# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=339 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 340 --- ## [Lines/Scenes in Movies that are seemingly only there for the trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-scenes-in-movies-that-are-seemingly-only-there-for-the-trailer/939782)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-scenes-in-movies-that-are-seemingly-only-there-for-the-trailer/939782 "2021-04-12T15:06:06Z")
I’ve seen a few people bring this up, but especially recently there are plenty of movies that have either lines or entire scenes that seem there only so they can look cool in the films TV trailers. Superhero movies have … --- ## [Incorporationg nutritional yeast into your cooking/eating plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorporationg-nutritional-yeast-into-your-cooking-eating-plans/939800 "2021-04-12T14:33:06Z")
I keep coming across stuff about how great nutritional yeast is-- full of B vitamins-- and that it tastes good, too, Do any of you regularly use it for cooking or mixing with other food? I just got home from Whole Foods… --- ## [TV ratings today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ratings-today/939766)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-ratings-today/939766 "2021-04-11T16:37:44Z")
I watched another critically acclaimed show that sucked. I got to thinking, now days, you can watch TV on damn near everything. How do they come up with ratings? --- ## [Ribs: from frozen solid to falling off the bone tender in 4 1/2 hours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-from-frozen-solid-to-falling-off-the-bone-tender-in-4-1-2-hours/939607)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-from-frozen-solid-to-falling-off-the-bone-tender-in-4-1-2-hours/939607 "2021-04-12T02:47:02Z")
So I did an impromptu little BBQ experiment yesterday. It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day, and I’ve been slow with work lately, so I took a ‘me day’ off. I was outside all day, first doing a few outdoor chores, t… --- ## [What are you snacking on right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-snacking-on-right-now/939694)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-snacking-on-right-now/939694 "2021-04-12T00:00:18Z")
Normally I’d never snack during the day. WFH has me snacking like an m-fer out of boredom. Just now I polished off the remains of a box of CheezIt Sharp White Cheddar Grooves. For the love of god, stop me before I snac… --- ## [Midnight Cowboy - whatever happened to Joe Buck afterwards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-whatever-happened-to-joe-buck-afterwards/939381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-cowboy-whatever-happened-to-joe-buck-afterwards/939381 "2021-04-11T20:46:36Z")
I always hoped we’d see the next chapter in Joe Buck’s life. He’s on the bus to Florida with Ratso Rizzo, RIP. So what’s next? Does Joe Buck keep hustling and support himself with prostitution? How about that possible m… --- ## [Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nineteen-hundred-and-eighty-five/939814)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nineteen-hundred-and-eighty-five/939814 "2021-04-11T20:17:39Z")
What is the cool filtered sound all through “1985”? It comes in around 25-30 seconds playing A-flat and C: --- ## [And to Think I can't See it on Mulberry Street -- Six Seuss Books retired for racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113 "2021-04-11T19:10:44Z")
Six of the Dr. Seuss books are not going to be published any more because of the way they portray non-“Western” people https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/dr-seuss-books-cease-publication-trnd/index.html To tell the tru… --- ## [Does the Star Trek franchise explain how teleportation is achieved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-star-trek-franchise-explain-how-teleportation-is-achieved/939400)
**Author:** [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-star-trek-franchise-explain-how-teleportation-is-achieved/939400 "2021-04-11T17:59:20Z")
To say that teleportation to and from the starship is a staple in Star Trek is an understatement. It’s a long time since I saw anything connected with the franchise and I was wondering if the principle behind how the tel… --- ## [Homemade salty licorice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-salty-licorice/932103)
**Author:** [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-salty-licorice/932103 "2021-04-11T17:33:14Z")
Since reading about salty licorice (aka salmiak, Salzlakritz, Süßlakritz, salmiakki, etc.) here years ago, I’ve enjoyed many of the varieties that are available for purchase online. Recently I’ve been interested in makin… --- ## [Happy 94th Birthday, Mort Sahl (Great Quotes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-94th-birthday-mort-sahl-great-quotes/939795)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-94th-birthday-mort-sahl-great-quotes/939795 "2021-04-11T16:33:15Z")
Every time the Russians throw an American in jail, WE threw an American in jail to show the Russians they couldn’t get away with it. My life needs editing. A conservative is someone who believes in reform, but not whil… --- ## [Star Trek TOS Rewatch Binge — Annoying Recurrent PlotThemes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-rewatch-binge-annoying-recurrent-plotthemes/939761)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tos-rewatch-binge-annoying-recurrent-plotthemes/939761 "2021-04-11T14:34:52Z")
In some ways the original series still stands out as superlative television from an age of pretty awful television suckitude. But after a couple decades of not watching it, which perhaps has had the effect of de-fanboyi… --- ## [Popular songs ruined forever (played in the wrong music genre)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-ruined-forever-played-in-the-wrong-music-genre/938041)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-songs-ruined-forever-played-in-the-wrong-music-genre/938041 "2021-04-11T14:24:36Z")
Ever wanted to hear Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” as a Christmas song? Or Nirvana’s “Come as you are” as swing? No? Of course you haven’t. But someone did it anyway: My favorite is the Oktoberfest version of … --- ## [DMX dies at 50](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmx-dies-at-50/939688)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmx-dies-at-50/939688 "2021-04-11T08:51:35Z")
Don’t really know his music https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/dmx-gravel-voiced-rapper-and-actor-dies/ar-BB1ftYfU --- ## [Biggest age difference between an actor and the character that they portray](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-age-difference-between-an-actor-and-the-character-that-they-portray/938399)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-age-difference-between-an-actor-and-the-character-that-they-portray/938399 "2021-04-11T06:20:06Z")
