# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=30 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [Chuck Norris (hospitalized 19 March 2026), died 20 March 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578 "2026-03-24T18:24:59Z")
So reports TMZ. Hardly anything known at this point, just that he’s been training in Hawaii and he’s in good spirits. --- ## [Keurig-type coffee pods for larger cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-type-coffee-pods-for-larger-cups/1028714 "2026-03-24T13:51:14Z")
I have noticed that, generally, coffee pods are made for 6 to 8 ounce cups. Are there pods out there made for 10, 12 or even 16 ounce cups? --- ## [Name a book you think would work best as an animated movie or tv series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-book-you-think-would-work-best-as-an-animated-movie-or-tv-series/1028467 "2026-03-24T12:45:25Z")
A Book or series of related books in the same universe (not a list) that you (personally, not people on the internet) think would be great as an animated movie or tv series. Another note: This is NOT a contest. You do… --- ## [2025 Oscar (97th Academy Awards) Nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-oscar-97th-academy-awards-nominations/1013397 "2026-03-24T09:11:06Z")
97th Academy Awards - Wikipedia Oscar nominations have been released, and as usual we won’t see any of these until we watch them all at once in a couple of weeks (all in the theater except Dune 2, which we’ll watch at h… --- ## [Something New -- Autism T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-new-autism-t-shirts/1028573 "2026-03-23T13:27:35Z")
Last night I stopped in a Spencer’s Gift Store, something I hadn’t done in a while. I noticed something I’d never seen before – T-shirts celebrating Autism. I’m not talking about “autism Awareness” shirts, or T-shirts a… --- ## [Guerilla filmmaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guerilla-filmmaking/1028665 "2026-03-22T22:32:40Z")
Curious to see examples. In “North by Northwest”, Roger Thornhill gets out of a cab to enter the UN. Apparently Hitchcock had a camera hidden in a nearby laundry truck to get this shot, to avoid the authorities. Always… --- ## [Susie Dent has written a mystery (and #2 is due next year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susie-dent-has-written-a-mystery-and-2-is-due-next-year/1028455 "2026-03-22T21:29:40Z")
Who is Susie Dent, you ask? Well, there is a British game show called Countdown, and also a comedy panel show/satire of Countdown called 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The game on both shows contains math puzzles and w… --- ## [What if Shakespeare were discovered today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-shakespeare-were-discovered-today/1028473)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-shakespeare-were-discovered-today/1028473 "2026-03-22T20:19:43Z")
Suppose there were an alternate history Earth, very much like ours, but with one difference. In this world, Shakespeare decided to pursue a career as a merchant, instead of a poet. Many phrases that Shakespeare invente… --- ## [Looking for a recipe: transform jar of sweet gherkins into tangy hot-sweet pickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-recipe-transform-jar-of-sweet-gherkins-into-tangy-hot-sweet-pickles/1028661)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-recipe-transform-jar-of-sweet-gherkins-into-tangy-hot-sweet-pickles/1028661 "2026-03-22T18:30:55Z")
A friend of mine use to make me a jar of these for my birthday but was very coy about giving me the recipe. You doctor up a jar of sweet gherkins (can’t remember if she sliced them or left them whole). They were addictiv… --- ## [The hatred for Scrappy-Doo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hatred-for-scrappy-doo/1028108)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hatred-for-scrappy-doo/1028108 "2026-03-22T15:16:10Z")
When I was a kid, I watched old Scooby-Doo shows on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. I remember being on the internet and being deeply confused by the hatred for Scrappy Doo. I didn’t find Scrappy annoying at all when I wa… --- ## [Len Deighton dead / appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/len-deighton-dead-appreciation-thread/1028545)
**Author:** [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/len-deighton-dead-appreciation-thread/1028545 "2026-03-22T15:07:33Z")
Popular writer of spy novels, cooking books and more died on March 15. Though he was probably not as good an all round writer as John le Carré, he had a certain focus on the themes of trust and betrayal, and skill when … --- ## [WW2 champagne supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-champagne-supply/1028624)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-champagne-supply/1028624 "2026-03-22T01:17:38Z")
During the occupation of France, what did upscale vinters and restaurants in the USA sell in the way of premium wine? Did they have enough in stock that if you were rich and important enough you could get a bottle of the… --- ## [Which classic movies are begging for a sequel? Rules in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701 "2026-03-21T21:11:34Z")
Inspired by the upcoming Beetlejuice movie. Which classic movies have potential to have a successful sequel or remake made? Here are the rules. By classic, I mean movies from 1974 - 1999, an admittedly arbitrary 25 t… --- ## [You're on death row and are offered one last song before you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-on-death-row-and-are-offered-one-last-song-before-you-go/1028402 "2026-03-21T20:41:48Z")
What song do you choose? Please one song only! Do you pick something uplifting? Or melancholy? Do you pick your favorite song? Instrumental so you could think your final thoughts in peace? Or maybe something you’ve ne… --- ## [Please identify the tune played at the tail end of this video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-the-tune-played-at-the-tail-end-of-this-video/1028601 "2026-03-21T20:07:43Z")
I danced to it 50 years ago, but damned if I can remember the name! --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 5, The Final Four. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-5-the-final-four-choose-your-favorites/1028584 "2026-03-21T17:02:27Z")
