# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=161 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 162 --- ## ["Boil me some noodles and fry me some eggs." Were fried eggs and noodles ever a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boil-me-some-noodles-and-fry-me-some-eggs-were-fried-eggs-and-noodles-ever-a-thing/993212 "2023-11-28T06:10:13Z")
In the 1945 Three Stooges short Idiots Deluxe, the boys decide to take Moe on a hunting trip, hoping the fresh air and country surroundings will relieve his frayed nerves. At one point, Moe makes the above request, but… --- ## [Is Courtney Cox more famous than Bruce Springsteen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-courtney-cox-more-famous-than-bruce-springsteen/993586)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-courtney-cox-more-famous-than-bruce-springsteen/993586 "2023-11-28T02:21:00Z")
Many people, probably most Dopers in fact, know that Courtney Cox got her start in show business in Springsteen’s “Dancin In The Dark” video. On its face, the question in the title seems ridiculous. But Cox was on a num… --- ## [The alcoholics at the New York Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcoholics-at-the-new-york-times/993542)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alcoholics-at-the-new-york-times/993542 "2023-11-28T00:29:26Z")
While perusing The Rules for Thanksgiving Wine on the NYT cooking site, I noted that amongst various reasonable suggestions (No Pairings Are Necessary, Serve Both Red and White) was the formula Buy One Bottle for Each Ad… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #12 - November 2023 - “Cold”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-12-november-2023-cold/992445)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-12-november-2023-cold/992445 "2023-11-27T21:10:08Z")
This is the monthly thread for November 2023. The topic this month is “Cold”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier… --- ## [What should George Bailey have done with the surplus money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-george-bailey-have-done-with-the-surplus-money/993638)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-george-bailey-have-done-with-the-surplus-money/993638 "2023-11-27T20:30:05Z")
I was at the in-laws for T-Day yesterday, and after the Lions loss I guess nobody was in the mood for more football, so somebody switched to a channel playing ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. At the heartwarming end I wondered,… --- ## [Was there ever a high-profile American version of "Stille Nacht" released with German lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-high-profile-american-version-of-stille-nacht-released-with-german-lyrics/993774)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-high-profile-american-version-of-stille-nacht-released-with-german-lyrics/993774 "2023-11-27T19:52:08Z")
I must be having some kind of memory glitch. For years, I’ve thought that someone on the level of Nat “King” Cole or Johnny Mathis had released a German-language version of “Silent Night” (or “Stille Nacht” in the origi… --- ## [Remake From Dusk to Dawn (spoilers aplenty)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-from-dusk-to-dawn-spoilers-aplenty/993474)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remake-from-dusk-to-dawn-spoilers-aplenty/993474 "2023-11-27T19:14:31Z")
Most of the complaints I’ve read about this film involve its sudden shift from a crime/ kidnapping/ escape movie to a horror/ vampire flick. If you could re write the script to continue the first half more conventionall… --- ## [Archie Comics Universe...cohesive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-comics-universe-cohesive/278544)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-comics-universe-cohesive/278544 "2023-11-27T18:33:39Z")
I was reading an online Josie and the Pussycats comic at the Archie Comics website this morning, and learned for the first time that Alexandra is not just a bitch, but also a witch. Casting magic spells and everything. … --- ## [Saw The Play That Goes Wrong in the New World Stage in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-the-play-that-goes-wrong-in-the-new-world-stage-in-nyc/986350 "2023-11-27T16:05:06Z")
It was “The Murder at Havisham Manor” and this is hands down one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I literally laughed nonstop through 2 hours, laughed so hard my face hurt. I can’t recommend this enough. Things b… --- ## [Song ID: electronica Christmas song with 'creepy' ho-ho-hos throughout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-electronica-christmas-song-with-creepy-ho-ho-hos-throughout/825828)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-electronica-christmas-song-with-creepy-ho-ho-hos-throughout/825828 "2023-11-27T15:41:26Z")
Not much to go on lyrically here – the song is largely an electronic instrumental, with some ‘creepy-ish’ ho-ho-hos sparsely interspersed throughout the song. I think I remember there being some occasional low-volume car… --- ## ["Spoon & Stable" - Minneapolis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoon-stable-minneapolis/993770)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoon-stable-minneapolis/993770 "2023-11-27T13:17:45Z")
I traveled to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving, and the fabulous meal served couldn’t have been better. Since our host had a birthday on Sunday, I felt I wanted to return the favor and take him and his family out for a nice… --- ## [Costco sells 6,000,000 pumpkin pies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costco-sells-6-000-000-pumpkin-pies/993592 "2023-11-27T07:22:56Z")
That is equal to about 500 truck loads. The pies are great and cheap and same price they were in 1990. --- ## [Primetime American Television Superstars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-american-television-superstars/982725)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/primetime-american-television-superstars/982725 "2023-11-27T03:52:48Z")
Who are the Prime-Time American TV superstars? For the purposes of this discussion, Prime Time is from 7 to 11PM (Eastern) and I’m only interested in scripted live-action dramas or comedies, and people who are main char… --- ## [Movies using Magic Tricks instead of Special Effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-using-magic-tricks-instead-of-special-effects/993591)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-using-magic-tricks-instead-of-special-effects/993591 "2023-11-27T03:27:46Z")
NOTE – I am NOT looking for movies that depict magic tricks, or in which magic is performed as part of the movie AS magic tricks. So don’t go posting the 1953 movie Houdini or the 1964 movie The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao or… --- ## [RIP Marty Kroftt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marty-kroftt/993713)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-marty-kroftt/993713 "2023-11-27T02:19:12Z")
