# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=151 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 152 --- ## [Peter Schickele, Rest in Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-schickele-rest-in-peace/996260)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-schickele-rest-in-peace/996260 "2024-01-21T00:42:36Z")
Composer and satirist Peter Schickele, who “discovered” and performed the lost works of P.D.Q. Bach, died on Tuesday at 88. I was lucky enough to see him a few times; his concerts were a brilliant mix of classical serio… --- ## [Was Darth Vader named after the Dutch for father, or for "invader"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-darth-vader-named-after-the-dutch-for-father-or-for-invader/996167)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-darth-vader-named-after-the-dutch-for-father-or-for-invader/996167 "2024-01-20T18:32:58Z")
George Lucas has claimed that he named Darth Vader for the Dutch word for father, and wikipedia mostly focuses on this etymology, but briefly mentions two alternative theories: He then “added lots of last names, Vaders… --- ## [Who's disappointed about Mellie Gibson being axed from "Doctor Who"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-disappointed-about-mellie-gibson-being-axed-from-doctor-who/996382)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-disappointed-about-mellie-gibson-being-axed-from-doctor-who/996382 "2024-01-20T13:51:23Z")
--- ## [The Crown S6 discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crown-s6-discussion/993306)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crown-s6-discussion/993306 "2024-01-20T03:20:28Z")
The first four episodes dropped yesterday. The final six will drop on December 14th. 1997 to 2005. Death of Diana, Margaret and the Queen Mum, wedding of Prince Edward, Tony Blair, early relationship of William and Kate… --- ## [Help me identify a rap song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-rap-song/996137)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-rap-song/996137 "2024-01-19T22:31:09Z")
I think this will be a stretch, but here goes. There’s a newish radio station in NY called 94.7 The Block that plays classic hip hop and R&B. Early on, they had a pretty limited playlist and played the song I’m trying … --- ## [Earliest Horror Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-horror-story/996285)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-horror-story/996285 "2024-01-19T22:27:37Z")
I was listening to a podcast about Edgar Allen Poe in which they claim he is referred to as the Father Of the Horror Story. I assumed there were earlier horror stories (maybe?) and that got me to wondering what is consid… --- ## [Is The Phantom comic strip ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phantom-comic-strip-ending/963421)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phantom-comic-strip-ending/963421 "2024-01-19T20:30:49Z")
Over the past month or so there has been a story line where The Phantom has been told a prophesy where, if he goes on with a plan to rescue a certain person it will create a chain of events where he eventually dies, his … --- ## [Really odd one- Displaying Quilts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-odd-one-displaying-quilts/996246)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-odd-one-displaying-quilts/996246 "2024-01-19T18:39:01Z")
OK SD. I think this is the greatest online community there is. I’m putting y’all to the test. Also, I am stupid when it comes to which forum to post in, so, whatever. We are in posession of a number of family heirloom … --- ## [Napolean Dynamite Appreciate Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napolean-dynamite-appreciate-thread/253556)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napolean-dynamite-appreciate-thread/253556 "2024-01-19T18:07:45Z")
I really loved Napolean Dynamite. I enjoyed the performances and the costumes and I laughed through the whole movie. The half full theatre (suprising, I thought Spider Man 2 would steal all the crowd!) broke into applaus… --- ## [Jim Carrey Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrey-appreciation-thread/90181)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrey-appreciation-thread/90181 "2024-01-19T16:41:02Z")
My favorite movie of all time is The Truman Show. I had high expectations for the movie. About five minutes before it started in the theater I started to say to myself that the expectations I had were too high. I didn’t … --- ## [Chad (The TV series, because Discourse won't let me write just "Chad.")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chad-the-tv-series-because-discourse-wont-let-me-write-just-chad/941608)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chad-the-tv-series-because-discourse-wont-let-me-write-just-chad/941608 "2024-01-19T10:01:54Z")
Anyone else watching this? I’m finding it hilarious. It is much like a gender-swapped Pen15, and filled with cringe humor as you see Chad constantly stumbling (or running at full speed) cluelessly from one social fope ah… --- ## [Pitchfork to become part of GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchfork-to-become-part-of-gq/996306)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitchfork-to-become-part-of-gq/996306 "2024-01-19T04:48:24Z")
Story here. Without Pitchfork, who will tell us that Radiohead is the best band ever? Even so, still sad to see it sort of go. --- ## [Who Is The Modern Equivalent Of Richard Scarry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-modern-equivalent-of-richard-scarry/996248)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-modern-equivalent-of-richard-scarry/996248 "2024-01-19T01:45:24Z")
It’s been many decades since I perused the field in detail. There was a time when I used to love Richard Scarry books. Of course, these days many of the busy jobs have been replaced by AI or undone by gig technocorps. … --- ## [On the omnipresence of food-snobbery in everyday recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-omnipresence-of-food-snobbery-in-everyday-recipes/995007)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-omnipresence-of-food-snobbery-in-everyday-recipes/995007 "2024-01-18T20:56:52Z")
this has been grating me (;-)) for quite some time … every crappy ass food recipe calls for premium ingredients nowadays: You need an example? 1980: add a dash of oil to your crappy onions 2000: add a dash of olive-o… --- ## [Happy Days Premiered 50 Years Ago: January 15, 1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-days-premiered-50-years-ago-january-15-1974/996127)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-days-premiered-50-years-ago-january-15-1974/996127 "2024-01-18T19:18:27Z")
