# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=293 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 294 --- ## [Front men/women who can't play an instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-men-women-who-cant-play-an-instrument/954386)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/front-men-women-who-cant-play-an-instrument/954386 "2021-12-06T12:29:10Z")
Most people think Mick Jagger is just a singer, but he sometimes plays guitar in concert. Aretha Franklin was a well-respected pianist. I’m wondering if there are well-known front men and women who literally just sing –… --- ## [Tell me about your sewing machine. Or the sewing machine you yearn for.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sewing-machine-or-the-sewing-machine-you-yearn-for/622749)
**Author:** [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sewing-machine-or-the-sewing-machine-you-yearn-for/622749 "2012-05-24T16:56:21Z")
I’ve been considering the prospect of upgrading from my cheapo Singer tabletop model. I’m really not into machine embroidery or machine quilting, I don’t need a lot of computerized features, I’ve never even used the but… --- ## [Roasted butternut squash recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-butternut-squash-recipes/955497)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-butternut-squash-recipes/955497 "2021-12-06T05:02:58Z")
Going to make dinner tonight. I’ve planned meatloaf, mashed potatoes and butternut squash. This is my first foray into butternut squash, so I found a recipe for roasting it. It’s a nice simple recipe that only calls for … --- ## [Portrayals of JFK assassination, 9/11, Challenger, etc. in media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrayals-of-jfk-assassination-9-11-challenger-etc-in-media/954588)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrayals-of-jfk-assassination-9-11-challenger-etc-in-media/954588 "2021-12-06T02:09:55Z")
I wasn’t born yet when JFK was shot, but I only missed it by seven years. I’ve seen people’s reactions, and the event itself, in so many books, movies and TV shows, it still doesn’t compare to having lived through it, bu… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - November 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-november-2021-edition/953632)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-november-2021-edition/953632 "2021-12-05T18:06:54Z")
Here we go - new month, new (and old) books, and a new thread! Last month’s thread: Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2021 edition Khadaji was one of the earlier members of SDMB, and he was well-known as a kin… --- ## [Do you read flyleaves in books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-flyleaves-in-books/955466)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-flyleaves-in-books/955466 "2021-12-05T13:28:16Z")
Why or why not? I often do. I choose books at the library by reading the shelves. When I see a title/author/spine that appeals to me, I pull the book and glance at the flyleaf to see if it looks like something I want … --- ## [Another Young Sheldon question (nothing about football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-young-sheldon-question-nothing-about-football/955279)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-young-sheldon-question-nothing-about-football/955279 "2021-12-05T05:11:14Z")
In a Young Sheldon episode that was in reruns recently, Mary (Mrs. Cooper) reminds Missy that an outfit of hers is for ballet class only, full stop. In an episode a few seasons later, Missy and Mary clash over Missy goi… --- ## [Please recommend a hot Chinese mustard. Preferably one that can be ordered online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-hot-chinese-mustard-preferably-one-that-can-be-ordered-online/955307)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-a-hot-chinese-mustard-preferably-one-that-can-be-ordered-online/955307 "2021-12-05T04:57:39Z")
I’m looking for one that tastes like the Chinese buffets have. Really hot and sinus clearing. I have a jar of Beaver Chinese Mustard and it doesn’t do anything for me. I also have packets of Panda mustard from my loca… --- ## [Did you just KNOW something was For. You,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-just-know-something-was-for-you/955094)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-just-know-something-was-for-you/955094 "2021-12-04T16:28:24Z")
In 1975, I read a synopsis of ‘Tommy’ by the Who, and I just KNEW I had to have it. I worked at a movie theater, and on my break ( in the winter at night) I crossed a 4 lane road to go to the K-Mart and buy that album…Y… --- ## [Eddie Mekka (Laverne and Shirley) dies at 69](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-mekka-laverne-and-shirley-dies-at-69/955404)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-mekka-laverne-and-shirley-dies-at-69/955404 "2021-12-04T14:20:09Z")
