-celebrity-deaths/747134 "2016-03-23T04:35:44Z")
What are your fave weird celebrity deaths? (And I’m using “celebrity” very broadly). My top one: Steve Irwin: what are the chances of being impaled through the heart by a leaping ray? Sidenote: I thought he was a nice … --- ## [Oppa Gangnam Style - awesome Korean music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppa-gangnam-style-awesome-korean-music-video/630919 "2016-03-23T02:55:51Z")
I had to share this. I love this video. Oppa Gangnam Style --- ## ["Ducking the Devil" en español](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducking-the-devil-en-espanol/749899)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducking-the-devil-en-espanol/749899 "2016-03-22T22:52:52Z")
I just watched, on Youtube, the Warner Brothers cartoon with this title, with the dialog in Spanish. At the end the Tasmanian Devil takes one dollar of Daffy Duck’s reward money and the infuriated duck beats him up to ge… --- ## [Placing Private Ryan (In therapy)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placing-private-ryan-in-therapy/749659)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placing-private-ryan-in-therapy/749659 "2016-03-22T21:11:21Z")
It’s bad enough that the people who saw the film can’t see the good the squad did along the way to get to Ryan\*. Ryan doesn’t even have the benefit of knowing what the audience saw! All he knows is they kept the Germans … --- ## [help me identify this song.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-song/739369)
**Author:** [@sniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sniz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-song/739369 "2016-03-22T20:37:05Z")
I’ve stumped Google - so I figured I’d see what the Dope could come up with… I remember a few lines from a song I heard about 30 years ago. I’ve been able to find exactly 1 hit on Google for each different part. I rem… --- ## [Have there been any fictional atheist POTUSes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-fictional-atheist-potuses/749812)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-any-fictional-atheist-potuses/749812 "2016-03-22T17:59:52Z")
Often in fiction, whenever the President of the United States enters the scene as a bit player, it’s a black man or a woman just to emphasize how different the fictional world is from the current one. This is especially … --- ## [Prince is writing a Memoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-is-writing-a-memoir/749745)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-is-writing-a-memoir/749745 "2016-03-22T17:47:01Z")
From an article behind the NYTimes’ paywall: \[QUOTE=NYTimes\] The singer said that the memoir was tentatively titled “The Beautiful Ones,” after a song from his 1984 album, “Purple Rain.” Prince added that he was at wo… --- ## [Looking for old children's book....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357 "2016-03-22T17:28:33Z")
Ok so my daughter made me think of this book today asking about Leprechauns. She was telling me how they were real (she’s 7) and how she wanted to catch one. I remembered an old book I had as a kid and it was full of dif… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=897) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=899)