# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=369 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 370 --- ## [Favorite Christmas Videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-videos/927156)
**Author:** [@sinatik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinatik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-videos/927156 "2020-12-04T18:08:43Z")
This may be because of my sick mind, but this is my favorite Christmas video SummaryAll I want for Christmas (is to Rock) by Sniper - YouTube Kinda NSFW, but I don’t know how to put a spoiler on it. --- ## [Need a dal soup recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-dal-soup-recipe/925053)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-dal-soup-recipe/925053 "2020-12-04T15:55:13Z")
I had some really good dal soup (lentil) at a restaurant the other day and thought I might try it at home. But I don’t want to get it wrong. All the recipes I’m finding online seem a little heavy on tomato, and end up… --- ## [Decor advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decor-advice-please/927166)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decor-advice-please/927166 "2020-12-04T04:54:07Z")
So, washer leaked, tiles came up, necessitates new flooring, new machine comes in on top, all good, but this forces a LONG put off Reno to this room. But I kinda, sorta, know what I want for most of it. So the new floor … --- ## [Did anyone else find The Irishman to be disappointing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-find-the-irishman-to-be-disappointing/927164)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-find-the-irishman-to-be-disappointing/927164 "2020-12-04T02:38:21Z")
No spoilers in the OP but they might come up in the thread. But the movie is based on a real person and historical events so whose fault is it if you don’t know the story? I’m a big Martin Scorsese fan. And I like crime… --- ## [Two Ideas For a Science Fiction Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ideas-for-a-science-fiction-novel/927122)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ideas-for-a-science-fiction-novel/927122 "2020-12-04T01:15:10Z")
As I already said on a previous message board, quite some time ago actually, the first idea for a Sci-Fi novel came to me when I saw a Michigan license plate. The letters spelled out ‘Elu’. What could Elu mean? I came up… --- ## [Longmire Sheriff Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longmire-sheriff-question/927111)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longmire-sheriff-question/927111 "2020-12-04T00:41:10Z")
I’m catching up on the show, Season 6 Episode 5 The mayor tries to force Walt to resign, but Walt refuses and crumples up the resignation letter. Sheriff are elected county wide, so how did the Mayor think he had any p… --- ## ["Sistine Chapel of the Ancients"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients/926961)
**Author:** [@Retzbu\_Tox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Retzbu_Tox)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients/926961 "2020-12-04T00:33:29Z")
I’ve seen several articles today announcing an archaeological site in the Amazon, which was discovered in 2019, but kept under wraps while a documentary was being made. It is an 8-mile long rock face with 12,000 year ol… --- ## [Jim Gaffigan on Donuts - is he totally wrong here? Or is it just us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-gaffigan-on-donuts-is-he-totally-wrong-here-or-is-it-just-us/926163)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-gaffigan-on-donuts-is-he-totally-wrong-here-or-is-it-just-us/926163 "2020-12-03T19:49:57Z")
Here is the relevant clip to listen to. In the bit, he suggest that donuts are inexpensive and that they are practically giving them away. I get that it is comedy, but both my wife and I have always found ourselves conf… --- ## [Tastiest canned soup (and beans, chili, veg, etc.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastiest-canned-soup-and-beans-chili-veg-etc/925989)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastiest-canned-soup-and-beans-chili-veg-etc/925989 "2020-12-03T19:14:36Z")
Discourse’s equivalent to Paper Clip Man noted that I posted a thread asking this question in 2011. :roll\_eyes: Well, that was 10 years ago, so I think I’ll be bold and ask the question again. There are likely some new … --- ## [How difficult is it to switch playing standard guitar vs. short scale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-switch-playing-standard-guitar-vs-short-scale/927129)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-is-it-to-switch-playing-standard-guitar-vs-short-scale/927129 "2020-12-03T19:00:38Z")
