# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=154 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 155 --- ## [Best #1 Song of the Year: 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-song-of-the-year-2023/995440)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-song-of-the-year-2023/995440 "2024-01-03T02:52:32Z")
It was the best of years. It was the worst of years. It was the year of Tay-Tay. It was the year of Morgan Wallen. It was the year country came back. It was the year of astroturfed “own the libs” songs. It was the yea… --- ## [Shecky Greene has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shecky-greene-has-died/995423)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shecky-greene-has-died/995423 "2024-01-02T18:54:43Z")
I can’t recall ever having seen his act, but I knew his name. If you had asked me, I would have thought he died decades ago. --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2023-edition/993931)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2023-edition/993931 "2024-01-02T18:07:22Z")
That time of the year again… when we’d all like to be able to legally shoot out the sound systems in graocery stores. Not even December officially and I’m already done with Christmas carols! It’s been a stressful year, … --- ## [Trivial Pursuit Mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-pursuit-mistakes/228555 "2024-01-02T01:47:27Z")
The amount of mis-information in Trivial Pursuit (Genus Edition) is staggering. I haven’t played in a long time, but I recall numerous mistakes coming up under science, esp. One question specifically stands out in my m… --- ## [Can someone remind me what this waltz is please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463 "2024-01-01T23:34:17Z")
It’s a famous waltz … but i can’t remember what it’s called. Thanks --- ## [Kang & Kodos theme from the Simpsons -- musical antecedents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kang-kodos-theme-from-the-simpsons-musical-antecedents/995468)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kang-kodos-theme-from-the-simpsons-musical-antecedents/995468 "2024-01-01T23:16:01Z")
This musical theme plays on The Simpsons for many or most appearances of Kang and Kodos. To me it sounds like 30s horror film music – is there specific older music which The Simpsons is riffing on here? Thought it might … --- ## [Big batch of homemade beef stock- what shoud I do with it? Open to ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-batch-of-homemade-beef-stock-what-shoud-i-do-with-it-open-to-ideas/995246)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-batch-of-homemade-beef-stock-what-shoud-i-do-with-it-open-to-ideas/995246 "2024-01-01T21:11:03Z")
So we had a big ol’ prime rib roast for Christmas dinner, which had 7 big rib bones left over. I just used the ribs to make a very nice beef stock. Sipping on a cup of it now and it’s very rich and delicious. I make chi… --- ## [Preferred conceptualization of “alien”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-conceptualization-of-alien/995284)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preferred-conceptualization-of-alien/995284 "2024-01-01T14:15:45Z")
Inspired by an offhand comment in a podcast I heard: Aliens just like us are kind of boring. But which is more interesting (examples appreciated) of the following? Those who look like or seem like us superficially but … --- ## [Tom Wilkinson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360 "2023-12-31T21:15:11Z")
Well, damn again. Another one… He was 75. Hell, I’M 75. :slightly\_frowning\_face: If you watch any amount of British TV or movies, he will be familiar to you. His name in the cast usually indicated a quality productio… --- ## [Please help ID this movie. Lili Marlene related. WWII, North Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-movie-lili-marlene-related-wwii-north-africa/995346)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-movie-lili-marlene-related-wwii-north-africa/995346 "2023-12-31T21:14:06Z")
I don’t have a lot to go on. Plus, my memory could be faulty, or conflating two movies. So I’ll describe it like I remember it, without any modern interpretation. I saw it in probably in the 70s, on Saturday afternoon m… --- ## [A murder mystery plot twist I've never seen (possibly open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-mystery-plot-twist-ive-never-seen-possibly-open-spoilers/992691)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-mystery-plot-twist-ive-never-seen-possibly-open-spoilers/992691 "2023-12-30T21:58:08Z")
Has there ever been a book, short story, or film, where the detective investigating the murder turned out to be the murderer? Since the very nature of this question involves spoilers, I’ll invite you to use spoiler tags… --- ## [Tom Smothers has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-smothers-has-died/995239)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-smothers-has-died/995239 "2023-12-30T12:23:36Z")
Damn. I loved their show, and Tommy was my favorite of the two. Some of you (who are old enough) may remember that there was a musicians’ strike one year, which left the show without its musical backup. So The Beatle… --- ## [Do they shoot funeral scenes in actual graveyards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-shoot-funeral-scenes-in-actual-graveyards/955556)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-shoot-funeral-scenes-in-actual-graveyards/955556 "2023-12-30T07:24:28Z")
I was laughing at this wonderful sketch: Some of the Coffin Flops appear to be shot in a real graveyard, though… but wouldn’t that be considered disrespectful by the families of people actually interred th… --- ## [Musical "hook"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-hook/995243)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-hook/995243 "2023-12-30T02:51:35Z")
I see the term used often. But I’m not a musician and I’m not sure what parts of a song are the “hook”. Here is a quote from Wikipedia about the Stones’ song, “This could be the last time” “A full live performance is al… --- ## [Being a fan of a musician's weirder and less well known work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-fan-of-a-musicians-weirder-and-less-well-known-work/995287)
**Author:** [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-fan-of-a-musicians-weirder-and-less-well-known-work/995287 "2023-12-30T01:50:54Z")
Not long after Sinéad O’Connor died this year, I was in a used CD store and picked up a copy of a two-disc compilation of hers, that was half B-sides, half a live show. Really loved it. I dug a bit deeper and realized sh… --- ## [Is Ken Burns's civil War available for streaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ken-burnss-civil-war-available-for-streaming/995258)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ken-burnss-civil-war-available-for-streaming/995258 "2023-12-30T00:36:46Z")
