# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=26 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Looking for a type of alternate history story (AIDS related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-type-of-alternate-history-story-aids-related/1029313 "2026-04-18T12:47:42Z")
I am looking for alternate history stories where AIDS never happens. I know there are a lot a stories where it isn’t mentioned at all, but I am looking for the ones that deal directly with the different ways history and… --- ## [MaryAnne, Gilligan when come back, bring pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-gilligan-when-come-back-bring-pie/1029234)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maryanne-gilligan-when-come-back-bring-pie/1029234 "2026-04-17T20:39:52Z")
First season episode #25 ‘Physical fitness’. Skipper needs to lose weight for a hilarious (?)reason. Gilligan needs to gain weight and strength. Similiar reasons. So MaryAnne being the nurturer she is make pies. Lots … --- ## [Let's talk about Ramen noodles--the kind you make at home from a packet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-ramen-noodles-the-kind-you-make-at-home-from-a-packet/1027981 "2026-04-17T20:38:09Z")
My preferred brand is Shin Ramyun Black (not the cup, but the kind you make in a saucepan). I always keep a few packages of these on hand. Made one this evening! Start by boiling two-ish cups of water in a roomy sauc… --- ## [Stephen Colbert's Tolkien Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-colberts-tolkien-movie/1028748 "2026-04-17T20:29:56Z")
It covers some of the Fellowship - specifically chapters “Three is Company” through “Fog on the Barrow Downs” Guess we will finally see Tom Bombadil, Old Man Willow, and Goldberry – which was skipped even in the Radio D… --- ## [A very surprising announcement from Mel Brooks -- Spaceballs sequel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-surprising-announcement-from-mel-brooks-spaceballs-sequel/1019532 "2026-04-17T20:13:06Z")
Short video, very amusing: Yes, it’s Spaceballs 2. Evidently Pullman will be back, and they’ve convinced Moranis to take a break from retirement. --- ## [NASA Wake Up Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wake-up-songs/1029119)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-wake-up-songs/1029119 "2026-04-17T09:16:08Z")
Ever since the days of Gemini, NASA has been awakening astronauts with their choice of “wake up” songs. For reasons that stagger the imagination, YOU are on the next mission. So what are you choices for greeting the mor… --- ## [I need your best deviled egg recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-deviled-egg-recipes/998503)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-deviled-egg-recipes/998503 "2026-04-16T23:20:19Z")
I mean the type your Aunt Nellie made when she came over for Thanksgiving or the ones your grandmother’s friend would make for the Eastern Star picnic. So what deviled egg recipes out there are the best of the best? --- ## [What famous musicians have even more famous musician children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-musicians-have-even-more-famous-musician-children/1029092)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-musicians-have-even-more-famous-musician-children/1029092 "2026-04-16T18:52:19Z")
Continuing the discussion from Paul Simon - Something So Wrong?: The latest Paul Simon thread reminded me I’ve been meaning to pose this question in CS: There are a lot of successful, famous, or noteworthy musicians wh… --- ## [Movies that Time forgot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-time-forgot/1029164 "2026-04-16T12:54:39Z")
I think I’ve written about this before – movies that I used to see on TV all the time, but which disappeared into oblivion. In this case I’m thinking about the horrible, cheap horror and monster films from the 1950s tha… --- ## [Dishes made with Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-made-with-anger/1029017)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-made-with-anger/1029017 "2026-04-15T21:16:41Z")
I think it’s a fair bet to say we’ve all encountered the expression, “Because it’s made with love” and that’s why the dish is so good. What dish would be so good if it were made with anger? --- ## [What would you call this hat that Basil Rathbone is wearing as Sherlock Holmes (not the deer-stalker)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-hat-that-basil-rathbone-is-wearing-as-sherlock-holmes-not-the-deer-stalker/1029132)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-call-this-hat-that-basil-rathbone-is-wearing-as-sherlock-holmes-not-the-deer-stalker/1029132 "2026-04-15T19:20:44Z")
In his first two or three Holmes films, Rathbone wore the deer-stalker a lot, I think. But in later films, where they were emphasizing the current-day time frame rather than Victoriana, he was wearing this hat. To me … --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 6, the Final Match. Choose your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-6-the-final-match-choose-your-favorite/1029240 "2026-04-15T11:35:26Z")
This is the sixth and final round of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character. poll --- ## [The Most Disparate IMDB Credits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disparate-imdb-credits/1029251)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disparate-imdb-credits/1029251 "2026-04-14T23:55:15Z")
George Miller is likely best known for his writing and directing of the Mad Max movies. Spanning the course of 35 years, Miller brought to life the post-apocalyptic Australia of the Mad Max movies. His final installment … --- ## [Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 nominees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-nominees/1027963)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-nominees/1027963 "2026-04-14T19:45:45Z")
Epiphany: There are just way too many of these. Last year 13 acts were inducted. Unless you think that, on average, 13 HoF-worthy bands debut in a given year, it’s a continual lowering of the bar. Anyway, this year we h… --- ## [Sid Kroft is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273 "2026-04-14T18:19:54Z")
He created both Sigmnund And the Sea Monsters, the Donnie & Marie Show, HR Puffenstuff, and many more fun & trippy shows. He was 96. --- ## [Avatar: The Last Airbender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-last-airbender/456777)
