# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=309 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 310 --- ## [Why can't you buy a spatchcocked chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-buy-a-spatchcocked-chicken/947375)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-you-buy-a-spatchcocked-chicken/947375 "2021-09-07T17:10:20Z")
Get your mind out of the gutter. It’s a method of cutting up a chicken for better roasting. You cut out the backbone, break the breastbone, and essentially unfold the chicken so it lays flat. This makes the chicken cook … --- ## [Did you ever listen to cassettes with Dolby on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-listen-to-cassettes-with-dolby-on/949940)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-listen-to-cassettes-with-dolby-on/949940 "2021-09-07T16:38:44Z")
Obviously directed at the older among us, but did you ever listen to cassettes with Dolby NR mark on it with Dolby on in the cassette deck ? I never did. I like the extra treble with it off. Defeats the purpose of Dolb… --- ## [Songs about Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-work/949895 "2021-09-07T15:27:51Z")
In honor of Labor Day Weekend coming up here in the US, l thought it might be fun to post songs about good, salt of the Earth, blue collar workers doing what they do to keep the world running, and often not being properl… --- ## [Ancient temple acquired by killing prior occupant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-temple-acquired-by-killing-prior-occupant/950201)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-temple-acquired-by-killing-prior-occupant/950201 "2021-09-07T14:30:24Z")
I vaguely recall a story about an ancient temple that was occupied by whoever killed the prior occupant. The killer acquired the temple and the right to occupy it (and possibly receive food or a stipend?), subject to his… --- ## [Anyone Dig Colter Wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dig-colter-wall/949287)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-dig-colter-wall/949287 "2021-09-07T13:54:20Z")
In my recent conversions to listening to any manner of outlaw-ish countrified blues/bluegrass/whatever music, my ramblings led me to this cat from Saskatchewan (Northern Montana!) with a killer baritone voice and some sm… --- ## [Colonel Bogey march vs River Kwai march](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonel-bogey-march-vs-river-kwai-march/950168)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonel-bogey-march-vs-river-kwai-march/950168 "2021-09-07T12:15:19Z")
Are these two distinct, separate tunes? “Colonel Bogey” dates back to 1914 (with various dubious explanations for its title - mostly referring to golf), whereas the 1958 Mitch Miller version (March from the River Kwai an… --- ## [Personal experiences with how long home-preserved pasta sauce keeps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experiences-with-how-long-home-preserved-pasta-sauce-keeps/943193)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-experiences-with-how-long-home-preserved-pasta-sauce-keeps/943193 "2021-09-07T11:40:23Z")
Just thought I would share this, although YMMV based on exactly the type of sauce and its ingredients. I don’t mean strictly home-preserved, but rather a local store-made pasta sauce that is preserved in mason jars. Th… --- ## [The ubiquity of Led Zeppelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ubiquity-of-led-zeppelin/948569)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ubiquity-of-led-zeppelin/948569 "2021-09-06T22:20:37Z")
I’m 55. My high school years lined up with the very tail end of Led Zeppelin’s run - In Through The Out Door was released the summer before my freshman year, sophomore year saw Bonham’s death and the disbanding, the outt… --- ## ["Annette": I hated it (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annette-i-hated-it-possible-spoilers/950144)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annette-i-hated-it-possible-spoilers/950144 "2021-09-06T20:36:20Z")
I’m usually willing to cut ambitious, ultra-creative movies a lot of slack, but “Annette” rubbed me the wrong way from the get-go and never recovered. I watched all of it because my wife was enjoying it, plus I kept thin… --- ## [Jean-Paul Belmondo dead aged 88](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-paul-belmondo-dead-aged-88/950180)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jean-paul-belmondo-dead-aged-88/950180 "2021-09-06T20:00:40Z")
Story here: I don’t know how famous he was in America, but he wasn’t only one of the biggest stars of French cinema, but of whole Europe. I’ve known him as long as I can think. He was a very versatile actor, playing i… --- ## [The Nature of Middle Earth by JRR Tolkien. My last deep dive into "new" material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nature-of-middle-earth-by-jrr-tolkien-my-last-deep-dive-into-new-material/950147)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nature-of-middle-earth-by-jrr-tolkien-my-last-deep-dive-into-new-material/950147 "2021-09-06T19:25:29Z")
I got my copy on Thursday, and with dogged perseverance I’m now about 45 pages (out of over 400) into it, using my reading glasses and magnifier to follow the small print and smaller footnotes. I’m truly geeked out abou… --- ## [Havent seen "Walk Hard"...but I watched The Beatles scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-seen-walk-hard-but-i-watched-the-beatles-scene/950140)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-seen-walk-hard-but-i-watched-the-beatles-scene/950140 "2021-09-06T17:43:33Z")
And apparently Long and Rudd were freaking out about doing it…? Actors? Am I right?..come on guys, its a lark you should be excited about. Especially once they twigged onto how good their impressions were. Which shoul… --- ## [Another Looney Toon Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-looney-toon-question/925590)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-looney-toon-question/925590 "2021-09-06T02:49:48Z")
Another “Joke that needs explaining nowadays”: further on in the video that I posted previously, There’s a Bugs Bunny cartoon called “Falling Hair” (at 23:30), Bugs fights a gremlin on a military plane. Th… --- ## [Dukes of Hazard meet their match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-meet-their-match/950017)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-meet-their-match/950017 "2021-09-06T00:04:51Z")
Well, them Duke boys sure made a mess of trouble for old Boss Hogg, but they shouldn’t of oughta gone up against climate change. Bye bye, General Lee --- ## [Vicariously Feeling Like A Character While Watching A Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicariously-feeling-like-a-character-while-watching-a-movie/950130)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicariously-feeling-like-a-character-while-watching-a-movie/950130 "2021-09-05T23:44:18Z")
