# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=938 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 939 --- ## [Childhood's End adaptation starts tomorrow night on Syfy channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhoods-end-adaptation-starts-tomorrow-night-on-syfy-channel/740381)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhoods-end-adaptation-starts-tomorrow-night-on-syfy-channel/740381 "2015-12-29T23:38:20Z")
When I saw a promo for this, my first thought was dread. “Shit, they’re going to make the aliens actual Satans.” But it gets good reviews, even from the NY Times, which says it remains faithful to the spirit of the nov… --- ## [Writing fiction that doesn't depict your family in a bad light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-that-doesnt-depict-your-family-in-a-bad-light/741628)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-that-doesnt-depict-your-family-in-a-bad-light/741628 "2015-12-29T23:29:31Z")
How do you portray a fictional character having abusive parents, spouse, or terrible relatives…without readers thinking you are indirectly writing about your own family from your own experience? (I had great, caring par… --- ## [Can I enjoy the new Star Wars movie if I haven't seen all of the other ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-enjoy-the-new-star-wars-movie-if-i-havent-seen-all-of-the-other-ones/741556)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-enjoy-the-new-star-wars-movie-if-i-havent-seen-all-of-the-other-ones/741556 "2015-12-29T22:46:57Z")
I saw the first movie back in the late 70’s, I think. I can’t remember seeing another one. I remember very little from the first movie. I know some things, like there’s a princess Leah and Luke and Han Solo. I think … --- ## [The Beatles finally available for Android!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-finally-available-for-android/741293)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-finally-available-for-android/741293 "2015-12-29T22:42:59Z")
Happy holiday news for all of us who use Android products. The Beatles’ catalog is finally available on Android devices. No more Apple-only exclusivity. Free on Amazon Prime, if you have it. Thank you, Santa! --- ## [Star Trek - The Pegasus would you charge Riker with Treason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pegasus-would-you-charge-riker-with-treason/741165)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pegasus-would-you-charge-riker-with-treason/741165 "2015-12-29T22:19:58Z")
The Pegasus is one of the few Trek shows that I simply can’t rewatch. It quite literally made me angry the first time I saw it. My wife claims that I even yelled a few choice words at the tv. Something I staunchly deny … --- ## [Being old or a parent = aversion to unhappy or violent movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-old-or-a-parent-aversion-to-unhappy-or-violent-movies/741668)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-old-or-a-parent-aversion-to-unhappy-or-violent-movies/741668 "2015-12-29T22:09:02Z")
I’m not a parent, but my mother once commented that becoming a parent caused her to longer be able to handle violent movies because it would make her think, “What if that violence were happening to my children?” She als… --- ## [Learning to play keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-play-keyboard/741533)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learning-to-play-keyboard/741533 "2015-12-29T20:38:43Z")
Yeah, I know, I should have started this project roughly 40 years ago (I’m 46). :slight\_smile: I just bought an electronic keyboard, wanting to learn to play it. I’m a skilled touch-typist (65wpm at last test), but have… --- ## ["El Sato", can anyone find this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-sato-can-anyone-find-this-song/741671)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-sato-can-anyone-find-this-song/741671 "2015-12-29T19:38:12Z")
I am trying to track down the artist of a song they used to play at my gym back in the 80s. It had an uptempo beat, kind of club/disco-ish, and some guy saying stuff in Spanish, then for the refrain he would say in a rea… --- ## [Meadowlark Lemon has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meadowlark-lemon-has-died/741567)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meadowlark-lemon-has-died/741567 "2015-12-29T18:00:36Z")
Obituary. I’m not sure which forum this belongs in. He played sports, but was more of an entertainer. I saw him when I was a kid and the team came to Anchorage. I had no idea that Wilt Chamberlain played for them also. … --- ## [Do you feel physical pain when looking at these images of checkered tile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-physical-pain-when-looking-at-these-images-of-checkered-tile/741511)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-physical-pain-when-looking-at-these-images-of-checkered-tile/741511 "2015-12-29T14:40:57Z")
I am not exaggerating. I get a palpable, actual, headache from just looking at almost all of these images. https://www.google.com/search?q=victorian+kitchen&rlz=1C1CHWA\_enUS595US595&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&t… --- ## [Works that show the rich as hardworking and in a positive light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-that-show-the-rich-as-hardworking-and-in-a-positive-light/741427)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-that-show-the-rich-as-hardworking-and-in-a-positive-light/741427 "2015-12-29T13:13:19Z")
It’s a commonplace to show the rich at leisure or scheming , or the mill-owner kicking the pleb, or the crooked share-dealer, or the generic evil capitalist ruining people’s lives, but many - if not most - rich people ar… --- ## [What's your favorite Ham Glaze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-ham-glaze/741171)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-ham-glaze/741171 "2015-12-29T12:03:44Z")
We’re having ham for Christmas this year. I’m never really happy with the way my ham usually comes out, so I thought I’d ask what you guys do. --- ## [Adventures in spicy and other challenging candies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-spicy-and-other-challenging-candies/741485)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-spicy-and-other-challenging-candies/741485 "2015-12-29T05:51:30Z")
I’m a big fan of Atomic Fireballs, love to crunch them for the cinnamon and capsaicin burn. 3500 on the Scoville scale, what a treat! In a similar vein, I’ve enjoyed other cinnamon concoctions, a la “red hots”, cinnam… --- ## [What are your all time favorite candies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-all-time-favorite-candies/741326)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-all-time-favorite-candies/741326 "2015-12-29T05:34:30Z")
