# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=908 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 909 --- ## [My Ongoing Guitar Fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ongoing-guitar-fantasy/747403)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ongoing-guitar-fantasy/747403 "2016-02-28T22:24:56Z")
I’ve had this fantasy about a custom guitar in my thoughts for quite some time. It’ll never happen unless I 1) enter a lottery, B) win that lottery and III) throw enough money at Gibson or Epiphone to build it. Very bri… --- ## [Building Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-alaska/747278)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-alaska/747278 "2016-02-28T21:01:09Z")
Why does such an excellent programme have such poor editing? You never get to see a build in extended coverage. Its always interrupted to go to another site. They have about 6 ongoing build sites and show about a minute… --- ## [Anyone ever senhe film the cool ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-senhe-film-the-cool-ones/747335)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-senhe-film-the-cool-ones/747335 "2016-02-28T20:35:32Z")
it wa sin 1976. a musical staring Roddy Mcdowall. --- ## [Art project/supplies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-project-supplies/747327)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-project-supplies/747327 "2016-02-28T19:28:43Z")
I don’t know what this stuff would be called, so I have no idea what to even search for. I am hoping someone will recognize what I am describing and give me the official name. When I was a kid, I had a craft/art projec… --- ## [What's your favorite free-verse poem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-free-verse-poem/747075)
**Author:** [@Blackstock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackstock)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-free-verse-poem/747075 "2016-02-28T17:55:55Z")
Here’s mine: “I Was Mean To You Today” Things were difficult and I was impatient. You were trying to explain why I must reorganize the files on my computer, why they all have to have project numbers, why I can’t … --- ## [The Good Dinosaur - seen it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-dinosaur-seen-it/739058)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-dinosaur-seen-it/739058 "2016-02-28T16:38:47Z")
Kids and I saw The Good Dinosaur, Pixar’s latest, this Thanksgiving weekend. Spoilers likely below… It was indeed Good. Not great. Retread of a tired storyline. Amazing animation of the nature scenes. It’ll fall somewhe… --- ## [Turkish Airlines, Metropolis commercial.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-airlines-metropolis-commercial/747311)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkish-airlines-metropolis-commercial/747311 "2016-02-28T16:33:20Z")
Its actually quite good. --- ## [Transformers movies - military scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-movies-military-scenes/747328)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transformers-movies-military-scenes/747328 "2016-02-28T16:01:29Z")
I’ve always found the Michael Bay Transformers movies pretty entertaining. And I do enjoy the bits where the human military is called in to attack the Decepticons. I hadn’t seen, in other movies, that much serious mili… --- ## [What was the most assholeish piece of behaviour by a lead character in Friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-assholeish-piece-of-behaviour-by-a-lead-character-in-friends/746535)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-assholeish-piece-of-behaviour-by-a-lead-character-in-friends/746535 "2016-02-28T09:03:56Z")
I remember a thread asking about the most assholeish piece of behavour by one of the 4 main characters in Seinfeld. Since all 4 of them are horrible, horrible people there was quite a list to chhose from. By contrast, th… --- ## [Oscars: 2015 Best Picture nominees - ongoing tracking thread of which of the films you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2015-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/743447)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2015-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/743447 "2016-02-28T06:25:34Z")
I thought it would be a fun idea to centrally track which of this year’s Best Picture nominees Dopers have seen. The list below is presented so that each contributor may cut and paste for each subsequent post in order t… --- ## [Curb Your Enthusiasm vs. Seinfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curb-your-enthusiasm-vs-seinfeld/747289)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curb-your-enthusiasm-vs-seinfeld/747289 "2016-02-28T05:10:50Z")
I can’t even sit through a Seinfeld episode these days, but I find that CYE holds up quite nicely. I overwhelmingly prefer Curb. Are you with me or agin me? (This poll is only for those who have a distinct preference) … --- ## [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny/747267)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny/747267 "2016-02-28T01:36:12Z")
It’s Netflix exclusive, unless you want to pay to go see it at an Imax, which I don’t think is a great use of money. It’s fine as a movie at home. Well, I’m most of way through and while it is good in many parts, it fee… --- ## [Pico de gallo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645 "2016-02-27T22:29:52Z")
There were some tomatoes-on-the-vine that I thought should be used, and I found a beefsteak tomato in the fridge. So I roasted two jalapeños and chopped them up with another one I didn’t roast, chopped a tomato and cila… --- ## [Second Chance - Anyone else like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-chance-anyone-else-like-this/747185)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-chance-anyone-else-like-this/747185 "2016-02-27T19:49:28Z")
It’s a TV series and it’s broadcast 15 episodes so far in the first season. http://www.imbd-pro.com/title/tt4378456/?ref\_=%24\[baseRef\]\_tv\_l\_30 It starts out with a very interesting concept. I’m not sure how good it wil… --- ## [Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands - anybody watching it? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beowulf-return-to-the-shieldlands-anybody-watching-it-spoilers/747313)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beowulf-return-to-the-shieldlands-anybody-watching-it-spoilers/747313 "2016-02-27T18:19:01Z")
Is anybody else watching this? I am. I like it but I have a question. One time I tuned in, Kela, the bride from the Mere, had been snatched by the outlaws during the hostage exchange. The next time I caught an episode, … --- ## [Some fine Jazz/Funk for a morning listen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fine-jazz-funk-for-a-morning-listen/747284)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-fine-jazz-funk-for-a-morning-listen/747284 "2016-02-27T15:04:51Z")
