# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=321 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 322 --- ## [How many want burgers...how many hot dogs...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-want-burgers-how-many-hot-dogs/945832)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-want-burgers-how-many-hot-dogs/945832 "2021-07-10T19:01:25Z")
An age-old conundrum for anyone hosting a BBQ. You’ve invited 20 people, and hot dogs and hamburgers are on the menu. How many do you buy? How many buns? (This assumes that you don’t force everyone to order in advanc… --- ## [Anyone remember a movie with a scene of frozen carp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-movie-with-a-scene-of-frozen-carp/946162)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-movie-with-a-scene-of-frozen-carp/946162 "2021-07-10T15:49:34Z")
My wife remembers seeing a movie back in the 90s that had a scene of carp frozen into a pond or lake. She recalls seeing it on Bravo back when they would show independent movies. She also thinks it may have been from an … --- ## [Republican Space Rangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-space-rangers/946135)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-space-rangers/946135 "2021-07-10T12:07:47Z")
OK. I don’t play or know anything about video games, but in the latest (?) GTA there are imbedded cartoons called “Republican Space Rangers.” Google a few episodes on YouTube. The satire is hilarious! Obviously poking … --- ## [ID this character and actor from GLEE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-character-and-actor-from-glee/946139)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-character-and-actor-from-glee/946139 "2021-07-10T05:24:31Z")
There was a member of the cast who kind of disappeared very soon after his introduction. This was probably in the second or third season. The character was a boy from Ireland, either an exchange student or immigrant. The… --- ## [Gomer Pyle on Andy Griffith vs. on his own show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-on-andy-griffith-vs-on-his-own-show/944593)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-on-andy-griffith-vs-on-his-own-show/944593 "2021-07-10T02:26:29Z")
He was a rube on both shows, but he seemed to be a lot less of one on Gomer Pyle USMC. If he had acted like he did on Andy Griffith in the Marines, you’d think they would have sent him to the motor pool where he would b… --- ## [So which fictional vigilante hero would be plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fictional-vigilante-hero-would-be-plausible/945462)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fictional-vigilante-hero-would-be-plausible/945462 "2021-07-09T20:40:21Z")
If Batman was implausible to begin with and since has become ridiculously plot-armored to the point where he bitch-slaps superpowered alien invaders, then which fictional heroes represent something close(r) to reality? G… --- ## ["Six Feet Under" vs. "Weeds"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-vs-weeds/923096)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-feet-under-vs-weeds/923096 "2021-07-09T19:58:55Z")
Looking for a new series to binge, considering either of these. I’ve seen zero episodes of each but have heard generally good things. For those who have seen both, do you have a clear preference? Response of “watch bot… --- ## [Help with a Perry Mason episode (original TV series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-perry-mason-episode-original-tv-series/945980)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-perry-mason-episode-original-tv-series/945980 "2021-07-09T16:49:16Z")
I have a dim memory of a scene from the original (1957-66) series where Perry Mason is talking with college students or demonstrators who defend their protest by saying unlike earlier generations, they are faced with the… --- ## [Songs That Motivate You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857 "2021-07-09T13:24:56Z")
The song is fearless and Fearless Motivation is the name of the group. This song gave me so much courage and comfort during difficult time. I’ve never grown tired of it. https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=syEDu6AihFs&fea… --- ## [Summer fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit/945845)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-fruit/945845 "2021-07-09T11:10:24Z")
I just ate the most exquisite nectarine I’ve had this summer and possibly in several recent summers. There’s more where that came from and I’m going to savor each one. The plums are nearly as good as well. Maybe need … --- ## [Unknown Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-artist/946001 "2021-07-09T01:08:32Z")
I saw a drawing on Facebook that for some reason I found myself going back to it over and over. I have no knowledge of art beyond enjoying what I see but for some reason I feel like there is something very special about … --- ## [Who won UK master chef after after Prince Phillip passed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-uk-master-chef-after-after-prince-phillip-passed/945869)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-won-uk-master-chef-after-after-prince-phillip-passed/945869 "2021-07-08T23:41:38Z")
I’ve been looking but can’t find anything. I know the BBC suspended programming after he passed. --- ## [Best source hemerocallis/daylilies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-source-hemerocallis-daylilies/945349)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-source-hemerocallis-daylilies/945349 "2021-07-08T21:01:11Z")
I’m doing a garden design for clients for whom money is not an issue, so it’s a chance for me to show off a bit. The tree peonies I put in 20 years ago are literally traffic stoppers; they kind of set the standard for th… --- ## [Tiki Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiki-culture/940795 "2021-07-08T19:52:05Z")
Recently I was reminded of Tiki Culture, restaurants and bars with a South Pacific theme. My girlfriend at the time, and I, liked to go to Kelbo’s on Pico Boulevard in L.A. In the '90s, we found it deliciously tacky an… --- ## [How are the bands you liked in high school doing today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-bands-you-liked-in-high-school-doing-today/944501)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-bands-you-liked-in-high-school-doing-today/944501 "2021-07-08T19:42:59Z")
I’ve been going through a few bands I liked from high school, some of which even have new music. I’m curious how bands you all liked from high school are doing today. Here is my list: Nirvana - inactive. Lead singer de… --- ## [For the Tolkien completist: The Russian version of FOTR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-tolkien-completist-the-russian-version-of-fotr/941130)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-tolkien-completist-the-russian-version-of-fotr/941130 "2021-07-08T18:07:05Z")
