# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=296 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 297 --- ## ["Donald Grump" on "Sesame Street"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-grump-on-sesame-street/954647)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-grump-on-sesame-street/954647 "2021-11-20T13:17:27Z")
I had no idea any of this existed until a few days ago! Mods, feel free to move it if you deem it appropriate. --- ## [Classical or jazz guitarists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-or-jazz-guitarists/931550)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-or-jazz-guitarists/931550 "2021-11-20T08:17:42Z")
Looking for new music with guitar in those 2 areas. I know the big names so I am looking for guys/gals who are under the radar. --- ## [Discovery series 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-series-4/954581)
**Author:** [@JacobSwan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JacobSwan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovery-series-4/954581 "2021-11-20T07:49:37Z")
No thread? Are we just pretending it doesn’t exist? This week the Discovery was almost destroyed by a mystery cloud of frozen methane. Yes, the ship that is powered by magic mushrooms was almost destroyed by a fart. Ave… --- ## [Poll: Which Back to the Future is Your Favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-back-to-the-future-is-your-favorite/954419)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-which-back-to-the-future-is-your-favorite/954419 "2021-11-19T23:18:34Z")
One of the stations did a BTTF marathon this past weekend and I was explaining to Mrs. Cups (who hasn’t seen any of the movies) why they’re good and why I like the second one the best (I think going back to the first mov… --- ## [Homemade sauerkraut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-sauerkraut/842586)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-sauerkraut/842586 "2021-11-19T17:42:14Z")
This weekend I made a gallon batch of sauerkraut following a recipe I saw on YouTube. The recipe called for 2 teaspoons of mustard seed, 2 tsp of caraway seeds, and 2 cloves of crushed garlic to be mixed into the shredde… --- ## [NBC's La Brea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-la-brea/947527)
**Author:** [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-la-brea/947527 "2021-11-19T15:32:58Z")
Hot on the heels of cancelling Debris, NBC is advertising what looks like another upcoming science fiction McGuffin mystery type show. Over and over, network TV puts on shows like this that I think are interesting - Surf… --- ## [The mysterious ways of the YouTube algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-ways-of-the-youtube-algorithm/954517)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysterious-ways-of-the-youtube-algorithm/954517 "2021-11-19T13:06:40Z")
Not sure if this is GQ or even IMHO, so mods please move if necessary. A couple of years ago I made a video doing some Irish music with a some friends which we flung on YouTube. Now, over a year after we first uploaded … --- ## [What MCU material is missing from Disney Plus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mcu-material-is-missing-from-disney-plus/954462)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mcu-material-is-missing-from-disney-plus/954462 "2021-11-18T17:29:13Z")
I know that The Incredible Hulk and all the stand alone Spiderman movies are missing. What I’m wondering is if there are other missing bits and pieces that just didn’t make it. If I sat down and watched all the MCU stu… --- ## [John Cleese Cancels Himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-cancels-himself/954188)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-cancels-himself/954188 "2021-11-17T15:39:11Z")
John Cleese cancels his Cambridge Union Performance. I can see his point. He did impersonate Hitler (as Hilter) in his Monty Python days. “If he opens his big mouth again, IT’S LAMPSHADE TIME!!!” I hate what’s happen… --- ## [What performer was the best athlete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performer-was-the-best-athlete/954139 "2021-11-18T06:30:08Z")
I’m specifically putting this in CS and not the Game Room because I’m curious about performers who primarily became famous for acting, music etc but coincidentally were very good to great athletes. So no Caitlyn Jenner d… --- ## [Sesame Street diversifies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-diversifies/954421)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sesame-street-diversifies/954421 "2021-11-17T22:56:30Z")
At only 7 years old, Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in the “Sesame Street” canon. She is Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding. :+1: … --- ## [How close to the "Turing Test" are current speakers/headphones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-turing-test-are-current-speakers-headphones/954428)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-the-turing-test-are-current-speakers-headphones/954428 "2021-11-17T19:23:19Z")
Let’s say you have a theater with a gigantic curtain over the stage and behind the curtain is either some kind of real life event happening or some kind of speaker setup that’s designed to replicate the audio of that eve… --- ## [Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-trailer/954475)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-trailer/954475 "2021-11-17T17:16:14Z")
It looks very interesting. Spider-Man: No Way Home - Official Trailer (2021) Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zendaya - YouTube --- ## [Is there any benefit to protecting the integrity of your Netflix algorithm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-to-protecting-the-integrity-of-your-netflix-algorithm/954393)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-benefit-to-protecting-the-integrity-of-your-netflix-algorithm/954393 "2021-11-17T16:34:47Z")
I’m a member of a platelet donor group on Facebook. Because he process takes several hours the Red Cross has Netflix and Hulu available to entertain donors during the process. Members on the group have observed that one … --- ## [Mac & Jack, or Manny's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-jack-or-mannys/546530)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-jack-or-mannys/546530 "2021-11-16T16:57:49Z")
This is probably PNW-centric, but… I don’t often drink alcohol, so when I do I want it to be good. Sometimes I like a beer with lunch, and in that case I ask for something local, and on draught. This is how I discover… --- ## [Silver Age Supergirl happened until…when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-age-supergirl-happened-until-when/948689)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike1)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-age-supergirl-happened-until-when/948689 "2021-11-16T14:48:47Z")
