# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=974 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 975 --- ## [No spoiler question about Deadwood season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spoiler-question-about-deadwood-season-3/734481)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-spoiler-question-about-deadwood-season-3/734481 "2015-10-12T22:59:36Z")
The last season, the struggle between Hearst and the townspeople, does that get “resolved” or was it left to a cliffhanger that was never resolved due to no more seasons being filmed? No Spoilers please. --- ## [Documentary on Keith Richards - Under the Influence on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-keith-richards-under-the-influence-on-netflix/734254)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-keith-richards-under-the-influence-on-netflix/734254 "2015-10-12T20:53:02Z")
Link to thread on his autobiography, Life: Keith Richards' Autobiography: Life - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Just saw his documentary, Under the Influence. It engages him and his band during the record… --- ## [Favorite Sub Sandwich - what's your go to selection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sub-sandwich-whats-your-go-to-selection/733992)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-sub-sandwich-whats-your-go-to-selection/733992 "2015-10-12T20:00:11Z")
Everyone has a favorite Sub Sandwich. Some combination of meats and toppings that you always look forward to and order. They are often found (under various names) at all the chain Sub shops. I always look first for a sa… --- ## [The Most American Novel of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-american-novel-of-all-time/733809)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-american-novel-of-all-time/733809 "2015-10-12T19:20:38Z")
According to this webcomic’s final panel, the most American novel of all time (as in, the one that best exemplifies the United States, not necessarily the greatest) is Moby Dick. I’m torn between Robert Heinlein’s Hav… --- ## [80s Mania! Best 100 alternative music singles from 1980s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-mania-best-100-alternative-music-singles-from-1980s/734049)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-mania-best-100-alternative-music-singles-from-1980s/734049 "2015-10-12T18:47:08Z")
I’m a sucker for top X music lists. The latest I’ve enjoyed perusing is The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s from Popmatters. It’s only one person’s opinion and is obviously subjective, and he uses his own ru… --- ## [Do you like certain sodas warm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-certain-sodas-warm/734096 "2015-10-12T17:04:38Z")
For me, I like Rootbeer warm. I also like Sun drop warm to. --- ## [Trailer for "Hail Caesar", Coen Bros next flick is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-hail-caesar-coen-bros-next-flick-is-out/734056)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-for-hail-caesar-coen-bros-next-flick-is-out/734056 "2015-10-12T15:24:53Z")
and can be found here. I must say I’m moderately amused by said trailer, with its actor mix of the Coen brothers’ usual suspects plus newbies. I can’t say their last effort, “Inside Llewyn Davis” amused me all that muc… --- ## [Please ID this martial arts movie: people form into a giant crossbow, shoot fighters at foe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157 "2015-10-12T15:02:42Z")
I probably saw it in the 80s, but I’d guess it was from the 70s. Pretty sure it’s an import with dubbed soundtrack. During a fight scene a bunch of guys all formed Voltron-like into a giant crossbow, or maybe a bow, an… --- ## [I'm gonna slip her the pork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-slip-her-the-pork/733530)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-slip-her-the-pork/733530 "2015-10-12T14:21:43Z")
My wife loves gobbling my pork! I pulled my pork out of the freezer, and it’s in the meat locker of the fridge so it will be thawed for next week. Usually I cook it one of two ways: Low-and-slow in the oven, or low-and… --- ## [The effects of vinegar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120)
**Author:** [@LordDoritosXII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordDoritosXII)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effects-of-vinegar/734120 "2015-10-12T13:33:52Z")
Hi peoples, just wondering why is it that whenever i think of vinegar or someone mentions it i start getting the effects of eating vinegar, i start sweating, only my head/face tho not my armpits or anything and my mouth… --- ## [Mission to Mars - Actually Pretty Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-to-mars-actually-pretty-good/734215)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-to-mars-actually-pretty-good/734215 "2015-10-12T13:02:40Z")
A lot of people consider Mission to Mars a pretty bad movie. Too “out there.” I think it actually deals with the subject matter pretty effectively, particularly the ending. Do y’all think it was a good movie, or just y… --- ## [Recommend some stereotypical classic French (or Parisian) music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stereotypical-classic-french-or-parisian-music/733733)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-stereotypical-classic-french-or-parisian-music/733733 "2015-10-12T10:15:17Z")
My dinner club is having a French night and I’m putting together a Youtube playlist of classic French songs to play in the background. Do you have any suggestions? They must be available on Youtube. I’ve have Edith Pi… --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1982/734366)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1982/734366 "2015-10-12T08:11:52Z")
Which one of these 20 songs would you vote for? Rush is the only Canadian artist in 1982 to have a #1 single, ending the drought seen in 1980-81. Highly encourage you to vote in the older polls. 1964-Canadian RPM Numb… --- ## [The Amazing Race 10/9 - "Where My Dogs At?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-9-where-my-dogs-at/734222)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-9-where-my-dogs-at/734222 "2015-10-12T06:59:28Z")
Didn’t see a thread yet for this week’s episode, so here we go. I’m liking the challenges so far this season. They aren’t just “go here, do this simple thing, then move on”, they actually require some work or some think… --- ## [Paintings or photos that play a major part in horror movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paintings-or-photos-that-play-a-major-part-in-horror-movies/733274)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paintings-or-photos-that-play-a-major-part-in-horror-movies/733274 "2015-10-12T02:47:23Z")
