# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=211 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 212 --- ## [Dayton loses another hometown original: Mikesells announces liquidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayton-loses-another-hometown-original-mikesells-announces-liquidation/979230)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayton-loses-another-hometown-original-mikesells-announces-liquidation/979230 "2023-02-03T22:16:06Z")
So another hometown memory dies. The country’s oldest continuously operated potato chip company, Mikesells of Dayton, Ohio, is to be liquidated. They say they hope to sell the brands to someone else to keep them on the … --- ## [If I make things like homemade peanut butter should I add a food preservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-make-things-like-homemade-peanut-butter-should-i-add-a-food-preservative/979207)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-make-things-like-homemade-peanut-butter-should-i-add-a-food-preservative/979207 "2023-02-03T21:19:23Z")
Peanut butter is just an example…could be any of a lot of things that can be made and jarred/canned at home. As a single person if I make a jar of peanut butter it will take me a month to use it all. I know it may last… --- ## [Had my first Chick-Fil-A today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-my-first-chick-fil-a-today/979085)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-my-first-chick-fil-a-today/979085 "2023-02-03T19:35:33Z")
…and honestly I was not impressed. A Chick-Fil-A opened just a few weeks ago right near me. I’ve never been to Chick-Fil-A before, not because I disagree with their politics, which I do, but because somehow whenever I f… --- ## [Which of these comedians would you most want to see live (poll)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-comedians-would-you-most-want-to-see-live-poll/979161)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-comedians-would-you-most-want-to-see-live-poll/979161 "2023-02-03T19:11:32Z")
poll There is some great stand-up comedy coming to the Greater Metropolitan Detroit Area in the next few months. Mrs. solost texted me links to the 4 acts in the poll and asked me which I wanted to see. Silverman is goin… --- ## [How to keep tobakko fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-tobakko-fresh/978933)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-tobakko-fresh/978933 "2023-02-03T16:42:23Z")
Hello. I am a great tobacco smoker and ive noticed that my tobacco goes very dry in the winter. Its cold here in norway so maybe the air is dryer in the winter? Anyway, wondering if you guys have any similar problems? --- ## [Squid Game contestants accuse Netflix of rigging competition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-contestants-accuse-netflix-of-rigging-competition/979233)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-contestants-accuse-netflix-of-rigging-competition/979233 "2023-02-03T14:09:18Z")
I knew it was going to be a trainwreck when Netflix took a dark satire about late stage capitalism in which desperate people throw their lives away to entertain the wealthy elite and decided to turn it into a real game s… --- ## [Questions about "The Last of Us"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-last-of-us/979147)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-last-of-us/979147 "2023-02-03T05:03:29Z")
I know there are other threads dealing with the show, but this thread deals mainly with the question, “What is this thing that everybody is talking about?” I can read the other threads, so I know that it’s a popular TV … --- ## [Movies and TV shows named for a non-lead character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-tv-shows-named-for-a-non-lead-character/979049)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-and-tv-shows-named-for-a-non-lead-character/979049 "2023-02-03T01:21:42Z")
When the American sitcom Cheers was dubbed for the German market, they renamed the character of Norm “Helmut” and retitled the show “Prost Helmut” (meaning “Cheers, Helmut”): This was a strange decision, s… --- ## [Did you think Avatar looked realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-avatar-looked-realistic/979065)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-think-avatar-looked-realistic/979065 "2023-02-02T23:38:17Z")
I remember people talking about how realistic the blue guys looked. I didn’t see it for several years when I came across it on TV. What the heck? It does not look real in any fashion. To me it is just a well done cartoon… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - January 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2023-edition/977470)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-january-2023-edition/977470 "2023-02-02T23:12:20Z")
Well…here we are January 2023. It’s snowing here in drought ridden Utah, I hope I remembered to close the window in the car when I got home last night… So whatcha all readin’? In print: The Winter People by Jennifer Mc… --- ## [Controversy over “Velma” tv show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversy-over-velma-tv-show/978244)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversy-over-velma-tv-show/978244 "2023-02-02T21:48:23Z")
So I’ve been reading that there’s a backlash against Mindy Kaling over a #MeToo joke she wrote for her new show Velma. I haven’t watched it or followed the show-does anyone know more about it or have some context? --- ## [Hedgehog Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedgehog-day/979224)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hedgehog-day/979224 "2023-02-02T19:37:16Z")
Time to play Sonic…again. :wink: --- ## [What makes a live album "live"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-live-album-live/979052)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-live-album-live/979052 "2023-02-02T16:41:29Z")
I was thinking about this question this morning while listening to Tom Waits’ “Nighthawks at the Diner”. Wikipedia calls it a studio album, although the studio was set up to resemble a small jazz club and the album was r… --- ## [Canned chicken recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-chicken-recipes/979123)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-chicken-recipes/979123 "2023-02-02T13:36:20Z")
We have a couple of cans of chicken breast meat in the cupboard. Since I’m not at home, I don’t know what brand it is. So what do I do with it? Make chicken salad for chicken salad sandwiches; Make chicken enchilada … --- ## [Seeking beta readers for my new political satire novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-beta-readers-for-my-new-political-satire-novel/979055)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-beta-readers-for-my-new-political-satire-novel/979055 "2023-02-02T09:47:20Z")
