# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=105 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 106 --- ## [Ohh lord of Castle of White... WTF are you doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-lord-of-castle-of-white-wtf-are-you-doing/1008853)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohh-lord-of-castle-of-white-wtf-are-you-doing/1008853 "2024-10-26T23:32:45Z")
I don’t think I have been to a White Castle in 15 maybe 20 years. There is one near my house, but it is tucked in an awkward place that I never actually go down. But today there was an accident on the street that forced… --- ## [Libby app for borrowing ebooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-app-for-borrowing-ebooks/1009226)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-app-for-borrowing-ebooks/1009226 "2024-10-26T19:36:44Z")
Up to now, I have used “Libby by OverDrive” through my public library to borrow books. It has its shortcomings (you can’t dictate sort order, and you can’t just jump to any random place in the list to start browsing) but… --- ## [Vox Machina (Amazon Prime D&D animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vox-machina-amazon-prime-d-d-animated-series/959781 "2024-10-26T03:18:56Z")
Has anyone here watched the animated show Vox Machina on Amazon Prime? I never followed the web series Critical Role (voice actors streaming a D&D campaign), but I’m certainly in the target demographic: I like D&D and I… --- ## [Will anybody want to buy anything from Boar's Head again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-anybody-want-to-buy-anything-from-boars-head-again/1007232 "2024-10-26T00:12:32Z")
Boar’s Head will close its Jarratt, Virginia plant in response to a listeria outbreak and a devastating inspection report by the USDA that contradicts the company’s longtime marketing campaign as a high-end purveyor of d… --- ## [In the cheers series finale didn't it close or get torn down or something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-cheers-series-finale-didnt-it-close-or-get-torn-down-or-something/989376)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-cheers-series-finale-didnt-it-close-or-get-torn-down-or-something/989376 "2024-10-24T22:50:22Z")
If I remember the Cheers finale right the story was the city bought it and was going to redevelop the neighborhood so im lost as to why this article brings it up. --- ## [Rest in Peace, Gunny Foley. Louis Gossett jr has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-gunny-foley-louis-gossett-jr-has-died/999563)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rest-in-peace-gunny-foley-louis-gossett-jr-has-died/999563 "2024-10-24T21:25:12Z")
. Yahoo! ➜ Louis Gossett Jr., ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ star who broke barriers in Hollywood, dies --- ## [Looking for Youtube series featuring God - vague description alert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-youtube-series-featuring-god-vague-description-alert/1009162)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-youtube-series-featuring-god-vague-description-alert/1009162 "2024-10-24T20:05:28Z")
A few years back (maybe 5? 10? More?) I saw a number of videos on Youtube, which were ostensibly interviews with a basically disinterested and clueless God. As I recall God was portrayed by a relatively prolific attrac… --- ## [Black Sabbath in Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sabbath-in-latin/101086)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sabbath-in-latin/101086 "2024-10-24T08:05:17Z")
Chequez vous: http://www.sabbatum.com/sound I am not familiar with any Black Sabbath songs, so this holds no irony for me. But it doesn’t sound bad at all. --- ## [Stevie Nicks on SNL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stevie-nicks-on-snl/1008733)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stevie-nicks-on-snl/1008733 "2024-10-24T06:38:19Z")
I’ll be honest, I know she’s a legend but I was wondering what she was doing on SNL. Then I heard her sing The Lighthouse and she blew me away. I checked out the actual recorded version but I prefer the SNL version. Incr… --- ## ["Gypsy" style in classical music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-style-in-classical-music/1009112)
**Author:** [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-style-in-classical-music/1009112 "2024-10-23T21:40:09Z")
There’s a recognizable style in classical compositions where the title of the piece suggests that it’s supposed to be “Gypsy” style. Is it just a case of composers imitating other composers’ versions in the same style, … --- ## [The 6 greatest British bands of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-6-greatest-british-bands-of-all-time/1007019)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-6-greatest-british-bands-of-all-time/1007019 "2024-10-23T21:07:10Z")
According to YOU. Genre is open. You can judge by music sales, influence on later music or just the awesomeness of their talent. Whatever you feel qualifies them to be deemed the greatest. But only 6 band and a few word… --- ## [Looking for Christmas song title and artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-christmas-song-title-and-artist/521874)
**Author:** [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-christmas-song-title-and-artist/521874 "2024-10-23T19:01:21Z")
Hello! My kids’ school has been singing Christmas carols every morning in their gymnasium, and they sang one the other day that I loved but had never heard before. Here’s a snippet of the lyrics from the schools’ song … --- ## [Are AI-generated submissions slowing down the publication process?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-generated-submissions-slowing-down-the-publication-process/1009035)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ai-generated-submissions-slowing-down-the-publication-process/1009035 "2024-10-23T00:50:53Z")
As some of you may recall, last year I completed work on the manuscript of a novel. Since that time, I have submitted it to four publishers in Canada, all of which publish fiction, the first one around early August of la… --- ## [Wet perogies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-perogies/1009028)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wet-perogies/1009028 "2024-10-22T14:44:51Z")
I usually get Sophies Choice. I use them quickly. This time I waited over a week. When I opened the package they were wet, as drops of water all over and in the package. I hope this doesn’t mean anything was wrong wit… --- ## [Movie: Miller’s Girl - Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-miller-s-girl-open-spoilers/1009048)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-miller-s-girl-open-spoilers/1009048 "2024-10-22T03:59:06Z")
