# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=228 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 229 --- ## [Penn & Teller: Fool Us, season 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-9/974257)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-season-9/974257 "2022-11-05T16:39:20Z")
I didn’t find a thread for the young season yet, 3 episodes in. Anybody else still watching? I was surprised Helen Coghlan scored yet another FU trophy. The milk-into-the-empty-tube bit seemed rather pedestrian to me. I… --- ## [Foods that are too, too Tempting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-too-too-tempting/969095 "2022-11-05T15:00:52Z")
Do you have a food that you like so much that if you buy it or make it you’ll eat it all, so you just don’t bring it into the house? Something that you just can control yourself with? I LOVE cooked chocolate pudding (no… --- ## [Should I roast my own coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-roast-my-own-coffee/974367)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-roast-my-own-coffee/974367 "2022-11-05T15:00:36Z")
I’m not James Hoffmann but I am a bit of a coffee snob. My goal in 2023 is to get some of the best coffees in the world and try them with my Hario 60. In fact I think I have a thread asking for suggestions but that was… --- ## [Have you ever done a (lot of food) challenge? How did you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-lot-of-food-challenge-how-did-you-do/974329)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-done-a-lot-of-food-challenge-how-did-you-do/974329 "2022-11-05T14:40:06Z")
Not much, but the closest I came was I wanted to take the local Bob’s Big Boy 2lb burger challenge. But sadly, the place burned down before I could give it a try. It’s not much, but I once ate 8 Quarter Pounders, so I’m… --- ## [YouTube Cleaning Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-cleaning-porn/961758)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-cleaning-porn/961758 "2022-03-28T00:17:12Z")
I’m not someone who loves to clean. Sometimes I like to have cleaned, but even then, not so much. But to watch someone clean an already clean house with beautiful tools and then to clean her cleaning tools after she’s do… --- ## [Is there any movie analysis idea worse than "The main character was dead all along!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-analysis-idea-worse-than-the-main-character-was-dead-all-along/974115)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-analysis-idea-worse-than-the-main-character-was-dead-all-along/974115 "2022-11-05T02:15:15Z")
I hate how it seems every single movie or other work of fiction now always has a “discussion” about how “The main character actually died at the start of the movie, and the rest is just their brain making up a happy endi… --- ## [Help me find a joke I told](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-joke-i-told/974395)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-joke-i-told/974395 "2022-11-05T01:51:20Z")
I posted a joke sometime in 2022 (I think), but I can’t remember it or find it. The gist is ‘I have been accepted by my Hispanic neighbours.’ Because they call me . They’re actually calling me an asshole. --- ## [Need a scary short story!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-scary-short-story/973950)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-scary-short-story/973950 "2022-11-05T00:39:20Z")
My daughter (12yo) is an avid reader but has been talking smack about nothing written ever scares her. It’s close to Halloween so I want to school her. It’s a Good Life by Jerome Bixby was the scariest short story I co… --- ## [Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia", dies at 49](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-powell-author-of-julie-julia-dies-at-49/974268)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-powell-author-of-julie-julia-dies-at-49/974268 "2022-11-04T23:51:20Z")
The official COD was cardiac arrest. 49 is way too young. The movie was MUCH better than the book. RIP, Julie. --- ## [Let's talk pickle distribution on a sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-pickle-distribution-on-a-sandwich/974349 "2022-11-04T21:57:05Z")
Do you want a pickle in every bite? Or a pickle in every few bites? poll Me I want the pickle bites to be a surprise. --- ## [Question about book editions and paper used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-book-editions-and-paper-used/974385 "2022-11-04T20:49:40Z")
I’ve mentioned that I collect books by the sf small press Gnome. Gnome was infamous for never (after their first book) removing the “first printing” designation on its titles even when it was obvious that a later second… --- ## [Famous comic strips (singles, not properties)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-comic-strips-singles-not-properties/974223 "2022-11-04T19:29:32Z")
I was thinking today about comic strips which have in some way transcended their origins. Maybe the best example is the Bechdel Test. I doubt most people who know the concept could tell you the name of the strip it came… --- ## [Interface Changes that stink!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interface-changes-that-stink/974354 "2022-11-04T18:25:23Z")
I noticed two recent changes with web sites/apps that are just bad ideas: On my Disney Plus Roku app when you pause, it no longer shows the length of time the show you are watching is an at what point of time you are in… --- ## [Goodfellas actor ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-actor-id/974319)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodfellas-actor-id/974319 "2022-11-04T03:30:03Z")
This guy is instantly recognisable, but I can’t think of his name. He’s in Goodfellas. He has close-cropped curly, dark hair. --- ## [Do you still watch new Simpsons episodes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-watch-new-simpsons-episodes/968350)
**Author:** [@HorribleMutantBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorribleMutantBoy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-watch-new-simpsons-episodes/968350 "2022-11-04T00:51:30Z")
If so why? Do you still enjoy it? I haven’t kept up regularly with the series after season 16 and have tried to watch a few of the latest episodes here and there but can never finish them. --- ## [NPR's Planet Money released a 47 year old song about inflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-planet-money-released-a-47-year-old-song-about-inflation/974259)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-planet-money-released-a-47-year-old-song-about-inflation/974259 "2022-11-04T00:35:26Z")
