# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=986 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 987 --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 1.03 "The Dog" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-03-the-dog-open-spoilers/731149)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-03-the-dog-open-spoilers/731149 "2015-09-16T15:39:42Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] After they escape a riot, Travis, Liza and Chris seek refuge with the Salazars; Madison defends her home. \[/QUOTE\] FTWD is back tonight after skipping Labor Day weekend. --- ## [Weird Things You Learned from TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-learned-from-tv/731477)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-learned-from-tv/731477 "2015-09-16T15:30:28Z")
I first tried Chow Fun because George Costanza described it in an episode of Seinfeld. It is now one of my favorite Chinese dishes. When I was a kid I was watching happy Days and Joanie was teaching Mr. and Mrs. C how t… --- ## [Ink Master and Face Off / Same But Different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-master-and-face-off-same-but-different/731364)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ink-master-and-face-off-same-but-different/731364 "2015-09-16T15:14:33Z")
So I’ve been watching Ink Master on Spike Network since season 1, as well as\* Face Off\* on Syfy since season 1. I love both shows for what they are, as I am fascinated by the make up artist industry and being an artist … --- ## [New Season of The Amazing Race (TAR) starts soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-the-amazing-race-tar-starts-soon/731161)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-the-amazing-race-tar-starts-soon/731161 "2015-09-16T15:04:59Z")
Because I always appreciate the heads-ups I get here, I thought I’d share the love thusly. Season premiere of The Amazing Race airs on Friday, Sept. 25, at 8/7c. Cast bios here. --- ## [Who is the best lyric writing poet alive today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-lyric-writing-poet-alive-today/731205)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-lyric-writing-poet-alive-today/731205 "2015-09-16T14:15:27Z")
Okay, so I did my Happy Dance on the street in front of my local PAC when I found out that Meat Loaf is going to be there in November. I freaking worship at the altar of Jim Steinman. The man is a lyrical genius to me. I… --- ## [Nature Shows from the POV of Animals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-shows-from-the-pov-of-animals/731432)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nature-shows-from-the-pov-of-animals/731432 "2015-09-16T11:24:53Z")
I watch a TON of nature shows, science shows and history documentaries. My DVR is basically 90% non-fiction with a smattering of shows or movies mixed in. One thing I’ve encountered twice so far, is nature shows that are… --- ## [What are your favorite Elton John deep cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-elton-john-deep-cuts/729868)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-elton-john-deep-cuts/729868 "2015-09-16T10:44:44Z")
For the purposes of this thread, let’s define a deep cut as a song that the casual fan is unlikely to know. The definition is certainly loose. Rolling Stone did a reader’s poll on this topic, which I will link to. I wou… --- ## [Seeing Charlie Pride in concert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-charlie-pride-in-concert/730964)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-charlie-pride-in-concert/730964 "2015-09-16T04:25:20Z")
I’ll be in Windsor, Ontario in October and my friend picked up complementary tickets to the concert at Caesar’s Casino. I know nothing about his music, although I’m sure I’ll recognize some of the songs as my parents li… --- ## [Wanna know who sucks? The new Hostess bakery. That's who.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-who-sucks-the-new-hostess-bakery-thats-who/731053 "2015-09-16T04:11:06Z")
Hostess used to be great. Now, they are shit. Every single one of their cupcakes that I’ve had since the new company started manufacturing them is shit. Every fucking one of them has been dry as a bone. Fuck you, new H… --- ## [Who is the best comic book artist living today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-comic-book-artist-living-today/731011)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-best-comic-book-artist-living-today/731011 "2015-09-16T02:14:25Z")
Let me frame it this way: You have a foot in the door at Marvel or DC, you’ve got one story, and they say “Any future sales to us depend on how well this sells. If it sells great, come back and if it sells poorly, we nev… --- ## [Defiance S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defiance-s2/691488)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defiance-s2/691488 "2015-09-16T01:47:55Z")
I couldn’t find any threads for season 1, just some people complaining that the show wasn’t Firefly, so we’ll see if there’s enough discussion to be had to justify a dedicated season-long thread. Season 1 Recap: In the… --- ## [Planning the perfect Murrrderrr!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-the-perfect-murrrderrr/730704)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why_Bother)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-the-perfect-murrrderrr/730704 "2015-09-15T23:06:09Z")
So, I’ve always been rather enamoured with old school detective stories. I’ve no time for this CSI stuff where everyone just farts about with magic computers until some implausibly handsome detective finds a stray hair … --- ## [Just saw this scene recently - help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-this-scene-recently-help/731413)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-this-scene-recently-help/731413 "2015-09-15T21:59:00Z")
I’m recouperating from major surgery, too fuzzy to read, so lots of TV. This was a scene I remember seeing within the past couple weeks, but I can’t remember the context. Two men in a closet filled with board games, fa… --- ## [Question About 1960s Rock Group (The Knickerbockers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-1960s-rock-group-the-knickerbockers/731351)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-1960s-rock-group-the-knickerbockers/731351 "2015-09-15T21:51:05Z")
I was listening to Sirius radio last night-the '60s Show is great. along with many songs i haven’t heard for years was “Lies”-by “The Knickerbockers”. They sounded remarkably like the Beatles-was this their one and on… --- ## [Cosplaying The Tenth Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosplaying-the-tenth-doctor/696341)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosplaying-the-tenth-doctor/696341 "2014-08-26T13:29:05Z")
