# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 198 --- ## [Favorite YouTube Channels Under 100k Subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709 "2023-04-26T17:42:40Z")
Every time I do a search, I get the ones with millions of subscribers, and I don’t seem to like them, while ones with anywhere from 1k-90k seem to be more unique, especially someone like me, who loves music, movies, come… --- ## [Stargirl Season 3 "Frenemies"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl-season-3-frenemies/970370 "2023-04-26T02:04:22Z")
Stargirl returns on August 31 for its third season. Artemis Crock and family have moved in next door. Cindy Burman has (maybe) reformed. OG-Starman has come back to give Courtney some much-needed training. Things are go… --- ## [First appearance in a movie of a-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-appearance-in-a-movie-of-a/983146 "2023-04-25T23:05:25Z")
What is the oldest movie that depicted someone using a silencer on a gun? I would have thought it went back at least as far as the 1940s film noir potboilers, if not even further to the classic 30’s “gangster” films. But… --- ## [Daisy Jones & The Six](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daisy-jones-the-six/980834 "2023-04-25T19:15:37Z")
Is anyone watching this on Prime? I just finished the first 3 episodes. It looks like they will be dropping an episode every Friday. I love it. I love the era - clothes, music, etc. --- ## [The Mandalorian Season 3 \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-season-3-open-spoilers/979857 "2023-04-25T15:53:04Z")
One thread per season seems to work out. Open spoilers after the episode drops Episodes start March 1, 2023 Official Trailer: The Mandalorian | Season 3 Official Trailer | Disney+ - YouTube Guess we will see him try … --- ## [Do you feel "out of touch" with most people/modern society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-out-of-touch-with-most-people-modern-society/982846 "2023-04-25T13:56:29Z")
I often feel that I am not at all interested in things that seemingly a great percentage of my fellow Americans/human beings seem strongly invested in. I’m not talking about sorta 50/50 political issues - where I’m in t… --- ## [Songs that are forever attached to certain periods/events in your life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-forever-attached-to-certain-periods-events-in-your-life/955286 "2023-04-25T05:05:12Z")
:musical\_note: …Now, the first of December was covered with snow So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston Though the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frostin’ With ten miles behind me and ten thous… --- ## [It doesn't exist, but it seems like it should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-doesnt-exist-but-it-seems-like-it-should/983061 "2023-04-25T01:33:22Z")
Glengarry Glenross the Musical. I Googled it and there’s nothing. I wanted some yucks, and was disappointed. --- ## [Alternatives to $$$$ Direct TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-direct-tv/962735 "2023-04-25T01:06:01Z")
We’ve had Direct for many years. Their pricing is just going out of our reach. We do use both Netflix and Amazon. What economical alternatives are there to Direct? I see references to Roku, Hulu, etc. We want to be … --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #5 - April 2023 - “Transportation”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-5-april-2023-transportation/982019 "2023-04-24T20:24:03Z")
This is the monthly thread for April 2023. The topic this month is “Transportation”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here . One entry per person per month. To make the photo… --- ## [CNN and FOX fire two of their top guys within minutes of each other!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-fox-fire-two-of-their-top-guys-within-minutes-of-each-other/983126)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-and-fox-fire-two-of-their-top-guys-within-minutes-of-each-other/983126 "2023-04-24T17:37:41Z")
Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon both fired. Although FOX is saying it was a mutual agreement, it doesn’t look like Tucker knew what was coming as he signed off Friday with ‘see you on Monday’. Don was definitely taken by su… --- ## [Fire Cider Byproducts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-cider-byproducts/983057)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-cider-byproducts/983057 "2023-04-24T14:48:22Z")
So I made some fire cider by soaking ginger, onion, jalapeno, lemon juice, paprika and a little garlic in apple cider vinegar for a month. I just decanted and now have those ingredients in a bowl. Any recommendations f… --- ## [Liberace - just how good was he](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-just-how-good-was-he/983058)
**Author:** [@bryanmaguire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bryanmaguire)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-just-how-good-was-he/983058 "2023-04-24T11:29:03Z")
Watching a show just now about famous piano performances. They showed Liberace play a Burt Bacharach medley that was recorded in 1972. His style seems to be “why play 1 note when you can play 6 instead”. Was he really … --- ## [Why didn't Art Garfunkel play any instruments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-art-garfunkel-play-any-instruments/614738)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-art-garfunkel-play-any-instruments/614738 "2023-04-24T06:17:25Z")
According to Wikipedia, Art Garfunkel is “a multi-instrumentalist \[who\] plays guitar, piano, and violin”. There’s certainly no shortage of evidence for this; in a 1998 interview on his own website he claims that he learn… --- ## [Anyone got a lazy man's recipe for ratatouille?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-lazy-mans-recipe-for-ratatouille/982822)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-lazy-mans-recipe-for-ratatouille/982822 "2023-04-24T03:10:15Z")
Last month, I made a pan of ratatouille, using this recipe I found on the internet. If I posted it right, there should be a little video showing all the steps, and if you look at it, you’ll see that it’s quite labor-inte… --- ## [Visiting Pittsburgh for a few days. Tell me where to go and what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-pittsburgh-for-a-few-days-tell-me-where-to-go-and-what-to-do/980754)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-pittsburgh-for-a-few-days-tell-me-where-to-go-and-what-to-do/980754 "2023-04-24T00:25:34Z")
