# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=107 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [That '90s Show {Debut Jan 19,2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-90s-show-debut-jan-19-2023/977173)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-90s-show-debut-jan-19-2023/977173 "2024-10-12T22:09:50Z")
A day or two ago, I learned about That '90s Show: unlike That '80s Show, it’s a direct spin-off of That '70s Show – including many of the same characters/cast members – and will focus on the teenage daughter of Eric and … --- ## [Vice-Presidential culinary question: What is "hotdish" in Minnesota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-culinary-question-what-is-hotdish-in-minnesota/1005398)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vice-presidential-culinary-question-what-is-hotdish-in-minnesota/1005398 "2024-10-12T03:24:33Z")
Question re Tim Walz: he apparently won the “Minnesota Congressional Delegation HotDish-off” contest three years running, with his “New Ulm Hotdish”. Please elaborate for a puzzelled Canuck: what is “hotdish”, please? … --- ## [Can someone help me remember the name of this damn tv show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-damn-tv-show/1008628)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-remember-the-name-of-this-damn-tv-show/1008628 "2024-10-12T03:12:18Z")
thanks to the linked below thread I can remember part of the show but I can’t remember the damn name of it I can remember more of the character he was sort of state marshall type that was hired by the "vigilante commi… --- ## [Low Carb Spaghetti noodles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-spaghetti-noodles/1008568)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-spaghetti-noodles/1008568 "2024-10-12T01:28:55Z")
Told by doctors to cut the carbs. Are there low-carb spaghetti noodles out there, and which are the best in both carbs and taste? --- ## [Prep for fish and chicken entrées at casual and lower-tier restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prep-for-fish-and-chicken-entrees-at-casual-and-lower-tier-restaurants/1008657)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prep-for-fish-and-chicken-entrees-at-casual-and-lower-tier-restaurants/1008657 "2024-10-11T21:26:25Z")
I like fish and chicken. But I do not eat it breaded or fried; I only eat it grilled or perhaps blackened. I think it tastes better, and it’s certainly healthier. So why is it so many casual & “lower-tier” restaurants (i… --- ## [What are some of YOUR greatest Time Travel Stories/Ideas that YOU yourself came up with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-greatest-time-travel-stories-ideas-that-you-yourself-came-up-with/1008459)
**Author:** [@GoodZuckerbergs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodZuckerbergs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-greatest-time-travel-stories-ideas-that-you-yourself-came-up-with/1008459 "2024-10-09T21:24:30Z")
We’ve seen countless Time Travel Stories, books, movies, tv shows, and video games; some are praised more highly than others, of course. Some are praised for being entertaining, some, for being emotionally powerful/sent… --- ## [RIP Cissy Houston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577 "2024-10-09T15:41:55Z")
This was mentioned in celebrity deaths, but I thought it would also be appropriate here. It was the last week, but I didn’t see the news until just now. Mother of Whitney Houston, of course, but she was a powerhouse sing… --- ## [John Amos R.I.P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-amos-r-i-p/1008361)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-amos-r-i-p/1008361 "2024-10-09T11:12:38Z")
A fine actor, as James Evans in “Good Times” and as Kunta Kinte in "Roots '. --- ## [How long do dry spices last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-dry-spices-last/1008560)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-dry-spices-last/1008560 "2024-10-09T03:16:55Z")
We have some dry BBQ rub in a closed container, last used about a year ago. I’m grilling ribs this weekend. A difference of opinion has arisen regarding how good the rub should be after this much time in the cabinet. … --- ## [SDMB--CAN YOU NAME THAT TUNE IN 17 SECONDS? "Ulterior Motives" MYSTERY SONG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-can-you-name-that-tune-in-17-seconds-ulterior-motives-mystery-song/993680)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-can-you-name-that-tune-in-17-seconds-ulterior-motives-mystery-song/993680 "2024-10-08T20:52:30Z")
