# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=125 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 126 --- ## [Where can I get good marzipan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025 "2024-06-20T20:01:24Z")
I’m indulging in one of my trashy romance novels and the hero in this saga is a fan of marzipan. So, naturally, I would like to try some. But only the good stuff. Google shows lots of brands and vendors but I’d rather… --- ## [Can you identify this song from the '70s or '80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-song-from-the-70s-or-80s/1003086)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-song-from-the-70s-or-80s/1003086 "2024-06-20T13:53:09Z")
I have no idea what it’s called or what the true lyrics are, but the first line has always sounded like “It’s the Gambay Bolonga, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh!” to me. It has a distinct West Indies/African beat. I thought it might … --- ## [Shish kebab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shish-kebab/1003081)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shish-kebab/1003081 "2024-06-20T13:44:53Z")
The newest shish kebab thread is from 2011. Prior to that, 2005. So new thread. We had Trader Joe’s Middle Eastern Style Kebabs for dinner tonight. That made me think of shish kebabs, which are different things altog… --- ## [9/11 Jokes that worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736 "2024-06-19T02:54:12Z")
I just watched an episode of Girls5Eva and in it, they reveal on September 10, 2001, the girl band released a song called “Quit Flyin’ Planes Straight Into My Heart” and it was…unfortunate. It got me thinking of 9/11 or… --- ## [Any tips about your DIY water feature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-about-your-diy-water-feature/1002986)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tips-about-your-diy-water-feature/1002986 "2024-06-19T01:10:24Z")
I have a bit of a slope in my backyard I would like to do something with that involves a water pump and some running water. Perhaps a small pond, but at least a miniature waterfall and bird bath opportunity. The key is… --- ## [Plant-based cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-cheese/1003024)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plant-based-cheese/1003024 "2024-06-19T01:06:00Z")
Is there plant-based cheese that’s a solid brick? All the ones I can find in the store are shreds. --- ## [Recommend me a series of movies about WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-series-of-movies-about-wwii/1002721)
**Author:** [@Ulysses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulysses)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-series-of-movies-about-wwii/1002721 "2024-06-18T10:44:04Z")
I will be travelling with my parents in Europe later this year. London and Paris followed by several other stops in Switzerland, Italy, and possibly Germany. My wife and I worked in Europe for several years and travelled… --- ## [Are there any lip readers out there? (Elvis movie question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lip-readers-out-there-elvis-movie-question/1002998)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-lip-readers-out-there-elvis-movie-question/1002998 "2024-06-18T05:39:15Z")
In the Aloha from Hawaii concert in 1973, Elvis sang An American Trilogy. About three and a half minutes into the song, he spends about ten seconds shouting something at the band. Can someone who can read lips tell me w… --- ## [Best opening lines in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866 "2024-06-18T01:35:18Z")
What do you consider great opening lines in a song? I’d like to limit this to opening lines, not somewhere in it or the chorus. I thought of this because I heard ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ this morning. “Well, I woke… --- ## [Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season premiere - Feb 18 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-season-premiere-feb-18-2024/997790)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-season-premiere-feb-18-2024/997790 "2024-06-17T16:57:51Z")
Started a thread because I wasn’t sure where to put this. John Oliver is back with a bang, in case you weren’t paying attention! :slight\_smile: If you missed it last night, you can probably catch it streaming. The mai… --- ## [Food items you buy online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-items-you-buy-online/1001838)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-items-you-buy-online/1001838 "2024-06-17T15:13:08Z")
(I am referring to food items you buy online that are shipped to your door, and not simply delivered from a local store.) I can find just about everything I need at Kroger or Walmart. But neither carries my favorite pop… --- ## [Game show - "America Asks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-show-america-asks/1002597)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-show-america-asks/1002597 "2024-06-17T14:12:13Z")
My wife happened to be watching a game show called America Asks so I watched it for a bit. I’m not sure if it is current or in syndication. Anyway, it is a blatant copy of Family Feud. The only difference I saw in the b… --- ## [Converting cassette tapes to mp3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-cassette-tapes-to-mp3/1002917)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-cassette-tapes-to-mp3/1002917 "2024-06-17T13:44:44Z")
I’ve got a couple of boxes of old cassette tapes that I would like to try to convert to mp3. I see that Amazon has Walkman-like cassette players that will either record directly to a thumb drive or that you can connect t… --- ## [Dune Part 2 \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-2-open-spoilers/998550)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-part-2-open-spoilers/998550 "2024-06-17T00:42:51Z")
We had quite a long thread for the discussion of Dune, but there was no thread for the discussion of the second film and we’re late to creating this since it came out a week ago. I would like to start out talking about … --- ## [Actual jokes that start with "A funny thing happened on the way to..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-jokes-that-start-with-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to/1002622)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-jokes-that-start-with-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to/1002622 "2024-06-16T23:47:34Z")