Bricker Jr wants to cosplay the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant’s version. Does anyone have any good suggestions short of making clothes? I’d like to find a trench-type coat and a brown pin stripe suit for a 12 year old. H… --- ## [Hardcore. This has got to be good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-this-has-got-to-be-good/731182)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardcore-this-has-got-to-be-good/731182 "2015-09-15T21:12:41Z")
There’s a movie coming out called “Hardcore” that stems from a youtube video made by an independent Russian filmaker. Here’s a link to the video, and here’s a link to the trailer. The good : the first person perspectiv… --- ## [Flashman - huzzah! Huzzah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashman-huzzah-huzzah/731249)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashman-huzzah-huzzah/731249 "2015-09-15T20:17:02Z")
I have been a George MacDonald Fraser fan from the first “FLASHMAN” I shoved in front of my myopic eyes. I have read and re-read them many times and laughed anew each time. His appended historical notes only added to m… --- ## [The Saddest Movie Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515)
**Author:** [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515 "2015-09-15T19:37:47Z")
What film alone has squeezed the most tears out of your ducts? Which film has left you the most misty or watery eyed, or just left you feeling depressed the rest of the day? My vote goes to Dancer In The Dark… Left me h… --- ## [Orchestral composing software that doesn't need keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-composing-software-that-doesnt-need-keyboard/730612)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orchestral-composing-software-that-doesnt-need-keyboard/730612 "2015-09-15T19:31:14Z")
I would like to compose music for multiple instruments - but I don’t have room for an electronic keyboard - and, more importantly, can’t afford a keyboard. Does anyone know of orchestral software that only requires a co… --- ## [DJing movie scenes - does anyone else do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djing-movie-scenes-does-anyone-else-do-this/731047)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/djing-movie-scenes-does-anyone-else-do-this/731047 "2015-09-15T19:12:30Z")
I have a lot of movies on my computer. Sometimes, rather than watching one film all the way through, I’ll play bits and pieces of different movies. Tonight I watched the following: The card game between Paul Newman and … --- ## [I liked Steve Reeves's second wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-steve-reevess-second-wife/731391)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-liked-steve-reevess-second-wife/731391 "2015-09-15T18:47:31Z")
Telecommuting day, which means the TV is playing in the background. TCM just had a preview of Jason And The Argonauts, which reminded me of Steve Reeves (who wasn’t in that particular film). My grandfather was, for a t… --- ## [Musical Pet Peeves (Piano)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-pet-peeves-piano/730165)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-pet-peeves-piano/730165 "2015-09-15T14:10:06Z")
Hi SD. Please look at the following video of “A Thousand Years” as performed by the PianoGuys (Piano and Cello Cover). I must be crazy, but his playing style bothers me. It comes off as arrogant and pret… --- ## [ID the guy on stage with the Byrds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-guy-on-stage-with-the-byrds/537510)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-guy-on-stage-with-the-byrds/537510 "2015-09-15T05:25:02Z")
In this footageof a Byrds concert from 1971, there is a strange guy on stage sometimes playing some percussion like the tambourine or the cowbell, but not having a full-fledged percussion set (he also randomly hits one o… --- ## [Microwave Lies and Misconceptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-lies-and-misconceptions/729456)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microwave-lies-and-misconceptions/729456 "2015-09-15T01:29:44Z")
Krispy Kreme donuts, fresh out of the fryer, are wonderful. If you let them cool to room temperature they become just donuts. “Oh, but if you pop them in the microwave for a few seconds they are just like fresh,” I’m t… --- ## [Who is the greatest American rock band of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-american-rock-band-of-all-time/729897)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-greatest-american-rock-band-of-all-time/729897 "2015-09-15T00:58:16Z")
OK, here is the poll I’ve created from this thread: I decided to leave it wide open and let the poll sort it out. Every band with at least 2 positive mentions in original thread linked above made the cut. I inluded all… --- ## [Ahh Shit. Gary Richrath, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-shit-gary-richrath-rip/731234)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahh-shit-gary-richrath-rip/731234 "2015-09-14T22:14:02Z")
Before I got turned on to really hard music, Gary Richrath was a guitar hero of mine. Ahh shit! http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/richrath-reo-speedwagon-guitarist-songwriter-dies-33748392 --- ## [Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1968](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1968/731251)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1968/731251 "2015-09-14T21:35:59Z")
All tunes to reach the top in 1968. An asterisk \* next to an artist’s name means said artist is Canadian. Previous polls- 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965:Canad… --- ## [Has anyone tried Frank's RedHot Rajili sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-franks-redhot-rajili-sauce/731269)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-franks-redhot-rajili-sauce/731269 "2015-09-14T21:34:44Z")
http://www.franksredhot.com/products/rajili/ I saw this on their page (always on the lookout for new flavors) and was wondering if anyone had tried it? If you have, what is your opinion of it? --- ## [Transcendence \[OPEN SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transcendence-open-spoilers/687165)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transcendence-open-spoilers/687165 "2015-09-14T19:00:04Z")
I’m just going to say up front that I was really disappointed in this movie. I’d really been looking forward to it, but I thought it was kind of an unbelievable mess. I did not believe for a second that the wife of this… --- ## [On Charlie Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-charlie-daniels/730214)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-charlie-daniels/730214 "2015-09-14T18:44:48Z")
Can you believe this utter nonsense? I mean, really. I’ve never read such claptrap in all of my life. Charlie Daniels is a country music “legend?” Ha! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=985) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=987)