“Ulterior Motives” {not it’s real name} is a catchy New Wave 80s song, or part of one, that was found on an old drive by a guy who recorded it off the radio. And nobody can find the rest of the song, nor name the artist… --- ## [Apothecary Diaries questions \*SPOILERS\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apothecary-diaries-questions-spoilers/1008569)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apothecary-diaries-questions-spoilers/1008569 "2024-10-08T19:18:25Z")
Why was the Master Strategist sent a finger? Who was the finger from? Why did someone send it to him? Why did it make him believe Mao Mao’s mother was dead? --- ## [Anybody willing to critique my standup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-willing-to-critique-my-standup/1008406 "2024-10-08T17:26:43Z")
For about a year now, I’ve been doing standup comedy at open mic nights at bars and clubs near me. Most recently I was part of an open mic night at a comedy club in my hometown. It was in a smaller room in the club, abou… --- ## [What are "whites" in Little Feat's "Willin'"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-whites-in-little-feats-willin/701609 "2024-10-07T19:33:23Z")
I love that song. It’s been one of my very favorite songs since I first heard it on a compilation LP some 25 years ago. Thanks to lyrics sites, I since have been able to decipher the line “And I been from Tucson to Tucum… --- ## [10/05/2024 SNL S50 EP2 Nate Bergatze/Coldplay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-05-2024-snl-s50-ep2-nate-bergatze-coldplay/1008495)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-05-2024-snl-s50-ep2-nate-bergatze-coldplay/1008495 "2024-10-07T18:21:29Z")
So is anyone else watching tonight? The cold open was pretty funny. Happy to see Gaffigan still doing Walz, Carvey as Biden and Samberg as Doug Emhoff. And of course Maya Rudolph as Kamala. Nate Bergatze’s opening m… --- ## [Cheeseburger hegemony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeseburger-hegemony/816066)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheeseburger-hegemony/816066 "2024-10-07T02:10:13Z")
Has anyone else noticed the demise of the humble, yet iconic, hamburger from restaurant menus in this great land? I was at a restaurant today and ordered a hamburger, and received a cheeseburger. Seems like every hambu… --- ## [Singing-mezzo soprano? Alto? Contralto? Key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-mezzo-soprano-alto-contralto-key/1008267)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-mezzo-soprano-alto-contralto-key/1008267 "2024-10-06T23:35:06Z")
So I’ve always loved singing. Unfortunately I generally can’t, which is to say I can fake it and sound like I can sing for a little teeny snippets of songs but somewhere along the way I lose it and it sounds terrible. B… --- ## [Let's improve family cocktail recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-improve-family-cocktail-recipes/1008504)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-improve-family-cocktail-recipes/1008504 "2024-10-06T23:15:22Z")
I’ll start with a highball my grandfather used to mix: 1 jigger Jacquin’s Apricot Brandy 1 jigger Imperial whiskey Top with Canada Dry over ice in a highball glass My improvement: 1 jigger Rothman & Winter Orchard A… --- ## [Help me identify this 90's song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-90s-song/946602)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-90s-song/946602 "2024-10-06T19:57:15Z")
I can’t remember much. It was a simple serene song. I know nothing about music, unfortunately. I have a difficult time humming to Google what I hear in my head. It’s sung by a female. When I say “something” I don’t know… --- ## [Trying to find a parody song of John Anderson's 'Swingin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-parody-song-of-john-andersons-swingin/670753)
**Author:** [@Dungeon\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dungeon_Master)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-parody-song-of-john-andersons-swingin/670753 "2024-10-06T18:06:46Z")
Source material - - YouTube So. I’ve been trying to find this song on and off for a very long time. My dad first asked me about it because he thought it was funny and wanted to hear it again but every time I search the … --- ## [A very old taco shell recipe (I need help)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-old-taco-shell-recipe-i-need-help/996297 "2024-10-06T05:27:07Z")
