# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=267 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 268 --- ## [Advertising vegetarian food that tastes like meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-vegetarian-food-that-tastes-like-meat/962429)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-vegetarian-food-that-tastes-like-meat/962429 "2022-04-07T22:38:22Z")
This is a question for vegetarians. I sometimes see advertisements for vegetarian food that emphasizes it’s meat-like qualities. Descriptions such as ‘chicken-style’ pieces of vegetable protein that look, feel and tast… --- ## [Questions About Canned Boiled Peanuts- Why So Much Salt? Why No Sweet Variety?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-canned-boiled-peanuts-why-so-much-salt-why-no-sweet-variety/962430)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-canned-boiled-peanuts-why-so-much-salt-why-no-sweet-variety/962430 "2022-04-07T16:45:30Z")
I finally found canned boiled peanuts here in Philly. I LOVE them. I understand the appeal of a salty snack. But the salt level seems almost excessive. I can buy regular or spicy. Why not sweet? We know that honey and pe… --- ## [A supergroup, 2022-style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-supergroup-2022-style/958453)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-supergroup-2022-style/958453 "2022-04-07T03:16:21Z")
No, it wasn’t done on Zoom - we can’t circumvent the speed of light just yet - but this was put together with musicians from Canada, the U.S., Australia, Croatia, and possible a couple other far-flung locales. Enjoy! … --- ## [Help me remember an old, short-lived Discovery network show about keeping house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-an-old-short-lived-discovery-network-show-about-keeping-house/962417)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-an-old-short-lived-discovery-network-show-about-keeping-house/962417 "2022-04-06T20:11:33Z")
I say ‘Discover Network’ because I do not remember which channel it appeared on and say ‘about keeping house’ because it wasn’t a hoarder or real disgusting type clean up. It’s big gimmick was swabbing your house surface… --- ## [Bye-Bye Birdie: Bobby Rydell has died at 79](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-birdie-bobby-rydell-has-died-at-79/962393)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-bye-birdie-bobby-rydell-has-died-at-79/962393 "2022-04-06T18:06:07Z")
Teen idol Bobby Rydell is gone. --- ## [Bob Newhart's Apt, is it viable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-newharts-apt-is-it-viable/962366)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-newharts-apt-is-it-viable/962366 "2022-04-06T17:34:37Z")
I suspect not. The front entrance and the door to Bob & Emily’s bedroom issue from the same wall, in a way that would seem to put the bedroom in conflict with the exterior hallway. Howard’s apartment is directly across … --- ## [I fucked up Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucked-up-jello/962288)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-fucked-up-jello/962288 "2022-04-06T17:09:36Z")
I’ve always thought I was a pretty good cook. Been told that several times to back it up. Mom wanted Jello. I fucked it up. Got a puddle of Cold Strawberry Soup. What the Fuck, Man? How did that happen??? --- ## [Id the people in this montage (please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-people-in-this-montage-please/962353)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-people-in-this-montage-please/962353 "2022-04-06T13:20:47Z")
ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5\_L6nuj9fs Nothing dirty in it, but there is one woman who is showing a lot of cleavage, so I broke the link. Anyway, I’m looking for the names in the brackets below. All should be on… --- ## [Xander hits on Buffy in the Season 1 Finale, and that sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xander-hits-on-buffy-in-the-season-1-finale-and-that-sucks/962092)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xander-hits-on-buffy-in-the-season-1-finale-and-that-sucks/962092 "2022-04-06T00:54:07Z")
I’d seen plenty of Buffy in the past, but I’ve been watching a lot of episodes recently- out of order… Someone once told me that the more a person knows about something, the less they tend to revere it. I’ve found this … --- ## [94th Academy Awards Nominees are out. Let's discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/94th-academy-awards-nominees-are-out-lets-discuss/959575)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/94th-academy-awards-nominees-are-out-lets-discuss/959575 "2022-04-06T00:15:08Z")
The Oscar nominations were announced last week (full list is here). I don’t see a thread on these yet, so I figured I’d start one. Below are the most popular categories. How many have you seen? Which nominees do you thi… --- ## [The 2021 Gardening Thread - what's going on in your yard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-gardening-thread-whats-going-on-in-your-yard/938321)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2021-gardening-thread-whats-going-on-in-your-yard/938321 "2022-04-05T21:19:47Z")
On behalf of the vernal equinox (“spring has sprung!”) let’s talk about what we’re growing this year. Gardeners and wannabe growers, here’s our thread! What seeds have you planted, even if they’re in a pot or window box… --- ## [A question about the movie Krull](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-movie-krull/962243)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-movie-krull/962243 "2022-04-05T19:56:27Z")
They call that spinning weapon he uses a glaive. I always thought a glaive was a type of halberd. Is that really the name of that weapon or did the scriptwriter call it that and the name stuck? … --- ## [Saltine quality/availability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltine-quality-availability/962200)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saltine-quality-availability/962200 "2022-04-05T19:45:45Z")
So my go-to brand used to be Nabisco Premium Saltines. But a while back they suffered a dramatic drop in quality. Specifically, they began to smell/taste funny, as in a chemical aroma of some sort. Well, I switched to… --- ## [In the book "National Velvet" by Enid Bagnold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-book-national-velvet-by-enid-bagnold/961755)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-book-national-velvet-by-enid-bagnold/961755 "2022-04-05T16:40:03Z")
Velvet inherits several horses from an elderly gentleman who committed suicide. (apart from ‘The Pie’ she won in a lottery.). She and her three sisters live in a countryside-seaside English village with fields and the… --- ## [Silent film involving a flying bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-film-involving-a-flying-bomb/825385)
