# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=371 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 372 --- ## [What foods come out better in an Instant Pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-come-out-better-in-an-instant-pot/926237)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-come-out-better-in-an-instant-pot/926237 "2020-11-26T12:51:34Z")
The Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus is currently on sale at Amazon for $70 which according to camelcamelcamel.com is $30 cheaper than the previous low. I love gadgets, especially gadgets the result in good food. I use sous vi… --- ## [What's the allure of canning in the modern kitchen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-allure-of-canning-in-the-modern-kitchen/926294)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-allure-of-canning-in-the-modern-kitchen/926294 "2020-11-26T06:11:40Z")
This question came to mind in the discussion on getting an Instant Pot. In the old days canning was a way to preserve food (mostly fruits and vegetables) over the winter months but as far as I know it was never done for… --- ## [Ghibli references in American media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghibli-references-in-american-media/926462)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghibli-references-in-american-media/926462 "2020-11-26T05:28:18Z")
We’ve got Totoro in Bob’s Burgers season 3 Thanksgiving episode (which is what made me think about this) Cthulu as Totoro in one South Park and Totoro as Totoro in the Imaginationland arc. Totoro once aga… --- ## [The Christmas Special this country really needs right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-special-this-country-really-needs-right-now/926450)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-special-this-country-really-needs-right-now/926450 "2020-11-26T04:55:59Z")
The Alone Home Holiday Special starring Puddles Pity Party! “In addition to Puddles, performers include Mandy Harvey, Storm Large, Gaelynn Lea, Alex Edelman, Jonathan Burns, Heather Witt-Owens, and BogeyThornton, with a… --- ## [What are you getting for Black Friday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-getting-for-black-friday/926091)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-getting-for-black-friday/926091 "2020-11-26T03:31:31Z")
I’m hoping to get a discount for Netflix and/or Hulu. I’ve never had either of these services before, so a starter discount would be nice. I saw this non-announcement for Hulu, where they say they don’t know yet. Last… --- ## [When did topping everything with an egg become a standard option in Korean cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-topping-everything-with-an-egg-become-a-standard-option-in-korean-cuisine/926433)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-topping-everything-with-an-egg-become-a-standard-option-in-korean-cuisine/926433 "2020-11-26T01:54:21Z")
I love Korean food, at least the kind I get in restaurants–tofu soup, bibimbap, Korean twice-fried chicken, bulgogi, raw marinated beef and pears. Drooooooool. I can’t think of anything off the top of my head that I don’… --- ## [A Promised Land by Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama/925901)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama/925901 "2020-11-26T01:28:24Z")
So who is reading/listening this? I got it on Audible and am really looking forward to this over the next couple of weeks. Obama is a fine reader as you would expect and I think audio read by the author is absolutely the… --- ## [Impressive examples of musicians playing two instruments at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-examples-of-musicians-playing-two-instruments-at-the-same-time/925926)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impressive-examples-of-musicians-playing-two-instruments-at-the-same-time/925926 "2020-11-25T22:21:14Z")
This is inspired by a few intriguing posts in the thread on tunes with prominent brass sections. Basically, some videos of multiple sax playing were posted - by @Paintcharge and @Guest-starring\_Id; and this was my contr… --- ## [Songs with an insanely catchy beat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526 "2020-11-25T03:43:38Z")
Sometimes what gets you hooked on a song is a beat you’ve never heard the likes of before. Which songs fit that description for you? --- ## [New Format DWTS \[Dancing with the stars\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-format-dwts-dancing-with-the-stars/920727)
**Author:** [@Caprismall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprismall)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-format-dwts-dancing-with-the-stars/920727 "2020-11-25T01:17:22Z")
In a word, bad. Fans were unhappy with the forced departure of Bergeron, and new host Tyra Banks was awful. I think she’s trying to be high energy, but it comes across as her screaming stupid stuff at the camera. No rapp… --- ## [American Music Awards - WAP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-music-awards-wap/926368)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-music-awards-wap/926368 "2020-11-24T23:54:38Z")
So I just heard the winner of Favorite Song Rap/Hip-Hop is WAP by Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion. I don’t listen to this type of music and only know the name Cardi B. I was told to look up the lyrics to this song. WOW I’… --- ## [Period films with historically accurate scores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-with-historically-accurate-scores/926304)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-with-historically-accurate-scores/926304 "2020-11-24T21:18:13Z")
Most historical dramas, no matter the era, tend to use decidedly modern orchestral scores. Are there any films set in the distant past (say, before the 19th century) that are scored in a way that at least attempts to be… --- ## [Help me find a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-movie/926356)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-movie/926356 "2020-11-24T18:58:38Z")
70s or early 80s I think. Takes place in a coastal town in San Juan County. Has a scientist-father trying to hide the fact that his two blonde kids(one by and one girl) have psychic powers. There is a confrontation wit… --- ## [Is stuffing the turkey safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stuffing-the-turkey-safe/926351)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-stuffing-the-turkey-safe/926351 "2020-11-24T18:53:23Z")
Like many, our family is doing a scaled-down TG, and as primary cook in our immediate family it’s up to me to make the dinner. I am very confident in pulling it off, but I’ve never made a big bird with stuffing before. I… --- ## [Luther - Season 5 now airing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luther-season-5-now-airing/834995)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luther-season-5-now-airing/834995 "2020-11-24T15:11:16Z")
