# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=323 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 324 --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - June 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2021-edition/943184)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-june-2021-edition/943184 "2021-06-30T20:42:55Z")
Summer is upon us… unless you’re upside down in the Southern Hemisphere… and it looks to be a more outgoing, shall we say, summer than last year. I’m actually hoping to see some of the water parks open, I want to go to a… --- ## [I hate standing concerts, but I keep going](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-standing-concerts-but-i-keep-going/945097)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-standing-concerts-but-i-keep-going/945097 "2021-06-30T20:41:22Z")
I hate standing concerts. I went to one two years ago and my legs, especially my ankles, were in horrible pain by the end. I swore never again. But now a singer I really like is coming to town, so I bought tickets. Stan… --- ## [Anyone remember a folktale about a ruler putting a treasure in the middle of a carpet and whoever could retrieve it without setting foot on the carpet could keep it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-folktale-about-a-ruler-putting-a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-a-carpet-and-whoever-could-retrieve-it-without-setting-foot-on-the-carpet-could-keep-it/945064)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-a-folktale-about-a-ruler-putting-a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-a-carpet-and-whoever-could-retrieve-it-without-setting-foot-on-the-carpet-could-keep-it/945064 "2021-06-30T19:34:29Z")
Or possibly it wasn’t a treasure, just some object, but if you could get it without walking on the carpet, you’d become the next ruler or something like that? The way to do it is I’m trying to find a copy of this stor… --- ## [What's the best OTC source of caffeine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-otc-source-of-caffeine/945017)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-otc-source-of-caffeine/945017 "2021-06-30T17:36:01Z")
This nursing home only provides decaf coffee. My blood pressure is fine but they don’t have real coffee to give. I had a can of Monster yesterday and I felt better, but it was not enough and a mite dear for the effect.… --- ## [Are there any popular songs implicitly about bisexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-implicitly-about-bisexuality/939692)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-implicitly-about-bisexuality/939692 "2021-06-30T17:33:47Z")
Just like the title says. Please don’t bring up songs that don’t specifically mention gender to make the claim that it might be about bisexuals. Thank you. --- ## [Songs with non-rhyming lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-non-rhyming-lyrics/945272)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-non-rhyming-lyrics/945272 "2021-06-30T16:02:23Z")
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do The chorus rhymes, but the verses do not. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne Some of it rhymes, most of it doesn’t, and the parts that do seem more like coincidence than intentional. Pearl Jam - Jer… --- ## [How would I listen to a movie in my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-listen-to-a-movie-in-my-car/945213)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-listen-to-a-movie-in-my-car/945213 "2021-06-30T13:58:11Z")
The title is the OP. Assume I want to listen to, say, The Social Network while on a road trip. How would I be able to do so w/o having Netflix (or whatever) display over my GPS? Don’t need answer fast. --- ## [Trivia question: what rock star used to groom horses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-what-rock-star-used-to-groom-horses/944902)
**Author:** [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-question-what-rock-star-used-to-groom-horses/944902 "2021-06-30T13:56:07Z")
This was a question on a radio trivia contest. I tried Google, but all I got were articles on how to groom horses, and being a horse owner, I KNOW how to do that. Before he got famous, what classic rocker was so poor h… --- ## [End of 55 days at Peking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-55-days-at-peking/942208)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-55-days-at-peking/942208 "2021-06-30T04:40:53Z")
near the end of the film, the relief forces arrive. Each marching to it’s own tune. Can anyone ID the songs and nations in order? (that one is cut, sorry) British , Americans, Austro -Hunga… --- ## [Good songs, movies, and poetry about the way the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-movies-and-poetry-about-the-way-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-our-lives/945278)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-songs-movies-and-poetry-about-the-way-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-changed-our-lives/945278 "2021-06-29T21:16:50Z")
A short time ago, Journey released a new song, “The Way We Used to Be”, which depicts a couple separated from each other for months at a time due to the need to social distance. Any other examples of good … --- ## [Favorite Wines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-wines/926009)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-wines/926009 "2021-06-29T20:05:57Z")
Ive been discovering wine these last few years. I wonder which of these Dopers enjoy and I thought I’d play around with the poll feature. If I did this correctly, you can pick six. By the way my big discovery was Cins… --- ## [Liberty Mutual commercials, is LiMu the Emu a puppet, CGI, or a real bird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberty-mutual-commercials-is-limu-the-emu-a-puppet-cgi-or-a-real-bird/945144)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberty-mutual-commercials-is-limu-the-emu-a-puppet-cgi-or-a-real-bird/945144 "2021-06-29T17:48:16Z")
poll Liberty Mutual Commercials have a 70’s vibe with bright yellow and other colors. Think Baretta and Fred the cockatoo (cute and funny). The commercials also channels Starsky and Hutch. Whoever dreamed up the charact… --- ## [Does the backstory affect how you feel about a song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-backstory-affect-how-you-feel-about-a-song/944849)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-backstory-affect-how-you-feel-about-a-song/944849 "2021-06-29T15:47:30Z")
Has knowing the backstory of a song ever changed the way you felt about it? The song I’m thinking about is “Come Dancing” by the Kinks. It’s an upbeat yet nostalgic number about the singer’s memories of his older sister… --- ## [Unpopular Positive Movie Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-positive-movie-opinion/838082)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-positive-movie-opinion/838082 "2021-06-29T10:50:06Z")
Based on a recent XKCD Comic. Name a movie that: You genuinely really like (not ironically). Post 2000 Has less than 50% on Rotten Tomatoes One of mine is easy since I just rewatched it again: Justice League. I genu… --- ## [In the MCU, what is a god?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-mcu-what-is-a-god/944634)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-mcu-what-is-a-god/944634 "2021-06-28T21:40:16Z")