Last year, they revived a forgotten superhero. Now NPR’s Planet Money has gotten their hands on a song called “Inflation”, recorded in 1975 by singer Earnest Jackson backed by Sugar Daddy and the Gumbo Roux but never re… --- ## [Place setting question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-setting-question/974288)
**Author:** [@wjChia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wjChia)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-setting-question/974288 "2022-11-04T00:01:32Z")
Just came back from a company trip at Club Med in Malaysia. One thing I noticed when dining at the resort, is that each table is missing one spoon! (eg a 4 seat table will have one of the place settings without a tables… --- ## [Best Bob Dylan studio albums (poll) FINAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-final/974210 "2022-11-03T22:08:21Z")
These are the albums from the previous two polls that have received two or more votes. Select just one. poll --- ## [Collins' Dictionary Word of the Year 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2022/974226)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2022/974226 "2022-11-03T16:00:10Z")
I’ll be using Carolean, at least. I hadn’t heard of “lawfare” or “splooting”. --- ## [The “Hallelujah” Thread: Cohen and Covers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hallelujah-thread-cohen-and-covers/971734)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hallelujah-thread-cohen-and-covers/971734 "2022-11-03T15:31:17Z")
This has been discussed a bit before, with some people here claiming this song has the best opening lines or is the most romantic. There have been slight discussions about religious imagery and how literal the lyrics we… --- ## [Great comeback albums in rock music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-albums-in-rock-music/974160)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comeback-albums-in-rock-music/974160 "2022-11-03T15:28:15Z")
Please tell us about an amazing comeback album by a notable rock-music artist or band who lost their way for a while but then got their mojo back! Bonus points if you want to give a little background “behind the music”… … --- ## [Can the Aland Islands, Faroe Islands, etc compete in the Eurovision Song Contest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-aland-islands-faroe-islands-etc-compete-in-the-eurovision-song-contest/974261)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-aland-islands-faroe-islands-etc-compete-in-the-eurovision-song-contest/974261 "2022-11-03T12:51:43Z")
Can the Aland Islands, Faroe Islands, or Greenland compete in the Eurovision Song Contest? What about the Channel Islands or the Isle of Mann? Gibraltar? --- ## [Best (of the worst) Bob Dylan studio albums (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll/974211)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-worst-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll/974211 "2022-11-03T09:30:54Z")
These are the Dylan albums from the previous two polls that have received zero votes. Select one. poll --- ## [Barbarian (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbarian-no-spoilers/971520 "2022-11-03T02:59:11Z")
A thriller/horror from Zach Cregger (one of the original Whitest Kids U Know troupe) with a 92% rotten tomatoes score. Premise is that a woman arrives to a house in Detroit that she has rented as an AirBnB… --- ## [Show off your favorite works of art by Midjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-off-your-favorite-works-of-art-by-midjourney/971023)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-off-your-favorite-works-of-art-by-midjourney/971023 "2022-11-03T00:47:33Z")
I only first heard about the Midjourney bot on Discord a few days ago, when I read a news story about how someone won $300 in an art competition using it, but I subscribed to the $10/month deal for a couple hundred pictu… --- ## [Donna Summer on the refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-summer-on-the-refrigerator/700671)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donna-summer-on-the-refrigerator/700671 "2022-11-02T23:47:42Z")
Way back in the 80’s I remember hearing a song on college radio whose lyrics consisted of “Donna Summer on the radio. Donna Summer on the radio. Donna Summer on the radio … .” repeated over and over again. Then it se… --- ## [What do Straight Dopers think of Amazon's "Rings Of Power" series season that just ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-dopers-think-of-amazons-rings-of-power-series-season-that-just-ended/974253)
**Author:** [@John\_Barleycorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Barleycorn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-straight-dopers-think-of-amazons-rings-of-power-series-season-that-just-ended/974253 "2022-11-02T22:52:24Z")
For myself, I watched it all the way through. Overall, I was mostly unimpressed. You could occasionally see the money in the CGI and some of the props, but (to me) the writing and plotting were cringeworthy. I’ve read mo… --- ## [Halloween animation from my niece!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-animation-from-my-niece/974111)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-animation-from-my-niece/974111 "2022-11-02T15:46:24Z")
For the past month, I’ve been noticing my niece over in the corner of the room at her computer, working on this project. She finished it a few days ago and screened it for the family. TIL she has a Youtube channel, to wh… --- ## [Kinsey Millhone from the alphabet series. What actress do you picture her as?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-millhone-from-the-alphabet-series-what-actress-do-you-picture-her-as/929106)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinsey-millhone-from-the-alphabet-series-what-actress-do-you-picture-her-as/929106 "2022-11-02T14:57:38Z")
I’ve just started reading Sue Grafton’s alphabet series, and so far I’m liking it. Regarding Kinsey Millhone, are there any particular actresses or other celebrities who you picture her looking like? So far the only de… --- ## [Does your area have clam bakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-area-have-clam-bakes/974029)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-area-have-clam-bakes/974029 "2022-11-02T00:51:03Z")
It’s clam bake or clam boil season here in Cleveland and the next door neighbors just had their annual boil. I thought it was a more or less national event but Wikipedia insists that these dinners occur mainly in New Eng… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=227) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=229)