# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=334 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 335 --- ## [Screen Tests of Actors Who Didn't Make The Cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-tests-of-actors-who-didnt-make-the-cut/941479)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screen-tests-of-actors-who-didnt-make-the-cut/941479 "2021-05-06T11:35:50Z")
Especially the really popular movies/actors Robert De Niro tried out for the role of Sonny in “The Godfather”. I’m glad James Caan was selected. Good for De Niro, too, who got to play Vito Corleone in the flashback scen… --- ## [Looking for a good gardening discussion board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-gardening-discussion-board/941297)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-good-gardening-discussion-board/941297 "2021-05-06T02:25:49Z")
I have recently looked at a few gardening discussions boards and it seems that they generally are not well-organized and there are many posted questions/threads with no responses. I know that I am spoiled by the richnes… --- ## [Unique words/phrases that remind you of songs/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-words-phrases-that-remind-you-of-songs-movies/850652 "2021-05-05T23:32:41Z")
I thought there was a very recent thread on this subject, so if a mod can find it and put this post into it and close this one - much appreciated. Words that are unique enough that we can obviously bypass “hey”, “yeah”,… --- ## [Quantum Leap: How did Al get into the Accelerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-how-did-al-get-into-the-accelerator/941282)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-how-did-al-get-into-the-accelerator/941282 "2021-05-05T16:19:34Z")
Ok, so it was pretty well established that Sam stepped into the accelerator and “leaped” into people in the past. Sam’s conscious occupied their body, and their conscious occupied his body People saw Sam as the person … --- ## [Your most shameful culinary practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498 "2021-05-05T15:17:15Z")
Whether it’s a shortcut or a weird indulgence, what are some things you do in your kitchen or put in your mouth you’d never share in an oat quisine Facebook group? First confession: ketchup goes on mac n cheese. But ONL… --- ## [Rod Stewart playing with Cheap Trick this summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-stewart-playing-with-cheap-trick-this-summer/941382)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-stewart-playing-with-cheap-trick-this-summer/941382 "2021-05-05T14:14:13Z")
So I see Rod Stewart is touring with Cheap Trick this summer. I’m going, because I love Cheap Trick…but does anyone know what I can expect from Rod? I thought he was only doing the old-timey standards stuff these days. … --- ## [Writing fiction for American audience - better to use metric or English system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-for-american-audience-better-to-use-metric-or-english-system/930916)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-fiction-for-american-audience-better-to-use-metric-or-english-system/930916 "2021-05-05T02:22:26Z")
I’ve been writing fiction - it is meant for American readers, however, the story takes place in Asia, where the metric system is used. Since the novel is rather techy in nature, a lot of units of measurement will have t… --- ## [The Mitchells vs. the Machine deserves a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mitchells-vs-the-machine-deserves-a-thread/941329)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mitchells-vs-the-machine-deserves-a-thread/941329 "2021-05-04T22:37:40Z")
It was just a wonderful film, one of the best animated films in awhile. Loved the story, the humor, and the mix of animation styles. It was both extremely funny and very emotionally real and was filled with nice twists. … --- ## [Debris, new show on NBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debris-new-show-on-nbc/934119)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debris-new-show-on-nbc/934119 "2021-05-04T19:40:01Z")
OK, last night was the pilot of Debris. Apparently a damaged alien spacecraft has been spotted moving through the solar system and debris has been falling to earth. Parts have been collected and are being sold on the bl… --- ## [Shows that were great from the first episode... and those that weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-were-great-from-the-first-episode-and-those-that-werent/941250)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-were-great-from-the-first-episode-and-those-that-werent/941250 "2021-05-04T17:59:49Z")
So I’ve been looking for something new to watch recently. Starting a few different series to see if I like them. And, of course, you can’t always judge by the first episode. Sometimes, it takes the whole first season to … --- ## [Works from the Multiverse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-from-the-multiverse/940929)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-from-the-multiverse/940929 "2021-05-04T15:58:33Z")
If the Multiverse were real and you had the sci-fi device that lets you skip between realities, what works would you like to see that never came to pass in our world? Some of mine: later music from a Gershwin who neve… --- ## [How many sci-fi shows have the "Hot lady" with the crazy strong pheromones meme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sci-fi-shows-have-the-hot-lady-with-the-crazy-strong-pheromones-meme/941332)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sci-fi-shows-have-the-hot-lady-with-the-crazy-strong-pheromones-meme/941332 "2021-05-04T15:47:54Z")
It seems to be common among a lot of sci-fi shows. It features an attractive lady with pheromones (or some other voodoo) that makes male protagonist that are usually level headed fall prey to their libido. Willing to do … --- ## [RIP Witchiepoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333 "2021-05-04T13:31:54Z")
To be honest, I didn’t know she was still alive. Now I’m sorry to hear she’s died. --- ## [Vietnamese food question-Bun rules Pho drools!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-food-question-bun-rules-pho-drools/941140)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vietnamese-food-question-bun-rules-pho-drools/941140 "2021-05-04T12:49:45Z")
So anybody here able to educate me a bit on Vietnamese food? Perhaps pronunciation wise? One of my favorite dishes of all time is the Vietnamese noodle bowl(not Pho, I like Pho, although I never actually order it, brca… --- ## [Do you combine breakfast cereals? What's your favorite mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-combine-breakfast-cereals-whats-your-favorite-mix/941045)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-combine-breakfast-cereals-whats-your-favorite-mix/941045 "2021-05-04T10:35:40Z")
