# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=350 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 351 --- ## ["The Novel America Needs in 2013"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novel-america-needs-in-2013/933399)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-novel-america-needs-in-2013/933399 "2021-02-21T19:07:30Z")
In a 2012 column, Mark Bauerlein suggested that some enterprising novelist should write a satirical novel lampooning (what he saw as) the faults of young-adults-these-days: Yes, there are several superb recent novels a… --- ## [What size eggs do you buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-eggs-do-you-buy/932147)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-size-eggs-do-you-buy/932147 "2021-02-21T14:00:32Z")
We give our hens some time off during the winter. By not supplementing their lighting, they stop laying when the days grow short. With days now growing longer, they are starting to lay, but I’ve been buying eggs all wi… --- ## [Favorite lost local treats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lost-local-treats/933329)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-lost-local-treats/933329 "2021-02-20T18:27:50Z")
Just had some chocolate covered cherries and memories of one my favorite candies from the past came to mind. In Hawaii, up until sometime in the 70’s, possibly early 80’s, we used to have Ed & Don’s macadamia nut “bars”… --- ## [Book ID - develop old film, solve mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-develop-old-film-solve-mystery/928029)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-id-develop-old-film-solve-mystery/928029 "2021-02-20T13:56:08Z")
This just popped into my head. I think I must have read it in the mid 1990s. I remember very little about it. I’m not even certain it was a novel, it could have been a short story. But I think it was probably a novel. I… --- ## [Sour beers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-beers/931297)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-beers/931297 "2021-02-20T13:17:01Z")
I was recently introduced to sour beers – specifically the Flanders Red style. We have family that lives in Belgium and they sent me a box of Belgian beers. I was shocked by how much I loved the beer (it was Duchess de… --- ## [Cooking with coconut milk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-coconut-milk/928230)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-coconut-milk/928230 "2021-02-20T04:27:17Z")
In the last year, I’ve been trying a lot more Thai curries. I buy the paste (can or pouch, I’m partial to Penang) at the Asian market, chop some boneless chicken thighs and saute them with the paste in an open skillet. … --- ## [Good Lord Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-bird/925944)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-lord-bird/925944 "2021-02-20T03:08:36Z")
Showtime ran them all the other day, wife expressed interest, so I recorded them all. Weather was crap the last couple days, so we watched them. Not ‘Bad’, but way too much style over substance. I’d have rather watched … --- ## [Anyone have 5.1 stereo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-5-1-stereo/933264)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-5-1-stereo/933264 "2021-02-20T01:02:34Z")
If so do you run it in Standard/sci-fi/spectacular (You know…the different options) Or do you run it in ‘5 ch stereo’? I think my problem is my setup is too stubby. The former doesn’t seem to do enough effects, and the… --- ## [Lesser known Elton John songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-elton-john-songs/933147)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-elton-john-songs/933147 "2021-02-19T19:55:56Z")
Like so many artists, it seems that most of Elton John’s catalog gets ignored these days. What are some of your favorites that haven’t been played to death? I’ll go with Empty Garden, the John Lennon tribute song. It ha… --- ## [Masking tape and bottle art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masking-tape-and-bottle-art/933244)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masking-tape-and-bottle-art/933244 "2021-02-19T18:01:09Z")
Does anyone else remember putting ripped up pieces of masking tape on a bottle and then covering it with shoe polish? The finished product looked like this. I have no idea what made that suddenly pop into my head after … --- ## [My neighbor's lemon tree .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-lemon-tree/932810)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-lemon-tree/932810 "2021-02-19T14:38:07Z")
My neighbor has a lemon tree that produces lemons unlike others I’ve seen (or tasted). Some nearby neighbors think it’s a distinct variety of lemon, others think it must be some lemon/orange hybrid. I wonder if any Dop… --- ## [Dopers of all nations: what is your country's go-to, default beverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-all-nations-what-is-your-countrys-go-to-default-beverage/933069)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-of-all-nations-what-is-your-countrys-go-to-default-beverage/933069 "2021-02-19T14:33:02Z")
For my native country of Germany it’s not what most of you would suppose, but definitely coffee. Yeah, we like our beer, but if a friend visits or you have family around, the first thing you do is to offer them coffee. S… --- ## [Recipe for dark gravy without drippings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-dark-gravy-without-drippings/932564)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-dark-gravy-without-drippings/932564 "2021-02-19T05:33:26Z")
Looking for a recipe for dark gravy (beefish flavour) when I don’t have drippings. Not from a pouch. Any thoughts? --- ## [Musicians...What is "time" in musical terms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-is-time-in-musical-terms/933077)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-what-is-time-in-musical-terms/933077 "2021-02-19T03:09:26Z")
I found this definition https://www.britannica.com/art/rhythm-music, but don’t understand, how to relates to musicians having “time”. Regarding Cream, the first time I heard the term was when Ginger Baker talked about J… --- ## [Rickjay and his daughter watch the classic comedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-and-his-daughter-watch-the-classic-comedies/932925 "2021-02-19T02:46:48Z")
