# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=911 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 912 --- ## [Which is better? Mountain Dew or Mello Yello?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-mountain-dew-or-mello-yello/746651)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-better-mountain-dew-or-mello-yello/746651 "2016-02-22T13:47:02Z")
I’m referring to the green(original) variety of both. Which do you think is the better soda? I’ve left off a “I don’t like either” choice since I am curious to get thoughts from people who like either or who, like me, … --- ## [Best of Shakespeare monologues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-shakespeare-monologues/236207)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-shakespeare-monologues/236207 "2016-02-22T13:32:55Z")
Just what the title says - post your favorite monologues or soliloquies penned by The Immortal Bard here. Preferably with link or complete text - isn’t it nice to be a fan of an author whose work is in the public domain?… --- ## [Rank the Swedish pop groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-swedish-pop-groups/746646)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-swedish-pop-groups/746646 "2016-02-22T11:34:48Z")
Rank them, 1-3, 1 being the best: ABBA Ace of Base Roxette Your ranking can be based on whatever musically-based criteria you like (best songwriters, best overall band, best musicians, best rock group, least offensiv… --- ## [Please help me identify this porn flick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-porn-flick/746331)
**Author:** [@Wikit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikit1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-porn-flick/746331 "2016-02-22T05:31:46Z")
I once watched a porn flick, maybe Adam & Eve production, the only thing I remember about it was that there was a pimp who had a magic cane or staff that turned any woman he wanted into one of his hos. Seems like there m… --- ## [I sold a fantasy story to a podcast! Take a listen...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-fantasy-story-to-a-podcast-take-a-listen/746572)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sold-a-fantasy-story-to-a-podcast-take-a-listen/746572 "2016-02-22T03:46:31Z")
(With mod permission for linking.) Well, after trying to sell my short fiction for a few years now, finally I found a taker! The podcast is called Gallery of Curiosities, just starting up out of New Mexico, and the stor… --- ## [Audio Mash Ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-mash-ups/746670)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-mash-ups/746670 "2016-02-22T03:03:27Z")
Try this one on for size. Stayin’ in Black (The Bee Gees + AC/DC Mashup by Wax Audio) It works very well. Any others out there? --- ## [What would taste better in 1960 than it does now, and what would taste worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-taste-better-in-1960-than-it-does-now-and-what-would-taste-worse/746361)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-taste-better-in-1960-than-it-does-now-and-what-would-taste-worse/746361 "2016-02-22T01:56:54Z")
From watching the first episode of 11.22.63 on Hulu last night, and from having read the Stephen King book… Capsule summary for those who aren’t aware of the story: an old man discovers a portal to a date in 1960 in the… --- ## [shows that quit while they were ahead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-quit-while-they-were-ahead/745951)
**Author:** [@ruh-roh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruh-roh)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-quit-while-they-were-ahead/745951 "2016-02-21T23:57:32Z")
Lets go the opposite of some of the other threads here, such as “worst TV show decay” and Big Bang Theory. Are there any shows, especially sitcoms, that quit while they were still on a high note, instead of going severa… --- ## [Writing critiques - Scribophile.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-critiques-scribophile-com/746748)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-critiques-scribophile-com/746748 "2016-02-21T23:01:12Z")
Has anyone used this site before? I’m interested in posting my own work, as well as contributing by offering line-edits and critiques of others’ pieces. I’ve been poking around, and maybe my bar is high, but most of the… --- ## [Best episode of "Gilligan's Island"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-gilligans-island/746101)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-gilligans-island/746101 "2016-02-21T20:33:14Z")
My favorite series ever. For favorite episodes I’d say would be “Ghost a Go Go” where there was a ghst on the island. The episode really scared me as a kid and yet still had some hilarious parts. --- ## [You like eggs....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-eggs/746566)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-like-eggs/746566 "2016-02-21T19:08:51Z")
So many choices, so little time. Multiple choice poll. Oh yeah…I went there. --- ## [So sick of the reluctant hero trope...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sick-of-the-reluctant-hero-trope/746028)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-sick-of-the-reluctant-hero-trope/746028 "2016-02-21T18:49:06Z")
A minor rant… You see it in almost every movie, from Rambo to Rio. Every script starts with an inciting incident in which the protagonist is offered an opportunity to travel, embark on a voyage, go on a mission, etc. e… --- ## [Dinner suggestions for Meal Trains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-suggestions-for-meal-trains/746698)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-suggestions-for-meal-trains/746698 "2016-02-21T18:45:03Z")
I’ve signed up to help provide dinner for two families whose lives have been wrecked by cancer. I’m looking for suggestions that adhere to their dietary restrictions. The first family is just a man and his wife and th… --- ## [Films where actors died during filming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-where-actors-died-during-filming/400495)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-where-actors-died-during-filming/400495 "2016-02-21T18:43:05Z")
A bit of a morbid thread perhaps, but I’m trying to get some examples of movies where starring actors died during filming – either on set or off, but the movies went on to be completed. Any “giveaway” scenes where you ca… --- ## [2016 Oscar Nominated Short films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-nominated-short-films/746718)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-nominated-short-films/746718 "2016-02-21T18:08:24Z")
Has anyone else seen the roadshow screenings of the 2016 Oscar nominated shorts? Yesterday I caught both the Live-Action and Animated shorts. This is the first year I’ve actually seen the short films. I don’t know if it … --- ## [Baskets on FX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baskets-on-fx/746300)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baskets-on-fx/746300 "2016-02-21T16:36:16Z")
