# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=149 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 150 --- ## [Wizard of Oz how did the make the corn and plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-how-did-the-make-the-corn-and-plants/968261)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-how-did-the-make-the-corn-and-plants/968261 "2024-02-03T23:12:13Z")
If you haven’t seen the new remastered video…its here: - YouTube I’ve always wondered what the corn and other plants were made of in that age before widespread plastic use. Anyone know what material the prop plants wer… --- ## [Crab cooking advice sought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cooking-advice-sought/997061)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crab-cooking-advice-sought/997061 "2024-02-03T22:12:05Z")
It’s Dungeness crab season and I’d like to go buy a couple of live crabs and cook them. I’ve done so in the past, but the lively, aggressive crabs scare me and I don’t like to throw them in a pot of boiling water. I se… --- ## [My Latest Hate in Movies & TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-hate-in-movies-tv/996504)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-latest-hate-in-movies-tv/996504 "2024-02-03T16:59:36Z")
I have noticed more and more instances in movies and tv where you are expected to be able to read a text message or a written note. I have fairly good eyes but unless I was watching on a HUGE screen, I can’t usually read… --- ## [Traitors - Reality game show on Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traitors-reality-game-show-on-peacock/983507 "2024-02-02T06:27:34Z")
My daughter recently discovered a new reality game show streaming on Peacock, Traitors. There is an American, UK, and Australian version. Each of these iterations has their 1st season on the platform. Supposedly a Dut… --- ## [Trying to remember title of short play about passengers on a bus that turns out to be death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-title-of-short-play-about-passengers-on-a-bus-that-turns-out-to-be-death/996036 "2024-02-02T02:39:38Z")
Long ago, during freshman year of high school, I took a drama class. We broke into groups, each being assigned a short play to perform. My group did A Visit To A Small Planet, and in fact I think all the plays had orig… --- ## [Taco Bell & The Double Decker Taco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-the-double-decker-taco/996637)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-the-double-decker-taco/996637 "2024-02-01T18:36:30Z")
Like the McRib this is an occassional item for a limited time. Unlike the McRib, Why? They have the supplies there. It’s just a soft taco tortilla and beans. In fact, right now you can get, directly off the menu, the… --- ## [LOTR question {On Bilbo's Ring}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-on-bilbos-ring/996181)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-question-on-bilbos-ring/996181 "2024-02-01T18:20:09Z")
If the ring Bilbo found wasn’t the One Ring what other ring could it have been? Gandalf acts like there are magical rings hidden in every nook and cranny of Middle Earth. --- ## [Why use a pressure cooker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-a-pressure-cooker/996786)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-a-pressure-cooker/996786 "2024-02-01T02:54:28Z")
I have seen in recent posts people advocating the use of a pressure cooker. But, the only use I can see is it cooks some things faster. But how much faster and is that really worth having a bomb in your kitchen? I get… --- ## [Yet another pizza toppings post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-pizza-toppings-post/995087 "2024-01-31T18:22:45Z")
So I’m sitting here, eating reheated leftover pizza topped with eggplant and hamburger, and thinking ye gods but this is delicious! And yet I know a lot of other folks would think “EW!” – at least to the eggplant. I’ve… --- ## [Stop Making Sense (2023) {Talking Heads}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-sense-2023-talking-heads/984160 "2024-01-31T17:51:33Z")
The great (maybe greatest) concert film, Stop Making Sense is going to be re-released in theaters to celebrate the 40th (yikes) anniversary of the movie. Trailer Rolling Stone article I see that the album is also bein… --- ## [What are your favorite series novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-series-novels/996646 "2024-01-31T16:44:36Z")
Mine are Donald Hamilton’s Matt Helm, very different from the films, and Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey. --- ## [Secrets of Sulphur Springs on Disney Channel and Disney+ (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-of-sulphur-springs-on-disney-channel-and-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/940746 "2024-01-31T13:39:31Z")
You guys. I just binge-watched the entire 11-episode Disney series, Secrets of Sulphur Springs, in one go, and I have to say it’s an amazing watch. It’s a mystery/thriller/ghost story, with some twists that I’ll talk a… --- ## [WTF does "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-does-john-wayne-is-big-leggy-mean/341120 "2024-01-31T03:49:49Z")
There was really annoying song called “John Wayne Is Big Leggy” in the 80’s by a band named Haysi Fantayzee, that my sister used to listen to. Not sure why it came to mind 25 or so years later, but what does that mean t… --- ## [Help me make some award-winning chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-some-award-winning-chili/996739 "2024-01-31T02:41:39Z")
I want to make a killer batch of chili for the AFC / NFC games tomorrow. I’ve found a couple YT links showing how to make what they claim is award-winning chili, but I’m skeptical. For one thing, both videos claimed tha… --- ## [Sometimes, the \[what?\] is too much - poetry reference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-what-is-too-much-poetry-reference/996856 "2024-01-30T20:21:47Z")
I’m annoyed, because my slightly inebriated, emotional self is trying to recall some poetic line that said, more or less, that “sometimes, the … mumble can’t remember … is too much.” Who and what was that? Walt Whitman?… --- ## [Obama portraits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-portraits/808760 "2024-01-30T18:11:56Z")