Carmine The Big Ragoo” Ragusa has left the building. Eddie Mekka was primarily a stage actor. He was nominated for a Tony award. He continued in the theater after L&S. Penny Marshall cast her old friend in League of Th… --- ## [Is there a term of this lyrical technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-of-this-lyrical-technique/954700)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-of-this-lyrical-technique/954700 "2021-12-04T02:10:28Z")
St Vincent’s song Los Ageless has these lines: How can anybody have you? How can anybody have you and lose you? How can anybody have you and lose you and not lose their minds, too? Lit’s song Miserable has these line… --- ## [Dirty Harry (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-harry-spoilers/954840)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-harry-spoilers/954840 "2021-12-03T19:00:14Z")
Oh this is really good…classic, good tension, directing. Cops kinda incompetent but, yeah I’m digging this, they caught him and…OHFUCKOFF. Come onnnnn…there were a billion crimes they could link him to even before the de… --- ## [Is this a hairstyle fad now? Does it have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hairstyle-fad-now-does-it-have-a-name/955329)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-hairstyle-fad-now-does-it-have-a-name/955329 "2021-12-03T13:40:02Z")
I first noticed it in a recent episode of Nancy Drew. Two braids coiled into small, tight balls on or near the top of the head. Then I saw the style again in a new episode of The Sex Lives of College Girls, and again ton… --- ## [Anyone else watching "Lost In Space" on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-lost-in-space-on-netflix/845409)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-lost-in-space-on-netflix/845409 "2021-12-03T06:14:32Z")
I just binged on the second season, and loved it. “Dr. Smith” got the character development that was missing in the first season, all the characters grew a bit…and the best spaceship mod ever. I hope there is a third se… --- ## [Hummus Vegan recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hummus-vegan-recipe/955123 "2021-12-03T02:30:51Z")
What the everloving hell? Making hummus is pretty much totally vegan, I can’t actually come up with a recipe that isn’t vegan - it is chickpeas, olive oil, garlic and potentially parsley or paprika sprinkled on top. Unti… --- ## [... Something wicked this way comes - Shakespeare idioms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wicked-this-way-comes-shakespeare-idioms/954999)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wicked-this-way-comes-shakespeare-idioms/954999 "2021-12-03T00:51:22Z")
“By the pricking of my thumbs”, Act 4, scene 1 of Macbeth. All definitions I could find basically say it means a foreboding, then reference Macbeth. Was that a saying before Shakespeare or was it just something he made… --- ## [If Thanksgiving = Turkey, Christmas =?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thanksgiving-turkey-christmas/954959)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-thanksgiving-turkey-christmas/954959 "2021-12-02T09:48:46Z")
For our American Dopers. If you typically cook a turkey for Thanksgiving, what do you do for Christmas? Another turkey? Ham? Spanakopita? Happy holidays from Soviet Canucksitan --- ## [Tell me about Stanislaw Lem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stanislaw-lem/59721)
**Author:** [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-stanislaw-lem/59721 "2021-12-01T20:11:42Z")
Next Thursday on the campus on which I work there is going to be a talk on Stanislaw Lem, the Polish Science Fiction Writer. Here’s the thing: I’m a pretty big Science Fiction Fan, but I’ve never read anything by Lem a… --- ## [Dry Brisket: What Went Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brisket-what-went-wrong/955156)
**Author:** [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-brisket-what-went-wrong/955156 "2021-12-01T18:50:18Z")
I smoked a brisket for Thanksgiving (plus a roasted turkey). The flavor was excellent - everything I’d want in smoked brisket - but it was very, very dry. This was my first attempt ever at cooking a brisket. I assembled… --- ## ["I love excellent X, but will (or won't) enjoy lesser quality X"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-excellent-x-but-will-or-wont-enjoy-lesser-quality-x/955044)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-excellent-x-but-will-or-wont-enjoy-lesser-quality-x/955044 "2021-12-01T16:32:47Z")
