# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=226 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 227 --- ## [Biggest disparity between amount of a food eaten as is vs amount of recipes including it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-disparity-between-amount-of-a-food-eaten-as-is-vs-amount-of-recipes-including-it/974933)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-disparity-between-amount-of-a-food-eaten-as-is-vs-amount-of-recipes-including-it/974933 "2022-11-16T19:41:00Z")
Had this thought about bananas today. It’s the world’s most popular fruit, according to statistics, the average American eats 27 lbs of bananas every year. And yet, there really aren’t that many iconic recipes that featu… --- ## [Artists/Bands who covered it each other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-bands-who-covered-it-each-other/974766)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-bands-who-covered-it-each-other/974766 "2022-11-16T16:30:06Z")
Title tells it all. The Stones did Otis Redding’s “That’s How Strong My Love Is”, and Otis answered a short time later with his famous cover of “Satisfaction”. Bob Dylan, early in his career,… --- ## [Science fiction idea I had](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-idea-i-had/974921)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-idea-i-had/974921 "2022-11-15T23:22:29Z")
So, I had an amusing idea for a science fiction short story. At long last, we discover that we are not alone in the Universe: There’s a sentient species on a planet orbiting Vega. And it turns out they’re a lot like u… --- ## ["Roberta Flack announces she has ALS"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als/974914)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als/974914 "2022-11-15T14:00:14Z")
Damn. “…“impossible to sing and not easy to speak”…” :cry: Hard to believe she’s 85. --- ## [Trying to find old comic strip about micro-transactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-old-comic-strip-about-micro-transactions/974902)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-old-comic-strip-about-micro-transactions/974902 "2022-11-15T02:17:58Z")
I remember reading a comic strip, I think it was in the early 2000s, that was trying to explain the future concept of micro-transactions. It was pretty well drawn, and over several panels that you had to scroll through,… --- ## [Major Kong: Vegas or Dallas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-kong-vegas-or-dallas/974709)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-kong-vegas-or-dallas/974709 "2022-11-15T01:43:31Z")
In the 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove survival kit contents check scene, Major Kong said “Shoot, a fellow could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.” Originally, the line was “Dallas” but it was overdubb… --- ## [She-Hulk: Attorney at Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 639\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/she-hulk-attorney-at-law/964591 "2022-11-14T23:46:55Z")
(Streaming August 17th on Disney+) It looks very promising, and if they can match the tone of the comics (which it seems like they’re trying to do) it could be a lot of fun… …but oh, that CGI. It’s easy … --- ## [What's the name of that whimsical song that plays in this Simpsons episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-whimsical-song-that-plays-in-this-simpsons-episode/296109)
**Author:** [@LarrySpankowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LarrySpankowitz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-that-whimsical-song-that-plays-in-this-simpsons-episode/296109 "2022-11-14T22:56:18Z")
It’s in a lot of movies and cartoons, but the most notable example I can think of is the Simpsons episode where Homer has to take a Traffic School class and they’re showing a movie about people who were injured in car ac… --- ## [Gnocchi sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnocchi-sauce/974605)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gnocchi-sauce/974605 "2022-11-14T17:00:22Z")
I have some cauliflower gnocchi in the freezer, and spaghetti sauce in the cupboard. Should I add some sweet Italian sausage to the sauce? What other sauces would be good? --- ## [The U.S. Space Force now has an official song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-space-force-now-has-an-official-song/972402)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-space-force-now-has-an-official-song/972402 "2022-11-14T13:06:15Z")
And I think it would have been perfect…as perhaps the theme song for the Steve Carrell comedy Space Force. The song starts about 1 minute 45 sec into the video. The U.S. Space Force Reveals its Official Song - SCIFI.ra… --- ## [Does flour get old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-flour-get-old/974874)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-flour-get-old/974874 "2022-11-14T12:28:54Z")
I do not have much cause to use flour when I cook but, once in a while, I need it. I have my flour in a container that seals pretty well. That said, the flour in there is nine months old. Is it still ok to use? --- ## [Why don't podcasts make it easy to start with the oldest episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-podcasts-make-it-easy-to-start-with-the-oldest-episode/941058)
**Author:** [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-podcasts-make-it-easy-to-start-with-the-oldest-episode/941058 "2022-11-14T05:09:12Z")
Whenever I discover a podcast to listen to, it seems like they go out of their way on the website to prevent you from sorting from oldest to newest (which seems to me the logical way you would want to start listening to … --- ## [What is the best “war movie”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-war-movie/941184)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-war-movie/941184 "2022-11-13T22:43:06Z")
Some of the greatest movies of all time involve soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front, Bridge on the River Kwai, MASH… more recently Dunkirk and 1917. Yet, I find some highly regarded movies much better than others.… --- ## [Was Babel subtitled in the theaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-babel-subtitled-in-the-theaters/396440)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-babel-subtitled-in-the-theaters/396440 "2022-11-13T21:05:28Z")
:smack: My wife and I watched Babel last night on DVD. Pretty much figured out what was happening and enjoyed it, despite the fact that one family was speaking Moroccan and another Japanese. But this morning, I looked… --- ## [If I Only Had A Gun: stories that would be completely different if people were armed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-gun-stories-that-would-be-completely-different-if-people-were-armed/974453)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-only-had-a-gun-stories-that-would-be-completely-different-if-people-were-armed/974453 "2022-11-13T20:58:56Z")
Everyone cheered when Indiana Jones, faced with a double-scimitar wielding assassin, effectively said “screw this”, drew his Smith & Wesson and just shot the guy. And there have been innumerable cartoons on the theme of … --- ## [The Missing Stark (MCU)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-missing-stark-mcu/974813)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-missing-stark-mcu/974813 "2022-11-13T19:57:21Z")
