# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=257 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 258 --- ## [Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers film on Disney+ (OPEN SPOILERS AFTER FIRST POST)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964770)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-film-on-disney-open-spoilers-after-first-post/964770 "2022-05-30T23:39:01Z")
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the film, dropped as a Disney+ exclusive today. Anyone else see this? (This post kept deliberately short to avoid roll-over spoilers). --- ## [Yes drummer Alan White dies at 72](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-drummer-alan-white-dies-at-72/965187)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-drummer-alan-white-dies-at-72/965187 "2022-05-30T23:14:22Z")
He also performed with (among others) the Plastic Ono Band, on “Instant Karma” and “Imagine.” --- ## [Bo Hopkins died at 80 or 84 (Wild Bunch, American Graffiti)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-hopkins-died-at-80-or-84-wild-bunch-american-graffiti/965357)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-hopkins-died-at-80-or-84-wild-bunch-american-graffiti/965357 "2022-05-30T22:20:43Z")
Bo didn’t do a lot of tv. Did 4 episodes of Rockford Files and 18 episodes of Dynasty. His Best known films are Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch, The Getaway and American Graffiti. Bo worked with major stars like William… --- ## [Ellen Page is trans/nonbinary now, name is Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940 "2022-05-30T21:20:15Z")
He came out as gay in 2014 which did not really surprise many people --- ## [Fish 'n' mac 'n' cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-n-mac-n-cheese/965232)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-n-mac-n-cheese/965232 "2022-05-30T21:19:32Z")
In a Friday mood, I was just thinking about possibly going out tonight for some fish ‘n’ chips. Except most of the places I go to around here (Metro Detroit) offer mac ‘n’ cheese instead of the normal soggy chips. And ,a… --- ## [Would you try Pepsi-Roni pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-pepsi-roni-pizza/964627)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-try-pepsi-roni-pizza/964627 "2022-05-30T20:14:33Z")
Because apparently it’s a thing? You first, I guess-though if I get hungry enough… --- ## [Are people still excited for the final Game of Thrones Novels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-still-excited-for-the-final-game-of-thrones-novels/931692)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-people-still-excited-for-the-final-game-of-thrones-novels/931692 "2022-05-30T17:11:27Z")
…or did the TV show kill all enthusiasm for it? I never finished the books but it seemed like people talked about them all the time but reactions to the TV finale seem to have erased all that. Are people still looking f… --- ## [Fun with beets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-beets/965218)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-beets/965218 "2022-05-30T17:03:02Z")
A couple of years ago, my wife and I discovered how much we like beets. I REALLY like them simply boiled, served hot or cold, sliced or cubed. My wife wishes to find some recipe combining them with some other ingredien… --- ## [When do you first remember buying Chicken Tenders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-first-remember-buying-chicken-tenders/965222)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-first-remember-buying-chicken-tenders/965222 "2022-05-30T11:54:10Z")
I can’t remember seeing Chicken Tenders until the early 90’s. They just popped up on menus and I found my new favorite lunch. A 8 piece tender with Red beans & rice and ranch dip is my standard order at Popeyes. I vauge… --- ## ["Crazy Rich Asians" = Asians Who Are Crazy Rich, Or Crazy Asians Who Are Rich?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rich-asians-asians-who-are-crazy-rich-or-crazy-asians-who-are-rich/965300)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rich-asians-asians-who-are-crazy-rich-or-crazy-asians-who-are-rich/965300 "2022-05-30T09:54:16Z")
Which interpretation was the author’s intention? Or was it meant to be ambiguous? --- ## [My Turning Red experience (Super long, ABSOLUTE SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-turning-red-experience-super-long-absolute-spoilers/965346)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-turning-red-experience-super-long-absolute-spoilers/965346 "2022-05-30T08:07:11Z")
So I learned from my usual YouTube and Twitter sources how Turning Red caused this huge firestorm. Other than a few Saberspark respondents, it seemed that nobody was neutral on this, it was either love or hatred. The det… --- ## [Retired tropes of yesteryear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-tropes-of-yesteryear/963324)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retired-tropes-of-yesteryear/963324 "2022-05-30T06:26:39Z")
While reading the Dealbreaker screenplay clichés thread I got to thinking, what about tropes or cliched sound effects that used to be popular but are never, or at least seldom used these days? One I mentioned in that th… --- ## [What’s the difference between Rock & Roll and Country/Western music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-difference-between-rock-roll-and-country-western-music/963925 "2022-05-30T05:51:45Z")
I mean, it’s pretty easy to distinguish when you hear the songs, although there is certainly some grey area. But bands of these categories all seem to use the instruments, equipment, etc. Are there any characteristics… --- ## [Why is The Orville so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-orville-so-good/952427)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-orville-so-good/952427 "2022-05-30T02:05:24Z")
OK, I’m late to this party, but I only recently got access to be able to watch The Orville - and it has greatly surpassed the expectations I had formed about it. Open spoilers in this thread. I hope that’s OK… All I … --- ## [Share a beautiful song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-a-beautiful-song/958313 "2022-05-30T00:27:30Z")
One song per post, please. Bonus points for discussion and/or link. Mine is Joni Mitchell’s 2000 remake of “Both Sides Now”. Nothing against her early version (or Judy Collins’ take), but this arrangement and, especiall… --- ## [Two Quick Opera Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-quick-opera-questions/965255)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-quick-opera-questions/965255 "2022-05-29T20:41:51Z")
