That’s the right timeframe, I think…
Why did I ask? Well, Italian coffee would be, what, cafe italiano? Then a joke translation of Kafee Klatchen would be Klatchian coffee, that is, coffee from a place called Klatch. And in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, Klatch is a Arabic/African/Indian sort of place known for their dangerously strong coffee. I don’t know if that was an intentional joke or not…
–John
I love the name. It’s actually more interesting than most of the others, except that MPSIMS is clever when you know what it stands for.
[sub]coffee klatsch[/sub]
Oh, you youngsters.
A “coffee klatsch” was not an uncommon expression as I grew up in the 1950’s. It even was uttered by Jimmy Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942, ``This war is a coffee klatsch compared to what I go through in the course of a musical show.". His audience certainly knew what it meant.
Well, there’s always “Cawfee Tawk (with Linda Richmond”…
[sub]“I’m getting all verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. Here’s a topic: A fishstick is neither a fish nor a stick. Discuss.”[/sub]
I agree “Cafe Society” is dumb. Instead, it would have been cool to borrow a phrase from Monty Python:
It’s the Arts
[sub]Remember Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson?[/sub]
I don’t love it, I don’t hate it, but every time I see it I do hear Cartman say “Ca-fay Socie-tay,” which amuses me enormously, so I say keep it.
I think it’s here to stay, so I’m going with it.
I vote for “Arts & Entertainment.” I think it’s much more descriptive of the actual content of the forum. The current name sounds a little too snobbish for me.
Not that we’re voting or anything.
I think having a separate forum for the arts is a good idea.
I was surprized to see it. I never expected a new forum.