# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=202 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 203 --- ## [Deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil dies at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-stuntwoman-kitty-oneil-dies-at-72/824059)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-stuntwoman-kitty-oneil-dies-at-72/824059 "2023-03-25T22:49:54Z")
Does anyone here remember the 1970s TV series “That’s Incredible”? She appears on it regularly, and never considered herself disabled. Her career as a stuntwoman was short, but wowzers, what a career it was. In time, … --- ## [Freestone mangoes. Anybody working on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestone-mangoes-anybody-working-on-this/732075)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freestone-mangoes-anybody-working-on-this/732075 "2023-03-25T16:04:24Z")
I love peaches. Especially freestone peaches, because I get ALL of that sweet, sweet flesh, and I never have to fret about how much I’m wasting when I throw away the stone. Cling peaches are good too, but I’m only willin… --- ## [What song or songs do you want played at your funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-or-songs-do-you-want-played-at-your-funeral/954993 "2023-03-25T12:16:58Z")
(there have been other threads on this but the most recent I see is 12 years old) A little morbid, I know, but we ain’t getting any younger. :slight\_smile: I’ll go with Warren Zevon’s “Keep Me in your Heart”. … --- ## [National Emergency Library: 1.4 Million Books Free to Read (Internet Archive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-emergency-library-1-4-million-books-free-to-read-internet-archive/850392 "2023-03-25T05:43:33Z")
The site: https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary --- ## [Hello, Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-tomorrow/980026 "2023-03-25T03:31:06Z")
Interesting new retro-futuristic dark comedy series on Apple about traveling salesmen pushing lunar homes in suburban middle America that looks like the 1950s, except with flying cars and robots. Feels a bit like someth… --- ## [A Marvel Comics one off story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610 "2023-03-25T01:35:34Z")
I don’t know why I think of this 60s story now and then. The gist is that civilization of undersea monsters (I think) are poised to attack our world. One guy steps forward volunteering to disclose all our secrets and is … --- ## [The Searchers - great film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-searchers-great-film/981240 "2023-03-25T00:35:52Z")
We just watched the John Wayne movie, The Searchers. I’ve long heard that it is a “classic.” I don’t see it. The scenery is great - but that’s about it. John Wayne is just himself, the acting and dialogue are laughab… --- ## [Novelization better than the movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelization-better-than-the-movie/975440 "2023-03-24T23:44:59Z")
There’s lots of discussion about whether the movie made from a novel is better or worse than the novel. What about novelizations? This is when a movie comes out first. The filmmakers arrange for an author to write a n… --- ## [Presenting the finest in geriatric UK hip hop, The Northern Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-the-finest-in-geriatric-uk-hip-hop-the-northern-boys/978256 "2023-03-24T12:30:00Z")
Do you want to make love to a sad old man? Enjoy. --- ## [Of Tarantino's 9 films which do you believe is the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-tarantinos-9-films-which-do-you-believe-is-the-best/981496 "2023-03-24T06:28:12Z")
I am a big Tarantino fan. He has always indicated that we would only direct 10 feature films. poll He has completed the writing of what is believed to be his 10th feature film, The Movie Critic. It is supposedly inten… --- ## [Harry Potterverse Speculation About Horcruxes (SPOILERS likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potterverse-speculation-about-horcruxes-spoilers-likely/981572)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potterverse-speculation-about-horcruxes-spoilers-likely/981572 "2023-03-24T02:01:05Z")
This speculation is primarily about a character from the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films. The character is – well let me put it into the next post, to avoid it showing up as preview text. --- ## [Was Blondie's 'Rapture' the first fem rap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondies-rapture-the-first-fem-rap/136018 "2023-03-23T20:57:54Z")
The subject says it all… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #4 - March 2023 - "Water"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-4-march-2023-water/980619 "2023-03-23T20:56:16Z")
This is the monthly thread for March 2023. The topic this month is “Water”, chosen by @Turek Please note: The general rules for the competition are here . One entry per person per month. To make the photos easier to … --- ## [Domino set a la Domino Rally (late 80s/early 90s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domino-set-a-la-domino-rally-late-80s-early-90s/981551 "2023-03-23T17:01:24Z")
The other day I was thinking about that brief phase in the 80s or thereabouts of domino sets for toppling. One of them was Domino Rally (Wikipedia tells me it also went by the name Domino Express in Europe). When I was a… --- ## [Can someone explain the Justin Bieber phenomenon to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420)
**Author:** [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-justin-bieber-phenomenon-to-me/981420 "2023-03-23T15:54:43Z")
The “Taylor Swift phenomenon” I can understand. Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers”, well not so much… --- ## [What's the -Least- complicated meal you're ever prepared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-least-complicated-meal-youre-ever-prepared/981129 "2023-03-23T13:02:33Z")
Inspired, of course by a current thread: Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, and don’t mind the prep work if the end result is tasty or what I wanted, but sometimes you cook something that is perfect (to you at least)… --- ## [Met Opera: Lohengrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/met-opera-lohengrin/980932 "2023-03-23T05:36:35Z")
