# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=23 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [Would you like to see restaurants offer small portions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-restaurants-offer-small-portions/1029669)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-restaurants-offer-small-portions/1029669 "2026-05-04T23:07:49Z")
A restaurant opened near us recently so we decided to try it for breakfast. The menu listed omelets and mini-omelets - same food but less and at a slightly reduced price. I thought it was a great idea and I wish more pla… --- ## ["The Major and the Minor" (1942)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-major-and-the-minor-1942/1029407 "2026-05-04T22:38:58Z")
Per Wikipedia’s entry: After her first client, Albert Osborne, makes a heavy pass and refuses to take “No” for an answer, Susan Applegate quits her job as a Revigora System scalp massager But is that description soft… --- ## [Was Mort Sahl really funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mort-sahl-really-funny/300119)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-mort-sahl-really-funny/300119 "2026-05-04T21:55:15Z")
Back in December 2003, I hear Terry Gross interview Mort Sahl on N.P.R.'s Fresh Air program. I remember being very disappointed at the way he kept knocking today’s comedians for not being really funny. When Gross asked … --- ## [Cast the Donald Trump biopic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-donald-trump-biopic/1029648)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-donald-trump-biopic/1029648 "2026-05-04T21:33:31Z")
Put here initially because it is about a possible movie, but prior permission is given to the mods to move it. :grin: If a movie was to be made about Donald Trump, who should play whom? When giving your picks, please s… --- ## [Which soap opera character has "died" and returned the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-soap-opera-character-has-died-and-returned-the-most/1029732)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-soap-opera-character-has-died-and-returned-the-most/1029732 "2026-05-04T18:47:07Z")
Not the most famous deaths, or a certain death you remember. I am looking for the soap opera character that has “died” the most times then came back. --- ## [When celebrities' reputations jump the shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-celebrities-reputations-jump-the-shark/1028887)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-celebrities-reputations-jump-the-shark/1028887 "2026-05-04T17:28:26Z")
Dionne Warwick recorded decades worth of hit songs. Then one day in the 1990s she signed on to become the spokesperson for a 1-900 service called ‘the Psychic Friends Network’. Celebrities have, of course, been using the… --- ## [I'm going to the opera for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-the-opera-for-the-first-time/1015786 "2026-05-04T12:31:02Z")
I go to a lot of live music. Like over 150 show per year. Mostly rock/blues/Americana. So there’s this beautiful old theater in my town where I go very often. I’m probably in the top 5 people in terms of attendees and I… --- ## ["Sea of Tranquility" YouTube host Pete Pardo has brain cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-of-tranquility-youtube-host-pete-pardo-has-brain-cancer/1029762)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-of-tranquility-youtube-host-pete-pardo-has-brain-cancer/1029762 "2026-05-03T22:33:42Z")
This guy is probably THE worldwide expert on prog, jazz, and metal. In recent days, he had some concerning symptoms, and was discovered to have a large brain tumor, since further diagnosed as “an aggressive brain cancer… --- ## [Thinking of cooking up a mess of fried catfish this weekend. Recs for a nice down-home recipe and a good side sauce to go with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cooking-up-a-mess-of-fried-catfish-this-weekend-recs-for-a-nice-down-home-recipe-and-a-good-side-sauce-to-go-with/1029547)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-cooking-up-a-mess-of-fried-catfish-this-weekend-recs-for-a-nice-down-home-recipe-and-a-good-side-sauce-to-go-with/1029547 "2026-05-03T19:56:10Z")
Got a hankering for some fried catfish for some reason. Normally if I was to cook catfish I’d likely do a blackened, Cajun style pan-sear. But I’m thinking of frying with some sort of breading or batter. Corn meal, maybe… --- ## [Am I weird for having no problem with eating a "dry" sandwich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-having-no-problem-with-eating-a-dry-sandwich/1029557)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-for-having-no-problem-with-eating-a-dry-sandwich/1029557 "2026-05-03T18:49:21Z")
You may remember my post of last year asking about the science behind the subjectivity of taste preferences. And how in that post, and multiple other posts, I have stated my strong dislike of mayonnaise. Since then, I’v… --- ## [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-breakfast-cereal/482593)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-breakfast-cereal/482593 "2026-05-03T18:29:25Z")
Does anybody else read this webcomic? It’s a single panel with a bit of Perry Bible Fellowship and xkcd in it I think. Today’s comic made me think of the sdmb. --- ## [I accidentally got frozen puff pastry shells instead of sheets. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidentally-got-frozen-puff-pastry-shells-instead-of-sheets-now-what/1029677 "2026-05-03T18:16:46Z")
Do I blind bake them and put cold stuff in? Can I fill them with savories and bake them filled from frozen? What can I fill them with? How can I fill them? Give me ideas and recipes, please. --- ## [What is your favorite song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-song/1029693 "2026-05-03T17:19:08Z")
Out of the blue my wife asks me, “What is your favorite song?” “My favorite?” "Yeah, what song makes you happiest when you hear it?‘’ It kind of put me on the spot. While my favorite band is Rush, I think the song tha… --- ## [Oglaf appreciation thread - very NSFW - hilarious pornographic webcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oglaf-appreciation-thread-very-nsfw-hilarious-pornographic-webcomic/516192)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 2610\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oglaf-appreciation-thread-very-nsfw-hilarious-pornographic-webcomic/516192 "2026-05-03T16:38:18Z")
A couple of months ago, I discovered Oglaf dot com, and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s a webcomic set in a (somewhat parodic) medieval fantasy universe with elements of other genres occasionally thrown in. It’s de… --- ## [Shinehead (rap-reggae) lyric question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721)
