# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=137 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show! (Not for Politics, see P&E thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-returns-to-the-daily-show-not-for-politics-see-p-e-thread/996614)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-returns-to-the-daily-show-not-for-politics-see-p-e-thread/996614 "2024-04-09T15:50:09Z")
I may have missed this being posted somewhere else, but I think this is terrific! There is no one like Stewart and IMHO he made The Daily Show what it was like no one else could. And now, he’s back! OK, to be fair, he… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter Q, V, X, or Z and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[Final Poll added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-v-x-or-z-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999788)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-v-x-or-z-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999788 "2024-04-09T14:38:45Z")
Submissions must begin with the letter Q, V, X, or Z . Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first r… --- ## [If Quantum Leap were remade today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-quantum-leap-were-remade-today/835961)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-quantum-leap-were-remade-today/835961 "2024-04-09T12:59:17Z")
…and you assume Sam is the same age as Scott Bakula was when the first one premiered, the earliest year they could leap to is 1984. --- ## [Monsters At Work, series sequel to Monsters, Inc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-at-work-series-sequel-to-monsters-inc/945942)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsters-at-work-series-sequel-to-monsters-inc/945942 "2024-04-09T00:42:57Z")
The new series Monsters At Work has started streaming. A mostly “below decks” show addressing the difficulties in the switch in business models from screams to laughter after the events of Monsters, Inc., with some emplo… --- ## [Classic Rock Song with the lyrics "Now or Never"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-with-the-lyrics-now-or-never/999854)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-song-with-the-lyrics-now-or-never/999854 "2024-04-08T23:39:46Z")
I hear this rock song on classic Rock stations all the time but just never knew the actual title, the problem is if you Google Now Or Never you get a bunch of unrelated songs titled that and I think Now or Never is just … --- ## [Which entries in the Star Wars franchise might I like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-entries-in-the-star-wars-franchise-might-i-like/999954)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-entries-in-the-star-wars-franchise-might-i-like/999954 "2024-04-08T17:03:39Z")
At some point I got tired of movies and television and dropped most of my screen viewing. Coming back late to the party there’s been a lot of SW stuff now; some liked, some loathed. In particular a lot of it strikes me a… --- ## [Has there ever been a successful Broadway musical sequel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-a-successful-broadway-musical-sequel/999273 "2024-04-08T16:23:02Z")
I was reading up on Broadway flops and came across Bring Back Birdie with Donald O’Connor and Chita Rivera, which was (of course if you read the title of this thread) a complete flop. It made me wonder if any Broadway Mu… --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter \*\*P\*\* and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP {FINAL POLL ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-p-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999672)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-p-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/999672 "2024-04-08T12:00:51Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter P. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Songs must have been first releas… --- ## [Advertising and slogans that leave you Amused or Confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-and-slogans-that-leave-you-amused-or-confused/998976)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-and-slogans-that-leave-you-amused-or-confused/998976 "2024-04-08T03:06:27Z")
This thread is for mocking advertising and slogans that were not thought through. We all know the apocryphal story of the Chevy Nova and Spanish speaking countries. Then there’s the classic for the invasion of Iraq. Th… --- ## [Quantum Leap reboot: series premiere and synopsis confirmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-reboot-series-premiere-and-synopsis-confirmed/967572)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-reboot-series-premiere-and-synopsis-confirmed/967572 "2024-04-08T01:56:40Z")
NBC has confirmed the premiere date of its new Quantum Leap reboot. It’s set to premiere on Monday, September 19. For those who don’t want to click the link, Dr. Song is the Leaper, taking the place of Dr. Sam Becket… --- ## [Was the Black Ogre ever a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-black-ogre-ever-a-thing/999914)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-black-ogre-ever-a-thing/999914 "2024-04-08T01:44:27Z")
In this article, one included page from the December 1960 issue of Superman mentions four monsters–“the Wolfman, the Black Ogre, the Mummy, and the Abominable Snowman”. It seems as if the Black Ogre was assumed to be as … --- ## [Obscure Russian film about a collective farm competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-russian-film-about-a-collective-farm-competition/999982)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-russian-film-about-a-collective-farm-competition/999982 "2024-04-07T23:23:34Z")
I saw a film at the Palm Springs film festival maybe 10-15 years ago. It was set on a wheat farm, where the wife of a crippled WWII veteran is trying to win 2nd place, so that she can get the prize - a bolt of cloth. Un… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Godzilla x Kong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-godzilla-x-kong/999938)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-godzilla-x-kong/999938 "2024-04-07T19:59:43Z")
Specifically, the “x”. Is it now an accepted abbreviation for “versus”, and therefore it’s “Godzilla versus Kong”? (And tangentially, when did this happen?) Or do you literally pronounce it “x” (which is stupid)? Or … --- ## [What breed of dog is Krypto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-of-dog-is-krypto/999874)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-breed-of-dog-is-krypto/999874 "2024-04-07T06:59:16Z")
