# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=238 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 239 --- ## [Barbara Ehrenreich RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-ehrenreich-rip/971150)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbara-ehrenreich-rip/971150 "2022-09-09T20:21:58Z")
I was so sad to learn this. Barbara Ehrenreich has died. She’s probably best known for her book Nickel and Dimed, but personally, I much preferred her Brightsided. It was a devastating look at toxic positivity, or the… --- ## [Paqui One Chip Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paqui-one-chip-challenge/970568)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paqui-one-chip-challenge/970568 "2022-09-09T14:35:27Z")
A single tortilla chip, flavored with Carolina Reaper and Scorpion peppers. Sold in a coffin-shaped box for a ridiculous price, with warnings for anyone overly sensitive or allergic to capsaicin. Advice to wash your hand… --- ## [What are your streaming entertainment strategies these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-streaming-entertainment-strategies-these-days/971137)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-streaming-entertainment-strategies-these-days/971137 "2022-09-09T13:14:39Z")
Mrs. lost and I cut our cable years ago, and have never looked back. Cable seemed to be getting more and more expensive for what we were getting, including many channels we seldom or never watched. (This post got longer… --- ## [Young adult history books - military history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-adult-history-books-military-history/971164)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-adult-history-books-military-history/971164 "2022-09-09T03:55:01Z")
The Piper Cub is interested in military history and asked me if I knew a book about different battles. I tried looking on Amazon and one of their search engine’s top recommendations was: The Silmarillion. Thanks, Mr B… --- ## [OK, so what happened to Pepsi Nitro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happened-to-pepsi-nitro/842728)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happened-to-pepsi-nitro/842728 "2022-09-09T02:59:28Z")
Back in January, Pepsi announced a new product: Pepsi Nitro, which was to be a Pepsi product with nitrogen bubbles instead of carbon dioxide fizz. Nitrogen has been used in some alcoholic beverages, most famously in Gui… --- ## [Spotting Movie/TV actors in commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-movie-tv-actors-in-commercials/844707)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spotting-movie-tv-actors-in-commercials/844707 "2022-09-09T01:35:21Z")
I saw a Dairy Queen commercial this week with Brian Thomas Smith (Zack from The Big Bang Theory) playing the part of a dad. If you look closely you see Charles Robinson (Mac from Night Court) playing the head coach in a … --- ## [Need help with identifying a tv show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-identifying-a-tv-show/971238)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-identifying-a-tv-show/971238 "2022-09-08T20:50:45Z")
The show I’m thinking of was during the late 70’s or early 80’s(I think, that’s how I remember it anyway). One of the main characters (the main character?) was a man who had some sort of distrust of “establishment” and … --- ## [I want to be better at cooking fish (cookbook suggestions?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-better-at-cooking-fish-cookbook-suggestions/971007)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-better-at-cooking-fish-cookbook-suggestions/971007 "2022-09-08T18:13:21Z")
Cooks of the SDMB, I need a little help. I am a good cook. I like to cook. Cooking is my main hobby these days. I also like cookbooks and own a lot of them. But you know what I don’t like cooking? Fish. As a kid I was … --- ## [Confirmed: Beatles' "Revolver" remix coming this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-beatles-revolver-remix-coming-this-year/970410)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-beatles-revolver-remix-coming-this-year/970410 "2022-09-08T16:35:03Z")
It’s official: The suspense over which album by the Beatles might be next in line to get a remix and bonus-filled boxed-set treatment is over: It’s officially “Revolver.” Apple Corps and Universal Music have confirm… --- ## [Lawn Care in MLB Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-care-in-mlb-baseball/971172)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-care-in-mlb-baseball/971172 "2022-09-08T15:38:48Z")
This is a gardening question, not a sports question: How do they manage to keep natural grass infields so green when the grass can reside under the tarp for a day or several days without sunlight. Why doesn’t this kill t… --- ## [Tomato plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-plants/969498)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-plants/969498 "2022-09-08T14:34:18Z")
A couple (few?) months ago, a neighbour gave us two tomato plants of different varieties. One is rather short, and has green tomatoes on it. They either don’t seem to be getting bigger, or they’re growing very slowly. … --- ## [Orangina is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangina-is-back/971017)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangina-is-back/971017 "2022-09-08T13:39:35Z")
Or at least, I found some locally, at a grocery store in a higher-end neighborhood. It was a bit pricey, but I picked up two bottles anyway, because it’s totally worth it. --- ## [Air BnB (etc) cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bnb-etc-cuisine/971092)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bnb-etc-cuisine/971092 "2022-09-08T02:56:50Z")
Need ideas for meals that you can prepare when you’re in a kitchen that might have limited cookware, limited seasonings, etc. - we’re at an Air BnB house which is pretty well equipped, but whenever I do meal planning at … --- ## [What Cymbal Makes This Sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cymbal-makes-this-sound/971174)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cymbal-makes-this-sound/971174 "2022-09-08T01:59:55Z")
What cymbal creates like a crescendo type shSHSHS sound, as heard at the very opening here in Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy”? And, how is this sound created? Does the drummer play a drumroll on the cymbal? Listen Her… --- ## [Please help me figure out what this script says. It's a mystery!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-what-this-script-says-its-a-mystery/951846)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-figure-out-what-this-script-says-its-a-mystery/951846 "2022-09-07T20:13:39Z")