This applies to guitars and basses. Both are available in short scale. I’m currently playing a Martin LX1 travel guitar. It has a 23" scale length. A Martin D18 is 25.4" scale length. I noticed the narrower width betwe… --- ## [Marvel publishes comic featuring front line medical workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-publishes-comic-featuring-front-line-medical-workers/927128)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-publishes-comic-featuring-front-line-medical-workers/927128 "2020-12-03T18:38:02Z")
Marvel and ANH have teamed up to publish a comic book spotlighting nurses on the frontlines fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. --- ## [Amusement park rides that don't SEEM to be there anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-park-rides-that-dont-seem-to-be-there-anymore/926337)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-park-rides-that-dont-seem-to-be-there-anymore/926337 "2020-12-03T15:02:11Z")
Maybe they still are and I don’t see them anymore, but I’m pretty sure the first one isn’t around anymore Giant metal slide that sits out in the sun all day. Has a couple of dips, so it isn’t just one straight angle d… --- ## [What On Earth Is 'Ranch Dressing'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-is-ranch-dressing/927036)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-on-earth-is-ranch-dressing/927036 "2020-12-03T06:19:10Z")
Yeah, it’s called Ranch Dressing. And where I live at least (SE Michigan), it’s sometimes called House Dressing for some unknown reason. What is it? I mean, we all know how to make your own Thousand Island dressing. Ma… --- ## ['Death's End' - Are We Supposed to Hate the Protagonist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-end-are-we-supposed-to-hate-the-protagonist/927031)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaths-end-are-we-supposed-to-hate-the-protagonist/927031 "2020-12-02T21:12:17Z")
I loved books 1 & 2 of the ‘Three Body Problem’ series but book 3 was a challenge for me. Mainly because of the incredibly stupid choices made by the main character. By the end of the book I wanted to punch the stupid … --- ## [Is a movie that films overseas for a scene "cultural appropriation"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-movie-that-films-overseas-for-a-scene-cultural-appropriation/926599)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-movie-that-films-overseas-for-a-scene-cultural-appropriation/926599 "2020-12-02T21:04:53Z")
I was listening to a podcast recently that had a take I’ve never heard of before. Basically one of the hosts claimed that any film that films overseas for a scene (they used Mission Impossible filming in Dubai as an exa… --- ## [Parrot jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parrot-jokes/926873)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parrot-jokes/926873 "2020-12-02T14:30:14Z")
Roger Ebert ended his review of “Paulie” by sharing a “brand-new parrot joke” that he invented. Anyone care to explain the punchline? A parrot has a memory that will only hold the last two things it has heard. A guy bu… --- ## [Does anyone else remember this beautiful music from a 2003 "Prego" commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-remember-this-beautiful-music-from-a-2003-prego-commercial/925598)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-remember-this-beautiful-music-from-a-2003-prego-commercial/925598 "2020-12-02T14:11:52Z")
I searched for this for years and finally found it on YouTube. The Prego spaghetti sauce commercial was on the air in 2003. There were so many people calling and requesting info and hoping for more of it th… --- ## [Tabasco or Frank's Red Hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-or-franks-red-hot/925145)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tabasco-or-franks-red-hot/925145 "2020-12-02T02:49:07Z")
poll Now that the election is over, let’s vote for something that really matters :roll\_eyes: So I’ve traditionally been a Tabasco guy, but Costco did not have Tabasco, so my wife brought home a giant 2-pack of Frank’s R… --- ## [Battle Ground - Dresden Files (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-ground-dresden-files-open-spoilers/921858)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-ground-dresden-files-open-spoilers/921858 "2020-12-02T00:21:08Z")
WARNING: This thread contains open spoilers Thread for discussion of the latest Dresden Files book, Battle Ground Downloaded my copy this morning and pretty much read it straight through. Thought Peace Talks was a litt… --- ## [What is the most "transgressive" food you've eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-transgressive-food-youve-eaten/923464)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-transgressive-food-youve-eaten/923464 "2020-12-01T20:47:11Z")
