# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=242 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 243 --- ## [Songs that totally did not happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-totally-did-not-happen/969417)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-totally-did-not-happen/969417 "2022-08-19T21:24:09Z")
So which songs describe things that allegedly happened in real life, that totally totally did not happen… I mean Cecilia by Paul Simon: “Making love to Cecilia, I got up to wash my face and when I got back to bed someo… --- ## [My hands are clean. Hey nonny nonny nonny! (Movie ID) \[solved after 4 years\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hands-are-clean-hey-nonny-nonny-nonny-movie-id-solved-after-4-years/541253)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hands-are-clean-hey-nonny-nonny-nonny-movie-id-solved-after-4-years/541253 "2022-08-19T14:44:54Z")
I remember seeing a show, possibly a made-for-TV movie in the early-'70s where a woman/girl is singing: My hands are clean My hands are clean Hey nonny nonny nonny I don’t remember the situation. I think she may hav… --- ## [Anybody watching "The Offer"? (You should be.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-offer-you-should-be/969900)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-offer-you-should-be/969900 "2022-08-19T04:09:01Z")
I knew about this show but didn’t watch it because its premise sounded rather boring to me. But my mother convinced me to watch it It’s basically a limited series that tells the story of all that went on to get the icon… --- ## [Okay, let's talk about the Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-talk-about-the-dropkick-murphys-im-shipping-up-to-boston/969926)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-talk-about-the-dropkick-murphys-im-shipping-up-to-boston/969926 "2022-08-19T03:40:52Z")
So, this: I’m trying to think of any other song I know with such a contrast in quality between the instrumental parts, and the singing. The instrumental parts are just banging, get me moving every time I h… --- ## [Do porn stars really have fake blogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-porn-stars-really-have-fake-blogs/969913)
**Author:** [@kcak47mopr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kcak47mopr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-porn-stars-really-have-fake-blogs/969913 "2022-08-19T01:15:29Z")
yes do porn stars realy have fake blogs to protect them selfs i am asking because i am dating a porn star and one of my friends looked her up and he said there is a blog that says she is married with a kid but the blog i… --- ## [They Gave Me That Book For A Reason: How did parents/teachers try to shape your character through childhood reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-me-that-book-for-a-reason-how-did-parents-teachers-try-to-shape-your-character-through-childhood-reading/969845)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-me-that-book-for-a-reason-how-did-parents-teachers-try-to-shape-your-character-through-childhood-reading/969845 "2022-08-19T00:22:13Z")
(Wasn’t sure whether this belonged better in Cafe Society or someplace like MPSIMS, Mods feel free to move as appropriate.) Looking back on your childhood, what do you notice about the ways your parents and/or teachers … --- ## [Goodbye Zhelezobeton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-zhelezobeton/969893)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-zhelezobeton/969893 "2022-08-18T18:44:15Z")
I doubt many of you know this Russian underground music distribution service. But for many years Zhelezobeton was the best source for experimental music from Russia, Eastern Europe and some areas of Asia. I did a college… --- ## [Locke & Key on Netflix - anyone else watching? (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locke-key-on-netflix-anyone-else-watching-possible-spoilers/847610)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locke-key-on-netflix-anyone-else-watching-possible-spoilers/847610 "2022-08-18T17:19:02Z")
This show dropped on Netflix today and I am happy to know almost nothing about it. It is from Stephen King’s son and I do know they made a comic book of it and that it also has an audio drama version. I’ve read neither … --- ## ['What Dancing in the Dark is really about'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dancing-in-the-dark-is-really-about/500343)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dancing-in-the-dark-is-really-about/500343 "2022-08-18T12:44:44Z")
I have a dim memory of having read somewhere a mention of knowing what Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” is ‘really about’, and that only certain people – maybe only mature people? – knew what it was about. So I… --- ## [Season 2 sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-2-sucks/969525)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/season-2-sucks/969525 "2022-08-18T01:28:11Z")
