# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=35 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [Most prolific actor on tv-regular cast only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prolific-actor-on-tv-regular-cast-only/1027202)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-prolific-actor-on-tv-regular-cast-only/1027202 "2026-02-16T03:57:21Z")
Which actor has been a regular cast member on the highest number of series? No movies, no guest starring, no mini-series. Just listed as a regular cast member. Actor, of course, means any human gender (and I hate that… --- ## [Christmas songs - so many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-so-many-questions/1025994)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-songs-so-many-questions/1025994 "2026-02-15T22:23:24Z")
With Christmas songs on nonstop rotation I can’t help but hear them too many times. When you stop to listen to the words I end up with lots of questions; questions like: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - What where the… --- ## [Is there any movie we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026271)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-movie-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026271 "2026-02-15T21:17:59Z")
Inspired by this thread: Folk have expressed their opinions that The Princess Bride and Shawshank are “bad” films. Made me wonder if there is ANY movie we can all agree is entertaining and worth watching/rewatching. … --- ## [Social Spread of Slang Term “6-7”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825)
**Author:** [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-spread-of-slang-term-6-7/1024825 "2026-02-15T20:23:02Z")
My nephews of twelve and ten in Southern California fllippantly joke about a statement of an evenly-keeled circumstance as a stated “6-7.” The usage seems to be derived from the Net somehow. Is that common with middle-s… --- ## [What motivates Marvel criminals in light of how often they’re killed, beaten or arrested by heroes and villains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-marvel-criminals-in-light-of-how-often-they-re-killed-beaten-or-arrested-by-heroes-and-villains/1027529)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-motivates-marvel-criminals-in-light-of-how-often-they-re-killed-beaten-or-arrested-by-heroes-and-villains/1027529 "2026-02-15T16:29:13Z")
It’s a standard trope in Marvel stories for criminals and terrorists to end up getting killed, injured or left for the police individually and in large groups. There are hundreds of crime fighting heroes active in the US… --- ## [Bud Cort RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-cort-rip/1027589)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-cort-rip/1027589 "2026-02-15T13:52:33Z")
He was probably most famous for Harold and Maude but he will always be the voice of the Computer in Electric Dreams to me. --- ## [aiiee! who does this Matchbox 20 song remind me of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aiiee-who-does-this-matchbox-20-song-remind-me-of/214893)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aiiee-who-does-this-matchbox-20-song-remind-me-of/214893 "2026-02-15T13:48:29Z")
Matchbox Twenty’s song “Bright Lights” reminds me of someone else, maybe multiple someones. It drives me absolutely mad. The beginning piano sounds like someone. The middle, where it has the “Let that city take you in… --- ## [Esoteric songwriting credit question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-songwriting-credit-question/1027650)
**Author:** [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esoteric-songwriting-credit-question/1027650 "2026-02-14T22:44:51Z")
The song “Seems Like Only Yesterday” appears on Jesse Winchester’s 1977 album, “Nothing But A Breeze.” The record label credits the song to Stoney Edwards. However, every online resource lists Winchester as the composer… --- ## [Trying to remember name of now-defunct restaurant chain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-remember-name-of-now-defunct-restaurant-chain/1027645 "2026-02-14T19:12:07Z")
We went to it occasionally six or seven years ago, and it had a name similar to “Steak N’ Shake” (but that definitely wasn’t it). Perhaps something like “Steak N’ Cake”? --- ## [Who is the model/actress on the back cover of 'Back in the High Life' (1986) Steve Winwood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-model-actress-on-the-back-cover-of-back-in-the-high-life-1986-steve-winwood/1027649)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-model-actress-on-the-back-cover-of-back-in-the-high-life-1986-steve-winwood/1027649 "2026-02-14T17:44:05Z")
I’m guessing it’s the same one who’s on the front, and it’s possible she has a photo credit on the album. Anyway for your reference. . . Link --- ## [Knights of Balmarrow: Advice on writing a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-advice-on-writing-a-book/1027615)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-balmarrow-advice-on-writing-a-book/1027615 "2026-02-14T16:03:47Z")
I am working on co-writing and self-publishing a series of novels entitled Knights of Balmarrow, a series based in a fantasy world of swords, multiple races, and magic. It’s based on an RP that myself and a guy named Se… --- ## [What to put on a bagel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-put-on-a-bagel/1027622)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-put-on-a-bagel/1027622 "2026-02-14T13:28:23Z")
I’ve made bagels a few times (they’re not the best, but they’re mine, damnit!), and am planning on making some this weekend for a brunch. I will, of course, get the requisite cream cheese, lox, red onion, tomato, and ca… --- ## [Was the word "rape" basically taboo on TV during the fifties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-rape-basically-taboo-on-tv-during-the-fifties/1009730)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-word-rape-basically-taboo-on-tv-during-the-fifties/1009730 "2026-02-14T11:52:27Z")
Last night I was trolling around for something to watch on TV, just to kill an hour or so, and came across “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” on (I think it was) Hulu. I’d heard about the show, but never seen it, but why not g… --- ## [Give me your best crock pot beef stew recipe…please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-crock-pot-beef-stew-recipe-please/1027590)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-best-crock-pot-beef-stew-recipe-please/1027590 "2026-02-14T03:03:05Z")
