# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=370 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 371 --- ## [It's not a holiday meal without \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-holiday-meal-without/926214)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-holiday-meal-without/926214 "2020-11-30T22:45:40Z")
Name your holiday and the ONE essential dish or major component without which it just would not be the same. For me: Thanksgiving - Cranberry sauce Xmas - steak Passover - Matzo ball soup New Year - Baked brie Birt… --- ## [David Prowse, the presence of Darth Vader, has joined the force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-prowse-the-presence-of-darth-vader-has-joined-the-force/926719)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-prowse-the-presence-of-darth-vader-has-joined-the-force/926719 "2020-11-30T19:54:53Z")
Reported in many news sources, like this one; Until I found out otherwise, I did not know that the voice and the body were of two different people. He was Darth Vader and a road safety guy. With Chewbacca gone, it lo… --- ## [How this long break has affected the MCU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-this-long-break-has-affected-the-mcu/926809)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-this-long-break-has-affected-the-mcu/926809 "2020-11-30T19:52:31Z")
I was just thinking about how this long break, imposed by the pandemic, has affected the MCU. On the one hand, had we need to wait this long, lets say between Infinity War and Endgame, there would have been much more ten… --- ## [Looking for a poem: "But see, the field is clear!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-poem-but-see-the-field-is-clear/926763)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-poem-but-see-the-field-is-clear/926763 "2020-11-30T18:21:17Z")
I’m trying to find a poem that I read once, but can’t remember the author or the title, so I turn to the brightest group on the planet (and who knows, maybe even one of the dipsticks will know the answer). It’s a poem, … --- ## [Xarelto commercial music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xarelto-commercial-music/836979)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xarelto-commercial-music/836979 "2019-07-12T18:07:48Z")
Something struck me as familiar about the background music about this particular commercial:Xarelto TV Spot, 'Not Today: Movie Theater' - iSpot.tv It has a harmony a lot in common with Guns & Roses Sweet Child of Mine … --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - November 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-november-2020-edition/924227)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-november-2020-edition/924227 "2020-11-30T15:17:26Z")
We are so close, 2020 is almost over. With so many of us in quarantine, our book stash should be shrinking, however mine is growing, I think it’s become a sentient being in the corner of my room… or a gravity sink… or so… --- ## [Can I buy oscypek (smoked Polish cheese) in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-oscypek-smoked-polish-cheese-in-the-us/837013)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-oscypek-smoked-polish-cheese-in-the-us/837013 "2020-11-30T08:08:56Z")
If not, why not? I’ll be in Chicago for several days, about a month from now, and I’m determined to get my mitts onto some oscypek. But googling - even in Polish - has turned up zero sources for the spindle shaped, elab… --- ## [Question for those of you who have seen Stranger Things - sexual abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-of-you-who-have-seen-stranger-things-sexual-abuse/917826)
**Author:** [@HMSVictory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMSVictory)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-of-you-who-have-seen-stranger-things-sexual-abuse/917826 "2020-11-30T01:04:21Z")
I saw this on Archive Of Our Own, a fanfiction website. The author acknowledges that it’s not a fanfiction but I guess figured they could get answers on that medium. There are a few links to sources that the author pr… --- ## [Recommend me a rolling pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-rolling-pin/926641)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-rolling-pin/926641 "2020-11-29T19:47:28Z")
I need a new rolling pin, and wonder if there have been great advances in the technology. I hear about Teflon, about silicone, about marble, about old-fashioned maple. I use mine to roll pie crust, and rolled cookies t… --- ## [What to do with leftover pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-pizza/923438)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-leftover-pizza/923438 "2020-11-29T18:35:39Z")
I’m by my lonesome and ordered a medium pizza. I’ll probably eat a couple slices tonight, and save the rest for the future. Do I bag it while it’s still steaming, or wait until it cools. Freeze it or fridge it? --- ## [Warrior (plus three extra characters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrior-plus-three-extra-characters/926714)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warrior-plus-three-extra-characters/926714 "2020-11-29T05:14:30Z")
Anybody else watching this? I only started watching in the past week, last night’s was my first new, waited for episode–and it was brutal. --- ## [Help me track down a comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-a-comic/926591)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-a-comic/926591 "2020-11-29T05:29:59Z")
It might be an XKCD comic. It’s a graph that shows power vs. responsibility, or something like that. It shows that when you’re a kid and have little power and little responsibility, life is OK. As you go to college an… --- ## [Do I need a keyboard with MIDI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-keyboard-with-midi/926709)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-keyboard-with-midi/926709 "2020-11-29T03:38:50Z")
I have a basic keyboard that only has USB port. My plan is to connect it to Windows laptop to make music using software synth. I have Windows 10 home if it matters. --- ## [Eh, what's up, Doc? Saturday morning cartoons are back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eh-whats-up-doc-saturday-morning-cartoons-are-back/926676 "2020-11-29T03:18:24Z")
Starting on January 2, 2021, MeTV will broadcast three hours of cartoons every Saturday morning. These will be the original theatrical shorts featuring the likes of Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, and Popeye. These cartoons a… --- ## [The Haunting of Bly Manor - anyone watching? \[No Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haunting-of-bly-manor-anyone-watching-no-spoilers/922603)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-haunting-of-bly-manor-anyone-watching-no-spoilers/922603 "2020-11-28T22:48:49Z")
I guess we should avoid open spoilers for some times. I’ve only seen the first episode, but I can say that it was really good. I loved Hill House when it dropped and have been looking forward to this one ever since. Any… --- ## [Announcing Robert B. Parker’s SPENSER book club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-book-club/923847)
