# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=298 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 299 --- ## [Did Shakespeare write this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-shakespeare-write-this/686378)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-shakespeare-write-this/686378 "2015-05-25T13:38:41Z")
I keep seeing an alleged quote from Shakespeare “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” Google currently retrieves 33,800 hitsfor this exact phrase. However, I can’t find one that specifies the so… --- ## [Is there a good Kalevala book or are they all alright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-kalevala-book-or-are-they-all-alright/953532)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-kalevala-book-or-are-they-all-alright/953532 "2021-11-06T23:16:16Z")
Being the die hard Tolkien nerd I am I’ve never actually read the Finnish mythology that inspired his world buildings - the Kalevala. But looking for something like this is like grabbing the first book on Norse mythology… --- ## [A rather simple question about Blade film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-simple-question-about-blade-film/94209)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rather-simple-question-about-blade-film/94209 "2021-11-06T20:33:11Z")
In the film, Blade, there is a scene where Snipes’ character enters a nightclub. In this nightclub is an asian music group with a girly female vocalist. Is this really a band, and where can I find a CD of their music if … --- ## [Help please. Smoked salmon question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-please-smoked-salmon-question/953809)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-please-smoked-salmon-question/953809 "2021-11-06T20:32:17Z")
A couple of weeks ago I bought a fair amount of smoked salmon which I was looking forward to eating Ikea-style with a nice mustard-dill sauce. I put it in the freezer. Unfortunately, the other day, I was moving stuff aro… --- ## [Is Leon Rippy still acting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leon-rippy-still-acting/953696)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-leon-rippy-still-acting/953696 "2021-11-06T17:13:15Z")
He’s 72, but that can still be a pretty spry age. I haven’t seen him in anything since the Deadwood movie. Dunno if he’s retired or is protecting himself from covid of just hasn’t done much lately, but I haven’t ever se… --- ## [Was Gabriele Kerner's (Nena's) career in English-speaking countries really derailed because of pit hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-gabriele-kerners-nenas-career-in-english-speaking-countries-really-derailed-because-of-pit-hair/953814)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-gabriele-kerners-nenas-career-in-english-speaking-countries-really-derailed-because-of-pit-hair/953814 "2021-11-06T16:27:50Z")
Just A Dream, by Nena, is playing on the iPod. I like the songs on the 99 Luftballons album; not just the one hit, but she really didn’t get any airplay (in the U.S., anyway) after 99 Luftballons (the song). Was Gabrie… --- ## [Eggs: Season before cooking or after cooking? (assume a scrambled egg or omelette)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-season-before-cooking-or-after-cooking-assume-a-scrambled-egg-or-omelette/953860)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggs-season-before-cooking-or-after-cooking-assume-a-scrambled-egg-or-omelette/953860 "2021-11-06T14:19:33Z")
I have seen many differing opinions on this from both professional and amateur chefs. Some say seasoning before cooking starts to break the egg down and can make it a little watery. Others say season when mixing the eg… --- ## [Anybody else watching "B Positive"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-b-positive/939757)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-b-positive/939757 "2021-11-06T12:25:18Z")
I’ve been watching this unlikely CBS sitcom. It’s about a therapist who’s suffering from renal failure and needs a kidney donor. His blood type is quite rare: B-positive. He finds a woman he knew in high school who’s a p… --- ## [Wow drew carey has went all in on the full grandpa look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-drew-carey-has-went-all-in-on-the-full-grandpa-look/951847)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-drew-carey-has-went-all-in-on-the-full-grandpa-look/951847 "2021-11-06T00:07:44Z")
I knew he changed his look a bit from the “human cartoon” look since his show ended (what a decade or more now?) and he started the price is right… but in this clip from the TPIR anniversary show the other day where th… --- ## [Django Reinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-reinhardt/953687)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/django-reinhardt/953687 "2021-11-05T18:49:20Z")
This thread is about the guitarist Django Reinhardt. I’ve noticed some influences that I’ll mention below. Feel free to agree or disagree with my comments, and/or say anything you like about Django. I’ve been listening … --- ## [What programs should go on your personal "Comfort TV Channel"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-programs-should-go-on-your-personal-comfort-tv-channel/953312)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-programs-should-go-on-your-personal-comfort-tv-channel/953312 "2021-11-04T22:19:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from I'm rewatching every episode of Columbo: If you could set up your own Comfort TV channel (you probably can – we have the technology), what shows would you put on it? --- ## [For fucks sake, Comedy Central! Enough of The Office already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-comedy-central-enough-of-the-office-already/926812)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-comedy-central-enough-of-the-office-already/926812 "2021-11-04T17:15:49Z")
Almost 24 hours a day, almost every day. Some years back they pulled this shit with That 70’s Show and before that Saturday Night Live. Do their program directors have any data showing this is a solid strategy for keepi… --- ## [Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoeys-extraordinary-playlist/846222)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoeys-extraordinary-playlist/846222 "2021-11-04T16:42:13Z")
So, who’s seen this? I stumbled across it on Hulu the other day, and it was enjoyable. I’ll definitely be watching again. \*“Zoey Clarke is a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in the tech world of San Francisco.… --- ## [Hoarders (tv show) -- Is anyone ever really helped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-tv-show-is-anyone-ever-really-helped/953595)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hoarders-tv-show-is-anyone-ever-really-helped/953595 "2021-11-04T02:26:27Z")