First, note the multiracial crowd performing the “Libiamo” scene from La Traviata. Is this a thing in opera nowadays, to have multiracial ensembles performing operas that took place in 18th-century Paris? This isn’t a co… --- ## [The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beauty-queen-of-jerusalem/965282)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beauty-queen-of-jerusalem/965282 "2022-05-29T09:28:02Z")
Has anyone watched this Netflix series? I started it on a friend’s recommendation, am three episodes in and it has got me hooked - a lot of stuff happens quickly, without lingering at great length on scene-setting, rathe… --- ## [What is the connection between Looney Tunes iconography and poor white people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-looney-tunes-iconography-and-poor-white-people/341462)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-connection-between-looney-tunes-iconography-and-poor-white-people/341462 "2006-01-24T22:49:59Z")
I’ve always noticed that poor white people - generally referred to as “rednecks,” “trailer park people,” or “white trash” - are really into cartoon iconography, more specifically Looney Tunes/Warner Brothers characters. … --- ## [Survivor -Season 42](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-42/960802)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-42/960802 "2022-05-29T04:39:54Z")
I didn’t see a thread yet. So far I’m not hopeful. It seems like they go out of their way to pick people that are socially awkward for a game that’s basically a popularity contest. I know they can’t all be Parvitis or … --- ## [Boss RC-30: problem using .WAV files](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-rc-30-problem-using-wav-files/965276)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boss-rc-30-problem-using-wav-files/965276 "2022-05-29T00:26:09Z")
I’m just getting into looping. I’m getting an unsupported file error (UF on the display) from my RC-30. This answer (from Sweetwater) seems convincing: → If you’re sure you’ve got a 16-bit .WAV file at a 44.1kHz sampl… --- ## [The Witch: Part I "Subversion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witch-part-i-subversion/964995)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witch-part-i-subversion/964995 "2022-05-29T00:11:54Z")
This is a 2018 Korean movie with English subtitles. The basic plot is that one of a number of genetically engineered super kids makes a bloody escape from the facility in which she was created. She is found unconscious… --- ## [Current Era Chicken Sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-era-chicken-sandwiches/964662)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-era-chicken-sandwiches/964662 "2022-05-28T22:31:50Z")
Why do all the various incarnations of chicken sandwiches all look like someone took a piece of chicken breast, dipped it in egg batter, and then rolled it in a bowl of Kellogg’s corn flakes? --- ## [Are there any magic trixks so good that even professionals don't know how it's done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-magic-trixks-so-good-that-even-professionals-dont-know-how-its-done/629561)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-magic-trixks-so-good-that-even-professionals-dont-know-how-its-done/629561 "2022-05-28T13:42:22Z")
I was thinking about Penn and Teller’s recent show “Fool Us”, where they get a chance to watch a trick once, from one angle, in the audience; and then they have to work out exactly how it’s done. i didn’t watch many but … --- ## [Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-fletcher-depeche-mode-died/965195)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-fletcher-depeche-mode-died/965195 "2022-05-28T06:38:30Z")
60 is way too young. Wiki says he dies at home of natural causes. I loved DM so much as a teen (or better put- I still love that period of their output). Sad news. --- ## [Identify this PBS drama special please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-pbs-drama-special-please/965233)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-pbs-drama-special-please/965233 "2022-05-27T22:33:01Z")
Many years ago I saw this drama on PBS. (Well, I’m 99% sure it was PBS.) The backstory was that a teenage boy who worked for a grocery store was struck by a car (and killed IIRC) while gathering carts in the parking lo… --- ## [Dear Evan Hansen: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-evan-hansen-why/964422)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-evan-hansen-why/964422 "2022-05-27T18:25:50Z")
I couldn’t make it past the 10-minute mark. Just, cringe. First off, if he’s supposed to be such a backgrounded outsider, why can’t Ben “I’m sucking as bad as I can!” Platt act that part with his singing voice? Which ins… --- ## [Love, Death, & Robots (Netflix animated series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-death-robots-netflix-animated-series/831222)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-death-robots-netflix-animated-series/831222 "2022-05-27T13:34:11Z")
Just saw this pop up on the front page of my Netflix feed and it caught my eye right away. It’s an adult-themed sci-fi anthology series, currently consisting of of 18 episodes in the 15-20 minute range, with every episod… --- ## [Heard Of This Band?- Big Indecision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-this-band-big-indecision/225602)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-of-this-band-big-indecision/225602 "2022-05-27T01:16:12Z")
I am looking for any info about a band named Big Indecision, the one song I have heard from them is titled “Everything I’ve Done”. The main phrase of the chorus is “I will always love you”. I have already sea… --- ## [Perfect headline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-headline/965108 "2022-05-26T19:38:44Z")
Author of “How to Murder Your Husband” convicted of murder. --- ## [Station 19 S5 E17 "The Road You Didn't Take" is must-watch TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/station-19-s5-e17-the-road-you-didnt-take-is-must-watch-tv/965120)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/station-19-s5-e17-the-road-you-didnt-take-is-must-watch-tv/965120 "2022-05-26T14:24:33Z")
My mother told me, without telling me what it was about, that I needed to watch Season 5, Episode 17 of the ABC show Station 18, available to watch on Hulu. I had never seen the series before, or even heard of it. I wa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=256) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=258)