Here is a discussion from surviving members of the cast (perhaps someone can post a gift link?) Happy Days’ at 50: ‘The Fonz Bought Me a House’ In an interview, the surviving members of the original cast — Ron Howard, … --- ## [Who's the stereotypical "huge guy" in popular culture today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-stereotypical-huge-guy-in-popular-culture-today/996144)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-stereotypical-huge-guy-in-popular-culture-today/996144 "2024-01-18T18:25:18Z")
Back in the day it was André “The Giant” Roussimoff, who died in 1993. More recently we’ve had Hafthor Bjornsson “The Mountain” best known for his role in the Game of Thrones series. But that’s receding into the past now… --- ## [Pork Chops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-chops/993079)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-chops/993079 "2024-01-18T16:53:31Z")
I have not had a good pork chop since I left home about 56 years ago. As far as I know my mother just rolled them in flower and deep fried them in a cast iron skillet. . She wasn’t that fussy about the color, sometimes l… --- ## [RIP Jimmy Buffett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jimmy-buffett/989495 "2024-01-18T14:29:18Z")
Will have a frozen Margarita this evening in his honor. --- ## [Is this new CBS reality show the "height" of stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-new-cbs-reality-show-the-height-of-stupidity/996249)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-new-cbs-reality-show-the-height-of-stupidity/996249 "2024-01-18T03:25:55Z")
CBS Orders Reality Competition ‘The Summit’ to Series (variety.com) The competitors have an equal amount added to their equipment, and the first one to reach the summit of an Antarctic mountain gets it all…IF they reach… --- ## [Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-1/987160)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-1/987160 "2024-01-18T02:09:00Z")
As I have said in the past, while I do not really like Tom Cruise as an individual, he does make a hell of a movie, and his most recent outing Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 doesn’t dissapoint. It clocks in a… --- ## [Homemade buttermilk biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-buttermilk-biscuits/996125)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-buttermilk-biscuits/996125 "2024-01-17T21:05:01Z")
My mom never made biscuits when I was growing up, other than blobby drop biscuits made out of Bisquick. Those were uninspired, so I didn’t learn the art of biscuit-making when I was young. Now I’m an old lady, and I’ve… --- ## [Movies/shows you can't find anywhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-shows-you-cant-find-anywhere/966420 "2024-01-17T20:48:23Z")
In an age where so much is now available on streaming, on DVD, or on older formats… Which movies or TV shows have you sought out and not been able to find? --- ## [Quirks of your local TV newsanchors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quirks-of-your-local-tv-newsanchors/925508)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quirks-of-your-local-tv-newsanchors/925508 "2024-01-17T16:23:00Z")
First, let me say that I love these people. I watch them every morning and every night. They are the fuzzy blanket of normalcy draped over the rocky chunks of news…or something. :thinking: Every time I travel som… --- ## [My car stereo is distorting some music. Please help me diagnose the problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-stereo-is-distorting-some-music-please-help-me-diagnose-the-problem/996228)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-stereo-is-distorting-some-music-please-help-me-diagnose-the-problem/996228 "2024-01-17T15:48:30Z")
I recently traded in my car, going from a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze to a Cadillac XT5. I had no problems with the old sound system playing music stored on the phone using the Apple Music app. Now my new system seems to have… --- ## ['Fess up! What mawkishly sentimental song makes you cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fess-up-what-mawkishly-sentimental-song-makes-you-cry/991179)
**Author:** [@Chumba\_Wumba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chumba_Wumba)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fess-up-what-mawkishly-sentimental-song-makes-you-cry/991179 "2024-01-17T11:38:23Z")
For me, it’s “The Rose.” And I don’t even much like Bette Midler. Even so, it’s been a good deal more than one or two times it’s reduced me to tears and utterly destroyed my macho facade. So let’s hear it. What breaks y… --- ## [SAG-AFTRA strike is a go! (Tentative agreement to end strike 2023-11-08)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-aftra-strike-is-a-go-tentative-agreement-to-end-strike-2023-11-08/987002)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-aftra-strike-is-a-go-tentative-agreement-to-end-strike-2023-11-08/987002 "2024-01-17T07:07:11Z")
As of midnight Friday, July 14, 2023. Quite frankly, the studios are the Bad Guys. Their streaming and AI positions are ridiculous. --- ## [Jeopardy! 2022-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 1578\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442 "2024-01-17T03:10:43Z")
New episodes start today, 12 September. --- ## [What's the best way to teach myself to be creative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-teach-myself-to-be-creative/996047)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-teach-myself-to-be-creative/996047 "2024-01-16T22:43:51Z")
We’ve all seen a movie/show, or read a book, and wondered “How do they think up these great ideas?” How do the people who make the Saw films come up with those horrible traps or the great heists in crime films/books? Is … --- ## [Gladiators TV show is back in Britain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiators-tv-show-is-back-in-britain/996069)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gladiators-tv-show-is-back-in-britain/996069 "2024-01-16T20:33:31Z")
I remember watching some of it when I was younger. Then it made me want to run and climb and try stupid things, like roll around in a huge plastic ball like a gerbil. A word of apology to British Dopers-if this was to r… --- ## [Some movies are so bad, they are fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-movies-are-so-bad-they-are-fun/995978 "2024-01-16T06:30:09Z")
Over in the Forgotten Movies thread, Baker opined: In reference to the movie Q , in which the Aztec giant flying lizard god Quetzalcoatl attacks New York. Then someone mentioned Hell Comes to Frogtown starring Rowdy R… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=150) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=152)