I have decided my fifteen-year-old, Madz, needs to see many funny movies made before she was born. We try to watch one a week. So far: Airplane! The Naked Gun South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Airplane 2 Hot S… --- ## [Looking for a very old dirty song , from Crystal Palace ,in Aspen 40 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-very-old-dirty-song-from-crystal-palace-in-aspen-40-years-ago/931675)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-very-old-dirty-song-from-crystal-palace-in-aspen-40-years-ago/931675 "2021-02-19T00:38:38Z")
There is this old song stuck in my brain. Dirty as shit cause I was like 8 years old at the time. Crystal Palace was a dinner theater with overpriced meals, and a good floor show, back in the day. Their big hits were, … --- ## [Training for Stuntmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-for-stuntmen/933148)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-for-stuntmen/933148 "2021-02-18T23:34:12Z")
What exactly is a “trained stuntman”? That’s the only kind of guy who should attempt various incredible feats being shown in movies and TV, as opposed to the lay people watching at home who should absolutely not try it. … --- ## [Help in tracking down an old movie from a dimly-remembered scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-tracking-down-an-old-movie-from-a-dimly-remembered-scene/933247)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-in-tracking-down-an-old-movie-from-a-dimly-remembered-scene/933247 "2021-02-18T23:34:01Z")
Years ago I saw a bit from an old movie and now I’d like to watch the whole thing. The trouble is, I can’t remember the name of it, nor does searching Joan Crawford movies on IMDB help me. Can anyone name the movie fro… --- ## [Architectural necrophilia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architectural-necrophilia/933245)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architectural-necrophilia/933245 "2021-02-18T23:03:40Z")
Sometimes I find it hard to understand these architectural taboos: No matter how beautiful they are, we must not try to recreate the architectural styles of the past, because that would be kitsch. No matter how ugl… --- ## [WandaVision first 2 episodes and sitcom approach ranting \[for Omni\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-first-2-episodes-and-sitcom-approach-ranting-for-omni/932607)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-first-2-episodes-and-sitcom-approach-ranting-for-omni/932607 "2021-02-18T21:45:36Z")
What Exit?, I pulled this from the main WandaVision thread. One of the more common discussion points in the blogosphere so far has been Disney’s decision to release only the first 2 episodes in the first week instead o… --- ## [Musicians lacking a sense of rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-lacking-a-sense-of-rhythm/933207)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-lacking-a-sense-of-rhythm/933207 "2021-02-18T16:59:02Z")
My ex was a fiddler in a bluegrass band. To hear him play, I immediately pointed out that he didn’t have a sense of rhythm. He hit all the right notes at the right time, but something was just off. Perhaps his bowing att… --- ## [Trading Places (Anyone here stock savvy?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-places-anyone-here-stock-savvy/852005)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-places-anyone-here-stock-savvy/852005 "2020-04-29T22:08:34Z")
So, in the movie, as far as I can tell, Dan and Eddie didn’t just fuck over the Duke Brothers…they fucked over a lot of people! Everyone following the Dukes seem to have lost out to some degree. Now…here’s where my know… --- ## [Favorite fake product names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fake-product-names/932158 "2021-02-18T08:47:36Z")
For example, The Simpsons has a board game named “Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos” and Sabrina the Teenage Witch has a chocolate-flavored drink named “Hey, Over Here!”. --- ## [Cartoons with a director](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-with-a-director/933044)
**Author:** [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoons-with-a-director/933044 "2021-02-18T05:37:46Z")
I was watching some cartoons and noticed that there is a “director”. What does a director of cartoons do? --- ## [Looking for a song heard on Dr. Demento](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song-heard-on-dr-demento/933109)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-song-heard-on-dr-demento/933109 "2021-02-18T03:27:47Z")
The title is “Romanian Love”, and I think it was played on the Dr. Demento show back in the 90’s. What I do NOT want is a long list of Romanian love songs, please-just a song with that particular title. --- ## [Film "Fury"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-fury/933075)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-fury/933075 "2021-02-18T00:41:26Z")
I watched the film today. Why didn’t the German grenades thrown into Fury go off? --- ## [What to do with gnocchi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-gnocchi/933066)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-gnocchi/933066 "2021-02-17T23:41:26Z")
I’ve never made gnocchi. I recently had some in a soup that was pretty tasty. Any suggestions on what to do with the package I just purchased on a whim? Thanks! --- ## [Famous people unintentionally imitating a comedic look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-unintentionally-imitating-a-comedic-look/933052)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-unintentionally-imitating-a-comedic-look/933052 "2021-02-17T20:56:12Z")
The topic is a person whose clothes style, hairstyle, facial hair, etc. seems to be based off an actor or comedian, where the latter’s is intended to be somewhat humorous, but the former seems unaware or oblivious to the… --- ## [Chappelle show back on netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chappelle-show-back-on-netflix/932860 "2021-02-17T20:13:59Z")
They paid him a lot --- ## [Which is the most common superhero ending trope, the blue beam of light or "charging across a field at each other"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-common-superhero-ending-trope-the-blue-beam-of-light-or-charging-across-a-field-at-each-other/932918)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-common-superhero-ending-trope-the-blue-beam-of-light-or-charging-across-a-field-at-each-other/932918 "2021-02-17T19:42:53Z")
I remember the blue beam of light was done enough in both MCU and DCEU movies to the point the writers of those films made jokes about them in interviews. I don’t know if it was the first one to do it but Avengers 1 famo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=349) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=351)