# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=962 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 963 --- ## ["Your mother was a tribble and your father smelt of prune juice!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-was-a-tribble-and-your-father-smelt-of-prune-juice/736108)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-was-a-tribble-and-your-father-smelt-of-prune-juice/736108 "2015-11-06T08:39:52Z")
Long story made short, I play a game called Star Trek: Attack Wing. Kor, one of the Klingon captains, has a special ability that can force opposing ships to fire on Kor’s ship rather than a target of their choosing. Natu… --- ## [What's he saying in this clip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-he-saying-in-this-clip/736774)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-he-saying-in-this-clip/736774 "2015-11-06T04:18:09Z")
In the animated short “Odin’s Afterbirth”, a warrior who has gone to Valhalla tells off Odin, who in turn curses him. Only, between reverberation, the voice actor straining to make the character voice, and the loud backg… --- ## [What's In an August Moon Cake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-an-august-moon-cake/736769)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-an-august-moon-cake/736769 "2015-11-06T04:09:12Z")
I had dinner in Chinatown (Boston) last night. Afterwards, I walked into a bakery shop for something sweet. I remembered that there is a special kind of pastry, made for the August Moon (Harvest festival), so i asked for… --- ## [Die Hard C4 Elevator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-c4-elevator/736238)
**Author:** [@RearEchelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RearEchelon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-c4-elevator/736238 "2015-11-06T01:51:47Z")
Forgive me if this has been asked before, but the Search function doesn’t seem to be working at the moment. I watched Die Hard today for about the 100th time and once again there was something about the scene where two o… --- ## [Starbucks coffee? Good coffee or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-coffee-good-coffee-or-not/736226)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-coffee-good-coffee-or-not/736226 "2015-11-05T20:57:05Z")
Starbuck is all over the place but I’ve never been a big fan of it’s coffee. I get plain coffee with a little cream and sugar in it. Starbucks coffee always tasted kind of harsh/bitter and didn’t have the same kind of … --- ## [The Strain; season 2 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-2-open-spoilers/724993)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strain-season-2-open-spoilers/724993 "2015-11-05T18:29:08Z")
Season 2 starts tonight on FX with a 90 minute episode. :slight\_smile: --- ## [JEOPARDY! betting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-betting-question/736649)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-betting-question/736649 "2015-11-05T16:46:36Z")
So let’s say you’re on the Trebek show and doing quite well. $200,in mind your current real-life financial situation, how would you choose to bet in each of the following situations? It’s your first day, and at the end… --- ## [Classic Rockers: ID This 80s Song Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rockers-id-this-80s-song-please/736710)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rockers-id-this-80s-song-please/736710 "2015-11-05T14:36:27Z")
Does anyone recognize a classic rock song from the 1980s that sounds very much like the rock band, .38 Special, with a distinct line in the chorus repeating once or twice “Can you read my mind?” or, something very close … --- ## [Dishes you like but are too much of a pain in the ass to cook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-you-like-but-are-too-much-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-cook/736202)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-you-like-but-are-too-much-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-cook/736202 "2015-11-05T11:39:47Z")
Title says it all. For me it would be fried chicken. (Or anything that is deep fried and battered) --- ## [Project Greenlight Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-greenlight-season-4/735356)
**Author:** [@theorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theorange)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-greenlight-season-4/735356 "2015-11-05T06:50:47Z")
I’ve watched the first three seasons and am now caught up on the reboot. My main reaction is: thank GOD Damon and Affleck actually learned something from the first three seasons. In those earlier seasons (especially th… --- ## [Snoopy Gets Star on Walk of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopy-gets-star-on-walk-of-fame/736490)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snoopy-gets-star-on-walk-of-fame/736490 "2015-11-05T02:59:33Z")
Story here. I assume the Schulz estate is paying for this, as I’ve read these things ain’t cheap. Costs the honoree something like $25,000 I think it is, plus you have to agree to keep the star maintained. But I can’t t… --- ## [Plattoon ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plattoon-ending/736599)
**Author:** [@Bipolarbear4873](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bipolarbear4873)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plattoon-ending/736599 "2015-11-05T01:14:14Z")
The ending of plattoon where charlie sheen is in the helicopter he waves bye to the guy who growls like a bear, but then looks away from him like hes seen someone else and salutes him, who was he saluting ?. --- ## [Doctor Who -- 1651 England how ethnically diverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-1651-england-how-ethnically-diverse/735908)
**Author:** [@emarkp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emarkp)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-1651-england-how-ethnically-diverse/735908 "2015-11-05T00:11:27Z")
Here’s a screencap from the episode “The Woman Who Lived”. I counted 35 faces in the wide shot of the villagers in the scene (gathered for a hanging), and of those, 8 not Saxon/Norman. Is this a reasonable ethnic mix f… --- ## [Yup, yup, yup: Al Molinaro has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yup-yup-yup-al-molinaro-has-died/736260)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yup-yup-yup-al-molinaro-has-died/736260 "2015-11-05T00:08:17Z")
Happy Days’ and The Odd Couple’s (movie) Al Molinaro has died at age 96. --- ## [TV sucks and it's only getting worse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sucks-and-its-only-getting-worse/653981)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-sucks-and-its-only-getting-worse/653981 "2015-11-05T00:02:48Z")
For quite a while, I have been aware that interesting, entertaining television shows are dying out. But I didn’t take the time until now to actually realize just how bad things are! There are only four shows that I wat… --- ## [Unsweet Ketchup in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsweet-ketchup-in-the-us/733181)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsweet-ketchup-in-the-us/733181 "2015-11-04T23:50:24Z")
