# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=102 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 103 --- ## [Malört And Other Weird Local Tipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malort-and-other-weird-local-tipples/982174)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malort-and-other-weird-local-tipples/982174 "2024-11-20T18:07:41Z")
I have never heard of Malört, a wormwood drink popular in Chicago (and now also sold in Ohio) until reading about it in The Economist, though it has been mentioned in passing here (as hard to explain to aliens, and when … --- ## [So, any hobby pizza cooks here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-hobby-pizza-cooks-here/1009992)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-hobby-pizza-cooks-here/1009992 "2024-11-20T02:29:09Z")
As I sit here, waiting for some pizzas/calzones to bake - I was wondering if we have an pizza aficionatti here? … full amateur, semi-pro, pro … all welcome to share their thoughts and experiences (and bonus for pix) ht… --- ## [Works in which two different characters have the same name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-in-which-two-different-characters-have-the-same-name/1007022)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-in-which-two-different-characters-have-the-same-name/1007022 "2024-11-20T01:47:39Z")
This came up in the Beowulf thread. What examples are there of works of fiction in which two different characters have the same name? I imagine in most cases this is done deliberately for some plot-related purpose, like … --- ## [Matlock (2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matlock-2024/1010411)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matlock-2024/1010411 "2024-11-19T23:10:17Z")
Anyone else watching? In case anyone is skipping it thinking it’s a reboot of the Andy Griffith show - it’s not. I have not actually watched the old show, but the tie-in here is actually … a spoiler for the first episod… --- ## [Listening to my first Audiobook. My thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-my-first-audiobook-my-thoughts/1010311)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-my-first-audiobook-my-thoughts/1010311 "2024-11-19T15:10:18Z")
I listen to podcasts semi-regulary and enjoy them. I’ve finally decided to try a Audiobook. The Firm John Grisham. I’ve seen the movie and Wikipedia says it follows the book pretty closely. Except for the ending. It … --- ## [What's happening in this opera scene (Lascia ch'io piagna from Rinaldo)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-opera-scene-lascia-chio-piagna-from-rinaldo/1010421)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happening-in-this-opera-scene-lascia-chio-piagna-from-rinaldo/1010421 "2024-11-19T14:06:18Z")
Is the woman imprisoned in the painting, for all eternity? Why is the guy so nonchalant about it all? --- ## [Law and Order: Jack McCoy references "Chinatown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-jack-mccoy-references-chinatown/1010419)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-jack-mccoy-references-chinatown/1010419 "2024-11-18T21:17:19Z")
Trying to remember an episode of “Law and Order” (classic) from the thinnest of clues. Jack and his associates are discussing a case (probably when Jack was DA) and something prompts Jack to do a brief impression of the… --- ## [Purple skin anime character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-skin-anime-character/1010349)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purple-skin-anime-character/1010349 "2024-11-18T14:12:54Z")
I saw a reddish purple skinned anime character recently and now it’s driving me crazy trying to think of who it was. It’s definitely anime style, probably scifi like Voltron or Macross. I thought briefly I might be mist… --- ## [Who was better looking, Paul Newman or Robert Redford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-better-looking-paul-newman-or-robert-redford/985315)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-better-looking-paul-newman-or-robert-redford/985315 "2024-11-17T12:17:32Z")
I’m watching “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and I asked my wife who was the better looking of Newman and Redford. She was non-committal and asked me what I thought. I’m not generally a good judge of men’s attractiv… --- ## [Canned Pork with Juices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-pork-with-juices/1010228)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-pork-with-juices/1010228 "2024-11-16T16:44:00Z")
I am going through the pantry. I have a 600-gram can of pork with juices. I recall using a similar can for some project last year. It was nice, shredded pork. What ought I to do with it? I am thinking of adding barbeque … --- ## [I'm going to watch all of the James Bond Films \[Please avoid Spoilers for Goldeneye or later Bond movies\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-watch-all-of-the-james-bond-films-please-avoid-spoilers-for-goldeneye-or-later-bond-movies/845001)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-watch-all-of-the-james-bond-films-please-avoid-spoilers-for-goldeneye-or-later-bond-movies/845001 "2024-11-15T21:29:36Z")
A while back, I watched Dr. No, the first James Bond film, for the first time, and started a thread about it. (Holy crap, that was a year and a half ago. Time flies!) Last night I moved on to Bond #2, From Russia With … --- ## [Wylers Tik Tok Trend Inspired drink mix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wylers-tik-tok-trend-inspired-drink-mix/1010285)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wylers-tik-tok-trend-inspired-drink-mix/1010285 "2024-11-15T19:09:00Z")
Bought a 20 pack of Wylers Tik Tok Trend inspired drink mix. These are hard to come by and aren’t in many stores. The flavors are unique. The packaging is different too. The packets have no labeling. Just all white with … --- ## [Looking for the name of a movie - father shoots daughter by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-movie-father-shoots-daughter-by-accident/1010255)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-the-name-of-a-movie-father-shoots-daughter-by-accident/1010255 "2024-11-15T13:17:42Z")
Maybe early 2000’s. In the theaters, not a TV movie. A drama, not a crime thriller or shoot 'em up. As I recall, the plot is: daughter gets assaulted, father buys a gun for the daughter’s protection, everyone is paran… --- ## [Dune on Democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-on-democracy/1010122)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-on-democracy/1010122 "2024-11-15T01:38:25Z")
