# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=373 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 374 --- ## [Expected censorship vs. unexpected censorship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expected-censorship-vs-unexpected-censorship/925612)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expected-censorship-vs-unexpected-censorship/925612 "2020-11-17T16:30:41Z")
As I mentioned in another thread, Kid Rock’s Cowboy has been stuck in my head ever since Four Seasons Landscaping. That song has one editing built-in, where he intentionally puts “radio edit” from the beginning. But in m… --- ## ["A Futile and Stupid Gesture" National Lampoon's Doug Kenney story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-futile-and-stupid-gesture-national-lampoons-doug-kenney-story/808831)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-futile-and-stupid-gesture-national-lampoons-doug-kenney-story/808831 "2020-11-17T14:44:28Z")
I just watched the Netflix movie “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”, telling the story of Doug Kenney. I’m not a huge fan of Will Forte, but I really enjoyed the recounting of how National Lampoon got its start. I was a teen… --- ## [Fat in your fridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-your-fridge/925653)
**Author:** [@MrMrmrmr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMrmrmr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-in-your-fridge/925653 "2020-11-17T13:44:56Z")
Roasted a duck tonight, so I have two jars of duck fat in the fridge. They join a container of chicken fat, and one with the rendered fat from a prime rib. Tried to make beef gravy with butter one time, not so good , d… --- ## [Favourite vintage disco music videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-vintage-disco-music-videos/922816)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-vintage-disco-music-videos/922816 "2020-11-17T08:08:16Z")
What are your favourite disco music videos of the 1970s and 1980s? Here are a few to get you started. First, here’s Eruption’s “One Way Ticket”. Check out those hair beads, those shiny golden boots, and the dyed feath… --- ## ["Exotic" foods from your childhood that are common now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foods-from-your-childhood-that-are-common-now/922539)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foods-from-your-childhood-that-are-common-now/922539 "2020-11-17T08:03:31Z")
I’m sure growing up in Hawaii in the 60’s/70’s and being a pre/early teen had a lot to do with this, but what are some “exotic” foods you ate growing up? My brother and sisters who are much older than me knew about pizza… --- ## [Looking for a movie similar to "300"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-movie-similar-to-300/925760)
**Author:** [@DoctorPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorPurple)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-movie-similar-to-300/925760 "2020-11-17T05:32:02Z")
I’m looking for a movie that is very similar to “300”. It has similar lighting effects and a similar time setting. It’s about a king who has risen to power through force of will. There are 3 or 4 women “oracles” (?) w… --- ## [Explain a line from Jesus Christ Superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-line-from-jesus-christ-superstar/925714)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-line-from-jesus-christ-superstar/925714 "2020-11-17T02:22:51Z")
In the song Blood Money, Judas approaches the high priests about helping them arrest Jesus. After Judas whines for a while about how conflicted he is by all this, this dialog ensues: Priests: Your help in this matter … --- ## [Robert Parker (RIP) and his wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-parker-rip-and-his-wife/922852)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-parker-rip-and-his-wife/922852 "2020-11-17T02:07:53Z")
PROLOGUE: I loved Robert Parker’s “Spencer” novels, for two reasons: one, the dialog was delicious - clipped, ironic, hilarious, and somehow believable even if in real life most of us could never aspire to be that witty.… --- ## [In "Trading Places", what was that song they sang at the tennis club?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-trading-places-what-was-that-song-they-sang-at-the-tennis-club/261614)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-trading-places-what-was-that-song-they-sang-at-the-tennis-club/261614 "2020-11-17T01:29:39Z")
In the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd movie Trading Places there’s a scene where Louis shows up at the tennis club to try to borrow some money from his former friends. Meanwhile the boys are singing a song in close harmony, … --- ## [Fast Times at Ridgemont High DVD commentary track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-dvd-commentary-track/925660)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-dvd-commentary-track/925660 "2020-11-16T04:06:42Z")
Was bored earlier today with nothing I particularly wanted to do so I watched it again for the nth time, then watched some of the special features, and now watcing the commentary track and am learning some things I di… --- ## [Buddy Holly with Waylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-holly-with-waylon/925578)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-holly-with-waylon/925578 "2020-11-16T06:29:25Z")
I fell down a rabbit hole looking for an explanation of the non-grammatical “love is love not fade away” line (which I never really found) but it started me thinking of the group in general. Much is always made of the fa… --- ## [Fresh sage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-sage/925442)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-sage/925442 "2020-11-16T03:57:16Z")
My Retired Boss sent some fruits of her garden into the office. I got some cherry tomatoes, a large jalapeno-type chile, some Asian chiles, and a bunch of sage. RB made sure my coworker put the sage on my desk, thinkin… --- ## [What is the silliest scene you've ever seen in a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-silliest-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/846698)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-silliest-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-a-movie/846698 "2020-11-16T02:03:31Z")
I’ve always been a little dismayed that most people seem to strongly dislike my fave Woody Allen movies. For example, I know that most people seem to count Annie Hall and Manhattan among their most favorite. They were fi… --- ## [The unused lyrics to "Ode to Billy Jo" adds to the mystery of the song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unused-lyrics-to-ode-to-billy-jo-adds-to-the-mystery-of-the-song/924953)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unused-lyrics-to-ode-to-billy-jo-adds-to-the-mystery-of-the-song/924953 "2020-11-15T21:53:35Z")
Sorry if this has been posted before, but this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwaway-lines-in-songs-that-make-you-say-wtf/924823/67 led me to this this site https://www.quora.com/What-actually-happened-in-%… --- ## [Novels, long form TV series, and movies where reader/audience sympathizes with both adversaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-long-form-tv-series-and-movies-where-reader-audience-sympathizes-with-both-adversaries/925513)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novels-long-form-tv-series-and-movies-where-reader-audience-sympathizes-with-both-adversaries/925513 "2020-11-15T09:08:54Z")