As an adjunct to a thread I started in IMHO asking for Halloween tips, I’m now looking for suggestions of iconic movie images I might be able to use. I’m not talking about just displaying a picture of something scary fr… --- ## [What's the name of the style of art you see on windows at hair & nail salons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-style-of-art-you-see-on-windows-at-hair-nail-salons/734356)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-style-of-art-you-see-on-windows-at-hair-nail-salons/734356 "2015-10-12T01:08:50Z")
For years, I have always been fascinated by the decals you see on the windows of hair and nail salons. They have a very distinctive artistic style that strongly recalls the 1980s. They’re extremely outdated but you still… --- ## [Metalocalypse the Doomstar Requiem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-the-doomstar-requiem/671982)
**Author:** [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metalocalypse-the-doomstar-requiem/671982 "2015-10-12T00:18:15Z")
Don’t know if we have that many Metalocalypse/Dethklok fans here, but this preview of The Doomstar Requiem (airing Sunday at midnight) has been released. Looks like it’s going to be the series finale. Holy crap…I’m act… --- ## [Gail Zappa died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gail-zappa-died/733877)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gail-zappa-died/733877 "2015-10-11T21:20:30Z")
I wasn’t aware she was ill. RIP. --- ## [The Flash S02E01: The Man Who Saved Central City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s02e01-the-man-who-saved-central-city/733799 "2015-10-11T20:04:05Z")
You can always trust Cisco to hang a lampshade on the otherwise ridiculous nature of the Flash universe. His best line was remarking on the better security at Mercury Labs, where people can’t just walk in all the time.… --- ## [Who was sacrificed to save Rock Hudson's career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-sacrificed-to-save-rock-hudsons-career/734287)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-sacrificed-to-save-rock-hudsons-career/734287 "2015-10-11T16:50:13Z")
Here’s the first version from a site called Gay Influence: Here’s the version from Wikipedia: Anything authoritative anywhere? Who did get shafted? --- ## [Please help me find a picture of this sexy butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-picture-of-this-sexy-butterfly/492598)
**Author:** [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-picture-of-this-sexy-butterfly/492598 "2015-10-11T13:09:24Z")
When I was in Highschool, there was an image of a black and white butterfly floating around. If you were to fold the image in half, the spots and dots on the butterfly would line up, and WOW did this thing change. Once … --- ## [Cheers vs taxi vs Seinfeld vs Frasier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-vs-taxi-vs-seinfeld-vs-frasier/734135)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-vs-taxi-vs-seinfeld-vs-frasier/734135 "2015-10-11T11:16:46Z")
I’ll choose Seinfeld And Cheers --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1981/734102)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1981/734102 "2015-10-11T09:31:37Z")
Small list in terms of amount of #1 songs. Like 1980, no Canadian artists were featured at the top of the charts. Older Polls: 1964-Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965… --- ## [Blue-Eyed Soul playlist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283 "2015-10-11T03:24:09Z")
I’ve got a few songs on this list. Not black people singing soul. What is soul? I have no definition besides I know it when I hear it. Links to the song are appreciated. Here are a few already on my list to give examples… --- ## [O'Keefe Music Foundation kids cover Richard Thompson.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okeefe-music-foundation-kids-cover-richard-thompson/734115)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okeefe-music-foundation-kids-cover-richard-thompson/734115 "2015-10-11T01:04:35Z")
Granted, I like the RT original better but I thought it was way cool that kids this age would even know who Richard Thompson is. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning --- ## [Musicians do you like Tabs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-do-you-like-tabs/733836)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-do-you-like-tabs/733836 "2015-10-10T16:49:53Z")
Tabs are everywhere. Even songbooks use Tabs. i can read them but prefer sheet music. Tabs are trying to do the same thing. Indicate eighth notes wit a bar. doted notes. just in a more clumsy way. imho even worse. w… --- ## [Today's Fashions Are Boring!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-fashions-are-boring/733757)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-fashions-are-boring/733757 "2015-10-10T13:53:39Z")
In looking at the clothing styles of today, nothing (at least for men) has changed much in over 100 years. What would it take to revive fashions from a remote historical era? like, say, the 1500s? Would a designer like… --- ## [Why not "Mister Watson"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-mister-watson/733787)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-mister-watson/733787 "2015-10-10T09:55:21Z")
In the Sherlock Holmes stories, we often read about Doctor Watson. But my understanding is that in England, one addresses a medical doctor as Mister. Why did Doyle never refer to “Mister Watson”? --- ## [Apollo 13 - flaws in the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-flaws-in-the-movie/408618)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-13-flaws-in-the-movie/408618 "2015-10-10T05:31:54Z")
I justed finished Apollo 13 which I have seen about 5 times. Personally I think it is one of the best movies ever made and I like it better each time I see it. Knowing the work of Ron Howard, I’m guessing that there is… --- ## [Help me find an R. Crumb quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-r-crumb-quote/734118)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-an-r-crumb-quote/734118 "2015-10-10T05:15:00Z")
Some time within the last 20 years, R. Crumb was interviewed–I think it was in The Comics Journal–and he dismissed movies like Silence of the Lambs on the grounds that they were law enforcement propaganda, trying to conv… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=973) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=975)