# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=163 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 164 --- ## [Rolling Stones and Lady Gaga Sweet Sound of Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-and-lady-gaga-sweet-sound-of-heaven/993207)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-and-lady-gaga-sweet-sound-of-heaven/993207 "2023-11-18T12:54:49Z")
I’ve been listening to the Stones newest single. Sweet Sounds of Heaven They brought in Stevie Wonder on piano & Rhodes organ and Lady Gaga. What do you think? Is it good, or even some of their best work? poll … --- ## [A Raiders of the Lost Ark question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-question/992991)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-question/992991 "2023-11-18T05:00:23Z")
Jones is fighting the Nazis in their trucks. He’s thrown through the windshield and hooks his whip to the front bumper and slides the length of the truck. He then prevails. The question is: for the rest of the flick was … --- ## [Song lyrics — the good, the bad, and the ugly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/993148)
**Author:** [@FeRDNYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeRDNYC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/993148 "2023-11-18T00:59:49Z")
Most song lyrics are, let’s face it, not the greatest writing ever. Understandably so: there are a lot more constraints on writers of lyrics than on prose authors, and many of them can work at cross purposes. That clever… --- ## [In the song “The night the lights went out in Georgia” what does that phrase mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-song-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-what-does-that-phrase-mean/986513)
**Author:** [@Rexturtle1120](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rexturtle1120)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-song-the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-what-does-that-phrase-mean/986513 "2023-11-17T23:58:22Z")
I’ve been listening to the song “That’s the night the lights went out in Georgia” and I’ve been trying to figure out what that line means. If you know the song, I figured the lights went out because they electrocuted the… --- ## [Thoughts on my made up crockpot recipe please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-made-up-crockpot-recipe-please/993209)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-my-made-up-crockpot-recipe-please/993209 "2023-11-17T23:44:28Z")
Ok in a crockpot: Smoked sausage Potatoes Onions Can of cream of chicken soup Chicken broth? Or Half and half? Would like to add a cheese element to it but I don’t know if I should put it in with the crockpot or ju… --- ## [Lines in a song that anchor it or cause it to turn a corner for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-in-a-song-that-anchor-it-or-cause-it-to-turn-a-corner-for-you/993205)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-in-a-song-that-anchor-it-or-cause-it-to-turn-a-corner-for-you/993205 "2023-11-17T22:57:05Z")
As an example, Rod Stewart’s You Wear It Well. Like a million other songs, it seems like the ‘speaker’ is just nebulously pouring out his feelings. Then somewhere near the end there’s the line: "Anyway, my coffee’s cold… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with a numeral or a symbol? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-a-numeral-or-a-symbol-see-rules-in-op/992727)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-a-numeral-or-a-symbol-see-rules-in-op/992727 "2023-11-17T13:41:03Z")
Rules: OK, let’s get this one out of the way. Your submissions must begin with a punctuation mark, a character, or a numeral. Note that, if the title spells out the number (i.e. “Seven Nation Army”), it is ineligib… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter \*\*P\*\*? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-p-see-rules-in-op/993092 "2023-11-17T10:46:30Z")
Rules: @pjd gets 6 entries this round. NEW RULE: Please do not post title suggestions for others to submit. This takes a little of the fun out of the process. It is ok, after the polls are posted, to name titles th… --- ## ["Laugh, kookaburra ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laugh-kookaburra/993250)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laugh-kookaburra/993250 "2023-11-17T10:20:52Z")
So do Aussies really sing about kookaburras or was that just a song our 2nd grade teachers thought up? --- ## [Detective stories with non-cliche mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-stories-with-non-cliche-mysteries/993257)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detective-stories-with-non-cliche-mysteries/993257 "2023-11-17T07:13:59Z")
I am not a big fan of the mystery genre. It seems to me that 99% of the stories are about murders or jewel heists. (Or art heists. I suppose jewelry is a subset of art.) Recently, I saw the movie Peeper, starring Mich… --- ## [Prick potatoes before microwaving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prick-potatoes-before-microwaving/992983)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prick-potatoes-before-microwaving/992983 "2023-11-17T04:39:37Z")
I always prick some holes in my potatoes before I microwave them. Here’s what happened when I forgot. :cold\_sweat: First the microwave started shaking…then there was a bang. :flushed: There was a cloud of smoke and wh… --- ## [Rothfuss announces new book (no, not Doors of Stone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothfuss-announces-new-book-no-not-doors-of-stone/984243)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothfuss-announces-new-book-no-not-doors-of-stone/984243 "2023-11-17T04:41:44Z")
It is a novella, somewhat based on The Lightning Tree, it is named The Narrow Road Between Desires In a lot of ways, it’s going to be similar to The Slow Regard of Silent Things. It’s set in Temerant. It’s going to b… --- ## [Final poll – What is the best L song? Select just one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-poll-what-is-the-best-l-song-select-just-one/992005)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-poll-what-is-the-best-l-song-select-just-one/992005 "2023-11-17T04:06:17Z")
poll --- ## [John Paul George Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-paul-george-ringo/993156)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-paul-george-ringo/993156 "2023-11-17T03:41:28Z")
Hi all, I just wanted to share a recent project I just put up: johnpaulgeorgeringoplaylists.com Its a site linking to playlists I made that combine solo recordings by the ex-Beatles into a few thematically-cohesive (hop… --- ## [Vegemite lovers - this story is for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegemite-lovers-this-story-is-for-you/993049)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegemite-lovers-this-story-is-for-you/993049 "2023-11-16T14:43:59Z")
