# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=320 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 321 --- ## [Baseball Trip Music recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trip-music-recommendations/946313 "2021-07-15T14:13:14Z")
I’ve done this thread before. Every year (except 2020 :slightly\_frowning\_face:) I go on a road trip with my buddy to see baseball games. And every year I put together a playlist of appropriate music to listen to in the… --- ## [Solo recording artist goes on to be part of a much more successful group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-recording-artist-goes-on-to-be-part-of-a-much-more-successful-group/943811)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solo-recording-artist-goes-on-to-be-part-of-a-much-more-successful-group/943811 "2021-07-15T03:08:21Z")
So it’s fairly common for members of somewhat successful bands/groups go on to be just as big stars, if not bigger, as solo artists. How many instances have there been of the reverse? That would be someone who had rele… --- ## [What 1990s alternative rock bands do you think have stood the test of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-1990s-alternative-rock-bands-do-you-think-have-stood-the-test-of-time/943242)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-1990s-alternative-rock-bands-do-you-think-have-stood-the-test-of-time/943242 "2021-07-15T00:52:49Z")
I was at a bar last night and there was a lot of 311 being played on the jukebox. Definitely took me back but I also thought the music held up quite well. Feel free to use the widest possible definition of ‘alternative’… --- ## [The Umbrella Academy S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-umbrella-academy-s2/916878 "2021-07-14T20:35:54Z")
S1 thread here. Get Ready for The Umbrella Academy Season 2! Official Cast Recap (11:00 video) Season 2 Official Trailer (3:00) Season 2 Opening Scene (3:00) We are mere hours away from seeing what comes next! --- ## [Are there any easy butter chicken recipes (preferably not from scratch)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-easy-butter-chicken-recipes-preferably-not-from-scratch/946245)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-easy-butter-chicken-recipes-preferably-not-from-scratch/946245 "2021-07-14T18:31:59Z")
I like butter chicken over rice, but the recipes online tend to have 10-20 ingredients. Are there premade powders or such things where I can just add a few ingredients to it to make butter chicken? I’ve tried a couple … --- ## [A very simple ice cream poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-simple-ice-cream-poll/942763 "2021-07-14T14:48:21Z")
Never tried making a poll before, fingers crossed. This week my usual grocery store had a sale on two pints of Ben & Jerry ice cream I wanted to take advantage of. I stood in front of that freezer for a stupid length of… --- ## [John Cleese and a Life of Brian stage show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-and-a-life-of-brian-stage-show/946425)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-and-a-life-of-brian-stage-show/946425 "2021-07-14T13:00:09Z")
Wouldn’t surprise me to see a song or two end up in the final version. Certainly “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” has to be in it! --- ## [Social Historical Documentaries From The Opposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-historical-documentaries-from-the-opposition/946397)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-historical-documentaries-from-the-opposition/946397 "2021-07-14T10:13:38Z")
Every documentary I have seen are all from the “winning” side and it seems like every WWII documentary is the same… I’m not really interested in history that has no film, no archives. I actually like to see “everyday” li… --- ## [Looking for escapist fantasy travel shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-escapist-fantasy-travel-shows/922399)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-escapist-fantasy-travel-shows/922399 "2021-07-14T06:36:16Z")
Lately when I want to chill out, or to have pleasant background material, I’ve been watching some HGTV shows that focus on house hunting and little slices of life in beautiful places. Caribbean life, Mediterranean life, … --- ## [Practical, non-moral question about The Cold Equations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-non-moral-question-about-the-cold-equations/946214)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-non-moral-question-about-the-cold-equations/946214 "2021-07-13T23:22:45Z")
What does the pilot do after he’s made his delivery? We’re told multiple times that there is only. so. much. fuel. to get the EDS to whatever planet it’s headed for. Does it also have enough fuel to get back? And where … --- ## [I was an Avengers extra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-avengers-extra/621127)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-an-avengers-extra/621127 "2021-07-13T21:51:53Z")
I wrote a first draft of this right after filming, and recently revised it, now that the movie has been released in the U.S. and we’re released from the studio’s nondisclosure agreement. Hope you like it. I’ll remember… --- ## [Whatever happened to...? \[text to make non-duplicate title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-text-to-make-non-duplicate-title/922952)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-text-to-make-non-duplicate-title/922952 "2021-07-13T21:51:42Z")
I was thinking about The Young Riders, ad wondered whatever happened to Yvonne Suhor who played Louise ‘Lou’ McCloud. (She also played Cicely in the Northern Exposure episode ‘Cicely’.) Alas, she died two years ago of … --- ## [What are some of your favorite musical reprises? (Link to videos if you can!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-musical-reprises-link-to-videos-if-you-can/945098)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-musical-reprises-link-to-videos-if-you-can/945098 "2021-07-13T15:12:10Z")
In movies, on stage, and in albums, you’ll occasionally have complete songs that are reprises of earlier-played songs. A reprise is when a song is done again with different lyrics, sometimes by a different character or … --- ## [Jake the Dog (Adventure Time) Color](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jake-the-dog-adventure-time-color/946225)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jake-the-dog-adventure-time-color/946225 "2021-07-13T10:58:58Z")
Hello Dopers. I have no idea how to do this, so I’m hoping someone here can help. I promised my niece we’d do a project. Specifically, we’re going to paint a brick like Jake the Dog (if you know the show, you’ll get it)… --- ## [How long can a covered pot of soup stock be left out to cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-covered-pot-of-soup-stock-be-left-out-to-cool/946210)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-covered-pot-of-soup-stock-be-left-out-to-cool/946210 "2021-07-13T04:23:07Z")
