# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=979 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 980 --- ## [Hotel Transylvania 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-transylvania-2/733055)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-transylvania-2/733055 "2015-09-30T17:13:59Z")
Saw it last night, and loved it as much as the first one. I don’t care if it got iffy reviews–I thought it was cute, funny, and best of all, just a nice sweet movie. I’ll be buying the DVD when it comes out. It’s kinda … --- ## [Funny cartoon: The Frank Miller Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cartoon-the-frank-miller-challenge/733047)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cartoon-the-frank-miller-challenge/733047 "2015-09-30T17:12:18Z")
My laugh for the day, courtesy of the webcomic Shortpacked by David Willis --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - September 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2015-edition/729572)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2015-edition/729572 "2015-09-30T16:29:59Z")
Kids are back in school… or almost back in school, depending on where you live. The temperatures have been incredibly mellow for high desert and some of the local maple trees are turning already! So whacha all reading? … --- ## [Musical artists that were weird, extreme, or ahead-of-their-time in the 1960s/early 1970s.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-artists-that-were-weird-extreme-or-ahead-of-their-time-in-the-1960s-early-1970s/732895)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-artists-that-were-weird-extreme-or-ahead-of-their-time-in-the-1960s-early-1970s/732895 "2015-09-30T15:40:57Z")
I love me some rock music from the 1960s and early 1970s. Beatles, Stones, The Who, Doors, Beach Boys. It’s all good. But it was still “formula,” more-or-less. Were there any rock musical artists that were way ahead of … --- ## [Cooks who Kill!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooks-who-kill/731350)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooks-who-kill/731350 "2015-09-30T14:38:37Z")
Here’s the challenge: find references to characters in TV shows and movies that are professional or noted amateur cooks - who are also killers. Good guys or bad guys, doesn’t matter. For example: in Under Siege, Steven … --- ## [Help me find the words to this kids song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-words-to-this-kids-song/733014)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-the-words-to-this-kids-song/733014 "2015-09-30T14:37:06Z")
When I was a kid (B.1960) We had a lot of little ditties we’d sing. Miss Lucy and such. But those are found easily on the web. One I haven’t found went something like “one day those heebie jeebies come from Mars, they … --- ## [4K Ultra HD TVs, anyone know anything about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4k-ultra-hd-tvs-anyone-know-anything-about-them/732874)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4k-ultra-hd-tvs-anyone-know-anything-about-them/732874 "2015-09-30T12:31:59Z")
This very well might be suited to IMHO. Mods, do as you will. But the reason I’m putting it here to start is that I’m unaware of any content at all available for these TVs, and I thought CS could help. Does anybody know … --- ## [Arnold Schwarzenegger is only 5''10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-only-510/315124)
**Author:** [@MadderMitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadderMitch)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-only-510/315124 "2015-09-30T10:34:15Z")
According to this, the governator is only 5-10. Which shocked the heck out of me, as I’d never heard it before. I’d always assumed the standard schlock was true; that is, he’s 6 foot 1(inches)+ a little bit more for goo… --- ## [Recommend a steakhouse on the Las Vegas Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-steakhouse-on-the-las-vegas-strip/690760)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-steakhouse-on-the-las-vegas-strip/690760 "2015-09-30T08:26:18Z")
Well, after years of planning and dreaming and saving up money and then having to spend it on some urgent disaster instead or not having vacation time to spare, I’m finally going to Vegas this August, and I’m working on … --- ## [How much money did the fictional characters in American Psycho make](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-did-the-fictional-characters-in-american-psycho-make/733006)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-did-the-fictional-characters-in-american-psycho-make/733006 "2015-09-30T03:02:48Z")
Considering their education, what they did (VPs at a major financial firm in NYC) in the mid/late 80s how much money would they have made? 400k a year? --- ## [Hey caffeine addicts! Tuesday September 29th is free coffee day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-caffeine-addicts-tuesday-september-29th-is-free-coffee-day/732953)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-caffeine-addicts-tuesday-september-29th-is-free-coffee-day/732953 "2015-09-30T01:48:21Z")
Here you go And I’m headed to McDonald’s. --- ## [Outstandingly good pilot episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstandingly-good-pilot-episodes/731943)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstandingly-good-pilot-episodes/731943 "2015-09-30T01:21:50Z")
Over in the worst types of episodes from any series thread, Tim R. Mortiss makes the following insightful observation: I think Tim’s spot-on here; TV pilots are usually quite bad, at least in comparison to much later e… --- ## ["How I Met Your Mother" \[final season\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-final-season/669560)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 587\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-final-season/669560 "2015-09-30T01:20:13Z")
Anyone else still watching? --- ## ['A Clockwork Orange' and the Dreaded 'X' Rating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-and-the-dreaded-x-rating/732936)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-and-the-dreaded-x-rating/732936 "2015-09-29T22:02:38Z")
I finally saw the movie “A Clockwork Orange”, about 10 years ago. The movie is of interest to me, because I am a firm believer in rehabilitation. (But the movie is a little inaccurate in that regard, I think. They tried… --- ## [Shawshank question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-question/732332)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shawshank-question/732332 "2015-09-29T20:26:58Z")
In\* The Shawshank Redemption\*, Andy Dufresne gets word that there is a lead on who really killed his wife. Although Tommy gets killed for it, they still have the name Elmo Blatch as a possible suspect. Does Andy mentio… --- ## [Rock "samples" in rock songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-samples-in-rock-songs/731560)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-samples-in-rock-songs/731560 "2015-09-29T19:50:45Z")