I’m looking for novels, series, or movies (I stress the first two I can enjoy it for a while), where the reader or audience sympathizes with adversaries or both the protagonist and antagonist. While sympathizing with tw… --- ## [Who sucker punches Rick Moranis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sucker-punches-rick-moranis/922058)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-sucker-punches-rick-moranis/922058 "2020-11-15T07:52:58Z")
Seems someone decided that sucker punching Rick Moranis would be fun. Not sure why cause I’m pretty sure he didn’t do anything to them. Can this year get any more screwed up? Actor Rick Roranis Sucker-punched --- ## [Star Trek: Discovery, Season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-1/821368)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-season-1/821368 "2020-11-15T07:09:16Z")
I just finished watching Season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery. I started a new thread to discuss the entire season with whoever might be interested rather than try to tack on to the individual episode threads. Overall, I ha… --- ## [Favorite Kirk Hammett solo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kirk-hammett-solo/924540)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kirk-hammett-solo/924540 "2020-11-15T04:39:28Z")
I’ve been listening through a lot of Metallica lately and my favorite solo is still unchanged. Dyers Eve. What a totally badass perfectly constructed solo for a perfectly structured song. Few solos actually get me pumped… --- ## [Help me colourise this image of US infantrymen from WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-colourise-this-image-of-us-infantrymen-from-wwii/924145)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-colourise-this-image-of-us-infantrymen-from-wwii/924145 "2020-11-15T01:07:50Z")
I’ve been getting into colourising old black and white images. There’s no way of pulling out the colours from a black & white image so choosing the right colours is a mixture of research and artistic choice. The skin co… --- ## [Anyone got a good Chicken Korma recipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-chicken-korma-recipe/923242)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-a-good-chicken-korma-recipe/923242 "2020-11-14T14:41:40Z")
Anyone? --- ## [Why :A Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-novel/924751)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-a-novel/924751 "2020-11-14T13:24:09Z")
What is the purpose of some books having “A Novel” after the title? I was perusing a list of Amazon books and came across this quite a few times. Examples: The Address: A Novel The Orphan’s Tale: A Novel. --- ## [Saddest, weirdest obit of the week: Soap actor Nick Santino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-weirdest-obit-of-the-week-soap-actor-nick-santino/611190)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddest-weirdest-obit-of-the-week-soap-actor-nick-santino/611190 "2020-11-14T04:50:29Z")
Part of my job is writing celebrity obits and sending them out to the media with photos–I wrote this one up yesterday, but we had no photos of the fellow in our database, sadly: Now, I loved my kitties and I miss them,… --- ## [Best uses for pumpkin seeds/how to deal with the shells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-uses-for-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-deal-with-the-shells/925236)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-uses-for-pumpkin-seeds-how-to-deal-with-the-shells/925236 "2020-11-14T03:42:23Z")
It’s that time of year again. I just cut up the first of my pumpkins and so I have pumpkin seeds aplenty. But how best to use them? Once cleaned, if I leave them to dry out for a couple of weeks the raw seeds develop a … --- ## [Saturday Night Live Season 46 Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-season-46-discussion/922223)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-night-live-season-46-discussion/922223 "2020-11-13T21:46:43Z")
I still watch every week. Figured we should have a discussion thread. Oct 2, Chris Rock/Megan Thee Stallion The cold open about the debate was way more lame than I thought it would be. They can do much better. I didn’t… --- ## [Instant pot cooking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-cooking/925258)
**Author:** [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instant-pot-cooking/925258 "2020-11-13T17:27:15Z")
Years ago, when I was an unseasoned (heh) cook, I used a wok that wasn’t seasoned properly. Resulting in some fried rice that had a distinctively nasty metallic taste. Now I’ve got an instant pot, and everything has that… --- ## [Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (the real thing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-je-ne-regrette-rien-the-real-thing/925401)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-je-ne-regrette-rien-the-real-thing/925401 "2020-11-13T16:13:58Z")
We’ve been hearing this wonderful song in a lot of stupid commercials in the past couple of years, completely missing the meaning. Here is a 1960 (studio?) performance by Edith Piaf (not the one where she was already ill… --- ## [Current shows where characters are wearing masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-shows-where-characters-are-wearing-masks/925335)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-shows-where-characters-are-wearing-masks/925335 "2020-11-13T13:43:56Z")
New shows are back on the air! The non-animated shows I watch that take place in the present (The Conners, Black-ish, Superstore) are writing plots around the pandemic. Seems like Superstore is the only show I’ve seen w… --- ## [What's the weirdest novelization or tie-in product you have seen for a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-novelization-or-tie-in-product-you-have-seen-for-a-movie/925245)
**Author:** [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-novelization-or-tie-in-product-you-have-seen-for-a-movie/925245 "2020-11-13T13:34:05Z")
Inspired by my post in another thread about the novelization to the 1993 Jean Claude van Damme film Hard Target https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Target-Movie-Robert-Tine/dp/0425138615 I was wondering what the weirdest novel… --- ## [Searching for two 1980s short films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-two-1980s-short-films/925448)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-two-1980s-short-films/925448 "2020-11-13T04:49:43Z")
A bit of background. When I moved into my present home in 1984 I discovered the cable TV was live. Cable was fairly new back then and many channels were just odd. The weather channel was just a camera panning back and fo… --- ## [Netflix Boys in the Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-boys-in-the-band/925384)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-boys-in-the-band/925384 "2020-11-12T21:14:07Z")
Should have started this thread weeks ago, when I first saw it. The 1970 version, with the original Broadway cast, is in my top 100, so I’m a tough audience for this. But IMO, this version is awesome! If I’ve got it rig… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=372) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=374)