Krypto–Superman’s dog. LINK Yes, I know–he’s alien. But not alien like John Carter’s Martian “dog” Woola. WOOLA LINK He looks very–doggy. So, what kind of dog is Krypto? --- ## [Who sang the theme song for the original George Of The Jungle cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sang-the-theme-song-for-the-original-george-of-the-jungle-cartoon/999910 "2024-04-07T01:17:34Z")
I would like to know who sang the theme song for the original cartoon, not the remake or the movies. --- ## [RIP author John Barth (1930 - 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-author-john-barth-1930-2024/999793 "2024-04-06T23:48:14Z")
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/books/john-barth-dead.html?ugrp=m&unlocked\_article\_code=1.hk0.bS-C.mpIamJ\_6a2P9&smid=url-share (gift link) I read a couple of his books, including the Sot-Weed Factor, and I’m not s… --- ## [Where can we get Manhattan style clam chowder in Manhattan? Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-get-manhattan-style-clam-chowder-in-manhattan-need-answer-fast/999952 "2024-04-06T22:40:57Z")
Kayla and I are about to get off of a boat tour of liberty island. She wants me to be able to have a bowl of Manhattan style clam chowder (which I get when I can, which is not very often). But she can’t seem to find a Ma… --- ## [Musical and song rabbit-holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-and-song-rabbit-holes/978688 "2024-04-06T13:58:14Z")
I was listening to an oldies station on the way to work this morning and Keep On Dancing by The Gentrys (1965) came on. A simple tune but I’ve always liked it. After a little research, I discovered it was a cover of the … --- ## [How do I make a egg white only hard boiled egg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-egg-white-only-hard-boiled-egg/999826 "2024-04-06T13:52:36Z")
Is there a mold I can pour egg white into to create an egg white only hard boiled egg? If not, is there some other way to accomplish this? --- ## [Food Memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-memes/997986)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-memes/997986 "2024-04-05T21:03:55Z")
Most of these made me chuckle. Learn about the genius of “walking bacon”, or why your favourite fruit is cheese. --- ## [Has this ventriloquist dummy thing ever been done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-ventriloquist-dummy-thing-ever-been-done/999824 "2024-04-05T20:51:42Z")
I’m imagining a routine in which the dummy is gigantic, and the ventriloquist sits on its lap. Sort of role reversal. It sounds kind of obvious, but I’ve never seen it. --- ## [Movie “unseen events” that would make a good movie of its own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-unseen-events-that-would-make-a-good-movie-of-its-own/999842)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-unseen-events-that-would-make-a-good-movie-of-its-own/999842 "2024-04-05T20:00:45Z")
Oftentimes in a movie there is some event or happening that is only mentioned or discussed, but not depicted, which would make for a good flick in its own right. Star Wars already did this. A New Hope begins with refer… --- ## [Flaming off the alcohol in vodka for a dish? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaming-off-the-alcohol-in-vodka-for-a-dish-why/999861)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flaming-off-the-alcohol-in-vodka-for-a-dish-why/999861 "2024-04-05T15:23:22Z")
So I’m watching a yewtoob cooking vid and the chef is making langosteen braised in de-natured vodka. But it got me wondering…vodka is essentially tasteless in itself, what the hell do you get when you burn the alcohol ou… --- ## [A small Tolkien question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-tolkien-question/999870)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-small-tolkien-question/999870 "2024-04-05T13:29:10Z")
Gandalf stays with Frodo for a while in The Fellowship of the Ring after Bilbo takes off. Then one day he takes off, saying he’d heard something “worrying.” What did he hear about? --- ## [Is tuna (ham/egg/chicken...) salad a "salad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tuna-ham-egg-chicken-salad-a-salad/999807)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tuna-ham-egg-chicken-salad-a-salad/999807 "2024-04-05T13:27:29Z")
we call all the iterations mentioned above as a form of salad, but except putting a leaf of lettuce on your sandwich, there’s no lettuce or other greens involved, so why are they called xyz salad? --- ## [The Muffin man and London Bridge is falling down go together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muffin-man-and-london-bridge-is-falling-down-go-together/999813)
**Author:** [@Ane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muffin-man-and-london-bridge-is-falling-down-go-together/999813 "2024-04-05T08:14:14Z")
April 4th 2024-Try singing the opening of the song Do you know the muffin man then sing the opening of London Bridge is falling down. For example:Do you know the muffin man,London Bridge is falling down Do they go toget… --- ## [Movies to watch on April 8th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-to-watch-on-april-8th/999846)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-to-watch-on-april-8th/999846 "2024-04-05T06:39:46Z")
Specifically, movies where eclipses figure into the plot. I’ll start with Ladyhawke. --- ## [Uses for leftover ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-ham/999760)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-ham/999760 "2024-04-04T22:50:33Z")
It’s the week after Easter, so I’m sure I’m not the only one with a bunch of leftover ham on hand. My usual go-to for leftover ham is bean soup, or red beans and rice, or various other ham and bean dishes, so I am looki… --- ## [Do you ever get alcoholic beverages at the cinema/movie theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-alcoholic-beverages-at-the-cinema-movie-theatre/999723)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-get-alcoholic-beverages-at-the-cinema-movie-theatre/999723 "2024-04-04T20:35:21Z")
When going to see a film at the cinema, do you ever get an alcoholic beverage? Does it matter if it’s at a place like Alamo Drafthouse or a chain like an AMC? For me, the answer is yes about 50% of the time. On weekends… --- ## [Is Isekai only Japanese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-isekai-only-japanese/989852)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-isekai-only-japanese/989852 "2024-04-04T15:05:21Z")
I’ve read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp, the Axis of Time series by John Birmingham, the Conrad Stargard series by Leo Frankowski, the Destroyermen se… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=138)