Panic! At The Disco has a new song out that samples Chicago’s “Questions 67 & 68.” The song is “Hallelujah”. That’s not something you hear every day! It got me to thinking…what other non-rap/hip-hop songs have sampled o… --- ## [Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1975/732877)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1975/732877 "2015-09-29T17:32:26Z")
Thirty two songs hit # number 1 in 1975 Canada. Which ones would you vote for? YOU MAY VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE SONG(for those who never pay attention):wink: Older polls: 1964-http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthr… --- ## ["Indian Summers"; new PBS series starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summers-new-pbs-series-starts-tonight/732790)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-summers-new-pbs-series-starts-tonight/732790 "2015-09-29T15:10:07Z")
Sort of an updated The Jewel in the Crown, with more than a dash of Downton Abbey. I’m looking forward to it. Anyone else? --- ## [First you make a roux...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-you-make-a-roux/732631)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-you-make-a-roux/732631 "2015-09-29T14:43:27Z")
This is a thread for cooking with roux. I think I first heard about roux, watching Jeff Smith the Frugal Gourmet. I’m pretty sure I learned how to make a roux before watching Justin Wilson. Roux is very much associate… --- ## [Self-published writers: Do you register w/US Copyright Office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-published-writers-do-you-register-w-us-copyright-office/732472)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-published-writers-do-you-register-w-us-copyright-office/732472 "2015-09-29T14:32:50Z")
If you self-publish, say with Amazon.com or Smashwords, do you first register your work w/US Copyright Office? Since works are so easily stolen, registration appears to give the writer an extra layer of protection. Fro… --- ## [Paul Walker has Died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-walker-has-died/675184 "2015-09-29T13:37:37Z")
Story here, among other places. Aw. man. I loved the Fast/Furious series, cheesy though it may have been. And he’d never have won an Oscar, but thank you for entertaining me all these years and rest in peace. … --- ## [Which TV character has the most annoying family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-character-has-the-most-annoying-family/732661)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-character-has-the-most-annoying-family/732661 "2015-09-29T13:03:39Z")
The reason for this can be rational, or irrational I’m looking for something to watch and stopped on an old episode of Law & Order: SVU until I realized it featured one of Stabler’s kids. His entire family was extremely… --- ## [I have a jar of Bulgarian Carrot Pepper Powder. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-jar-of-bulgarian-carrot-pepper-powder-now-what/732883)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-jar-of-bulgarian-carrot-pepper-powder-now-what/732883 "2015-09-29T06:57:32Z")
Ukulele Lady went on a trip to the west coast, where they grow weird shit, and came back with this bottle for me. After rudimentary research, I found that the pepper itself is a pretty orange thing. Looks like a carrot… --- ## [Can you buy Chinese restaurant style sweet and sour sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-chinese-restaurant-style-sweet-and-sour-sauce/732155)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-chinese-restaurant-style-sweet-and-sour-sauce/732155 "2015-09-29T05:10:59Z")
Both of the sweet and sour sauces our local grocery stores carry in the Asian foods section contain bell peppers, which most certainly aren’t in the type of sweet and sour sauces you get at a Chinese food place around he… --- ## [Chicago folks - wine specialty shops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-folks-wine-specialty-shops/732690)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-folks-wine-specialty-shops/732690 "2015-09-29T03:38:54Z")
Hey Chicogoans! I’m going to be in the Chicago area later this month for a work thing, and I’m also looking to stock up on some wine. I know Binny’s and other big liquor stores have pretty good selections, but I’d also … --- ## [So the Refused have reunited and are on tour once more.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-refused-have-reunited-and-are-on-tour-once-more/732911)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-refused-have-reunited-and-are-on-tour-once-more/732911 "2015-09-29T03:35:36Z")
That link might help a few people out, Refused recorded an album titled “The Shape of Punk to Come” about a decade and a half ago. It was brilliant and they are on tour. that is all. --- ## [Help a brother out - music recommendations: man vs. machine!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-brother-out-music-recommendations-man-vs-machine/732832)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-brother-out-music-recommendations-man-vs-machine/732832 "2015-09-29T02:02:55Z")
I want to try an experiment that will also totally coincidentally help me do a better job of making a road trip CD for my girlfriend. There’s all kinds of engines out there that will take a song or two or three artists … --- ## [Question about production/comic book term for 1960's Batman Bams! and Pows! during fights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-production-comic-book-term-for-1960s-batman-bams-and-pows-during-fights/731779)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-production-comic-book-term-for-1960s-batman-bams-and-pows-during-fights/731779 "2015-09-29T00:57:20Z")
I know the words are onomatopoetic. But is there a special term used in comic book production for these words or their word ballons? Also is their a term for a screen overlay in television/film production? Thanks! --- ## [Who are the upper-class heroes in modern (fiction) film and print?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-upper-class-heroes-in-modern-fiction-film-and-print/732580)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-upper-class-heroes-in-modern-fiction-film-and-print/732580 "2015-09-28T23:05:25Z")
Are there any? Set in the more-or-less real modern world, that is. Not fantasy worlds. The past decade or two it seems that its the in thing to portray the upper class as villains or terminally stupid. Or both. There ar… --- ## [Got my eye on some 20 year old cheddar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-eye-on-some-20-year-old-cheddar/712841)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-eye-on-some-20-year-old-cheddar/712841 "2015-09-28T22:53:56Z")
Sadly, my stash of 28 year old cheddar got finished off this past holiday season, when it hit the 30 year old mark and my kids and their spouses were gathered to enjoy it. Damn, that was good. Sharp enough to shave wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=978) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=980)