You know, when you’re watching a movie, and when something bad happens to the main character, YOU feel it; almost as if it was happening to you. Sometimes you have to think, “This is not happening to me”, but then you ca… --- ## [Looking for a silent film clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-silent-film-clip/950139)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-silent-film-clip/950139 "2021-09-05T21:23:53Z")
Eons ago I was at an airshow, and in a tent they were playing aircraft related films. The memorable one for me was from (probably) a compilation of daredevil stuff. In the clip in question, a guy was hanging from a plane… --- ## [What Song will They Play When the Queen Dies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-will-they-play-when-the-queen-dies/950062)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-will-they-play-when-the-queen-dies/950062 "2021-09-05T16:29:27Z")
I see that the British media is reporting on the “secret plan” for the Queen’s death. The last time this came around, at least one news outlet mentioned a specific obscure instrumental that would most likely be played. T… --- ## [Favourite song fade outs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-song-fade-outs/834031)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-song-fade-outs/834031 "2021-09-05T15:03:51Z")
Shabby Doll - Elvis Costello Nice inward screams (hurts - trying enough of them!), and the bass cheekiness at the end of every four bars. Sexie Sadie - Beatles I remember this nervous four-year-old listening to the am… --- ## [James Patterson's "The Shadow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-pattersons-the-shadow/947780)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-pattersons-the-shadow/947780 "2021-09-05T13:53:10Z")
Apparently James Patterson wrote a book about the famous pulp character “The Shadow”, which was released in mid July. Has anybody read it and, if so, how is it? Does it stay true to the character and his allies, or is … --- ## [Classical music fans: favorite video recordings of famous works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-fans-favorite-video-recordings-of-famous-works/943733)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-fans-favorite-video-recordings-of-famous-works/943733 "2021-09-05T12:15:23Z")
For those who find that a good video production enhances the enjoyment of classical music, what are your favorite performances on YouTube? I don’t necessarily mean your favorite work as such – I mean your particular favo… --- ## [The curious case of the one-hit wonder Fastball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-the-one-hit-wonder-fastball/949649)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-case-of-the-one-hit-wonder-fastball/949649 "2021-09-05T11:48:56Z")
Well, OK, technically they could be considered a two hit wonder. But still they really just faded away. But here’s the thing, they wrote some really great music. And most of it is in the same ‘feel’ as their hits - not … --- ## [Guitarists: Whom Do You Admire Most As A Player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-whom-do-you-admire-most-as-a-player/948399)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-whom-do-you-admire-most-as-a-player/948399 "2021-09-05T01:18:38Z")
Thought I’d get some music convo going. So like…my tastes have evolved a lot, especially recently. Where I would once rank Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen as the Gods of Rock, I would now replace them with Marcus Ki… --- ## [Anyone else watching the Marvel "What If" series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-marvel-what-if-series/949338)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-watching-the-marvel-what-if-series/949338 "2021-09-04T23:28:11Z")
I’m usually not a massive Marvel Cinematic Universe fan, but a good friend is a sound editor/engineer at Skywalker Sound and did the sound for the What If series, so I watched the first couple that have been released so … --- ## [Why Does Shakespeare Sometimes Say '-eth' and Sometimes '-es'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shakespeare-sometimes-say-eth-and-sometimes-es/949027)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-shakespeare-sometimes-say-eth-and-sometimes-es/949027 "2021-09-04T18:40:36Z")
Back when I was still in HS I read somewhere (possibly a Webster’s Dictionary \[there are so many, you know\]) that -eth and -es are basically the same thing in English. In fact, they were even pronounced the same way. Tha… --- ## [Nobody - the Bob Odenkirk action movie (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-the-bob-odenkirk-action-movie-open-spoilers/940178)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-the-bob-odenkirk-action-movie-open-spoilers/940178 "2021-09-04T14:25:23Z")
Watching this right now with my wife. Bob Odenkirk developed the movie, though I see he is not actually the screenwriter. I guess it is kind of a John Wick movie, which is the movie I keep seeing it compared to. It’s re… --- ## [Lasagna cheese filling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-cheese-filling/944816)
**Author:** [@EmbarrassingDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmbarrassingDad)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagna-cheese-filling/944816 "2021-09-04T13:05:34Z")
I make a damn good lasagna. I’ve always used small curd ricotta for the filling, but I’ve seen/heard of people using larger curd cottage cheese. Given that I make giant lasagnas, they cost $50 each and I don’t wanna scr… --- ## [Books as decoration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-as-decoration/949628)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-as-decoration/949628 "2021-09-04T10:37:46Z")
I know, I know, books are for reading, but what if they aren’t. My ex-wife has a collection of books from Eaton Press. I’ve looked at the illustrations, but they’re too nice to really crack open. The other day I disco… --- ## [RIP Ed Asner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-asner/949739)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-ed-asner/949739 "2021-09-04T00:39:37Z")
Dead at 91. Natural causes, I guess. You were one of the Good Ones, Ed. --- ## [The first reviews of the new dune are out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-reviews-of-the-new-dune-are-out/950064)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-reviews-of-the-new-dune-are-out/950064 "2021-09-03T23:11:44Z")
And its mixed… I do hope it does enough for a 2nd because that’s where all the "action "is … I still wanna see it --- ## [Most famous child actor (family argument in process)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-child-actor-family-argument-in-process/949888)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-child-actor-family-argument-in-process/949888 "2021-09-03T16:38:22Z")
So, I reckon Shirley Temple is the most famous child actor, and my daughter is nominating Macaulay Culkin for the spot. There is serious cred hanging here… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=308) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=310)