# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=139 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 140 --- ## [Roast beef - internal temp for still a bit bloody in centre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-internal-temp-for-still-a-bit-bloody-in-centre/999620)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roast-beef-internal-temp-for-still-a-bit-bloody-in-centre/999620 "2024-03-30T22:37:37Z")
What do Doper chefs recommend for the internal temp on a beef roast, sorta medium rare in the centre? --- ## [Impressive backyard sailboat building video - I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-backyard-sailboat-building-video-i-have-questions/999587)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-backyard-sailboat-building-video-i-have-questions/999587 "2024-03-30T21:42:24Z")
So often on Fridays after work I’ve started a bit of a habit watching YouTube videos abut various things that I find educational, entertaining, edverturous… ya know- all of the ‘e’ words. It’s a nice way to decompress fr… --- ## [What to do with figs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-figs/999417)
**Author:** [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-figs/999417 "2024-03-30T20:44:39Z")
So, I have a very happy fig tree in my yard that rewards my gardening efforts with more figs than I could possibly use. It’s already taking off, since the weather has warmed up, and I think I’m gonna have a lot of fruit … --- ## [Alphabet animal placemat from the 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-animal-placemat-from-the-70s/995171)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet-animal-placemat-from-the-70s/995171 "2024-03-30T20:34:02Z")
Anyone remember a placemat with a different animal for each letter of the alphabet - with a narwhal for the letter N? I’m guessing this would be late 70s / early 80s. Maybe it was also a poster, and I happened to have i… --- ## [Have you ever seen an actor who never made a good film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-seen-an-actor-who-never-made-a-good-film/999203 "2024-03-30T17:05:30Z")
Opposite of this thread. Who’s an actor you see their face or name and you instantly know that movie is going to be hot garbage? Definition of “good film” I’ll leave up to individual posters. Let’s say a minimum of 3 … --- ## [Best Fast Food To Eat The Next Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-to-eat-the-next-day/999271)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fast-food-to-eat-the-next-day/999271 "2024-03-30T16:52:11Z")
Was hungry after wasting time on the web. It was late enough my favourite restaurants were closed. I decided to grab a sub for dinner. “Mr. Sub” gets mediocre reviews from American websites, but I like several of their… --- ## [Movies with the most cameos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-cameos/985106)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-the-most-cameos/985106 "2024-03-30T15:34:35Z")
Last night I got around to watching the Entourage movie. There were so many cameos that I missed some (that I saw in the credits.) I can’t remember another movie with so many, but I’m sure there are some. What are some o… --- ## [Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids from the film American Graffiti "She's So Fine"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-cadillac-the-continental-kids-from-the-film-american-graffiti-shes-so-fine/437717)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-cadillac-the-continental-kids-from-the-film-american-graffiti-shes-so-fine/437717 "2024-03-30T01:33:51Z")
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids are the cover band that plays the school dance in the film American Graffiti. In the film they do a pretty cool song called “She’s So Fine”. Realizing that they were a cover / revi… --- ## [Oppenheimer (2023 Christopher Nolan film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppenheimer-2023-christopher-nolan-film/987361)
**Author:** [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oppenheimer-2023-christopher-nolan-film/987361 "2024-03-29T22:23:27Z")
I thought there should be a full thread about this rather than just in the “Movies Seen Recently” thread. Opens today, though I saw it last night in 70mm IMAX and am going back to see it again tonight! Incredible film,… --- ## [More better burgers like 5 Guys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-better-burgers-like-5-guys/998690)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-better-burgers-like-5-guys/998690 "2024-03-29T20:26:45Z")
We have had 5 Guys around here for some time but I have never warmed up to them. The are almost as expensive as burgers at a great bar and grill. Their fries are very expensive. The first time I had one I was looking at … --- ## [Exaggerating bodies line by line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194)
