# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=131 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 132 --- ## [Why aren’t beef products more common for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-aren-t-beef-products-more-common-for-breakfast/1000764)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-aren-t-beef-products-more-common-for-breakfast/1000764 "2024-05-13T10:15:47Z")
There’s steak and eggs but IME, that’s not exactly common. How did pork and poultry (via eggs) come to dominate American breakfasts? I know that there’s corned beef hash, but at least in my part of the country (which ha… --- ## [Characters you love, played by actors/actresses you don't love so much (or even despise/hate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-love-played-by-actors-actresses-you-dont-love-so-much-or-even-despise-hate/1001434)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-love-played-by-actors-actresses-you-dont-love-so-much-or-even-despise-hate/1001434 "2024-05-13T04:35:29Z")
The title says it all, folks, but here are my personal examples that inspired this thread: Buffy, a character I love to death, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, who, no offense, as a real-life actress, is a bit boring,… --- ## [I have a Bartesian. Any tricks, tips, favorite pods, etc.? Let's discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bartesian-any-tricks-tips-favorite-pods-etc-lets-discuss/1001378)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-bartesian-any-tricks-tips-favorite-pods-etc-lets-discuss/1001378 "2024-05-13T02:45:55Z")
Last Christmas, my wife got me a Bartesian cocktail maker. She actually got me this one, made by Black & Decker. You load your own spirits into it (I have Bacardi Rum, Tito’s Vodka, Jack Daniel’s Whiskey, and I don’t r… --- ## [Neil Young and Crazy Horse on tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-on-tour/997752)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-on-tour/997752 "2024-05-12T21:57:14Z")
Just got tickets for the show at Jiffy Lube Live arena in the DC area May 11. I’m driving up from SW Virginia, my brother is driving down from NYC, about 3.5 hours each, and we will meet our old friend Tim, who lives ab… --- ## [Were you ever Star? Or just Grandma's favorite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-ever-star-or-just-grandmas-favorite/1000885)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-ever-star-or-just-grandmas-favorite/1000885 "2024-05-12T19:45:50Z")
Were you in a highschool production? In any capacity? Tell your story. It’s time to get your just rewards!! --- ## [I finally get to try all goat milk gjetost from ski queen (packaged in the blue cube)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-get-to-try-all-goat-milk-gjetost-from-ski-queen-packaged-in-the-blue-cube/1001398)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-get-to-try-all-goat-milk-gjetost-from-ski-queen-packaged-in-the-blue-cube/1001398 "2024-05-12T17:32:50Z")
I’ve loved me some gjetost goat/cow milk blend for well over a decade or so now, the stuff in the red cube. I adore that creamy/caramel/salty/sweet flavor and that tingly oral sensation you get as the thin slices melt i… --- ## [What do you think about the “If you don’t like it don’t consume it” argument in reference to media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-if-you-don-t-like-it-don-t-consume-it-argument-in-reference-to-media/1001214)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-if-you-don-t-like-it-don-t-consume-it-argument-in-reference-to-media/1001214 "2024-05-11T21:54:31Z")
Whenever someone says they don’t think a specific kind of media or specific media entry (sequels, reboots, remakes etc.) should exist or is necessary there’s almost always the inevitable response of “Well, if you don’t l… --- ## [A question for folks who still listen to"The Oldies Station" on the radio](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-folks-who-still-listen-to-the-oldies-station-on-the-radio/1001335)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-folks-who-still-listen-to-the-oldies-station-on-the-radio/1001335 "2024-05-11T17:05:11Z")
I haven’t listened to “oldies” radio in a long time. I have some questions about the kind of stuff they play nowadays. When I was elementary school age( late 80’s- early 90’s), I loved listening to the oldies station. T… --- ## [RIP Bernard Hill - sleep well, Theoden King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bernard-hill-sleep-well-theoden-king/1001161)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bernard-hill-sleep-well-theoden-king/1001161 "2024-05-11T16:50:59Z")