I’ve googled around but didn’t find anything. --- ## [Is Paul McCartney's Christmas song the laziest song ever written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paul-mccartneys-christmas-song-the-laziest-song-ever-written/805661)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paul-mccartneys-christmas-song-the-laziest-song-ever-written/805661 "2023-12-29T18:00:26Z")
Bum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum, bum-bum Bah-BUM, bum-bum Bum, bum. Bum, bum. A wonderful christmas time. I mean… seriously, Paul. What the hell? What is this shit? Everything about this song is lazy. The … --- ## [The Doctor Who 2023 episodes (spoilers from the start)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-2023-episodes-spoilers-from-the-start/993650)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doctor-who-2023-episodes-spoilers-from-the-start/993650 "2023-12-29T10:23:29Z")
So in anticipation for tomorrow’s first of the 2023 episodes, I tracked down and read the original Doctor Who three-part comic featuring the Meep (originally three parts in the UK, reprinted in issues 1 and 2 of the 1984… --- ## ["Stone wine" -- When Johnny come Marching Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stone-wine-when-johnny-come-marching-home/228456 "2023-12-28T20:34:49Z")
The song has: What’s stone wine? Googling finds “stone wine cellars” and “stone wine cups” and the like. --- ## [What is the greatest, most memorable, story you have ever read (Part II)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-memorable-story-you-have-ever-read-part-ii/994361)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-most-memorable-story-you-have-ever-read-part-ii/994361 "2023-12-28T16:01:26Z")
Following up this thread from 2002: What is the greatest, most memorable story that you’ve read? As @Cubsfan set it out then: If you know of other threads that touch on this, please link them. --- ## [A Thread That’s Just Nuts(and eating them too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-that-s-just-nuts-and-eating-them-too/995067 "2023-12-28T14:59:43Z")
Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, Almonds, Hazelnuts! Yes, it’s the season for NUTS! Do you like them? Do you love them? What’s your favorite? How do you prepare and eat them? I myself have been on what turns out to be, I… --- ## [Always cooked tomatoes in Teflon pans, did I damage them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-cooked-tomatoes-in-teflon-pans-did-i-damage-them/995209)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/always-cooked-tomatoes-in-teflon-pans-did-i-damage-them/995209 "2023-12-28T14:11:28Z")
So I’ve always cooked tomatoes (or other sour foods) in Teflon pans. Now I’m thinking that perhaps the acidity was damaging the nonstick lining and making stuff leach into the food. Were these pans meant only for non-ac… --- ## [What's the weirdest Christmas song you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-christmas-song-you-know/995078)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-christmas-song-you-know/995078 "2023-12-28T08:51:06Z")
I have to nominate “Must be Santa” by Nobel Laureate Robert A Zimmerman. Not only for the song itself but also for whatever is going on in this crazyass video. --- ## [Christmas movies and Easter movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-movies-and-easter-movies/995129)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-movies-and-easter-movies/995129 "2023-12-28T08:31:51Z")
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Why do we have so many classical Christmas movies, but hardly any Easter movies? And what should a good Easter movie be like? Most of popular Easter movies are Biblical epics. On t… --- ## [My (slightly) new perspective on the actors strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-slightly-new-perspective-on-the-actors-strike/994799)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-slightly-new-perspective-on-the-actors-strike/994799 "2023-12-28T06:32:46Z")
I’m not a large consumer of scripted television or even movies, but the strike was big news so I sorta kept half an eye on it. A big issue was AI, and I sympathized because I could see that becoming a threat and I tend … --- ## [Back to the Future- Marty wakes to a new future - question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-marty-wakes-to-a-new-future-question/995115)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-marty-wakes-to-a-new-future-question/995115 "2023-12-27T22:11:50Z")
At the ending of Back to the Future, Marty says he’s not going to the lake as the car is ‘wrecked’. All tha family react as if he’s taking about the BMW. They rush out and see it is fine. But they know Marty has the Toy… --- ## [Who made and sold the first candy bar nationwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-and-sold-the-first-candy-bar-nationwide/995127)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-made-and-sold-the-first-candy-bar-nationwide/995127 "2023-12-27T20:52:57Z")
Is there an accepted first candy bar that sold nationwide? My life long favorite is Baby Ruth. Created in 1920. The history of the name alternates between President Grover Cleveland’s daughter Ruth and the baseball pla… --- ## [Movies that are "remakes" but with different titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894 "2023-12-27T20:45:59Z")
His Girl Friday is a remake of The Front Page. My Fair Lady and High Society are musical remakes of Pygmalion and The Philadelphia Story, respectively. What are some other examples? --- ## [On Re-reading all of Robert Heinlein via The Virginia Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-re-reading-all-of-robert-heinlein-via-the-virginia-edition/637729)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 770\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-re-reading-all-of-robert-heinlein-via-the-virginia-edition/637729 "2023-12-26T20:09:39Z")
As some of you may remember last year I purchased The Virginia Edition. TVE is a complete Heinlein. And they mean complete. All the books, stories, screenplays, essays, and letters available that were written by the ol… --- ## [Four chord question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-chord-question/994455)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-chord-question/994455 "2023-12-26T15:17:11Z")
Ed Sheeran has posted a short video where he says he can play any song using 4 chords. The same 4 chords. Sure, you can get by with a LOT with the I, IV, V, and vi, but what I’m wondering would playing a V7 be considered… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=155)