# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=312 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 313 --- ## [Orange flavor vodka](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orange-flavor-vodka/949329 "2021-08-25T15:48:35Z")
There’s a massive display of Deep Eddy Orange vodka in front of me at this bar. Trying to think what you’d mix with it for a good cocktail. Vodka/Soda jumps to mind. I could also see it being mixed with cranberry and yo… --- ## [So Bob Ross. He's a good painter, but he sucks, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bob-ross-hes-a-good-painter-but-he-sucks-right/842690)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bob-ross-hes-a-good-painter-but-he-sucks-right/842690 "2021-08-25T15:38:43Z")
I remember catching Bob Ross on PBS when flipping channels back in the 90s, and being just mesmerized: by his hair, his voice, his application of Prussian Blue and Van Dyke Brown and Sap Green with a two-inch brush to m… --- ## ["Great Books" that no one seems to like...what are we missing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-books-that-no-one-seems-to-like-what-are-we-missing/947575)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-books-that-no-one-seems-to-like-what-are-we-missing/947575 "2021-08-25T15:30:11Z")
–Mods-- If this should be Cafe Society feel free to move There are certain books that we have all been told are classics. They are amazing. Everyone should read them. Yet some few I just cannot figure out for the lif… --- ## [Local TV news people - who dresses them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-tv-news-people-who-dresses-them/949400)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-tv-news-people-who-dresses-them/949400 "2021-08-25T10:54:50Z")
Who is responsible for what local TV anchors, reporters, etc wear when on the air? Does the station keep a wardrobe? Do they have a wardrobe person who helps them dress? Or is it pretty much up to the “talent” to decide … --- ## [Were the starship Enterprise, the submarine Seaview and the Time Tunnel built by the same contractor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-starship-enterprise-the-submarine-seaview-and-the-time-tunnel-built-by-the-same-contractor/949334)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-starship-enterprise-the-submarine-seaview-and-the-time-tunnel-built-by-the-same-contractor/949334 "2021-08-25T01:47:00Z")
Watching old TV programs, I noticed that these three things have terrible equipment failures with alarming regularity. Are these case of ACME construction saving money by using duct tape instead of nuts and bolts? --- ## [What adaptation is least like the source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adaptation-is-least-like-the-source/949238)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-adaptation-is-least-like-the-source/949238 "2021-08-25T00:57:04Z")
I was wondering what movies are least like the material, often a play or movie, that they are based on? But with so much innovative TV decided to make the question more general. I was thinking movies that added an upbe… --- ## [The Sad Last Days of Nichelle Nichols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-last-days-of-nichelle-nichols/948919)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sad-last-days-of-nichelle-nichols/948919 "2021-08-24T23:20:27Z")
Im posting this for fans of hers who might be interested. Its sad. Its also a reminder for all of us to have ironclad legal end of life plans. --- ## [I made mac and cheese soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-mac-and-cheese-soup/949432)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-mac-and-cheese-soup/949432 "2021-08-24T15:52:56Z")
I haven’t had mac and cheese in years, so I thought I’d try Kraft Mac and Cheese Big Bowl. The instructions say to add water up to the line. What line? There’s a line pretty far down, didn’t seem like enough water. There… --- ## [When and why did Mac & Cheese become a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-mac-cheese-become-a-thing/949103)
**Author:** [@Tj54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tj54)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-why-did-mac-cheese-become-a-thing/949103 "2021-08-24T15:18:46Z")
I’ll admit I’m a bit older, but to me Mac & Cheese always ranked up there with Hamburger Helper. It was something cheap and easy that young moms could make for their kids. Once you got old enough to know better, it wasn’… --- ## [Do you consider Chuck Berry a great guitar player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-chuck-berry-a-great-guitar-player/949236)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-chuck-berry-a-great-guitar-player/949236 "2021-08-24T01:47:51Z")
I’ve always considered him a so-so player. This came to my attention in the other Guitarist Thread, but I was concerned that if I questioned his abilities there it might come across as thread-shitting. Anyway, I think o… --- ## [Princesscore?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princesscore/949366)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princesscore/949366 "2021-08-23T22:57:40Z")
I swear, I will never understand fashion trends. --- ## [Genius/Horror ingredient swaps you have made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-horror-ingredient-swaps-you-have-made/948561)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genius-horror-ingredient-swaps-you-have-made/948561 "2021-08-23T20:48:48Z")
Inspired by last night’s bolognese sauce recipe, which required ‘half a cup of white wine’. Having everything else to hand, I decided I could easily substitute some other alcoholic liquid - but the only bottle on my ‘top… --- ## [How much money is /did apple blowing on its "foundation " series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-is-did-apple-blowing-on-its-foundation-series/949240)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-is-did-apple-blowing-on-its-foundation-series/949240 "2021-08-23T17:13:57Z")
I mean if the previews on youtube are any indication it’s in the low millions …almost makes me wanna get AppleTV via Roku just to watch it Although I know the big reveals (spoilered at the bottom)at the end tho Ive act… --- ## [Bandalero! film translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandalero-film-translation/949043)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandalero-film-translation/949043 "2021-08-23T10:27:30Z")
I watched a recording of the film, “Bandalero!” that I made several weeks ago. I realized I had seen it many years ago, for I recalled the scene where Jimmy Stewart asks, “What exactly are you trying to say, Dee?” and D… --- ## [Why does Hollywood think that Female military Officers are called 'Sir?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hollywood-think-that-female-military-officers-are-called-sir/948032)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hollywood-think-that-female-military-officers-are-called-sir/948032 "2021-08-23T05:01:22Z")
