# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=165 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 166 --- ## [Song Parody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parody/992786 "2023-11-08T16:48:44Z")
I hope this is ok to post here. I’m not a very creative or artistic person. But, I give you this, to the tune of “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n Roses Welcome to my Tungsten baby We got density You can smash anythin… --- ## [Can we talk pepper mills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-talk-pepper-mills/992686 "2023-11-08T14:22:17Z")
So the Mrs has requested a new pepper mill for Christmas. Don’t worry, it won’t be the only thing I’ll get her. We currently have a salt and pepper set of small Peugeot Bali mills, and whilst they look great, the pepper… --- ## [Movie Tropes (2050)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tropes-2050/992721 "2023-11-08T14:00:17Z")
A thread in which we put on our futurist hats and imagine what will become storytelling cliches a few decades hence. Imagine a version of “Ebert’s Little Movie Glossary” published for your grandkids, or the future evolut… --- ## [Which Columbo episode to start with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-columbo-episode-to-start-with/991660)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-columbo-episode-to-start-with/991660 "2023-11-08T00:52:43Z")
I’m a fan of the 1970s to 1990s detective show Columbo, and I’d like to introduce my girlfriend (who’s never seen an episode) to it. Which episode would be best for a newcomer? It should be a high-quality one to whet the… --- ## [Interesting school art work you saw at school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-school-art-work-you-saw-at-school/992773)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-school-art-work-you-saw-at-school/992773 "2023-11-07T19:24:49Z")
I remember various works of student art that I saw at school and that caught my interest. Let me share some of the ones that I remember, why not leave some record of these anonymous old works that would otherwise be comp… --- ## [Will this cooking hack (no one is talking about) work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-cooking-hack-no-one-is-talking-about-work/992699)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-cooking-hack-no-one-is-talking-about-work/992699 "2023-11-07T21:15:00Z")
I have had a huge success with coating tatertots with a little oil and baking them. Deep fried goodness with a lot less oil. That’s the hack that Big Tots™ doesn’t want you to know about but not the one this thread is … --- ## [How good or bad a movie is/was "Sixteen Candles"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-or-bad-a-movie-is-was-sixteen-candles/992665)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-or-bad-a-movie-is-was-sixteen-candles/992665 "2023-11-07T20:58:19Z")
About 40 years after it was first released, I just saw “Sixteen Candles.” I was expecting something light and charming, if perhaps a little dated. Boy, was I disappointed. IMHO, by today’s standards it was pretty terrib… --- ## ["Now and Then" - the last Beatles song being debuted {2023-11-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-and-then-the-last-beatles-song-being-debuted-2023-11-02/992460)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-and-then-the-last-beatles-song-being-debuted-2023-11-02/992460 "2023-11-07T20:17:29Z")
When the three surviving Beatles got together in the mid 90s, they turned two of John’s demos into new Beatles songs (“Free as a Bird” and "Real Love). There was a third song that they did some work on, but it was such a… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter L? Please limit to 3 submissions or less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881 "2023-11-07T16:13:06Z")
Exclude articles “a”, “an”, and “the”. Please include the artist. Possible poll fodder. mmm --- ## [Most impressively sung single line of lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressively-sung-single-line-of-lyrics/933360)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-impressively-sung-single-line-of-lyrics/933360 "2023-11-07T14:47:56Z")
Joni Mitchell’s final line in “Big Yellow Taxi” shoes off her chops, stretching her range from quite high to quite low. I’m pretty sure, though, the laughter (which came across to me as contrived, forced) was a separa… --- ## [Best Netflix Original shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-netflix-original-shows/846172)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-netflix-original-shows/846172 "2023-11-07T02:26:25Z")
Recommend me some Netflix original shows. Is there anything on Netflix that’s as good as something on HBO or FX? --- ## [Sam Loomis On Screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-loomis-on-screen/992712)
**Author:** [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-loomis-on-screen/992712 "2023-11-06T21:15:21Z")
Watching an episode of ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ recently (‘Craig’s Will’ S5 E6), I couldn’t help but notice that one of the characters was named Sam Loomis (played by Harry Tyler). ‘Craig’s Will’ first appeared on TV… --- ## [Characters Brought Back to Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-brought-back-to-life/992322)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-brought-back-to-life/992322 "2023-11-06T17:40:04Z")
A companion to the thread about non-aging characters. What happens when a character is so popular they have to bring him or her back, but they’ve very definitely been killed? Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes, to his gre… --- ## [What are your holiday movie traditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-holiday-movie-traditions/992468)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-holiday-movie-traditions/992468 "2023-11-06T15:58:42Z")
I only have a handful: Christmas: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation It’s a Wonderful Life Elf (sometimes, I’m not a huge fan) Thanksgiving: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles I think that’s about it. mmm --- ## [Pork 'panko breadcrumbs'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-panko-breadcrumbs/992661)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pork-panko-breadcrumbs/992661 "2023-11-06T04:07:17Z")