Let’s talk about TV shows where season 2 stands out. And it stands out as being the worst season. Or, in the case of a show that ran for 5 or more seasons, season 2 is at best the second worst season. What show(s) do yo… --- ## [Taco pizza is surprisingly unsatisfying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-pizza-is-surprisingly-unsatisfying/969791 "2022-08-17T23:41:12Z")
Tacos. So very satisfying. Pizza. I think it goes without saying that it’s probably the most satisfying food in history. But taco pizza? We had a lot of taco fixin’s in the house tonight, left over from a dinner we host… --- ## [Movies ruined by "Happy Endings". So spoilers, I hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749 "2022-08-17T23:35:36Z")
Riffing off of this thread, what are the films you think were, if not ruined, then lessened by a tacked-on happy ending (or a sad ending, to make it more ‘artsy’). I’m of the opinion that books-to-movie films are especia… --- ## [Jordan Elsass not returning to "Superman and Lois", role of Jon Kent to be recast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836 "2022-08-17T23:25:19Z")
Jordan Elsass, who appeared in the CW show Superman and Lois as their son, Jonathan, has dropped out of the show after not showing up in Vancouver, B.C. for the start of the upcoming third season. His absence is said to … --- ## [Unusual cocktails you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cocktails-you-like/841986 "2022-08-17T21:15:14Z")
I recently started drinking dry vermouth on the rocks–nothing else. It’s caused double takes when I order it at bars, with one bartender saying she’s worked for 15 years and never heard anyone order it before. What alc… --- ## [Jif peanut butter recall (5/2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jif-peanut-butter-recall-5-2022/964857)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jif-peanut-butter-recall-5-2022/964857 "2022-08-17T19:37:51Z")
I just heard about this today. We’re big Jif peanut butter fans, and/so we seem to have at least six different jars affected by this recall :frowning: JIF’S PAGE FDA PAGE NPR STORY FOOD SAFETY NEWS ARTICLE --- ## [Which go quicker from "raw" to "rotten": your bananas or your cantaloupe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-go-quicker-from-raw-to-rotten-your-bananas-or-your-cantaloupe/969823)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-go-quicker-from-raw-to-rotten-your-bananas-or-your-cantaloupe/969823 "2022-08-17T17:20:02Z")
For me, it’s close. I buy both, and it seems like a matter of hours for me to enjoy either one, as I leave it to ripen, before it’s more than ripe, it’s soft, sometimes even moldy, and inedible. I must toss out pounds … --- ## [Sky-high price of powdered eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-high-price-of-powdered-eggs/969776)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sky-high-price-of-powdered-eggs/969776 "2022-08-17T15:52:49Z")
I thought I’d give them a try to see if they were an acceptable substitute for fresh eggs; and supposedly they were either cheaper than fresh eggs or at least comparable in price. But I went online recently to price them… --- ## [USDA recalls Home Run Inn frozen pizzas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usda-recalls-home-run-inn-frozen-pizzas/969711)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usda-recalls-home-run-inn-frozen-pizzas/969711 "2022-08-17T00:14:36Z")
That’s 13,000 pounds of toppings, not the pizzas themselves. The recall covers Home Run Inn Frozen Foods pizza produced on June 6 and includes 33.5-ounce cartons containing “Home Run Inn Chicago’s Premium Pizzeria De… --- ## [Curse you, AVClub! (Better Call Saul related: blurred spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-avclub-better-call-saul-related-blurred-spoiler/969765)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-avclub-better-call-saul-related-blurred-spoiler/969765 "2022-08-16T23:59:52Z")
I would use a more choice verb than ‘Curse’ in the title, but this is not the pit. So, the AVClub has really declined in quality since the parent company screwed up a lot that made the AVClub worthwhile-- I don’t know d… --- ## [Director Wolfgang Petersen passes away at 81](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-wolfgang-petersen-passes-away-at-81/969774)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-wolfgang-petersen-passes-away-at-81/969774 "2022-08-16T23:25:09Z")
