# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=916 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 917 --- ## [Is Charlie Eppes (Numb3rs) plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charlie-eppes-numb3rs-plausible/745756)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-charlie-eppes-numb3rs-plausible/745756 "2016-02-10T23:57:18Z")
On the TV series Numb3rs, Charlie Eppes is portrayed as not only an expert in applied mathematics, but also appears to be an expert in theoretical physics, biology, electronics, computer programming, robotics, anthropolo… --- ## [Any decent books or films about humans in the far future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-books-or-films-about-humans-in-the-far-future/745177)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-decent-books-or-films-about-humans-in-the-far-future/745177 "2016-02-10T23:06:13Z")
Most futuristic Sci fi happens a few dozen to a few hundred years in the future, and involve homo sapiens with advanced technology. Are there any good media worth looking into that talk about intelligent life thousands o… --- ## ["My Little Pony": The most sexist show on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-the-most-sexist-show-on-tv/685375)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-the-most-sexist-show-on-tv/685375 "2016-02-10T22:44:51Z")
I don’t watch much My Little Pony. In fact, I watch as little as I can. But I have a 4-year old girl who’s obsessed with the show, so I’ve been involuntarily exposed to it. And I can’t help noticing a few things. Every … --- ## [Walter White Like Transformations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-white-like-transformations/745475)
**Author:** [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walter-white-like-transformations/745475 "2016-02-10T20:49:10Z")
Walter White, from Breaking Bad, has what many think is the greatest shift in a character’s from personal traits. What other characters have transitions like his, if none as drastic, which ones are close, or at least s… --- ## [JK Rowling & WB announce new movie in Potter Universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-wb-announce-new-movie-in-potter-universe/668763)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jk-rowling-wb-announce-new-movie-in-potter-universe/668763 "2016-02-10T19:07:19Z")
Story here. “Rowling’s first-ever screenplay is expected to be the first of a series of new films about the wizarding world that fans know well from the Potter books and movies.” Set in the same universe as Harry Potter… --- ## [Favorite enchilada recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-enchilada-recipes/745447)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-enchilada-recipes/745447 "2016-02-10T18:41:50Z")
Inspired by this thread about enchiladas, share your favorite enchilada recipes, please! Mine is this pork chile verde enchilada recipe I found on Epicurious a few years back. --- ## [How much water gets added to chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-gets-added-to-chicken/745730)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-gets-added-to-chicken/745730 "2016-02-10T18:11:52Z")
Not long ago I unwrapped 1.5 pounds of raw chicken (breasts), diced it up, and then pan-fried it. Per usual, a lot of water came out during the cooking process, and I ended up cooking it until that excess water boiled a… --- ## [Does anyone like Captain Beefheart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-captain-beefheart/742978)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-like-captain-beefheart/742978 "2016-02-10T14:51:11Z")
I bought Trout Mask Replica a few years back because it placed #60 on Rolling Stone’s Top 500 albums of All Time list. It must be pretty great, right? I see nothing of value there. I cue it up every year or so just to g… --- ## [Better Call Saul 1.10 "Marco" 4/6/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-10-marco-4-6-15/716987)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-10-marco-4-6-15/716987 "2016-02-10T12:47:58Z")
1.01 Uno and 1.02 Mijo 1.03 Nacho 1.04 Hero 1.05 Alpine Shepherd Boy 1.06 Five-o 1.07 Bingo 1.08 Rico 1.09 Pimento Alas we’ve already hit the end of this season, it’s gone by so fast. IMDB lists 13 episodes in th… --- ## [Super Bowl Halftime Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show/745506)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-halftime-show/745506 "2016-02-10T09:17:29Z")
OK, I’ll start it. What is it that is making this look taped to me? I mean, I believe that it’s live, but something about the video is making it look like a taped show. Do the people around the stage get paid to jump u… --- ## [Have to sell my !@#$% main instrument. Kill me now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-sell-my-main-instrument-kill-me-now/740236 "2016-02-10T06:33:54Z")
Being a broke-ass mofo sucks. Some of y’all may have followed my “Starting a New Job” thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=700592&page=3 Which I started more than two years ago and have kept up… --- ## [What would House find in your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-house-find-in-your-house/745677)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-house-find-in-your-house/745677 "2016-02-10T03:17:47Z")
First, for those of you that haven’t seen House MD, a little background. Most episodes start with someone being brought into the hospital (often unconscious) they’re brought back to ‘stable’ and at some point it’s decid… --- ## [ID This Matchbox 20 or Maroon 5 Song Please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-matchbox-20-or-maroon-5-song-please/745560)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-matchbox-20-or-maroon-5-song-please/745560 "2016-02-10T02:42:26Z")
Can someone tell me the song title to the video by Matchbox 20 or Maroon 5 (I mix them up) with the lead singer guiding a camel along through a good part of the video, as I recall? It’s gonna bug me… --- ## [Without Google (or similar) searching, can you identify the significance of "DePatie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-google-or-similar-searching-can-you-identify-the-significance-of-depatie/745441)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-google-or-similar-searching-can-you-identify-the-significance-of-depatie/745441 "2016-02-09T23:55:34Z")
This name just popped into my head and I “knew” that I knew its significance but I had to resort to a Yahoo! Search to verify it. Does it ring a bell for you? If so, how? Do you associate it with something or someone f… --- ## [New NPR News Update Intro: "Live on NPR..." Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-npr-news-update-intro-live-on-npr-why/745629)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-npr-news-update-intro-live-on-npr-why/745629 "2016-02-09T21:56:45Z")
