# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=176 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 177 --- ## [Are there any foods that are good to eat raw but are worse after cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-that-are-good-to-eat-raw-but-are-worse-after-cooking/989531)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foods-that-are-good-to-eat-raw-but-are-worse-after-cooking/989531 "2023-09-05T01:43:10Z")
After cooking some might taste funny. There have to be some where the texture suffers from cooking to the point where you wouldn’t want it. Perhaps there is a rare food that is unhealthy to eat after cooking. --- ## [Battle of the Not-so Giant Apes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-not-so-giant-apes/989434)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-not-so-giant-apes/989434 "2023-09-04T23:58:28Z")
Who was bigger, Son of Kong (1933) or the original Mighty Joe Young (1949)? --- ## [Any store bought teriyaki sauce that is thick enough to using for as a dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-store-bought-teriyaki-sauce-that-is-thick-enough-to-using-for-as-a-dip/989537)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-store-bought-teriyaki-sauce-that-is-thick-enough-to-using-for-as-a-dip/989537 "2023-09-04T18:55:08Z")
I got some teriyaki sauce recently at the store and it is pretty good tasting, but very watery. Are there any store bought teriyaki sauces with a consistency more like BBQ sauce or something like that? --- ## [It's the New Brew Revue, coming right at you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-new-brew-revue-coming-right-at-you/984712)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-new-brew-revue-coming-right-at-you/984712 "2023-09-04T10:52:06Z")
Haven’t done a beer thread in a while. Well, what wet and wild weirdness has wandered your way? I am currently sipping a very good peanut butter stout from Central Coast Brewing, P-Nut Butter Breakdown, made with real S… --- ## [Yet another No Country for Old Men question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-no-country-for-old-men-question/989540)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-no-country-for-old-men-question/989540 "2023-09-04T09:56:30Z")
I’ve looked through the other threads and didn’t find this question - Carson sees the case by the river. Then we cut to a scene at night as Carson walks back to his hotel room and Anton follows him. Carson says he knows … --- ## [Recommend some seasoning mixes, hot sauces, and other savory condiments from around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-seasoning-mixes-hot-sauces-and-other-savory-condiments-from-around-the-world/989532 "2023-09-04T01:53:07Z")
Some I’ve tried that are great: Kewpie mayonnaise (Japan) Marie Sharp Hot Sauce (Belize) Chili Crisp (China) Zatarain’s Creole Seasoning (Louisiana) Furikake seasoning (Japan) Jerk seasoning (Jamaica) Ones I plan … --- ## [Songs with historical errors that bug you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-historical-errors-that-bug-you/989246)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-historical-errors-that-bug-you/989246 "2023-09-03T23:42:32Z")
So listening to Morrissey, as you do (and not even feeling particularly depressed or broken up with :slight\_smile:) and again reminded of this verse in Irish Heart, English Blood which as has always bugged me: I’ve bee… --- ## [Wanting to jump into Doctor Who. Where should I start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-jump-into-doctor-who-where-should-i-start/989369)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-to-jump-into-doctor-who-where-should-i-start/989369 "2023-09-03T10:37:49Z")
I have seen and really enjoyed the episode Blink as a self contained movie but I think the time has come for me to give the show as a whole a shot. Is there a good place to start? Additionally, while I am pretty familiar… --- ## [ONJ on Broadway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onj-on-broadway/989484)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onj-on-broadway/989484 "2023-09-02T01:04:36Z")
I have a question that I can’t find the answer to online. Maybe you guys know? I’ve heard some songs lately on Sirius XM’s Broadway Channel from Grease and Xanadu, songs made famous by Olivia Newton-John. Her versions… --- ## [Does anyone know the title of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-song/989381)
**Author:** [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-song/989381 "2023-09-01T21:11:31Z")
I’ve googled what I can remember of the chorus of this song but I’ve had no luck at all. It was a record we had when I was a small child and I played it over and over again on my dad’s 78 RPM record player that he got a… --- ## [Can you ID the movie where the fork and knife are chained to a table?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-movie-where-the-fork-and-knife-are-chained-to-a-table/407044)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-the-movie-where-the-fork-and-knife-are-chained-to-a-table/407044 "2023-08-31T19:14:06Z")
… and the hero learns that to eat on the diner he has to slide the dish to the left to use the knife, cut and then slide the dish to the right to use the fork? (The length of the chains was too short to use both the for… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - August 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987892)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-august-2023-edition/987892 "2023-08-31T19:11:47Z")
How is it August already!! Where has this year gone? grumbles in old lady In my day summers took a long time to pass, now everything is so fast: fast food, fast fasshion, fast summers! On the other hand, it hasn’t been… --- ## [I need to know who's behind these banal grocery store muzak songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-know-whos-behind-these-banal-grocery-store-muzak-songs/989216)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-know-whos-behind-these-banal-grocery-store-muzak-songs/989216 "2023-08-31T17:43:31Z")
Hello, yeah it’s been a while; not much, how 'bout you, So, here I am semi-retired, collecting some government pension money (and more due to my ex’s untimely death) and in a few years pension money from what we call a … --- ## [Horchata, a treat made with rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horchata-a-treat-made-with-rice/989208)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horchata-a-treat-made-with-rice/989208 "2023-08-31T11:02:11Z")
Have you ever had it? Was it a childhood treat made by Mama or perhaps Abuela or Abuelo? Was it something you purchased? What did you think of it if it was not a childhood treat? I made some this evening, using the s… --- ## [Oil bottle / cruet 'sweats' oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-bottle-cruet-sweats-oil/849226)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oil-bottle-cruet-sweats-oil/849226 "2023-08-31T05:23:08Z")
