# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=342 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 343 --- ## [Why did Dominos cut my round pizza into square slices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-dominos-cut-my-round-pizza-into-square-slices/938691)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-dominos-cut-my-round-pizza-into-square-slices/938691 "2021-03-29T09:40:36Z")
There is a new Dominos that just opened in our town, and they are the only pizza place that delivers, so we gave it a try. I’m not that familiar with Dominos pizza, and I ordered the thin, crunchy crust. When it arrive… --- ## [According to movies and TV, water is magic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-movies-and-tv-water-is-magic/938589)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-movies-and-tv-water-is-magic/938589 "2021-03-28T20:02:08Z")
In any TV show or movie you’ve ever seen, water is some kind of mystical potion that relieves all shocks and injuries: Just heard your mom died? “Get him a glass of water!” Tripped and fell? “Somebody get her some wate… --- ## [Any Thoughts about Call Me Kat or The Great North?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-thoughts-about-call-me-kat-or-the-great-north/929648 "2021-03-28T14:54:33Z")
Did anyone else see these two new Fox shows? I did not care for Call Me Kat. It was hideously formulaic with ghastly acting. Plus, she’s supposed to be running a cat cafe, and the cat hardly makes an appearance. Perh… --- ## [What was this strange toy, and where can I find more of them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-strange-toy-and-where-can-i-find-more-of-them/938881)
**Author:** [@ElDeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElDeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-strange-toy-and-where-can-i-find-more-of-them/938881 "2021-03-28T12:48:57Z")
This was a wonderful, weird thing that my friend Michael showed me one afternoon several years ago. First, a card. A flat cardboard rectangle just the size of a baseball bubblegum card. One side of it was some kind of m… --- ## [Was there a cut of The Last Samurai with a sex scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-cut-of-the-last-samurai-with-a-sex-scene/605814)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-cut-of-the-last-samurai-with-a-sex-scene/605814 "2021-03-28T08:21:26Z")
I recently rewatched The Last Samurai - a very decent film - but I recall that when I first saw it there was a sex scene between Algren and Taka - or did he just see her nude? Or am I just suffering a Middle Age Moment? … --- ## [Easter dinner 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-dinner-2021/938592)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-dinner-2021/938592 "2021-03-28T07:24:14Z")
The Spousal Unit reminded me that Easter is coming up. She asked if I was ‘going to make ham or something’. Traditionally, I make ham and potatoes au gratin. I suggested fried rabbit this year, but she said she didn’t… --- ## [Why do (some) lawyer firms advertise so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-lawyer-firms-advertise-so-much/938536)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-lawyer-firms-advertise-so-much/938536 "2021-03-28T01:51:16Z")
Inspiring thread: Since the above thread hasn’t been moved to say IMHO, putting mine here too. There are 3 firms which advertise like fuck in town (Jacksonville FL: Farah & Farah, Morgan & Morgan, and Harrell & Harre… --- ## [Star Trek: Discovery S1 vs. S2,3 (blurred spoilers okay)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-s1-vs-s2-3-blurred-spoilers-okay/938726)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-s1-vs-s2-3-blurred-spoilers-okay/938726 "2021-03-27T21:57:59Z")
First off, I’m not a big Trek follower. The only show I’ve seen is Enterprise, but I didn’t last out the whole 3(?) seasons. I thought the acting was really below par and the time travel stuff just sucked. I have now fi… --- ## [This will be my summer drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-be-my-summer-drink/938736)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-will-be-my-summer-drink/938736 "2021-03-27T21:11:24Z")
You–and I cannot stress this enough–are welcome --- ## [What science fiction writer makes the most money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-writer-makes-the-most-money/938850)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-writer-makes-the-most-money/938850 "2021-03-27T19:30:56Z")
In the George R. R. Martin Signs 5 Year Deal with HBO for Tens of Million Dollars thread iiandyiiii wrote: I find it fascinating that no living science fiction writer is even in the conversation. During the 80s, when s… --- ## [Find a YouTube film short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-youtube-film-short/938859)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-a-youtube-film-short/938859 "2021-03-27T17:04:52Z")
I can describe the plot of the short very well but I can’t come up with search terms unique enough to find it. Aliens have invaded Earth and for some reason having to do with a genetic search are targeting human children… --- ## [Does 30 Rock get better over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-30-rock-get-better-over-time/913169)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-30-rock-get-better-over-time/913169 "2021-03-27T13:23:11Z")
Have watched the first two episodes of 30 Rock. Not impressed so far, struggling to understand why it’s held in such high regard. Is it just a mismatch for my tastes, or does it improve in later episodes? For referenc… --- ## [George R. R. Martin Signs 5 Year Deal with HBO for Tens of Million Dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-r-r-martin-signs-5-year-deal-with-hbo-for-tens-of-million-dollars/938822)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-r-r-martin-signs-5-year-deal-with-hbo-for-tens-of-million-dollars/938822 "2021-03-27T12:22:18Z")
George R.R. Martin is founding a new content kingdom at HBO. The Game of Thrones author just signed a massive overall deal to develop more programming for the network and its streaming service, HBO Max. Sources say Mar… --- ## [Favorite zombie movie or television show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-zombie-movie-or-television-show/938283)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-zombie-movie-or-television-show/938283 "2021-03-27T08:25:34Z")
