# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=361 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 362 --- ## [Soul -Pixar Disney+. Open spoilers past op](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-pixar-disney-open-spoilers-past-op/928933)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-pixar-disney-open-spoilers-past-op/928933 "2021-01-02T01:44:40Z")
I loved it. Best Pixar ever? No. That’s a high bar though. But it hit some good notes and was amazing to watch. Also the collection of Pixar shorts? Really worth watching. I’ve a few more to go. The ones I’ve seen hit h… --- ## [Terry Pratchett OKs Night Watch TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280 "2021-01-02T01:31:43Z")
Story here. I have to say, I was not terribly enamored of “The Colour of Magic” nor “Hogfather,” although I don’t think they were truly awful. Still, I look forward to checking this out via whatever means I will need t… --- ## [Do You Like Movies That Explore Things You Wouldn't, But Think About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-movies-that-explore-things-you-wouldnt-but-think-about/929452 "2021-01-01T23:18:26Z")
Voyeuristic stuff, for example. I’m a curious guy, but I’d never screw with someone’s privacy, so watching it in a movie gets my “fix”. Or someone wanting to rob a bank and live a luxurious life, but who either didn’t h… --- ## [Post Videos of Non-Drummers Playing Drums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-videos-of-non-drummers-playing-drums/929364)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-videos-of-non-drummers-playing-drums/929364 "2021-01-01T20:33:14Z")
A member of a band who is not the drummer, but is playing drums… I know some are thinking of Paul McCartney, and I could see both sides. He does play drums on some songs, so you can decide for yourself. I would rather se… --- ## [Is there a decent pre-made chocolate pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-pre-made-chocolate-pudding/929380)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-decent-pre-made-chocolate-pudding/929380 "2021-01-01T20:10:48Z")
I like Kozy Shack brand but my store hasn’t had it since the pandemic began, I don’t know why. Their other products are there, just not this one. So I tried Hershey’s, and found it thick, gloppy and tasteless. I tried J… --- ## [Best Bond movie with the worst song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bond-movie-with-the-worst-song/929338)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bond-movie-with-the-worst-song/929338 "2021-01-01T20:02:15Z")
My question here is not just about bad Bond songs. I’m asking about, in your opinion, the greatest contrast between the song and the movie it accompanies. For example: “Die Another Day” is a terrible Bond song. Out of c… --- ## [What do you think of as traditional for Christmas dinner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-traditional-for-christmas-dinner/929101)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-traditional-for-christmas-dinner/929101 "2021-01-01T19:31:15Z")
This is a tangent from a thread in the pit about Christmas music. So, I’m not asking what you like to eat on Christmas, but what you think of as traditional foods (and especially “main courses”) and what part of the w… --- ## [Velvet Buzzsaw: When "great art" is bad art: SPOILER'S](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velvet-buzzsaw-when-great-art-is-bad-art-spoilers/929185)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velvet-buzzsaw-when-great-art-is-bad-art-spoilers/929185 "2021-01-01T17:59:06Z")
I watched Velvet Buzzsaw last night. The central plot element is that a man living alone in an apartment dies, leaving behind a lifetme of paintings he’s never shown to anyone.\* An ambitious art gallery employee finds th… --- ## [James "Scotty" Doohan smuggled aboard the International Space Station!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-smuggled-aboard-the-international-space-station/929180)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-scotty-doohan-smuggled-aboard-the-international-space-station/929180 "2021-01-01T17:48:40Z")
According to his family, NASA turned dowm James Doohan’s request to have some of his asahes placed about the International Space Station. But they got him up there anyway. \[quote\] Doohan’s son Chris contacted \[Video g… --- ## [Well, my Little Debbie Christmas Trees Cakes were delicious while they lasted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-my-little-debbie-christmas-trees-cakes-were-delicious-while-they-lasted/929408)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-my-little-debbie-christmas-trees-cakes-were-delicious-while-they-lasted/929408 "2021-01-01T15:42:45Z")
I look forward to buying 4 boxes of Little Debbie Christmas trees every year. 2 boxes Chocolate and 2 boxes Yellow cake. Just ate the last chocolate Christmas Cake Tree.:blush: There will be no more till December 2021. … --- ## [Does anyone else watch the youtube channel "Curiosity Incorporated"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-youtube-channel-curiosity-incorporated/928912)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-watch-the-youtube-channel-curiosity-incorporated/928912 "2021-01-01T14:37:23Z")
It’s a channel founded by an antiques dealer in Edmonton, Alberta. I’ve followed along as he has bought hoarder houses and rummaged through them for antiques and collectibles hidden beneath the layers. He auctions off … --- ## [Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-clarks-new-years-rocking-eve/929391)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-clarks-new-years-rocking-eve/929391 "2021-01-01T01:40:41Z")
It’s a bummer. I understand the need for no crowds, but it is just depressing. And the mask thing seems forced. There are about 11 people in Times Square and they are all wearing masks for the TV. I’m changing the ch… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2020-edition/926817)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2020-edition/926817 "2021-01-01T00:24:49Z")
Well, we made it. This kidney stone of a year is nearly passed. However, Christmas approaches… and the dreaded Christmas Carols on endless loop shudder Soooo Whatcha all readin? Khadaji was one of the earlier members o… --- ## [Which successful bands had the LEAST internal strife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-successful-bands-had-the-least-internal-strife/929365)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-successful-bands-had-the-least-internal-strife/929365 "2020-12-31T23:01:17Z")
We’ve all heard stores of bands that broke up, lost members, or just had lots of drama due to the band members’ failure to get along with one another. Which successful bands had members that all got along with one anoth… --- ## [The TV series: Fargo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-series-fargo/928946)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-series-fargo/928946 "2020-12-31T22:45:19Z")
