# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=187 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 188 --- ## [You thought your school lunches were bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-your-school-lunches-were-bad/985888)
**Author:** [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-thought-your-school-lunches-were-bad/985888 "2023-06-23T05:57:00Z")
Chinese school lunch officials are forced to concede that a mysterious chunk of meat found by a student in a school lunch was not a piece of duck neck (apparently a delicacy) but rather a rat’s head. But for quite a w… --- ## [Bluey dvd's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluey-dvds/985942)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bluey-dvds/985942 "2023-06-22T16:29:28Z")
The little one is a Bluey fan and I was thinking about buying the dvd’s for her to watch when she’s visiting. You can buy Season One which has 52 episodes and Season Two which also has 52 episodes. Or you can buy a comb… --- ## [Choose Your Own Genre Double Features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-genre-double-features/985925)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-your-own-genre-double-features/985925 "2023-06-22T14:19:33Z")
I have a tendency to watch two unrelated movies together as a double feature. Similar in feel, probably made around the same time, maybe a common actor to both, but not technically related. That means different directors… --- ## [Way before Dianne Carroll and Nat King Cole, This African American was the first to have a tv show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-before-dianne-carroll-and-nat-king-cole-this-african-american-was-the-first-to-have-a-tv-show/985786)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-before-dianne-carroll-and-nat-king-cole-this-african-american-was-the-first-to-have-a-tv-show/985786 "2023-06-22T07:03:04Z")
I am referring to Hazel Scott, who had her own show on the DuMont Television Network back in 1950, and she was a lifetime activist for African-American causes also. She was a hell of a classical and jazz pianist- Bing Vi… --- ## [What's the difference between vegan butter and margarine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-vegan-butter-and-margarine/985776)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-vegan-butter-and-margarine/985776 "2023-06-21T17:37:00Z")
I first heard about vegan butter when a vegan friend of mine told me a recipe for which she had used it. I asked her what it was and how it was different from margarine, but she also didn’t know herself. Today I was brow… --- ## [Yet another burger thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-burger-thread/985752)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-burger-thread/985752 "2023-06-21T15:55:58Z")
For a long time, I enjoyed thick, giant burgers. More recently, for several years, I liked very thin burgers with crispy edges. Lately, when I have a burger, I make a thick-ish 5+ ounce patty and cook it ‘medium’. (I’… --- ## [The Art of Looney Tunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-looney-tunes/985634)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-of-looney-tunes/985634 "2023-06-21T15:14:19Z")
A critique regarding the background artwork of your favorite Warner Bro. cartoons. ​ ​(1) The hidden world of LOONEY TUNES’s background art - YouTube --- ## [Is the Rocky statue in Creed the only example of a "real pretend" statue in film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rocky-statue-in-creed-the-only-example-of-a-real-pretend-statue-in-film/985758)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-rocky-statue-in-creed-the-only-example-of-a-real-pretend-statue-in-film/985758 "2023-06-20T12:12:13Z")
Watching Creed (it’s on Amazon Prime) there is a scene where the (fictional) Adonis Creed visits the (real) statue of (fictional) Rocky Balboa (who is of course real in the film’s universe). The statue is real (it’s out… --- ## [Do they always say the brand name at the end of Japanese commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-always-say-the-brand-name-at-the-end-of-japanese-commercials/985773)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-always-say-the-brand-name-at-the-end-of-japanese-commercials/985773 "2023-06-20T03:26:26Z")
Is it typical in Japanese commercials to say (or sing) the brand name at the end, such as “Playstation” or “Hisamitu”? --- ## [What was the most that was achieved by a political song or piece of music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-that-was-achieved-by-a-political-song-or-piece-of-music/985060 "2023-06-19T23:28:44Z")
So modern (i.e. post WW2) popular music is replete with political statements and stances (as is older music of course). That runs the gamut from rich megastars pontificating on the cause de jour from the safety of their… --- ## [Jim Morrison Singing "The Pina Colada" Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-singing-the-pina-colada-song/985715 "2023-06-19T23:26:59Z")
It’s AI, and it’s brand new (his character was just created) and so I expect a lot of uploads. Hopefully Jim Morrison singing some Pink Floyd, instead of the shit most upload. I listen anyway, and the songs still suck, e… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #7 - June 2023 - "Reflections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-7-june-2023-reflections/984627 "2023-06-19T21:53:39Z")
This is the monthly thread for June 2023. The topic this month is “Reflections”, chosen by @Chefguy and @aurora\_maire Please note: The general rules for the competition are here. One entry per person per month. To… --- ## [Time Travel on film, grouped by origin-destination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-on-film-grouped-by-origin-destination/985741)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-on-film-grouped-by-origin-destination/985741 "2023-06-19T17:56:31Z")
“Past”, “present” and “future” are from the timeframe of the film’s release. So when Marty McFly goes from 1989 to 2015, that counts as Present-Future. Includes time travel and suspended animation, etc. Let me know wh… --- ## [Sci Fi Book Recommendations please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-book-recommendations-please/985699)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-book-recommendations-please/985699 "2023-06-19T17:48:18Z")
