# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=194 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 195 --- ## [Kate Bush voted into RnR Hall of Fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-voted-into-rnr-hall-of-fame/983505)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-voted-into-rnr-hall-of-fame/983505 "2023-05-14T04:25:48Z")
They just announced this year’s inductees into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame, and one of them is Kate Bush. I think my head’s going to explode. --- ## [Should fresh bought tomatoes on the vine be refrigerated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fresh-bought-tomatoes-on-the-vine-be-refrigerated/983983)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-fresh-bought-tomatoes-on-the-vine-be-refrigerated/983983 "2023-05-14T01:06:26Z")
You’ve just bought 2-3 fresh tomatoes at the local market. They were stored open air with no refrigeration. You’re in your kitchen putting away your food. Do you put them in the refrigerator? Also, will they stay fre… --- ## [White Noise (book and movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-noise-book-and-movie/984001)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-noise-book-and-movie/984001 "2023-05-13T21:18:41Z")
I just finished reading “White Noise”, the Don DiLillo book from 1985 that was recently made into a movie. I had not heard of the book until a few years ago, and haven’t seen the movie yet. Wow, what a trip! Some cul… --- ## ["A Face in the Crowd" is about to start on TCM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-face-in-the-crowd-is-about-to-start-on-tcm/983976)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-face-in-the-crowd-is-about-to-start-on-tcm/983976 "2023-05-13T16:44:50Z")
I’ve been wanting to see this for a long time. Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau. --- ## [What are your favorite music tracks from video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-music-tracks-from-video-games/983926)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-music-tracks-from-video-games/983926 "2023-05-13T15:22:57Z")
Here are some of my favorite music tracks from video games. I’ve never actually played “In Sound Mind” before, but the soundtrack is exquisite. Here’s the main theme. “Red Dead Redemption” has an excellen… --- ## [Boy's Life Magazine - Still At It After All These Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-life-magazine-still-at-it-after-all-these-years/704668)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boys-life-magazine-still-at-it-after-all-these-years/704668 "2023-05-13T05:30:50Z")
Since I had extra time at the MD’s, I decided to rot my brain and try the magazines. I could not believe my eyes - a real, live “Boy’s Life” - official publication of Boy Scouts of America. Along with (nearly) every st… --- ## [The best movie set in every year... but not made in that year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 493\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movie-set-in-every-year-but-not-made-in-that-year/658457 "2023-05-13T02:38:27Z")
Can we make a timeline of the best movie for each year – not when the movie was made, but in the year in which is was set? In other words, all movies are period pieces – and not just the Merchant Ivory kind. I’m up for t… --- ## [I'm so glad I work at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-glad-i-work-at-home/983902)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-glad-i-work-at-home/983902 "2023-05-13T02:34:55Z")
Because I get to catch gems like this on TCM at all hours of the day: I’ve now added “Bacchino!” to my vocabulary, right after “Klaatu barada nikto!” Zsa Zsa Gabor and Joi Lansing! Who could ask for more? :blush: --- ## [Your National Dish Of Shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-national-dish-of-shame/964784)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-national-dish-of-shame/964784 "2023-05-13T00:57:17Z")
Today, for the first time in my life, I took a photo of my dinner. It was the Dope’s fault. In an American diner in an industrial estate in the north of France, poutine was on the menu. I did not eat it for me, I ate it … --- ## [SF collectors of Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, etc. I have news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-collectors-of-asimov-heinlein-clarke-etc-i-have-news/976617)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-collectors-of-asimov-heinlein-clarke-etc-i-have-news/976617 "2023-05-13T00:36:30Z")
I’ve finally got GnomePress.com resurrected. Gnome, founded in 1948 by Martin Greenberg and David Kyle, was the leading small f&sf press of the postwar period, publishing I, Robot and the Foundation trilogy, the Conan bo… --- ## [The 'Comparable Titles' Game: Suspense Thrillers of a Certain Type](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comparable-titles-game-suspense-thrillers-of-a-certain-type/983917)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-comparable-titles-game-suspense-thrillers-of-a-certain-type/983917 "2023-05-12T15:48:34Z")
I’ve reached the point where I need to compile a list of other books that are similar to the one I’ll be flogging to the lit agents and interns at publishing orgs. That’s going to be a bit difficult to define so I’d lik… --- ## [An AI generated dystopian short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-generated-dystopian-short-story/983871)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ai-generated-dystopian-short-story/983871 "2023-05-12T05:36:33Z")
I hope this is the right venue for this. ChatGPT conversation: Me: Please generate a dystopian short-story based on our conversation, and in the writing style of Frank Herbert, with respect to the the Butlerian Jihad c… --- ## [Macaroni and cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese/983710)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaroni-and-cheese/983710 "2023-05-11T22:58:37Z")
I made from-scratch mac-and-cheese today for the first time, with this simple (but moderately labor intensive) recipe: I had to make some variations – I used whole wheat rotini, which required more time and more milk … --- ## [If Subway's Tuna Ain't Tuna, Then What Is It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-subways-tuna-aint-tuna-then-what-is-it/931773 "2023-05-11T22:51:28Z")
People are saying Subway’s Tuna is not tuna or fish but they aren’t saying what it is other than “various concoctions”. Now, I used to work at Subway in my younger years, and I mixed their tuna with mayo, and while the … --- ## [Are you tired of the "TWO WEEKS EARLIER" trope in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tired-of-the-two-weeks-earlier-trope-in-movies/983862)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tired-of-the-two-weeks-earlier-trope-in-movies/983862 "2023-05-11T21:48:49Z")
