# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=266 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 267 --- ## [Please ID this classical score. (Really! It's driving me nuts!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-classical-score-really-its-driving-me-nuts/962659)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-classical-score-really-its-driving-me-nuts/962659 "2022-04-11T13:43:08Z")
It’s the very intro of this song by Coolio: (The sampling of classical music) I will be forever grateful. Thanks! --- ## [Serious actors, or non-actors, doing comedy later on…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-actors-or-non-actors-doing-comedy-later-on/962529)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-actors-or-non-actors-doing-comedy-later-on/962529 "2022-04-11T05:05:42Z")
This could also make for a great thread. “Serious actors, or non-actors, doing comedy later on…” --- ## [How much do you guess you have in your permanent 'pantry'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-guess-you-have-in-your-permanent-pantry/962523)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-guess-you-have-in-your-permanent-pantry/962523 "2022-04-11T02:40:55Z")
(Pantry is in quotes, because I mean all of your basic food storage types, freezer/fridge/cupboards/true pantry/whatever.) This came up because a friend is going through a really miserable divorce – basically she fled h… --- ## [Books you'd like to turn into movies and actors you'd like to see play them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-like-to-turn-into-movies-and-actors-youd-like-to-see-play-them/962422)
**Author:** [@Macfries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macfries)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youd-like-to-turn-into-movies-and-actors-youd-like-to-see-play-them/962422 "2022-04-11T00:11:41Z")
Mine is killer from the heights by mike jahn. Like too see a 1970s version of Clint Eastwood play the main character. --- ## [What musical genres are mainly known by only one song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-genres-are-mainly-known-by-only-one-song/962248 "2022-04-10T22:33:33Z")
So random musical musing triggered by describing Ace of Spades by Motorhead to my wife. I described it (I think correctly based on quick Google) as Speed Metal. It occurs to me that this is probably the only example of… --- ## [Two Marvel Universe questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-marvel-universe-questions/962624)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-marvel-universe-questions/962624 "2022-04-10T21:34:46Z")
What’s the difference between Venom and Moon Knight? What is that funky Arabic groove playing over the end credits on Moon Knight? --- ## [Stories where the main character influences a real person -- Early examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-main-character-influences-a-real-person-early-examples/962408)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-where-the-main-character-influences-a-real-person-early-examples/962408 "2022-04-10T20:59:24Z")
In an early episode of Quantum Leap Sam meets a young Michael Jackson and teaches him to moonwalk. Does anyone know of any earlier examples, not necessarily involving time travel, where the main character meets a real pe… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars is leaving ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc/962552)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-is-leaving-abc/962552 "2022-04-10T20:45:52Z")
Dancing with the Stars is moving to Disney+. You’ll have to subscribe to watch. That’s not a option for me. I have very little interest in Disney shows. I used to watch DWTS obsessively. I’d watch the show and then rewa… --- ## [Question about an old joke; The secret to comedy... Timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-old-joke-the-secret-to-comedy-timing/962355)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-old-joke-the-secret-to-comedy-timing/962355 "2022-04-10T18:04:17Z")
So I first saw this joke by Mel Brooks on a show in the 80’s, Carson I think. And I’m pretty sure I saw him say it in a older clip, 60’s or 70’s… I eventually assumed it was an old Vaudeville-Catskills era joke. Lately… --- ## [Adventures in pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-pudding/961944)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-pudding/961944 "2022-04-10T03:24:04Z")
Just re-found the butterscotch pudding recipe I used a decade ago. So good and so rich. Despite the amount made, it is a 6 serving recipe - trust me. That was yesterday so let’s talk today and banana cream pie. A hom… --- ## [Carbon steel cookware](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-steel-cookware/962423)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-steel-cookware/962423 "2022-04-10T00:48:50Z")
So, frustrated with the stickiness of my anodized aluminum omelet pan, and always liking to try new things, I bought a small carbon steel omelet pan. It arrived today, and I just gave it a first pass through the oven to … --- ## [Examples of plots/plot elements that show up in multiple tv shows; let's call them Plotwins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-plots-plot-elements-that-show-up-in-multiple-tv-shows-lets-call-them-plotwins/962534)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-plots-plot-elements-that-show-up-in-multiple-tv-shows-lets-call-them-plotwins/962534 "2022-04-09T23:07:23Z")
I don’t mean the typical “there’s a misunderstanding and hilarity ensues” type of thing but more specific gags. Two that I’ve seen recently and which prompted me to start this: Someone gives a (hideous) portrait to some… --- ## [Bag o' Seafood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-o-seafood/962372)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bag-o-seafood/962372 "2022-04-09T20:03:11Z")
I went to Trader Joe’s today, and came back with a bag of squid rings, shrimp, and scallops. I was thinking of getting some fish fry and frying them in oil, unless…? --- ## [What's your sourdough game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sourdough-game/962001)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-sourdough-game/962001 "2022-04-09T18:11:52Z")
About three years ago a friend gave me some sourdough starter and the instructions for making bread from the book Tartine Bread. At first I faithfully followed all the instructions for making bread and maintaining the s… --- ## [Audiobooks for the blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-the-blind/962520)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiobooks-for-the-blind/962520 "2022-04-09T16:22:35Z")
I was reading an online article and they talked about somebody who made audiobook recordings for the blind. That seemed to me a strange distinction to make. Don’t all audiobooks work equally well for blind people? Is th… --- ## [Has anyone else noticed that almost every single couple/family in commercials now is interracial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285 "2022-04-09T14:42:40Z")