**Author:** [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194 "2024-03-29T16:28:39Z")
Exaggerating the body refers the body being exaggerated than in real life and due to the use of line art, a non-fat character’s torso and limbs being thick or thin line by line by drawing big and small distances in the l… --- ## [God Damn It, Netflix! Where’s the Rest of Brooklyn 99?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-netflix-where-s-the-rest-of-brooklyn-99/999412)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-it-netflix-where-s-the-rest-of-brooklyn-99/999412 "2024-03-29T04:28:41Z")
Just seasons 1-4? As they say on Resident Alien, this is some BULLSHIT! --- ## [Book titles with deliberate or meaningful misspellings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-with-deliberate-or-meaningful-misspellings/999476)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-titles-with-deliberate-or-meaningful-misspellings/999476 "2024-03-29T03:12:17Z")
Two that come to mind: Pet Sematary by Stephen King and Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge, both of which have a plot-specific meaning. Other examples? --- ## [Was this song the theme to The Rockford Files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-song-the-theme-to-the-rockford-files/999220)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-song-the-theme-to-the-rockford-files/999220 "2024-03-29T00:14:46Z")
Was Billy Preston’s Space Race the theme to The Rockford Files? And since this one question does not seem worthy enough for its own thread, a coupla bonus questions. Please add and/or answer questions if you like. I’m s… --- ## ["I intend to write a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line about all of this", James Cameron's Titanic released 25 years ago today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-intend-to-write-a-strongly-worded-letter-to-the-white-star-line-about-all-of-this-james-camerons-titanic-released-25-years-ago-today/976818)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-intend-to-write-a-strongly-worded-letter-to-the-white-star-line-about-all-of-this-james-camerons-titanic-released-25-years-ago-today/976818 "2024-03-28T21:30:55Z")
Gonna destroy two decades of built-up SDMB cred to do a 25th anniversary appreciation thread about one of my favorite movies, the only movie I paid full price to see 5 times, and… up until Tarantino’s Grindhouse… was the… --- ## [In Denmark there is no film censorship. What would happen if a film was publicly shown over there containing scenes of actual rape, murder or torture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-denmark-there-is-no-film-censorship-what-would-happen-if-a-film-was-publicly-shown-over-there-containing-scenes-of-actual-rape-murder-or-torture/999081)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-denmark-there-is-no-film-censorship-what-would-happen-if-a-film-was-publicly-shown-over-there-containing-scenes-of-actual-rape-murder-or-torture/999081 "2024-03-28T21:07:35Z")
There were no laws restricting the showing of child porn in Denmark up until 1980. --- ## [Poor Things - movie. Open spoilers after first post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-things-movie-open-spoilers-after-first-post/996425)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-things-movie-open-spoilers-after-first-post/996425 "2024-03-28T17:55:06Z")
My wife and I saw this movie tonight and I’d really appreciate reading some discussion about it! I loved it. My wife found it more … disturbing. We agree it is stylistically beautiful. And in this era of remakes and se… --- ## ["You Make me Wanna WALK, Like a Camel" wtfrak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-make-me-wanna-walk-like-a-camel-wtfrak/363462)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-make-me-wanna-walk-like-a-camel-wtfrak/363462 "2024-03-28T15:51:48Z")
for those who are wondering its a song by Southern Coulture on the Skids. I get the roleplay aspect, I get the kinda creepy little girl thing (Little Debbie Little Debbie, I’ma Comin on Home Girl) but what in the hell … --- ## [Men At Work (Band)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-at-work-band/999413)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-at-work-band/999413 "2024-03-28T15:37:11Z")
No Sign of Yesterday by Men At Work is playing on the iPod now. There was another of their songs that played before lunch, but I don’t remember which one it was. (I could back up to find out, but I won’t.) It had more… --- ## [Heardle Rock (time sensitive for March 28, will be gone tomorrow)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heardle-rock-time-sensitive-for-march-28-will-be-gone-tomorrow/999500)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heardle-rock-time-sensitive-for-march-28-will-be-gone-tomorrow/999500 "2024-03-28T12:26:53Z")
