# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=164 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 165 --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter K? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-k-see-rules-in-op/992822)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-k-see-rules-in-op/992822 "2023-11-13T00:50:18Z")
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 you part of the 3%? Talkin' Bout Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-part-of-the-3-talkin-bout-books/992655)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-part-of-the-3-talkin-bout-books/992655 "2023-11-12T23:42:24Z")
3% own more than 1000 physical books; only 1% own more than 1000 ebooks. 3% say they organize their books by color. Six times as many under 30s do as those over 65. Which 3% are you? Not that I can’t guess given wher… --- ## [Deadly Ciphogene Gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-ciphogene-gas/665868)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-ciphogene-gas/665868 "2023-11-12T19:13:14Z")
I decided to look up ciphogene, the name of the fumigant that Nero Wolfe uses in his orchid greenhouse. Search engines kept connecting me to listings for iPhone, the cloest they could get to it, I guess. This made me sus… --- ## [A film from the early days of aviation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-film-from-the-early-days-of-aviation/993002)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-film-from-the-early-days-of-aviation/993002 "2023-11-12T18:09:24Z")
I’ve asked about this in various forums over the years. When I was a kid, late 50s, we went to a fly-in. They had a tent showing aviation type films. The one that got me was of a stunt team. It was a human chain, one wit… --- ## [What can you tell me about the foreign versions of Saturday Night Live that have run in those countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-foreign-versions-of-saturday-night-live-that-have-run-in-those-countries/992996)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-the-foreign-versions-of-saturday-night-live-that-have-run-in-those-countries/992996 "2023-11-12T02:25:23Z")
Have any of you watched the foreign versions of SNL that have played in those countries? These are not the episodes of the American SNL being shown on their channels with translations if necessary. These are not shows … --- ## [Electrical outlets on stoves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlets-on-stoves/992934)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-outlets-on-stoves/992934 "2023-11-12T02:05:28Z")
Hmmm, I suppose if you’ve never used an electric stove, this might be a “no” for you. Are you old enough to remember electric outlets on stove tops that you could plug stuff, such as a hand held mixer or electric frying… --- ## [How Does This Old Joke Go? (something about a dominant bull and two submissive bulls, or something)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-old-joke-go-something-about-a-dominant-bull-and-two-submissive-bulls-or-something/992832)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-this-old-joke-go-something-about-a-dominant-bull-and-two-submissive-bulls-or-something/992832 "2023-11-12T00:26:51Z")
I heard a joke recently and have since forgotten it. The setup is that there is a farm, and there are two bulls. A new bull arrives, and he’s mean as shit and keen to assert his dominance. The two lesser bulls discuss th… --- ## [A Star Trek-TNG question about a certain episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-trek-tng-question-about-a-certain-episode/992967)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-trek-tng-question-about-a-certain-episode/992967 "2023-11-11T22:44:48Z")
I have tried figuring out the episode I want to find but so far have not been able to. I mainly want to see the opening sequence of the episode in which Data is on the holodeck playing Henry V, the night before Agincour… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter I? See rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-i-see-rules-in-op/992582 "2023-11-11T11:05:53Z")
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 with pu… --- ## [Since We're Binge Watching (Mad Men Question/Discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-binge-watching-mad-men-question-discussion/851376)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-binge-watching-mad-men-question-discussion/851376 "2023-11-11T10:54:29Z")
I am rewatching Mad Men and something struck me. I just started Season 4 so this may not bear out. When Don was married to Betty, he never cheated on her with a blonde…they were all brunettes or redheads. Now that he’… --- ## [Battlestar galactica sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-sucks/579645)
**Author:** [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-sucks/579645 "2023-11-10T22:52:31Z")
There’s like 30,000 main characters that I’m supposed to give a crap about. It’s too many! The first episode, we see the butch girl playing cards and I’m like “awesome, she’s so cool. I can’t wait to watch her do stuff.”… --- ## [Help me identify this Merle Haggard song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-merle-haggard-song/992947)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-merle-haggard-song/992947 "2023-11-10T21:44:23Z")
I only have a vague recollection of it from a video that was shown on CMT fairly regularly around perhaps 2000 or so, so I’m guessing it was his latest at the time. All I remember from the song was a line that had somet… --- ## [Movies you meant to see but never did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-meant-to-see-but-never-did/992877)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-meant-to-see-but-never-did/992877 "2023-11-10T17:00:52Z")
There’s a lot of films that I never quite got around to seeing, whether or not they were good. Any of the John Wayne westerns. Cool Hand Luke. Any of the Pink Panther movies after the first. Any that you just never saw … --- ## [Bands/artists whose merchandise is more popular/well known than their music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-whose-merchandise-is-more-popular-well-known-than-their-music/992700)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-artists-whose-merchandise-is-more-popular-well-known-than-their-music/992700 "2023-11-10T15:30:46Z")
The Misfits would seem to be the poster child for this. At least half the people walking around wearing Misfits t-shirts have never heard a single Misfits song, and wouldn’t recognize it even if they did hear one. Who e… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter S? See rules in OP. Polls will appear in this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-s-see-rules-in-op-polls-will-appear-in-this-thread/992240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-s-see-rules-in-op-polls-will-appear-in-this-thread/992240 "2023-11-10T15:25:42Z")