Gift link from NYT about the wellspring of Vegemite - where it comes from and how it is produced. It is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter M? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-m-see-rules-in-op/993012 "2023-11-16T12:37:37Z")
Rules: Submissions are limited to 5 per person. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. that begin the title. Example: “The Hokey Pokey” belongs in the H poll, not the T poll. Exclude titles that begin w… --- ## [Are Tovala meals just better TV Dinners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tovala-meals-just-better-tv-dinners/993195)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tovala-meals-just-better-tv-dinners/993195 "2023-11-16T00:02:42Z")
Remember TV Dinners? Whenever I see a Tovala commercial, I think that they’re just selling TV Dinners but made better, and you have to have their special oven. ISTM that I could make the same thing from scratch, and sa… --- ## [Most Useless Cover Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-cover-songs/989174)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-useless-cover-songs/989174 "2023-11-15T14:02:51Z")
i.e.; songs that sound so much like the original that you wonder why they they were made. 311- Love Song Weezer- Africa To me, both of these sound so much like the original The Cure and Toto, respectively, versions th… --- ## [“No Good Deed” by Victor Gischler (Spoiler Requested)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-good-deed-by-victor-gischler-spoiler-requested/993155)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-good-deed-by-victor-gischler-spoiler-requested/993155 "2023-11-15T02:18:58Z")
If you intend to pick up this book, read no further. If you have read this book, I need to know how it ends. I was reading this on a plane yesterday and was about a dozen pages from the end when I landed…and left it in t… --- ## [Kick it up a couple notches: That whole-step modulation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-it-up-a-couple-notches-that-whole-step-modulation/992839)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-it-up-a-couple-notches-that-whole-step-modulation/992839 "2023-11-15T01:09:03Z")
Songwriters know a cheap but effective trick to make their tune more interesting, more exciting: Suddenly jump the key up a whole step. There are countless examples. The earliest one I’ve noted yet is “Telstar” (1962) b… --- ## [Real-life bands with punny names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-bands-with-punny-names/992818)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-bands-with-punny-names/992818 "2023-11-14T22:01:09Z")
Which real-life musical groups have names based on puns? The prototypical example would be The Beatles (beat / beetles). Novelty, parody, and cover bands tend to do this a lot, as with Dread Zeppelin (who play reggae r… --- ## [Other gritty TV westerns you can recommend besides Deadwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-gritty-tv-westerns-you-can-recommend-besides-deadwood/993080)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-gritty-tv-westerns-you-can-recommend-besides-deadwood/993080 "2023-11-14T20:21:25Z")
I’ve always been fond of westerns. I watched Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, and the Rifleman, to name a few, growing up as a kid. While I enjoyed watching these shows, I realize now they weren’t very realistic… --- ## ["Earthy" flavors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthy-flavors/992884)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthy-flavors/992884 "2023-11-14T18:03:35Z")
I keep seeing the word “earthy” tossed around as a descriptor in food discussions. A thread on this board about roobiroos tea (sorry, I still can’t spell it but I have a firm policy never to look anything up!) uses the t… --- ## [Absinthe spoons for the thrifty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057 "2023-11-14T17:11:23Z")
In what surely must be a clash of cultures, Walmart sells absinthe spoons. --- ## [Your own personal sleeper hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-personal-sleeper-hits/992754)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-personal-sleeper-hits/992754 "2023-11-14T13:17:12Z")
In music industry parlance, a “sleeper hit” is a song that attracts little attention upon its release, but becomes a big success much later on. Let’s define a “personal sleeper hit” as a song that you have long disliked… --- ## [The latest in satire: "Vladimir Putin, Life Coach"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-satire-vladimir-putin-life-coach/993088)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-satire-vladimir-putin-life-coach/993088 "2023-11-14T12:09:20Z")
It popped up in an ad at the bottom of the page, and sure enough, it’s real. --- ## [Tough chicken breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-chicken-breasts/993078)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-chicken-breasts/993078 "2023-11-14T05:23:16Z")
Lately we seem to be getting tough chicken breasts. They tend to be larger and give an audible sound like sawing when cutting it raw. You can physically feel the muscle fibers are hard and the meat when cooked is so to… --- ## [An Old Mad Magazine Comic Strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-mad-magazine-comic-strip/993039)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-mad-magazine-comic-strip/993039 "2023-11-14T04:23:32Z")
Since I was born in 1958, I suppose I was reading Mad magazine until 1974 or so. They used to feature wordless cartoon strips by some artists whose style was rather distinctive. One of his comics seems rather important … --- ## [British stage to Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-stage-to-hollywood/993035)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-stage-to-hollywood/993035 "2023-11-13T09:55:17Z")
No real content here…I just like making lists. :slight\_smile: It seems like for most of the 20th century there was a pipeline, sending British actors who cut their teeth doing Shakespeare on the stage, to make fame and… --- ## [The Fairytale Art of Edmund Dulac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fairytale-art-of-edmund-dulac/992982)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fairytale-art-of-edmund-dulac/992982 "2023-11-13T02:13:53Z")
This guy painted around World War One. And his art is GORGEOUS. Note–there are one or two tasteful nudes in there. NSFW, but be grown-up about this. Dulac LINK [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=162) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=164)