# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=967 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 968 --- ## [Is Breaking Bad really the best show ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaking-bad-really-the-best-show-ever/731738)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaking-bad-really-the-best-show-ever/731738 "2015-10-27T00:31:17Z")
Granted, I’ve only seen the pilot, but I wasn’t THAT impressed. Maybe it gets better later on, but I found what I saw sort of boring. I don’t think it’s much better than Lost or Dexter. I’d say the best TV shows ever ar… --- ## [RIP Ed Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-walker/735827)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-walker/735827 "2015-10-26T23:04:04Z")
Ed Walker, who hosted the Washington DC area radio program “The Big Broadcast” (a 4-hour program broadcasting classic radio drama and comedy each week on Sunday night) for 25 years, and who was one half of the “Joy Boys”… --- ## [Everest (the movie based on the 1996 disaster)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-the-movie-based-on-the-1996-disaster/732485)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-the-movie-based-on-the-1996-disaster/732485 "2015-10-26T20:49:55Z")
I went to see the movie last night, and I was wondering if anyone else had seen it. I’d been looking forward to seeing it, because I’d seen the trailers before some other movies, and the trailer looked exciting, and the … --- ## [Commercial breaks on WatchESPN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-breaks-on-watchespn/735804)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercial-breaks-on-watchespn/735804 "2015-10-26T19:47:10Z")
Since I became a cable cord-cutter, I’ve been using the WatchESPN streaming service (borrowing someone’s cable account) for my football viewing needs. It works pretty fine, except for the commercial breaks, which are we… --- ## [Mythbusters is ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380)
**Author:** [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-is-ending/735380 "2015-10-26T18:43:50Z")
So apparently the next season of Mythbusters will be the last one. http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/21/mythbusters-ending-interview Can’t say that I’m surprised, but it still makes me sad. Reading the article and the … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 6.02 "JSS" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-02-jss-open-spoilers/735066)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-02-jss-open-spoilers/735066 "2015-10-26T17:02:12Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Just when it looks like things can return to normal, or as normal as things can be in the apocalypse, a new problem arises for the Alexandrians. \[/QUOTE\] Kevin Smith and Paul Bettany are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Portlandia season 2 deleted scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-season-2-deleted-scene/735678)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-season-2-deleted-scene/735678 "2015-10-26T16:30:25Z")
On the bonus disc. Who is the actress in the gift store? It looks to me like traci Lords. Am i hallucinating? --- ## [If it's Saturday, it must be hashbrowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-its-saturday-it-must-be-hashbrowns/735637)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-its-saturday-it-must-be-hashbrowns/735637 "2015-10-26T16:03:09Z")
Mrs. L.A. is a pyromaniac. Well, OK. She likes having a fire in the fire pit. The cord of wood doesn’t arrive until today, so we went down to the corner market so she could get a couple of bundles of firewood. I said… --- ## [Polish Pickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polish-pickles/735279 "2015-10-26T15:12:45Z")
I am in the US. I like pickles imported from Poland, mostly. There is no American made pickle that is even close to acceptable to me. They are way too salty and/or too vinegary, and I like vinegar. I don’t like mild ones… --- ## [Brown First or Drop In? Best way to get ground lamb to "integrate" into a stew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-first-or-drop-in-best-way-to-get-ground-lamb-to-integrate-into-a-stew/735636)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brown-first-or-drop-in-best-way-to-get-ground-lamb-to-integrate-into-a-stew/735636 "2015-10-26T14:48:03Z")
The OP title pretty much sums it up. I am making a stew tomorrow. If I have some ground lamb, and would love for it to “melt into/integrate with”\*\* the stew base, should I brown it along with the stew beef and pork I … --- ## [Schlockmercenary.com - Is This Domain Name Yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlockmercenary-com-is-this-domain-name-yours/735731)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlockmercenary-com-is-this-domain-name-yours/735731 "2015-10-26T11:23:35Z")
My regular bookmark for Schlock Mercenary brings up what looks like a page trying to sell the domain. Anyone know what’s going on? Googling didn’t bring anything up. I have an email address for the comic, but I’ve hea… --- ## [The Amazing Race (10/23): King of the Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-23-king-of-the-jungle/735702)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-23-king-of-the-jungle/735702 "2015-10-26T06:25:57Z")
I was hoping the Bickerazzi would be eaten by the lions. Alas! it was not meant to be. I think all Pit Stops should involve carrying things on your head or some task that would tend to slow teams down so that it doesn’t… --- ## [What are the odds that the movie adaptation of The Martian will succeed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-the-movie-adaptation-of-the-martian-will-succeed/716546)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-the-movie-adaptation-of-the-martian-will-succeed/716546 "2015-10-26T05:19:58Z")
The Martian is a novel, independently published by a first time author, about an astronaut stranded on Mars. I found it be be a fantastically good read. The primary reason is the tone : the sarcastic, humorous tone of … --- ## [I juts had a nice plate of fish & chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-juts-had-a-nice-plate-of-fish-chips/734434)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-juts-had-a-nice-plate-of-fish-chips/734434 "2015-10-26T01:32:42Z")
With a sprinkling of balsamic vinegar, sea salt and dollop of blue cheese mayonnaise. --- ## [Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(spoilers after 1st post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zachary-a-letter-to-a-son-about-his-father-spoilers-after-1st-post/546058)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-zachary-a-letter-to-a-son-about-his-father-spoilers-after-1st-post/546058 "2015-10-25T23:58:47Z")