“A funny thing happened on the way to \[fill in the blank\]” is said to be an age-old stand-up comedy formula. But are there documented examples of jokes that start this way? Google only seems to turn up (1) references to … --- ## [Song of the South is Racist as Much for What it Doesn’t Show as What it Does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-of-the-south-is-racist-as-much-for-what-it-doesn-t-show-as-what-it-does/1000966)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-of-the-south-is-racist-as-much-for-what-it-doesn-t-show-as-what-it-does/1000966 "2024-06-16T15:14:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from American Civil War: questions from a Canadian: An example of this: the main Protagonist Kid (poor little rich kid whose daddy own’s the plantation, even as he is supposedly troubled by de… --- ## [What's the first example of the "hero saves world from a villain and his minions" trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-example-of-the-hero-saves-world-from-a-villain-and-his-minions-trope/1002751)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-first-example-of-the-hero-saves-world-from-a-villain-and-his-minions-trope/1002751 "2024-06-16T11:47:11Z")
Got to thinking about this trope which has become pretty much ubiquitous in adventure stories nowadays (like most of the stories told in movies) , but doesn’t exist in any pre modern story AFAIK. It basically involves t… --- ## [Avocado toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-toast/981550)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-toast/981550 "2024-06-16T11:14:44Z")
Avocado toast seems to have become a ‘thing’ for Millennials. I don’t remember when this happened, but I’m thinking about ten years ago. Avocado toast being a ‘thing’ amuses my wife because she’s been eating avocado to… --- ## [Things you loved as a kid that you still love as an old person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-still-love-as-an-old-person/985565)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-loved-as-a-kid-that-you-still-love-as-an-old-person/985565 "2024-06-16T04:15:30Z")
I was in my car listening to songs on Spotify when Foreplay/Long Time came on. It’s one of Boston’s hits from their first album. I remember listening to that album on my 2-XL when I was like 7 years old. I stole my olde… --- ## [The Decline of Traditional Male Oriented Hobby Shops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-traditional-male-oriented-hobby-shops/1002846)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-traditional-male-oriented-hobby-shops/1002846 "2024-06-15T21:25:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Things you loved as a kid that you still love as an old person: --- ## [How well did 1984 hold up in 1985?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-1984-hold-up-in-1985/1002799)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-did-1984-hold-up-in-1985/1002799 "2024-06-15T15:26:39Z")
I’m thinking about literature or film that was set in the future compared to when it was produced. Like 2001 written in 1968. Or 1984 written in 1949. Which such works held up the best once that future date had actual… --- ## [Red Lobster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lobster/1001821)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lobster/1001821 "2024-06-15T15:09:30Z")
Many famous chefs have sheepishly admitted they loved eating at Red Lobster. So do I. The biscuits are delicious, and even if the seafood is sometimes frozen or basic, the fact remains it is delicious. It’s not like a… --- ## [Please decipher this saying on a t-shirt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-decipher-this-saying-on-a-t-shirt/1002737 "2024-06-15T03:39:05Z")
In the endless ads online for Temu, for fathers day they are peddling t-shirts with sayings, and one of them goes: “I Love My Wife but sometimes I want to square up.” I looked it up for a definition, still don’t get it… --- ## [What sea-faring tall ships movie was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sea-faring-tall-ships-movie-was-this/1002896)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sea-faring-tall-ships-movie-was-this/1002896 "2024-06-15T02:12:34Z")
Probably from the 30s or 40s. Life aboard an English war ship. One of the sub plots involved a cabin boy who happened to be the Admiral’s son. The Admiral was hated for his zealous use of flogging, so when his son was ca… --- ## [ACROSS THE PACIFIC: Fascinating documentary series on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/across-the-pacific-fascinating-documentary-series-on-pbs/1002861 "2024-06-15T00:35:01Z")
Has anyone seen this? I’m watching it now. It’s about the development of international air travel in the 1920s and '30s, with lots of reenactments featuring the likes of Hap Arnold, Igor Sikorsky, and Charles Lindbergh… --- ## [The May 2024 Reader's Digest will be its last issue in the U.K](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-may-2024-readers-digest-will-be-its-last-issue-in-the-u-k/1002257)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-may-2024-readers-digest-will-be-its-last-issue-in-the-u-k/1002257 "2024-06-14T22:42:33Z")
After 86 years, they’re closing up shop. I just now found that out. At first glance, it looked like they were shuttering for good, but they aren’t, at least not for the American edition. --- ## [Watchmen - Two-Part Animated Movie Coming August 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-two-part-animated-movie-coming-august-2024/1002856)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-two-part-animated-movie-coming-august-2024/1002856 "2024-06-14T13:54:02Z")
Teaser just dropped today. I didn’t even know this was in the works! Apparently the first installment will be releasing August 13th (not sure if it’s a theatrical release or if it’s direct to streaming) with Part 2 next … --- ## [Someone should create a wiki or something that allows users to collectively rank all 2,945 XKCD comic strips from all-time greatest to all-time least-great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-should-create-a-wiki-or-something-that-allows-users-to-collectively-rank-all-2-945-xkcd-comic-strips-from-all-time-greatest-to-all-time-least-great/1002869)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-should-create-a-wiki-or-something-that-allows-users-to-collectively-rank-all-2-945-xkcd-comic-strips-from-all-time-greatest-to-all-time-least-great/1002869 "2024-06-14T13:01:04Z")
The title pretty much says it all. XKCD, the webcomic, has 2,945 strips as of today. I want a wiki that allows users to collectively vote and rank all the XKCD strips the same way IMDB has a TOP 300 Movies by User Votes. … --- ## [Historical Fiction Recommendations: WW I, WW II and Intervening Period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-fiction-recommendations-ww-i-ww-ii-and-intervening-period/994359)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-fiction-recommendations-ww-i-ww-ii-and-intervening-period/994359 "2024-06-14T06:05:12Z")
I’d like to get some recommendations for historical fiction set in Germany or France during World War I, World War II and/or the period between, from any point of view. English language, preferably. --- ## [RIP Françoise Hardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-francoise-hardy/1002782)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-francoise-hardy/1002782 "2024-06-14T02:47:10Z")
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