# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=964 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 965 --- ## [Survivor: Cambodia 10/28/15 - "Bunking with the Devil"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-10-28-15-bunking-with-the-devil/736062)
**Author:** [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-10-28-15-bunking-with-the-devil/736062 "2015-11-02T01:05:02Z")
SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . Hmm, another episode where Spencer’s name gets thrown around but ultimately someone else is voted out. Certainly fanning the fires of those who feel like the edit is shaping up with S… --- ## [TAR 30 October 2015 -- My Tongue Doesn't Even Twist That Way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-30-october-2015-my-tongue-doesnt-even-twist-that-way/736222)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-30-october-2015-my-tongue-doesnt-even-twist-that-way/736222 "2015-11-02T00:22:46Z")
Frater-night?! --- ## [Table Read Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/table-read-question/736265)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/table-read-question/736265 "2015-11-01T20:17:00Z")
From what I understand, for TV sitcoms there is usually a table read where actors sit around a table and read through the script. The idea, I think, is to familiarize the actors with the script and to allow the writers a… --- ## [Lilyhammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lilyhammer/684549)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lilyhammer/684549 "2015-11-01T17:50:48Z")
Lilyhammer is a TV series starring Steven Van Zandt. It is made in Norway (I believe) and the DVD that I borrowed from a friend is mostly in Norwegian without any English subtitles. It is currently in its 3rd season and… --- ## [Elvis - American Trilogy - Dixieland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-american-trilogy-dixieland/736249)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elvis-american-trilogy-dixieland/736249 "2015-11-01T17:47:36Z")
Heard it on the radio. On first blush some might think it belongs in another era because of it’s celebration of the old South in the opening section. Those who know the second and third sections might be inclinded to thi… --- ## [Music: Kevin Olusola's Cello-beatboxing; a member of the acapella group Pentatonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-kevin-olusolas-cello-beatboxing-a-member-of-the-acapella-group-pentatonix/736087)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-kevin-olusolas-cello-beatboxing-a-member-of-the-acapella-group-pentatonix/736087 "2015-11-01T17:22:14Z")
I did a search on his name and didn’t come up with anything other than the rock star IQ thread from some time ago. I pay no attention to singing contest TV/Reality shows. I pay no attention to the Pitch Perfect/acapel… --- ## [Songs with BIG tribal sounding drums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-big-tribal-sounding-drums/332214)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-big-tribal-sounding-drums/332214 "2015-11-01T16:41:21Z")
A few months ago I went with a friend to a local stadium where high school marching bands from around the country were competeing. I was right on the field and up close to the bands and was generally impressed by all of … --- ## [White wine sauce and mince?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-wine-sauce-and-mince/736294)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-wine-sauce-and-mince/736294 "2015-11-01T15:54:34Z")
Hey all - apologies, this is pretty dull… I have some white wine sauce left over from tonight, and some beef mince defrosting for tomorrow. They don’t seem like naturally wedded ingredients, but any ideas for a dish whe… --- ## [How Do Records Get (Legally) Pushed To Radio Stations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-records-get-legally-pushed-to-radio-stations/735983)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-records-get-legally-pushed-to-radio-stations/735983 "2015-11-01T14:58:01Z")
If my understanding of the radio industry is correct, the days of record company execs plying DJ’s with money and blow to play their artists’ songs are long gone. So how do songs get pushed to radio stations legally? Do… --- ## [Anybody watching BlindSpot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-blindspot/733741)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-blindspot/733741 "2015-11-01T06:21:58Z")
Interesting premise. Hot chick in duffle bag emerges, naked and covered in fresh tattoos with no memory. One of the tattoos says to call a certain FBI Agent. I watched the first two episodes and I will watch the third… --- ## [I can only assume Michael Caine needs a new house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-only-assume-michael-caine-needs-a-new-house/735209)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-only-assume-michael-caine-needs-a-new-house/735209 "2015-11-01T06:14:06Z")
and apparently so does Vin Diesel. I just saw a trailer for The Last Witch Hunter and sweet zombie jesus does it look awful. Battling witches in a post-apocalyptic future with swords? I’m a comic-book/fantasy/sci-fi ner… --- ## [Things you assumed would happen in life, based on sitcoms/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-would-happen-in-life-based-on-sitcoms-movies/735137)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-assumed-would-happen-in-life-based-on-sitcoms-movies/735137 "2015-11-01T02:51:45Z")
There are a ton of things I thought would happen for sure based on TV–after all, would TV lie? Watching tons of Bewitched reruns as a kid, I totally assumed that when I got older, it would be normal to have the boss over… --- ## [Fictional inventors of real things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-inventors-of-real-things/736049)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-inventors-of-real-things/736049 "2015-10-31T23:58:09Z")
I just learned that Back Stabbersis a real song, not something a character on Cold Case wrote. It made me think of Sam, from Quantum Leap, being behind the name Misfits. Any other characters who are taking credit/blame … --- ## [How big does a burrito have to be before it becomes a burro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014 "2015-10-31T23:46:07Z")
… I ask myself every time I eat at Chipotle. --- ## [Convince us that your most disliked movie us the worst film ever made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-us-that-your-most-disliked-movie-us-the-worst-film-ever-made/734550)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-us-that-your-most-disliked-movie-us-the-worst-film-ever-made/734550 "2015-10-31T18:37:31Z")