He’s back! Sundays on BBC America. Episode 1 has already aired. Idris Elba is in fine form and there are some familiar faces and new psychopaths. --- ## [Giving (movie) credit where credit is due](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-movie-credit-where-credit-is-due/926170)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-movie-credit-where-credit-is-due/926170 "2020-11-24T13:45:32Z")
I watched movie credits long before Marvel stuck Easter eggs in them, because you never know what might happen. Case in point-1968’s Skidoo, in which the end credits were actually narrated/sung(I think by Harry Nilsson: … --- ## [In the 24th Century, Do They Know What an Omelet Is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-24th-century-do-they-know-what-an-omelet-is/925485)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-24th-century-do-they-know-what-an-omelet-is/925485 "2020-11-24T12:14:53Z")
Just finished watching the ST:TNG episode titled Time Squared. It begins with Riker inviting a bunch of the bridge crew to his quarters so he can show off his culinary skills by preparing and serving a hand-made omelet. … --- ## [Embarrassingly bad videos of 1980s heavy metal bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassingly-bad-videos-of-1980s-heavy-metal-bands/925934)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassingly-bad-videos-of-1980s-heavy-metal-bands/925934 "2020-11-24T03:44:42Z")
Here’s a 1986 video of an obscure heavy metal band from Montréal, Quebec called Trop Féross. The name of the song is Richard Coeur de Fer. I love how the guitarist comes out of nowhere at 1:21 to play a solo. … --- ## [Male music lovers...how much of your playlist is female artists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-music-lovers-how-much-of-your-playlist-is-female-artists/926011)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-music-lovers-how-much-of-your-playlist-is-female-artists/926011 "2020-11-23T16:56:52Z")
I love listening to women sing. Probably 50% of the music I listen to is female singers/musicians. A few people in my real life have noticed this and questioned why I have so many women artists in my playlist. Am I an o… --- ## [Help me identify a short story, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-short-story-please/924098)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-a-short-story-please/924098 "2020-11-23T16:10:55Z")
I believe I first read it in 1968-1969. It was published in a textbook I used in seventh grade. The story opens with the narrator, as a grown man, perhaps middle-aged or older, reading a newspaper item about a military … --- ## [Alvin And The Chip....People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chip-people/926079)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chip-people/926079 "2020-11-23T08:41:09Z")
The redesigned “Alvin And The Chipmunks” are off-putting. They look half human, like rejects from the Island of Dr. Moreau. Human hands and feet look weird on them. --- ## [Rocketeer builds a Gnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-gnu/926083)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-a-gnu/926083 "2020-11-22T22:27:45Z")
The other day, while idly wandering the internet, I ended up at Ramshackle Games’ website. They sell various stuff for playing Warhammer, the insanely addictive and expensive wargame set in a fantasy universe with Space… --- ## [Were the Moties originally four-armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-moties-originally-four-armed/926033)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-moties-originally-four-armed/926033 "2020-11-22T22:14:12Z")
Trying to remember - were the Moties originally four-armed but evolved to three? I seem to remember something about that in the discussion of the Warriors. --- ## [How do restaurants cook food so fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-cook-food-so-fast/74902)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-restaurants-cook-food-so-fast/74902 "2020-11-22T20:20:42Z")
I work swing shift, and usuall head out for “lunch” about 9:00 - 9:30 p.m. I’m too lazy to bring my own food to work, so it’s usually fast food or something similiar. A couple nights a week I treat myself to a few restau… --- ## [The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 6: Saludos Amigos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-6-saludos-amigos/926211)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-6-saludos-amigos/926211 "2020-11-22T20:11:26Z")
The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 6: Saludos Amigos Songs: Saludos Amigos La Bianca Paloma Escravos de Jo Aquarela do Brasil Tico-Tico no Fuba Previous Threads: Snow White and the Seven Dwa… --- ## [Best review of Godfather 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-godfather-3/926201)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-review-of-godfather-3/926201 "2020-11-22T18:59:26Z")
Found in a Facebook gangster enthusiast group: If 2020 was a film :thinking:… --- ## [Your opinions on the Oliver Stone films Nixon and JFK (open spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-the-oliver-stone-films-nixon-and-jfk-open-spoilers-ok/852378)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinions-on-the-oliver-stone-films-nixon-and-jfk-open-spoilers-ok/852378 "2020-11-22T17:51:30Z")
I liked the Doors movie. Otherwise, the only Oliver Stone films I’ve thought were ok were both the Wall Street films. I absolutely hated Born on the 4th of July. I’ve been reading a lot of history during lockdown, most… --- ## [Fictional jobs and avocations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-jobs-and-avocations/926146)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-jobs-and-avocations/926146 "2020-11-22T17:05:21Z")
Has anybody else ever watched a movie or a TV show and wondered what it would be like to have a certain fictional job or play a certain role in real life if that were possible? I used to wonder, back when I was watching… --- ## [The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 5: Bambi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-5-bambi/926177)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-music-and-magic-of-the-disney-animated-canon-vol-5-bambi/926177 "2020-11-22T06:01:43Z")
The Music and Magic of the Disney Animated Canon, Vol. 5: Bambi Songs: “Love is a Song” “Little April Shower” “Let’s Sing a Gay Little Spring Song” “Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)” Previous Threads: Sno… --- ## [Mystery xx](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-xx/926057)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-xx/926057 "2020-11-22T05:25:03Z")
Read this one in the '90s. The cider barrel on tap in a British pub seems to have run dry, despite not having been on tap very long and still weighing far more than an empty barrel should weigh. When it is opened, a bo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=370) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=372)