# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=229 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 230 --- ## [General Recipe Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-recipe-thread/973890)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-recipe-thread/973890 "2022-11-02T00:29:18Z")
Didn’t see a thread just for General Recipes, so let’s start one, I guess. An op can merge this to one if they find it necessary. I found this recipe on Delish.com. Tuscan Butter Shrimp Serves 4. Ingredients: 2 tbs… --- ## [Have you ever attended the recording of a TV show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-the-recording-of-a-tv-show/974003)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-attended-the-recording-of-a-tv-show/974003 "2022-11-01T20:41:57Z")
I’m just wondering what the experience is like. --- ## [How should I sell 30 year old comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-sell-30-year-old-comics/973589)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-sell-30-year-old-comics/973589 "2022-11-01T20:05:35Z")
I recently came across some comics I saved from my college days in the late 80’s - several limited edition sets of 4-12 issues. They’re in pretty good shape - they were certainly read, but have been in poly bags since I … --- ## [Maya Rudolph insulted by Letterman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-rudolph-insulted-by-letterman/973967)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maya-rudolph-insulted-by-letterman/973967 "2022-11-01T11:09:46Z")
I have no idea who Maya Rudolph is but she is claiming Letterman humiliated her in 2009 by mispronouncing her name, even though he apologized. WTF? None of the stories tell what he said and why that would humiliate her. … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2022 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2022-edition/972461)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2022-edition/972461 "2022-11-01T00:00:10Z")
Halloween is coming… and hopefully cooler temperatures as well. Meanwhile bust out the ghosties and ghoulies and long legged beasties that go bump in the night! I am almost finished with Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I… --- ## [If Richie Valens had not died in the plane crash would of he had a actual career or just been a 1 or 2 hit wonder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-richie-valens-had-not-died-in-the-plane-crash-would-of-he-had-a-actual-career-or-just-been-a-1-or-2-hit-wonder/973738)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-richie-valens-had-not-died-in-the-plane-crash-would-of-he-had-a-actual-career-or-just-been-a-1-or-2-hit-wonder/973738 "2022-10-31T21:33:13Z")
On a non-musical podcast, they started talking about the plane crash and buddy holly … and someone else brought up how the movie (and Los Lobos)made him more famous than when he was actually alive and asked if Richie had… --- ## ['Why did it have to be snakes?' - the 40th Anniversary 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-have-to-be-snakes-the-40th-anniversary-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-thread/944114)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-it-have-to-be-snakes-the-40th-anniversary-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-thread/944114 "2022-10-31T20:37:23Z")
40 years ago today, June 12th, 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark was released. One of the most amazing and fun films of my life, or any life, Raiders was an artistic and commercial smash, and… though we didn’t realize it at t… --- ## [Best Bob Dylan Studio Albums (POLL) Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-part-1/974020)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bob-dylan-studio-albums-poll-part-1/974020 "2022-10-31T20:16:00Z")
OK, I guess I’ll be the one to do Dylan. These are his first 19 studio albums. Because of the large number, I am allowing 3 choices per poll. After a while I will take the best of the best and create a final poll. Don’t … --- ## [Ever heard of an egg-yolk omelet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-an-egg-yolk-omelet/973768 "2022-10-31T20:10:56Z")
So a celebrity and his wife were dining at a trendy NYC restaurant recently and she ordered an egg-yolk omelet but they complained because there was a bit of egg white in the omelet which she’s supposedly allergic to. W… --- ## [Can Non-Representational Art Be Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-non-representational-art-be-funny/338213 "2022-10-31T19:03:16Z")
Not in the sense of ‘Oh my God, this looks like a two-year old’s work.’ Nor in the sense ‘I can’t believe these guys don’t realize ‘Two polar bears wrestling in a blizzard’ is just a blank canvas!’ Can one communicate … --- ## [Best The Who Studio Album (POLL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-the-who-studio-album-poll/974012)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-the-who-studio-album-poll/974012 "2022-10-31T16:46:53Z")
@What\_Exit has done a few of these lately, so I thought I’d start one for my favorite classic rock band of all time. I’m just including the studio albums, since the live cuts and rarities/singles compilations quickly sta… --- ## [Best Doors Studio Album (POLL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-doors-studio-album-poll/974065)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-doors-studio-album-poll/974065 "2022-10-31T15:38:14Z")
The Doors were only around in their core lineup for a short time, but they managed to bang out a lot of music in half a decade. I was born long after Jim Morrison joined the 27 Club, but I managed to get to see some of t… --- ## [Jerry Lee Lewis has died {Oct 28, 2022}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-has-died-oct-28-2022/973931)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lee-lewis-has-died-oct-28-2022/973931 "2022-10-31T14:44:47Z")
Jerry Lee Lewis, one of rock and roll’s founding fathers, died today at age 87, according to his publicist. (There had been erroneous reports of his death on Wednesday.) Lewis was a flamboyant showman, but scandal and … --- ## [Question about Edmund in King Lear Popular misunderstanding of illegitimacy in Elizabethan England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edmund-in-king-lear-popular-misunderstanding-of-illegitimacy-in-elizabethan-england/973914)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edmund-in-king-lear-popular-misunderstanding-of-illegitimacy-in-elizabethan-england/973914 "2022-10-31T03:40:09Z")
Is our view of how Elizabethan audiences views illegitimacy largely incorrect ? --- ## [Top three horror TV episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-horror-tv-episodes/973323)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-three-horror-tv-episodes/973323 "2022-10-30T23:29:27Z")