I’ll always remember that documentary series on dinosaurs that he and his brother did during my childhood. He’s rafting with Marshall Willinholly now. --- ## [What was the first (auto)biography titled "I, \"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-auto-biography-titled-i-name/993709)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-auto-biography-titled-i-name/993709 "2023-11-27T00:39:55Z")
Offhand I can think of three (auto)biographical works (in some cases partly fictionalized) whose title follows this pattern: I, Claudius, by Robert Graves (1934) I, Tina by Tina Turner (1986) I, Tonya, the 2017 film ab… --- ## [Armagnac advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armagnac-advice/993701)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armagnac-advice/993701 "2023-11-26T20:11:29Z")
Went looking for Armagnac today. The government stores have the biggest selection, but it’s still pretty small. They have 2 in our price range, but I can’t find out much about them to choose from. One is Domaine de Joy,… --- ## [The Flash Seen It Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-seen-it-thread/985693)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-seen-it-thread/985693 "2023-11-26T19:39:29Z")
I’ll say upfront I know Ezra Miller has personal issues but his portrayal of the Flash was one of the best parts of the recent DC movies so I was excited for this. Some Spoilery thoughts . . . . I liked it a lot. I… --- ## [What's wrong with David Boreanaz lower jaw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-david-boreanaz-lower-jaw/550795)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-david-boreanaz-lower-jaw/550795 "2023-11-26T15:34:43Z")
I have googled this different times, and I can’t find anything except other people asking the same question. This is driving me crazy. I watch Bones and half the time I miss what’s happening because I’m staring at his … --- ## [What not-famous Christmas albums do you listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-famous-christmas-albums-do-you-listen-to/993653)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-famous-christmas-albums-do-you-listen-to/993653 "2023-11-26T11:09:52Z")
I really don’t have any attachment or love of traditional Christmas music, especially performances that go back a long way. My wife and I have tried a few newer ones and are wondering what people like. I will make one re… --- ## [Outrageous Fights or Feats in Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-fights-or-feats-in-comics/727479)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outrageous-fights-or-feats-in-comics/727479 "2023-11-26T03:33:45Z")
Have you ever seen a fight in a comic book that was just so outlandish, even for a comic book’s standards? One that had the victor win in such a way that it just seems impossible, even by comic book logic. Squirrel Gir… --- ## [Thawing meat, then refrigerating - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawing-meat-then-refrigerating-need-answer-fast/993639)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawing-meat-then-refrigerating-need-answer-fast/993639 "2023-11-25T23:02:21Z")
Yesterday I thawed some frozen Cornish hens in cold water for about two hours, changing the cold water every thirty minutes. I planned to cook them immediately, but I fell ill and had my husband stick them back in the fr… --- ## [Anchovies, sardines, herring, surströmming, and other fishy treats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchovies-sardines-herring-surstromming-and-other-fishy-treats/993347)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anchovies-sardines-herring-surstromming-and-other-fishy-treats/993347 "2023-11-25T20:44:59Z")
A thread in The BBQ Pit was hijacked by a discussion of surströmming, followed by anchovies, followed by herring and sardines. I agree that surströmming and hakarl sound disgusting. The others though? Very tasty. I’v… --- ## [ID this movie from a single scene fragment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-a-single-scene-fragment/993688)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-a-single-scene-fragment/993688 "2023-11-25T18:12:50Z")
This has been bugging me for years, and I’m 90% sure I haven’t posted the ID request before. I saw this movie in the late 1990s or early 2000s, and it was not very old at the time, so let’s say the movie came out between… --- ## [MST3K Turkey Day - darkest flicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-turkey-day-darkest-flicks/993647)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-turkey-day-darkest-flicks/993647 "2023-11-25T15:18:09Z")
This year I had a mini MST3K Turkey Day and for some reason I gravitated to some of the darker movies that they covered. Teenage Crime Wave-the female baddie reveals her rough life only to end up dead. The Girl on Love… --- ## [What makes this picture of Daniel Craig so European?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-this-picture-of-daniel-craig-so-european/993654)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-this-picture-of-daniel-craig-so-european/993654 "2023-11-25T14:58:43Z")
So my Twitter feed is full of this picture of Daniel Craig in a suit: Almost all of the related jokes seem to think he looks like a European (usually German) official of some kind: What is it about Daniel Craig… --- ## [What characters would you choose for a series of The End comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-characters-would-you-choose-for-a-series-of-the-end-comics/993665)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-characters-would-you-choose-for-a-series-of-the-end-comics/993665 "2023-11-25T03:00:16Z")
The End is a series of Marvel comics that portray possible futures for different heroes (Hulk, Punisher, X Men, Iron Man etc). My question is if they had a similar series but for DC and Marvel overall which characters w… --- ## [Recommend a few cheeses for a party cheese tray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-few-cheeses-for-a-party-cheese-tray/993445)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-few-cheeses-for-a-party-cheese-tray/993445 "2023-11-24T16:42:35Z")
As much as I love my cheese, there are so many types I have never tried. I suppose brie and gruyere are can’t-miss, no? Aside from those I need a couple more options to go with some fancy-ish crackers. So, go on now, c… --- ## [Sex and the City on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-on-mars/992708)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-on-mars/992708 "2023-11-24T10:50:45Z")
Zach Weinersmith (author of webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) and his wife Kelly (biologist at Rice University) have written a book called A City on Mars. The New York Times published an opinion piece based on … --- ## [Who are the femme fatales in this image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-femme-fatales-in-this-image/993565)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-femme-fatales-in-this-image/993565 "2023-11-24T03:41:15Z")
On the left I think is Lauren Bacall, but who are the other two? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GzS51WWtEvg&pp=ygUPTGEgbm9pciBhbWJpZW50 / [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=162)