# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=928 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 929 --- ## [Current personalities who look like older personalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-personalities-who-look-like-older-personalities/743527)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-personalities-who-look-like-older-personalities/743527 "2016-01-18T23:00:46Z")
In the active thread Forgettable, Mediocre Actors and Actresses Who Were Nevertheless Successful I posted these comments. I decided to start the game myself here. Who (active today) reminds you most of any (or all) of … --- ## [Nitpicking LOTR, again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-lotr-again/743335)
**Author:** [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpicking-lotr-again/743335 "2016-01-18T21:47:25Z")
Background: I have known and loved LotR for forty years, and was exposed to the first section of it four years earlier in story time at primary school. I have re-read it many times and what I’m about to talk about I may … --- ## [Qadgop - you may need to start a new 12-step program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qadgop-you-may-need-to-start-a-new-12-step-program/743304)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qadgop-you-may-need-to-start-a-new-12-step-program/743304 "2016-01-18T19:44:11Z")
Cheese triggers the same part of the brain as hard drugs, say scientists StG --- ## ["The Night Has A Thousand Eyes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-has-a-thousand-eyes/743332)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-has-a-thousand-eyes/743332 "2016-01-18T18:57:13Z")
Ever since I heard this song in my teens, in addition to liking it, I have always wondered about the title. Was it from a movie, was it a quote? It seemed like such an unusual title for a song, that I wondered where the … --- ## [Anyone else watch Switched at Birth regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watch-switched-at-birth-regularly/743299)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watch-switched-at-birth-regularly/743299 "2016-01-18T17:42:12Z")
It’s kinda funny how some shows will catch on in a big way on here (like, have a thread every week dedicated to it) and some are never ever mentioned, it seems. I’ve done a search for Switched At Birth and it’s never had… --- ## [Actors who played many nationalities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-many-nationalities/680080)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-played-many-nationalities/680080 "2016-01-18T16:47:49Z")
The guy that played the most had to be Anthony Quinn. Off the top of my head I can name about eight that the Mexican/American actor portrayed. Arab – Lawrence of Arabia Mexican - Viva Zapata Greek - Zorba the Greek … --- ## [David Bowie has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-has-died/742794)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowie-has-died/742794 "2016-01-18T16:45:13Z")
Confirmed in multiple places, including his son Duncan Jones. --- ## [Nostril hair sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostril-hair-sketch/743475)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostril-hair-sketch/743475 "2016-01-18T16:07:31Z")
I saw a sketch many years ago about a man who forgot to trim his nostril hair. I don’t think it was Monty Python, but I’m not certain. I’m sure it was not the SNL sketch about the man who ran a nostril hair trimming st… --- ## [Would Automotive Designers Consider Such a Design (Steampunk Themed)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-automotive-designers-consider-such-a-design-steampunk-themed/743398)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-automotive-designers-consider-such-a-design-steampunk-themed/743398 "2016-01-18T15:51:00Z")
I like the “steampunk” look-exposed rivet heads and polished brass and copper. What are the chances that some daring designed will break with the melted ice-cube styles that everybody is pushing these days? I could see … --- ## [Amazon Kindle Book Updates - you need to enable it ASAP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-kindle-book-updates-you-need-to-enable-it-asap/743506)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-kindle-book-updates-you-need-to-enable-it-asap/743506 "2016-01-18T15:23:45Z")
Some of the early scans of older books for Kindle weren’t that great. My mom even noticed a few of her favorite print books had passages missing from the Kindle books, These are books she’s reread four or five times in t… --- ## [New season of Schitt's Creek premiers March 16, 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-schitts-creek-premiers-march-16-2016/742814)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-schitts-creek-premiers-march-16-2016/742814 "2016-01-18T13:42:57Z")
--- ## [Steamer Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steamer-questions/657833)
**Author:** [@Tequila\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Party)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steamer-questions/657833 "2016-01-18T10:27:56Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right forum, but I hope so. Anyway, I recently scored a used electric steamer (Proctor Silex on the label and Hamilton Beach with the model number) at a yard sale for next to nothing. Of cours… --- ## [Who was Ted Saucier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-ted-saucier/743471)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-ted-saucier/743471 "2016-01-18T07:15:02Z")
Have you ever picked up an old book and seen the author and wondered, “who was this guy? Is he a guy who just decided to write a book or was he famous in his day or what?” I got my hands on a copy of the book “Bottom’s … --- ## [Zoolander 2 - There's still hope for the world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoolander-2-theres-still-hope-for-the-world/743477)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoolander-2-theres-still-hope-for-the-world/743477 "2016-01-18T04:40:14Z")
I just saw the trailer for Zoolander 2 Ash vs Evil Dead, Deadpool, even Suicide Squad. So many things I love are showing up it’s like a xmas miracle. And only two months until Game of Thrones --- ## [Could the gathering of writers and artists in 1920s Paris happen again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-gathering-of-writers-and-artists-in-1920s-paris-happen-again/741152)
**Author:** [@HawaiianBeachBoy\_1959](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawaiianBeachBoy_1959)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-gathering-of-writers-and-artists-in-1920s-paris-happen-again/741152 "2016-01-18T04:15:12Z")
We are all familiar with the story: after the First World War, a huge number of novelists, poets, artists, musicians the avant-garde of 20th century art/literature. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, MacLeish, Copland, Co… --- ## [Best Colored Pencil Brand For Beginning Cartoonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-colored-pencil-brand-for-beginning-cartoonist/743313)
