# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 964 --- ## [is Stephan King lazy, altzheimery or just fucking with us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephan-king-lazy-altzheimery-or-just-fucking-with-us/612547)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stephan-king-lazy-altzheimery-or-just-fucking-with-us/612547 "2015-11-03T23:08:20Z")
I’m reading 11-22-63, and I keep getting yanked out of it by glaring historical inconsistensies. Just yesterday, when I had a free half hour, I was hit by three of these in that short period of time; someone yelling “fu… --- ## [Favorite Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lyrics/734991)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lyrics/734991 "2015-11-03T21:11:13Z")
“Dumb” I’m not like them But I can pretend The sun is gone But I have a light The day is done But I’m having fun I think I’m dumb Or maybe just happy Think I’m just happy \[x3\] \[full lyrics snipped\] --- ## [Stupid Jeopardy contestants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-jeopardy-contestants/736148)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-jeopardy-contestants/736148 "2015-11-03T18:26:21Z")
I’m sorry, but if you can’t identify the major world created by the second best selling author in the English language, you are just plain dumb. Not to mention knowing jack about New Mexico. Tonight’s contestants were a… --- ## [BoJack Horseman Season 2 now on Netflix!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-season-2-now-on-netflix/725552)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bojack-horseman-season-2-now-on-netflix/725552 "2015-11-03T17:34:40Z")
Yay, it’s here! I’m 5 episodes in. Favorite line so far: “You think Drew Barrymore doesn’t have a frolicking meadow? That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” --- ## [Anyone else bored by books with big, elaborate, well-drawn world building?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-bored-by-books-with-big-elaborate-well-drawn-world-building/736475)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-bored-by-books-with-big-elaborate-well-drawn-world-building/736475 "2015-11-03T14:43:48Z")
I was gonna post in the other thread, but I would be threadshitting, so I started a new one. UGGGHHHH!!! I hate hate hate these books!!! Any fantasy novel that needs an appendix, genealogy, and/or map is always, ALWAY… --- ## [John Gillespie Magee, Jr. the author of the poem "High Flight" died at 19!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gillespie-magee-jr-the-author-of-the-poem-high-flight-died-at-19/736303)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-gillespie-magee-jr-the-author-of-the-poem-high-flight-died-at-19/736303 "2015-11-03T04:43:48Z")
If you are older than 40 you may remember thisor thiswhich TV stations in the 60’s and 70’s used to close out the day. Here is his wiki. He died at 19! This was surprising as I thought for sure this would be some old r… --- ## [Whoa! New Star Trek series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-new-star-trek-series/736492)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-new-star-trek-series/736492 "2015-11-03T04:32:06Z")
According to this a new series is coming in 2017. I can barely curtail my excitement! Man, what a geek I am! --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.03 "Thank You" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757 "2015-11-03T02:42:13Z")
It looks like a massive spoiler about this episode may have been leaked; I’m not going to say what it is, but if it’s true it’s going to be a very divisive episode. I please see we Yvette Nicole Brown is one of the gu… --- ## [Band names: how far is too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-how-far-is-too-far/734966)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-how-far-is-too-far/734966 "2015-11-03T00:34:38Z")
There’s been some fuss in the indie rock community about the recent name change of the band Viet Cong. Apparently the band was getting a lot of blowback from the Vietnamese community, ending up in shows being cancelled.… --- ## [RIP Fred Thompson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fred-thompson/736383)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-fred-thompson/736383 "2015-11-02T21:21:41Z")
Actor and Tennessee Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson passed this afternoon. As an actor, probably best known for his work as the DA on Law and Order as well as The Hunt for Red October. --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1991](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1991/736436)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1991/736436 "2015-11-02T20:30:07Z")
This poll contains 22 songs, with Bryan Adams and Tom Cochrane being the Canadians on this poll. \*\*\* You may vote for more than one song. Which ones will you vote for? Some older polls could use more votes, like 1986, … --- ## [When you sing along do you use the same accent as the singer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-sing-along-do-you-use-the-same-accent-as-the-singer/736120)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-sing-along-do-you-use-the-same-accent-as-the-singer/736120 "2015-11-02T20:29:30Z")
I know we had a thread about this a long time ago; hell, I might have started it. I’m talking about pronouncing the words the way the singer does as opposed to how you normally would. A good example, which was mentioned … --- ## [I want to learn something new](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-something-new/736446)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-learn-something-new/736446 "2015-11-02T19:59:54Z")
I work at a computer all day long and have lots of short snippets of free time between tasks. There is no pressure here to look busy. I usually just goof off surfing the web and when I think of the years I wasted which… --- ## [What's your current TV schedule?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-tv-schedule/736160)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-tv-schedule/736160 "2015-11-02T19:59:18Z")
Like, what shows are you watching on which days? Which do you watch while it’s on and which do you record and watch later? Just curious to see how much peoples’ lists match up (or not). --- ## [Smoked herring salad on a bagel is delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-herring-salad-on-a-bagel-is-delicious/736412)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-herring-salad-on-a-bagel-is-delicious/736412 "2015-11-02T19:41:53Z")
I like lox on bagels, but it’s a bit too bland for me to love it. I prefer smoked whitefish salad on bagels and our local Lox Stock & Bagel shop used to make it quite well. But, they closed down long ago, so I had to res… --- ## [This amazing commerical is for .... a toilet stool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-amazing-commerical-is-for-a-toilet-stool/736353)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-amazing-commerical-is-for-a-toilet-stool/736353 "2015-11-02T19:25:07Z")