Hi. I’ve got a ceramic cruet I picked up at an art/wine fair. I used it for maybe a year in my old house, filled with olive oil. I moved to a new house with an old, ugly kitchen and this pretty bottle just didn’t go so I… --- ## [The End of the F\*\*\*ing World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-f-ing-world/989379)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-f-ing-world/989379 "2023-08-31T01:57:30Z")
We just watched this Netflix black comedy series and it was very good. It reminded me of the Fargo series. A bit of gore and great acting by the leads, Highly recommended, --- ## [Gentlemen: Do you like Rom-Coms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-do-you-like-rom-coms/988178)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-do-you-like-rom-coms/988178 "2023-08-31T00:28:56Z")
I admit it: I like romantic comedies. Some more than others, and some I don’t care for at all. We guys are supposed to like action pictures: Stallone pounding the crap out of somebody, Schwartzeneggar pounding the crap… --- ## [Fellow (brand) travel mug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-brand-travel-mug/989371)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-brand-travel-mug/989371 "2023-08-30T22:42:43Z")
Based on something I read online (I thought it was here on SDMB but I’m blessed if I can find it) I bought a Fellow travel mug, and I am here to mostly praise it. I got the 16 ounce mug with a wide mouth, and I only use… --- ## [Movie moments that are only effective in the theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919 "2023-08-30T20:13:21Z")
I know from other threads there are many here who don’t like going to movie theaters for whatever reason. To me there is no better way of watching a movie. There are physical and psychological aspects that can’t be repli… --- ## [Writing songs on a bass guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-songs-on-a-bass-guitar/693411)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-songs-on-a-bass-guitar/693411 "2023-08-30T11:21:22Z")
I’ve been trying to do this, off and on, for years, and I never really get anywhere. I know that it can be done, a la Steve Harris, but how exactly does one use a bass guitar to compose music for other instruments? I kno… --- ## [Foods you never get tired of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-never-get-tired-of/970196)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-never-get-tired-of/970196 "2023-08-29T16:44:14Z")
I am a bachelor and aside from dating do all my cooking at home. I am always on the lookout for dishes I can eat several days in a row without getting tired of them because I prefer to cook large batches but not cook so … --- ## [What to do with club soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-club-soda/989202)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-club-soda/989202 "2023-08-29T16:37:31Z")
I came back from the beach with two unused and unopened bottles of club soda. What should I make with them? --- ## [What animated Justice League movie was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animated-justice-league-movie-was-this/989254)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animated-justice-league-movie-was-this/989254 "2023-08-29T02:14:12Z")
There is a scene in which Martian Manhunter is in a hotel room, and morphing his face to match each face appearing on tv. Thanks! --- ## [An Author Says Books Attributed To Her Were Written By A.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-author-says-books-attributed-to-her-were-written-by-a-i/989185)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-author-says-books-attributed-to-her-were-written-by-a-i/989185 "2023-08-28T21:28:57Z")
To amplify: an author named Jane Friedman says that several books with her name on them were written by A.I.The books were sold on Amazon until she alerted them, with no way to tell at first glance they are not hers. Oth… --- ## [Three books this summer about Medusa written by young female scholars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-books-this-summer-about-medusa-written-by-young-female-scholars/989162)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-books-this-summer-about-medusa-written-by-young-female-scholars/989162 "2023-08-28T21:00:00Z")
Three! Since I had written a much-cited book about Medusa almost a quarter of a century ago (Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon – Oxford University Press 2000), people in my writing groups pointed out to me that … --- ## [RIP Bob Barker; August 26, 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-barker-august-26-2023/989148)
**Author:** [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-barker-august-26-2023/989148 "2023-08-28T20:19:54Z")
99 years old. Dunno what it is about reaching 100 that makes it special, yet I’d like to see more of the good people make it. He was a great animal rights activist. He had a terrific against-character scene in Happy Gil… --- ## [Sequel Works which add Important Lore Rules which Never Appeared in the Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-works-which-add-important-lore-rules-which-never-appeared-in-the-original/988784)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequel-works-which-add-important-lore-rules-which-never-appeared-in-the-original/988784 "2023-08-28T19:08:17Z")
Basically a sequel introduces a rule or lore that is seen as incredibly important for the entire franchise, except this rule or lore was never established in the original work and in fact may even contradict it. Grease … --- ## [Asking advice on making Elotes for a fairly large group (need answer fairly fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-advice-on-making-elotes-for-a-fairly-large-group-need-answer-fairly-fast/989074)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-advice-on-making-elotes-for-a-fairly-large-group-need-answer-fairly-fast/989074 "2023-08-28T19:00:40Z")
So, a month or so ago I made Elotes (Mexican Street Corn) for the first time when I BBQed for some friends who were over. Mrs. solost loved it, and volunteered me to make it for an event on her side of the family tomorro… --- ## [Who is the redhead singer on Do It Again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-redhead-singer-on-do-it-again/989055)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-redhead-singer-on-do-it-again/989055 "2023-08-28T04:36:49Z")
My favorite Steely Dan song. Who is the redhead lead singer? Wikipedia doesn’t say. Link Do It Again (Steely Dan song) - Wikipedia Redhead dude on the left and Fagan is on the right in the thumbnail preview. … --- ## [Vinland Saga - animated show (Netflix). Anyone else watching this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinland-saga-animated-show-netflix-anyone-else-watching-this/989052)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vinland-saga-animated-show-netflix-anyone-else-watching-this/989052 "2023-08-28T01:53:29Z")
I am about 4 episodes into the second season and dare I say it, I kind of love this show. It’s a Viking show and as painful as it is to say this, I think its quality is more consistently high than Vikings, a show I real… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=177)