# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=214 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 215 --- ## [Let's talk non-alcoholic beer (and other N.A. beverages)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-non-alcoholic-beer-and-other-n-a-beverages/977425)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-non-alcoholic-beer-and-other-n-a-beverages/977425 "2023-01-19T18:58:04Z")
In a thread about the connoisseur culture surrounding wine, @pulykamell has made some posts about non-alcoholic beer, such as this one: I didn’t want to hijack that thread, but I am interested in a fuller discusseion … --- ## [Amazon Prime Xray cast picture question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-xray-cast-picture-question/978415)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-prime-xray-cast-picture-question/978415 "2023-01-19T13:29:41Z")
When I’m watching a movie on Amazon Prime, I’ll look at X Ray to view trivia and information about the cast. If I look at pictures of an actor/actress the caption for the picture will have the names of all the actors pi… --- ## [Stories about the disproof of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-the-disproof-of-god/977983)
**Author:** [@brossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brossa)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-the-disproof-of-god/977983 "2023-01-19T12:50:07Z")
There are lots of stories about some proof of God’s existence being found in the digits of pi, or God returning to Earth wrap things up, or some aliens pretending to be God that don’t fool the true believers, or rebels f… --- ## [Phineas and Ferb to return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phineas-and-ferb-to-return/978282)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phineas-and-ferb-to-return/978282 "2023-01-19T03:58:07Z")
A revival of “Phineas and Ferb” from original series creator Dan Povenmire has been ordered under Povenmire’s new overall deal with Disney Branded Television. 40 new episodes of the iconic animated series will be pro… --- ## [Fantasy Book Suggestions featuring Older Protagonists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-book-suggestions-featuring-older-protagonists/977663)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-book-suggestions-featuring-older-protagonists/977663 "2023-01-18T19:48:56Z")
I have been reading a lot of genre books lately, mainly through whatever Google Books suggests (I read on my phone.) But I’ve gotten stuck in a YA rut where everything is trying to be a Sarah Maas rip-off (whose work I l… --- ## [Spaghetti sauce: Would this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-sauce-would-this-work/978002)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-sauce-would-this-work/978002 "2023-01-18T16:52:43Z")
As I’ve grown older, I’ve grown less and less tolerant of salt. So I’m trying to pay closer attention to labels. Like, spaghetti sauce. The nutrition facts on the side of a jar says that it has 20% of the RDA of sodiu… --- ## [British TV Shows That Have Been Popular In The U.S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-tv-shows-that-have-been-popular-in-the-u-s/978018)
**Author:** [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-tv-shows-that-have-been-popular-in-the-u-s/978018 "2023-01-18T08:04:56Z")
I’m looking for British shows that were popular in the U.S. They wre generally found on PBS when I was younger, things like Doctor Who and Fawlty Towers. Now many are found on BBC America and other channels. Im talking … --- ## [Mandalorian Season 2 Thread \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalorian-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/922794)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 614\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mandalorian-season-2-thread-open-spoilers/922794 "2023-01-18T01:43:46Z")
Not sure how official, but schedule is here: The episodes will therefore release on the following dates: Chapter 9 - October 30, 2020 Chapter 10 - November 6, 2020 Chapter 11 - November 13, 2020 Chapter 12 - Novemb… --- ## [Protagonists that would be in a lot of Legal Trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protagonists-that-would-be-in-a-lot-of-legal-trouble/978280)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protagonists-that-would-be-in-a-lot-of-legal-trouble/978280 "2023-01-18T00:44:08Z")
It is quite common in movies for the protagonist to do things, and then by the end of the movie they win and ride off into the sunset (not literally) to a wonderful life. But in reality, you cannot just do anything you w… --- ## [Is fat by itself delicious to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fat-by-itself-delicious-to-you/978128)
**Author:** [@gre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gre)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fat-by-itself-delicious-to-you/978128 "2023-01-18T00:15:41Z")
Like from a piece of meat. Is a blob of shortening delicious? I know people are supposed to think olive oil is delicious — how about the neutral ones like canola? Are you a supertaster? I don’t think fat is delicious, … --- ## [Is There An "Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret" For Boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-for-boys/978222)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-for-boys/978222 "2023-01-17T22:21:45Z")
Mrs. H is, like (I suppose) a lot of Gen-X women, excited about this beloved book from her childhood being made into a movie. As a boy of that age, I only really remember one (fiction) book that dealt with puberty from … --- ## [David Sedaris writes about the suicide of his sister Tiffany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-writes-about-the-suicide-of-his-sister-tiffany/672773)
**Author:** [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sedaris-writes-about-the-suicide-of-his-sister-tiffany/672773 "2023-01-17T22:05:56Z")
Those familiar with his work will remember multiple references to his sister and her troubled life. A few months back she committed suicide. He recently wrote a piece in the New Yorker about it. --- ## [Comic book characters who look like real people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-characters-who-look-like-real-people/978092)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-characters-who-look-like-real-people/978092 "2023-01-17T15:53:53Z")
Herbie Popnecker Kim Jong-un --- ## [Libby Reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-reviews/978110)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libby-reviews/978110 "2023-01-17T14:46:49Z")