**Author:** [@CPU\_Sharkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CPU_Sharkey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-film-involving-a-flying-bomb/825385 "2022-04-05T08:08:09Z")
A long time ago, on Saturday Night Live, I saw a clip from an old silent (comedy) film where people were being chased by a bomb floating in the air. I think it had been the Keystone Kops but don’t remember for sure. Go… --- ## [Licorice Pizza - Anyone care to explain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza-anyone-care-to-explain/962166)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-pizza-anyone-care-to-explain/962166 "2022-04-04T22:39:57Z")
Watched this movie w/ my wife and another couple (all of whom were teens in the 70s). OK - I’m not going to try to convince anyone that they shouldn’t like this movie or that it wasn’t “good.” But none of the 4 of us e… --- ## [What was the first use of the expression “honey, I’m home” in popular culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027)
**Author:** [@MarkSh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSh)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-use-of-the-expression-honey-i-m-home-in-popular-culture/962027 "2022-04-04T18:24:17Z")
It’s something a man or woman says when returning to their perfect 1950s era sitcom house. What was the first novel or show or movie to use this line in this context? --- ## [RIP Bill Fries, aka 'C.W. McCall'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bill-fries-aka-c-w-mccall/962197)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bill-fries-aka-c-w-mccall/962197 "2022-04-04T18:14:17Z")
It seems I just looked him up a few weeks ago to see if he was still alive. --- ## [What fantasy flick was this from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-flick-was-this-from/962239)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fantasy-flick-was-this-from/962239 "2022-04-04T15:48:00Z")
A sword & sandal type movie. The hero is visiting a king who demonstrates his power by having two of his flunkies hang themselves. They do so within seconds, and with no second thoughts. I don’t remember how they affixed… --- ## [Did Mr. Hanky's voice come from Mr. Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mr-hankys-voice-come-from-mr-show/962192)
**Author:** [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-mr-hankys-voice-come-from-mr-show/962192 "2022-04-04T10:19:09Z")
I was just watching Mr. Show and in season 1, episode 1 about halfway through, there’s a skit about a Globo-Chem board meeting where they show a mascot called Pit Pat. He/she has a voice so spot on to Mr. Hanky that I h… --- ## [Atwood wins Hitchens Prize, Gives Good Speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atwood-wins-hitchens-prize-gives-good-speech/962210)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atwood-wins-hitchens-prize-gives-good-speech/962210 "2022-04-04T02:13:33Z")
I’m a fan of Margaret Atwood. She gives a great speech here, reported in The Atlantic. --- ## [Blackberries. Infested with worms? discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-infested-with-worms-discuss/962136)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blackberries-infested-with-worms-discuss/962136 "2022-04-04T00:48:27Z")
I love blackberries, I would pay $4 for a tiny carton. I would scratch myself up picking them off bushes. I love berries of all kinds, like a bear in the wild. Now I hear they are full of tiny worms from some kind of f… --- ## [ID a short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-short-story/962138)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-a-short-story/962138 "2022-04-03T19:48:53Z")
Set in the 1800s, I think. A woman is visited at her country home by a salesman (?). She tells him a spooky story about her menfolk heading out hunting and never coming back. Now and then you can hear them calling for th… --- ## [Shows that break reality/introduce supernatural elements but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-break-reality-introduce-supernatural-elements-but/851639)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-break-reality-introduce-supernatural-elements-but/851639 "2022-04-03T09:01:30Z")
…its not really part of the show. Or like only .001% part of the show. You know what I mean? 30 Rock: Kenneth is immortal. Night Court:Aliens exist and beam people out of court. That sort of thing, other examples? --- ## [Unexpected screenwriters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-screenwriters/961920)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-screenwriters/961920 "2022-04-02T23:01:32Z")
As a junkie movie credit reader (I was staying through the credits long before there were post-credit and inter-credit scenes), I notice screenwriters. Often I use the information to track down other movies I ythink I mi… --- ## [Buying beer now for summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-beer-now-for-summer/962155)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-beer-now-for-summer/962155 "2022-04-02T18:41:30Z")
I gave up alcohol for Lent. But, I’ve been buying beer during a couple of good sales, along with getting some of the non alcoholic type to drink for right now. I’d like to stock up even more now as I hope like hell I h… --- ## [Is Batman a super hero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-batman-a-super-hero/961365)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-batman-a-super-hero/961365 "2022-04-02T18:18:45Z")
I watched a Batman movie the other day, and i thought “superman is a super hero, batman is just a cunning, rich, spoiled, kung fu armored tech guy” Is there a qualicifation for being a super hero. I mean in the sense of… --- ## [Did the Beatles ever play small club gigs outside of Liverpool and Hamburg? In London maybe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-play-small-club-gigs-outside-of-liverpool-and-hamburg-in-london-maybe/962135)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-beatles-ever-play-small-club-gigs-outside-of-liverpool-and-hamburg-in-london-maybe/962135 "2022-04-02T18:00:09Z")
All Beatles fans know that they cut their teeth in the Cavern Club in Liverpool and in shady Hamburg clubs like the Indra and the Star Club. A short time later, they exploded on the international pop scene. During this t… --- ## [Please help me find a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-song/962140)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-song/962140 "2022-04-02T14:44:08Z")
“Going Down to Sing in Texas - Iris DeMent I used to listen to it on Spotify. Few months ago it’s no longer available on Spotify nor anywhere else. Can’t find it anywhere. I’ll take digital, Vynl, cassette…anything. … --- ## [What's Your Alcohol Preference: Beer or Liquor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alcohol-preference-beer-or-liquor/832561 "2022-04-02T01:49:24Z")
I personally enjoy vodka with any juice/sports drink. I only enjoy flavored beers like Natural Light Strawberry Lemonade. I don’t like the cheaper brands like Miller & Bud. However, I’m not a big shot person, in general… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=268)