Some people are snobs about all food sensations, some don’t give a shit. I am in between about a lot of things, and am going to guess that most SDMB denizens feel the same as I do. So…here is a thread to discuss your sn… --- ## [Marvel's "Hit Monkey" on Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-hit-monkey-on-hulu/955291)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-hit-monkey-on-hulu/955291 "2021-12-01T15:02:34Z")
I stumbled across this on Hulu. I almost gave up on it a couple of episodes in, but then around episode 4, it got REALLY good. Anybody else watching? For those that don’t know, “Hit Monkey” is exactly what it sounds li… --- ## [RIP, Arlene Dahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-arlene-dahl/955214)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-arlene-dahl/955214 "2021-12-01T14:57:17Z")
I find it interesting that they lead off the obituary by mentioning her role in the 1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth. I would’ve thought that an aberration, not part of her ordinary run of movies, but evidently i… --- ## [Country star Morgan Wallen faces backlash after caught using the "N" word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-star-morgan-wallen-faces-backlash-after-caught-using-the-n-word/932205)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-star-morgan-wallen-faces-backlash-after-caught-using-the-n-word/932205 "2021-12-01T13:45:12Z")
Country music star Morgan Wallen was caught on video using the offensive slur on Sunday night. His label immediately suspended him and stations across the country have pulled his music off the air. Really, I don’t kn… --- ## [Thors fighting style (comics) has always been odd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thors-fighting-style-comics-has-always-been-odd/955182)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thors-fighting-style-comics-has-always-been-odd/955182 "2021-12-01T13:24:36Z")
He’s got a short hammer that he USUALLY uses one-handed. Why the #### does Thor not have a shield?? Or if that just seems too odd to picture, at LEAST some kind of bracer on his other arm. It’s not like Thor swings his h… --- ## [Is there a name for this shooting trope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-shooting-trope/955176)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-shooting-trope/955176 "2021-12-01T12:31:07Z")
I’ve been watching the John Wick movies and have noticed that he never misses with his gun regardless of distance, time to aim, etc. The only determinant seems to be if the bad guy is a main character. Is there a name f… --- ## [Zack Snyder's Army Of The Dead (Spoilers, if you like)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyders-army-of-the-dead-spoilers-if-you-like/942719)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zack-snyders-army-of-the-dead-spoilers-if-you-like/942719 "2021-12-01T06:36:30Z")
It was entertaining, interesting action pieces, brainless and kept my attention, and yet deeply deeply dull. The trailer promised a lot more than was delivered. I’m not sorry I watched it but I wouldn’t call it a must-se… --- ## [What foods can/should you add Jalapeño slices to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-can-should-you-add-jalapeno-slices-to/955042 "2021-12-01T04:23:04Z")
I wanted to make cornbread with Jalapeño slices and shredded cheese added to the recipe. it came out good, but now I have a mostly full jar of Sliced jalapeños and it’s my understanding that they go bad in a month or two… --- ## [Brothers of the Wind, by Tad Williams. An Osten Ard book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-of-the-wind-by-tad-williams-an-osten-ard-book/955154)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brothers-of-the-wind-by-tad-williams-an-osten-ard-book/955154 "2021-11-30T20:16:33Z")
The 8th book in this universe is now out, and I devoured it the other day. Anybody else following this series, which began with The Dragonbone Chair so many decades ago? I love it, it’s a rich tapestry and while it doe… --- ## [Wow, you went dark. Dork Tower 11/29](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-you-went-dark-dork-tower-11-29/955145)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-you-went-dark-dork-tower-11-29/955145 "2021-11-30T05:13:59Z")
I love this strip, and today John knocked it out of the park. Had to share. --- ## [RIP David Gulpilil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-gulpilil/955148)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-gulpilil/955148 "2021-11-29T23:14:02Z")
I first saw David Gulpilil in The Last Wave. There was also Walkabout and of course The Right Stuff, among many other films. I always enjoyed his characters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=294)