# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=130 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 131 --- ## [Buttermilk powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttermilk-powder/1001602)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttermilk-powder/1001602 "2024-05-18T01:50:35Z")
I’m eating barbecue chips. The seasoning is sugar, salt, tomato powder, onion powder, buttermilk powder, yeast, brown sugar, molasses powder and paprika. Buttermilk powder? I see they have this at the bulk store. Any… --- ## [Surely The Lord of the Rings is one of the best stories ever written](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-the-lord-of-the-rings-is-one-of-the-best-stories-ever-written/1001504 "2024-05-17T23:32:08Z")
I don’t think I’ll find much disagreement here. I’ve read the books more times that I can count. At least once a year for the last 20 years and many times before that. I’ve memorized so many parts that, when I listen to … --- ## [Trying to identify this artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-this-artist/1001721 "2024-05-17T22:56:13Z")
I can’t make out the name. Tin Eye was no help. Is this style familiar to anyone? --- ## [What Academy Award winning actor carried a candy bar in the pocket of his suit at all times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-academy-award-winning-actor-carried-a-candy-bar-in-the-pocket-of-his-suit-at-all-times/578644)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-academy-award-winning-actor-carried-a-candy-bar-in-the-pocket-of-his-suit-at-all-times/578644 "2024-05-17T00:27:12Z")
I tried Googling this, but can’t find it. Anyone heard of this? My wife is reading a book and part of the book is about the power of food and how some people are deeply affected by food-related fears. In the book it say… --- ## [More dining topics - table or booth and the history of booths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dining-topics-table-or-booth-and-the-history-of-booths/1001507)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-dining-topics-table-or-booth-and-the-history-of-booths/1001507 "2024-05-16T23:51:20Z")
We always get a booth. More privacy. It just seems nicer. The only exception is when I take several of the grandkids out to eat and a larger table is best. My son has 8 children. 7 of them are girls. Their dining room t… --- ## [Forest Gump 30 Year Anniversary Box of Chocolates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-gump-30-year-anniversary-box-of-chocolates/1001656)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forest-gump-30-year-anniversary-box-of-chocolates/1001656 "2024-05-16T23:38:55Z")
I got mine, yum! Made by Russel Stover. However, I think they missed a chance to teach one of Forest’s life lessons. Despite the famous quote being printed on the cover you do in fact know what you are going to get becau… --- ## ["Leave It To Beaver" reference in "Licorice Pizza"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-it-to-beaver-reference-in-licorice-pizza/1001582)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-it-to-beaver-reference-in-licorice-pizza/1001582 "2024-05-16T20:53:29Z")
In the 2021 comedy Licorice Pizza (set in 1973), teen actor Gary Valentine makes an off-color joke during a TV interview: Host: How are things going for you, Gary? Gary: Last week I did three beavers. Host: You mean L… --- ## [I finally got to try mutton. Anyone here into it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-to-try-mutton-anyone-here-into-it/1001012)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-got-to-try-mutton-anyone-here-into-it/1001012 "2024-05-16T19:35:04Z")
Mutton’s been on my bucket list as a food to try before I shuffle off this mortal coil for a while now. But it was only last week when I finally found a place serving it. I’d heard many tales of how great/meh/horrible … --- ## [Yours, Mine, And Ours (1968)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yours-mine-and-ours-1968/1001468)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yours-mine-and-ours-1968/1001468 "2024-05-16T13:04:02Z")
A couple of observations of Yours, Mine, And Ours (1968). Henry Fonda’s character has a single stripe on his sleeve, indicating an ensign (ENS O1). Henry Fonda wears a single silver bar on his collar, indicating a Lieu… --- ## [Miss & Miss Teen USA have both resigned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-miss-teen-usa-have-both-resigned/1001545)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-miss-teen-usa-have-both-resigned/1001545 "2024-05-16T09:09:06Z")
Should these pageants continue, if tweaked further? Do they bring anything useful to the table? --- ## [David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/1001600)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/1001600 "2024-05-16T03:09:33Z")
It does sound pretty horrible. (Edited for a dumb statement). --- ## [How do they make a video like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-a-video-like-this/1001595)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-make-a-video-like-this/1001595 "2024-05-16T00:01:35Z")
I just watched a YouTube video WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE (Sung by 257 Movies!). They took a song and reproduced it by editing together words spoken in movies. I’ve seen other videos like this. Here’s Rapper’s Delight Bri… --- ## [What do you think makes a Superhero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-makes-a-superhero/1001271)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-makes-a-superhero/1001271 "2024-05-15T21:55:13Z")
No superpower? Then Batman and Iron Man wouldn’t count. No secret identity? Iron Man and Dr. Strange wouldn’t count. I’ve decided costume, although I suppose Constantine might count? --- ## [What was the most popular movie or TV show that Mad Magazine \_didn't\_ do a parody of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-popular-movie-or-tv-show-that-mad-magazine-didnt-do-a-parody-of/1001392)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-popular-movie-or-tv-show-that-mad-magazine-didnt-do-a-parody-of/1001392 "2024-05-15T14:45:37Z")
After all they only published iirc 10-12 editions per year so they couldn’t cover everything. Particularly, were there any that in your opinion were inexplicably skipped in favor of far less worth entries? --- ## [Things That Bother Me in Science Fiction Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-in-science-fiction-movies/992001 "2024-05-15T12:36:47Z")