I just love Sweet Tarts, but I don’t eat them often because when I do I’ll eat so many that I burn my tongue, A close second would be Werther’s Originals for their yummy caramel. I see they’re now advertising their own… --- ## [What happened to "Heart of the Sea"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-heart-of-the-sea/741558)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-heart-of-the-sea/741558 "2015-12-29T02:04:34Z")
Here last week, gone this week. Was #1 on my list to see this week and no where to be seen. --- ## [The Hateful Eight and other 2015 movies(Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hateful-eight-and-other-2015-movies-open-spoilers/741162)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hateful-eight-and-other-2015-movies-open-spoilers/741162 "2015-12-29T01:58:57Z")
I just watched The Hateful Eight and thought it was one of QT’s best films. Maybe even the best of all. I saw Django Unchained and I guess I’m in the minority but I didn’t think it was a great film. That is only my pers… --- ## [RIP Lemmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lemmy/741602)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-lemmy/741602 "2015-12-29T01:32:21Z")
Seeing reports that Lemmy (Motörhead) has died. RIP. --- ## [Is David Crosby still worth buying a ticket for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-david-crosby-still-worth-buying-a-ticket-for/741005)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-david-crosby-still-worth-buying-a-ticket-for/741005 "2015-12-29T01:15:49Z")
Pretty much it. Has anybody seen him in concert in the past year or so, and was it worth the cost of the ticket? He’s coming to Portland next March. --- ## [So...the recent Pan movie had a Smells Like Teen Spirit scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-recent-pan-movie-had-a-smells-like-teen-spirit-scene/741590)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-recent-pan-movie-had-a-smells-like-teen-spirit-scene/741590 "2015-12-29T00:34:30Z")
Having just watched the scene on YouTube… In what bizarre production meeting was this considered a good idea? Was there NO adult present who could say, “Shut the fuck up. That idiotic.” If it’s not the most inappropr… --- ## [Why don't bassists get as much credit as 'guitarists'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-bassists-get-as-much-credit-as-guitarists/740431)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-bassists-get-as-much-credit-as-guitarists/740431 "2015-12-28T21:27:39Z")
Is it because bass is perceived as “easier”? Is it because playing bass isn’t as flashy? (You don’t see bassists generally don’t all the hand and body mannerisms of guitarists) Is it because the bass sound itself gene… --- ## [JohnClay tries to sing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-tries-to-sing/741529)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnclay-tries-to-sing/741529 "2015-12-28T21:21:15Z")
“We wish you a Merry Christmas” comments: “John, that is beautiful. You’re really putting me in the Christmas spirit.” “Are you angel? I felt like a rainbow just flowed through my ears! That was beautiful!” “Behind … --- ## [Guitar recommendation needed: acoustic w/narrow neck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-recommendation-needed-acoustic-w-narrow-neck/741587)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-recommendation-needed-acoustic-w-narrow-neck/741587 "2015-12-28T20:51:57Z")
A friend has hand problems and can’t get around on a normal neck. She has an Ovation (Ovation 386T Pinnacle) which has a nut about 1.5" across–that’s pretty narrow! Wants a more traditional style guitar (i.e. square ba… --- ## [Is being extremely attractive 'enough' to get by in Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-extremely-attractive-enough-to-get-by-in-hollywood/741186)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-being-extremely-attractive-enough-to-get-by-in-hollywood/741186 "2015-12-28T20:09:22Z")
Not sure how naive this question is, but Alec Baldwin once wrote to his brothers who were not in film yet and said something like ‘the streets of hollywood are paved with gold for handsome men’, and all the Baldwin broth… --- ## [It was Christmas Eve, babe,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/741277)
**Author:** [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-was-christmas-eve-babe/741277 "2015-12-28T19:14:46Z")
In the drunk tank, --- ## [Robin Trower, Christmas 2015.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-trower-christmas-2015/741311)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-trower-christmas-2015/741311 "2015-12-28T17:41:07Z")
This guy has been one of my favorite guitarists since way back in the day. Robin Trower with Paul Jones --- ## [Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/727176)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/727176 "2015-12-28T16:13:01Z")
I saw this movie Tuesday and I can not find a thread on it here at the Straight Dope. It’s at 93% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, same as the previous movie in the series. I’d basically rate them like this at this point. … --- ## [Hmm...no thread for Interstellar yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-no-thread-for-interstellar-yet/703878)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-no-thread-for-interstellar-yet/703878 "2015-12-28T15:50:01Z")
My favorite net movie reviewer gave it 4 out of 4 stars. It is playing at the local IMAX this weekend-definitely plan to check it out. --- ## [Are popular 1980s comic books still pretty much worthless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-popular-1980s-comic-books-still-pretty-much-worthless/741468)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-popular-1980s-comic-books-still-pretty-much-worthless/741468 "2015-12-28T15:31:49Z")
Just checking. I polybagged a bunch of fairly popular mainly 80’s Marvel and DC comic books about 20 years ago. My understanding at that time was that there were so many of them out there that they were pretty much wor… --- ## [Biblical Message in ALIEN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-message-in-alien/741520)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-message-in-alien/741520 "2015-12-28T13:24:30Z")
The moon which introduces Humanity to Facehuggers and Chestbusters is identified as LV-426. In the King James Version Bible it is written, “And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of p… --- ## [Doctor Who Christmas Special 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015/741342)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-special-2015/741342 "2015-12-28T04:22:38Z")
Go watch it. It starts off a bit silly but it’s worth it. No, I’m not spoiling anything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=937) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=939)