# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=152 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 153 --- ## [My husband brought home 4 dozen eggs. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998 "2024-01-15T20:20:09Z")
We already had a whole dozen newly bought eggs at home already but they were free and he couldn’t turn down a bunch of free eggs. However, there are only 3 of us here and if I don’t purposely use them up, they will go to… --- ## [Parasite - great movie or no? (SPOILERS WELCOME)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-great-movie-or-no-spoilers-welcome/846721 "2024-01-15T10:17:05Z")
Just saw this the other day (we try to see most of the Oscar contenders.) I was surprised that there was no thread on this - mainly because it impresses me as so different from what is usually nominated for best pic. I… --- ## [Reacher TV series -- Is this crime doable? (Spoilers in OP and beyond)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-tv-series-is-this-crime-doable-spoilers-in-op-and-beyond/996011)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reacher-tv-series-is-this-crime-doable-spoilers-in-op-and-beyond/996011 "2024-01-15T01:38:24Z")
Disclaimer: I haven’t read the books or seen any of the Tom Cruise movies. My question is about the crime in Season One of the Reacher, the 8-epsode TV series starring built-like-a brick-refrigerator Alan Ritchson. I… --- ## ["Leave the world behind" (produced by the Obamas) is freaking out the CT'ers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-the-world-behind-produced-by-the-obamas-is-freaking-out-the-cters/994619 "2024-01-15T01:37:16Z")
This movie is currently playing on Netflix. It’s an apocalyptic type show we’re in the United States gets shut down through cyber attacks. The show itself is packed full of symbolism and Easter eggs. (Which I liked). B… --- ## [Joyce Randolph RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-randolph-rip/996080)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joyce-randolph-rip/996080 "2024-01-14T22:25:30Z")
You know, I don’t have much to say here except she had a good long life, and I liked Trixie Norton better than Ethel Mertz as a second banana. --- ## [Two-ingredient chocolate mousse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ingredient-chocolate-mousse/995975)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ingredient-chocolate-mousse/995975 "2024-01-14T21:22:34Z")
Take 2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 cup water. Blend for three minutes. Chill overnight. Garnish with more chocolate chips. Makes four servings. Is this guy serious? He seems to be. This is not chocolate m… --- ## [Tom Shales RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-shales-rip/996050)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-shales-rip/996050 "2024-01-13T23:47:19Z")
Longtime television critic for the Washington Post and author of the definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, Shales passed away yesterday at age 79. I really enjoyed his columns, which were often insightful, wit… --- ## [A question about a song in "In the Heat of the Night"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-song-in-in-the-heat-of-the-night/464620)
**Author:** [@squeekster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeekster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-song-in-in-the-heat-of-the-night/464620 "2024-01-13T21:40:07Z")
In the movie In the Heat of the Night, towards the beginning of the movie when Sam Woods (Officer Woods) is driving his patrol car after leaving the diner, there is a song playing on the radio. The lyrics go something l… --- ## [Napoleon (Ridley Scott movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-ridley-scott-movie/986896)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleon-ridley-scott-movie/986896 "2024-01-13T02:37:06Z")
Ridley Scott’s new movie Napoleon is about the life and times of the iconic French Emperor. Joaquin Phoenix looks great in the titular role. It looks like it’s going to span at least from the French Revolution to Waterlo… --- ## [Coincidence? I think not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-i-think-not/995985)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coincidence-i-think-not/995985 "2024-01-13T00:35:27Z")
Where does this phrase originate from? Google says The Incredibles but that’s impossible since we said this when I was a kid. I have a vague memory of someone either in a suit or lab coat saying it , maybe in a parody … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory: worth continuing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-worth-continuing/995595)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-worth-continuing/995595 "2024-01-12T19:21:41Z")
My wife and I recently decided to watch this show, having never seen it before. My wife hadn’t ever been interested, because she assumed it would be all about a group of guys trying to have sex with a dumb blonde. I was … --- ## [What is going on with Google reviews of the film "Leave The World Behind"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-google-reviews-of-the-film-leave-the-world-behind/995935)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-google-reviews-of-the-film-leave-the-world-behind/995935 "2024-01-12T17:58:08Z")
I did a Google search on the subject movie, and at the top of the page is the Google info on it, followed by site hits. The Google section includes reviews. The proportion of 1-star reviews is way out of proportion to wh… --- ## [Mickey's Mouse Trap (2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickeys-mouse-trap-2024/995857)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mickeys-mouse-trap-2024/995857 "2024-01-12T15:55:03Z")
A whole movie made just to flip the bird to Disney? Really? --- ## [UK Jeopardy! hosted by Stephen Fry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-jeopardy-hosted-by-stephen-fry/995712)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-jeopardy-hosted-by-stephen-fry/995712 "2024-01-11T14:31:49Z")
Here’s a YouTube link to the first episode. It’s a 50-minute format with 3 rounds. Much slower paced than American Jeopardy! at this point, and the monetary amounts aren’t comparable. Stephen Fry is always worth watchin… --- ## [Sitcoms filmed in front of a live audience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience/995925)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience/995925 "2024-01-11T02:55:06Z")
I was watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air and started wondering about how many sets they have and how the filming is done in practice. You have the main set that is the house, and then you have quite a number of other loca… --- ## [Brian DePalma's "Carrie": great movie and adaptation... except for the ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995789)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995789 "2024-01-10T23:47:59Z")