Hi SD, This is an old fashioned “crack the code” mystery. A friend has a painting on her wall. I took some pictures. Both of the script in the middle and the artist’s name. I believe it is a pigpen cipher, but I’m n… --- ## [80s Chicago Healthy Pizza Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-chicago-healthy-pizza-place/971098)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-chicago-healthy-pizza-place/971098 "2022-09-07T19:00:42Z")
I lived in Chicago in 1989 and there was a pizza place that marketed itself as healthy, with whole wheat crust, more veggie options, and so forth. What was it called? --- ## [Peanut butter expiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-expiration/971003)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-expiration/971003 "2022-09-07T18:26:08Z")
I just got my favorite smuckers natural. It seemed unusually stiff. I looked at the exp date and its Feb 2022. Eat, or no? --- ## [Spontaneous (2020) - movie on Amazon Prime and the 2016 book it's based on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-2020-movie-on-amazon-prime-and-the-2016-book-its-based-on/971070)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-2020-movie-on-amazon-prime-and-the-2016-book-its-based-on/971070 "2022-09-07T18:21:47Z")
Anyone else seen this movie, or read the book? It’s quite bonkers, as well as endearing, funny, probably horrifying to at least some, and nerve-wracking. Potential spoilers follow, though I’m not sure you can get to it… --- ## [Medieval (2022 film about Jan Zizka) spoilers ok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-2022-film-about-jan-zizka-spoilers-ok/971155)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-2022-film-about-jan-zizka-spoilers-ok/971155 "2022-09-07T18:12:24Z")
Looks like this could be quite an interesting film, I’d never even heard of Jan Zizka. Anyone see it? I’m hoping there’s a lot more action and a lot less romance in the film. I’ll see it this weekend and report back. --- ## [Actors range in Sci Fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-range-in-sci-fi/970270)
**Author:** [@Oxido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oxido)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-range-in-sci-fi/970270 "2022-09-07T17:59:59Z")
I’m not sure if this is the right place for thice but here goes. Actors with the widest range of character in somewhat recent film, and actors with a narrow range? I bring this up after watching Tombstone, loving the p… --- ## [Fun pairings in your alphabetically organized music collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-pairings-in-your-alphabetically-organized-music-collection/971014)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-pairings-in-your-alphabetically-organized-music-collection/971014 "2022-09-07T17:52:29Z")
Like most sane people, I organize my CDs and LPs alphabetically by artist, regardless of genre. This sometimes puts two very different artists right next to each other, and I sometimes wonder what the artists would say a… --- ## [Waterslide...from McBaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterslide-from-mcbaise/971087)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waterslide-from-mcbaise/971087 "2022-09-06T22:05:37Z")
Behold a video from musician/cartoonist McBaise…a.k.a. McBess. ​​(2) Mcbaise - Water Slide (feat. Kamggarn) - YouTube --- ## [Pianist Dopers, What's your Core Repertoire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianist-dopers-whats-your-core-repertoire/970869)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pianist-dopers-whats-your-core-repertoire/970869 "2022-09-06T21:42:42Z")
By “core repertoire”, I mean pieces that you’re pretty sure you could play from memory, without rehearsal or access to the score. Here are mine. Bach - Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 Bach - Prelude in c mino… --- ## [Peter Straub has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-straub-has-died/971081)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-straub-has-died/971081 "2022-09-06T20:59:03Z")
One of my favorites. The author of Ghost Story and Koko and co-author with Stephen King on The Talisman and Black House. He was 79, and had never been in what you’d call excellent health. --- ## [Anarchists Unite!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-unite/969907)
**Author:** [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-unite/969907 "2022-09-06T20:50:49Z")
No one watched this HBO series? I found it fascinating. Mostly because these people were so self-important and thinking they were changing the world but I’d never heard of Anarchapulco, or Jeff Berwick, or Nathan Freeman… --- ## [I "get" grinding pepper. But grinding salt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-grinding-pepper-but-grinding-salt/970764)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-grinding-pepper-but-grinding-salt/970764 "2022-09-06T19:02:39Z")
Was at a restaurant for lunch today. There were two small grinders on the table. One contained peppercorn, and other contained salt. I think I understand why freshly ground pepper would be better than pre-ground pepper … --- ## [Youtube Music "add to playlist" option broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-music-add-to-playlist-option-broken/971064)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-music-add-to-playlist-option-broken/971064 "2022-09-06T15:44:59Z")
About a week ago, I noticed the option to add the contents of one playlist in Youtube Music to another playlist stopped working properly for me. Did this happen to anybody else? In particular, the problem seems to be w… --- ## [Use of leftover ranch dip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-leftover-ranch-dip/528610)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-leftover-ranch-dip/528610 "2010-02-14T21:54:40Z")
My wife called to tell me that we have some leftover ranch dip from my son’s V-Day party. Are there any interesting recipes that call for ranch dip as an ingredient? I like it on hamburgers, but that isn’t really what … --- ## [How to do a meta-search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-meta-search/970959)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-meta-search/970959 "2022-09-05T22:51:53Z")
So, earlier today, I felt like a dramatization of an Agatha Christie novel. Was mostly in the mood for Marple, but would not have written off a good Poirot, or for that matter, something Christie-like, such as a Josephin… --- ## [Rice a Roni with foie gras and truffles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-a-roni-with-foie-gras-and-truffles/971013)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-a-roni-with-foie-gras-and-truffles/971013 "2022-09-05T19:48:53Z")
Prepare one box of Rice a Roni using a good, preferably French, butter. President will do nicely. Or substitute duck fat for a more intense flavor. Replace 1/2 cup of the water with white wine. When the liquid is absorbe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=237) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=239)