# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=254 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 255 --- ## [Questions about "The Departed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889 "2022-06-15T20:00:53Z")
Besides “people who have died,” to what else might the title of The Departed have been referring? It seemed to me that Queenan and Dignam were telling Costigan that he wouldn’t last five years as a Statie because of… --- ## [Interstate weed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interstate-weed/941988 "2022-06-15T18:39:16Z")
Now the NJ has legalized the possession and use of marijuana, can a dispensary in say, Colorado, ship to the Garden State via Fedex, UPS or other private company? I know USPS is out but before the laws are sorted out reg… --- ## [Making Cannabis Tincture (and a broader question for chemistry in general)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cannabis-tincture-and-a-broader-question-for-chemistry-in-general/947252 "2022-06-15T16:08:21Z")
In this video, the host explains how to make cannabis tincture. He says to use 1.5 ounces (42.5 g) of coarsely ground cannabis flower to 1 pint (473 ml) of strong liquor. OK, but does that scale down? Can I use .75 ounce… --- ## [Help Me Identify this Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-artist/965682)
**Author:** [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-artist/965682 "2022-06-15T13:12:10Z")
About 20 or 25 years ago I was visiting a friend who showed me a book about this artist. I don’t think he was an artist by profession…I’m not sure what his profession was, or even if he had one. Another memory just occ… --- ## [Usage of "trying" I've noticed recently (AAVE?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-trying-ive-noticed-recently-aave/966184)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usage-of-trying-ive-noticed-recently-aave/966184 "2022-06-14T22:04:39Z")
I have recently started noticed this use of “trying” that I was unaccustomed to. So far, it seems like it appears in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). Example I just encountered: “I’m not trying to wait eight … --- ## [What is your most child-like food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-most-child-like-food/965613 "2022-06-14T15:46:49Z")
For me - Goldfish. I do stick to the yellow ones, though. Have you seen those giant boxes of Goldfish at Walmart? Damn! --- ## [Has anyone tried kava?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kava/965983)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-kava/965983 "2022-06-14T13:35:27Z")
Damn, typed the subject line and discourse thought I wanted to know about Kavanaugh. I clicked on a youtube video of a young man filming himself trying kava for the first time and he certainly looked smiling and loopy a… --- ## [RIP Julee Cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-julee-cruise/966046)
**Author:** [@Yogeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yogeekgirl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-julee-cruise/966046 "2022-06-14T12:45:12Z")
Included Wiki link because I didn’t want a paywall. : ) The NYT obit is pretty nice. :sob: :sob: :sob: --- ## [Barry - Season 3 - HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-season-3-hbo/965384)
**Author:** [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-season-3-hbo/965384 "2022-06-14T08:39:20Z")
I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on this on here. The last episode with the motorbike chase was bonkers. It has always been a stop start type of programme, but getting back into the flow of things this season. Anyone … --- ## [What "un-childlike" foods did you like as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-un-childlike-foods-did-you-like-as-a-kid/965653)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-un-childlike-foods-did-you-like-as-a-kid/965653 "2022-06-14T00:06:21Z")
Inspired by this thread What is something you liked as a kid that isn’t necessarily geared to a child’s palette? For example I loved salt & vinegar chips as a kid, still do. And when the late Mr. J was little the serv… --- ## [A couple of question on writing good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-question-on-writing-good/966032)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-question-on-writing-good/966032 "2022-06-13T19:38:36Z")
Two concepts about which I am not certain - quotation marks and writing numbers. In each of the following cases, which is proper? I like the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”. I like the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” I l… --- ## [The Last Howard Johnson's has closed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-howard-johnsons-has-closed/965565)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-howard-johnsons-has-closed/965565 "2022-06-13T18:19:40Z")
Just outside Lake George, New York. I went there a couple of years ago, and made a point of eating at the HoJo’s, partly to say that I had, and partly to experience it again. Howard Johnson owned the food franchises alo… --- ## [Anyone familiar with old defunct cheap wines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-old-defunct-cheap-wines/290080)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-old-defunct-cheap-wines/290080 "2022-06-13T18:19:10Z")
Like “Annie Green Springs” and “Black Bear.” Seems like there might have been one called “Cold Duck,” but I’m not sure. Anyone every try any of those (and any idea on when they went under)? I remember them in the mid-… --- ## [Would a cross tattoo repel a vampire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-cross-tattoo-repel-a-vampire/965739)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-cross-tattoo-repel-a-vampire/965739 "2022-06-13T15:37:47Z")
Don’t know that I’ve seen it done in a movie or TV show. Seems like an easy way to keep them off. Edit: It occurs to me that perhaps this belongs in CS. If a Mod wants to move it they can, or not. --- ## [The "Bird Man of Alcatraz"-What Was He Really Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bird-man-of-alcatraz-what-was-he-really-like/504330)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bird-man-of-alcatraz-what-was-he-really-like/504330 "2022-06-13T15:13:38Z")
I caught the old movie on Turner Classics yeaterday. It was a well-acted flick, and Burt Lancaster did a good job. Knowing how Hollywood fictionalizes stuff, I had a few questions: -this guy (the “Birdman”) was doing l… --- ## [Do you remember Burger King's Pizza Burger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-burger-kings-pizza-burger/965975)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-burger-kings-pizza-burger/965975 "2022-06-12T22:24:02Z")