This is Round 5 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 2 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [There's New Legal Drama Around McDonald’s Soft Serve Machines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-new-legal-drama-around-mcdonald-s-soft-serve-machines/941024 "2026-03-21T15:34:30Z")
You know this sort of reminds me how I became disliked at a certain subway because a while back subway had an “local favorites” menu that was supposed to highlight a local meat dish in a sandwich and LA county’s was ca… --- ## [Firefly reboot on Disney+ rumored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-reboot-on-disney-rumored/928142)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-reboot-on-disney-rumored/928142 "2026-03-21T03:32:48Z")
Sounds like details are scarce, but there are whispers of a Firefly reboot coming to Disney+. Not even clear if Whedon is involved, as he has some controversy going that I’m unaware of the details on. Article claims (a… --- ## [Predator: Badlands: Huzzah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-badlands-huzzah/1021203)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-badlands-huzzah/1021203 "2026-03-20T23:05:31Z")
I haven’t watched a Predator movie since the second one (or an Alien movie since the 4th) but I’m looking forward to this one, because half an Elle Fanning is still much better than no Elle Fanning. --- ## [Not Bourbon, Not Scotch, but Irish Whiskey: Happy St Paddy's Best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-bourbon-not-scotch-but-irish-whiskey-happy-st-paddys-best/1028526 "2026-03-20T17:33:48Z")
Imagine that it is St Patrick’s Day… and that you would like to have a taste of Irish Whiskey. Which one would you choose? Which one tastes best to you ( now ) ? Back in the day, I liked Connemara, but it doesn’t tast… --- ## [Lyric meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-meaning/1028580)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-meaning/1028580 "2026-03-20T12:02:50Z")
“The people throwing pennies in my soup, Expecting me to be ashamed of you…” Is the throwing of pennies into someone’s soup a thing, or do you think it just sounded good to the writer? This is the song: https://youtu.… --- ## [Howdy Doody and euphemisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howdy-doody-and-euphemisms/817976)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howdy-doody-and-euphemisms/817976 "2026-03-19T21:51:06Z")
Spinning off this post, something I’ve wondered about Howdy Doody–at the time they named the character “doody” not a child’s word for poop? If the character had never existed, can you see anyone unironically giving a cha… --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 4, The Elite Eight. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-4-the-elite-eight-choose-your-favorites/1028538 "2026-03-19T19:14:21Z")
This is Round 4 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 4 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [Firefly fans - How would you feel about a reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-how-would-you-feel-about-a-reboot/776749)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-how-would-you-feel-about-a-reboot/776749 "2026-03-19T18:29:05Z")
I love Firefly, and it pains me greatly that it was left in a way that makes any continuation pretty nearly impossible (both in terms of narrative, and rights ownership). But I got to thinking… what about a reboot? I m… --- ## [Rock music and Rock and Roll music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-rock-and-roll-music/1021330)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-music-and-rock-and-roll-music/1021330 "2026-03-19T18:27:22Z")
In a post in another thread, somebody wrote that rock music is distinct from rock and roll music. Do you agree or disagree? If you agree that they are two distinct things, do you feel one is a subset of the other? Do y… --- ## [Anyone watching Primal? {As airs on Thursday, please wait until Sunday for Open Spoilers}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-primal-as-airs-on-thursday-please-wait-until-sunday-for-open-spoilers/943206)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-primal-as-airs-on-thursday-please-wait-until-sunday-for-open-spoilers/943206 "2026-03-19T15:49:07Z")
It’s a cartoon on Adult Swim but I am watching it on HBO Max by Genndy Tartakovsky. No dialogue (which is one of his Hallmarks) and it is the story of the adventures of a Caveman and his Dinosaur companion (no it makes n… --- ## [Sinners Seen it Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinners-seen-it-thread/1017392)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinners-seen-it-thread/1017392 "2026-03-18T13:52:03Z")
Saw this tonight and I can’t stop thinking about it. It was a really good movie. I told my wife afterwards (no horror movies for her so she sat this one out) that movie was about Music, Race and Vampires, probably in tha… --- ## [In praise of Banksy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-banksy/334831)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-banksy/334831 "2026-03-18T03:18:20Z")
Yes, I’m not all that hip, and I did just come to his art through last month’s Esquire article, but it’s been a long time since I’ve been really excited about an artist, let alone a graffiti artist. Banksy’s work is jus… --- ## [The Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters, Round 3, The Sweet Sixteen. Choose your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-3-the-sweet-sixteen-choose-your-favorites/1028483)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sitcom-battle-female-characters-round-3-the-sweet-sixteen-choose-your-favorites/1028483 "2026-03-18T01:42:57Z")
This is Round 3 of the Great Sitcom Battle, Female Characters edition. Rankings are based on input gathered in another thread. Vote for your favorite character in each of the following 8 head-to-head battles. Polls will … --- ## [The Pitt -- TV show (season 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-tv-show-season-1/1016275)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-tv-show-season-1/1016275 "2026-03-18T01:16:14Z")
I’ve started watching The Pitt on Max. It’s basically Real Stories of the ER, though with fictional characters. One difference is that unlike Real Stories, the outcome is not always good. Another conceit is that each epi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=31)