This isn’t a judgement just an observation. But I swear I had a friend point it out a few months ago and now I can’t stop seeing it. Every ad I see on TV now that explicitly has a couple or family has an interracial fam… --- ## [Rush (the band) haters, don't click on this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-the-band-haters-dont-click-on-this-thread/961601)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-the-band-haters-dont-click-on-this-thread/961601 "2022-04-09T04:23:53Z")
Ever wondered what Radiohead would sound like with a breathy female singer? Check out Alex Lifeson’s new band, Envy of None. The singer, Maiah Wynne, names them as an influence, and I think this really sounds like them… --- ## [Movie ID question: teens, camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-question-teens-camping/962557)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-id-question-teens-camping/962557 "2022-04-09T02:03:19Z")
A thread in IMHO right now (the one about male-on-male action in the 50s) reminded me of a movie moment. I saw it on TV as a pre-pubescent teen (so I didn’t know exactly what she meant) and this puts the TV broadcast in … --- ## ["Let's Go All The Way" by Sly Fox - Am I the only one who has noticed this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-all-the-way-by-sly-fox-am-i-the-only-one-who-has-noticed-this/962458)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-all-the-way-by-sly-fox-am-i-the-only-one-who-has-noticed-this/962458 "2022-04-09T02:09:21Z")
Driving home from work late last night and this song pops up on the radio. I haven’t heard it since it first came out back in 1985, so I hit Wiki for a quick run down, which mentions the political ties and the Insane Cl… --- ## [Do all food cultures have sausage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-food-cultures-have-sausage/962463)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-food-cultures-have-sausage/962463 "2022-04-09T00:21:53Z")
Growing up in the Cleveland area, many types of European sausages are everywhere. My wife introduced me to Thai and Chinese sausages which are much different but equally delicious. Only recently have I had English bange… --- ## [Hy husband told me this joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-husband-told-me-this-joke/962369)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hy-husband-told-me-this-joke/962369 "2022-04-08T22:54:16Z")
Husband: Did you hear abour Orion’s belt? Me: No Husband: It’s a waste of space (waist of space). Me: (Laughing out loud - I do like these kinds of jokes) Husband: You liked that one, huh? Me: Yeah. I thought… --- ## [Reverse catchphrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-catchphrases/962274)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-catchphrases/962274 "2022-04-08T19:41:00Z")
For the purposes of this thread, let’s define a catchphrase as an expression that is strongly associated with a particular person, real or fictional, because they themselves use it so often. Examples of catchphrases are … --- ## [Phil Collins and Genesis play their last Gig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-and-genesis-play-their-last-gig/961842)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phil-collins-and-genesis-play-their-last-gig/961842 "2022-04-08T17:04:49Z")
I listened to Genesis throughout college and followed Phil’s solo career closely. Great musician. I’ve learned from Leland Sklar that Phil is a great guy and consumate professional. Lee played bass for Phil in the late 8… --- ## [Doctor Who and The Daleks (1966) movie on TCM March 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-and-the-daleks-1966-movie-on-tcm-march-7/962490)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-and-the-daleks-1966-movie-on-tcm-march-7/962490 "2022-04-08T15:50:02Z")
Unique chance to see a classic Doctor Who movie commercial fee. TCM 9:15 Central Peter Cushing is The Doctor. Jennie Lindin plays Barbara. --- ## [RIP Nehemiah Persoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nehemiah-persoff/962478)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nehemiah-persoff/962478 "2022-04-08T15:26:25Z")
I’ll always think of him as the U-Boat commander in The Twilight Zone episode ‘Judgement Night’. --- ## [Pink Floyd reunites to record new music in support of Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-reunites-to-record-new-music-in-support-of-ukraine/962487)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-floyd-reunites-to-record-new-music-in-support-of-ukraine/962487 "2022-04-08T15:10:17Z")
I hope this leads to a full album inspired by the current war in Ukraine. Seems surreal that its been 30 years since Pink Floyd recorded new material . Music video embedded in link. --- ## [Which books are best experienced in the audio version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-books-are-best-experienced-in-the-audio-version/938112)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-books-are-best-experienced-in-the-audio-version/938112 "2022-04-08T03:14:46Z")
(I’m sure we’ve had threads like this before, but it’s been awhile, and since this came up in another thread, I thought I’d start this one rather than let that one get hijacked.) So, which books are best experienced as … --- ## [They're always empty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-always-empty/959378)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-always-empty/959378 "2022-04-08T02:37:23Z")
So SWMBO has pointed out something to me and now I see it everywhere. Since I refuse to suffer alone I’m going to share this fascinating, infuriating tidbit with you… Next time you watch a show, any show, pay attention … --- ## [Dexter coming back in 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-coming-back-in-2021/922971)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-coming-back-in-2021/922971 "2022-04-08T01:42:14Z")
10 episodes ‘Dexter’ Revived at Showtime for Limited Series – The Hollywood Reporter and yes I know a lot of people disliked the last season and the ending so please spare me those comments --- ## [Death on the Nile (another Kenneth Brannagh spectacular)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-on-the-nile-another-kenneth-brannagh-spectacular/956609)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-on-the-nile-another-kenneth-brannagh-spectacular/956609 "2022-04-07T23:40:01Z")
I just saw a trailer for this (here) and I admit I will watch it, when I can do so for free. Unfortunately, I saw the Ustinov version and have read the book, so I know the key plot device in unravelling whodunit. Therefo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=265) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=267)