I’ve been using Overdrive to listen to audio library books for quite a few years. Whenever I’ve opened the app in the last 6 months or so it “warns” me that Overdrive will be switching over to Libby in the beginning of 2… --- ## [Spices & Herbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spices-herbs/978104)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spices-herbs/978104 "2023-01-17T12:17:56Z")
What’s your favorite spice and herb? Spice - Cinnamon. I love it BUT not in savory dishes, only sweets. I love cinnamon & sugar on my toast, I love cinnamon bread, rolls, donuts, etc. But I do not like Red Hots or any o… --- ## [Strange Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-days/977563)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-days/977563 "2023-01-17T07:24:27Z")
This movie is infamously hard to find because its DVD is long out of print but it is in HBO Max this month so I was able to watch it for the first time in probably 25 years. It has some pacing problems but otherwise hold… --- ## [RIP Gina Lollobrigida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gina-lollobrigida/978308)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-gina-lollobrigida/978308 "2023-01-16T20:26:39Z")
Humphrey Bogart once said she ‘made Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple.’ No cause of death has been released, but she was 95. --- ## [I'm thinking of Grabthar's Hammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-grabthars-hammer/978226)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-grabthars-hammer/978226 "2023-01-16T18:10:26Z")
What kind was it? Framing, Claw, Rock, Chipping, Sledge? I like to think it was a 24 or 32 oz Ball Peen. What do the Teeming Millions think? --- ## [Quick question-- what was the show about a shop that recovered cursed items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114 "2023-01-16T15:09:32Z")
Not Warehouse 13, it was older. and had a girl with big boobs. In a later season, they went back in time and were accused of being witches-- a real jump the shark moment for me. In my head it was paired with the show wit… --- ## [The Master (2012 film) -- Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-2012-film-open-spoilers/635574)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-master-2012-film-open-spoilers/635574 "2023-01-16T09:58:25Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on this movie yet. Anyway, the rest of the OP in the next post, to avoid hover spoilers. --- ## [The Mayfair Witches (AMC series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayfair-witches-amc-series/977955)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mayfair-witches-amc-series/977955 "2023-01-16T09:54:16Z")
Just finished watching the first episode of the second series in AMC’s Anne Rice universe and I’m pretty hooked in so far. I was concerned when I first heard they’d be adapting these books, since they’re pretty problemat… --- ## [What is the name of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song/978290)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song/978290 "2023-01-16T04:05:59Z")
One neat thing about the radio in my car is that it will display the song titles and band names of whatever is being played at that moment. I recently heard this song again for the first time in many years and learned t… --- ## [What actor has portrayed the death of the same character the most times? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-portrayed-the-death-of-the-same-character-the-most-times-spoilers/978125)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-portrayed-the-death-of-the-same-character-the-most-times-spoilers/978125 "2023-01-16T01:06:46Z")
I am just pointing out that unless we are nitpicking about multiverses, Patrick Stewart holds the record in my mine. We have seen him die as Charles Xavier three times: He dies in X-men 3 He dies in Logan He dies in D… --- ## [Songs that appear to borrow phrases from each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-appear-to-borrow-phrases-from-each-other/978285)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-appear-to-borrow-phrases-from-each-other/978285 "2023-01-16T00:19:45Z")
It’s no secret that there are a lot of songs that borrow from previous ones. A well-documented example is “Hatikvah”, the national anthem of Israel. It is a variation of a song that goes back at least to the Renaissance,… --- ## [Actress portrays her moods and thoughts in very funny Skits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-portrays-her-moods-and-thoughts-in-very-funny-skits/978247)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actress-portrays-her-moods-and-thoughts-in-very-funny-skits/978247 "2023-01-15T18:42:26Z")
Hayley Morris is so funny and creative. I think she’s had theatre training. These skits were posted during lockdown. I guess it was her way to pass the time. Hayley has such a vivid and hilarious imagination. The costum… --- ## [Strange Collections people have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-collections-people-have/976464)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-collections-people-have/976464 "2023-01-15T17:37:33Z")
A friend invited us over this past weekend for a holiday open house. They moved in a few months ago and so it was a combined housewarming/holiday get together. On the invitation it said, “come see our nutcrackers, we h… --- ## [Jeff Beck RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-beck-rip/978061)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-beck-rip/978061 "2023-01-15T17:35:11Z")
Jeff Beck, legendary rock guitarist and musician, dead at 78 :pensive: Another of the old gods gone. Thanks for the great music, Jeff. --- ## [The Menu (No Real Spoilers in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-menu-no-real-spoilers-in-the-op/977951)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-menu-no-real-spoilers-in-the-op/977951 "2023-01-15T13:16:27Z")
This is already on HBO Max so I watched it. I don’t want to give any spoilers but I liked it. I will say, I don’t think it’s a movie that is meant to be taken literally and is more about evoking a feeling. Also if you li… --- ## [How come Iggy Pop is that fit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-iggy-pop-is-that-fit/560611 "2023-01-15T10:19:50Z")
Just happened on a vid of Iggy Pop half naked on stage. I of course had seen him many times in that state (or naked), but here , with the lighting, it was really striking. This guy has an incedible body, not muscular ugl… --- ## [Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710 "2023-01-15T04:30:46Z")
:smiley: :rofl: :joy: I have seen Part 1 more than I’ve seen any other movie; it is comedy genius from start to finish. I am very happy to see Mr. Brooks’ return to comedy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=215)