I haven’t read a comic since “The death of Superman”, I only watched the first Thor movie and don’t really care much about the superhero genre. Still, I watched the first Loki episode and then I thought “he’s a god, how… --- ## [I like wine but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-wine-but/944706)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-wine-but/944706 "2021-06-28T17:38:35Z")
There doesn’t seem to be any appetizer foods that go well with wine outside of cheeses or fruits. I know plenty of entrees but no apps. You guys have a go to? (All suggestions welcome but I’m a fan of red wine myself) --- ## [Sappy songs you are unapologetic about loving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578 "2021-06-28T15:58:12Z")
For my whole life I have been a painful romantic. Honest to God, it drove my wife crazy, even if I was full of romantic feelings toward her. Today I caught the end credits to That Seventies Show and the gang was singin… --- ## [Dopers old enough to remember rock radio in 1971: Did you recognize "Stairway to Heaven" as a instant classic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-old-enough-to-remember-rock-radio-in-1971-did-you-recognize-stairway-to-heaven-as-a-instant-classic/933411)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-old-enough-to-remember-rock-radio-in-1971-did-you-recognize-stairway-to-heaven-as-a-instant-classic/933411 "2021-06-28T15:52:42Z")
I’m not old enough to remember when that song first came out, but I definitely remember hearing “More Than A Feeling” a few years later as a 12-year-old and knowing that I’d heard something great. Does anyone else wish … --- ## [Fargo S3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s3/784313)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s3/784313 "2021-06-28T13:15:18Z")
It’s set in 2010 and will premiere on April 19. Looks like a great cast. --- ## [What did Sheelba of the Eyeless Face say to Fafhrd and the Mouser as they were leaving Lankhmar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-sheelba-of-the-eyeless-face-say-to-fafhrd-and-the-mouser-as-they-were-leaving-lankhmar/945153)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-sheelba-of-the-eyeless-face-say-to-fafhrd-and-the-mouser-as-they-were-leaving-lankhmar/945153 "2021-06-28T12:46:12Z")
It was after their girls had been killed and they’d taken revenge and were leaving Lankhmar forever, they thought. But Sheelba caught them up and said something about « never and ever is never for men / you’ll be coming… --- ## [Batwoman Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-2/930164)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batwoman-season-2/930164 "2021-06-28T12:02:26Z")
Batwoman Season 2 premieres Sunday, Jan 17. swapped video links at request of Terminus\_Est; What Exit? Casting changes The biggest change, of course, is that Ruby Rose will not be returning as Kate Kane. … --- ## [Passata recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passata-recipe/945113)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passata-recipe/945113 "2021-06-28T06:13:08Z")
Passata is a very simple tomato sauce, but I’m seeing a lot of differences at the cooking stage in online recipes. Most coincide in the first and last steps: Start with perfectly ripe plum tomatoes, discarding seeds and… --- ## [Kevin Can Go Fuck Himself on AMC+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-go-fuck-himself-on-amc/944311)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-can-go-fuck-himself-on-amc/944311 "2021-06-28T04:01:57Z")
I bought a new Roku hands-free voice remote and got a free trial for AMC+, and this is a new show. It stars Annie Murphy of Schitt’s Creek and it has a very cynical take on the sitcom. It alternates between two kinds o… --- ## [Infinity Train HBOMax - spoilers after op](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-train-hbomax-spoilers-after-op/945133)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-train-hbomax-spoilers-after-op/945133 "2021-06-28T02:57:37Z")
I just binged all five “books” recommended to me by one of my adult sons. Began its life on Cartoon Network before moving to HBOMax. Wish it had another season. A few characters who I’d love to see more story to, some … --- ## [Can you personally tell whether buffet food is fresh by looking at it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-personally-tell-whether-buffet-food-is-fresh-by-looking-at-it/945038)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-personally-tell-whether-buffet-food-is-fresh-by-looking-at-it/945038 "2021-06-28T02:57:04Z")
I’m good at telling whether food is fresh/flavorful/good just by looking at it (it’s not that hard!), and I’m always surprised when people at salad bars or buffets voluntarily help themselves to items that clearly have b… --- ## [Anyone watch Babylon Berlin on Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-babylon-berlin-on-netflix/810154)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-babylon-berlin-on-netflix/810154 "2021-06-27T19:24:45Z")
The first episode left me wondering if I’d continue but it starts getting good towards the end of the second. I’m up to about episode 4 now. It’s in German so if you don’t like subtitles, it’s not for you. Babylon Berli… --- ## [My new favorite opening paragraphs of a novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-opening-paragraphs-of-a-novel/944612)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-opening-paragraphs-of-a-novel/944612 "2021-06-27T16:27:04Z")
I’ve had a few over the years, openings that just throw you into the story and you forget you are reading. . War of the Worlds - No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was … --- ## [Why did David Niven never become Sir David?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-david-niven-never-become-sir-david/701252)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-david-niven-never-become-sir-david/701252 "2021-06-27T16:12:58Z")
I watched part of Murder by Death yesterday, watching the very flower of British fake nobility, Sir Alec Guinness, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Peter Sellers, Dame Elsa Lanchester, and Sir David Niven trying to make the best o… --- ## [College Bowl, First Qualifying Round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-bowl-first-qualifying-round/945078 "2021-06-27T15:48:21Z")
I see this is being aired tonight on NBC at 20:00 EDT. Does anyone else plan to watch? --- ## [Does this gimmick add anything to commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-gimmick-add-anything-to-commercials/945110)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-gimmick-add-anything-to-commercials/945110 "2021-06-27T15:40:18Z")
A spokesperson is speaking earnestly to the camera, and then, it switches to filming him from the side, and then back to the front, back and forth. They do that with documentaries, too. I find it off-putting and annoying… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=322) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=324)