# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=901 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 902 --- ## [The Flash S02E15: King Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e15-king-shark/746959)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e15-king-shark/746959 "2016-03-18T01:41:14Z")
ARGUS called the shark “Bruce”, the same name given to the mechanical shark used in Jaws. I was expecting this episode to be a return to light-hearted Silver Age hijinks. What could be sillier than a giant talking arme… --- ## [Last episode of Quantum Leap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-episode-of-quantum-leap/79109)
**Author:** [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-episode-of-quantum-leap/79109 "2016-03-18T00:13:26Z")
The final episode to this brilliant show was a bit cryptic. I picked up the following things: It seems to me that the bartender was God(read force of good) himself. The bar was just a metaphor god provided, they were re… --- ## [Anyone ever made a professional looking crossword puzzle? If so, what'd you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-made-a-professional-looking-crossword-puzzle-if-so-whatd-you-use/749109)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-made-a-professional-looking-crossword-puzzle-if-so-whatd-you-use/749109 "2016-03-18T00:09:09Z")
I wasn’t sure if this should be Cafe Society or IMHO so I’ll put it here and leave it in the hands of Mod. I’m designing a really big crossword puzzle for a book festival I’m volunteering with. I’ve got the words and cl… --- ## [Celebrities whose names confuse you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638 "2016-03-17T17:51:23Z")
Brie Larson is not Alison Brie. And Kristen Stewart is not Kristen Johnson. And Cait Blanchett is not Kate Winslet, but in my mind I have no idea who is who. I have to Google search them to see which one was in Titanic… --- ## [Is the ham of my childhood something that can really only exist in memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ham-of-my-childhood-something-that-can-really-only-exist-in-memory/749253)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ham-of-my-childhood-something-that-can-really-only-exist-in-memory/749253 "2016-03-17T14:19:03Z")
I am 58 this year. (Me, Madonna, Gary Oldman, Sharon Stone, Holly Hunter, Ellen DeGeneres and many more are all having our Beddian Birthdays this year…) When I was a child and a young teen, in the 1960’s and 70’s, my mot… --- ## [Tamale pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tamale-pie/748949)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tamale-pie/748949 "2016-03-17T13:23:37Z")
In the '70s and '80s, tamale pie out of a box was a frequent dinner. As I recall, you browned the ground beef, put in seasonings and a can of corn and stuff, and put it into a baking dish. There was a packet of cornmea… --- ## [If you had to pick one song with Lennon's best vocals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one-song-with-lennons-best-vocals/748614)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one-song-with-lennons-best-vocals/748614 "2016-03-17T09:35:27Z")
A friend mentioned “Sexy Sadie”, The Beatles - Sexy Sadie (2009 Stereo Remaster) - YouTube and I realised, ok, I don’t think I can come up with a better one. His range, here, is amazing - especially right after he sings,… --- ## [Supergirl and cornstarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-and-cornstarch/748746)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-and-cornstarch/748746 "2016-03-17T05:54:39Z")
Supergirl is supposed to be soft and feminine, yet at the same indestructible. How, you may be asking, is this seeming contradiction possible? How can you bounce bullets off of the same skin that would feel smooth and … --- ## [Who did Dorothy Zbornak refer to as the "anti-Trump"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-dorothy-zbornak-refer-to-as-the-anti-trump/749222)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-dorothy-zbornak-refer-to-as-the-anti-trump/749222 "2016-03-17T04:04:10Z")
On one episode of The Golden Girls Dorothy Zbornak very excitedly referred to the celebrity guest start as being a national treasure and the “anti-Trump”. What episode was that and who was that celebrity? Thanks. --- ## [Can the Human Torch get AIDS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-human-torch-get-aids/749116)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-human-torch-get-aids/749116 "2016-03-17T03:57:53Z")
Once he has sex with someone, can he just light himself on fire and burn off whatever STDs he may have contracted? And if he does it on a full stomach, does his food get burned and he has to eat again? --- ## [Beatles tunes that should have gotten more airplay/recognition/acknowledgment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-tunes-that-should-have-gotten-more-airplay-recognition-acknowledgment/748717)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-tunes-that-should-have-gotten-more-airplay-recognition-acknowledgment/748717 "2016-03-17T01:37:24Z")
Last ever Beatles thread ever, I promise - your lawyers can phone my lawyers if anything otherwise happens. I was gonna start a thread about which Beatles tunes should have gotten more airplay/recognition/acknowledgment… --- ## [Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon "lunar diamonds?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinleins-the-man-who-sold-the-moon-lunar-diamonds/748963)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinleins-the-man-who-sold-the-moon-lunar-diamonds/748963 "2016-03-16T20:29:57Z")
I was just reminiscing how much I enjoyed reading that as a young teenaged boy. But when I remembered the part where the tycoon gets a bag of diamonds fron the astronaut who made the inaugural trip, I had to pull up shor… --- ## [Were the 80s a lost decade for music, or am I full of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-80s-a-lost-decade-for-music-or-am-i-full-of-it/748716)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-80s-a-lost-decade-for-music-or-am-i-full-of-it/748716 "2016-03-16T20:25:22Z")
I know that musical tastes are supposedly determined by what you listen to in your teens and 20s, but for me it seems like there was a lot of quality music and growth of genres in the 60s, 70s, 90s and arguably the aught… --- ## [Foods that are worth buying organic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-worth-buying-organic/748825)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-worth-buying-organic/748825 "2016-03-16T16:20:00Z")
I don’t believe a lot of the hype about organic foods. I have found that organic limes tend to have a better flavor than regular ones. --- ## [Watching "Spotlight" After it won the Oscar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-spotlight-after-it-won-the-oscar/748947)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-spotlight-after-it-won-the-oscar/748947 "2016-03-16T14:33:26Z")
