# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=277 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 278 --- ## [Island in Allstate Commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-in-allstate-commercial/925574)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/island-in-allstate-commercial/925574 "2020-11-20T22:32:17Z")
The island that they show at the end, is it real, and if so, where is it? I’ve always wondered about it, since it looks so nice and calm in terms of a place to live. I assume that the main character’s drive and stops m… --- ## [Identify an obscure Irish movie for me with the barest of info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-obscure-irish-movie-for-me-with-the-barest-of-info/959755)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-an-obscure-irish-movie-for-me-with-the-barest-of-info/959755 "2022-02-19T14:00:21Z")
This has been buggin for quite some while, and it is entirely possible that I have conflated two or three movies as one. The primary plot I recall seemed to have to do with a woman harboring/hiding a man in the shed, a … --- ## [RIP Bob Saget](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-saget/957492)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-saget/957492 "2022-02-19T11:24:29Z")
65 years old, no cause described yet. He ended up being more entertaining than I expected. I mostly saw him doing his kids or AFV stuff early on, and then started to see the really raunchy (and funny) things he did. RI… --- ## [Silk Sonic has eliminated depression!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-sonic-has-eliminated-depression/959645)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silk-sonic-has-eliminated-depression/959645 "2022-02-19T02:02:58Z")
I can’t get over how much I love them… Just had to tell somebody. --- ## [Anyone else have an "always on" coffee maker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-always-on-coffee-maker/959674)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-have-an-always-on-coffee-maker/959674 "2022-02-19T00:16:37Z")
Our old Mr Coffee died recently. It was old, and had a very good life. My gf decided she was going to buy a replacement, because I usually look for a good deal and she thought money shouldn’t be a primary concern for so… --- ## [Why no nationwide hot dog chains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nationwide-hot-dog-chains/959259)
**Author:** [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-nationwide-hot-dog-chains/959259 "2022-02-18T23:27:57Z")
I love hot dogs, as most Americans do, whether at backyard BBQs or baseball stadiums, but why no nationwide chains. I know there’s Der Wienerschnitzel in Cali, and Nations on East Coast, but other than them, what? --- ## [Chicken Wings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/959612)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-wings/959612 "2022-02-18T23:23:19Z")
This last Sunday we purchased 2 3lb bags of cut wings, no tips. I was very, very very upset to find out there were hardly any flats. Why would that be? Fact of the matter is, I got them in my meat subscription box. If it… --- ## [Which TV show had the best subsequent movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-had-the-best-subsequent-movie/959614)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-show-had-the-best-subsequent-movie/959614 "2022-02-18T21:05:21Z")
We recently binged Deadwood. It petered out at the end of 3 seasons - ending in a way that left us unsatisfied. So we were really looking forward to the movie. I can imagine the challenges of making a movie so many ye… --- ## [Are there names for different graphic styles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-names-for-different-graphic-styles/959751)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-names-for-different-graphic-styles/959751 "2022-02-18T19:12:01Z")
I’ve noticed that in modern times, there have been distinctive trends in graphic styles, especially those used commercially. I was wondering if these had specific names or official standards or definitions to them. Here … --- ## [What We Do In The Shadows TV Spinoff: Wellington Paranormal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-tv-spinoff-wellington-paranormal/816969)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-tv-spinoff-wellington-paranormal/816969 "2022-02-18T18:54:51Z")
Wellington Paranormal, the TV spinoff of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clements’ What We Do In The Shadows, starts on July 11 and follows Minogue and O’Leary, the two fire-safety preoccupied cops who who investigated the vam… --- ## [The Batman (2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-batman-2022/959719)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-batman-2022/959719 "2022-02-18T17:52:13Z")
Is anyone looking forward to this at all? The Batman movies have been getting progressively darker every time it cycles back around. This one looks almost like a straight up horror film from the trailers. Not sure how I… --- ## [Is killing people even against the law in the Star Wars universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-killing-people-even-against-the-law-in-the-star-wars-universe/959703)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-killing-people-even-against-the-law-in-the-star-wars-universe/959703 "2022-02-18T17:48:16Z")
The Star Wars universe is definitely a world of might makes right. I’ve not seen very much in the way of law enforcement officers, save from New Republic soldiers meting out justice when one of their own is killed. Bou… --- ## [Steely Dan's "Show Biz Kids"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steely-dans-show-biz-kids/959624)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steely-dans-show-biz-kids/959624 "2022-02-18T15:05:47Z")
I remember listening to it on FM radio back in the 70s and thinking ‘how can they get away with that f-bomb?’ (while not minding in the slightest, of course). Whatever the US equivalent of the Canadian Radio-television … --- ## [Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-netflix/953316)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-bebop-netflix/953316 "2022-02-18T03:38:41Z")
Oh boy. Where to start with this… Cowboy Bebop is close to 25 years old now. It is the anime series to recommend to people who ‘don’t like anime’. Twenty six episodes and one full length feature film of high quality stuf… --- ## [Stargazer Lilies growing conditions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargazer-lilies-growing-conditions/959714 "2022-02-18T01:46:01Z")