Many of us have strange memories of the Soviet version of The Hobbit Well, it seems that they also made The Fellowship of the Ring According to Wikipedia, they included Tom Bombadil and the Barrow Wights. --- ## [Has anyone on any of those naked reality TV shows ever gotten a boner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-on-any-of-those-naked-reality-tv-shows-ever-gotten-a-boner/945871 "2021-07-08T16:12:03Z")
Naked and Afraid, Naked Dating, you know there’s probably a Naked Obstacle Course show coming soon. But legitimate question, has someone ever gotten one? --- ## [Police procedurals vs classic detective shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-procedurals-vs-classic-detective-shows/945245)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-procedurals-vs-classic-detective-shows/945245 "2021-07-08T07:41:59Z")
My brother in law was gushing recently about how much better police shows are today than they were decades ago. He compared the examples of CSI vs Adam-12. I’m not sure how fair the comparison was but I would agree that … --- ## [Reccomend "2 minute mystery" stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-2-minute-mystery-stories/945619)
**Author:** [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-2-minute-mystery-stories/945619 "2021-07-08T07:24:04Z")
Anybody got any recommendations for more recent books that are compilations of short solvable mysteries, similar to Asimov’s “Black Widowers”?. Ideally each story should be readable in 10 minutes and contain all the info… --- ## [App for transcribing music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-transcribing-music/945921)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/app-for-transcribing-music/945921 "2021-07-08T05:14:20Z")
Both of my primary school daughters are taking piano lessons, and they love to compose their own songs. And some of them are really not bad. :grin: In addition to making video recordings of these pieces, I would like to… --- ## [Making peanut butter at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-peanut-butter-at-home/945898)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-peanut-butter-at-home/945898 "2021-07-07T19:59:22Z")
I’m mighty tempted to buy a peanut butter grinder. I got into the habit last year of nibbling peanut butter along with my morning apple. I know, weird. The second ingredient in all of the more affordable peanut butter i… --- ## [Things that bother me about M asterisk A asterisk S asterisk H (the TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-about-m-asterisk-a-asterisk-s-asterisk-h-the-tv-show/943583)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bother-me-about-m-asterisk-a-asterisk-s-asterisk-h-the-tv-show/943583 "2021-07-07T17:02:32Z")
I guess I should start by saying that I do like, and still watch, the show. But that does not revoke my license to complain. And this thread is not about the oft-cited MASH complaints that have been beaten to death here… --- ## [Predict it here! The last living Beatle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-it-here-the-last-living-beatle/920890)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-it-here-the-last-living-beatle/920890 "2021-07-07T16:39:56Z")
So we got two Beatles left: Paul & Ringo. They’re both really old, and neither will probably live to sing “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 164.” Vote now for which one you think will be the LAST… --- ## [Meaning of The Cure song "Hot Hot Hot!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-cure-song-hot-hot-hot/255487)
**Author:** [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-the-cure-song-hot-hot-hot/255487 "2021-07-07T15:58:00Z")
After reading through this thread about Whiter Shade of Pale it reminded me that I have been curious for a long time about the meaning of The Cure song “Hot! Hot! Hot!”. I’ve asked several friends, but we always decide w… --- ## ["Making Love" (1980) and "The Celluloid Closet" (1995): Who was the clueless studio executive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-love-1980-and-the-celluloid-closet-1995-who-was-the-clueless-studio-executive/945833)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-love-1980-and-the-celluloid-closet-1995-who-was-the-clueless-studio-executive/945833 "2021-07-07T15:28:26Z")
Saw this for the first time on TCM recently. In the 1995 doc, an interviewee mentions that he provided a private screening of “Making Love” for an unnamed new executive and his family, and that the exec was intensely ou… --- ## [ID This TV Movie (Early 70s caper flick)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-tv-movie-early-70s-caper-flick/945895)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-tv-movie-early-70s-caper-flick/945895 "2021-07-07T11:48:38Z")
I just saw a reference to the old Sammy Davis Jr/Peter Lawford movie Salt & Pepper and I misremembered it as a very different film. The one I remember was about a wealthy British aristocrat (possibly played by Peter Lawf… --- ## [Have you ever had ice milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-ice-milk/945079)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-ice-milk/945079 "2021-07-07T04:50:52Z")
I definitely remember it was pretty cheap when I was in college and so I often bought it. To me, it tasted pretty similar to store brand ice cream. And, of course, it worked well on a student budget and not so discerning… --- ## [Top Chef Season 18 - Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-18-portland/938772)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-18-portland/938772 "2021-07-07T03:47:52Z")
Heads up - Top Chef is returning April 1st. StG --- ## [As a general rule, Comedy movies should be under 2 hours long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-general-rule-comedy-movies-should-be-under-2-hours-long/945623)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-general-rule-comedy-movies-should-be-under-2-hours-long/945623 "2021-07-07T00:26:28Z")
90 minutes preferably. Anyone else feel this way? I hate seeing the runtime of a comedy be 2 hours 20 minutes because I just know it’s going to take some shitty sentimental or maudlin turn towards the end. --- ## [Questions regarding the Harry Potter - Interaction of the Wizarding vs Muggle World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-harry-potter-interaction-of-the-wizarding-vs-muggle-world/945369)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-the-harry-potter-interaction-of-the-wizarding-vs-muggle-world/945369 "2021-07-06T20:23:45Z")
I just rewatched the Harry Potter films and kind of have a question. The film clearly portrays that there is the “Wizarding World” overlaid on top of our conventional “Muggle” world. Wizard-folk still live in our world… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=320) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=322)