Has anyone seen this. We just watched it and we were blown away. It’s getting mixed reviews but I think some reviewers didn’t understand it. I think the writing is delicious. The film talks a lot about heros and villa… --- ## [Harold and the Purple Crayon trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-trailer/999144)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-trailer/999144 "2024-10-22T02:16:08Z")
What the hell is this? Who greenlit this? What on earth is going on here? --- ## [Can anyone ID this skit or short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-skit-or-short/1009034)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-skit-or-short/1009034 "2024-10-21T21:43:32Z")
Listening to a podcast jogged a memory I had of skit or short I saw when I was kid. The skit was with puppets and was about a community of birds all with pun names (I think). They were like fairy tale birds where they ar… --- ## [I Have Finally Found the Ultimate Pizza Toppings Combination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-finally-found-the-ultimate-pizza-toppings-combination/1008913)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-finally-found-the-ultimate-pizza-toppings-combination/1008913 "2024-10-21T18:57:31Z")
After almost 50 years on this planet, I’ve finally found the perfect pizza toppings combination : Tomatoes Parmesan Gorgonzola Chorizo ('nduja for a gourmet version) Bacon Egg That’s it. Perfection. If I’m feelin… --- ## [Can you have too many cookbooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-too-many-cookbooks/1008965)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-have-too-many-cookbooks/1008965 "2024-10-21T18:49:42Z")
I love to cook and bake. But when I moved three years ago I thinned out my collection as moving books is a pain in the…butt. Now I deeply regret it. As I see it you can’t have too many cookbooks, even if you make onl… --- ## [Paul Di'Anno, former singer for Iron Maiden, is now running free, RIP Paul at 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-dianno-former-singer-for-iron-maiden-is-now-running-free-rip-paul-at-66/1009022)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-dianno-former-singer-for-iron-maiden-is-now-running-free-rip-paul-at-66/1009022 "2024-10-21T17:39:16Z")
Paul Di’Anno, former lead singer for Iron Maiden has died at 66. He’s had a lot of heath issues the last few years. I wanted to see him in concert years ago but his US tour got canceled. Time to crank some Iron Maiden a… --- ## [BBQ Chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-chicken/1008881)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-chicken/1008881 "2024-10-21T14:38:01Z")
When you go to a BBQ restaurant and order chicken, it’s often very soft and falls off of the bone. Whenever I cook BBQ chicken it’s good, but the texture is more like something I baked, not barbequed. What is it that BBQ… --- ## [Anyone watching Kaos on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-kaos-on-netflix/1006535 "2024-10-21T03:41:20Z")
I didn’t see a thread about this. What’s not to like? Jeff Goldblum and Greek mythology! --- ## [Fall Cooking Options where Meat is Optional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-cooking-options-where-meat-is-optional/1008890)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-cooking-options-where-meat-is-optional/1008890 "2024-10-21T03:40:54Z")
So, despite unseasonal heat lasting through last week, this weekend Colorado Springs is turning towards what I consider true fall temperatures: highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s, with fluctuations up and down. So I sta… --- ## [The man who jumped out of the bushes and said BOO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-jumped-out-of-the-bushes-and-said-boo/1009009)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-jumped-out-of-the-bushes-and-said-boo/1009009 "2024-10-21T00:28:27Z")
Does anyone remember the parody radio spot about the man who jumped out of the bushes… It played like most scary movie ads with the man jumping out and saying BOO! I believe the final line was no one under 18 admitted. P… --- ## [What We Do in the Shadows season 5 (not to be confused with the WWDitS4, WWDitS3 or WWDitS threads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-5-not-to-be-confused-with-the-wwdits4-wwdits3-or-wwdits-threads/987049)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-5-not-to-be-confused-with-the-wwdits4-wwdits3-or-wwdits-threads/987049 "2024-10-20T22:34:12Z")
First two episodes of season 5 are out. Started out, I think, better than the last couple of seasons started. Earlier threads: --- ## [Can you act? Theatrically, I mean](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-act-theatrically-i-mean/1008919)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-act-theatrically-i-mean/1008919 "2024-10-20T20:17:08Z")
You’re sitting in a cafe, minding your own business, when a famous director comes up to you and says “You’re exactly who I need in my next movie!” Could you do it? Assuming you have the time to take the role, do you hav… --- ## [What happened to $15-20 Uber Eats promotions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-15-20-uber-eats-promotions/1008993)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-15-20-uber-eats-promotions/1008993 "2024-10-20T20:14:53Z")
For the last few years, up until March 2024 or so, Uber Eats offered $15 to $20 off promotional discounts (provided you spend at least $25) but lately the highest coupon I’ve seen is $5 off. Has your experience been the… --- ## [Please recommend a really nice champagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-really-nice-champagne/1001167)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-really-nice-champagne/1001167 "2024-10-20T19:19:51Z")
Please recommend a really nice champagne – or sparkling wine, since we don’t believe that the best necessarily comes from France. Mr. Middon and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary this summer, and want to mark t… --- ## [Name that song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song/1008985 "2024-10-20T03:22:04Z")
Again. This should be easy for rock music fans of a certain age. It starts out with a strong bass line and quick tempo. At some point in the song someone is wailing “oh-oh-ohoh-ohoh-etc”. There may be a line about climbi… --- ## [What is this tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tune/1007564)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-tune/1007564 "2024-10-20T02:54:07Z")
This was played by the Late Show Band at their first break on the Thursday show. So as they cut to commercial I only heard a few seconds of it. I think it’s a jazz cross-over like Grazing in the Grass, something from the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=106)