In which we do–well, exactly what the thread title says. A few quick rules: Please confine yourself to movies you’ve actually seen. No porn. Bombast, exaggeration, and ridiculous fury are not only welcome but expected. … --- ## [My best FIEND's movie has sold out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-fiends-movie-has-sold-out/736261)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-fiends-movie-has-sold-out/736261 "2015-10-31T17:23:33Z")
A couple of years ago my best fiend released Horror Anthology Movie Vol. 1. Last year he released a limited-edition Blu-Ray of the sequel, Creepers. The latter was 200 numbered copies. (I have #039.) The Creepers lim… --- ## [Face Off Season 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-9/726496)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-9/726496 "2015-10-31T16:54:40Z")
Face Off on SyFy is back with Season 9. New people, new challenges, new disasters. The first challenge right off the bat is a doozy - no Foundation Challenge, straight to the Spotlight challenge: the contestants were … --- ## [Is Supergirl doomed to a life of only oral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-supergirl-doomed-to-a-life-of-only-oral-sex/735910)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-supergirl-doomed-to-a-life-of-only-oral-sex/735910 "2015-10-31T15:38:16Z")
Let’s face it, that whole impenetrable thing is gonna make that first time a pretty tough hurdle for the average guy. So unless Superman and she hook up, is Supergirl going to be a virgin for life? How about butt sex? … --- ## [Name the first five female Mad Scientists that come to mind...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-first-five-female-mad-scientists-that-come-to-mind/677067)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-first-five-female-mad-scientists-that-come-to-mind/677067 "2015-10-31T09:07:02Z")
I’ve got kind of an odd survey/quiz/timekiller, if anyone’d care to partake: Name the first five female “Mad Scientist” characters that you can think of. “Hero” or “villain” doesn’t matter, as long as they’re fictional,… --- ## [Better Off Ted: I've decided. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-ive-decided/736156 "2015-10-31T03:14:03Z")
. . . to keep watching Better Off Ted. Discuss. It’s so good over and over. --- ## [King of America - 1986 Elvis Costello album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-america-1986-elvis-costello-album/736052)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-of-america-1986-elvis-costello-album/736052 "2015-10-31T02:56:50Z")
Yeah, yeah, currently the 3rd Elvis Costello Thread on the front page of Café Society but this was inspired by the Your favorite Elvis Costello song Thread and I didn’t want to hijack. In that Thread, I was happy to see… --- ## [Songs whose intros fake you out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-intros-fake-you-out/731235)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-whose-intros-fake-you-out/731235 "2015-10-31T02:06:32Z")
For me it’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), The Eurythmics, and I Wear My Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart Usually, when the second one comes on, I’ll even start singing the former. :smack: How about you? --- ## [Self-Education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-education/736115)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-education/736115 "2015-10-31T01:32:08Z")
I’m trying to help a friend get something like a university education. That is, we are not expecting a certificate from it or anything else that would directly aid in employment opportunities, and obviously it would be m… --- ## [Can someone explain the TV show "The Player" to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-tv-show-the-player-to-me/736195)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-tv-show-the-player-to-me/736195 "2015-10-31T00:55:52Z")
The one with Wesley Snipes. I was watching it last night and it wasn’t really clear to me what was going on, so I read the Wikipedia page, and it wasn’t a whole lot of help. It’s some sort of combination of crime-fightin… --- ## [Looking for some help to understand an article about The Intern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-understand-an-article-about-the-intern/736164)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-help-to-understand-an-article-about-the-intern/736164 "2015-10-30T23:42:30Z")
I heard some good things about the movie The Intern (2015) starring Robert Di Nero. But when I tried to read the Wikipedia entry, I couldn’t understand part of it. Here is the sentence that just doesn’t make any sense… --- ## [Vince Gilligan, Season 6?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vince-gilligan-season-6/735966)
**Author:** [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vince-gilligan-season-6/735966 "2015-10-30T23:05:49Z")
Is this a hoax? It’s got to be a hoax right? http://nbc.com.co/vince-gilligan-announces-breaking-bad-season-6-begins-shooting-december-2015-walt-did-not-die/ --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S03E05:4,722 Hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e05-4-722-hours/735924)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s03e05-4-722-hours/735924 "2015-10-30T23:03:55Z")
“4,722 Hours” Directed by Jesse Bochco Written by Craig Titley In case you were wondering. Yes. The director is related to Steven Bochco. If you weren’t? I don’t know what to tell you. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S03E01: L… --- ## [When Did "mounds" Candy Cease Being "Peter Paul Mounds?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mounds-candy-cease-being-peter-paul-mounds/736080)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-mounds-candy-cease-being-peter-paul-mounds/736080 "2015-10-30T22:22:12Z")
Just noticed that my favorite candy bars (Mounds) are no longer "Peter Paul"who were these guys? --- ## [Creepiest Halloween Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-halloween-songs/735427 "2015-10-30T20:31:35Z")
Honestly, how is it not Judas Priest’s “The Ripper”? I’m not talking about novelty songs, but ones that are seriously creepy. And they have to be rock songs. Aside from maybe Pantera’s “Cemetary Gates”, I can’t think of… --- ## [Apparently a new Heroes Reboot or Sequel is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-a-new-heroes-reboot-or-sequel-is-coming/681997)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-a-new-heroes-reboot-or-sequel-is-coming/681997 "2015-10-30T19:07:08Z")
NBC just aired during the Olympics a teaser for a Reboot or Sequel for the show Heroes called Heroes Reborn. Don’t know anything else but it is definitely related to the original show as it had the same eclipse logo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=963) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=965)