Heardle is basically name that tune. Today, they have a really identifiable song, but I don’t know what version it is – it doesn’t even sound like the original artist to me. I can’t find this version anywhere. My gu… --- ## [How often do you watch TV/movies with the subtitles on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-watch-tv-movies-with-the-subtitles-on/999208 "2024-03-27T23:45:14Z")
I sometimes do this as a painless way to brush up on a foreign language even when watching and listening in English. But I have read subtitles are sometimes used by parents hoping to help children read better. I had no… --- ## [Resisting the urge to stream ahead when watching a series with a partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resisting-the-urge-to-stream-ahead-when-watching-a-series-with-a-partner/999365 "2024-03-27T23:12:35Z")
My better half and I are currently watching Season 4 of True Detective and boy, is it good (at least the first two episodes). Unfortunately he is gone all week, so it will be another 5 days before we can watch episode 3… --- ## ["He died before he knew he was a dad." Why is this sad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-died-before-he-knew-he-was-a-dad-why-is-this-sad/999393 "2024-03-27T15:08:17Z")
It’s a plot point I’ve seen in various media-but why is it sad? I wouldn’t want to die knowing that my partner has a kid they’ll be raising on their own and who will never meet or know their dad. I’d rather die not knowi… --- ## [Pricey dried pasta: Particulary Praiseworthy? Profligate Purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-dried-pasta-particulary-praiseworthy-profligate-purchase/999248)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pricey-dried-pasta-particulary-praiseworthy-profligate-purchase/999248 "2024-03-27T01:20:17Z")
There are many SDMB threads about pasta. But I couldn’t find one on whether the cheaper noodles are essentially almost as good as expensive ones. I’m not talking about fancy additions like squid ink or dehydrated veget… --- ## [HBO's The Regime (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-regime-open-spoilers/998457)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-the-regime-open-spoilers/998457 "2024-03-26T19:28:47Z")
The Regime premiered last night on HBO and Max. I’ve been waiting awhile for this, who else is watching? It’s basically Veep set in Central European dictatorship. Kate Winslet’s has hints of Viktor Orban, Marine LePen, K… --- ## [What is your “guilty pleasure” hobby that you wish you had more time to dedicate to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-guilty-pleasure-hobby-that-you-wish-you-had-more-time-to-dedicate-to/999331)
**Author:** [@NegativeZer0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NegativeZer0)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-guilty-pleasure-hobby-that-you-wish-you-had-more-time-to-dedicate-to/999331 "2024-03-26T18:11:17Z")
I have two, and I call them “guilty pleasures” because they both seem entirely unlike what my outward persona would portray to people as stuff that I like (I am an attorney, work in an office, spend tons of time reading … --- ## [Food To Go With Red Beans and Rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-to-go-with-red-beans-and-rice/999401)
**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-to-go-with-red-beans-and-rice/999401 "2024-03-26T18:00:09Z")
SIL and I both love red beans and rice, but there’s only one restaurant in town that makes a good version. So, I’m gonna try to make it at home and feed the fam. Slight problem - my brother and niece don’t like beans, … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter I and were released on or after January 1, 2000? See rules in OP \[polls added\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-i-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-polls-added/998828)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-i-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-polls-added/998828 "2024-03-26T17:19:51Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter I. 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… --- ## [Did Nick Cage ever make a movie where he didn't Nick CAGE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nick-cage-ever-make-a-movie-where-he-didnt-nick-cage/999364)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-nick-cage-ever-make-a-movie-where-he-didnt-nick-cage/999364 "2024-03-26T13:42:14Z")
I know he even did so in Moonstruck, but I think maybe he didn’t in Guarding Tess. --- ## [Let’s Talk About Whisk(e)y Some More](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-about-whisk-e-y-some-more/999308)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-talk-about-whisk-e-y-some-more/999308 "2024-03-26T12:37:19Z")
The thread about expensive Macallan whisky has me thinking about distilled spirits more generally and wondering what you’re experiences have been with variations between bottles of the same whiskey from the same distille… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=140)