My wife and I were watching TV last night, and on two different shows, female military Officers were called “Sir.” Never in my 30 years in the military did I see this happen, and I can’t imagine that my fellow Officers … --- ## [Watching the footage from Afghanistan and this Steve Earle song popped into my mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-footage-from-afghanistan-and-this-steve-earle-song-popped-into-my-mind/949337)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-footage-from-afghanistan-and-this-steve-earle-song-popped-into-my-mind/949337 "2021-08-23T01:04:13Z")
Hadn’t heard it in a while but it sums up war pretty well. Graphic war image warning. Same song with no images. --- ## [I am looking for good book club forums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-good-book-club-forums/949297)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-looking-for-good-book-club-forums/949297 "2021-08-22T21:34:08Z")
Modern books don’t have Sparknotes or Cliffsnotes and no one I know reads what I like so when I’m finished with a book I am dying to talk about it or at least hear what others think about what I just read. Amazon review… --- ## [Irene Forsyte: Beautiful victim, or ugly bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irene-forsyte-beautiful-victim-or-ugly-bitch/228272)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irene-forsyte-beautiful-victim-or-ugly-bitch/228272 "2021-08-22T17:27:16Z")
The title basically says it all. Yesterday our family watched the 1st ep of the second series of Forsyte Saga shows on Masterpiece Theater. A major character is Irene Forsyte. She is supposed to be a great beauty, who… --- ## [RIP Tom T Hall. He's pickin with Clayton Delaney now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tom-t-hall-hes-pickin-with-clayton-delaney-now/949277)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-tom-t-hall-hes-pickin-with-clayton-delaney-now/949277 "2021-08-22T13:36:21Z")
Tom was a gifted songwriter and performer. He wrote Harper Valley PTA. A huge hit for Jeannie C. Riley. Alan Jackson had a early hit with Little Bitty, another song written by Tom. Tom wrote and recorded several hits hi… --- ## [RIP British Comedian Sean Lock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-british-comedian-sean-lock/949093 "2021-08-22T01:57:04Z")
If you watch any British panel shows, you know and love Sean Lock. I had no idea he was battling cancer (I guess he kept it private), he died at 58. And now, one of his funniest 8 out of 10 Cats moments --- ## [What was this short film about a boy asking a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-short-film-about-a-boy-asking-a-question/949293)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-short-film-about-a-boy-asking-a-question/949293 "2021-08-22T00:27:16Z")
I recall seeing this sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. This was back when we rented VCRs from the local grocery store along with whatever was available on their very small movie shelf. This was probably a compilati… --- ## [One-Pot Dinners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-pot-dinners/949235 "2021-08-21T23:41:42Z")
I have gotten into (to the point of obsession) one-pot dinners lately. It’s a great way to cook for a family. So far I’ve gotten arroz con pollo down. I’m good at it. I’ve got a few variations down. I’m making my ow… --- ## [Tolkien universe: Maiar in their humanoid forms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-universe-maiar-in-their-humanoid-forms/949244)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-universe-maiar-in-their-humanoid-forms/949244 "2021-08-21T12:58:59Z")
We know that Maiar can and often do take humanoid forms, or perhaps sometimes elvish forms. Sauron did this while he still could (1st and 2nd ages); the Istari did it; Luthien’s mother Melian presumably did so too. What… --- ## [Two summer potato dishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-summer-potato-dishes/948464)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-summer-potato-dishes/948464 "2021-08-21T01:27:34Z")
Now that we’re well into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, I’ve been making a couple of potato-based dishes that are eaten cold. I’m sharing them here because someone might find them useful and/or provide some feedback. … --- ## [The best song about pirates and reincarnation HANDS DOWN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-song-about-pirates-and-reincarnation-hands-down/949206)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-song-about-pirates-and-reincarnation-hands-down/949206 "2021-08-20T22:01:53Z")
“Pirate” by The Moon. Got a better one? No, of course you don’t! Can you think of any other songs that may very well be the one and only to deal with a particular subject? --- ## [Explain makeup to the clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-makeup-to-the-clueless/949118)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-makeup-to-the-clueless/949118 "2021-08-20T13:52:22Z")
I like to cosplay at conventions, and usually I crossplay (dressing as male characters). I’ve watched a few tutorials on how to use makeup to masculinize my face and I’d like to try it. Problem is, I’ve never worn makeu… --- ## [Is this bottle of Gordon & MacPhail Mortlach 1949 51 Year Old single malt worth the price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bottle-of-gordon-macphail-mortlach-1949-51-year-old-single-malt-worth-the-price/949090)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-bottle-of-gordon-macphail-mortlach-1949-51-year-old-single-malt-worth-the-price/949090 "2021-08-20T09:12:58Z")
OK as ive shared before I’m on " the whisky shop"'s e-mail list and a lot of it is fascinating just to read some of the stories behind the makers and the process they use to make it and such But they have a small list … --- ## [What fictional settings would you like to see reused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-settings-would-you-like-to-see-reused/949108)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-settings-would-you-like-to-see-reused/949108 "2021-08-19T21:53:08Z")
A one-off story that took place in a fictional universe that you think was an interesting enough setting to have potential for more stories, not necessarily sequels. --- ## [Foundation series trailer (Apple TV+)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foundation-series-trailer-apple-tv/912354)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foundation-series-trailer-apple-tv/912354 "2021-08-19T20:51:06Z")
Just saw that Apple released a trailer for their upcoming (2021) series based on the Foundation series (Asimov). I’m not sure whether it will work. Although the series has several scenes which would lend themselves well… --- ## [The ending of Spielberg's film Munich (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-spielbergs-film-munich-spoilers/601493)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-spielbergs-film-munich-spoilers/601493 "2021-08-19T18:37:03Z")
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