# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=356 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 357 --- ## [Has anyone tried the "Jammy Guitar"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-jammy-guitar/931391)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-tried-the-jammy-guitar/931391 "2021-01-24T21:49:50Z")
Guitar MIDI controller. Breaks down to fit in a suitcase. --- ## [Larry King dies at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-king-dies-at-87/931282)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-king-dies-at-87/931282 "2021-01-24T18:04:21Z")
Liked his radio show as a student when I could stay up late. TV show was OK but not as good. He always said he was a talk show host not a journalist. He was a liberal Democrat --- ## [Guitarists, why would you use a capo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-why-would-you-use-a-capo/930060)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-why-would-you-use-a-capo/930060 "2021-01-24T16:59:42Z")
I’ve been watching the live performances from the Cavern Club online and most of the musicians play an acoustic guitar. Why do they sometimes use a capo? It can’t be because it makes the chords easier to play, right? So… --- ## [What is this style of painting called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-painting-called/931313)
**Author:** [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-style-of-painting-called/931313 "2021-01-24T07:01:20Z")
This is called a geometric painting. What is this type of painting called? --- ## [Gregory Sierra, 'Sanford and Son' and 'Barney Miller' actor, dies at 83](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-sierra-sanford-and-son-and-barney-miller-actor-dies-at-83/931304)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-sierra-sanford-and-son-and-barney-miller-actor-dies-at-83/931304 "2021-01-23T22:01:52Z")
--- ## [Do you watch the UK TV program 'Gogglebox'? (help with punchline required)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-uk-tv-program-gogglebox-help-with-punchline-required/931308)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-uk-tv-program-gogglebox-help-with-punchline-required/931308 "2021-01-23T20:34:19Z")
For those who don’t know ‘Gogglebox’ is a light-hearted TV series that films many groups of ordinary families / friends who are watching TV. Their (edited) conversations and reactions make up almost the entire program. (… --- ## [What was the first book you remember reading as a child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-book-you-remember-reading-as-a-child/930774)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-book-you-remember-reading-as-a-child/930774 "2021-01-23T16:29:13Z")
Not counting “Dick and Jane” and its school-assigned equivalents, what is the first book you remember reading as a child? Mine was The Wonderful Flight To The Mushroom Planet by Elinor Cameron…quickly followed by everyt… --- ## [Singer Jimmie Rodgers has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-jimmie-rodgers-has-died/931248)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-jimmie-rodgers-has-died/931248 "2021-01-23T13:34:51Z")
He had several hits, including “Honeycomb” in 1957, and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”. Dead from kidney disease complicated by COVID. --- ## [The best YouTube Channel you are not watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-youtube-channel-you-are-not-watching/931258)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-youtube-channel-you-are-not-watching/931258 "2021-01-23T04:03:21Z")
I just happened to have unemployedwineguy cross my recommended viewing. As an unemployed sommelier he has taken to Youtube to give tasting notes on various drinks such as Natty Daddy. I think he deserves some more attent… --- ## ["He's a real actor? I remember him from that kids' show!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-real-actor-i-remember-him-from-that-kids-show/930759)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-real-actor-i-remember-him-from-that-kids-show/930759 "2021-01-22T23:43:19Z")
This one is about recognizing someone from a kids’ show (Saturday morning, ideally) turning up in a “real” (Prime Time, ideally) program. For example, when “The Love Boat” started, I recognized Gopher (Fred Grandy) as … --- ## [Beer for pizza dough recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-pizza-dough-recipe/930761)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-for-pizza-dough-recipe/930761 "2021-01-22T20:34:15Z")
My bread maker cookbook has a recipe for pizza dough that calls for beer. That’s all it says - beer. I don’t drink beer and I don’t know one from the other. So I ask - what kind of beer should I be using? Would whatever… --- ## [John Fogerty - Weeping in the Promised Land](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fogerty-weeping-in-the-promised-land/931105)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-fogerty-weeping-in-the-promised-land/931105 "2021-01-22T18:57:37Z")
Powerful new song from the former Creedence front man. He sings about the pandemic and about racial violence by the police. --- ## [Audio Adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sleeper and the Spindle"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-adaptation-of-neil-gaimans-the-sleeper-and-the-spindle/931173)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-adaptation-of-neil-gaimans-the-sleeper-and-the-spindle/931173 "2021-01-22T05:36:46Z")
Available on the BBC website for another 2 days. Well worth a listen. It takes about an hour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000qm49 --- ## [Question about the Netflix show 'Peaky Blinders'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-netflix-show-peaky-blinders/930882)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-netflix-show-peaky-blinders/930882 "2021-01-21T20:50:50Z")
I’ve heard good things about this show, and now I read online they’re wrapping it up after 6 seasons, which has put it back on my radar as maybe a show to check out. But, I’ve avoided this show specifically because I ha… --- ## [2013 Article about the Cheers logo and opening titles cites the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-article-about-the-cheers-logo-and-opening-titles-cites-the-dope/931119)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-article-about-the-cheers-logo-and-opening-titles-cites-the-dope/931119 "2021-01-21T18:57:12Z")