I am. Seems to me half of all the films I see these days begin with some sort of action-packed, bizarre, confusing scene that lasts ten minutes or so, and then we get a card that says “TWO WEEKS EARLIER” and then the fi… --- ## [The Sting (1973), 50 years later; movies that’ve held up well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-1973-50-years-later-movies-that-ve-held-up-well/981359 "2023-05-11T21:40:51Z")
Yesterday Mrs. Bullitt and I watched the classic movie, The Sting (1973). It’s a movie that has held up well through the years. Still entertaining, still fun. And a very good soundtrack. And we also realized that, hey, … --- ## [Are these special eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-special-eggs/983903)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-special-eggs/983903 "2023-05-11T20:56:21Z")
… And why the over-the-top packaging? This is a recipe for some sort of custard, I think. Pinterest link: At about 0:19 seconds in --- ## [Is there a specific term for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-term-for-this/983830)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-specific-term-for-this/983830 "2023-05-11T13:15:49Z")
Replacing a vulgar expletive with a substitute more suitable for mixed company or tender ears. E.G.: shucks, shoot, darn, fudge, dagnabit, etc. Euphemism seems too generic. --- ## [Meg 2: The Trench: Great movie idea, or the greatest movie idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-2-the-trench-great-movie-idea-or-the-greatest-movie-idea/983800)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-2-the-trench-great-movie-idea-or-the-greatest-movie-idea/983800 "2023-05-11T13:09:43Z")
Jason Statham vs. a giant shark….again. Truly we live in an age of wonders. --- ## [“The Princess Bride” as imagined by isolated stars during early covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-as-imagined-by-isolated-stars-during-early-covid/983851)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-princess-bride-as-imagined-by-isolated-stars-during-early-covid/983851 "2023-05-10T15:47:55Z")
I only just now came across this, but it’s utterly charming. They’re so obviously having huge fun making it. Sorry if someone already posted it, I didn’t see it. (The Princess Bride: Home Movie (full) - YouTube) --- ## [Can you get a breakfast blend coffee at Starbucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-breakfast-blend-coffee-at-starbucks/983766)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-a-breakfast-blend-coffee-at-starbucks/983766 "2023-05-09T21:07:10Z")
I’ve finally decided to try Starbucks. I’ve looked at the menu on Doordash. All I’m seeing is speciality items like latte, espresso etc. I don’t see a good breakfast blend coffee. Amazon sells a Starbucks breakfast ble… --- ## [Are the Ferengi in Star Trek supposed to be Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-ferengi-in-star-trek-supposed-to-be-jews/956236)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-ferengi-in-star-trek-supposed-to-be-jews/956236 "2023-05-09T19:57:35Z")
I say that as a Jew myself, in case that’s meaningful or not. It just feels that they are a depiction of the archetypal anti-semitic trope, albeit with oversized ears rather than over-sized noses. I’m not normally that … --- ## [New Evil Dead movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-evil-dead-movie/977717)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-evil-dead-movie/977717 "2023-05-09T01:47:53Z")
It looks pretty intense and gory: Evil Dead Rise – Official Trailer (Red Band) - YouTube --- ## [Salad first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salad-first/983757)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salad-first/983757 "2023-05-08T21:59:40Z")
I didn’t see this topic addressed before (or my search filter was inadequate), but how/when did salads get transferred from breakfast in Middle East, or mid meal in Europe to our starter course or whole meal in US? --- ## [House MD, which hospital is used for the aerial shots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-md-which-hospital-is-used-for-the-aerial-shots/300259)
**Author:** [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-md-which-hospital-is-used-for-the-aerial-shots/300259 "2023-05-08T18:27:49Z")
I’ve been thinking it’s Georgetown Medical in DC, based on what I remember it looking like when I worked there in the late '90s. Anyone know if this is correct? If it’s not, which hospital/facility is it? -Butler --- ## [Where in the World did these comic panels come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-did-these-comic-panels-come-from/983714)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-did-these-comic-panels-come-from/983714 "2023-05-08T17:36:37Z")
OK, I’m stumped. Any comics doper able to identify these Golden Age images? https://64.media.tumblr.com/6047068112fa0254e5d8e92c012db487/tumblr\_nncba8PHK01qzn0kbo1\_1280.jp… --- ## [What is the official nomenclature for this type of promo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-official-nomenclature-for-this-type-of-promo/983701)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-official-nomenclature-for-this-type-of-promo/983701 "2023-05-08T15:30:17Z")
So you’re watching a sitcom or something on TV, and suddenly the station decides you need to be reminded that a different show will be coming on later. So they run a little silent commercial at the bottom of the screen, … --- ## [Movie about a abused child who dies from abuse and goes into a short 'afterlife' scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-about-a-abused-child-who-dies-from-abuse-and-goes-into-a-short-afterlife-scene/983695)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-about-a-abused-child-who-dies-from-abuse-and-goes-into-a-short-afterlife-scene/983695 "2023-05-07T11:58:43Z")
I am looking for a name of a movie where a child (teen), perhaps adopted perhaps foster, is accused of sexual misconduct by the mother figure, made to put a bottle of coke ‘up inside herself’, horribly abused and tossed … --- ## [Star Trek Next Gen ---ANIMATED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-next-gen-animated/983609)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-next-gen-animated/983609 "2023-05-06T23:49:30Z")
A homebrew version of a ST:NG Filmation-style Animated version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyz2pVqrEkI&t=14s&ab\_channel=GazelleAutomations Enjoy! --- ## [Identify Western Film--Hero Stresses That People Must Die Quietly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-western-film-hero-stresses-that-people-must-die-quietly/983640)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-western-film-hero-stresses-that-people-must-die-quietly/983640 "2023-05-06T22:23:07Z")
Title says most of it. I believe it may have involved Native Americans (as villains, probably!). Someone of the group is killed and cries out in either pain/anguish. Hero stresses to the others that you must not do th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=193) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=195)