We live just north of Dayton, Ohio. We’re in our mid 50s. Have never been to Pittsburgh and decided on a whim to visit it next month. Our 25 year old daughter will be joining us. Her employer is closed on April 7, so the… --- ## [The Four Yorkshiremen Sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/978867)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/978867 "2023-04-23T20:15:01Z")
Is it really appropriate to say they’re trying to “one up\*” each other? Would something else work better? --- ## [I seriously need to check my spam folder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seriously-need-to-check-my-spam-folder/983075)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seriously-need-to-check-my-spam-folder/983075 "2023-04-23T15:59:51Z")
--- ## [Stand-up comics - Who makes you laugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-who-makes-you-laugh/982867)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-up-comics-who-makes-you-laugh/982867 "2023-04-23T10:50:43Z")
Limit your response to each performer’s stand-up act only, and the period when you thought they were at their best. Go ahead and vote for as many as you like. poll --- ## [A Spider-Man physics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spider-man-physics-question/983026)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spider-man-physics-question/983026 "2023-04-22T17:57:53Z")
I don’t know which S-M movie- it’s the one where he’s racing up the Washington Monument for reasons. Anyway, he’s climbing up the side of it as fast as he can, and he breaks into a gallop, where all four feet leave the m… --- ## [“Searching For Mexico” CNN Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-mexico-cnn-show/983024)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-mexico-cnn-show/983024 "2023-04-22T15:39:45Z")
With CNN running out of untried ways to further capitalize on Bourdain’s legacy, they have tried a new tack with their travel shows. Enter Eva Longoria in Searching For Mexico. Longoria is a very good looking woman. T… --- ## [Join me in freedom from Kitchen Clutter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-freedom-from-kitchen-clutter/982848)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-freedom-from-kitchen-clutter/982848 "2023-04-22T15:11:42Z")
(Yeah, this is another of my threads that I’m not sure where it goes. Definitely Mundane and likely soliciting Personal Opinions. OTOH, it is about cooking (sort of?) and that seems to get priority when slotting topics… --- ## [That movie you can't resist watching again and again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-you-cant-resist-watching-again-and-again/982879)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-you-cant-resist-watching-again-and-again/982879 "2023-04-22T13:43:14Z")
What’s that movie (or movies) that when you stumble across it when you’re idly channel surfing, even though you’ve seen it a million times, you have to stop and watch it again? I have a couple: The Magnificent Seven (t… --- ## [How is it that Phantom of the Opera is the most financially successful entertainment event ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-phantom-of-the-opera-is-the-most-financially-successful-entertainment-event-ever/680663)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-phantom-of-the-opera-is-the-most-financially-successful-entertainment-event-ever/680663 "2023-04-22T01:12:49Z")
I wanted to start a thread about the Phantom of the Opera after I read this bit from wikipedia: That’s pretty hugely impressive. I’ve never seen a live performance but I love the original cast recording and listen to … --- ## [Anyone watch Kleo on Netflix? I have a question about the last episode (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-kleo-on-netflix-i-have-a-question-about-the-last-episode-spoilers/983021)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-kleo-on-netflix-i-have-a-question-about-the-last-episode-spoilers/983021 "2023-04-21T22:27:47Z")
So, the main thrust of the plot after Sven and Kleo teamed up was to get ahold of the MacGuffin® brand red suitcase containing evidence of collaboration between former East German leader Honecker and Reagan. But Sven wa… --- ## [Yoshio Yoda (1934-2023): Penultimate surviving cast member of "McHale's Navy" (1964)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoshio-yoda-1934-2023-penultimate-surviving-cast-member-of-mchales-navy-1964/982910)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yoshio-yoda-1934-2023-penultimate-surviving-cast-member-of-mchales-navy-1964/982910 "2023-04-21T22:21:48Z")
This leaves John Wright (Willy) as the last survivor. I have no memory of Willy, I suspect he (and Edson ‘Virgil’ Stroll) were mainly ensemble players and didn’t get featured very much. --- ## [Thimble Theater before Popeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thimble-theater-before-popeye/942262)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thimble-theater-before-popeye/942262 "2023-04-21T17:28:56Z")
E.C.Segar’s comic strip Thimble Theater ran for 10 years before Popeye ever showed up. Olive’s main boyfriend was Ham Gravy. AFAIK, there are few reprints of prePopeye TT. Fantagraphics has a great set of Popeye reprints… --- ## [Al Jaffee Died At 102 (2023-04-10)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982475)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-jaffee-died-at-102-2023-04-10/982475 "2023-04-21T17:15:11Z")
I haven’t given much thought to Jaffee in recent decades. But he was a genius and an influence for many, many people… and I was sorry to hear that he had passed. --- ## [Will Jim Butcher ever write the final Dresden books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-jim-butcher-ever-write-the-final-dresden-books/966516)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-jim-butcher-ever-write-the-final-dresden-books/966516 "2023-04-21T15:39:49Z")
I get the feeling he has the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ fatigue that Conan Doyle complained about. Apparently this wasn’t the series he really wanted to write in the first place? What d’you think? Of course he may be under… --- ## [Del Taco menu weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-menu-weirdness/982921)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-menu-weirdness/982921 "2023-04-21T01:22:54Z")
Scanning the on-line menu for Del Taco today, I noticed that there was a disclaimer about “regional differences.” More to the point, there are regional menus for AL/GA/OH/SC/Melbourne, FL and a different one for Kissimme… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=198)