I’m currently bingeing on Cheers while working from home, and I was curious on how the opening sequence was created. I used my Google Fu and found this article. About 3/4 of the way down, the article paraphrases Chris W.… --- ## [In honor of the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, here is why Nirvana was the best grunge band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-anniversary-of-kurt-cobains-death-here-is-why-nirvana-was-the-best-grunge-band/617902)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-honor-of-the-anniversary-of-kurt-cobains-death-here-is-why-nirvana-was-the-best-grunge-band/617902 "2021-01-21T10:44:13Z")
was best friends with Dylan Carlson of the drone doom band Earth was a good buddy of Calvin Johnson of K Records and Beat Happening was a roadie for The Melvins was a fan of Os Mutantes, and even asked the Brazilian psy… --- ## [Why do people hate/dread Christmas music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-dread-christmas-music/928109)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-dread-christmas-music/928109 "2021-01-21T06:34:12Z")
I see all the time on Twitter and other places that people hate Christmas music and dread its return every year. Some even go as far as to say that they wish they were deaf so that they don’t have to listen to Christmas … --- ## [WandaVision on Disney+ (spoilers after first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/930618)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandavision-on-disney-spoilers-after-first-post/930618 "2021-01-21T03:43:25Z")
So, the first two episodes of “WandaVision” have dropped on Disney+. Anyone see this yet? I have. Spoilers and commentary after first post. --- ## [Why do freshly made burgers you grill yourself taste better than chain resturant/fast food burgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freshly-made-burgers-you-grill-yourself-taste-better-than-chain-resturant-fast-food-burgers/930791 "2021-01-21T03:08:03Z")
This is going to sound really obvious, but I’m curious why burgers I either grill at home or have during a backyard BBQ taste better than burgers I can get from even “higher end” places like 5 Guys or In-N-Out. I can’t e… --- ## [In War Of The Roses, why does Kathleen Turner switch on all the appliances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-war-of-the-roses-why-does-kathleen-turner-switch-on-all-the-appliances/931023)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-war-of-the-roses-why-does-kathleen-turner-switch-on-all-the-appliances/931023 "2021-01-20T23:13:29Z")
Fairly early on in the film, Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have an argument in the kitchen. He walks out, then she turns on the faucet along with every conceivable appliance in their large and well equipped kitche… --- ## [Playlist for Jan 20, 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-jan-20-2021/930902)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playlist-for-jan-20-2021/930902 "2021-01-20T21:54:22Z")
Let’s celebrate with music. What you got? --- ## [Murder Most Foul - the "greatest Bob Dylan song in decades"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-most-foul-the-greatest-bob-dylan-song-in-decades/850542)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-most-foul-the-greatest-bob-dylan-song-in-decades/850542 "2021-01-20T21:49:19Z")
I’ve loved Dylan for decades. I saw a couple of links to this on Facebook, finally got around to clicking on the one below. Was excited for a 16 minutue song. LMAO. This sounds like a parody of a Dylan song. Here are so… --- ## [New David Bowie release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-david-bowie-release/931018)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-david-bowie-release/931018 "2021-01-20T21:01:56Z")
A couple of days ago a cover of a John Lennon song was released. January 18th would have been Bowies 74th birthday. Mother. --- ## [So What's for Dinner Tonight? (2020 Anything Goes Edition)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 485\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-for-dinner-tonight-2020-anything-goes-edition/923037 "2021-01-20T19:40:02Z")
Tonight I’m having some chicken thighs roasted with plums, onions, baby potatoes, and chopped carrots, based on a NYTimes double-deep-paywalled recipe which is easily found at other websites by googling. I wasn’t wild ab… --- ## [Anyone watch Amazon's "The Wilds" yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-amazons-the-wilds-yet/929502)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-amazons-the-wilds-yet/929502 "2021-01-20T18:52:41Z")
To my surprise I found it compelling. The characters interested me despite the inherent silliness of the plot. It did a good job of tricking me about story developments that I should have seen coming. The acting is first… --- ## [Recommendations for Modern Strings Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-modern-strings-music/928818)
**Author:** [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-modern-strings-music/928818 "2021-01-20T18:17:15Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of Zoe Keating (a cellist) and Kishi Bashi (a violinist) lately, and I want more in that same vein. I would consider it modern strings music, but I don’t have the musical vocabulary to know h… --- ## [The Tyger and late 1700's English pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyger-and-late-1700s-english-pronunciation/930628)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tyger-and-late-1700s-english-pronunciation/930628 "2021-01-20T09:44:00Z")
I’ve always loved William Blake’s poem, The Tyger. The first 4 lines being… “Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?” In the late 1700’s… --- ## [50 ONE-HIT WONDERS OF THE 80s-fixed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-fixed/930849)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-fixed/930849 "2021-01-20T05:00:22Z")
I was curious how many of these people know people know. - YouTube\[poll type=regular results=always chartType=bar\] poll --- ## [TWO mid-90s songs IDs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mid-90s-songs-ids/441283)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-mid-90s-songs-ids/441283 "2021-01-20T02:46:09Z")
Okay, I’ve been meaning to post these so I might as well get both of them out of the way right now: Straight-on techno song whose chorus goes something like “welcome to my planet soul”. Singer sounds like a cross bet… --- ## [Why Don't They Make Movie Musicals Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-movie-musicals-anymore/120726)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-make-movie-musicals-anymore/120726 "2021-01-19T18:54:40Z")
Broadway adaptations, that is. Call me gay ('cause hey, I am), but I loved the 40s, 50s, 60s, even 70s film adaptations of Broadway musicals. Kiss Me, Kate, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Showboat, Hair, Jesus Christ Superst… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=355) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=357)