# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=318 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 319 --- ## [Bible translation preferences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-translation-preferences/947049)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-translation-preferences/947049 "2021-07-26T04:31:06Z")
I think this a question with factual answers so putting it here. Mods please shift if required. I was reading the Wikipedia page on the great songwriter Jimmy Webb. Towards the bottom there was the line: Webb has st… --- ## [Where did this trope originate: sheriff turns in badge so as not to enforce an order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-trope-originate-sheriff-turns-in-badge-so-as-not-to-enforce-an-order/947080)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-trope-originate-sheriff-turns-in-badge-so-as-not-to-enforce-an-order/947080 "2021-07-26T00:16:39Z")
I remember seeing in several works a situation where a lawman in a Wild West setting is tasked with enforcing the law in a situation where he thinks it’s unjust; he refuses to do so and dramatically removes badge. There … --- ## [Need help with a recipe: chicken pot pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-recipe-chicken-pot-pie/947237)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-recipe-chicken-pot-pie/947237 "2021-07-25T22:45:49Z")
So…i have some leftover grilled chicken. And i thought i would stretch it with some potato, add a gravy, maybe some frozen peas or celery, a bit of parsley, and top it with a biscuit and call it supper tomorrow (Sunday).… --- ## [Suggestions for programs/app for my first MIDI keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-programs-app-for-my-first-midi-keyboard/946556)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-programs-app-for-my-first-midi-keyboard/946556 "2021-07-25T19:50:58Z")
I just bought a MIDI keyboard. Nothing fancy…just a used M-Audio KeystationMini32. I know it works, as I downloaded Piano 10 to check it out. I bought it because I thought it would be helpful to noodle around on and a… --- ## [Does Marvel have a supervillain named Ares?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marvel-have-a-supervillain-named-ares/947189)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marvel-have-a-supervillain-named-ares/947189 "2021-07-25T19:39:29Z")
The question is based on a crossword puzzle clue from a couple of weeks back. I forget the exact wording but the general idea was they were looking for the name of a Marvel comics supervillain, and the answer was “Ares”.… --- ## [Recommend a jazz song for me to play on guitar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-jazz-song-for-me-to-play-on-guitar/947227)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-jazz-song-for-me-to-play-on-guitar/947227 "2021-07-25T01:52:38Z")
I’m a intermediate player, have played only acoustic until a few months ago. My electric is a Fender Special Edition FMT, I’ve heard it called a Les Paul in a Fender body. I’m looking for something sort of mellow, no r… --- ## [Poll: Link to a movie/tv show -IMDB or Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-link-to-a-movie-tv-show-imdb-or-wikipedia/947082)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-link-to-a-movie-tv-show-imdb-or-wikipedia/947082 "2021-07-24T06:32:39Z")
If someone links to a movie/tv show that you are planning to see, where do you prefer them to link to? poll For me, it’s IMDB, even with their new look, which I don’t like. Linking to a Wiki article has the whole plot y… --- ## [Anybody watching Netflix's Cursed? (SPOILERS AHEAD)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-netflixs-cursed-spoilers-ahead/916079)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-netflixs-cursed-spoilers-ahead/916079 "2021-07-24T05:33:47Z")
I’m only a couple episodes in, and honestly, it doesn’t take much to keep me watching a show. I must say I’m a little underwhelmed. Not a big fan of drunk Merlin. The lead character is kind of boring? I don’t like tha… --- ## [The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin' bun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-other-day-i-had-a-cool-water-sandwich-and-a-sunday-go-to-meetin-bun/738855 "2021-07-23T23:37:19Z")
In The Blues Brothers’ Rubber Biscuit, Dan Aykroyd says ‘The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday-go-to-meetin’ bun.’ I know a ‘cool water sandwich’ is a slice of watermelon. What is a ‘Sunday-go-to-meeti… --- ## [Fictional heroes who are overweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-heroes-who-are-overweight/946366 "2021-07-23T22:25:48Z")
My example: I’m really getting into John LeCarre’s spy novels, especially the ones featuring master spy George Smiley. If you’re unfamiliar with him, he’s described as being overweight, sloppily dressed, and a genius. … --- ## [Scene transitions in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-transitions-in-movies/947085)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scene-transitions-in-movies/947085 "2021-07-23T14:30:53Z")
Why does the audio of the new scene often start before the image transition? In some cases you can even think for a few seconds that the audio is supposed to be for the current scene, before it switches over. --- ## [Joie de hooha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joie-de-hooha/947104)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joie-de-hooha/947104 "2021-07-23T11:34:30Z")
I giggle every time I see that Femi Clear commercial. --- ## [Cow milk is for calves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-milk-is-for-calves/946910)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cow-milk-is-for-calves/946910 "2021-07-23T02:51:32Z")
I’ve always wondered at this quote from vegans and animal rights activists about how humans are not adapted to digest cow milk and it should be rightly left for calves to drink. Also that after a certain age we develop g… --- ## [Parents - which kids' shows did you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-which-kids-shows-did-you-like/945989)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-which-kids-shows-did-you-like/945989 "2021-07-23T01:42:15Z")
When my kids were young I put up with what they were watching TV. Occasionally I liked their choices. What do you remember liking your childrens’ choices? Both of my kids’ favourites were British made, even though I’m A… --- ## [Michael Scott in the real world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-scott-in-the-real-world/947002)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-scott-in-the-real-world/947002 "2021-07-22T16:06:53Z")