Spoilers I am, of course, talking about the ending where Carrie White’s hand shoots up from the grave. The ending truly misunderstands the point of Carrie White’s character, and the novel. She is supposed to be a tragi… --- ## [Why is the music at Starbucks so obnoxiously loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-music-at-starbucks-so-obnoxiously-loud/954213)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-music-at-starbucks-so-obnoxiously-loud/954213 "2024-01-10T23:37:03Z")
It’s like walking into a goddamn nightclub whenever I go into a Starbucks. You know, maybe I just want to relax and enjoy conversation with my friends without having to raise my voice; did you ever think of that? Shit! … --- ## [Judge Parker's long-lost daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-parkers-long-lost-daughter/995868 "2024-01-10T17:49:55Z")
A character who I’m told was last seen in the late 1960s and has been gone in-strip for twenty years was recently reintroduced. I’m :exploding\_head: --- ## [CTHD: What kind of barbarian was Lo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cthd-what-kind-of-barbarian-was-lo/55250 "2024-01-10T17:22:28Z")
Saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the second time. This time I wondered what ethnic group the barbarian bandito “Lo” was supposed to belong to. It’s probably stated outright in the original novel by Wang Dulu, Wo Hu… --- ## [Sex And The City: Part Three?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-part-three/682008)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-part-three/682008 "2024-01-10T15:08:51Z")
Yep, there is talk of a third, and final film in the Sex And The City series. I will admit, I liked the HBO series, and even the first film wasn’t horrible and kind of fun. But wow, did that second film suck the big on… --- ## [Vera (question about the car shown in the TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-question-about-the-car-shown-in-the-tv-show/995759)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vera-question-about-the-car-shown-in-the-tv-show/995759 "2024-01-09T23:24:51Z")
DCI Vera Stanhope drives an old Land Rover Discovery . Under the windshields are two like vent things, look like little doors. What are they for ? I never saw them open. --- ## [Is it correct to refer to some of Edvard Munch's The Scream versions as chromolithographs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-refer-to-some-of-edvard-munchs-the-scream-versions-as-chromolithographs/995778)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-refer-to-some-of-edvard-munchs-the-scream-versions-as-chromolithographs/995778 "2024-01-09T19:18:00Z")
Is it correct to refer to some of Edvard Munch’s The Scream versions as ‘chromolithographs’? I’ve only ever seen these versions referred to as lithographs. --- ## [The celebrations at the end of Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrations-at-the-end-of-return-of-the-jedi-special-edition/995717)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrations-at-the-end-of-return-of-the-jedi-special-edition/995717 "2024-01-09T14:15:50Z")
Okay, so at the end of Return of the Jedi, but only in the Special Edition, we get to see celebrations on Imperial-occupied worlds like Naboo and even Coruscant, commemorating the destruction of the Death Star, defeat of… --- ## [Recommend a nonfiction book about thru-hiking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-nonfiction-book-about-thru-hiking/994414)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-nonfiction-book-about-thru-hiking/994414 "2024-01-09T01:49:29Z")
I recently fell down a rabbit hole on Youtube thanks to Kyle Hates Hiking, a channel about people who’ve suffered mishaps while wilderness hiking, and often suffer a cruel or strange fate as a result. Quite a few of the … --- ## [What are your favorite Doobie Brothers albums and Band lineup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-doobie-brothers-albums-and-band-lineup/995651)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-doobie-brothers-albums-and-band-lineup/995651 "2024-01-08T22:17:14Z")
I know that I’m asking how deep is the ocean? The Doobies had so many great lineups of musicians. The band name is really a franchise where fantastic and talented people visited for a few years. Do you have a favorite … --- ## [Survivor 45](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-45/990870 "2024-01-08T21:32:21Z")
I had to start this thread so I could point and laugh at the Yellow tribe. “We can do hard things?” There’s no evidence to suggest that’s true. Note that the tribe names sound vaguely like their colors? And they were… --- ## [Does part of the NYC pizza taste come from the fact that slices are typically reheated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-part-of-the-nyc-pizza-taste-come-from-the-fact-that-slices-are-typically-reheated/992762)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-part-of-the-nyc-pizza-taste-come-from-the-fact-that-slices-are-typically-reheated/992762 "2024-01-08T19:48:43Z")
NYC pizza is very well known and people enjoy its unique taste. I’ve seen articles which attribute the taste to something about the water, the sauce, or something like that. But one other unique aspect of NYC pizza is th… --- ## [Brian DePalma's "Carrie": great movie and adaptation... except for the ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995786)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-depalmas-carrie-great-movie-and-adaptation-except-for-the-ending/995786 "2024-01-08T19:13:38Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Who says hoo in the hootin boob tube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-hoo-in-the-hootin-boob-tube/995781)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-says-hoo-in-the-hootin-boob-tube/995781 "2024-01-08T19:11:30Z")
I’m gonna ruin a tiny bit of TV for you, because once you notice it you can’t un-notice it. When a TV show (or movies, I suppose, but I really notice it with shows) wants to let you know that the characters are outside … --- ## [Surprising cameos in movies or TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-cameos-in-movies-or-tv-shows/682437)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-cameos-in-movies-or-tv-shows/682437 "2024-01-08T17:25:28Z")
That “obscure movies” thread had a reference to Ron Jeremy in a mainstream picture, which made me think of this. So, what are some of yours? Here are two that immediately come to mind for me: “Calendar Girls”: The mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=153)