The Metropolitan Opera has live HD Broadcasts available in cinemas for selected shows. I’ve been to a few of them before Covid and quite enjoyed them. I am debating if I should go see Lohengrin next week, however. That’… --- ## [Ice cream flavors, best, worst, and weirdest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-flavors-best-worst-and-weirdest/977897 "2023-03-23T01:48:50Z")
That potato chip thread inspired me to start this one. Best: In recent years, Breyer’s Thin Mint ice cream. I was eating it out of the container, and realized it was going to make me sick if I took another bite. It w… --- ## [Powdered beer? Are they serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powdered-beer-are-they-serious/981425 "2023-03-23T00:58:12Z")
I’m not a beer drinker, but I just heard about this on the BBC via PBS. A German company is test-marketing this, in part to reduce the company’s carbon footprint in shipping. It has to be reconstituted and chilled befo… --- ## [Do you prefer shows to be released a whole season at a time or week by week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-shows-to-be-released-a-whole-season-at-a-time-or-week-by-week/981361 "2023-03-23T00:37:13Z")
… or somewhere in between, like in two halves released a few weeks apart? One of my co-workers is watching a show that is dropping week-by-week and has been complaining about it for a few weeks. She wants to watch the w… --- ## [Superman and Lois Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-lois-season-2/957563 "2023-03-22T23:03:57Z")
Are you ready for the next season? Let’s go! S02E01 What Lies Beneath GREGORY SMITH (“EVERWOOD”) DIRECTS THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE - Season two opens with the dust still settling in Smallville following the … --- ## [The Last of Us - tv show discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 448\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314 "2023-03-22T17:19:19Z")
I am a day behind and will watch the pilot tonight. It’s getting hugely positive reviews, and some outlets have seen either the entire or most of the whole season. I played Last of Us 1 on PS3, but never played its sequ… --- ## [Food storage container recommendations, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-container-recommendations-please/981247)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-container-recommendations-please/981247 "2023-03-22T15:34:33Z")
Apparently, Tupperware and Rubbermaid lids have a tendency to split and crack when they get to be 30 years old or so. I’m guessing it’s time for me to think of replacements. Not only because of the lids, but some of the … --- ## [Times when you are more clever than the filmmakers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-you-are-more-clever-than-the-filmmakers/981381)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-when-you-are-more-clever-than-the-filmmakers/981381 "2023-03-22T14:11:27Z")
\[From the recent Sting thread\] I usually hate making that kind of meta-deduction, because far more often it is just a case of lazy filmmaking, not a deliberate clue placed by the filmmakers, and I’ve been wrong so ofte… --- ## [Cold-medicine induced, "Help me find these books" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-medicine-induced-help-me-find-these-books-thread/599350)
**Author:** [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-medicine-induced-help-me-find-these-books-thread/599350 "2023-03-22T04:13:29Z")
After a long day or travel, I took a bunch of Benadryl to counter the onset of a cold and/or a major allergy explosion. This never works out well for me, and instead of the good night sleep I had hoped for, I got a disjo… --- ## [I watched a dumb movie called ‘65’ in the theater, so you don’t have to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-a-dumb-movie-called-65-in-the-theater-so-you-don-t-have-to/981406)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-a-dumb-movie-called-65-in-the-theater-so-you-don-t-have-to/981406 "2023-03-21T18:25:19Z")
Saturday was a grimly cold, blustery, snowy, last gasp of Winter kind of a day, so Mrs. solost suggested seeing a matinee. She wanted to see ‘65’ so off we went with sonlost the younger. I mean, it wasn’t a terrible mov… --- ## [Was there ever a time when McDonald's food was markedly better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-time-when-mcdonalds-food-was-markedly-better/980843)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-time-when-mcdonalds-food-was-markedly-better/980843 "2023-03-21T17:12:50Z")
I imagine a lot of people would agree with me when I say that McDonald’s food is mediocre even for a fast food establishment. Burgers that aren’t filling for an adult person (and the McRoyal - I.E., what they call a Quar… --- ## [Anyone ever ferment pickles or other vegetables?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-ferment-pickles-or-other-vegetables/981299)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-ferment-pickles-or-other-vegetables/981299 "2023-03-21T14:00:04Z")
I canned pickles years back. More effort than it was worth really. Fermented pickles, the old fashioned barrel type pickles, sounds like an interesting endeavor. It doesn’t involve canning procedures, operates at room te… --- ## [What would happen after Terminator 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-after-terminator-2/981218)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-after-terminator-2/981218 "2023-03-21T11:23:47Z")
I recently watched T2, one of my favorite movies of all time, again. It still holds up - even the effects hold up. It made me wonder what Sarah would have done after the movie, and how law enforcement would act. Ignore … --- ## [Eating something savory/salty, then something sweet/sour, then something savory/salty - universal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-something-savory-salty-then-something-sweet-sour-then-something-savory-salty-universal/981378)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-something-savory-salty-then-something-sweet-sour-then-something-savory-salty-universal/981378 "2023-03-21T04:39:46Z")
I’ve been craving ice cream and bananas, but didn’t want to eat dessert first. So I ate some burritos, then my ice cream and bananas and now some beef jerky, and I’m craving chocolate. Is this back and forth universal? I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=201) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=203)