Rules: Please limit your submissions to 3 or less. Exclude articles such as “a”, “an”, “the”, etc. in the title. Exclude titles that begin with punctuation, such as an apostrophe, parenthesis, etc. You must include t… --- ## [What fictional couple would you like to see on "The Amazing Race"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-couple-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-amazing-race/992801)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-couple-would-you-like-to-see-on-the-amazing-race/992801 "2023-11-10T15:08:29Z")
No aliens and no meta-humans, please. :smile: My pick would be Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin. --- ## [I don't get Liza Minnelli. Please explain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-liza-minnelli-please-explain/321069 "2023-11-10T12:27:31Z")
As the title says. Much was made today about Liza Minelli’s movie “Liza with a Z” playing at the Toronto Film Festival. Granting that Minnelli’s heyday was about 30 years ago, I don’t get it. I’ve seen the woman perfo… --- ## [What stories of the MAGA Era could be made into compelling movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stories-of-the-maga-era-could-be-made-into-compelling-movies/992894 "2023-11-10T05:33:32Z")
I’d like to see the Coen Bros tackle Mike Pillow. Even though it’s a fraud story of epic proportions, I can’t imagine a Santos movie. A MTG vs Boebert comedy could be mildly amusing. --- ## ["Doctoring Up" Store Bought Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctoring-up-store-bought-food/992523 "2023-11-10T04:34:15Z")
A couple of days ago after work, I was shopping for healthy food I could bring to work for lunch. While I was getting thin sliced turkey, I saw, “White Meat Chicken Salad”. Looked interesting, so I bought a container. W… --- ## [Dragons of Pern and Abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragons-of-pern-and-abortion/992819 "2023-11-10T03:33:32Z")
The Anne McCaffrey sci-fi series with dragons telepathically bonded with humans to fight Thread. Can teleport across space time by going between Here and There (extra-dimensional space…Hyperspace? Subspace?) Going betw… --- ## [What's your favorite song in a language you don't understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-song-in-a-language-you-dont-understand/974363 "2023-11-10T00:57:37Z")
I have found that I can enjoy some songs without understanding the lyrics; the sounds of the words can be enough to convey meaning or mood. Or they’re just fun. So, what’s your favorite song in a language you don’t know? … --- ## [What are you watching right now? - Difficulty: on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-watching-right-now-difficulty-on-youtube/826745 "2023-11-09T23:44:19Z")
So I’ve watched a couple of interesting things on YouTube recently. The cinefix and nofilmschool are a cut above the usual film lists/reviews online and PapersWeLove has some good explanations of CS papers. I’ve also s… --- ## ['Bye, Bye Love" by The Cars: 'broken lullaby' or 'effing lullaby?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-love-by-the-cars-broken-lullaby-or-effing-lullaby/595174 "2023-11-09T21:31:46Z")
Listening to the Cars’ “Bye, Bye, Love,” I keep hearing ‘fucking alibi;’ of course, when I go to lyrics.com, I read ‘broken lullaby’ so, next time, I hear ‘broken lullaby’. My reasons for thinking ‘fucking alibi’: ly… --- ## [Rooibos tea - love it, hate it, meh, never heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rooibos-tea-love-it-hate-it-meh-never-heard-of-it/992561 "2023-11-09T21:28:22Z")
I don’t want to hijack the is Panera Bread responsible for death of a woman who drank caffeinated lemonade and died thread, but there was a reference to rooibos tea that I’d like to pursue. Obviously some people like th… --- ## [Diane Jennings hearing bands for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diane-jennings-hearing-bands-for-the-first-time/992764 "2023-11-09T19:41:13Z")
There is somebody named Diane Jennings who has a YouTube channel. For background, she is in her twenties and grew up in Ireland. She has an ongoing series of videos in which she reacts to songs by bands that she suppose… --- ## [Great comedy bad guys from movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comedy-bad-guys-from-movies-and-tv/992696)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comedy-bad-guys-from-movies-and-tv/992696 "2023-11-09T18:10:32Z")
While trying to get the most out of our Peacock subscription, I’ve been doing a binge of Parks and Recreation. I’ve been enjoying the Jeremy Jamm character in the later seasons-- douchebag dentist and city council member… --- ## [What we gonna do? ( Children's hospital ads on TV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-gonna-do-childrens-hospital-ads-on-tv/992795)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-gonna-do-childrens-hospital-ads-on-tv/992795 "2023-11-09T16:07:23Z")
What are they gonna do about Alex (little Buddy Hackett) in the ads for Shriners and St. Jude? (Are those places connected, for real? ) Anywhoo, Alex is getting older. I swear he’s gotta have grey hairs by now (I hope t… --- ## [How many eggs do you eat for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-eggs-do-you-eat-for-breakfast/992692)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-eggs-do-you-eat-for-breakfast/992692 "2023-11-09T14:41:36Z")
I love eggs. I have eggs almost every day. I like all styles and cooking methods, but most commonly I’ll have my eggs over-easy or soft-boiled. For over-easy, I’ll typically have 4, often with toast, grits, or white ri… --- ## [What Halloween movies are you watching for 2023?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-halloween-movies-are-you-watching-for-2023/992404)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-halloween-movies-are-you-watching-for-2023/992404 "2023-11-02T15:04:44Z")
I’ve watched 5 horror movies in the past 2 weeks. For Halloween night I’m watching Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends with Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her famous role. Last 2 weeks I watched, Scream, Fright Night, Hallo… --- ## [The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-groundstar-conspiracy-1972/992855)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-groundstar-conspiracy-1972/992855 "2023-11-09T06:24:12Z")
Anyone seen it? it sounds interesting with a twist at the end. Starring George Peppard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=163) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=165)