Let’s be generous in our definition of “transgressive” - if a food could shock you and/or people whose opinions you care about, for cultural, religious, health, aesthetic, or other reasons, it counts. I ate endangered s… --- ## [Rex Hamilton, huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-hamilton-huh/640796)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rex-hamilton-huh/640796 "2020-12-01T20:25:25Z")
The thread on the new Abraham Lincoln movie made me look up Rex Hamilton of Police Squad fame. I appears all he ever did was impersonate Abe on Police Squad. Did he act otherwise? If not, then why the accolades “Starr… --- ## [Brand for soft sugar cookies like those used for decorated cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-for-soft-sugar-cookies-like-those-used-for-decorated-cookies/926900)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-for-soft-sugar-cookies-like-those-used-for-decorated-cookies/926900 "2020-12-01T20:22:52Z")
I see a lot of recipes for soft sugar cookies, but I hate to bake. What I’m looking for a brand of sugar cookies like the ones you get with some decorated cookies. Not chewy soft, but not definitely not crisp or hard. A… --- ## [Hearing an album on vinyl for the first time after you’ve heard the CD/digital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-an-album-on-vinyl-for-the-first-time-after-you-ve-heard-the-cd-digital/926864)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-an-album-on-vinyl-for-the-first-time-after-you-ve-heard-the-cd-digital/926864 "2020-12-01T20:11:33Z")
Anyone done this? I abandoned vinyl quickly after CDs became available. I don’t have much nostalgia for the vinyl era except for the cover art and extras included. My eyesight sucks so reading CD lyrics has always been h… --- ## [Need a name for a serious film discussion group](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-for-a-serious-film-discussion-group/918769 "2020-12-01T17:02:39Z")
As an obsessive movie geek–I watch roughly a grand of movies a year, and when I write it’s usually about movies–I join a lot of film discussion groups. It’s been my experience that even if they start out decent, eventual… --- ## [Bogie and those little white towels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogie-and-those-little-white-towels/926444)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogie-and-those-little-white-towels/926444 "2020-12-01T16:39:42Z")
I have a little film I can see in my head, it’s Bogart washing up at a sink, not in a bathroom, just a sink out in another room. It was probably either Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe. He washes his hands and maybe splashes … --- ## [Is this description misleading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-description-misleading/926820)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-description-misleading/926820 "2020-12-01T16:38:31Z")
I’m a sucker for reprints of ancient newspaper comic strips. I got a little excited when I saw this description of a Krazy Kat book: “This new deluxe hardcover collects full-sized Sunday newspaper comics from 1919 throug… --- ## [Movie with actors from all Star Trek series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-actors-from-all-star-trek-series/841730)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-with-actors-from-all-star-trek-series/841730 "2020-12-01T16:07:53Z")
Inspired somewhat by the long running Spotting Star Trek actors thread. I’m watching a movie on TV that features actors who had leading parts in three of the six (live action) Star Trek series. \* Are there any movies t… --- ## [Surely you don't want to miss Zero Hour! on TCM Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-dont-want-to-miss-zero-hour-on-tcm-tuesday/926890)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surely-you-dont-want-to-miss-zero-hour-on-tcm-tuesday/926890 "2020-12-01T04:42:33Z")
It’s on TCM Tuesday at 1:30 pm ET Dec. 1. --- ## [Restaurant cheaping out on recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-cheaping-out-on-recipes/926150)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-cheaping-out-on-recipes/926150 "2020-12-01T02:07:31Z")
As I grow older, I keep noticing how certain recipes have become degraded over time as restaurants start substituting ingredients. This came to mind when I ordered some sweet and sour pork. When I first started, the sau… --- ## [Do you eat at unusual times?y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-at-unusual-times-y/925231 "2020-12-01T00:02:00Z")
It is 10:00, and my wife and I just finished a reasonably substantial meal (for us) - baked potatoes and broccoli. Not sure if we’ll have just salads for dinner, or maybe a frozen pizza. My wife prefers not to eat heav… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=368) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=370)