I remember when US ketchup/catsup wasn’t stupid sweet like it is now. Yes, it has always had a little bit of sweetness to offset the acid in the tomatoes. But now it’s primarily sugar-flavor with a hint of tomatoes & s… --- ## [Works of fiction with wonderfully detailed histories/backstories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-of-fiction-with-wonderfully-detailed-histories-backstories/735969)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-of-fiction-with-wonderfully-detailed-histories-backstories/735969 "2015-11-04T21:29:45Z")
In the Snowpiercer thread, levdrakon made the following statement: I had this response ready to go. \[Quote=Alternate Timeline Johnny Bravo\] Lord of the Rings makes perfect sense within the context of its own world an… --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1992](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1992/736621)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1992/736621 "2015-11-04T20:10:20Z")
You can vote for more than one song, so which will you choose? Older Polls: 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1965 - Cafe Society -… --- ## [When did people start to use "Frankenstein" for the monster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-start-to-use-frankenstein-for-the-monster/736210)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-start-to-use-frankenstein-for-the-monster/736210 "2015-11-04T18:18:33Z")
We all know, at this point, that if you’d like to be pedantic for Halloween, you can point out that Frankenstein was the doctor, and his monster didn’t actually have a name. But when exactly did people start referring t… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.04 "Here’s Not Here" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-04-here-s-not-here-open-spoilers/736377)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-04-here-s-not-here-open-spoilers/736377 "2015-11-04T17:53:05Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] A new face and setting are introduced. With all that’s gone on in the apocalypse, can people be trusted? \[/QUOTE\] It’s a 90 minute episode tonight, and Josh Gad is on the Talking Dead. If Glenn does turn… --- ## [Why is Plum Brandy (Slivovitz) So Nasty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plum-brandy-slivovitz-so-nasty/534110)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plum-brandy-slivovitz-so-nasty/534110 "2015-11-04T15:00:51Z")
I was given a bottle of this stuff by my Czech BIL-opened it last night. The stuff is awful-burns and has a nasty taste to it. Which is strange, because a good brandy or armagnac is usually smooth and has a nice flavor. … --- ## [Silence! The Silence of the Lambs musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silence-the-silence-of-the-lambs-musical/189646)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silence-the-silence-of-the-lambs-musical/189646 "2015-11-04T10:23:09Z")
http://www.silencethemusical.com/ Tracks: Silence of the Lambs\* - The Lambs If I Could Smell Her Cunt - Dr. Lecter Are You About a Size 14? - Buffalo Bill Quid Pro Quo - Clarice and Dr. Lecter It’s Me! - Dr. Lecter and… --- ## [Ask Charlie Sheen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-charlie-sheen/573516)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-charlie-sheen/573516 "2015-11-04T10:20:23Z")
Go ahead, ask me anything. Your pitiful amphibian sloth brains won’t be able to process all the winning that’s in my words. I’m a vatican assassin warlock on a carpet bombing run over my enemies. I’m a fighter pilot f… --- ## [Radio Stations NOT playing Top 40 music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-not-playing-top-40-music/736345)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-stations-not-playing-top-40-music/736345 "2015-11-04T07:31:32Z")
Reading this thread over here, got me thinking about the stations I listen to. Mostly, yeah, top \[del\] ramen\[/del\] 40, and a couple of local morning talk shows on the AM dial. However, my favorite is one of two local N… --- ## [Movie You Most Eagerly Anticipated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-most-eagerly-anticipated/736521)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-most-eagerly-anticipated/736521 "2015-11-04T06:23:14Z")
What was the movie you most looked forward to seeing? After seeing it, were you satisfied or not? For me, it was The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I really enjoyed it. --- ## [Cooking with Yogurt: Question for the chefs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-yogurt-question-for-the-chefs/736435)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-yogurt-question-for-the-chefs/736435 "2015-11-04T02:55:29Z")
A friend was admitted to the hospital and I offered late yesterday afternoon to make a casserole for her family. I had plenty of stuff on hand so didn’t go to the store. I boiled some pasta, made a meat sauce, and set a… --- ## [What to do with a LOT of cinnamon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-lot-of-cinnamon/736395)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-lot-of-cinnamon/736395 "2015-11-04T02:00:41Z")
So my wife does this meal-swap thing where she makes 5 meals, saves one for us, freezes the other four, and swaps them with other wives in the group. Recently she did one of the “breakfast” ones, and she made cinnamon r… --- ## [Jon Stewart going to HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-going-to-hbo/736582)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-going-to-hbo/736582 "2015-11-04T01:57:24Z")
Some info here. Looks like he is just dipping his toe in for now but I look forward to seeing what he ends up producing. John Oliver must have been like, “Dude, you have no idea how awesome it is here…”. --- ## [One celebrity death overshadowing another on the same day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-celebrity-death-overshadowing-another-on-the-same-day/732374)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-celebrity-death-overshadowing-another-on-the-same-day/732374 "2015-11-04T01:52:11Z")
Often there are two celebrity deaths occurring on the same day. When this happens, it’s not unusual for one death to totally overshadow the other. The first that comes to mind is Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009.… --- ## [Weirdest relationships in comc books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-relationships-in-comc-books/736015)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-relationships-in-comc-books/736015 "2015-11-04T01:31:51Z")
In which we discuss relationships in comics that are 'flicted as all get out. I don’t mean romantic relationships, by the way. Not necessarily, anyway. You can nominate the likes of Mantis and the Cotati if you want, bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=961) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=963)