More just wondering than a “need answer fast” situation. I am planning on making some stock today, but I’ll probably use it all for making dinner while it’s still hot. But in the past, when I’ve made a big pot of stock,… --- ## [Songs not named what you thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-not-named-what-you-thought/940986 "2021-07-13T02:06:05Z")
I’m sure we’ve done this a few times because it was in one of these type threads I learned the Night Ranger song isn’t titled Motoring but Sister Christian. Which is weird because usually a song gets the wrong name in my… --- ## [How does Follow Your Heart vegan cheese taste to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese-taste-to-you/946176)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-follow-your-heart-vegan-cheese-taste-to-you/946176 "2021-07-12T22:32:57Z")
My mother has been having some pretty bad GI problems the last few weeks, and we’ve yet to figure out why that could be. She does eat a lot of yogurt, so she’s going to try cutting down on that, and if that solves the p… --- ## [Loki guest stars on The Simpsons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-guest-stars-on-the-simpsons/946223)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loki-guest-stars-on-the-simpsons/946223 "2021-07-12T20:01:31Z")
I’ve seen a few clips lately of Loki appearing on The Simpsons. Did Tom Hiddleston do the voice? What’s the episode number? --- ## [Recommend Me a Bluetooth Speaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-bluetooth-speaker/946132)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-bluetooth-speaker/946132 "2021-07-12T19:48:42Z")
I have no sound system in my home. I’d like a bluetooth speaker I can easily play Spotify Music or podcasts on. It would only be used casually, like to dance with my baby in the living room or listen while I’m in the kit… --- ## [NPR's quiz and comedy show "Ask Me Another" ending in September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-quiz-and-comedy-show-ask-me-another-ending-in-september/946235)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nprs-quiz-and-comedy-show-ask-me-another-ending-in-september/946235 "2021-07-12T18:23:50Z")
I know this show never got the love that “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” (which precedes AMA on Saturdays here) gets but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Ophira Eisenberg is a great host and quite funny but I am an equal fan of Jon… --- ## [Good rock bands with horrible debut albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-rock-bands-with-horrible-debut-albums/945774)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-rock-bands-with-horrible-debut-albums/945774 "2021-07-12T02:55:23Z")
Was just listening to Jefferson Airplane Takes Off and now listening to Surrealist Pillow. What a great album Pillow is and Jefferson Airplane Takes off definitely isn’t. Other examples? --- ## [Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-and-grooves-the-weird-secret-history-of-soviet-x-ray-music/946211)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-and-grooves-the-weird-secret-history-of-soviet-x-ray-music/946211 "2021-07-12T01:50:58Z")
There is an 8-minute audio recording you can listen to in addition to the article. Western music may have been changing the world in the 1950s, but if you happened to be in Russia you were out of luck. State censorsh… --- ## [My jelly boiled over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jelly-boiled-over/946252)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-jelly-boiled-over/946252 "2021-07-12T01:28:03Z")
I picked a giant pot of red currants a week ago last Friday. Turned them into juice last weekend. I got nearly two quarts of juice, more than ever before. Friday evening i finally made jelly, following the recipe in the … --- ## [Cocoyo coconut milk yogurt - um, CocoNO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocoyo-coconut-milk-yogurt-um-cocono/945777)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocoyo-coconut-milk-yogurt-um-cocono/945777 "2021-07-11T20:05:34Z")
They had some cacao-flavored product on sale at the local natural-foods market, so I decided to try it. Flavor-wise, it was OK, but the texture - I swear, this stuff was carbonated! It was NASTY. I threw away the re… --- ## [Christopher Nolan's Tenet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-nolans-tenet/919573)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christopher-nolans-tenet/919573 "2021-07-11T02:59:48Z")
I saw it this evening in one of our local theaters with about 6 other patrons all socially distant. Great Nolan flick, well thought out, fast paced, attention required. John David Washington will become a big star afte… --- ## [Finding Your Roots vs. Who Do You Think You Are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-your-roots-vs-who-do-you-think-you-are/946137)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-your-roots-vs-who-do-you-think-you-are/946137 "2021-07-11T02:36:44Z")
For those not familiar, these are two shows about genealogy. Finding Your Roots is on PBS stations in the US, and is hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. In each episode two or three fairly well-known people (actors, athlet… --- ## [Something I noticed while watching Person of Interest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-while-watching-person-of-interest/946099)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-while-watching-person-of-interest/946099 "2021-07-11T01:04:12Z")
This is truly mundane and pointless… I was watching an episode of Person of Interest and I noticed that Carter called Fusco to look up something in the police database. He proceeded to put on his glasses and then look … --- ## [Let's FURIKAKE! (Savory sprinkles for rice and other stuff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-furikake-savory-sprinkles-for-rice-and-other-stuff/945987)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-furikake-savory-sprinkles-for-rice-and-other-stuff/945987 "2021-07-11T00:43:28Z")
This stuff is fantastic! For the last hour I’ve been sprinkling it into the palm of my hand and licking it up! I tried it on buttered toast, but it doesn’t go well with butter. I sprinkled it on saltine crackers, and it … --- ## [Any newspaper/magazine columnists here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-newspaper-magazine-columnists-here/946109)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-newspaper-magazine-columnists-here/946109 "2021-07-10T21:26:52Z")
Do we have any current or former newspaper or magazine columnists here? Tell me about your gig! What do/did you write about, how often, how many words, and for what sort of publication? Do/did you get paid or is/was i… --- ## [Your first live show post-pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-live-show-post-pandemic/946116)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-live-show-post-pandemic/946116 "2021-07-10T21:07:58Z")
With increasing vaccination rates in California, theaters are now open for live shows once again. As such, I just bought tickets to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Crest Theater in Sacramento next month. That will be m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=319) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=321)