**Author:** [@HawaiianBeachBoy\_1959](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawaiianBeachBoy_1959)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-colored-pencil-brand-for-beginning-cartoonist/743313 "2016-01-18T00:38:49Z")
Hello, SDMB. I have a question. I’m looking for colored pencils for a cartoon series I’m starting up. The problem is that I have used a couple different brands in my life, each having its advantages and disadvantages, an… --- ## [Looking for the name of an old movie...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-an-old-movie/743463)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-an-old-movie/743463 "2016-01-18T00:26:01Z")
… the settings, landscape, weather were a lot like The shipping News.The story featured an old lady who listened to short-wave radio. That’s all I remember. It might be quite old as I watch mostly old movies. --- ## [Rupert Murdoch engaged to Mick Jagger's exGF/babymama Jerry Hall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-engaged-to-mick-jaggers-exgf-babymama-jerry-hall/742922)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rupert-murdoch-engaged-to-mick-jaggers-exgf-babymama-jerry-hall/742922 "2016-01-17T22:50:06Z")
I wasn’t aware they were dating. Kinda funny to me for some reason. --- ## [Has anyone ever watched a Tony Robbins video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-watched-a-tony-robbins-video/147538)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-watched-a-tony-robbins-video/147538 "2016-01-17T22:27:41Z")
Nope, I’m not looking to purchase one. But he’s been around a long time. What are they like? How many different ways can you say, “You can do better?” --- ## [What is your favorite love story movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-love-story-movie/742554)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-love-story-movie/742554 "2016-01-17T22:11:33Z")
It may seem strange to you, but my favorite love story movie is As Good as it Gets (1997) It stars Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear and starts out with both Nicholson and Hunt living miserable lives for dif… --- ## [? Garlic-Free Frozen or Prepared Meals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garlic-free-frozen-or-prepared-meals/743448)
**Author:** [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garlic-free-frozen-or-prepared-meals/743448 "2016-01-17T22:00:56Z")
Anyone know of any brands, or varieties within brand, meeting this restriction? I’m not too crazy about garlic to start with. Now, I have some health issues affecting my sense of taste, and am even more sensitive to th… --- ## [The Revenant might be a remake of Richard Harris movie, Man In The Wilderness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revenant-might-be-a-remake-of-richard-harris-movie-man-in-the-wilderness/743378)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revenant-might-be-a-remake-of-richard-harris-movie-man-in-the-wilderness/743378 "2016-01-17T21:46:53Z")
\*\*I knew \*\* this movie plot seemed too familiar. I couldn’t figure out why. Now, its obvious its a remake of a great Richard Harris movie, Man In The Wilderness. He was a big star then, with movies like A Man Called Hors… --- ## [Books You've Started More Than Once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-started-more-than-once/743182)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-started-more-than-once/743182 "2016-01-17T20:33:27Z")
But didn’t finish Dickens- Old Curiosity Shop Updike - Rabbit Run (I somehow read the second one first and really liked it though) Dostoyevsky - Brothers Karamazov Faulkner - Sound and Fury --- ## [Where can I buy the poster for the forth season of The Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-poster-for-the-forth-season-of-the-americans/743405)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-the-poster-for-the-forth-season-of-the-americans/743405 "2016-01-17T19:28:29Z")
This show has the best promotional artwork out of any TV show. Their latest poster is my favorite, but I can’t find a place where I can buy it. Can anyone help out? --- ## ["Field/survival/trail rations"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-survival-trail-rations/743411)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-survival-trail-rations/743411 "2016-01-17T18:58:39Z")
I’ve read a number of books set in time periods before the present day, in which there was military action involved. Without freezing, refrigeration or canning the food mentioned as being consumed by soldiers(when if wa… --- ## [Curious what a "Ultimate Emergency Food Storage Kit" for 1 person for 1 year looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-what-a-ultimate-emergency-food-storage-kit-for-1-person-for-1-year-looks-like/743385)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-what-a-ultimate-emergency-food-storage-kit-for-1-person-for-1-year-looks-like/743385 "2016-01-17T17:59:27Z")
Here you go! From Sam’s Club. There are a few other kits as well. Apparently the target cohort of SHTF Preppers is large enough for an entire product line. If you just want to be safe for a month 99 bucks will cover yo… --- ## [Optimal way to cool hot coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-way-to-cool-hot-coffee/742788)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-way-to-cool-hot-coffee/742788 "2016-01-17T17:52:45Z")
The new coffeemaker makes better coffee, but it’s also delivered at about 170ºF. I can’t drink it until it drops to 140º. So far, I’ve tried: \[ul\] \[li\]freezing the mug overnight (not enough heat absorption)\[/li\]\[li\]p… --- ## [Fury (film) \[Boxed spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fury-film-boxed-spoilers/701924)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fury-film-boxed-spoilers/701924 "2016-01-17T13:56:38Z")
Haven’t seen a thread yet. Saw it yesterday. Pretty intense. Not the kind of film you show to troops before combat. Any romantic notions about the glories of combat will vanish after viewing this. (I fear than anyone t… --- ## [Simple "Deliverance" (1972) question about the Mountain Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-deliverance-1972-question-about-the-mountain-men/743099)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-deliverance-1972-question-about-the-mountain-men/743099 "2016-01-17T13:37:44Z")
I haven’t read the book, so it might be a little more obivious. Anyway. . . Were the Mountain Men planning to off the city slickers anyway, or did they decide to do it because one of them mentioned that they might have… --- ## [Your Favourite Bowie Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-bowie-songs/742904)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-bowie-songs/742904 "2016-01-17T13:28:41Z")
Loving the Alien from the Reality Tour: the original version always seemed like half a song, but Gerry Leonard’s arrangement makes it into something special. And Bowie’s vocal performance on this is just beautiful and he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=927) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=929)