**Author:** [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-the-last-airbender/456777 "2026-04-14T05:11:14Z")
I don’t want to come off as a complete nerd, but hey; let’s face facts. Have a lot of other people picked up on this show? It sounds silly, but this cartoon on Nickelodeon is about the coolest stinkin’ thing of the for… --- ## [The FINAL mmm-song poll for 2000s songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll-for-2000s-songs/1001002)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-mmm-song-poll-for-2000s-songs/1001002 "2026-04-14T05:08:28Z")
There have been 2,281 songs submitted over multiple polls to determine the SDMB favorite 2000s song. These are our five finalists. You may select just one. poll --- ## [Huckleberry Raskolnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckleberry-raskolnikov/252219)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huckleberry-raskolnikov/252219 "2026-04-14T01:00:32Z")
When I lived in Kentucky (vintage early '90s), there was a continuing radio serial entitled “Huckleberry Raskolnikov, the all-American Boy with the Marxist Orientation”. I suspect the offending radio station was either … --- ## [Apple TV turning Martha Wells Murderbot book series into an episodic TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-turning-martha-wells-murderbot-book-series-into-an-episodic-tv-series/994883)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-tv-turning-martha-wells-murderbot-book-series-into-an-episodic-tv-series/994883 "2026-04-13T23:49:14Z")
Will star Alexander Skaarsgard as the Muderbot. Really enjoyed the books, hopefully this will be good as well. --- ## [Who are your 5 favorite female sitcom characters of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-5-favorite-female-sitcom-characters-of-all-time/1028321 "2026-04-13T16:51:41Z")
Please limit your input to just five female sitcom characters. If it may be considered semi-obscure, please include the name of the show. Live action only, no animated characters (sorry, Wilma). Still working on my fi… --- ## [The Most Under/Over rated Foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125)
**Author:** [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-under-over-rated-foods/1029125 "2026-04-13T14:28:13Z")
I’ve always had a mental list of things I love that no one else seems to care about. Top of the list is Butterscotch - pudding, candy, pie, ice cream sauce. All of them seem to suffer because if they are available, cho… --- ## [The Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters, Round 5, the Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-tv-sitcom-battle-male-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1029189 "2026-04-13T10:19:56Z")
This is Round Four of the Great TV Sitcom Battle, Male Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following head-to-head battles. Polls wil… --- ## [So the first trailer for that new HBO Harry Potter series has arrived](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-first-trailer-for-that-new-hbo-harry-potter-series-has-arrived/1028788)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-first-trailer-for-that-new-hbo-harry-potter-series-has-arrived/1028788 "2026-04-13T01:34:29Z")
I have such hate for Rowling, but this is probably going to do fabulously for HBO (we plan to cancel HBO when it lands and tell them why, but they really don’t give a shit). Two thoughts on viewing it: It’s weird seei… --- ## [Minute Steaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minute-steaks/1029191 "2026-04-13T01:08:28Z")
Was there a frozen (?) product in the '70s called ‘Minute Steaks’? I googled, and it seems it’s a well-known concept; but I could swear there was a product called ‘Minute Steaks’ that dat bought in a supermarket (most l… --- ## [Superman's most flagrant disregard for public safety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-most-flagrant-disregard-for-public-safety/965937)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-most-flagrant-disregard-for-public-safety/965937 "2026-04-13T00:27:00Z")
I was watching a DC animated film a few days ago. In it, Superman is fighting a bad guy in downtown metropolis. Building are falling, and cars are flying with pedestrians all around. At this point, it’s all fairly typica… --- ## [RIP Asha Bhosle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-asha-bhosle/1029225)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-asha-bhosle/1029225 "2026-04-12T17:41:13Z")
Among the most popular Bollywood singers, and also referenced quite a bit by other artists. Enjoy the hippie dippy celebration of Dum Maro Dum: --- ## [Pink pineapples - anyone tried these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-pineapples-anyone-tried-these/1029057)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-pineapples-anyone-tried-these/1029057 "2026-04-12T17:26:57Z")
They’ve been available in my area for some time, although they are quite expensive ($10 or so). A local grocery store had them for $5, so I picked one up a couple days ago. Okay, I cut the top off and ate a slice of it… --- ## [Your cabbage soup - tomato or no tomato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cabbage-soup-tomato-or-no-tomato/829561)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cabbage-soup-tomato-or-no-tomato/829561 "2026-04-12T16:23:27Z")
Definitely cabbage soup weather out there. My grandfather’s cabbage soup was just sliced onion and big chunks of potato and cabbage. You had to cut the potatoes with the edge of the spoon. Lots of dill and thickened w… --- ## [Mahatma Yellow rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahatma-yellow-rice/1029211)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mahatma-yellow-rice/1029211 "2026-04-12T03:07:38Z")
You know the lovely gold package. Generally cheap. I think it’s supposed to have saffron in, couldn’t swear that to be true. I like it rolled into a kale leaf or a tortilla or both. Can you cook it in a rice cooker? … --- ## [What is "haroseth"? And how/why do you eat it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-haroseth-and-how-why-do-you-eat-it/1029101)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-haroseth-and-how-why-do-you-eat-it/1029101 "2026-04-11T23:32:46Z")
My NYT cooking notifications just informed me that based on my previous views of recipes, I might like to consider “haroseth.” I never heard of it, and the photograph didn’t give me a good sense of what it was, so I clic… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=27)