Bored Panda has a interesting article of old ads. I don’t remember Burger Kings Pizza Burger. It looks delicious. I’m surprised it didn’t take off. It would be great for couples or a family with little kids. It needs … --- ## [Starbucks isn't worth it any more (and the company is getting \[already?\] evil)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-isnt-worth-it-any-more-and-the-company-is-getting-already-evil/965645)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starbucks-isnt-worth-it-any-more-and-the-company-is-getting-already-evil/965645 "2022-06-12T21:00:28Z")
Union-busting assholery. That’s the obvious evil. Hard to square with their target market (I would assume more Liberals than Conservatives are into high(?)-quality coffee and bougie snacks) and their reputation for givin… --- ## [Music Notation Question - Dotted Half Note = Quarter Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-notation-question-dotted-half-note-quarter-note/965797)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-notation-question-dotted-half-note-quarter-note/965797 "2022-06-12T20:21:39Z")
I downloaded and am learning a piano piece. A snippet of it is shown here. (The site requires registration or I’d link to it directly.) At the top, it says “Andante” and then in parentheses shows a dotted half note, an … --- ## [Songs where the singer is being a good friend/lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-singer-is-being-a-good-friend-lover/947321)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-singer-is-being-a-good-friend-lover/947321 "2022-06-12T04:35:30Z")
Last night, I was thinking about the song “Trouble Me” by 10,000 Maniacs. It’s about being a supportive and trustworthy lover/friend, and it made me think of how few songs I know with that theme. Most sings seem to eit… --- ## [The Book of Boba Fett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-boba-fett/953653)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 612\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-of-boba-fett/953653 "2022-06-11T20:44:47Z")
The trailer for the series is up. I see that B’omarr Monks are still hanging around on Tatooine. Is it too much to ask that Ephant Mon get a prominent role in the Fett administration? … --- ## [Backstory on movie "All the President's Men"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backstory-on-movie-all-the-presidents-men/965978)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backstory-on-movie-all-the-presidents-men/965978 "2022-06-11T18:21:22Z")
\[Gift link\] … No movie springs perfectly formed from page to screen. But to read Woodward’s marked-up draft of Goldman’s screenplay is to realize that the “All the President’s Men” we know — the lean, flawlessly cal… --- ## [Why no Wright brothers movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wright-brothers-movie/453809 "2022-06-11T05:25:28Z")
As far as I can tell, there’s never been a feature film biopic on the Wright brothers. That seems surprising to me. They’re well-known people. It’s a dramatic story. It would be easy to portray on film. So why hasn’t any… --- ## [Remastered Star Trek (original series) looks like garbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remastered-star-trek-original-series-looks-like-garbage/965879)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remastered-star-trek-original-series-looks-like-garbage/965879 "2022-06-11T03:16:23Z")
I’ve been a Star Trek fan ever since I was a small child. And I often go back to watch the original series episodes. I thought it would be great to have access to them on streaming services, but no, because the version … --- ## [What's the name of this trope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-trope/965969)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-trope/965969 "2022-06-11T00:37:25Z")
Been done a million times: the hero, who is usually a CIA agent or professional assassin, is running from his employers who want to kill him for whatever reason. Like the Bourne crap, Salt, 7 Days of the Condor, Burn Not… --- ## [H.P. Lovecraft and God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-and-god/965948)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h-p-lovecraft-and-god/965948 "2022-06-10T20:19:05Z")
In any of his mainstream mythos stories, does Lovecraft mention the Judeo-Christian God at all, even if only to scoff that He’s merely human wishful thinking? --- ## [Star Trek: The Pitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pitch/965805)
**Author:** [@de\_Worde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/de_Worde)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-the-pitch/965805 "2022-06-10T18:41:33Z")
With all the nostalgia for TOS that “Strange New Worlds” is generating, Paramount+ should follow up its limited series “The Offer” (which is about the making of “The Godfather”) with a series on the creation of “Star Tre… --- ## [Interceptor on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interceptor-on-netflix/965726)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interceptor-on-netflix/965726 "2022-06-10T14:06:01Z")
Anyone else watch this? It’s about the SBX1 ICBM interceptor platform/ a plot to nuke the US and it’s possibly the dumbest movie I’ve ever seen. Extremely predictable with massive plot-holes throughout, but fun enough if… --- ## [Ladder Life Insurance Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladder-life-insurance-commercials/965947)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladder-life-insurance-commercials/965947 "2022-06-10T12:09:37Z")
Funny, but also IMHO creepy as well. Seems like a parody but it isn’t. “Life insurance so good, they’re gonna want you dead”. Really? Think the Family Guy and South Park style of humor influenced this? … --- ## [Do decades still have defining stereotypes/characteristics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-decades-still-have-defining-stereotypes-characteristics/965708)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-decades-still-have-defining-stereotypes-characteristics/965708 "2022-06-10T12:07:14Z")
From the 1920s all the way through to the 1990s, each decade has - arguably - cultural characteristics and stereotypes that most of us can easily conjure: 20s & 30s: Girls with stylishly short hair, Betty Boop, prohibit… --- ## [Golden Buzzer: From The Audience to The Stage, Maddie Shocks The Judges With Her Voice | AGT 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-buzzer-from-the-audience-to-the-stage-maddie-shocks-the-judges-with-her-voice-agt-2022/965960 "2022-06-10T10:39:45Z")
Happened across this. Skeptical me is\[n’t\] 100% convinced this \[is\] completely true, but it’s good to share something good in these times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo\_frfPIgC4 If you’re not in tears at the end, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=253) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=255)