Some where around here I have a great beef stew recipe. Unfortunately it’s very labor intensive. Dutch over on the stove, then in the stove, this thing cooked then discarded… lots of moving parts and ingredients. I would… --- ## [We're never going to see these books, are we?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-never-going-to-see-these-books-are-we/841830)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-never-going-to-see-these-books-are-we/841830 "2026-02-14T01:01:24Z")
Harlan Ellison \*The Last Dangerous Visions \* current status: Originally due in 1972. Ellison died in 2018. Some stories from the book have been published separately David Gerrold A Method For Madness and the rest of T… --- ## [Dave Chappelle - Charlie Murphy and Rick James](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelle-charlie-murphy-and-rick-james/825307)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-chappelle-charlie-murphy-and-rick-james/825307 "2026-02-13T22:53:24Z")
One of the greatest moments of TV ever I’m not sure if there was a post when this came out, but this episode of Chappelle’s show I think is one of the greatest TV skits I’ve ever seen. I think I use a quote from this e… --- ## [James Van Der Beek RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-van-der-beek-rip/1027591)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-van-der-beek-rip/1027591 "2026-02-13T13:33:45Z")
--- ## [Songs where performer and character are different genders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749 "2026-02-13T03:08:47Z")
Looking for songs that are narrated by a particular character. The narrator is explicitly a particular gender, but the performer is the opposite gender. Excluding performances in drag, please. So, for example, Dame Ed… --- ## [RIP Minute Maid frozen cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367 "2026-02-13T03:02:21Z")
I tried to make OJ from concentrate once…all I got was a headache! Minute Maid to phase out the frozen OJ concentrate cans of OJ & lemonade after 80 years --- ## [Fallout Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-season-2/1022293 "2026-02-12T20:47:52Z")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDUizmD5cvQ Teaser / trailer for the second season, which premiers December 17th. It’s incredible what passionate people can do when given a lot of money - I’m really looking forward to … --- ## [The disappearance of the polyglot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-the-polyglot/1027546)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-the-polyglot/1027546 "2026-02-12T16:52:37Z")
I’ve been reading a copy of Alfred Bester’s Starburst that I picked up at Arisia. I’ve read most of the stories – possibly all of them – before, but it’s been a while. Right now I’m on the 1954 short story The Starcoame… --- ## [Anyone use Amazon Prime Music? I have questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-amazon-prime-music-i-have-questions/1027579)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-amazon-prime-music-i-have-questions/1027579 "2026-02-12T16:01:54Z")
I finally committed to paying $12 a month for Amazon Prime Music. There’s a lot of albums by Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clint Black, Brooks and Dunn, and more that I’ve never heard. I only know these a… --- ## [The Beguiled - Clint Eastwood style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beguiled-clint-eastwood-style/1027555)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beguiled-clint-eastwood-style/1027555 "2026-02-12T15:04:58Z")
Wife wanted to see The Beguiled with Colin Farrell, having not seen the original. I have seen the original but back in '71. So we watched it (the re-make) and she was in love with the dreamy gothic-ness of it. Last nigh… --- ## [What are your Super Ball snacks and/or drinks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-super-ball-snacks-and-or-drinks/1027506 "2026-02-12T09:49:27Z")
Lil’ Smokies, veggie spring rolls, a variety of chips, a couple of California rolls, Pirate Water Wicked Teas, and a couple of barrel-aged Imperial Stouts. And you? --- ## [Gamma Radiation versus Cosmic Rays in Marvel Comics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamma-radiation-versus-cosmic-rays-in-marvel-comics/1027567)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamma-radiation-versus-cosmic-rays-in-marvel-comics/1027567 "2026-02-11T03:56:09Z")
It occurs to me that in Marvel Comics while there are lots of gamma empowered characters, cosmic ray empowered characters seem to be much rarer. The Fantastic Four and their old nemesis the Red Ghost and his three Super … --- ## [In honor of Valentine's Day, McDonald's is releasing McNugget Caviar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-valentines-day-mcdonalds-is-releasing-mcnugget-caviar/1027341)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-valentines-day-mcdonalds-is-releasing-mcnugget-caviar/1027341 "2026-02-10T16:14:48Z")
On February 10th only, McDonald’s will be releasing a limited supply of caviar kits that you can get for free online. It includes Baerii Sturgeon caviar (AKA “McNugget Caviar”), a $25 McDonald’s gift card, crème fraîche,… --- ## [What movie is this John Goodman clip from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this-john-goodman-clip-from/1027534)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movie-is-this-john-goodman-clip-from/1027534 "2026-02-10T05:38:12Z")
--- ## [Muppet Show revival (Feb 4 2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muppet-show-revival-feb-4-2026/1027362)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muppet-show-revival-feb-4-2026/1027362 "2026-02-10T03:05:45Z")
DID YOU KNOW - there’s a pilot for a new “The Muppet Show” on Disney+ today? Here’s a trailer. The premise is the same as the 70s version, and so is the cast (for the most part). I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet… --- ## [YouTuber Adam The Woo has died at age 51](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-adam-the-woo-has-died-at-age-51/1026001)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtuber-adam-the-woo-has-died-at-age-51/1026001 "2026-02-10T00:41:59Z")
I watched him a lot in the late teens. He had just returned from a vacation in Switzerland, and posted his last video the day before he was found dead in his Florida home. Cause of death is pending autopsy. https://fo… --- ## [Catherine O'Hara Is Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catherine-ohara-is-dead/1027208 "2026-02-09T21:17:22Z")
Reliable sources state Catherine O’Hara has died, age 71. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=36)