“It’s a Good Life”. Twilight Zone “Lonely Souls”. Twin Peaks “The Zombie” Kolchak:The Night Stalker --- ## [An Animated Short for Halloween ( from The New Yorker )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-animated-short-for-halloween-from-the-new-yorker/974027)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-animated-short-for-halloween-from-the-new-yorker/974027 "2022-10-30T19:16:26Z")
--- ## [Bottom (high E) string on my acoustic guitar went dead, what could be the cause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-high-e-string-on-my-acoustic-guitar-went-dead-what-could-be-the-cause/960591)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-high-e-string-on-my-acoustic-guitar-went-dead-what-could-be-the-cause/960591 "2022-10-30T04:37:28Z")
Not too long ago, I changed out the strings on my Takamine steel string guitar. I’ve been playing it awhile since I did this–though not as much as I should be doing–and, as usual, the guitar sounded and played great,… --- ## [Moonfall - a single sentence review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moonfall-a-single-sentence-review/973225)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moonfall-a-single-sentence-review/973225 "2022-10-29T19:19:32Z")
Seldom have the laws of physics been so ruthlessly repealed. --- ## [Are You Listening to Maddow's podcast Ultra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listening-to-maddows-podcast-ultra/973788)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listening-to-maddows-podcast-ultra/973788 "2022-10-29T18:33:56Z")
It is four parts. I just listened to part one today. What do you think? More to the point, what resources can I find to back up her story? --- ## [New Bruce Springsteen single, "Nightshift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bruce-springsteen-single-nightshift/973288)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bruce-springsteen-single-nightshift/973288 "2022-10-29T15:51:12Z")
Bruce Springsteen has released a new single, Nightshift, a cover of the Commodores’ hit song. The Boss has a new album due out on November 11, called Only the Strong Survive. It contains 20 soul covers. --- ## [The Munsters (1964-1966 TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munsters-1964-1966-tv-series/973898)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-munsters-1964-1966-tv-series/973898 "2022-10-29T15:20:45Z")
I bought the The Munsters boxed set of DVDs over four years ago. I’ve finally popped one into the player. Selecting ‘Play all’ from the menu, the first episode started… and it was in colour! It turns out that it was t… --- ## [David Bowie's 'Ashes To Ashes' - what is he on about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-ashes-to-ashes-what-is-he-on-about/56188)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-bowies-ashes-to-ashes-what-is-he-on-about/56188 "2022-10-29T05:08:50Z")
Although you might think someone would have explained this somewhere on the web, an extensive Google search showed no results. So - can anyone explain what the lines “Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis and I” and la… --- ## [Why do the British have so many sketch shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-have-so-many-sketch-shows/973693)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-british-have-so-many-sketch-shows/973693 "2022-10-28T20:58:08Z")
If there is one thing British TV seems to have had a huge number of, it’s sketch comedy shows. Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Alas Smith and Jones, Mitchell and Webb, Not the Nine O’Clock News, Big Train, Little Britain,… --- ## [That's for children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-for-children/973784)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-for-children/973784 "2022-10-28T20:50:32Z")
It is Halloween season so I watched Coraline again. Love that movie but as I watched it I asked myself --not for the first time-- is this supposed to be for kids? This movie is scary as fuck! Another movie I saw that I … --- ## [Halloween (2018 movie) \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2018-movie-open-spoilers/952177)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-2018-movie-open-spoilers/952177 "2022-10-28T18:40:25Z")
Shopping today, I ran across an Ultra 4K display of movies. Oh, I thought, I can play these now 'cuz I have a new Xbox. I found one titled Halloween. It is the original? Is it Rob Zombie’s recreation? I flipped it over … --- ## [The Good Nurse- spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-nurse-spoilers/973879)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-nurse-spoilers/973879 "2022-10-28T16:34:21Z")
I saw this last night on Netflix. I’m not sure if there was a theatrical release. It’s the story of possibly the most prolific serial killer in history. It’s not told through his eyes but through the nurse that helped b… --- ## [How do I find another wine like the one I had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-another-wine-like-the-one-i-had/973880)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-another-wine-like-the-one-i-had/973880 "2022-10-28T16:19:40Z")
A relative recently gifted us a bottle of wine. Buying another bottle ourselves is out of the question as the wine is illegal to sell here. Is there some way of finding a similar-tasting wine? I know very little about… --- ## [You know what we need as the next step in the DCEU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-as-the-next-step-in-the-dceu/973907)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-we-need-as-the-next-step-in-the-dceu/973907 "2022-10-28T05:40:38Z")
Now that James Gunn has assumed ‘The Feige role’? I was listening a fantastic symphony version of John Williams ‘Main Superman Theme’ And I started wondering “Why are the first two Superman films held in such high rega… --- ## [Restaurant Reservation--Seating one hour late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-reservation-seating-one-hour-late/973310)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-reservation-seating-one-hour-late/973310 "2022-10-28T04:47:09Z")
We had a reservation for dinner tonight for 6:45 PM at a local charhouse. When we arrived, they told us “We’re really behind, it will be another hour.” Um, no. I planned to eat around 7:30, not 8:30. We walked out. A… --- ## [Dumb Question About Buying A Brisket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-buying-a-brisket/973076)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-about-buying-a-brisket/973076 "2022-10-27T23:05:49Z")
I am now the owner of a pellet grill! I plan to break it in by smoking my first-ever homemade brisket (my favorite among smoked meats). I know nothing about butchery, but I’m to understand that the brisket is a unique mu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=228) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=230)