# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=144 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 145 --- ## [What peanut butter (or any ground peanut paste) pairs with, March 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peanut-butter-or-any-ground-peanut-paste-pairs-with-march-2024-edition/998266 "2024-03-03T14:07:23Z")
Peanut butter, or pureed peanuts in any form, form a versatile, nutritious, and delicious substance. We’ve had threads in the past about what goes good with peanut butter, but posters change, palates learn, and there is … --- ## [Are You A Dunker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-dunker/998362)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-dunker/998362 "2024-03-03T11:49:37Z")
This morning, while fixing myself a cup of coffee, I found myself staring at the remnants of a loaf of french bread we had with dinner earlier this week. “Self,” I sez, “you need to do something with that bread before i… --- ## [Have you ever made (or maybe still make) a living as a professional musician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-or-maybe-still-make-a-living-as-a-professional-musician/994561)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-made-or-maybe-still-make-a-living-as-a-professional-musician/994561 "2024-03-03T04:20:19Z")
\[Aside to moderators: apologies if this has been discussed before, but I can’t see a thread? Also, if you think it would be better placed in a different category, move as appropriate.\] I have, quite long ago, at least … --- ## [Wendys will begin experimenting with surge pricing in 2025, {False report apparently or fast backpedal. See post #7}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-will-begin-experimenting-with-surge-pricing-in-2025-false-report-apparently-or-fast-backpedal-see-post-7/998239)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-will-begin-experimenting-with-surge-pricing-in-2025-false-report-apparently-or-fast-backpedal-see-post-7/998239 "2024-03-03T01:58:10Z")
The days of fixed menus and prices may be a thing of the past. How do you feel about it? I vividly remember in high school and even college searching under cushions for enough spare change to buy a soda and burger. I us… --- ## [When did potatoes and fruit become part of an English Breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-potatoes-and-fruit-become-part-of-an-english-breakfast/982037)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-potatoes-and-fruit-become-part-of-an-english-breakfast/982037 "2024-03-02T21:54:12Z")
When I was a young man, way back in the 1960s (apologies to the Incredible String Band), I remember a standard English breakfast consisted of fried eggs, sausage, bacon, fried bread and perhaps some baked beans. Maybe b… --- ## [Christina Aguilera upset with her daughter's clothing choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-upset-with-her-daughters-clothing-choices/998246)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christina-aguilera-upset-with-her-daughters-clothing-choices/998246 "2024-03-02T03:39:45Z")
Christina Aguilera was on the Drew Barrymore Show yesterday and they started talking about the problem they’re facing policing their daughters’ fashion choices in light of how they dressed when they were younger. At one… --- ## [The original Mary Poppins has had its {UK} rating raised over discriminatory language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-mary-poppins-has-had-its-uk-rating-raised-over-discriminatory-language/998160)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-mary-poppins-has-had-its-uk-rating-raised-over-discriminatory-language/998160 "2024-03-02T01:38:54Z")
Do people still use the term “hottentots”? Not that that should be a reason to change or not change, I’m just wondering. --- ## [Where have all the British TV shows gone from Amazon Video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-british-tv-shows-gone-from-amazon-video/998284)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-british-tv-shows-gone-from-amazon-video/998284 "2024-03-01T16:30:56Z")
There are a few British shows on our watch list, all fairly light stuff (all we are up for nowadays when we collapse on the sofa after putting the kids to bed, True Detective? Happy Valley? Looks great but way too dark f… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - February 2024 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2024-edition/996849)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-february-2024-edition/996849 "2024-03-01T00:35:03Z")
February is on the horizon and it’s a leap yar! One MORE day of reading for us! So I have no idea what Punxsutawney Phil is going to declare next Friday, but spring has already hit Northern Utah with a vengeance. It was… --- ## [What are these lyrics (and what do they mean)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lyrics-and-what-do-they-mean/956172)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lyrics-and-what-do-they-mean/956172 "2024-02-29T23:38:59Z")
The song: Mama You Been On My Mind (Bob Dylan) I had this Rod Stewart album when I was young - so this is the version I’m most familiar with. But I never understood the opening lines. Not the words, really, or the meani… --- ## [The new "WHAM!" documentary on Netflix - highly recommend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-wham-documentary-on-netflix-highly-recommend/986796)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-wham-documentary-on-netflix-highly-recommend/986796 "2024-02-29T17:28:34Z")
I watched it last night. It’s about the classic George Michael/Andrew Ridgeley duo, and while it’s quite superficial as docos go, it’s still excellent, and I for one sang along through much of it. Highly recommended fo… --- ## [Different songs, same melody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981 "2024-02-29T14:35:02Z")
I realized many years ago that Barney the Dinosaur’s I Love You song is the same melody as This Old Man. The alphabet song is really Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. And I just realized that Mary Had a Little Lamb is reall… --- ## [Balletomanes please? What's this called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balletomanes-please-whats-this-called/998241)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balletomanes-please-whats-this-called/998241 "2024-02-29T13:15:04Z")
I used to know the name for this but googling isn’t coming up with it. It’s done by a male dancer. At 1:59 in the video (which shows just 3 seconds of it, but in a ballet it goes on several seconds longer) he’s circlin… --- ## [EARLY, MIDDLE, LATE - Need 4 in total, what word can I add?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-middle-late-need-4-in-total-what-word-can-i-add/998173)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-middle-late-need-4-in-total-what-word-can-i-add/998173 "2024-02-28T19:33:27Z")
