# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=294 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 295 --- ## [Lemon, lime & bitters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-lime-bitters/955090)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-lime-bitters/955090 "2021-11-29T20:13:19Z")
I came across this drink while reading on Angostura bitters. Apparently considered a soft drink due to the small amount of bitters.Has anyone tried it? Walmart lists it but out of stock. --- ## [Does anyone have a good recipe for homemade chocolate pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-homemade-chocolate-pudding/955043)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-a-good-recipe-for-homemade-chocolate-pudding/955043 "2021-11-29T17:22:11Z")
Just looking for new ideas for Christmas. --- ## [What do you like that you wouldn't have thought you would like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-that-you-wouldnt-have-thought-you-would-like/954190)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-like-that-you-wouldnt-have-thought-you-would-like/954190 "2021-11-29T15:38:18Z")
It can be anything. A type of food, movie, book, music. For me, it has to be my latest obsession with metal music. I never used to like metal, but lately, I love metal music, and especially Viking metal. What’s funny i… --- ## [Ridiculous moment in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (contains spoilers, sort of)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-moment-in-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-contains-spoilers-sort-of/939190)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-moment-in-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-contains-spoilers-sort-of/939190 "2021-11-29T06:15:31Z")
I’ve always enjoyed this movie while under no illusion that it’s a classic. But watching it last night I was struck by a moment of ridiculousness that somehow escaped me before. Butch and Sundance have been pursued on h… --- ## [Coffee v.s. Cacao](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-v-s-cacao/954253)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-v-s-cacao/954253 "2021-11-29T03:39:26Z")
Love cold brew. I do 50/50 caff and decaf. Keep reading about cacao as a good alternative. Less jitters, etc. Better for me. Thoughts? Anyone does the switch? How do you feel? Is it terribly pricey? All I see for sale … --- ## ["This movie has warped my fragile little mind!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-has-warped-my-fragile-little-mind/954906)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2021, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-has-warped-my-fragile-little-mind/954906 "2021-11-29T03:22:11Z")
What movies did you watch as a young person that were maybe a little too mature for you, and warped your little mind a bit? I think I saw RoboCop when I was six or seven years old, and I was blown away by the level of v… --- ## [Why Science Fiction AND Fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-science-fiction-and-fantasy/159938)
**Author:** [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-science-fiction-and-fantasy/159938 "2021-11-28T18:55:37Z")
The thread about the “top 50” Science Fiction/Fantasy books got me to thinking about why the two are always paired together. \[generalization\] What could be more opposite? Swords n’ Sorcery and Spaceships, not a whole lo… --- ## [What's the enjoyment of drinking strong spirits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-enjoyment-of-drinking-strong-spirits/954990)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-enjoyment-of-drinking-strong-spirits/954990 "2021-11-28T18:29:17Z")
As someone who only drinks seldomly (and generally only things like a bit of grape wine or fruit schnapps), I have seen videos of people downing a shot of this or that liquor, such as super-strong gaoliang (Chinese,) oft… --- ## [Worst Tasting/Least Favorite Breakfast Cereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tasting-least-favorite-breakfast-cereal/726212)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tasting-least-favorite-breakfast-cereal/726212 "2021-11-28T16:42:19Z")
I’m assuming worst tasting and least favorite would be the same for most folks, but who knows? Hot or cold… Some may take issue with this choice, but the worst cereal I ever tried was Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch…40+ yea… --- ## [Please give me your favorite food gifts to make and your favorite to receive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-your-favorite-food-gifts-to-make-and-your-favorite-to-receive/955033)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-me-your-favorite-food-gifts-to-make-and-your-favorite-to-receive/955033 "2021-11-28T07:38:13Z")
It’s that time of year when I need to start thinking about what I want to cook and bake for Christmas. I’m hoping for some choices that are not terribly difficult to make, but really make for a nice impression. Any ide… --- ## [Cooking duck for beginners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-duck-for-beginners/927052)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-duck-for-beginners/927052 "2021-11-28T04:46:58Z")
I was listening to the public radio show The Splendid Table the weekend before Thanksgiving, when they were discussing tips on making a smaller Thanksgiving meal. One of the guests suggested preparing a duck rather than… --- ## [RIP Stephen Sondheim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephen-sondheim/954996)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-stephen-sondheim/954996 "2021-11-28T04:35:24Z")
Aged 91 years. --- ## [Sometimes, ya gotta go back to basics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-ya-gotta-go-back-to-basics/955036)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-ya-gotta-go-back-to-basics/955036 "2021-11-28T04:35:19Z")
I’ve been experimenting with bread making with wild yeast, whole wheat and hydration percents, cold rise overnight in the fridge and just a whole bunch of variables. Today I decided to go back to the basics. Active dry… --- ## [Body Like a Back Road (song by Sam Hunt)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-like-a-back-road-song-by-sam-hunt/954980)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-like-a-back-road-song-by-sam-hunt/954980 "2021-11-28T03:52:42Z")
The resurrection of the “Hang on Sloopy” thread reminded me that I’ve been meaning to bring this up for . . .4 years now. If you don’t care to watch the video (which contains the lyrics, I think?), it’s a song celebrati… --- ## [Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-season-13/955028)
**Author:** [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000-season-13/955028 "2021-11-28T00:36:53Z")
After two seasons on Netflix, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is coming back on their own custom streaming platform. Funded by backers on Kickstarter, Season 13 will feature 13 full-length episodes, plus a bunch of shorts. … --- ## [Why is thee chorus of a song so memorable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-thee-chorus-of-a-song-so-memorable/954986)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-thee-chorus-of-a-song-so-memorable/954986 "2021-11-27T19:16:06Z")