I’m home sick, watching a bunch of MCU movies while I get better and I’m dealing with the Stark family problem - Howard Stark is a successful pilot, inventor and businessman in the mid-1940s - so he’s clearly someone bor… --- ## [Best Paul Simon Studio Albums (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-paul-simon-studio-albums-poll/974513)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-paul-simon-studio-albums-poll/974513 "2022-11-13T15:46:30Z")
What are Paul Simon’s best studio albums? Select up to 3. poll --- ## [Poirot, Holmes (Granada) and Jeeves/Wooster are a remarkable trinity of TV adaptations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poirot-holmes-granada-and-jeeves-wooster-are-a-remarkable-trinity-of-tv-adaptations/973837)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poirot-holmes-granada-and-jeeves-wooster-are-a-remarkable-trinity-of-tv-adaptations/973837 "2022-11-13T13:38:59Z")
I have been watching some episodes of Poirot recently and it occurred to me that it along with the Granada Holmes and Jeeves and Wooster were a remarkable trinity of great TV adaptations of popular fiction classics. The… --- ## [It's always sunny....the music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-sunny-the-music/974825)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-always-sunny-the-music/974825 "2022-11-13T03:56:17Z")
I am smitten with the soundtrack of IASIP. I love the orchestration, the style. It’s evocative of the early to mid-50s, I feel, but I can’t exactly place the context. Classroom films? Early tv commercials? Is it ori… --- ## [Is there a name for this kind of downer movie ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-downer-movie-ending/974095)
**Author:** [@SlipperyPete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlipperyPete)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-downer-movie-ending/974095 "2022-11-13T02:31:53Z")
I watched a movie yesterday that was pretty good throughout and held my interest, but then the ending was just a huge downer. I’ve seen movies with unhappy endings before, but this was just… hard to explain why I found i… --- ## [Film ID: Scandinavian immigrant family, America, daughter runs for office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-id-scandinavian-immigrant-family-america-daughter-runs-for-office/974801)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-id-scandinavian-immigrant-family-america-daughter-runs-for-office/974801 "2022-11-13T01:31:45Z")
The Dope usually gets these semi-obscure film questions in one or two shots, so here’s another: I’m trying to identify a film I want to re-watch; I last saw it maybe 8ish years ago, probably on TCM. Somewhat reminiscent… --- ## [Anybody watch the Prime Video show 'Night Sky'? I have questions (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-the-prime-video-show-night-sky-i-have-questions-spoilers/966739)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watch-the-prime-video-show-night-sky-i-have-questions-spoilers/966739 "2022-11-12T23:36:26Z")
Mrs. solost and I just finished season 1 of this show, about an elderly couple played by J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek who discover a portal in their backyard that can teleport them to another planet. Wow, between this s… --- ## [Examples of "rushed" singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-rushed-singing/974610 "2022-11-12T19:14:44Z")
Not sure if it originated in the blues, or what, but I always found it a fun technique, especially trying to cram a whole bunch of extra syllables into one line of lyrics so that sometimes they’re kinda spilling into the… --- ## [Parsnip gardening question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsnip-gardening-question/974692)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsnip-gardening-question/974692 "2022-11-12T04:31:19Z")
I planted parsnips this year. Everything in the universe says “wait until after the first frost” to harvest. Okay: HOW LONG AFTER? Nobody will tell me! It says that this is what converts the starches to sugars, which I a… --- ## [Kevin Conroy RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-conroy-rip/974749)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-conroy-rip/974749 "2022-11-12T04:11:08Z")
For me he was Batman. Even when I read the comics I hear his voice. RIP (One caveat. I saw this news on Twitter. With the current chaos there there is a slight chance this was a hoax but I don’t think so). --- ## [Recommendations for calorie counting program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-calorie-counting-program/974774)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-calorie-counting-program/974774 "2022-11-12T02:44:33Z")
I am looking for a basic program where I simply click on the ingredients and it will give me a calorie count for my recipe. I would also like it to store my recipes. Nutritional values also if possible. --- ## [Can you ID this old jazz song? \[solved\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-old-jazz-song-solved/974451)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-id-this-old-jazz-song-solved/974451 "2022-11-11T22:30:09Z")
I’ve had this earworm for days. My roommate and I think its an old jazz song from the '30s or '40s… rather than an unrecognizable amalgamation of things I’ve listened to over the years. (click the black box to listen) … --- ## [Help me identify this movie I saw in sixth grade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-movie-i-saw-in-sixth-grade/974715)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-movie-i-saw-in-sixth-grade/974715 "2022-11-11T15:54:38Z")
It wasn’t an “educational” film, but I suspect it was intended to tie in with the unit on Great Britain we were working on at the time: It was filmed in B&W, probably around 1960. A gang of school children (in London, … --- ## [Is it my imagination, or is it tougher to find non-Kosher pickles than regular Kosher pickles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-imagination-or-is-it-tougher-to-find-non-kosher-pickles-than-regular-kosher-pickles/924423)
**Author:** [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-my-imagination-or-is-it-tougher-to-find-non-kosher-pickles-than-regular-kosher-pickles/924423 "2022-11-11T15:25:33Z")
During the pandemic, I’ve rediscovered my love of a good pickle as comfort food. I’ve sampled many different brands and varieties, and have discovered my favorite, by far, is just a traditional Dill Pickle. I’ll eat a Ko… --- ## [My first poem. Criticism please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-poem-criticism-please/974661)
**Author:** [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-poem-criticism-please/974661 "2022-11-11T14:54:36Z")
I’m not an Emo kid, I am just some guy going through divorce at age 46. I have never written a poem before; and if I could have this would be a sonnet in iambic pentameter, my favourite verse form. But anyway, free-for… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=227)