# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=912 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 913 --- ## [Identify This Thriller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-thriller/746588)
**Author:** [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-thriller/746588 "2016-02-20T11:38:46Z")
Fairly recent — maybe 1990s at the earliest. I’m 95% sure it’s by Harlan Coben. The prologue has two middle-aged women from … the Midwest? Pennsylvania? somewhere … visiting New York City. They go to Chinatown to find … --- ## [Agent Carter: Essay on how it is MLK/Malcolm X with Female Empowerment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agent-carter-essay-on-how-it-is-mlk-malcolm-x-with-female-empowerment/746447)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agent-carter-essay-on-how-it-is-mlk-malcolm-x-with-female-empowerment/746447 "2016-02-20T09:27:51Z")
Working within the System to effect change, or doing it “By any means necessary” This io9 essay doesn’t invoke the MLK/Malcolm X analogy. It just says that the first season of Agent Carter was okay, in that it showe… --- ## [For the "Achewood" webcomic fans after almost 2 years off Achewood is publishing again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-achewood-webcomic-fans-after-almost-2-years-off-achewood-is-publishing-again/746607)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-achewood-webcomic-fans-after-almost-2-years-off-achewood-is-publishing-again/746607 "2016-02-20T05:03:28Z")
New series started 12/24/15! --- ## [Whatever happened to "The Cry of Cthulhu"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-cry-of-cthulhu/173484)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-cry-of-cthulhu/173484 "2016-02-20T04:50:55Z")
Some time in the very early '80s, when I was really getting into H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, I bought a back issue (not sure of its date) of “Heavy Metal Magazine,” a “Special H.P. Lovecraft Issue.” One of th… --- ## [The myth of James T Kirk as a reckless horndog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-james-t-kirk-as-a-reckless-horndog/746409)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-james-t-kirk-as-a-reckless-horndog/746409 "2016-02-20T03:20:39Z")
This is what we know of Jim Kirk from TOS. Has a brother George whose death he wasn’t exactly broken up over. One of the youngest to ever make Captain Survived the Kodos incident and was there at a young age. Was a “… --- ## [Is there any way to watch the TV show Perfect Strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-watch-the-tv-show-perfect-strangers/746400)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-watch-the-tv-show-perfect-strangers/746400 "2016-02-20T02:10:50Z")
I own the first 2 seasons on DVD, but that is all that was released. I don’t think any streaming services offer this. Are there options or am I supposed to get my Balki fix on the street? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 16 (February 18, 2016) -- "The Positive Negative Reaction "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-16-february-18-2016-the-positive-negative-reaction/746473)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-16-february-18-2016-the-positive-negative-reaction/746473 "2016-02-20T01:59:45Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.09 "No Way Out" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-09-no-way-out-open-spoilers/746136)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-09-no-way-out-open-spoilers/746136 "2016-02-19T18:12:48Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Now that walkers have shown up inside the gates of Alexandria, Rick and the other survivors are scared and outnumbered. \[/QUOTE\] The show’s back from hiatus tonight; Greg Nicotero, Carrie Underwood and a s… --- ## [Dead Singers and Musicians thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-singers-and-musicians-thread/744603)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-singers-and-musicians-thread/744603 "2016-02-19T17:56:02Z")
I was shushed by a moderator for posting a bunch of dead musician deaths. So here is a big ol’ thread detailing a bunch of those not already posted by other members. John Berry - Idaho (band) singer/guitarist Pete Hutt… --- ## [Kanye West is $53 MM in debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-is-53-mm-in-debt/746220)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-is-53-mm-in-debt/746220 "2016-02-19T16:57:30Z")
So, apparently Kanye West is broke. Really, really broke. To the tune of $53 million. And he wants Mark Zuckerberg to just give him a billion dollars because he’s such a damn genius :rolleyes: How the hell does a guy… --- ## [What do people call Prince formally? Mr. Prince? Mr. Nelson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-call-prince-formally-mr-prince-mr-nelson/746453)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-call-prince-formally-mr-prince-mr-nelson/746453 "2016-02-19T16:55:27Z")
What would you call him if you were meeting him in a professional setting? --- ## [Well, Shoot: Harper Lee Is Gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shoot-harper-lee-is-gone/746559)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shoot-harper-lee-is-gone/746559 "2016-02-19T16:48:04Z")
Damn. --- ## [Do you like Kanye West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-kanye-west/746228)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-kanye-west/746228 "2016-02-19T15:27:37Z")
Simple question with four answers provided. Expand on the choices as you see fit. --- ## [Grammy Awards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammy-awards/746240)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammy-awards/746240 "2016-02-19T04:31:19Z")
Nobody watching? I only saw parts but totally agree with record of the year. Gaga disappointed a little. I thought she worked too hard to look like Bowie rather than concentrating on the music. I thought that they could … --- ## [Can you please help me find a painting...I don't rememeber the name of the artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-help-me-find-a-painting-i-dont-rememeber-the-name-of-the-artist/746227)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-help-me-find-a-painting-i-dont-rememeber-the-name-of-the-artist/746227 "2016-02-19T03:57:34Z")
I am looking for a painting of a sea with a hand flailing in the air. It is so small and so distant that it is so easy to miss that the person is drowning. --- ## [Big Bang Theory 1/7/16: The Sales Call Sublimation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436 "2016-02-19T03:14:27Z")