:frowning: :frowning: :frowning: Spoilers to follow. --- ## [A Question About "Goodfellas"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-goodfellas/735129)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-goodfellas/735129 "2015-10-25T19:15:56Z")
When Henry Hill’s wife goes to see Jimmy Burke (down on the East Side), she gets a bad vibe. Burke tells her to go to an address down the street-and she realizes that she is about to be “whacked”. she runs away, gets in … --- ## [81-year-old surprises guitar shop with his playing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81-year-old-surprises-guitar-shop-with-his-playing/735670)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/81-year-old-surprises-guitar-shop-with-his-playing/735670 "2015-10-25T13:15:39Z")
He may have looked like their kindly old great grandfather. Little did they know Bob Wood is an instrumentalist from the 60’s and 70’s. Recorded several albums. The store staff were in for a treat. :smiley: :smiley: … --- ## [Never seen a drum kit setup like this ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-a-drum-kit-setup-like-this/735703)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-seen-a-drum-kit-setup-like-this/735703 "2015-10-25T12:28:55Z")
Okay, I’m not a drummer, but I do understand that each drummer’s setup is very personal, particularly for drummers who play large kits. And Alexey Poblete plays large kits. She’s this very young Filipino girl who is an … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 4 (October 12, 2015) -- "The 2003 Approximation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-4-october-12-2015-the-2003-approximation/734459)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-4-october-12-2015-the-2003-approximation/734459 "2015-10-25T12:21:06Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1988](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1988/735638)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1988/735638 "2015-10-25T10:37:45Z")
I hope 1987 gets more love. It’s 1988 and you MAY VOTE for MORE THAN ONE SONG. Twenty five songs reached number one in Canada in 1988, including George Michael’s “Faith”. None of these artists are Canadians but it was … --- ## [Do all human racial/ethnic groups perceive food tastes & flavors the same way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-human-racial-ethnic-groups-perceive-food-tastes-flavors-the-same-way/735602)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-human-racial-ethnic-groups-perceive-food-tastes-flavors-the-same-way/735602 "2015-10-25T08:14:22Z")
Is the nature of human tasting preferences or ability entirely culturally driven or are there an innate differences in the way various ethnic or racial groups perceive certain flavors? In other words is the preference … --- ## [I think Maisie is gonna make a nice companion \[on Doctor Who\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-maisie-is-gonna-make-a-nice-companion-on-doctor-who/734948)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-maisie-is-gonna-make-a-nice-companion-on-doctor-who/734948 "2015-10-25T08:04:12Z")
Just sayin Declan --- ## [Kent State Documentary - 4 Dead in Ohio (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kent-state-documentary-4-dead-in-ohio-netflix/735584)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kent-state-documentary-4-dead-in-ohio-netflix/735584 "2015-10-25T07:32:28Z")
Just watched a documentary about Kent State University (When the 60’s ended or something like that) about the Kent State shootings. I was born in 72. Anyone here at Kent State when this happened? Have you seen the docum… --- ## [TV Actors Who Act Hard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-act-hard/735401)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-act-hard/735401 "2015-10-25T06:19:37Z")
Lots of TV roles are just people playing people. Like I’m sure it wasn’t too far of a stretch for the How I Met Your Mother crew to put on the guise of 30-something (20-something?) white folks in NYC once a week. Same go… --- ## [Pumpkin carving inspiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-inspiration/735690)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pumpkin-carving-inspiration/735690 "2015-10-25T06:12:22Z")
Hi all, we are going to our friend’s annual pumpkin carving party tomorrow. We have raised the bar over the last several years, creating some great pumpkins; The Pumpkin King and his retinue (lots of other carved veggies… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 5 (Oct. 19, 2015) -- "The Perpiration Implementation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-5-oct-19-2015-the-perpiration-implementation/735232)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-5-oct-19-2015-the-perpiration-implementation/735232 "2015-10-25T06:06:59Z")
I’ll leave it to everybody else to get the reviews going. What I want to know is what was on Sheldon’s shirt. You know, the blue shirt with the round design? --- ## [What's your stripper song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-song/735130)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-stripper-song/735130 "2015-10-25T04:03:44Z")
I’m talking about the song that, when you’re home alone listening to music( for me it’s when I’m doing housework) it comes on and it instantly puts you into stripper mode, i.e. bump and grind, seductive, picture yourself… --- ## [Profanity on Dutch TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-on-dutch-tv/735614)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profanity-on-dutch-tv/735614 "2015-10-25T03:13:45Z")
I was watching S15 of "Wie is de Mol on YouTube, and noticed on the first episode the contents exclaimed, in English “What the F—. Dude!” “F–” “Oh My God!” These weren’t bleeped out, but nor were they subtitled into … --- ## [Help Me Script a Scene: Guns/Hostages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-script-a-scene-guns-hostages/735503)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-script-a-scene-guns-hostages/735503 "2015-10-25T02:21:37Z")
In the thread about scenes that take you out of a movie, DrDeth said this: And…he’s right. But if the good guy doesn’t drop the gun, it leads either to a really prolonged stand-off where everybody is saying, “Put the … --- ## [What does rabbit taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-rabbit-taste-like/735533)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-rabbit-taste-like/735533 "2015-10-25T02:04:09Z")
inspired by today’s SD column. I like chicken, but I’m not a fan of duck. I like beef and pork, but I’m not a fan of lamb. I’ve never had rabbit. In terms of flavor, which of the above would you say it is most simila… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=966) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=968)