It’s very common for 20 somethings to play high school students but the upcoming series “Chad” has 39 year old Nasim Pedrad playing a 14 year old. Is there a case of a bigger discrepancy between an actor and their charac… --- ## [The plot of Red Storm Rising doesn't make sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-of-red-storm-rising-doesnt-make-sense-to-me/939624)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plot-of-red-storm-rising-doesnt-make-sense-to-me/939624 "2021-04-11T00:42:16Z")
Red Storm Rising is one of my most-favorite novels of all time, and most-fave Clancy work. But - I don’t see how the dots connect. An Islamic terrorist attack on a refinery leaves the Soviet Union facing a critical oil… --- ## [It's "Taps" for Dobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taps-for-dobbs/939640)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-taps-for-dobbs/939640 "2021-04-10T20:23:48Z")
James Hampton, ‘F Troop,’ ‘Longest Yard’ and ‘Teen Wolf’ Actor, Dies at 84 (msn.com) Really obscure trivia question: What was Trooper Dobbs’ full name? He presumably loved The Incredible Edible Egg. RIP! … --- ## [Another "Please Identify this Song" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-song-thread/939696)
**Author:** [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-please-identify-this-song-thread/939696 "2021-04-10T19:48:00Z")
I’ve heard this song on a local classic rock radio station a couple of times now. The first time, I noticed a line repeating that was “You were just a little girl” or something very close to that. It sounded vaguely fa… --- ## [Favorite Mac & Cheese hacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mac-cheese-hacks/939276)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-mac-cheese-hacks/939276 "2021-04-10T17:33:11Z")
The is a current thread on shameful culinary practices which has sidetracked into mac & cheese practices. So what are yours? Extra butter? Everything from scratch? Half & Half instead of milk? If I am making a “meal for… --- ## [The legacy of quotable movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-quotable-movies/939623)
**Author:** [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legacy-of-quotable-movies/939623 "2021-04-10T17:30:59Z")
A few days ago my partner and I were watching a film analysis on YouTube of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (The Anti-Movie Movie on Collative Learning if you’re interested). We both love the movie and of course starting… --- ## [It's come to this: drinking 0% "beer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-come-to-this-drinking-0-beer/939711)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-come-to-this-drinking-0-beer/939711 "2021-04-10T11:54:45Z")
It’s the pandemic’s fault. Last summer, Mrs P stocked up on all sorts of foodstuffs to get us through the pandemic. Including some “near beer”. Which it turned out she didn’t like. But there was one tin left, all the… --- ## [Who should direct "The Donald Trump Story"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-direct-the-donald-trump-story/930415)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-direct-the-donald-trump-story/930415 "2021-04-10T05:45:52Z")
You know it is going to happen, so who do you think would be the best match, director-wise, for the Donald Trump biopic? My own choice would be Uwe Boll. --- ## [Older songs with outdated references](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-songs-with-outdated-references/735959)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-songs-with-outdated-references/735959 "2021-04-10T04:26:58Z")
The other day, an old rap song came on my playlist called “Just Buggin’” by Whistle. I was very familiar with the song back in the day, but I hadn’t heard it in a long time. I chuckled to myself when I heard the line, “W… --- ## [Mirror Mask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirror-mask/939708)
**Author:** [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mirror-mask/939708 "2021-04-10T03:08:11Z")
Any other fellow Straight Dopers seen Mirror Mask? I have it on DVD and enjoyed it. --- ## [Any thoughts on Wolfgang Van Halen? I like this video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-on-wolfgang-van-halen-i-like-this-video/939191)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-on-wolfgang-van-halen-i-like-this-video/939191 "2021-04-10T01:56:26Z")
I was a big Van Halen fan back in the day, late seventies, but kind of drifted away from them later on. At some point I read that they were doing shows with WVH on bass. Eh, I thought , they ditched Michael Anthony so Ed… --- ## [The last "man-in-a-monster-suit" Godzilla movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-man-in-a-monster-suit-godzilla-movie/939501)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-man-in-a-monster-suit-godzilla-movie/939501 "2021-04-09T12:54:05Z")
Which Godzilla movie was the last one to feature a man in a monster suit as the star? --- ## [SF novels about jobs taken by robots and automation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067 "2021-04-08T20:54:22Z")
Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel, Player Piano, was a dystopia set in a future America where almost all manufacturing jobs have been replaced by automation. It didn’t happen then, but the issue is back in the news. Are there… --- ## [Criticize these lists of typical regional ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-these-lists-of-typical-regional-ingredients/939261)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criticize-these-lists-of-typical-regional-ingredients/939261 "2021-04-08T20:28:24Z")
I’m a fan of the CIA. The Culinary Institute of America has always made great cookbooks, and Street Foods is no exception. They offer popular recipes from all over the world. And lists of “typical ingredients” for man… --- ## [Have you prepared a plan to purge yourself of pandemic poundage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-prepared-a-plan-to-purge-yourself-of-pandemic-poundage/939450)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-prepared-a-plan-to-purge-yourself-of-pandemic-poundage/939450 "2021-04-08T20:09:03Z")
When we first locked down I actually lost about 20 lbs. I live by myself, and I wasn’t going to the grocery store. I guess I was too anxious to eat much (anxious about the election, too). I gave up on lots of other “self… --- ## [Best/worst superpowers to become anonymously rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-superpowers-to-become-anonymously-rich/938048)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-worst-superpowers-to-become-anonymously-rich/938048 "2021-04-08T19:15:40Z")
People frequently discuss what it would be like to have various superpowers… flight, invisibility, super strength, yada yada. But suppose that you don’t want to be a famous superhero, or even a hero at all. You just wan… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=338) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=340)