Frank Herbert was a very intelligent man with some weird ideas, who wrote an extremely involved epic saga of humanity’s future. One of his major ideas was that aristocracy was a natural human state of governance. As he… --- ## [Star Trek 4 Sounds Like it Was Pitched By A Crazy Person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-4-sounds-like-it-was-pitched-by-a-crazy-person/1010001)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-4-sounds-like-it-was-pitched-by-a-crazy-person/1010001 "2024-11-14T23:53:40Z")
Hear me out. "Ok. Where did we leave off? The Enterprise is destroyed and our heroes are stranded on Vulcan. Probably on the run or at least wanted by Starfleet. So, we have them go back to Earth to face justice but on … --- ## [Shel Talmy has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shel-talmy-has-died/1010265 "2024-11-14T23:02:45Z")
Shel Talmy, record producer who was best known for producing the early records of The Kinks and The Who, has died at 87. He had been active on Facebook sharing stories from his career as a producer. --- ## [What aren't mozzarella sticks as good as they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arent-mozzarella-sticks-as-good-as-they-used-to-be/1009315 "2024-11-14T17:54:19Z")
I had POLLY-O full fat mozzarella sticks, and somehow they are not as good as they used to be. They are not as stretchy, and have the look and taste of plastic mixed in with the cheese. Is it just me, or have you made … --- ## [Has anyone here tried growing a mango tree from seed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-growing-a-mango-tree-from-seed/1004537)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-tried-growing-a-mango-tree-from-seed/1004537 "2024-11-14T15:25:42Z")
It occurs to me that I live in a tropical climate, my front yard gets a lot of sun (not all day but close), and I have a lot of mango pits that I usually throw out. It takes time, I understand, to go from a pit into a tr… --- ## [Amazon Lord of the Rings series; The Rings of Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1717\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-series-the-rings-of-power/830497 "2024-11-14T11:29:45Z")
What’s up with this? I searched for and couldn’t find a thread about it. I first heard of it recently when I saw a couple of videos on Youtube about some maps that Amazon has been releasing, giving clues about the series… --- ## [Thankful Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080 "2024-11-14T11:26:26Z")
I’ve been coping by spending a lot more time listening to music and a lot less time online or watching news. It occurred to me that given the time of year and recent events, it might be worth putting together a playlist … --- ## [KFC: Original Recipe or Extra Crispy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-original-recipe-or-extra-crispy/1008463)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-original-recipe-or-extra-crispy/1008463 "2024-11-13T19:34:54Z")
Which do you prefer, original recipe or extra crispy? poll When I was a kid, original recipe was all there was and I loved it. Then, they came out with extra crispy and I don’t think I’ve ordered original since. --- ## [Which dystopian \*movie\* do you feel the US is headed for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopian-movie-do-you-feel-the-us-is-headed-for/924844)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopian-movie-do-you-feel-the-us-is-headed-for/924844 "2024-11-12T23:37:25Z")
After spending the last 72 hours in a malaise of dread, anxiety and despair with the American election, I decided to distract myself with various post-apocalyptic and dystopian movies - hey, when you’re down, might as we… --- ## [Need a theater pre-movie clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-theater-pre-movie-clip/1010165)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-theater-pre-movie-clip/1010165 "2024-11-12T19:57:26Z")
No clue what it’s called. Old people like me. Do you remember in the theater before the film started there was a clip for the something (theater company?) that had a blue background and a movie projector on the left th… --- ## [Would you call this "Home made"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-home-made/1010004)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-call-this-home-made/1010004 "2024-11-12T18:06:53Z")
For a quick dinner I sauteed some Trader Joe’s fried rice in a pan and added some hand shredded chicken breast from a leftover store bought rotisserie chicken, a scrambled egg and some salt, pepper and soy sauce. Would … --- ## [Id this dance tune from vague video description](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-dance-tune-from-vague-video-description/635224)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-dance-tune-from-vague-video-description/635224 "2024-11-12T17:05:13Z")
Late 80s, early 90s, maybe. I think it sampled “Everybody Dance Now,” and the video had a middle-aged gent, kinda looking like Isaac Asimov, as a kind of instructor. (But he did not go around proclaiming “Science!”) --- ## [Why advertise for a defunct webcomic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-advertise-for-a-defunct-webcomic/1010072 "2024-11-12T04:59:37Z")
I read the webcomic Dumbing of Age on a regular basis. I did so today and I was surprised at a new ad they have on their page. It an ad for the webcomic Go Get a Roomie. The reason this surprised me is Go Get a Roomie i… --- ## [Is this guy in every sci-fi fantasy movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-guy-in-every-sci-fi-fantasy-movie/1009982 "2024-11-11T23:06:57Z")
There is always a guy with long platinum blonde hair where it’s perfectly straight and hanging down his back. Every. Movie, or am I imaging things (again)? --- ## [Getting into Stanley Kubrick / films in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-stanley-kubrick-films-in-general/1009951 "2024-11-11T19:40:21Z")
I have never been any kind of “film buff”, just a thumbs-up/thumbs-down guy with no sophistication at all. A couple of weeks ago my kids wanted to watch The Shining because the iconography is everywhere in their memes. … --- ## [TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tgi-fridays-files-for-bankruptcy/1009593 "2024-11-11T17:44:59Z")
The casual restaurant chain TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today (Saturday Nov 2), though it does not (yet) look like they are shutting down. Casual dining restaurants have been doing poorly in recent yea… --- ## [making frozen oven pizza better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643 "2024-11-11T15:14:29Z")
Any suggestions for getting a better crust on your standard from-the-supermarket Tombstone or Jack’s or Home Run Inn frozen pizza? Resources at my disposal include an electric oven and a convection toaster oven. I also… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=103)