Maybe you’ve got a couple of almost empty boxes of cereal. Do you dump them all into a single bowl to use them up? Or maybe there are other cereals you like to add together for whatever reason. What are they? I like Qua… --- ## [Looking for a vintage night mare ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-vintage-night-mare-ad/941305)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-vintage-night-mare-ad/941305 "2021-05-04T03:18:23Z")
I used to have an image of a magazine ad from circa a hundred years ago. It is for a “night mare” (in large text, with other descriptive text that followed) and has a drawing of several people sitting on a weird dragony … --- ## [Anyone here collect comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-collect-comics/938390)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-collect-comics/938390 "2021-05-04T00:44:18Z")
I did in the 70’s then i guess they got thrown away…then i started again in the 80’s. Those got sold pennies on the dollar…then in the early 2000’s i tried to recreate my old collection. Got a fair ways, but I shouldn’t … --- ## [Avengers: Endgame SEEN IT thread - SPOILERS AHOY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-seen-it-thread-spoilers-ahoy/832981)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 929\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-seen-it-thread-spoilers-ahoy/832981 "2021-05-03T23:18:16Z")
First post left mostly blank to avoid mouseover spoiling. Just one thing - if you’re into these movies at all, run don’t walk to the theater! --- ## [What would it take to get The Straight Dope books available on Kindle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-the-straight-dope-books-available-on-kindle/941308)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-get-the-straight-dope-books-available-on-kindle/941308 "2021-05-03T22:43:11Z")
Mods, I picked the café for this thread as I wasn’t sure where to put it. Pretty much as the thread title suggests, how could The Straight Dope books become available on Kindle? Are the publishing rights tied up with al… --- ## ["Generation Hustle" on HBO Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-hustle-on-hbo-max/941319)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-hustle-on-hbo-max/941319 "2021-05-03T20:33:49Z")
So, after watching The Lady and the Dale on HBO, my takeaway was that there is no way someone like Elizabeth Carmichael could pull off her scams in the modern day with the Internet and social media. HBO’s new doc series,… --- ## [Cooking in a Crock Pot Question: Need answer not-too-fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-in-a-crock-pot-question-need-answer-not-too-fast/941236)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-in-a-crock-pot-question-need-answer-not-too-fast/941236 "2021-05-03T16:17:48Z")
Let’s say I’m cooking a mess of stuff in a crock pot (I am, actually). Are you supposed to stir the mixture periodically, or are you supposed to leave it alone and not be taking off the lid? Got chunks of pork, onion, 2… --- ## [Marvel Phase 4 Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-phase-4-movies/941292)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-phase-4-movies/941292 "2021-05-03T15:39:15Z")
Marvel released a nice video with a bit of a retrospective, and some news for their upcoming movies. It’s worth a watch: They have a lot of content coming up, especially if you count the Disney+ shows. The… --- ## [A Self-Taught Course in Existentialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-taught-course-in-existentialism/941198)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-self-taught-course-in-existentialism/941198 "2021-05-03T14:21:44Z")
I studied existentialism in college and I was really into it. But it was a matter of reading deeply and not broadly - I’ve read most of Nietszche, which I studied in depth, and then a smattering of existential literature… --- ## [Sea Shanties (This is the year of the Sea Shanty?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-shanties-this-is-the-year-of-the-sea-shanty/941007)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-shanties-this-is-the-year-of-the-sea-shanty/941007 "2021-05-03T02:49:05Z")
I love Sea Shanties and I just found out tonight this is the year of the Sea Shanty. So here is the apparent cause of this phenom: Now my favorite Shanty is Drunken Sailor and this is a great version. … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2021-edition/939109)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2021-edition/939109 "2021-05-02T23:32:24Z")
Well 2021 is one quarter of the way gone. This month has just flown by! How’s the weather in your parts? The Rocky Mountains region, here in the US, has had it all… often on the same day. Northern Utah had frost and snow… --- ## [Cat cartoon origin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-cartoon-origin/941223)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-cartoon-origin/941223 "2021-05-02T19:15:30Z")
I keep seeing ads for this shirt, which features a cute cartoon of an orang-and-white cat. The face looks very familiar. Is the image they used original? Or was the character taken from somewhere; and if so, where? (… --- ## [Best tool/technique for dicing boneless chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tool-technique-for-dicing-boneless-chicken/941200)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tool-technique-for-dicing-boneless-chicken/941200 "2021-05-02T16:08:46Z")
A couple times a month, I make some form of “stir-fried” curry, and need to dice some 12-14 ounces of boneless chicken thighs. I’m currently using a santoku on a cutting board, more or less cutting the cold chicken into… --- ## [Poll: would you eat lab-grown meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-eat-lab-grown-meat/940787)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-would-you-eat-lab-grown-meat/940787 "2021-05-02T14:07:43Z")
poll So after watching a bad Netlfix movie about time-jumping yesterday, I had a dream last night in which I time-jumped somehow to maybe 20-30 years in the future, and was invited to a buffet-style meal that featured ba… --- ## [World of Ptavvs question - spoilers obviously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-ptavvs-question-spoilers-obviously/941110)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-ptavvs-question-spoilers-obviously/941110 "2021-05-02T13:18:17Z")
Great book, but I think I missed something listening to it in audiobook form. Greenberg/Kzanol escape the room where the stasis field is broken by using the disintegrater and fleeing. But how did the actual Kzanol get … --- ## [Outlander Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-5/848408)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlander-season-5/848408 "2021-05-02T05:25:36Z")
The Frasers and Mackenzies are on the Ridge, rumblings of war are beginning, and we have a new version of the theme song! I’m glad they shortened the Gathering. That went on and on and on and ON and really, they had to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=333) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=335)