“I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed.” --- ## ["Whataboutism" in criticizing a tv show or movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whataboutism-in-criticizing-a-tv-show-or-movie/1001272)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whataboutism-in-criticizing-a-tv-show-or-movie/1001272 "2024-05-11T06:50:51Z")
I’ve noticed something that often comes up online when discussing movies or shows that involve magic, aliens, the supernatural, etc. If someone criticizes a certain plot point as hard to believe, someone else will retort… --- ## [Mad Magazine Movie Parodies of Non-existent Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-movie-parodies-of-non-existent-movies/990485)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-movie-parodies-of-non-existent-movies/990485 "2024-05-10T20:59:27Z")
One of the things I loved about the old Mad Magazine, especially in the 1960s, was the way they’d do a “parody” of a movie that didn’t actually exist. But it played off familar cliches, or off a real movie. But they gave… --- ## [Anybody comparable to Allie Sherlock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-comparable-to-allie-sherlock/1000272)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-comparable-to-allie-sherlock/1000272 "2024-05-10T16:32:17Z")
Is there anybody comparable to Allie Sherlock in already having made it as a well-known singer and yet still regularly singing on the street? Her latest video (still being streamed as I write is https://www.youtube.com/… --- ## [The Beatles' "Let It Be" film re-released on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-let-it-be-film-re-released-on-disney/1001286)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-let-it-be-film-re-released-on-disney/1001286 "2024-05-10T15:25:52Z")
The newly-restored version of Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s documentary “Let It Be” dropped on Disney+ today. It’s largely been unavailable for the past 50 years, and everything I heard was that it was a dark, unflattering film… --- ## [We planted about 100 bulbs yesterday and some critter dug up 30 of them last night (or maybe the morning.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-planted-about-100-bulbs-yesterday-and-some-critter-dug-up-30-of-them-last-night-or-maybe-the-morning/1000104)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-planted-about-100-bulbs-yesterday-and-some-critter-dug-up-30-of-them-last-night-or-maybe-the-morning/1000104 "2024-05-10T13:46:18Z")
Incredibly frustrating, we suspect it is a squirrel but wondering if it was some other animal. I know squirrels bury nuts and suspect he saw us burying nut like objects and decided to steal our stash. Sound reasonable … --- ## [Worst cop movie scene vs real life ever (Lethal Weapon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-movie-scene-vs-real-life-ever-lethal-weapon/1001092)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cop-movie-scene-vs-real-life-ever-lethal-weapon/1001092 "2024-05-10T05:14:15Z")
The original Lethal Weapon movie was playing on some channel or another the other day. Hadn’t seen it in quite a while so I watched a bit. It dawned on me what a terrible scene this was vs real life. First of all, dr… --- ## [Fallout Episode 3: The Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-3-the-head/1000138)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-episode-3-the-head/1000138 "2024-05-10T02:13:43Z")
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… --- ## [X-Men '97 (Disney+ Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-97-disney-series/999075 "2024-05-09T23:16:47Z")
The two-part season premiere just dropped on Disney Plus and I’m watching right now. It’s a direct continuation of the '90s animated series, picking up sometime after the series finale, with Professor X having been assas… --- ## [Most analyzed female tv character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881)
**Author:** [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-analyzed-female-tv-character/1000881 "2024-05-09T23:09:48Z")
On YouTube I’ve hit a seam of Gilmore Girls shorts and apparently watching them has put me on the recommended list of analyses of Rory Gilmore - of which there seem to be a bazillion. Before this weekend, I’d have assume… --- ## [In Vermeer's "Milk Maid" what is that thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-vermeers-milk-maid-what-is-that-thing/1001217 "2024-05-09T17:29:41Z")
In VerMeer’s “Milk Maid” what is that thing on the floor behind her? It could be a simple boot scraper, or a step stool, but it seems to have some sort of gear or “works” inside of it. The patterns of holes in the top … --- ## [What sci-fi movie am I thinking of please? (It's not Avatar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sci-fi-movie-am-i-thinking-of-please-its-not-avatar/1001279 "2024-05-09T17:05:34Z")