Okay, here’s the story: I used to make my own taco shells from a recipe that I found in (possibly) a Betty Crocker cookbook. This would have been probably in the 70s. Now these weren’t traditional tortillas, but more lik… --- ## [Which movie had a scene of people in a suburban neighborhood doing the bunny hop in the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movie-had-a-scene-of-people-in-a-suburban-neighborhood-doing-the-bunny-hop-in-the-street/1008481 "2024-10-06T04:41:21Z")
Some years ago, we were watching this film on cable – I think it was that long ago – and in one scene there was a line of people doing the bunny hop, while the song played in the background. It looked like everyone in … --- ## [Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-wood-this-bird-has-flown-the-beatles/1006922 "2024-10-06T03:41:10Z")
There has been some debate about this song from The Beatles “Rubber Soul” ii my OP Jerkish characters (beginning with The Beatles) in songs Firstly, I believe this is the first time George plays the Sitar. Let us then… --- ## [Tim Walz' "Hot Dish" (tricked-up Tater Tot Casserole)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-walz-hot-dish-tricked-up-tater-tot-casserole/1008461 "2024-10-06T03:03:13Z")
Gosh, I’m familiar with this dish having just THREE ingredients: hamburger, cream soup (preferably mushroom) and of course Tater Tots. I’m sure it can be made with infinite variations, including this one. --- ## [Sent a Steak Back to Kitchen and Got Same Steak in Return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sent-a-steak-back-to-kitchen-and-got-same-steak-in-return/1007456 "2024-10-05T19:46:08Z")
I like Texas Road House. It’s not the greatest steak or anything, but for the price point it really hits the spot. I ordered an 8 ounce NY strip cooked to medium and what they brought me was rare. It took a while for … --- ## [3D Stereo Photography](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-stereo-photography/1007441 "2024-10-05T15:57:04Z")
A little background. Many a years ago, maybe 30, I was into stereo photography. I had a Revere camera that shot 3D slides. Film processed and inserted into special mounts and viewed with a special viewer. At one time I h… --- ## [Scene from a reality show - Could it possibly be legitimate? OCD-related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-from-a-reality-show-could-it-possibly-be-legitimate-ocd-related/1008468 "2024-10-05T13:15:18Z")
The show is called “Obsessed” and it’s on Amazon Prime. Its focus is obsessive compulsive disorder, and each episode features a couple of people who have specific obsessions and compulsions. I’ve only seen episode 1, in… --- ## [How did I forget THAT ingredient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-forget-that-ingredient/1008335)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-forget-that-ingredient/1008335 "2024-10-05T12:07:19Z")
Yesterday my wife made a dish we call Tuna Fish Pasta. 4 ingredients - tuna, pasta, peas, and mayo. Haute cuisine it ain’t! As we were eating it, she commented that it tasted as tho it was missing something, and asked… --- ## [Fast Food “Freebies”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-freebies/1007776)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-freebies/1007776 "2024-10-04T23:16:51Z")
Went to Wendy’s for lunch. They have a “table” where you can get salt, pepper, ketchup, straws and cutlery. But they took away the serviettes. The manager said people were taking large piles of them, so they were just… --- ## [Threes company reruns are on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threes-company-reruns-are-on/716660)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threes-company-reruns-are-on/716660 "2024-10-04T19:20:42Z")
I’ve never seen an episode but the pilot is on tv. I just want to take a moment to say Suzanne Somers was sexy as hell in the 70s. I only knew her tv work in the 80s (shes the sheriff) and 90s (Step by Step). Threes comp… --- ## [Other than roasting by an open fire, any ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-roasting-by-an-open-fire-any-ideas/1008404)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-roasting-by-an-open-fire-any-ideas/1008404 "2024-10-04T11:53:55Z")
We have about fifteen pounds. We have a chestnut knife and previous years have roasted some in the fireplace. My gf has made a soup. Other uses? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=108)