I have moderator approval for this post. I recently completed my fourth novel, a political satire with a slight tinge of sci-fi. The manuscript is pretty short – about 42,000 words, which makes it a long novella or shor… --- ## [Low note on No Scrubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-note-on-no-scrubs/979073)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-note-on-no-scrubs/979073 "2023-02-01T20:24:54Z")
In another thread, someone asks what everyone tests their new headphones on. One of the songs I check is No Scrubs, by TLC. It has an extremely low note at around the 1:52 mark of this video (cued up to 1:51): … --- ## [Cindy Williams has passed away at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cindy-williams-has-passed-away-at-75/979079 "2023-02-01T19:47:07Z")
Most people know her from Laverne and Shirley. Her family has announced she has passed away after a brief illness. Her career got an early boost with American Graffiti. I also recall her part in Coppola’s The Conversa… --- ## [Is it considered poor form to squeeze your lemon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-poor-form-to-squeeze-your-lemon/979093)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-considered-poor-form-to-squeeze-your-lemon/979093 "2023-02-01T13:19:48Z")
In a restaurant, in your iced tea, using your fingers. --- ## [Movies you saw in Jr. High/High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-saw-in-jr-high-high-school/912713)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-saw-in-jr-high-high-school/912713 "2023-02-01T06:42:05Z")
I mean movies that teachers showed you in class. There was one in particular that really struck me that we saw in 9th grade, putting that 1973-1974. It was a film demonstrating how terrible prejudice is. It was in bla… --- ## [The Wall Cop Drama/Mystery series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-cop-drama-mystery-series/979117)
**Author:** [@BrianDime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianDime)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wall-cop-drama-mystery-series/979117 "2023-01-31T18:41:52Z")
Just started this last night, 3 episodes in. It’s in French, so you’ll have to be OK with subtitles unless you are fluent. It takes place in a mining “company town” in the Canadian far north where most of the population … --- ## [Do you have a favorite dish to eat out or off of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-dish-to-eat-out-or-off-of/978942)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-favorite-dish-to-eat-out-or-off-of/978942 "2023-01-31T18:34:59Z")
Plate, bowl, paper plastic ceramic or maybe wood? What is your favorite size, style, shape and type of dish when you sup? It occurred to me this morning as I ate my breakfast that I am really partial to a specific size… --- ## [Music in triplet \*and\* "straight" time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-triplet-and-straight-time/978602)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-triplet-and-straight-time/978602 "2023-01-31T18:20:26Z")
First off, let me define the terms I use: Straight time is “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and…” The beats are perfectly halved, such that each “and” is smack-dab in the middle. It sounds more rigid than triplet time. Triplet tim… --- ## [American fast food chains in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-fast-food-chains-in-the-uk/979056)
**Author:** [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-fast-food-chains-in-the-uk/979056 "2023-01-31T18:00:17Z")
I lived in the US for 30+ years before moving to the UK around 27 years ago. In the US my go-to fast food place was Wendy’s. They have started popping up in the UK and I tried one over the weekend and was disappointed. I… --- ## [RIP Wednesday (Lisa Loring)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wednesday-lisa-loring/979059)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-wednesday-lisa-loring/979059 "2023-01-31T00:16:04Z")
She was no spring chicken but she wasn’t elderly. You gotta hit at least 70 to be elderly. The older I get, the older ‘elderly’ gets. --- ## [Who dealt with it better, Alanis or Adele?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dealt-with-it-better-alanis-or-adele/978987)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-dealt-with-it-better-alanis-or-adele/978987 "2023-01-30T23:24:28Z")
Someone Like You and You Oughta Know are songs about the same thing, the deep hurt we feel when someone we love finds someone else. Where Alanis turns the hurt into raging anger, Adele bathes in her pain. And while I bel… --- ## [ID supernatural TV drama: female protagonist, Toronto, two gangs, demons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-supernatural-tv-drama-female-protagonist-toronto-two-gangs-demons/978943)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-supernatural-tv-drama-female-protagonist-toronto-two-gangs-demons/978943 "2023-01-30T23:14:06Z")
I watched about two episodes of this show about five years ago on some streaming service. I meant to go back and watch more but lost track of it. I didn’t think it was especially obscure, but I’ve tried to find it a few … --- ## [Best ways to use up a tub of plain whole milk yoghurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-use-up-a-tub-of-plain-whole-milk-yoghurt/979014)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-use-up-a-tub-of-plain-whole-milk-yoghurt/979014 "2023-01-30T18:17:08Z")
This weekend I was inspired by the thread about ways to use up heavy whipping cream. I was not the thread starter of that thread, but coincidentally I also had some cream in the fridge that I needed to use up. So I mad… --- ## [Thor: Ragnarok mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-mask/979016)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-mask/979016 "2023-01-30T18:08:26Z")
We’re watching Thor: Ragnarok. We’ve just seen the scene after Hela appears and Thor has gone through a wormhole and landed in a scrapyard. Some Baddies show up and ask if Thor is a fighter or food. The leader of the … --- ## [ID this Laurel & Hardy Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-laurel-hardy-movie/978864)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-laurel-hardy-movie/978864 "2023-01-30T15:19:41Z")
Trying to ID a Laurel & Hardy movie. All I remember is a scene where they had been locked in the basement of the Empire State Building. They thought they were on a submarine and were turning all the valves to try a sink… --- ## [Tom Verlaine RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-verlaine-rip/978967)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-verlaine-rip/978967 "2023-01-30T13:11:47Z")
Just saw news that Tom Verlaine, lead singer and guitarist of the influential proto-punk/punk/post-punk band, Television, passed away today at 73 after “a brief illness.” Television were slightly before my time and sl… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=212)