Again it’s NOT Avatar. I remember blue aliens living on a white sands beach like environment. And they had these blue ball things that were important to them. I forget what the blue aliens used them for. But there are … --- ## [Holy shit… Steve Albini dead at 61](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-steve-albini-dead-at-61/1001269 "2024-05-09T15:57:23Z")
The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, has died of a heart attack If you’ve listened to anything in the last 30 years that could be characterized as … --- ## [Persuade me to try cold-brewed hot coffee (from a person who doesn't drink coffee)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-to-try-cold-brewed-hot-coffee-from-a-person-who-doesnt-drink-coffee/995356 "2024-05-09T15:14:52Z")
I have only tried coffee twice in my life, both times hot with milk and sugar, and I couldn’t stand it, nor understand the appeal. I guess it was the bitterness, I don’t really know. Both times were home brewed, not fro… --- ## [Kevin Spacey comes out in response to accusation of sexual harassment of 14-year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-spacey-comes-out-in-response-to-accusation-of-sexual-harassment-of-14-year-old-boy/800221 "2024-05-09T05:01:30Z")
Story. That’s a real downer. I love Spacey’s acting but he won’t get a pass from anyone for trying to use his coming out as a shield against attempting to molest a young boy. I am really disappointed in him. I thought … --- ## [What time signatures are "Golden Brown" and "One Of These Things First"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-signatures-are-golden-brown-and-one-of-these-things-first/1001232 "2024-05-09T03:09:10Z")
This is a question about two of my favorite songs, by very different artists, the Stranglers’ “Golden Brown” and Nick Drake’s “One Of These Things First”. First, I only wanted to ask for the time signature of “Golden Bro… --- ## [Songs about Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868 "2024-05-08T20:05:53Z")
… On a really crappy Sunday! :persevere: https://youtu.be/dZMc0-ZAUeY https://youtu.be/PjFoQxjgbrs https://youtu.be/g4flAZEgtjs --- ## [Mohair vs Merino vs Cashmere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohair-vs-merino-vs-cashmere/1001242)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohair-vs-merino-vs-cashmere/1001242 "2024-05-08T18:50:55Z")
How do these different premium wools compare? Any others I’m not aware of? --- ## [American cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cheese/523548)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-cheese/523548 "2024-05-08T14:24:53Z")
Kraft Deli Deluxe American Cheese is a ‘Pasturized process cheese’. By legal definition, it is 100% cheese. Kraft Singles is a ‘Pasteurized process cheese product’. By legal definition, it contains less than 51% chees… --- ## ["Unfrosted" - Seinfeld's Directorial Debut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-seinfelds-directorial-debut/1001257)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfrosted-seinfelds-directorial-debut/1001257 "2024-05-08T14:19:08Z")
“Unfrosted” - A satire of the children’s cereal industry I’m hoping some of you have or will watch this movie because I really want opinions on it. My view on it is that many children’s cereals make a mockery of the … --- ## [Beethoven's Deafness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beethovens-deafness/557285)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beethovens-deafness/557285 "2024-05-08T05:37:49Z")
Was Beethoven completely deaf while he was composing his 9th symphony? I would think that partial deafness would be a whole lot better than complete deafness. A related question is whether a musical genius really needs … --- ## [I want a list or video of every Sopranos death but WITH the cause/reason for each death stated for each one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245)
**Author:** [@TJEckleburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJEckleburg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-list-or-video-of-every-sopranos-death-but-with-the-cause-reason-for-each-death-stated-for-each-one/1001245 "2024-05-08T04:27:25Z")
There are videos I watch of every Sopranos death, but I want a 5 words or fewer description of the cause/reason for each death/whacking. If none already exists, please type it for me? Example: Bob: shot to death. Reaso… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=130) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=132)