Grant Green, live, playing Sookie Sookie, I think from the early 70’s: - YouTube Wonderful groove that has been sampled a lot, with just the right guitar, Hammond organ and saxophone work going on. Enjoy. --- ## [Obscure television show identification - show about the 1940s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-television-show-identification-show-about-the-1940s/747285)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-television-show-identification-show-about-the-1940s/747285 "2016-02-27T14:02:18Z")
Since you guys did such a good job finding “Stick Around” for me http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-685579.html, here’s another television pilot I remember seeing in the late 1970s (the series was ne… --- ## [The Arms Dealer as a Trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arms-dealer-as-a-trope/747214)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arms-dealer-as-a-trope/747214 "2016-02-27T12:32:05Z")
I’m starting to get kind of annoyed with the tendency of Hollywood to use the “arms dealer” or “weapons manufacturer” as a stock villain character. It’s one thing to introduce a villainous or antiheroic character like N… --- ## [Any hidden meaning in the movie title "Paint Your Wagon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hidden-meaning-in-the-movie-title-paint-your-wagon/747158)
**Author:** [@Laneite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laneite)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-hidden-meaning-in-the-movie-title-paint-your-wagon/747158 "2016-02-27T10:00:00Z")
I have long been a fan of the movie Paint Your Wagon, with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin showing off their lyrical talents. The meaning of the title always bothered me, though. Other than for medicine shows, did anyone a… --- ## [Triple 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-9/747255)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/triple-9/747255 "2016-02-27T06:42:26Z")
This movie is loaded with an all-star cast Chiwetel Ejiofor: from 12 Years a Slave Casey Affleck: from Oceans 11 series Anthony Mackie: Falcon from the Avengers Woody Harrelson: from Cheers/True Detective Aaron Pau… --- ## [So who is really the most powerful Jedi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-the-most-powerful-jedi/438311)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-the-most-powerful-jedi/438311 "2016-02-27T03:57:10Z")
I would like to keep it to the 6 movies if at all possible but feel free to talk about cannon sources. I think Anakin is out because Obi-Wan bested him, as well as Darth Maul who took out his master Qui-jon as well. My t… --- ## [Question about Vampires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vampires/747131)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-vampires/747131 "2016-02-27T02:58:25Z")
Ok, so as some of you others may know, I’ve been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer from start to finish along with watching\* Angel\*, so I could get all the cross overs and such … Something occurred to me in the recent An… --- ## [Commercials backfiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-backfiring/745057)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-backfiring/745057 "2016-02-27T02:55:24Z")
Cox is currently running a commercial with a couple watching TV, and their movie is “buffering.” The upshot is that they should get some Internet provider with higher speed. But, when I think about the commercial, the t… --- ## [I Don't Get This "Tumbleweeds" Cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-tumbleweeds-cartoon/746751)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-this-tumbleweeds-cartoon/746751 "2016-02-27T00:06:24Z")
Claude Clay, the undertaker, is talking to the Sheriff. CC: “Watch my shop, Sheriff. I’ll be back in a few days.” CC: “They’re staging an embalmathon in Dodge City to raise fund to cure insomnia among toe taggers.” … --- ## [Do gay people believe George Clooney is gay (and beards in 2016)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gay-people-believe-george-clooney-is-gay-and-beards-in-2016/747084)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gay-people-believe-george-clooney-is-gay-and-beards-in-2016/747084 "2016-02-26T23:38:33Z")
First, just to get it out there, I’m very pro-LGBTQ rights, and anyone should be free to be what they want sexually so long as it doesn’t hurt someone else. Second, I care about who is gay only as a matter of curiosity;… --- ## [The Whiteboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whiteboard/747150)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whiteboard/747150 "2016-02-26T22:28:24Z")
Any fans of the paintball-related webcomic The Whiteboard here? It’s been almost three weeks since I was last able to connect to the strip or to Doc’s Machine - is the site down or does it just hate me? --- ## [Comics - How do I know good inking from bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-how-do-i-know-good-inking-from-bad/747095)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comics-how-do-i-know-good-inking-from-bad/747095 "2016-02-26T21:29:00Z")
I know which writers and artists I like and don’t like. I don’t know many letterers names, but I can tell good from bad (in my opinion). Colors, I’m usually ambivalent about. Inking however… I know it’s more than jus… --- ## [Prog and Classical fans: overlap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prog-and-classical-fans-overlap/746768)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prog-and-classical-fans-overlap/746768 "2016-02-26T20:37:42Z")
Progressive rock and classical music have many surface similarities: emphasis on musical technique, complex musical structure, lengthy compositions. But I don’t know enough fans of either genre to answer one question: d… --- ## [Craig Ferguson is back with a talk show!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-is-back-with-a-talk-show/746518)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craig-ferguson-is-back-with-a-talk-show/746518 "2016-02-26T20:33:33Z")
He’s got a new show on The History Channel, “Join or Die” that is starting tonight (right now, actually!) We are getting a monologue opening and guests. No Secretariat yet. I miss the Late Late Show but so far this has… --- ## [To what should I set the temperature on my electric grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-should-i-set-the-temperature-on-my-electric-grill/747180)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-should-i-set-the-temperature-on-my-electric-grill/747180 "2016-02-26T20:30:52Z")
Hi everyone. Before we start, I should point out I’m using the word “grill” in the British sense - a heating element at the top of the oven which radiates heat vertically downwards to cook food from above (said food is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=907) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=909)