Many times, I’ll hear a song and not recognize it until it gets to the chorus, then it becomes memorable. Is there a reason for this? --- ## [Man reportedly sentenced to death by firing squad after smuggling ‘Squid Games’ into North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-reportedly-sentenced-to-death-by-firing-squad-after-smuggling-squid-games-into-north-korea/954953)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-reportedly-sentenced-to-death-by-firing-squad-after-smuggling-squid-games-into-north-korea/954953 "2021-11-27T18:45:02Z")
I thought it was worth a mention for the meta-level irony. Life imitating social satire. May be in bad taste, but I’ll go ahead and make the obvious joke: I wonder if they’ll give him a chance to go free by playing Red … --- ## [Hey - where are our giblets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-where-are-our-giblets/954944)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-where-are-our-giblets/954944 "2021-11-27T18:06:16Z")
Well, our dead turkey’s… Wife just finished prepping the bird, and inside there was a neck, but no little bag o’ giblets. No, we never do anything with them other than throw them away. Always SAY we intend to use them… --- ## [Don't Tell Kid Rock How To Live (feat. Monster Truck)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-kid-rock-how-to-live-feat-monster-truck/954838)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-kid-rock-how-to-live-feat-monster-truck/954838 "2021-11-27T05:34:35Z")
Every now and then a piece of art comes along that captures a moment in time in a way that you just didn’t think possible. And friends, here is such a piece of art. I give you Kid Rock (feat. Monster Truck) - “Don’t Tel… --- ## [Dancers...what's the probability of two freestyle dancers doing the exact same moves at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-whats-the-probability-of-two-freestyle-dancers-doing-the-exact-same-moves-at-the-same-time/955012)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancers-whats-the-probability-of-two-freestyle-dancers-doing-the-exact-same-moves-at-the-same-time/955012 "2021-11-27T05:02:42Z")
I know nothing about dance, especially interpretive dance, but from what I understand dancers are able to “feel” the music and shape their dancing to it. I learned about Street Woman Fighter, a Korean reality show where… --- ## [Let's talk about the X-Men film series (OPEN SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-x-men-film-series-open-spoilers/954905)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-x-men-film-series-open-spoilers/954905 "2021-11-27T00:17:58Z")
Let’s have a discussion about our favorite and least-favorite films of the X-Men film series. I kinda like all the ones I’ve seen so far, except for X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I like the preque… --- ## [Interpreting "Hang On, Sloopy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-hang-on-sloopy/784038)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-hang-on-sloopy/784038 "2021-11-26T17:05:53Z")
This is the song composed by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns, first recorded by the Vibrations in 1964 and popularized by the McCoys with the lead vocals by Rick Derringer in 1965, and which has been a weekly tradition of the… --- ## [Would you let a twelve-year-old girl watch Annie Hall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-twelve-year-old-girl-watch-annie-hall/954590)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-twelve-year-old-girl-watch-annie-hall/954590 "2021-11-26T09:01:40Z")
Tossing this out there while I wait for my friend to get back to me. Husband-wife-one-kid friends of ours will be visiting over Thanksgiving. Stacy, the mom, and I were discussing what movies we might watch. She’s never … --- ## [Do you have anything like The Toy Show in your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-like-the-toy-show-in-your-country/954970)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-like-the-toy-show-in-your-country/954970 "2021-11-26T08:56:56Z")
I recognize the huge commercial aspect, but it sounds like something I’d enjoy watching, especially with my three-year-old nephew. --- ## [ST TOS episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode/954777)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-episode/954777 "2021-11-26T06:23:37Z")
I’m trying to recall which episode it was where the Enterprise crew beams down to a planet filled with innocents living in a garden of Eden state of unsophisticated bliss. Everything the inhabitants of this world want or… --- ## [Thanksgiving 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-2021/954721)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-2021/954721 "2021-11-26T04:38:58Z")
Well, it’s time to gather with family and sacrifice a domestic fowl. Let’s hear what you’re planning. I found a 12-pound pre-brined turkey at Trader Joe’s. As usual, that will be the guest of honour. I’ll make stuffi… --- ## [Ok...1. I didn't know Comicbook Blade is English](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-1-i-didnt-know-comicbook-blade-is-english/954910)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-1-i-didnt-know-comicbook-blade-is-english/954910 "2021-11-26T02:27:42Z")
Is Blade the only black, British Super-hero in DC or Marvel?? That seems like kinda a big deal. My friend pointed out Blade when I asked him if there were any Black, British supers in DC or Marvel. And is Idris Elba (… --- ## [Thought about The Morning Show's handling of #MeToo? (Limited spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-the-morning-shows-handling-of-metoo-limited-spoilers-please/954956)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thought-about-the-morning-shows-handling-of-metoo-limited-spoilers-please/954956 "2021-11-25T20:34:43Z")
My wife and I have just finished S1 of AppleTV’s TMS. We are both impressed with its handling of various aspects and perspectives regarding of workplace relations/harassment. Wondering if any of you have watched it and… --- ## [What’s the most accurate portrayal of your profession in TV/movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-accurate-portrayal-of-your-profession-in-tv-movies/932333)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-most-accurate-portrayal-of-your-profession-in-tv-movies/932333 "2021-11-26T01:52:48Z")
Or maybe a profession that you’re very familiar with. As an IT guy, I think that the characters of “Office Space” show the what day to day life in programming is like pretty well. Their plot to steal from the company is… --- ## [What to do with beef drippings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-beef-drippings/954774)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-beef-drippings/954774 "2021-11-26T00:08:36Z")
Whenever I cook ground beef, I drain off the drippings and then wonder what I could do with them. What do all of you guys do? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=293) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=295)