Anybody watching this show? Funny, quirky, dark, and sad all together. I’m really enjoying it so far. I know Galifinakis’ humor can be an acquired taste but he really plays the loser character well who starts to make y… --- ## [Playboy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy/746442)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy/746442 "2016-02-21T15:28:58Z")
Playboy is going PG13, so that’s the end of naked girls. And an era. \[Mod comment: NSFW links in spoiler.} Funny to see the change over time. Currently I’m trying to determine the most impressive bush. --- ## [Viability of professionally produced content on YouTube, Netflix, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-professionally-produced-content-on-youtube-netflix-etc/746497)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-professionally-produced-content-on-youtube-netflix-etc/746497 "2016-02-21T14:18:31Z")
I watch a lot of YouTube videos and have been following the fortunes of a few channels. What I’m talking about here is channels putting up professionally produced content with hosts, guests, actors, camera crews, etc. No… --- ## [SUITS on USA: Do you care about what Mike did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suits-on-usa-do-you-care-about-what-mike-did/746576)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suits-on-usa-do-you-care-about-what-mike-did/746576 "2016-02-21T04:45:07Z")
There are at least two ways to take that question, and I’d like to address both of them. For people who don’t watch the show, Suits is set at a prestigious Manhattan law firm that makes a point of only hiring lawyers wh… --- ## [Calvin and Hobbes and Dune Mash-Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-and-dune-mash-up/746664)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvin-and-hobbes-and-dune-mash-up/746664 "2016-02-21T04:32:12Z")
Behold Calvin and Hobbes mashed up with Dune: Calvin and Muad’Dib. It hits more than it misses, and some of them are delightful. He even got permission from Watterson’s lawyers. --- ## [Stuff worse than it used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-worse-than-it-used-to-be/745556)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-worse-than-it-used-to-be/745556 "2016-02-21T03:43:04Z")
Time to be and old man or old lady and complain about stuff that used to be better. Food, media, maybe just stuff you liked. Please be specific(not just “music” or something). I’ll go first: Pączki’s - Yes, I get mine … --- ## [Just read Asimov's "The Gods Themselves" - Question re the plot \>SPOILERS\<](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-asimovs-the-gods-themselves-question-re-the-plot-spoilers/746661)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-asimovs-the-gods-themselves-question-re-the-plot-spoilers/746661 "2016-02-21T03:41:38Z")
Re Asimov’s story "The Gods Themselves"one part I didn’t quite get is in the part discussing the aliens at the end of the aliens section in the middle it appears “something” is going to happen re the now fully integrated… --- ## [What Other Musicals Should Get the Network Live Treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-musicals-should-get-the-network-live-treatment/744946)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-musicals-should-get-the-network-live-treatment/744946 "2016-02-21T02:51:16Z")
I’d love to see Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, and West Side Story. --- ## [Question about a Three Stooges episode (with Shemp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-three-stooges-episode-with-shemp/746662)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-three-stooges-episode-with-shemp/746662 "2016-02-21T02:11:40Z")
“Gypped in the Penthouse” (1955) featured a gag in which a jealous husband (Moe) is searching his home for a man (Shemp) whom he suspects of having an affair with his wife. Shemp hides under the bed while Moe searched ar… --- ## [Isaac Asimov & Positronic Brains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-positronic-brains/513500)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-positronic-brains/513500 "2016-02-21T01:39:10Z")
I’ve only read a handful of Asimov’s fiction, so I can’t really remember if his idea of a “Positronic Brain” was just something that sounded cool, or if he had some sort of deeper thought about it. What was it about anti… --- ## [Lower sugar cheescake recipe with NO artificial sweeteners??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-sugar-cheescake-recipe-with-no-artificial-sweeteners/746517)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-sugar-cheescake-recipe-with-no-artificial-sweeteners/746517 "2016-02-21T00:37:28Z")
Hey all, So I promised to bring a cheesecake to someone’s birthday, and honestly, I just want to find a recipe that isn’t so cloyingly sweet… maybe half or even a quarter as sweet as a cheesecake normally is. However, e… --- ## [John David Carson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-david-carson-has-died/516316)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-david-carson-has-died/516316 "2016-02-20T21:32:35Z")
John David Carson has died at the age of 57. Actually, he died on October 27, but I didn’t hear about it until today. He was the star of Pretty Maids All in a Row and The Savage is Loose (playing George C. Scott’s son), … --- ## [70's/ Soft Rockers Underrated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-soft-rockers-underrated/746416 "2016-02-20T15:59:20Z")
I know they’re famous but still. My sister sent me cd of Hall and Oates doing a live show… THEY TORE IT UP!!! Seriously, Hall and Oates! :eek: I can’t believe how great they sounded. Any other famous but looked-down-o… --- ## [More children needed to get eaten up in monster movies (Godzilla 2014 spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-children-needed-to-get-eaten-up-in-monster-movies-godzilla-2014-spoilers/746441)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-children-needed-to-get-eaten-up-in-monster-movies-godzilla-2014-spoilers/746441 "2016-02-20T15:49:58Z")
Wait! Let me make my case. I am referring of course to the 2014 Godzilla, which I finally got around to watching. Barring the fact that approximately 1 hour 35 minutes of the two hour run time was taken up by humans, i… --- ## [Is anyone watching 'Baskets' on FX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-baskets-on-fx/746519)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-watching-baskets-on-fx/746519 "2016-02-20T15:41:54Z")
I think is it very strange, and funny in a very strange way. Zach Galifiankis is a strange dude who wants to be a clown and flunks out of clown college in France. Louis Anderson plays his mom, excellently. ‘Baskets th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=910) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=912)