It’s interesting to see how advertisers approach advertising products used for private and embarrassing functions. Not a fan of bathroom humor in general but what “Squatty Potty” did borders on a kind of genius. No idea… --- ## [What was this aviation movie (ejection seats)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-aviation-movie-ejection-seats/685869)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-aviation-movie-ejection-seats/685869 "2015-11-02T16:09:23Z")
Another obscure question. A long time ago, I watched a movie that had either a subplot or a main plot about developing ejection seats for jet fighters. Every time the test subject would eject, he’s get his arm dislocate… --- ## [American Horror Story: Hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-hotel/733923)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-hotel/733923 "2015-11-02T15:31:08Z")
Soooooooooo . . . .that was . . . something. Did anyone else watch last night? I won’t spoil it for those who recorded it, and I don’t think I’m giving anything away when I say I believe Mr. Murphy’s trolley has finally… --- ## [When did "beet" become "beetroot"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-beet-become-beetroot/735838)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-beet-become-beetroot/735838 "2015-11-02T14:43:35Z")
When I was younger, recipes always used the word beet to indicate the root of the beet and beet greens to indicate the tops. Recently everything I find refers to beetroot. When the change? Why the change? --- ## [Why no breakfast pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-breakfast-pizza/734339 "2015-11-02T14:40:48Z")
OK, cold leftover pizza is a very definition of breakfast. But why are there no breakfast pizzas in the way that there are breakfast burritos and breakfast sandwiches? EDIT: Mrs. L.A. said, ‘Don’t even say that! Some… --- ## [Leah Remini goes sane; Scientologists upset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leah-remini-goes-sane-scientologists-upset/663628)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leah-remini-goes-sane-scientologists-upset/663628 "2015-11-02T10:17:25Z")
Actress Leah Remini was a Scientologist for many years and was a public supporter of the cult. But in private communications she asked questions about some of its activities and the leadership responded by trying to push… --- ## ["The Nightmare Before Christmas" - a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nightmare-before-christmas-a-halloween-movie-or-a-christmas-movie-for-you/736384)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nightmare-before-christmas-a-halloween-movie-or-a-christmas-movie-for-you/736384 "2015-11-02T06:35:33Z")
Do you consider Tim Burton’s “A Nightmare Before Christmas” a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie (or something else)? --- ## [Best resources for a lazy vegetarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-resources-for-a-lazy-vegetarian/736285)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-resources-for-a-lazy-vegetarian/736285 "2015-11-02T04:23:14Z")
I’ve been moving more and more towards becoming vegetarian. Some of it is for health reasons, some of it is for environmental reasons, but in any case, it just feels right. The problem is that I don’t have much money an… --- ## [Best Halloween decorations ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-halloween-decorations-ever/736269)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-halloween-decorations-ever/736269 "2015-11-02T04:07:56Z")
I’ve been meaning to share this picture for a while-- It’s a house along my commuting route. I won’t comment on it, beyond saying that it’s even more awesome in person. (hopefully I got that upload right) --- ## [Songs where the artists just throw themselves into it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-artists-just-throw-themselves-into-it/728007)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-artists-just-throw-themselves-into-it/728007 "2015-11-02T04:01:51Z")
I want some music where the artist just throws themselves headfirst into it and goes completely bonkers with it. Like, those fundamentalist Christian denominations that flail around “feeling the spirit” would go “woah, o… --- ## [Who is the tea serving female cat on the latest Girl Genius supposed to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-tea-serving-female-cat-on-the-latest-girl-genius-supposed-to-be/736343)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-tea-serving-female-cat-on-the-latest-girl-genius-supposed-to-be/736343 "2015-11-02T03:45:16Z")
The Foglio’s often insert well known characters from outside the Girl Genius universe into some of their vignettes.Like Gorgo here. Who is this serving cat in the latest comic supposed to be? --- ## [books revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-revisited/736329)
**Author:** [@blueweave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueweave)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-revisited/736329 "2015-11-02T03:27:24Z")
What has been your reactions rereading noteworthy(to you) books 20 + years later. Ex: how could I have been so dumb,smart,naive, different, etc…from now. --- ## [Third wave coffee. Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-wave-coffee-who-knew/736186)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/third-wave-coffee-who-knew/736186 "2015-11-02T02:54:14Z")
I travel a lot for work. Any city I go to, I try to frequent the small, independent espresso bars. Why? Well, I like to support entrepreneurs, I like tasting the different roasts, and there is a little bit of uniquene… --- ## [Crockpot vs. Oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-vs-oven/734979)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-vs-oven/734979 "2015-11-02T01:51:47Z")
What does a crockpot do that a roasting pan and an oven can’t? It’s smaller, so maybe it uses less energy, but I don’t understand why people buy crockpots instead of just using the oven. Is it considered bad/dangerous to… --- ## [Soap Opera actor Nathaniel Marston critically injured in MVA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-opera-actor-nathaniel-marston-critically-injured-in-mva/736380)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soap-opera-actor-nathaniel-marston-critically-injured-in-mva/736380 "2015-11-02T01:05:26Z")
Story here. I’m not a soap opera person, and I can’t place Marston in any other role right off the top of my head. But, according to the police, he was sober when the accident happened. If Marston lives (which is not de… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=964)