OMG! Just into episode 2. No spoilers, please. I’m just flabbergasted, ya! --- ## [Shabba Doo RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shabba-doo-rip/929296)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shabba-doo-rip/929296 "2020-12-31T18:51:28Z")
Adolfo “Shabba Doo” Quinones has died on the same day as Dawn Wells! Reading about him on Wikipedia, he was born and raised in Chicago. A fellow Chicagoan! I remember him from the original movie Breakin’. I really en… --- ## [Cheap Trick "She's Tight" video. Who is playing keyboards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-trick-shes-tight-video-who-is-playing-keyboards/929078)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-trick-shes-tight-video-who-is-playing-keyboards/929078 "2020-12-31T16:50:03Z")
I could swear I’ve asked this before. I just don’t remember the answer and can’t find the thread. In the official video for Cheap Tricks “She’s tight” at the very end (about 2:43) who is the goof playing keyboards? … --- ## [Earliest TV cartoons with a rock music theme song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-tv-cartoons-with-a-rock-music-theme-song/929293)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-tv-cartoons-with-a-rock-music-theme-song/929293 "2020-12-31T15:13:45Z")
I’ve been thinking lately about classic TV cartoon theme songs and the variety of genres they span. The jazz themes of The Flintstones, The Pink Panther Show, Spider-Man, and Family Guy are all particularly memorable, as… --- ## [TV show Yellowstone: Should be a basic question, but I'm not sure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-yellowstone-should-be-a-basic-question-but-im-not-sure/929318)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-yellowstone-should-be-a-basic-question-but-im-not-sure/929318 "2020-12-31T03:25:43Z")
Please no spoilers past Season 2, Episode 7. I understand the basic setup. Everyone is corrupt in their own way. You have Kevin Costner’s character trying to keep his domination as a rancher. He has every politician … --- ## [RIP Alto Reed, sax player for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alto-reed-sax-player-for-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band/929298)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-alto-reed-sax-player-for-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band/929298 "2020-12-31T03:33:55Z")
Time for one of the great sax players to Turn the Page. --- ## [Help identify a childrens book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-childrens-book-series/855882)
**Author:** [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-a-childrens-book-series/855882 "2020-06-18T01:47:10Z")
A couple of months ago, I was listening to Mo Rocca’s Mobituaries podcast. He did an episode on the Children’s Aid Society and the Orphan Train phenomenon of the second half of the 19th century. (An explanation for thos… --- ## [This gal is pretty chill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-gal-is-pretty-chill/929061)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-gal-is-pretty-chill/929061 "2020-12-31T00:43:29Z")
--- ## [Cracker Barrel dropping foods from their menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-dropping-foods-from-their-menu/929069)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-dropping-foods-from-their-menu/929069 "2020-12-31T00:26:59Z")
We eat at Cracker Barrel at least every month. The one near me has a great cook. They make the best top sirloin steaks. Beautifully charred and pink from edge to edge. Better then any of the local steakhouses except mayb… --- ## [Spirited Away Figurines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893 "2020-12-31T00:08:07Z")
I am so jealous of Japan … I read Sora News pretty much every day, and not only does Japan get a wide amazing variety of different flavors at Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, all the amazing sounding Japanese re… --- ## [Is Rocksmith the best interactive / incentivising guitar system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocksmith-the-best-interactive-incentivising-guitar-system/929224)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocksmith-the-best-interactive-incentivising-guitar-system/929224 "2020-12-30T16:49:16Z")
I already flamed out on just strumming chords. I did get better faster than I thought, and went from zero to .5 level. I still suck in actual fact though, and just getting better at chord change speed and not buzzing is … --- ## [Really quick 1-2 cooking rules of thumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-quick-1-2-cooking-rules-of-thumb/928777)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-quick-1-2-cooking-rules-of-thumb/928777 "2020-12-30T10:58:15Z")
Really basic cooking / meal and drink prep yardsticks you by, like with a single spaghetti serving (pour moi) being no bigger than a quarter in diameter. Hoping to see rules of thumb a bit more original than just “takin… --- ## [Ancient Member Decides to Pimp Himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-member-decides-to-pimp-himself/929221)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-member-decides-to-pimp-himself/929221 "2020-12-30T05:11:13Z")
Because the alternative is to give money to Mark Zuckerberg and fuck that guy. If you’ve listened to the Behind the Bastards podcast, you’ll know that Zuck thinks he’s going to be the next Roman Emperor (Here’s a fun qu… --- ## [New Year's Day 2021 meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-day-2021-meal/929197)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-years-day-2021-meal/929197 "2020-12-30T09:38:41Z")
I usually make something a little festive on New Year’s Eve, and for New Year’s Day, it’s ham, black-eyed peas, and collard greens as the base of the midday meal. We have given up on ham since local online grocery shoppi… --- ## [Unorthodox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox/850806)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unorthodox/850806 "2020-12-30T01:06:52Z")
Anyone watching this series on Netflix? I’m a little more than halfway through and am finding it very interesting. It’s about an Orthodox Jewish young woman that escapes her family binds in NY and goes to Berlin. What… --- ## [More Movie Theaters Bite the Dust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-movie-theaters-bite-the-dust/928656)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-movie-theaters-bite-the-dust/928656 "2020-12-30T00:26:04Z")
The COVID pandemic is definitely taking its toll on the cinema industry here. Showcase Cinema in Revere, MA, our local go-to theater, just shut its doors on Sunday night. I didn’t even have a chance to say "goodbye’. App… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=360) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=362)