**Author:** [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shinehead-rap-reggae-lyric-question/1029721 "2026-05-03T12:57:10Z")
Shinehead was a Jamaican/New Yorker rap/reggae singer, somewhat popular in the late 80s and early 90s. On his wonderful album Unity, in a song “Do It With Ease,” there is a four-syllable falsetto phrase I’ve never under… --- ## [A Sloppy Joe question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sloppy-joe-question/1010786)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sloppy-joe-question/1010786 "2026-05-03T00:47:57Z")
You know how pastries are injected with filling? Would it be possible to fill an uncut hamburger bun with Sloppy Joe mixture via injection? --- ## [Is extra-sharp cheese supposed to crumble easily?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-extra-sharp-cheese-supposed-to-crumble-easily/1029573)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-extra-sharp-cheese-supposed-to-crumble-easily/1029573 "2026-05-02T23:06:42Z")
I usually buy Sargento sharp, sliced cheese for sandwiches. Walmart was out of stock and I bought Sargento extra-sharp, sliced cheese. I was quickly reminded why I usually don’t buy extra-sharp. The slices won’t come o… --- ## [Seeking a Public Domain recording of Mozart's Requiem Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-public-domain-recording-of-mozarts-requiem-mass/1029708 "2026-05-02T17:28:11Z")
Title says it all. Not trying to go cheap. But I’ve a need for a recording where I can use it as a music bed for some visual material that might well wind up being streamed. Any ideas on where I might find a recording … --- ## [The "Hostess Party" scene in movie Goodfellas never made sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582 "2026-05-02T16:19:30Z")
This scene always confused me. Karen Hill is at an all-woman party with what I assume are fellow mafia housewives/girlfriends putting makeup and other beauty products on each other. She laments the other women have bad … --- ## [If Apple has sued Apple, why hasn't RCA sued Sirius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-has-sued-apple-why-hasnt-rca-sued-sirius/351266)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-apple-has-sued-apple-why-hasnt-rca-sued-sirius/351266 "2026-05-02T16:06:44Z")
Many of us are familiar with the long-lived legal wranglings between Apple Records and the Apple Computer company. With this in mind, I am surprised that the R.C.A. folks has not sued Sirius Radio for a similar kind of … --- ## [Analyzing "Tenet" by Christopher Nolan (warning: Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analyzing-tenet-by-christopher-nolan-warning-spoilers/1028586 "2026-05-02T16:05:34Z")
I wonder if people are interested in analyzing “Tenet.” “Tenet” is about saving the world. A covert agent known only as the Protagonist is drawn into a temporal war where objects and people can move backward through tim… --- ## [Chicken recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-recipes/1021708)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-recipes/1021708 "2026-05-02T14:53:16Z")
I couldn’t find a recent chicken recipe to put this in, so… Poulet à la moutarde 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 shallot thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic minced 3 bay leaves 1 cup dry white wine 1¼ cu… --- ## [Magnetic Fridge Poetry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fridge-poetry/1029699)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magnetic-fridge-poetry/1029699 "2026-05-02T14:30:13Z")
This stuff was somewhat popular among my friends 20-30 years ago, and like many trends disappeared. But it was pretty cool. Basically you got 100 or so little words in little magnets that you could arrange to make some… --- ## [Which Marvel Comics executive dropped dead when they fired him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-marvel-comics-executive-dropped-dead-when-they-fired-him/1029707)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-marvel-comics-executive-dropped-dead-when-they-fired-him/1029707 "2026-05-01T22:48:56Z")
In Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, he mentioned a hard-driving, cost-cutting executive for Marvel Comics who was summarily fired by new owners and collapsed–dead?–on the spot. I just spent the last half hour… --- ## [I want this shirt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-shirt/1029690)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-this-shirt/1029690 "2026-05-01T22:39:12Z")
Huh. It looks like it won’t load directly, so I’ll just tell y’all what you’ll see if you click the link. It’s a picture of Sean Astin wearing his Twoflower costume from Th… --- ## [RIP to the mass market paperback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-to-the-mass-market-paperback/1025726)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-to-the-mass-market-paperback/1025726 "2026-05-01T20:15:19Z")
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks They were already moribund - see the stats in the attached article - but their main distributor has said they’re done with them at the end of this year. It hits with a nostalgic pain… --- ## [Most despicable movie characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-movie-characters/1029585)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despicable-movie-characters/1029585 "2026-05-01T19:29:31Z")
Who do we think are the most despicable characters in movie history? I don’t mean most evil or scariest. I mean the ones we find most loathsome, most deplorable. Anton Chigurh in “No Country for Old Men” is terrifying, b… --- ## [Cheers - Happy 64th, Freddie Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheers-happy-64th-freddie-mercury/552714 "2026-05-01T13:39:19Z")
The man at his best: --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #41 – April, 2026 – “Ancient”: Poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-41-april-2026-ancient-poll-added/1028934 "2026-05-01T11:07:01Z")
This is the monthly photo competition thread for April, 2026. The topic this month is “Ancient” chosen by @romansperson One entry per person per month. In this thread, please post only your photo and, if you like a brie… --- ## [NYT List of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-list-of-the-30-greatest-living-american-songwriters/1029619)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-list-of-the-30-greatest-living-american-songwriters/1029619 "2026-05-01T10:50:27Z")
Gift link: I would say that I have some disagreements with the list. For example, Madonna wrote a lot of her own stuff and I’d put her ahead of Mariah Carey. Norah Jones isn’t on the list and neither is Alicia Keys,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=24)