I have a project to complete and I require 4 words to generically describe specific periods within a measurement of time. So, something like: Early Pleistocene, Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene. Problem is I nee… --- ## [Most challenging or difficult stage role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-challenging-or-difficult-stage-role/998079 "2024-02-28T13:04:28Z")
I was watching The Music Man for the umpteenth time recently and got to wondering if the performance of Professor Harold Hill isn’t the single most challenging stage role ever. It was Robert Preston’s signature role, and… --- ## [A Really Good Essay on Censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-really-good-essay-on-censorship/998034 "2024-02-28T05:51:59Z")
I just wanted to share this because I think it is really well written (it’s also short if you want to give it a read). --- ## [So what are your caffeine intake habits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-your-caffeine-intake-habits/994245 "2024-02-28T02:41:15Z")
Inspired by a recent thread about supercharged caffeinated lemonade, I got curious about the caffeine habits of others. About how much caffeine do you consume regularly? In what form? What time of day? With what cons… --- ## [Anyone familiar with a DVD box set of early "Beverly Hillbillies" episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-a-dvd-box-set-of-early-beverly-hillbillies-episodes/998009 "2024-02-28T02:09:33Z")
It was released in 2005. I don’t remember where I bought it. Maybe Wal-Mart, or some bin at a grocery store. The video quality is pretty poor, which may have been one reason it was for sale cheap. But another thing: the… --- ## [Have You Seen Society Of The Snow? (Netflix movie about Uruguayan rugby team crash in the Andes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-society-of-the-snow-netflix-movie-about-uruguayan-rugby-team-crash-in-the-andes/995856 "2024-02-28T00:46:26Z")
When my financial situation improves, I intend to restart my Netflix account and watch Society of the Snow, about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972. I saw Alive, the 1993 film about the same sto… --- ## [The sap must flow! 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sap-must-flow-2024/997448 "2024-02-27T23:44:14Z")
The tree is the sap. The sap is the tree. The sap enhances oatmeal and brussel sprouts. The sap expands waistlines. The sap maple, of course. After a sketchy two weeks here where the temperatures never went below freezi… --- ## [Why do they print "stories" on food packaging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-print-stories-on-food-packaging/998064 "2024-02-27T22:47:26Z")
As I was waiting for my lunch to heat up in the microwave (leftover barley soup), I noticed the writing on the bag of Snyder’s pretzel nibblers. “They’re poppable! They’re crunchy!” And then it proceeded to give a co… --- ## [RIP Jam Master Jay of Run DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647)
**Author:** [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jam-master-jay-of-run-dmc/134647 "2024-02-27T22:04:54Z")
I actually worked with these guys once upon a time… Anyway, apparently he was shot and killed today. --- ## [Who, or what, is your favorite villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-or-what-is-your-favorite-villain/986435 "2024-02-27T20:03:15Z")
Wide open question. Any medium. Any definition of villain. Just a random thought when a neutrino traversed my frontal lobe while I was perusing the Cafe. I’ll be back later after I consider my own answer. --- ## [Anyone else germinating sprouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-germinating-sprouts/998169 "2024-02-27T16:34:41Z")
For xmas my sister always gives everyone the same gift. Typically it is something she likes but nobody else does. This year she gave us all sprout germinating kits. At first I thought she’d done it again, but for the pa… --- ## [Rocky - What is this pre-fight preparation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocky-what-is-this-pre-fight-preparation/998007)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocky-what-is-this-pre-fight-preparation/998007 "2024-02-27T14:58:38Z")
In the first Rocky film (1976) there is a scene before the big fight which alternates between Rocky and Apollo Creed’s dressing rooms. We see them taping their hands, sniffing something and then there’s this: … --- ## [What are your favorite songs that begin with the letter A 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-a-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/997921)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-songs-that-begin-with-the-letter-a-and-were-released-on-or-after-january-1-2000-see-rules-in-op-final-poll-added/997921 "2024-02-27T11:52:04Z")
RULES: Submissions must begin with the letter A. 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… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #15 - February 2024 - “Big or small”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-15-february-2024-big-or-small/997064)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-15-february-2024-big-or-small/997064 "2024-02-26T21:14:00Z")
This is the monthly thread for February 2024. The topic this month is “Big or Small”, chosen by @Zyada and @Galactus Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To … --- ## [Irish place names in song don't make sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-place-names-in-song-dont-make-sense/998119)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-place-names-in-song-dont-make-sense/998119 "2024-02-26T20:51:20Z")
The song is “The First Love in Life.” One line mentions Londonderry or something about Derry, another names a town that sounds like Mahocca. Details: The song was recorded by the Irish Rovers and listed an arranger but … --- ## [Did Eric Clapton steal Beatle's wife, Layla? {from 2001}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-eric-clapton-steal-beatles-wife-layla-from-2001/96150)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-eric-clapton-steal-beatles-wife-layla-from-2001/96150 "2024-02-26T18:07:33Z")
Clapton fans might know best: I understand Eric Clapton wrote the song, “Layla”, to express his love for Layla, George Harrison’s wife at the time. And, she DID leave him for Clapton. When did this happen? Was Harrison l… --- ## [Should have won the Academy Award but not even nominated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-won-the-academy-award-but-not-even-nominated/997566)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-have-won-the-academy-award-but-not-even-nominated/997566 "2024-02-26T16:19:20Z")
Here are the ground rules. You tell us about a person or film that should have won the Academy Award for their year but they weren’t even nominated, and add for context who or what movie won that category for that year.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=145)