You know what I mean. The original DC Supergirl in the Superman costume, except the pants were a blue skirt. Superman imprisoned her in an orphanage as his “secret weapon,” and she went along with it for some reason. … --- ## [WTF was Popeye always singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-popeye-always-singing/799606)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-was-popeye-always-singing/799606 "2021-11-16T06:02:44Z")
Saw this on one of my friends Facebook pages. Reminded me that in almost every Popeye cartoon he was reciting that gibberish. Was it anything more than that? Or did it come from some song way back when? Or was it a res… --- ## [So ... about Deadpool's girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-deadpools-girlfriend/953908)
**Author:** [@Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-deadpools-girlfriend/953908 "2021-11-16T05:28:40Z")
What exactly does she say to him? Is it Kiss me like you miss me. Kiss me like you missed me. Kiss me like you’ll miss me. At one time or another I’ve suspected each choice. --- ## [If "Back to The Future" were a thing today, what would be the contrast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-back-to-the-future-were-a-thing-today-what-would-be-the-contrast/954240)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-back-to-the-future-were-a-thing-today-what-would-be-the-contrast/954240 "2021-11-15T23:49:10Z")
In the original, there seemed to be such a wide gap between 1985 and 1950(ish?). It left me wondering: What if the creators had just come up with this idea today? A teenaged kid goes 30 years back into the past. Would th… --- ## [No Time to Die - James Bond \[SPOILERS INCLUDED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-to-die-james-bond-spoilers-included/952325)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-time-to-die-james-bond-spoilers-included/952325 "2021-11-15T23:26:25Z")
It’s the Monday after the release and I find no thread. Somehow I believe that my searching fu is just bad, or maybe we just don’t have that many Bond fans here. If it is the former, please just merge this with the exi… --- ## [YouTube world web cam channels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-world-web-cam-channels/954292)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-world-web-cam-channels/954292 "2021-11-15T23:25:45Z")
I have become mesmerized by live YouTube channels that show web cams from around the world. There are lots of them, but my current favorite is “Beautiful Earth” There are 80 locations on this one, and the … --- ## [New French Press question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-french-press-question/954400)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-french-press-question/954400 "2021-11-15T17:06:58Z")
Sometimes (only sometimes, maybe half the time) I find it impossible to push the plunger down (and thus pour coffee out of the Press). If I try too hard, coffee gushes out all over the counter or (as just now) I break th… --- ## [Help! I accidentally boiled a roast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-accidentally-boiled-a-roast/954221)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-accidentally-boiled-a-roast/954221 "2021-11-15T15:41:03Z")
I thought I had a frozen corned beef in my hands and boiled it. Too late, I realized the meat was not salted/pickled, and I just turned what might have been a tender roast into a soft, mushy, likely flavorless mass. Any… --- ## [I'm rewatching every episode of Columbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rewatching-every-episode-of-columbo/953309)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rewatching-every-episode-of-columbo/953309 "2021-11-15T08:02:00Z")
So, I like to have a go-to show that’s entertaining enough but doesn’t take a lot of laser focus to follow the plot when I’m doing busywork or exercising on the elliptical. I found every episode of Columbo on Tubi TV and… --- ## [Enchanted!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enchanted/427114)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enchanted/427114 "2021-11-15T03:44:33Z")
No, I haven’t seen it yet, but it opens this Friday and I can’t wait, mainly because I adore Amy Adams. It looks silly, but what’s wrong with that, if everything works well? The reviews are coming in and everyone loves i… --- ## ["The Shootist" (1976 film): Does the violence seem accurate for Carson City in 1901?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shootist-1976-film-does-the-violence-seem-accurate-for-carson-city-in-1901/954225)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shootist-1976-film-does-the-violence-seem-accurate-for-carson-city-in-1901/954225 "2021-11-15T01:50:54Z")
For those who haven’t seen the movie, John Wayne plays J.B. Books, a dying man with a notorious past as a gunfighter throughout the old West, and in establishing this the first part of the movie runs through several of h… --- ## [Which songs are definitely too short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-songs-are-definitely-too-short/953482)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-songs-are-definitely-too-short/953482 "2021-11-15T00:42:06Z")
I have bluetooth connection problems with my laptop, so I’m listening to an old CD for a change, the sampler “Ultimate Experience” with, you guessed it, the best songs from the Jimi Hendrix Experience. “Little Wing” come… --- ## [Graeme Edge (Co-Founder Moody Blues) Dead at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248 "2021-11-14T18:57:18Z")
Link. Breaking story. --- ## [So the whole MSG thing was racist hysteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-whole-msg-thing-was-racist-hysteria/954223)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-whole-msg-thing-was-racist-hysteria/954223 "2021-11-14T13:32:24Z")
I’ve heard how bad msg was and knew a few people that made them sick…and even a few Asian cooks who declared it wasn’t even needed but this was an eyeopener https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/we-can-t-talk-abou… --- ## [Dean Stockwell has died at age 85](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dean-stockwell-has-died-at-age-85/954059)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dean-stockwell-has-died-at-age-85/954059 "2021-11-14T02:04:13Z")
He has always been around, in the foreground or background. First as a child star, then as a “hippie,” then as Al on Quantum Leap. Appeared in lots of other things, too. He made the final leap, and I hope he is at peac… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=295) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=297)