Doesn’t get a lot of acclaim these days, but Petersen gets a lifetime pass from me for Enemy Mine. --- ## [Tell me about wood-fired pizza ovens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wood-fired-pizza-ovens/961022)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-wood-fired-pizza-ovens/961022 "2022-08-16T06:40:51Z")
My 16 year old son has developed a hobby making pizza. He’s really into it, making his own herb crust, and talking about making his own sauce from scratch instead of jarred pizza sauce. The final product is very good, bu… --- ## [Naomi Judd cuts kids out of will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naomi-judd-cuts-kids-out-of-will/968952)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naomi-judd-cuts-kids-out-of-will/968952 "2022-08-15T21:22:17Z")
No reason given. Probably some bad blood. Jerry Lewis cut his kids out too except for 1. The other 6 with his first wife got nothing . --- ## [Novels With Maps of Imaginary Places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-maps-of-imaginary-places/969583)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-with-maps-of-imaginary-places/969583 "2022-08-15T17:25:47Z")
Heard an amusing comedian talking about fantasy novels and series. “They always lose me at the map. It’s good to know that between one imaginary town and an imaginary city, there is a squiggly little road.” Obviously … --- ## [What would've happened if it didn't rain in Return of the Living Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wouldve-happened-if-it-didnt-rain-in-return-of-the-living-dead/969628)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wouldve-happened-if-it-didnt-rain-in-return-of-the-living-dead/969628 "2022-08-15T15:42:01Z")
In the Return of the Living Dead after Burt and the gang get rid of a zombie by creammating it, the fumes Trioxin 245 get in the air and rain down upon a graveyard It soaks in the soil and revives corpes. What if it did… --- ## [The Mad About You Reboot is Pretty Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mad-about-you-reboot-is-pretty-good/969568)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mad-about-you-reboot-is-pretty-good/969568 "2022-08-15T13:47:17Z")
A. Yes, there was a Mad About You Reboot. It originally aired on Spectrum which is a channel no one has but now is on Amazon Prime (along with the original show). and I watched the first two episodes so far and it was… --- ## [Intended Audience for Motown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intended-audience-for-motown/969480)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intended-audience-for-motown/969480 "2022-08-15T10:23:28Z")
Motown was always one of my favorite genres as a kid & teen when it was current. I still listen to it now, among other genres. One of its features was that the performers were almost universally black. The question I h… --- ## [Is there a name for this plot device where someone appears insane but really isn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-plot-device-where-someone-appears-insane-but-really-isnt/969451)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-plot-device-where-someone-appears-insane-but-really-isnt/969451 "2022-08-15T05:49:54Z")
I can’t remember who, but I read a while ago that some people have come up with a list of all the plot devices seen in art (film, TV, books). I don’t know if thats possible but I’m wondering about this particular plot de… --- ## [Songs that are widely misunderstood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-widely-misunderstood/969492)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-widely-misunderstood/969492 "2022-08-15T02:54:52Z")
I felt like this was recently done, so I did some due diligence searching the SDMB. I found " Pop Culture Stuff Everyone Seems to Misunderstand" from last year, which includes some songs among a whole lot more stuff. But… --- ## [New Dragonlance Novel by the Original Author is out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dragonlance-novel-by-the-original-author-is-out/968978)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dragonlance-novel-by-the-original-author-is-out/968978 "2022-08-14T18:02:51Z")
I always had a fondness for Dragonlance. It was the first Fantasy series I fell in love with. I had borrowed Test of the Twins from a friend (which is actually the first book of the second Trilogy) and was hooked form th… --- ## ["The Queen of Katwe" is a must-see movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-of-katwe-is-a-must-see-movie/809522)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-of-katwe-is-a-must-see-movie/809522 "2022-08-14T16:45:30Z")
Just got back from seeing this truly excellent film. Shot on location in Uganda, it’s the story of a group of very poor children who excel at chess, one young girl in particular. Excellent acting, direction and editing, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=243)