Or perhaps “Sparkling Lilies” because I understand Stargazers are a proprietary thing. I got a live plant for my fiancee for Valentine’s Day. The label on them reads “Oriental Lilies,” but because I bought them in a sup… --- ## [My completely whipped-up Campbell's Cream of Celery vs Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup Conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-completely-whipped-up-campbells-cream-of-celery-vs-campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-conspiracy/947731)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-completely-whipped-up-campbells-cream-of-celery-vs-campbells-cream-of-mushroom-soup-conspiracy/947731 "2022-02-18T01:36:13Z")
I’m all over it - their Cream of Celery is their Cream of Mushrooom, minus a bit of mushroom flavour plus some celery bits / chunks. There, boom, done and done…love, peace and hair grease. You’re welcome. --- ## [Whatever Happened to Canned Hams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-canned-hams/959496 "2022-02-17T21:35:41Z")
I think there are still tiny canned hams that show up in gift baskets, but I’m talking about full-size canned hams. Mind you, I’m not mourning their loss. I’m just wondering what caused their seemingly rapid decline afte… --- ## [Amish dinner: Yumasetti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-dinner-yumasetti/959557)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-dinner-yumasetti/959557 "2022-02-17T19:10:28Z")
My wife is big into Amish romance novels these days (don’t ask), and came across a mention or two of “Yumasetti.” She looked it up and discovered it’s an Amish hotdish, made from noodles, ground beef, peas, cream soup, s… --- ## [Specific term for this type of tube top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/specific-term-for-this-type-of-tube-top/959656 "2022-02-17T17:43:50Z")
Is there a specific term or words a fashion maven would use to refer to this tube top? I’m pretty sure fashion gurus would have terms to describe the specific shape of the over and under bust hems and the how the backs… --- ## [Around the World in 80 Days on Masterpiece (PBS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-80-days-on-masterpiece-pbs/959088)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/around-the-world-in-80-days-on-masterpiece-pbs/959088 "2022-02-17T13:06:03Z")
Who is watching this? I never read the book, only saw snippets of the 60’s film with David Niven and Cantinflas, so don’t have much to go on. Seemed kinda fun and lighthearted, and focused on the journey. But this series… --- ## [Another ID this movie request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-movie-request/959649)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-id-this-movie-request/959649 "2022-02-17T04:25:57Z")
Can somebody identify this movie based on my memories of the dvd case? It was a small budget independent film. It was made and set in Canada. The case was all in black and white so the movie might have been. The plo… --- ## [Why are the channel numbers and station ID so small on a big screen TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-channel-numbers-and-station-id-so-small-on-a-big-screen-tv/959610)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-channel-numbers-and-station-id-so-small-on-a-big-screen-tv/959610 "2022-02-17T01:11:19Z")
I’ve recently bought a 40 inch Vizio Smart TV. Works great, except for the tiny channel numbers. The TV is 10 ft away and I’m flipping channels. I had no idea WTH they were. Giant 40 inch screen with tiny numbers in the… --- ## [Bloom County animated series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-animated-series/959559)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-animated-series/959559 "2022-02-16T18:36:09Z")
So, it looks like Berke Breathed’s Bloom County is being developed as an animated series on Fox. --- ## [Peanut Butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter/959545 "2022-02-16T14:46:18Z")
When making a PB sandwich (no jelly) should I butter the bread or not. --- ## [Vegetables: "the nutrition is in the skin." Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetables-the-nutrition-is-in-the-skin-really/939864)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetables-the-nutrition-is-in-the-skin-really/939864 "2022-02-16T09:31:31Z")
I have heard many times in my life that the nutrition content of some vegetables is contained mostly in the skin. Is there any factual information that backs this up? --- ## [Famous steps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-steps/959069)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-steps/959069 "2022-02-16T03:47:08Z")
Some real-life steps and staircases, such as Rome’s Spanish Steps, are world-famous in their own right. Others have fame thrust upon them through depictions in movies, TV shows, books, paintings, and other media. Can w… --- ## [Who are your least favourite Simpson character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-least-favourite-simpson-character/959231)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-least-favourite-simpson-character/959231 "2022-02-16T02:48:01Z")
There are a lot of threads around the internet about favourite Simpson characters. It always spurs me to think about characters i dont like. The Simpsons are probably my favourite TV series, except the last 25 seasons or… --- ## [Multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald, founding member of Foreigner and King Crimson, dies at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-instrumentalist-ian-mcdonald-founding-member-of-foreigner-and-king-crimson-dies-at-75/959489)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-instrumentalist-ian-mcdonald-founding-member-of-foreigner-and-king-crimson-dies-at-75/959489 "2022-02-16T02:30:41Z")
He sort of flew under the radar for most of his career, although he certainly had his day in the sun with Foreigner. Here’s a really nice tribute. RIP. --- ## [Freezing avocados. Do you have to open them first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558 "2022-02-15T22:52:32Z")
What’s the best way of freezing avocados? Most of the advice I’ve seen says they’re best frozen by cutting them open first, putting the inside in a freezer bag with the air removed, and then placed in the freezer. Woul… --- ## [Obscure Parody Song Lyrics Wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-parody-song-lyrics-wanted/959375)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-parody-song-lyrics-wanted/959375 "2022-02-15T22:02:41Z")
Back in the 1990s (maybe 1980s) I heard a parody of lyrics to the NBS Olympic Theme. I think it was probably on the Bob & Tom Show on the radio. As I remember they began: “This is the Olympic Theme They march and th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=276) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=278)