I can put up with artificial gravity and suspend disbelief for FTL travel, but some things in science fiction movies make them almost unwatchable for me: Sound in the vacuum of space Blast waves Ships banking as they t… --- ## [David Sanborn has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sanborn-has-died/1001548)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sanborn-has-died/1001548 "2024-05-15T10:42:00Z")
NYT link. The brilliant alto sax musician known mainly for his jazz contributions, died of prostate cancer at age 78. --- ## [House of the Dragon, an HBO prequel series to Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 720\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-the-dragon-an-hbo-prequel-series-to-game-of-thrones/941521 "2024-05-15T01:30:35Z")
I’ll watch it for sure. And you? --- ## [Queen Victoria was an artist. Who knew? LINK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-victoria-was-an-artist-who-knew-link/1001547)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-victoria-was-an-artist-who-knew-link/1001547 "2024-05-14T22:48:45Z")
Watercolors were Her Majesty’s field, and she painted in her journals. She also did inks and pencils. A warm & charming style, she had. LINK TO ARTICLE --- ## [Has anyone here ever met or worked with Charlie Day of Sunny in Philly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-met-or-worked-with-charlie-day-of-sunny-in-philly/1001567)
**Author:** [@SpacedOutBanana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacedOutBanana)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-ever-met-or-worked-with-charlie-day-of-sunny-in-philly/1001567 "2024-05-14T20:44:13Z")
Have always heard really nice things about him and he’s definitely my favorite of the gang. --- ## [ID this scene for me (from a comic book?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-scene-for-me-from-a-comic-book/1001530)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-scene-for-me-from-a-comic-book/1001530 "2024-05-14T20:01:31Z")
I remember seeing this scene. I’m around 90% certain it was in a comic book but I might be wrong. One of the characters had traveled back in time from a few years in the future to give the main cast an important message… --- ## [When did TV stop crediting Guest stars in the opening credits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-tv-stop-crediting-guest-stars-in-the-opening-credits/1001470)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-tv-stop-crediting-guest-stars-in-the-opening-credits/1001470 "2024-05-14T15:50:33Z")
I’m watching a episode of Blue Bloods S3E1 and it suddenly dawned on me the main guest character actors aren’t credited in the opening. That was always a thing when I grew up. You might see the opening for “Cannon” sta… --- ## [Is presentation important to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-presentation-important-to-you/1001278)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-presentation-important-to-you/1001278 "2024-05-14T11:56:58Z")
Is presentation important to you when you’re serving a meal? I’m thinking I might make Caprese salads for dinner. I used to slice Roma tomatoes into six slices, then add the fresh mozzarella, and then a basil leaf to e… --- ## [Who remembers "The Forty Year Old Hippie" comic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-forty-year-old-hippie-comic/1001519)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-the-forty-year-old-hippie-comic/1001519 "2024-05-14T11:52:25Z")
I’ve recently been digging up some favorite underground comics online. I’ve found websites posting issues of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Dealer McDope. Yesterday I thought to hunt for The Forty Year Old Hippi… --- ## [It's Webcomic Recco Time Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-webcomic-recco-time-again/916269)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-webcomic-recco-time-again/916269 "2024-05-14T00:50:20Z")
Yes, my friends. I noticed I’m running low on webcomics again. And I dearly love some webcomix. Even did one myself for about five years and I’m thinking about doing another one or two now that the store is up and run… --- ## [What discontinued fast food item would you bring back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-fast-food-item-would-you-bring-back/778783)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-discontinued-fast-food-item-would-you-bring-back/778783 "2024-05-13T21:00:59Z")
You have the power to persuade a restaurant chain to bring back a discontinued item and have it on their menu again. What do you choose? I miss Wendy’s breadsticks, so soft and buttery. Also now that I ate so much fast… --- ## [Fallout Episode 7: The Radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-7-the-radio/1000142)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-7-the-radio/1000142 "2024-05-13T18:36:22Z")
Spoiler policy: Anything in this episode and any previous episodes are open spoilers. Please do not discuss what happens in later episodes in this thread. Rather, go to the thread for that episode and discuss it there. A… --- ## [Walmart makes the best tiramisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-makes-the-best-tiramisu/1001322)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-makes-the-best-tiramisu/1001322 "2024-05-13T14:27:54Z")
Tiramisu is one of those pleasures I discovered late in life so I haven’t tried it at too many places. But none of them beat the Walmart version. It is made with a firm cake rather than lady fingers so they call it Marke… --- ## [Roger Corman - RIP 1926-2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-corman-rip-1926-2024/1001436)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-corman-rip-1926-2024/1001436 "2024-05-13T11:40:15Z")
The man was a national treasure. Great guy, did a lot for low-budget movie making. --- ## ["Mother's Day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day/1001364)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day/1001364 "2024-05-13T11:36:30Z")
Mother’s Day, a Polish Movie Since this Sunday is, in fact, Mother’s Day, I felt it only appropriate to watch the 2023 movie, “Mother’s Day”. I recommend it because it is an entirely Polish movie; produced, directed,… --- ## [Trying to make ceviche for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-ceviche-for-the-first-time/1001459)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-make-ceviche-for-the-first-time/1001459 "2024-05-13T11:28:04Z")
I’m trying to make ceviche for the first time. I’ve diced the fish, and it’s been marinating in the fridge with what looks like too much lime juice. Before I put it in there, I put in garlic powder and kosher salt. On… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=131)