Yesterday, two portraits of the Obamas were unveiled. They are not the White House portraits, but they are the portraits that will sit in the National Portrait Gallery in DC (an outstanding museum, by the way). Compar… --- ## [Seeking the source of a literary quotation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-the-source-of-a-literary-quotation/996868)
**Author:** [@PapaD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapaD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-the-source-of-a-literary-quotation/996868 "2024-01-30T15:40:13Z")
I once read something to the effect, “A man may fool his wife or his mistress, but a daughter is a different matter.” I have searched in vain for the literary source of this quote, which may have been an English translat… --- ## [RIP Melanie Safka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-melanie-safka/996606)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-melanie-safka/996606 "2024-01-30T14:59:49Z")
Folk singer/songwriter Melanie Safka, best known as simply Melanie, has died at the age of 76. While no Joni Mitchell, she was beginning to have a following with people who liked somewhat folky introspective music in th… --- ## [Have you eaten any unusual smoked foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-eaten-any-unusual-smoked-foods/992854)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-eaten-any-unusual-smoked-foods/992854 "2024-01-29T22:45:23Z")
I have had smoked carp prepared by a coworker who knew what he was doing. Delicious and not fishy at all. This summer I put smoked salt on a steak. I t was a bit hard to tell how much flavor it contributed but it was ta… --- ## [Record producers and production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-producers-and-production/996434)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-producers-and-production/996434 "2024-01-29T14:13:28Z")
We are fortunate to have a number of folks here on the SDMB with a vast wealth of knowledge about popular music. Yet as far as I can tell, there hasn’t yet been a thread devoted to record production. As you know, though… --- ## [What are your favorite children's books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-childrens-books/996509)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-childrens-books/996509 "2024-01-29T09:50:04Z")
poll --- ## [Problem with chili-Actually need answer FAST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-chili-actually-need-answer-fast/996772)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-chili-actually-need-answer-fast/996772 "2024-01-28T21:25:59Z")
Large pot of chili and too much cayenne pepper was added. how do I calm this down? --- ## [What software do you use for sheet music (or similar) on gigs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-do-you-use-for-sheet-music-or-similar-on-gigs/996710)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-software-do-you-use-for-sheet-music-or-similar-on-gigs/996710 "2024-01-28T01:07:37Z")
I’ve been using Deep Dish Gigbook, but it’s old and clunky and I’m thinking something newer must be better. --- ## [Great Audiobook Performances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-audiobook-performances/996442)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-audiobook-performances/996442 "2024-01-27T17:59:23Z")
I thought I’d list a few audiobooks that aren’t just good books, but also feature the best performance by the audiobook artist. I think that in some cases, these audiobooks are almost the best way to experience the book … --- ## [A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-u-s-scientists-tea-recipe-has-brits-aghast/996633)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-u-s-scientists-tea-recipe-has-brits-aghast/996633 "2024-01-27T16:56:38Z")
Based on my knowledge of cooking and chemistry, the salt thing sounds reasonable. I might actually give it a try. But what do I know; I’m just an uncultured American who has no idea how to make a proper cup of tea. --- ## [Knott's Berry Farm brand has been discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knotts-berry-farm-brand-has-been-discontinued/996594)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knotts-berry-farm-brand-has-been-discontinued/996594 "2024-01-27T04:10:57Z")
BUENA PARK, Calif. - Knott’s Berry Farm products will no longer be sold at grocery stores. The J.M. Smucker Company, which owns the grocery store brand but not the theme park, quietly discontinued the line of jams, … --- ## [Lois McMaster Bujold's new book (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-mcmaster-bujolds-new-book-spoilers/745909)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lois-mcmaster-bujolds-new-book-spoilers/745909 "2024-01-26T23:25:28Z")
I’ve read her new novel, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, and I’m interested in seeing what others think of it. I’m not going to sugarcoat my opinion; I was disappointed. This book has the thinnest plot I’ve ever seen … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #14 - Jan 2024 - “Bugs”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-14-jan-2024-bugs/995733)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-14-jan-2024-bugs/995733 "2024-01-26T23:01:30Z")
This is the monthly thread for January 2024. The topic this month is “Bugs”, chosen by @Dogginit Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier t… --- ## [Chicago Dopers: Recommend a bus tour and a "nice" Italian place in the Loop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-recommend-a-bus-tour-and-a-nice-italian-place-in-the-loop/996677)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-dopers-recommend-a-bus-tour-and-a-nice-italian-place-in-the-loop/996677 "2024-01-26T21:50:42Z")
Last year, I embarked on what was to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Chicago to take in the sights and sounds and tastes and local culture and history. Then on my second day in town I came down with a severe case of r… --- ## [The movie "Jules" sorry, probably spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-jules-sorry-probably-spoilers/996699)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-jules-sorry-probably-spoilers/996699 "2024-01-26T21:01:59Z")
Ok. E.T. for the older of us. With Ben Kingsley, Jane Curtain. A mix of 3rd Encounters, Cocoon, E.T. apple and cat weirdness. Sad, touching and kinda funny. The Alien is not nearly as irritating as I think they might … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=148) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=150)