**Author:** [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcing-robert-b-parker-s-spenser-book-club/923847 "2020-11-28T18:24:04Z")
On Sunday November 22, we will begin discussing the first Spenser novel THE GODULF MANUSCRIPT. We have to start somewhere and the first published book seemed a good place. If it turns out to be a good experience we can… --- ## [Happy birthday, Jimi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-jimi/926671 "2020-11-28T16:01:03Z")
James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970 --- ## [Question for smokers (meat, not the kind you inhale...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-smokers-meat-not-the-kind-you-inhale/926604)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-smokers-meat-not-the-kind-you-inhale/926604 "2020-11-28T14:31:05Z")
Having watched a wide variety of cooking shows over the years, it seems that BBQ/smoking enthusiasts have pretty strong opinions on the type of wood they use. Hickory, mesquite, apple, oak; on and on. Is there really any… --- ## [Turkey tastes the same as a wet dog smells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-tastes-the-same-as-a-wet-dog-smells/926446)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-tastes-the-same-as-a-wet-dog-smells/926446 "2020-11-28T13:11:07Z")
Once again it’s that time of year when I’m going to have to eat turkey. I’ll gag down a piece of white meat just to be polite and then fill up on other stuff. Am I the only person in the world who doesn’t like the tast… --- ## [NaNoWriMo begins tomorrow. Who's doing it this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-begins-tomorrow-whos-doing-it-this-year/924435)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-begins-tomorrow-whos-doing-it-this-year/924435 "2020-11-28T05:43:57Z")
NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth. Kicks off November 1, and the idea is to challenge yourself to write a 50K page novel in 30 days. See here: https://nanowrimo.org/ The website offers advice, trackers, message boards, and… --- ## [Songs that you relate to the most](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-you-relate-to-the-most/926358)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-you-relate-to-the-most/926358 "2020-11-28T04:36:03Z")
I must have listened to the song Losing it by (who else?) RUSH maybe twenty times if not more. When I heard that song again the other day, I related to some of the lyrics in a different way. What songs do you relate to… --- ## [Looking for a movie or tv quote "I'm second-rate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-movie-or-tv-quote-im-second-rate/926613)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-movie-or-tv-quote-im-second-rate/926613 "2020-11-28T00:43:16Z")
There’s a movie or television show I saw ten or fifteen years ago (but much older than that - probably from the 1950s). Two performers (vaudeville or other stage) are arguing, and the older one (Ed Wynn or someone much … --- ## [The Thanksgiving 2020 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thanksgiving-2020-thread/926198)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thanksgiving-2020-thread/926198 "2020-11-28T00:15:53Z")
It’s the start of Thanksgiving Week, so here’s a thread. I got the turkey out of the freezer this morning. It’s 12 pounds, so I’m pretty sure it will be thawed by Thursday. The meat drawer in the fridge is pretty cold… --- ## [Help me pick my first electric guitar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-first-electric-guitar/926168)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-first-electric-guitar/926168 "2020-11-28T00:12:08Z")
I would describe myself as an advanced beginner, or beginning intermediate acoustic guitar player. Rhythm, no desire at least for now to play lead. Now for guitar players reading the subject, I know a lot of thoughts ha… --- ## [Food's your horded/panic-bought at the start of the year that you regret buying now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-your-horded-panic-bought-at-the-start-of-the-year-that-you-regret-buying-now/926228)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-your-horded-panic-bought-at-the-start-of-the-year-that-you-regret-buying-now/926228 "2020-11-27T23:12:40Z")
Either because they already went bad due to non-use or because they’re still taking up space in your cupboard and you don’t plan on using them anytime soon? At the start of the year I actually started stocking up on foo… --- ## [Things you bought during the early shortage that you DO like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-bought-during-the-early-shortage-that-you-do-like/926458)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-bought-during-the-early-shortage-that-you-do-like/926458 "2020-11-27T20:01:59Z")
A spin off from Asuka’s thread about things you bought during early shortages that you didn’t like, how about things you bought that you DO like? Alkaline water. Bought when I couldn’t find gallons of drinking water to … --- ## [What is your Emergency Funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-emergency-funny/926389)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-emergency-funny/926389 "2020-11-27T17:14:53Z")
The milk has gone sour, the beer has gone skunk, your goldfish ate your rare prize piranha, and your significant other has left you for a street busker in the vehicle you just paid off that morning. What is that one bit… --- ## [Modified menu for Covid Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modified-menu-for-covid-thanksgiving/926544)
**Author:** [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modified-menu-for-covid-thanksgiving/926544 "2020-11-27T04:23:31Z")
There are interesting side effects to the Covid situation, one of those being some nontraditional Thanksgiving adaptations. My wife and I are used to the traditional dinner, but we modified the menu to suit just the two … --- ## [Songs you weren't into initially, but knew would be something great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-werent-into-initially-but-knew-would-be-something-great/846642)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-werent-into-initially-but-knew-would-be-something-great/846642 "2020-11-27T01:56:39Z")
I didn’t have a clue that I would be listening to Cream’s White Room and Sunshine of Your Love 40+ years later, but even though they didn’t fit the AM Pop I was used to listening to, in '67 and '68, I instantly knew I wa… --- ## [Interpol's "Slow Hands" - please explain to me this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpols-slow-hands-please-explain-to-me-this-song/276608)
**Author:** [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpols-slow-hands-please-explain-to-me-this-song/276608 "2020-11-26T20:06:58Z")
The first time I heard Interpol’s “Slow Hands,” I fell in love with the music. Even some of the lyrics are fab. “We spies, yeah, we slow hands…” (initially, I thought this was, “We spies, we slow dance,” meaning, “We spi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=371)