Well that was underwhelming. A good story, well told and well acted. An important story. There was nothing remarkable about it. Nothing innovative. Nothing about the cinematography, mise en scene, or the like was of… --- ## [Healthy dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-dinner/748869)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-dinner/748869 "2016-03-16T03:05:20Z")
From time to time I get cravings for fish. Monday I had a nice chirashi bowl, I made salmon cakes with lemon-dill Béchamel sauce last week, we had grilled tuna and cheese on sourdough sandwiches one night, and I still w… --- ## [Dickens fans - should I stick with David Copperfield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dickens-fans-should-i-stick-with-david-copperfield/749128)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dickens-fans-should-i-stick-with-david-copperfield/749128 "2016-03-16T02:45:27Z")
I heard about the new Audible version of David Copperfield read by Richard Armitage recently, and decided to give it a go - I have not read any Dickens (except for A Christmas Carol), and am a big fan of listening to wel… --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.04 "Gloves Off" 3/7/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-04-gloves-off-3-7-16/748253)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-04-gloves-off-3-7-16/748253 "2016-03-16T02:04:50Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler 2.03 Amarillo Sorry the thread is a bit late. --- ## [What actors/actresses always play really good bad guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-actresses-always-play-really-good-bad-guys/747865)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-actresses-always-play-really-good-bad-guys/747865 "2016-03-16T01:58:10Z")
I was watching Cliffhanger the other day (for about the 40th time) and (not for the first time) I thought about how good a bad guy John Lithgow can play. Cliffhanger, Raising Cain, the 4th season of Dexter…movies and sho… --- ## [Johnson kicked out of band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-kicked-out-of-band/749126)
**Author:** [@jerry\_smissingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerry_smissingfinger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnson-kicked-out-of-band/749126 "2016-03-16T01:28:26Z")
Not a huge AC/DC fan here but I find it hilarious that the band plans on touring with guest singers. Hilarious I would rather see hologram Scott, just sayin --- ## [Aslan/Garfield Slashfic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aslan-garfield-slashfic/747983)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aslan-garfield-slashfic/747983 "2016-03-15T21:50:58Z")
Does it exist? And what does that say about the state of our society? --- ## [Question about the final season of ER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-final-season-of-er/748681)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-final-season-of-er/748681 "2016-03-15T21:17:09Z")
I was aware the series existed but I was never a regular viewer. But something today reminded me of the series and I was checking the Wikipedia article. I hadn’t been aware how long the series was on the air and how comp… --- ## [New Starbucks "Smoked Butterscotch" drink review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-starbucks-smoked-butterscotch-drink-review/748960)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-starbucks-smoked-butterscotch-drink-review/748960 "2016-03-15T20:36:24Z")
For the record, while I like Starbucks coffee I very rarely get the frappuccinos. They’re totally loaded with sugar, which I try to keep my intake of very limited for the most part. But today I was feeling saucy, and cra… --- ## [West Wing Question: Season 6 Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-question-season-6-finale/749077)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-wing-question-season-6-finale/749077 "2016-03-15T19:54:20Z")
We’re catching up on Netflix and I have a question about the Season 6 finale (Democrat Party Convention where they have to keep voting to pick a nominee.) At one point, after three days of voting with no candidate getti… --- ## [Movies that you feel truly \*unfairly\* get dissed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-you-feel-truly-unfairly-get-dissed/748340 "2016-03-15T18:47:15Z")
OK, I’m talking about movies where you find it truly difficult to understand the level of hate for and/or dismissal of them. IMHO, the following four movies are examples of a certain pop culture phenomenon, wherein a mov… --- ## [Put the new team to work on the old team's case (or vice versa).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-new-team-to-work-on-the-old-teams-case-or-vice-versa/749044)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-new-team-to-work-on-the-old-teams-case-or-vice-versa/749044 "2016-03-15T17:17:34Z")
The other night I saw a Star Tosk: TOS episode, “Devil in the Dark,” which I’m sure most of you will remember as the Horta episode. It occurred to me that, while there are some TOS stories you can imagine happening with … --- ## [Lead singers as guitarists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-as-guitarists/748815)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singers-as-guitarists/748815 "2016-03-15T15:19:53Z")
Hoping one of you all guitarist can tell me how good some lead singers are who are always with guitar. For example I can’t make out Sprinsteen’s or Pettys playing over the other guitarist and band and don’t recall ever … --- ## [The Museum of Bad Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-museum-of-bad-art/748968)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-museum-of-bad-art/748968 "2016-03-15T14:43:20Z")
We tried to visit the Museum of Bad Art in Somerville, MA yesterday. The MOBA used to be in dedham, but moved to the basement of the Somerville Theater in Davis Square several years ago. I’d wanted to see it for a long t… --- ## [Don't Look Now (movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-now-movie/749062)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-look-now-movie/749062 "2016-03-15T13:50:50Z")
After having read about this 1973 movie, seeing it on countless “top ten horror movie” lists and seeing some folks here recommend it, I finally got around to watching this over the weekend. I already knew about the endin… --- ## [Question for men watching 11-22-63.. (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-men-watching-11-22-63-spoilers/748312)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-men-watching-11-22-63-spoilers/748312 "2016-03-15T01:14:29Z")
So… in the scene where in the world of Guys Fighting and Intimidating one another… is going for THE most horrendously embarrassing thing possible more likely to: Shut a guy up and make him crawl away Enrage him to ne… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=900) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=902)