I’m looking for some light reading to get psyched for Starfield’s release. The game is inspired by the old Traveller RPG which I loved. I’m a huge fan of Ursula LeGuin and Jack Vance and also the Expanse series. I’m ho… --- ## [Can AI be used to create an early Beatles tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ai-be-used-to-create-an-early-beatles-tune/985745)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-ai-be-used-to-create-an-early-beatles-tune/985745 "2023-06-19T14:48:58Z")
If so, how easy or hard is it? I’ve been ranting and raving over here about the formulaic quality of the early Beatles’ hits, but I don’t know much about AI or ChatGPT. Has it advanced enough to write a full set of lyri… --- ## [The music of Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-of-yusuf-islam-aka-cat-stevens/976343)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-of-yusuf-islam-aka-cat-stevens/976343 "2023-06-19T13:16:41Z")
I am a big fan of the Cat Stevens hits of the 1960s and 70s. I believe his songs perfectly matched the whimsical vibe of the time and they are also still poignant to listen to today because the lyrics contained quite dee… --- ## [What was this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-song/985755 "2023-06-19T03:06:34Z")
Early 70s. It had the line (from memory): “you are the answer to all my questions before they’re through; my Cherie I’m in love with you”. All my Googling brings up Stevie Wonder. It wasn’t a big hit, but it played for a… --- ## [Romertopf tutorial, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romertopf-tutorial-please/702793)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romertopf-tutorial-please/702793 "2023-06-19T02:36:33Z")
I recently bought a Romertopf. Not sure exactly why, except that it was pretty, and I’m a sucker for interesting kitchen stuff. Can anyone give me some tips, recipes, suggestions, etc., for how to make use of it. I’ve b… --- ## [A Saturday Night Fever question I'm surprised hasn't yet been asked here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-saturday-night-fever-question-im-surprised-hasnt-yet-been-asked-here/676363)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-saturday-night-fever-question-im-surprised-hasnt-yet-been-asked-here/676363 "2023-06-19T02:20:26Z")
Okay, so what does Double J say after Bobby C. falls off the bridge? --- ## [A question about A Hard Day's Night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-hard-days-night/985637)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-a-hard-days-night/985637 "2023-06-19T00:32:06Z")
I watched this the other night on TV, and something occurred to me for the first time: both John Lennon’s and Paul McCartney’s mothers are referred to in passing as if they were both still living, but as we know (I didn’… --- ## [Pepsi drinking glasses - nice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-drinking-glasses-nice/985728)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pepsi-drinking-glasses-nice/985728 "2023-06-18T23:27:45Z")
I have seen these nice looking glasses on the sides of Pepsi vending machines, all icy and sparkling. I finally tracked them down on the Internet and bought a pair. Boy are they nice! Very stylish and a perfect grip to b… --- ## [The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Dead at 89 in 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thrill-is-gone-b-b-king-dead-at-89-in-2015/985635 "2023-06-18T16:14:20Z")
--- ## [Fellowship of the Rings minor question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellowship-of-the-rings-minor-question/984715 "2023-06-18T08:40:50Z")
I’m rewatching the extended version, and during the Hobbitses first confrontation with the Nazgul Sam says “Back, you devils!” What’s a devil to a Hobbit? --- ## [Kouign-amann](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648)
**Author:** [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kouign-amann/985648 "2023-06-18T07:09:53Z")
I’m in Montreal this weekend\* and bought one of these tasty treats from a little shop of the same name near the Mount Royal station. And my belly is happy, if noticeably larger. It’s like someone tried to figure out how … --- ## [Star Trek - Why are alien races stronger than humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652)
**Author:** [@Celtic\_Kitsune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celtic_Kitsune)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-why-are-alien-races-stronger-than-humans/985652 "2023-06-18T02:41:07Z")
I’m curious about both the ‘in-universe’ reason and the design reason for the series. I believe at least Vulcans and Klingons are something like four times (!) as strong as the equivalent human, though I’m not sure abou… --- ## [Why can't I download Procol Harum's 5th album (Broken Barricades)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-download-procol-harums-5th-album-broken-barricades/982633 "2023-06-17T23:27:41Z")
…from iTunes (“Apple Music”) or Amazon? I want “Simple Sister!” --- ## [Thoughts on the Arabian Nights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-arabian-nights/985622 "2023-06-17T23:11:08Z")
I’ve only got time to write out a small portion of this, but it’s been on my mind recently, especially since I read The Annotated Arabian Nights. As I wrote in the What are you Reading This Month thread, the bulk of this… --- ## [Random musings about "Lenny" (1974) (and some ancillary junk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-musings-about-lenny-1974-and-some-ancillary-junk/985651 "2023-06-17T22:32:33Z")
I saw this once in the 1980s, and only recently saw it again when it aired on TCM. It was like seeing a new movie, since I remembered only one thing from the movie (other than he dies at the end). TCM showed a short do… --- ## [Outlander Season 7 - \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-7-spoilers/985570 "2023-06-17T22:22:31Z")
Outlander starts up again on Jun 16th, on Starz. It’s been a long time coming! I’ve been watching random old episodes like when Do you think we should have a spoiler tag rule? I suppose I should look at older threads. … --- ## [Does Spencer Tracy sound like Ernest Borgnine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-spencer-tracy-sound-like-ernest-borgnine/985692 "2023-06-17T22:14:04Z")
Or is it the other way around? I just tuned in to HOW THE WEST WAS WON, and the voice of the narrator sounded familiar but I couldn’t place it. I decided it was Ernest Borgnine, but it turned out to be Tracy. Do they s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=188)