I don’t mean to step on any toes, but I didn’t see the thread started for tonight’s new episode, the first post-coitus Shamy episode. In more news, they cast Sheldon’s Meemaw! --- ## [What is Big John Wallace, who sang the remarkable falsetto on Harry Chapin's Taxi, up to nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-big-john-wallace-who-sang-the-remarkable-falsetto-on-harry-chapins-taxi-up-to-nowadays/746493)
**Author:** [@HarryTheHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HarryTheHat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-big-john-wallace-who-sang-the-remarkable-falsetto-on-harry-chapins-taxi-up-to-nowadays/746493 "2016-02-19T00:53:50Z")
Big John was the bass guitarist for the band. Wikipedia says he started a computer company after Harry’s death but adds nothing more. --- ## [Food animals, potentially repellent in their own feeding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-animals-potentially-repellent-in-their-own-feeding/746431)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-animals-potentially-repellent-in-their-own-feeding/746431 "2016-02-18T23:11:34Z")
A spin-off from the current Cafe Society thread \* Poll: Sushi is…\*. (Am posting this initially in Cafe Society, with its being food-related.) A few posters in the thread mentioned, express total loathing of sea-dwelling … --- ## [Homer Simpson Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-simpson-live/746364)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-simpson-live/746364 "2016-02-18T22:42:56Z")
Story here. So, a segment of The Simpsons that’s going to air in May will feature a “live” Homer Simpson talking about current events. I’m thinking that The Simpsons has finally had its “jump the shark” moment. --- ## [Sam Adams helium infused beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-adams-helium-infused-beer/746432)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-adams-helium-infused-beer/746432 "2016-02-18T22:42:42Z")
Introducing HeliYUM --- ## [Will tv ever again have military comedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tv-ever-again-have-military-comedies/746190)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-tv-ever-again-have-military-comedies/746190 "2016-02-18T20:40:00Z")
I’m thinking tv shows set in a military setting like “McHale’s Navy”, Hogan’s Heroes", or “F-Troop”. Will we ever see those types again? --- ## [ID This Poignant Pop Song (c.2006)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-poignant-pop-song-c-2006/746448)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-poignant-pop-song-c-2006/746448 "2016-02-18T19:36:04Z")
Hopefully, someone will recall a song (c. 2006) asking why we fight wars or send our neighbors off to war, or something like that? Throughout the song, the artist is trying to understand. I wish I could remember someth… --- ## [Lead singer takes a break: best and worst examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-takes-a-break-best-and-worst-examples/746273)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lead-singer-takes-a-break-best-and-worst-examples/746273 "2016-02-18T18:49:47Z")
Sometimes, once every album or so, someone else in the band gets to sing lead. Who should have been told to keep their mouth shut, and who should have considered starting their own band? And can we agree now that Ringo … --- ## [Fadango buying Rotten Tomatoes: Neutral or Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fadango-buying-rotten-tomatoes-neutral-or-bad/746398)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fadango-buying-rotten-tomatoes-neutral-or-bad/746398 "2016-02-18T17:54:50Z")
I have seen the argument that Fandango puts their thumb on the scale for reviews on its own site (e.g. rounding a review average of 4.1 to 4.5 and having almost no averages under three stars etc.). And it makes sense, th… --- ## [TWD a zombiological study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twd-a-zombiological-study/741021)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twd-a-zombiological-study/741021 "2016-02-18T17:50:25Z")
TWD Center for Zombology The only place doing any sort of semi-scientific studies of zombie behavior was located in Woodberry. And their grant ran out, so to speak. Thus we, the viewers, are left to wonder about the h… --- ## [Anyone remember Zevo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-zevo/746435)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-zevo/746435 "2016-02-18T14:37:13Z")
When I was a kid back in the 60’s and 70’s there was this half-assed sour cream substitute called “Zevo Cultured Food Dressing”. It came in a aqua blue/green container. It had the look and consistency of sour cream, but … --- ## [2016 SFWA Grand Master - C. J. Cherryh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-sfwa-grand-master-c-j-cherryh/746391)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-sfwa-grand-master-c-j-cherryh/746391 "2016-02-18T10:52:27Z")
Congratulations to C. J. Cherryh! http://www.sfwa.org/2016/02/35732/ “The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA, Inc.) is pleased to announce that C. J. Cherryh has been named the 32nd Damon Knight Grand… --- ## [Linda Ronstadt recorded the song... and her version was the best (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335 "2016-02-18T07:24:11Z")
Most of Linda Ronstadt’s biggest hits were covers. Now, I’m a Linda Ronstadt fan and her recordings were generally done with tasteful arrangements, were well produced, and, well, they feature Linda Ronstadt’s voice whic… --- ## [PBS - Finding Your Roots - Ben Affleck embarrasment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-finding-your-roots-ben-affleck-embarrasment/718293)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-finding-your-roots-ben-affleck-embarrasment/718293 "2016-02-18T02:12:13Z")
So in a nutshell: Ben Affleck was a profiled celebrity on PBS’ show about genealogy. As a part of the show one of the interesting things they found about Affleck is that one of his ancestors was a slave owner. Affle… --- ## [Does anyone \*like\* yellow flavored Starburts or Skittles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-yellow-flavored-starburts-or-skittles/746276)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-yellow-flavored-starburts-or-skittles/746276 "2016-02-18T00:13:40Z")
I think we can universally agree that pink flavored Starbursts and red flavored Skittles are the best of those candies, while yellow Starbursts and yellow/green Skittles are the worst. And yet, the worst flavors always t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=911) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=913)