Do you like your zombies slow and stupid, fast and furious, or old school Voodoo style? My favorite zombie flick is a short titled “Fist Of Jesus”-pound for pound the most gore anywhere, with just the right amount of re… --- ## [RIP Larry McMurtry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-larry-mcmurtry/938785)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-larry-mcmurtry/938785 "2021-03-27T00:46:46Z")
I can still remember a friend who read maybe one book a year toting the massive “Lonesome Dove” around everywhere, and a few months after she was done, she started again. That was the kind of writer he was, and there has… --- ## [Kaido one piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaido-one-piece/938351)
**Author:** [@Red59145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red59145)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kaido-one-piece/938351 "2021-03-26T23:15:48Z")
why is kaido in one piece invincible? --- ## [Talking to a celebrity without triggering their "Here we go again"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-celebrity-without-triggering-their-here-we-go-again/938615)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talking-to-a-celebrity-without-triggering-their-here-we-go-again/938615 "2021-03-26T22:15:43Z")
Say you get to meet any celebrity you want - not necessarily in the arts/cinema like Downey or Clooney, but anyone. Such as Obama, etc. How would you hold a conversation with them without them thinking, “Here we go agai… --- ## [RIP Jessica Walter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jessica-walter/938713 "2021-03-26T16:41:20Z")
Man she was funny, loved her in Arrested and Archer. --- ## [Archer S11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s11/920776)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archer-s11/920776 "2021-03-26T16:33:06Z")
FYI, starts tonight. Sploosh! --- ## [Band Member Who Refused To Leave When Asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-member-who-refused-to-leave-when-asked/938512)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-member-who-refused-to-leave-when-asked/938512 "2021-03-26T15:41:42Z")
Assuming everyone has equal power in the legal contract. If you have an example, please give us a brief story, since we don’t all know every band and/or the details. I’ve read in interviews from Eric and Stevie that aft… --- ## [Chicken (or other) stock use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-other-stock-use/938665)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-or-other-stock-use/938665 "2021-03-26T15:35:55Z")
I make chicken stock every couple of weeks and am looking for other ways to use it. It’s fine with me if you want to talk about other kinds of stock (beef, fish, etc.). Soup recipes are welcome, too, although I’m more in… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H vs. Scrubs - which is the better show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-vs-scrubs-which-is-the-better-show/938435 "2021-03-26T11:36:14Z")
My wife and I are re-watching Mash on Hulu. By the way, it looks absolutely amazing in HD. They did a great job maintaining the quality of the film they used or they refurbished the whole thing. It looks like it aired ye… --- ## [Do you remember frozen boil in the bag meals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-frozen-boil-in-the-bag-meals/932565)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-frozen-boil-in-the-bag-meals/932565 "2021-03-26T04:40:40Z")
For some reason, I was just thinking about those tonight. They’d often be turkey in gravy, beef and gravy and I think there was a Mac and cheese one. Haven’t seen them since the 80s, I’m sure ubiquitous microwaves made … --- ## [Amazon LOTR synopsis leaked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lotr-synopsis-leaked/931215)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-lotr-synopsis-leaked/931215 "2021-03-26T04:11:14Z")
I followed theonering.net (TORN) before and during the movies. TORN definitely had some scoops. I haven’t looked recently. They found a synopsis of the new Amazon series, and has been apparently confirmed. TLDR: Secon… --- ## [Sterilizing Mayonnaise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilizing-mayonnaise/938568)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sterilizing-mayonnaise/938568 "2021-03-25T17:24:44Z")
As I posted in the past, I have this really nice, really old recipe for mayonnaise from my grandmother. I tried in vain to find the thread that I posted on this message board. No matter, I do still have the recipe in my … --- ## [RIP, Yaphet Kotto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-yaphet-kotto/938020)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-yaphet-kotto/938020 "2021-03-25T17:07:29Z")
I remember first seeing him in Live and Let Die playing the villain. It was an awful, disappointing movie, but not because of him. Because I remembered his odd name, I noticed when he showed up elsewhere – in Alien six y… --- ## [Early 70s TV Horror Movie ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-tv-horror-movie-id/841698)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-70s-tv-horror-movie-id/841698 "2021-03-25T14:48:48Z")
This made-for-TV movie (or episode) involved a man who collected butterflies. He captured them live then displayed their beautiful dead selves under glass. One night the butterflies came to life and exacted their revenge… --- ## [Reddit is imploding, justifiably](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-is-imploding-justifiably/938620)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-is-imploding-justifiably/938620 "2021-03-25T13:49:08Z")
Posting this here because drama: Reddit Shitstorm because they hired a pedo It falls into so many categories: Streisand Effect Why you should background check your employees before you hire them How to be a shitty h… --- ## [How to cook without paprika?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-without-paprika/937188)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-without-paprika/937188 "2021-03-23T07:38:19Z")
I am cooking for someone who is sensitive to (and hates) paprika, but a lot of recipes call for it. I don’t think I can exclude it and substitute something like chile (not chili) powder because it’s a different taste an… --- ## [Does Netflix streaming really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-netflix-streaming-really-work/931091)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-netflix-streaming-really-work/931091 "2021-01-22T23:32:10Z")
I just added Netflix streaming to our Dish service. It seems to work fine at five AM but not in the evening when we usually watch TV. It plays for ten minutes or so then stops and says we need to watch something else or … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=343)