So I recently discovered the tv show “Hoarders” on YouTube, and I’ve now watched about four full and a couple partial shows, and I’m wondering if they ever manage to really help anyone? I mean, yeah, in two days the cre… --- ## [60's Car Culture question (Rewatched American Graffiti)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-car-culture-question-rewatched-american-graffiti/953684)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60s-car-culture-question-rewatched-american-graffiti/953684 "2021-11-04T01:28:12Z")
American Graffiti is set in Modesto, CA in 1962 and centered around the car culture of the time. Most of what I saw seemed really accurate for the period, with one possible exception. While “Toad” was lying to impress … --- ## [One of the founders of the GAP Band, Ronnie Wilson, dead at 73](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-the-founders-of-the-gap-band-ronnie-wilson-dead-at-73/953741 "2021-11-03T19:57:51Z")
Hailing from Tulsa, OK, the three Wilson brothers, Robert, Charlie and Ronnie formed the Greenwood Archer Pine Street Band in the late 60’s. Later renamed the GAP Band, the group went on to have a very successful career… --- ## [Peter Scolari - Dead at 66](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-scolari-dead-at-66/953012)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-scolari-dead-at-66/953012 "2021-11-03T17:46:48Z")
Link. RIP, Peter. Loved him ever since Bosom Buddies. --- ## [What's this Slim Cessna song about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-slim-cessna-song-about/461432)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-slim-cessna-song-about/461432 "2021-11-03T09:12:26Z")
So, I was just driving to the supermarket to purchase assorted foodstuffs, merrily singing along to the song Mark of Vaccination by Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, when I noticed that I’ve got no bloody clue what it’s about. So… --- ## [Beef from the wild west compared to today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-from-the-wild-west-compared-to-today/952844)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-from-the-wild-west-compared-to-today/952844 "2021-11-02T23:55:36Z")
Is it possible to estimate how the quality of beef from the mid 1800s was compared to today’s beef? The cattle (longhorn?) were range fed but I’m picturing sparse prairie grass, not lush green pastures. Then they walked … --- ## [ID This Spy Series (British TV, possibly John le Carré)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-spy-series-british-tv-possibly-john-le-carre/953501)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-spy-series-british-tv-possibly-john-le-carre/953501 "2021-11-02T19:23:27Z")
(Possible spoilers, but this isn’t particularly recent) I saw the tail end of this maybe 25 years ago and only dimly remember it: A British TV adaptation of a well-known spy novel, possibly by John le Carré, ends with a … --- ## [Has the word "Egg" been redefined when I wasn't looking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-egg-been-redefined-when-i-wasnt-looking/953354)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-word-egg-been-redefined-when-i-wasnt-looking/953354 "2021-11-02T03:12:35Z")
I just saw an advert for a product called “Just Egg”, which they called “The best egg you’ll ever taste”. What confuses me is that they say it is made from plants, and nowhere in the advert or on their website does the … --- ## [Is your grocery store becoming more automated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-grocery-store-becoming-more-automated/953380)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-grocery-store-becoming-more-automated/953380 "2021-11-02T00:19:00Z")
I recently noticed that both the Giant and Weis Markets near me are starting to install automated checkout lanes. is this a common occurrence near you? I put this in the QZ since I assumed it was a result of COVID, but i… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - October 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2021-edition/951764)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-october-2021-edition/951764 "2021-11-01T16:40:47Z")
My apologies, I forgot. In my defence, I’ve been busy with real life and fighting a sinus infection. I love plants… until they actively try to kill me via my sinuses. In other news, Halloween is upon us. And I have hun… --- ## [Questions about the Mona Lisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mona-lisa/953435)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-mona-lisa/953435 "2021-11-01T16:16:48Z")
When the Mona Lisa was exhibited at the National Gallery how was it presented to viewers? Did they stand facing it? pass by it"? How close was it to those viewing it? Was there any connection between America’s foreign p… --- ## [Mort Sahl (1927-2021)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-1927-2021/953258)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mort-sahl-1927-2021/953258 "2021-11-01T12:36:15Z")
--- ## [Stargirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl/854965)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl/854965 "2021-11-01T11:36:21Z")
Stargirl is a 2020 direct-to streaming quirky semi-musical movie about a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. A small amount like a Napoleon Dynamite or Girl Asleep or a Wes Anderson movie. Based on a YA novel. Stargirl is a 2020 te… --- ## [Name song lyrics that reflect Jung's "Shadow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-song-lyrics-that-reflect-jungs-shadow/393056)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-song-lyrics-that-reflect-jungs-shadow/393056 "2021-11-01T04:57:10Z")
I have always been interested in Jung’s concept of the Shadow, especially as it appears in music lyrics. Two examples: Stairway to Heaven: And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our souls Bouleva… --- ## [Where Are The Beverly Hillbillies From?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-beverly-hillbillies-from/847806)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-beverly-hillbillies-from/847806 "2021-10-31T22:57:06Z")
Has anyone on this message board ever watched the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies? Many people have speculated where the Clampetts were from. The truth is that it is impossible to determine because the creators of the … --- ## [Where can I buy a sauce like La Granja's green sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-sauce-like-la-granjas-green-sauce/953486)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-buy-a-sauce-like-la-granjas-green-sauce/953486 "2021-10-31T20:47:23Z")
I love that stuff. I searched for “Peruvian green sauce” and found a lot of stuff that I’m not sure is similar enough. --- ## [Sweet Smell of Success quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-smell-of-success-quotes/953169)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-smell-of-success-quotes/953169 "2021-10-31T06:12:37Z")
Again I will start with a minor one “I call him the boy with the ice cream face” “Come back Sidney, I want to chastise you.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=297) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=299)