Has anyone else noticed that the on-the-hour and half-hour news updates, Winsdor Johnston, or Lakshmi Singh or whomever now start with “Live from…”? I wonder what led to the change? It stands out and, I dunno, doesn’t … --- ## ["That's Ben Gardner's boat!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-ben-gardners-boat/745353)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-ben-gardners-boat/745353 "2016-02-09T18:41:39Z")
For the life of me, I can’t figure out what Ben Gardner might have been doing to catch or kill the shark that his decapitated head ended up just inside the hull of his boat. Any theories? --- ## [Old Martin Guitar - Smashed during filming of The Hateful Eight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-martin-guitar-smashed-during-filming-of-the-hateful-eight/745098)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-martin-guitar-smashed-during-filming-of-the-hateful-eight/745098 "2016-02-09T17:48:38Z")
https://reverb.com/blog/the-hateful-eight-hates-on-six-strings?\_aid=newsletter&utm\_source=newsletter&utm\_campaign=175502ea04-rn160203\_legacypedals&utm\_medium=email&utm\_term=0\_5889ed6702-175502ea04-57131717 \[QUOTE=articl… --- ## [Who makes good midrange pots and pans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-good-midrange-pots-and-pans/743783)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-good-midrange-pots-and-pans/743783 "2016-02-09T17:09:41Z")
We’re working our wedding registry. I’ve got a couple All-Clad things like a nice big saute pan and a saucier. But we’re also looking to replace our Walmart special set of basic stainless steel pots and pans. We don’t re… --- ## [Mixed male/female groups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-male-female-groups/744767)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mixed-male-female-groups/744767 "2016-02-09T14:54:36Z")
How many groups that had a hit song had : at least 2 men and at least 2 women The main ones I can think of easily are: Fleetwood Mac ABBA Fifth Dimension Heart Mamas and Papas --- ## [talk to me about low carb diets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-low-carb-diets/745400)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-low-carb-diets/745400 "2016-02-09T12:23:00Z")
(Disclaimer: I’m skeptical. I have a friend who’s lost 50 lbs. on such since last year. She claims it’s a “lifestyle” change. I’m skeptical because I think it’s very difficult to maintain any kind of strict diet over… --- ## [Star wars vs Star Trek vs Stargate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vs-star-trek-vs-stargate/745555)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-vs-star-trek-vs-stargate/745555 "2016-02-09T09:24:50Z")
Plenty has been said between which would win in a war between star wars and star trek. My question is if you added in the Stargate universe into the mix which would win? For the purposes of this battle the Stargate ancie… --- ## [The Most Weirdest Children's Show Ever Made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-weirdest-childrens-show-ever-made/699918)
**Author:** [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-weirdest-childrens-show-ever-made/699918 "2016-02-09T08:44:53Z")
I was looking on inthe00s and found a post by someone that claims they remember a children’s show that aired on PBS back in the 1990s. It was aired on KERA 13. Honestly, I don’t remember any '90s PBS Kids show that aired… --- ## [Are Lifesavers going extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lifesavers-going-extinct/653399)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lifesavers-going-extinct/653399 "2016-02-09T01:50:34Z")
Maybe I’m late to the party on this and maybe it’s just something limited to where I live but it seems Lifesavers are disappearing from candy shelves in convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gas stations. I… --- ## [Comedians in Cars Getting coffee: Anyone recognize the set they visited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-anyone-recognize-the-set-they-visited/745579)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-anyone-recognize-the-set-they-visited/745579 "2016-02-09T01:13:15Z")
In the episode with Garry Shandling they visit the set where Seinfeld used to be filmed. They were filming a new show there and Seinfeld and Shandling proceed to do a bit in the new set. I was wondering if anyone here re… --- ## [Real-life "Alexander Dane"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-alexander-dane/745068)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-alexander-dane/745068 "2016-02-08T21:45:16Z")
This morning I caught a bit of an episode of “I Love Lucy” - Lucy has met Orson Welles and is buttering him up to get him to play a scene from Romeo and Juliet with her; she tells him that he’s better than John Gielgud, … --- ## [Difference Between Graphic Novel and Comic Book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-graphic-novel-and-comic-book/745474)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Thomas)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-graphic-novel-and-comic-book/745474 "2016-02-08T21:18:12Z")
Hey, as the title seems to imply, is there any difference between a comic book (i.e. Spider-Man Issue No. 1) and a graphic novel (i.e. “Watchmen”)? I’m arguing with my friend about this, and she refuses to see the diffe… --- ## [Would you rather go on JEOPARDY or WHEEL OF FORTUNE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-go-on-jeopardy-or-wheel-of-fortune/745274)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-go-on-jeopardy-or-wheel-of-fortune/745274 "2016-02-08T20:58:10Z")
Let’s say that the two shows have each made apolicy change making each more like the other. In JEOPARDY’S case, it’s that you get to eat what you kill; that is, if you come in second or third, you get whatever your fina… --- ## [Does Anyone Else Eat Bastard Tacos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-eat-bastard-tacos/745283)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-eat-bastard-tacos/745283 "2016-02-08T20:46:54Z")
By “bastard taco” I mean stuff rolled up in a tortilla that makes absolutely no pretense at being authentic Mexican or Tex-Mex. Dinner tonight was a taco lightly brushed with butter and garlic powder with mushrooms, bel… --- ## [Who is the most powerful entity on ST:NG?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-entity-on-st-ng/745476)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-powerful-entity-on-st-ng/745476 "2016-02-08T20:15:12Z")
I imagine it’s Q, but lets do a poll anyway. Nagilum The Douwd --- ## [Music: New Fusion - Snarky Puppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-new-fusion-snarky-puppy/745322)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-new-fusion-snarky-puppy/745322 "2016-02-08T18:40:40Z")
I searched, but didn’t see a thread. I am not a FusionHead, so I suspect some of you are ahead of me in knowing this band. Snarky Puppy, Flood. Band formed by the bassist, instrumental with a Fusion/Stee… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=915) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=917)