I would have always believed it impossible for a Michael Scott to really exist… then, about a year into his tenure, I realized that that is exactly who Trump reminded me of. Mentionedcuz I am binging superfan episodes o… --- ## [How was this video made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-video-made/946576)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-video-made/946576 "2021-07-22T03:47:35Z")
One minute long Imgur video. I watched this too many times. How was it done? --- ## [How do people find out about new music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-out-about-new-music/946816)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-find-out-about-new-music/946816 "2021-07-21T22:55:20Z")
Ok, this is a naive question your mother (or more likely, your grandmother) might ask. So sue me. In the past, there were top-40 radio stations, variety TV shows, and later MTV where you could hear the latest music. Or … --- ## [Great Movies Marred By One Bad Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-marred-by-one-bad-performance/853360)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-marred-by-one-bad-performance/853360 "2021-07-21T18:21:25Z")
The idea for this thread came to me at 4am the other morning. The epidemic and distancing meant that I had been home and not working for a few weeks. Ive been waking up around 3ish. Looking for a movie to watch I came ac… --- ## [The drum fill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drum-fill/792002)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drum-fill/792002 "2021-07-21T17:33:51Z")
Possibly a dieing art form that ranges from tasteful to overblown, depending on how well it fits in with whatever musical context it’s in. (So, for example, doing Niel Peart-like fills on a six-tom kit for your basic MOR… --- ## [Springsteen's "Thunder Road": 'sways' or 'waves'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteens-thunder-road-sways-or-waves/946981)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteens-thunder-road-sways-or-waves/946981 "2021-07-21T16:41:17Z")
A couple of weeks ago, NYT journalist Maggie Haberman, delighted to be at a Springsteen show, innocently (I think) tweeted “A screen door slams, Mary’s dress sways”, and Twitter was off to the races. Apparently, it’s bee… --- ## [Who was the first person to die on Mars (in fiction)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-person-to-die-on-mars-in-fiction/946930)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-person-to-die-on-mars-in-fiction/946930 "2021-07-21T16:20:17Z")
Timely, if morbid, I was just wondering…well, as the title says, who was the first (fictional) person to die on Mars? The criteria being: A) The person must be a human, from Earth. Preferably a named person, at that. … --- ## [Go see SPIRITED AWAY right now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-spirited-away-right-now/166990)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-see-spirited-away-right-now/166990 "2021-07-21T12:40:25Z")
I’m way behind in my movie going and just saw Spirited Away this week. It is an out and out masterpiece! I don’t know anything about Anime (even how to spell it, for sure) but this is one great movie. A true cinematic wo… --- ## [How do you feel about surimi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-surimi/946776)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-surimi/946776 "2021-07-21T11:21:00Z")
Surimi, you probably know, is a fish paste that is often flavoured and used to make items such as artificial crab or lobster flakes or chunks. It somewhat mimics the taste and texture of the original, is less nutritious… --- ## [Friends vs Cheers - Which is better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-vs-cheers-which-is-better/946801)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-vs-cheers-which-is-better/946801 "2021-07-21T08:47:46Z")
In a thread about the Pit, this claim was made. I could not let that stand. Friends is definitely the better show. What say you? Poll is public. Stand by your convictions. :stuck\_out\_tongue\_winking\_eye: poll --- ## [Tucker carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson/946943)
**Author:** [@civilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/civilis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson/946943 "2021-07-21T05:18:11Z")
“Best day ever” as said by Bezos according to Tucker Carlson is a phrase of only 3 syllables. I don’t normally bother to point out such silliness but I couldn’t resist : --- ## [A Kong: Skull Island Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kong-skull-island-question/946772 "2021-07-21T05:09:28Z")
I don’t want to watch this thing again to see if what I thought I saw was so: did a giant reptile puke up a human skull, with the dog tags of the dead guy attached to it? Seems absurd in an otherwise well thought out fil… --- ## [A little goes a long way - Food Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-goes-a-long-way-food-edition/946476)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-goes-a-long-way-food-edition/946476 "2021-07-20T21:52:01Z")
What’s an ingredient, condiment, sauce, etc., that you don’t necessarily dislike, but too much of it will ruin a dish? For me it’s mustard. I like a little smear of mustard on a hot dog or a ham sandwich or something. … --- ## [Years of Creation 1937-1940](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-of-creation-1937-1940/946830)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/years-of-creation-1937-1940/946830 "2021-07-20T13:29:14Z")
I’m amazed how many things that I would have thought were of very long duration, or which crystallized over a long period of time, actually were created in a brief period of about four years. These include not only semin… --- ## [The Peel Sessions – a generation of great music (Rabbit Hole Warning!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peel-sessions-a-generation-of-great-music-rabbit-hole-warning/937791)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peel-sessions-a-generation-of-great-music-rabbit-hole-warning/937791 "2021-07-20T11:23:53Z")
More than a generation, in fact, and gathered together on one website. I can find no evidence that this has been posted here before – if it has, I apologize. As background for those who don’t know, the late, great John … --- ## [What gives with all of these immortal crime fighters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-with-all-of-these-immortal-crime-fighters/946767)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gives-with-all-of-these-immortal-crime-fighters/946767 "2021-07-20T03:05:24Z")
Are comic book writers and thems what write them completely out of ideas? I watched The Old Guard last night; no blurb describing it, no cast list, no nada. I suppose it’s supposed to be very easy, barely an inconvenie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=317) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=319)