I saw an ad for pork ‘panko breadcrumbs’, a keto alternative to… well, panko breadcrumbs. I assume they’re meant as a coating. But could I smash up a bag of Baken-Ets, and successfully use a cup of them in a meatloaf ins… --- ## [Panko breadcrumbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panko-breadcrumbs/992656 "2023-11-06T00:48:40Z")
I saw an ad for panko breadcrumbs, a keto alternative to… well, breadcrumbs. I assume they’re meant as a coating. But could I smash up a bag of Baken-Ets, and successfully use a cup of them in a meatloaf? --- ## [What movie is Who Is Erin Carter reminding me of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-who-is-erin-carter-reminding-me-of/992643)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-who-is-erin-carter-reminding-me-of/992643 "2023-11-05T22:10:40Z")
Hubby is watching and commenting (this is how we roll here. He watches and I don’t) on the show and everything he’s said so far has reminded me of a movie we saw a long while ago. A single Puerto Rican mom with a young … --- ## [Is diner lingo used anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diner-lingo-used-anywhere/992529)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diner-lingo-used-anywhere/992529 "2023-11-05T16:25:24Z")
Here’s the history: Is diner lingo still in use anywhere? I’ve eaten at several “Coney Island” restaurants in the Detroit metro area and don’t recall ever hearing any of these terms. --- ## [Can you make sense of any Yes song lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278 "2023-11-05T13:27:35Z")
I like the sound of a lot of songs by Yes, but I can’t make any sense out of their lyrics. Take for example “Hold On” from the 91025 album. Have the band offered any explanation as to the meaning of the lyrics? If not… --- ## [Us \[2019\] Doesn't make any sense, right? (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-2019-doesnt-make-any-sense-right-open-spoilers/979067)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-2019-doesnt-make-any-sense-right-open-spoilers/979067 "2023-11-05T01:58:54Z")
I finally watched this movie but I couldn’t find a thread about it, either because one doesn’t exist or because searching for things that are “Us” related is futile. I loved Get Out, and I thoroughly enjoyed Nope despit… --- ## [Taylor Tomlinson taking over for James Corden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-tomlinson-taking-over-for-james-corden/992489)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-tomlinson-taking-over-for-james-corden/992489 "2023-11-04T21:33:58Z")
She’ll be hosting a show called After Midnight that will air after The Late Show, beginning next year. There have been too few female talk show hosts. I don’t know her style too well, but I wish her luck. Colbert is a to… --- ## [Cheetos - Crunchy, Puff or Flaming Hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetos-crunchy-puff-or-flaming-hot/992198)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetos-crunchy-puff-or-flaming-hot/992198 "2023-11-04T20:05:26Z")
Cheetos - Crunchy, Puff, Flaming Hot? poll Per Wikipedia, Cheetos were introduced in 1948. They’ve been a part of our lives since early childhood. I avoid chips in my regular diet. Once in awhile I’ll indulge in a smal… --- ## [What's the song that spells HELL,KILL,BILL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-that-spells-hell-kill-bill/992594)
**Author:** [@Leelaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leelaa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-that-spells-hell-kill-bill/992594 "2023-11-04T18:11:03Z")
Not sure if it’s right but can anyone help please. A male raps/sings it. --- ## [Characters that Don't Age (and how they explain it, if at all)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-dont-age-and-how-they-explain-it-if-at-all/992299)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-that-dont-age-and-how-they-explain-it-if-at-all/992299 "2023-11-04T18:03:33Z")
We’ve probably done this in the past. Maybe more than once. But I don’t recall it, so here it is. Some movies, book series, and comic strips actually show characters aging. We’ve been witness to Indiana Jones aging of l… --- ## ["Til Murder do us Part" on Netflix: Did Soering do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-murder-do-us-part-on-netflix-did-soering-do-it/992560)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/til-murder-do-us-part-on-netflix-did-soering-do-it/992560 "2023-11-04T14:00:16Z")
I graduated from UVA in 1983, a year before the events in this story. Charlottesville seemed such an innocent safe college town back then. Sadly so much has changed regarding that myth. As depicted in the documentary, t… --- ## [MCU Scarlet Witch vs 20th Century FOX Jean Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-scarlet-witch-vs-20th-century-fox-jean-grey/992565)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-scarlet-witch-vs-20th-century-fox-jean-grey/992565 "2023-11-04T11:20:30Z")
If they had to fight each other, which MARVEL sorceress would win? --- ## [Celebrity death rumors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-rumors/992552 "2023-11-04T01:47:48Z")
Sort of inspired by the closed Tawnee Stone thread. Recently my wife fell “victim” to a celeb death hoax involving Richard Thomas. Now, we seem to have heard that Vladimir Putin is not longer living. Who starts these … --- ## [Can you teach me how to BBQ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-teach-me-how-to-bbq/964116 "2023-11-03T21:58:49Z")
Hi everyone, I was gifted a small BBQ and I want to use it today. I have set it up on a stack of eight double bricks (the sort with holes in the middle) and made sure it isn’t under any part of the awning. And a hose … --- ## [Music Mixing: What is this called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-mixing-what-is-this-called/992531 "2023-11-03T18:47:05Z")
Leaving On a Jet Plane - Cover by Jewel If you put headphones on the opening of this song reverberates in your skull in a way other songs do not no matter how catchy the hook. I have little background in music but I a… --- ## [Can I do something tasty with radishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-something-tasty-with-radishes/992455 "2023-11-03T11:23:30Z")
I’m not a radish fan. Someone just gave me about 6 very large locally grown ones. Most likely I will give them away tomorrow when I see a bunch of people, some of whom probably like the damn things. Is there a culinary a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=164) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=166)