# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=380 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 381 --- ## [Baked Oatmeal: what is? Do you make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-oatmeal-what-is-do-you-make/922863)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baked-oatmeal-what-is-do-you-make/922863 "2020-10-14T06:27:00Z")
Local diner here offers baked oatmeal along with the usual bacon, eggs, potatoes, pancakes, etc. Their version includes many additions I consider inedible (especially raisins, bleh) so I didn’t try it … but I’m intrigue… --- ## [Proof we are in an alternate universe-Blues Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-we-are-in-an-alternate-universe-blues-edition/922899)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-we-are-in-an-alternate-universe-blues-edition/922899 "2020-10-14T02:14:00Z")
I am having a tiny bit of trouble wrapping my head around this-The top album on the Billboard Blues Chart is by William Shatner. WTF?? --- ## [SNL Oct 10th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-oct-10th/922747)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-oct-10th/922747 "2020-10-13T22:53:35Z")
I never heard of the host. Can’t recall that ever happening before. Comedian Bill Burr. I wonder if he filled in for someone who cancelled late or was fired late. His monologue was good but not 100% PC --- ## [What Is This New York Reference? Sounds Like "Save-Oss" \[Zabar's Deli\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-york-reference-sounds-like-save-oss-zabars-deli/922729)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-new-york-reference-sounds-like-save-oss-zabars-deli/922729 "2020-10-13T22:24:19Z")
In this Saturday Night Live clip, Kate McKinnon, as Deborah Wasserman-Schulz, says, “…lean into our New York accents so hard that our viewers will think they’re stuck in line at …” and then something that sounds like “Sa… --- ## [What is your primary method of TV delivery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-primary-method-of-tv-delivery/922371)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-primary-method-of-tv-delivery/922371 "2020-10-13T20:51:54Z")
And are you happy with it or considering switching? We had satellite for the past 25 years but recently moved to an area with a fast enough and reliable enough ISP that we switched to YoutubeTV. I can’t see ever switchi… --- ## [Most Revolutionary TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-revolutionary-tv-series/838839)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-revolutionary-tv-series/838839 "2020-10-13T20:48:23Z")
Looking for those shows that basically broke all the rules, turned the tropes on their heads, and made it so that, from here on, nothing was the same. Discuss, and I’ll be back with my entrant. --- ## [Watchman Parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchman-parodies/487590)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchman-parodies/487590 "2020-10-13T18:17:10Z")
The movie’s not even out yet, but I’ve read two parodies already. Whatmen?! is a parody of the original Graphic Novel: And the latest issue of Mad has the movie parody, with Alfred E. Neuman as Rorschach on the cover … --- ## [What are the newest 'popular' candy bars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-newest-popular-candy-bars/922678 "2020-10-13T17:24:10Z")
For this thread, I’m defining ‘popular’ as meaning, if a store has a reasonably expansive display of candy bars near the register, what are the most recently introduced candy bars that you would expect to be included? I… --- ## [For Canadians - your traditional/typical Thanksgiving menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-canadians-your-traditional-typical-thanksgiving-menu/922845)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-canadians-your-traditional-typical-thanksgiving-menu/922845 "2020-10-13T15:41:35Z")
Started wondering today what my northern neighbors consider the traditional or typical Thanksgiving dinner. --- ## [Potatoes au gratin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potatoes-au-gratin/802150)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potatoes-au-gratin/802150 "2020-10-13T14:13:27Z")
I made potatoes au gratin from scratch for the first time today. I made a roux, added milk, melted a slice of American cheese (not ‘cheese food’ or ‘food product’) and a handful of shredded Tillamook medium cheddar into… --- ## [What are unique/cool powers for a super villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-unique-cool-powers-for-a-super-villain/922840)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-unique-cool-powers-for-a-super-villain/922840 "2020-10-13T04:00:15Z")
I have an idea for a psychopathic super villain that got their powers from a demon that wants to create more death and chaos in the world. I have some ideas (the villain will have multiple powers) but what powers do you… --- ## [What is it about Willie Nelsons voice that is....comforting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-willie-nelsons-voice-that-is-comforting/922686)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-willie-nelsons-voice-that-is-comforting/922686 "2020-10-13T03:59:45Z")
Whether hes the lead Or he surprisingly shows up in someone elses song. Is it because he is a little unpolished so he sounds like your grandad? Of course if you dont like Will… --- ## [Video Killed the Radio Star... but which star(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-killed-the-radio-star-but-which-star-s/591279)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-killed-the-radio-star-but-which-star-s/591279 "2020-10-13T03:09:33Z")
Since the 30th anniversary of MTV is upon us, the question of “What was the first video played on MTV” now loses its cachet (sp?) as a bar trivia question, with the answer being, of course, The Buggles Video Killed The R… --- ## [What's the dorkiest prop used by any superhero or superheroine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dorkiest-prop-used-by-any-superhero-or-superheroine/395990)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dorkiest-prop-used-by-any-superhero-or-superheroine/395990 "2020-10-13T02:22:09Z")
I’m voting for Wonder Woman’s invisible jet. Especially when it was drawn as a series of dotted lines with Wonder Woman’s figure perched in the middle of it. Incredibly silly-looking. --- ## [Petersburg, Andrei Bely novel (spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petersburg-andrei-bely-novel-spoilers-ok/922841)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petersburg-andrei-bely-novel-spoilers-ok/922841 "2020-10-13T01:29:53Z")
I just bought on a whim a novel I never heard of before today: Petersburg. It was only $2.99 for the kindle version and it’s the John Elsworth translation which according to Goodreads reviews is a good one. What have I… --- ## [ID this SF story from the quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-sf-story-from-the-quote/922785)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-sf-story-from-the-quote/922785 "2020-10-12T19:52:13Z")
I was thinking about a particular scene from a book this morning. It’s quite clear in my mind, but I can’t for the life of me remember what the book was. The book is almost certainly 70s era or earlier. Hard SF. The pro… --- ## [What kind of nuts in your rocky road ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-nuts-in-your-rocky-road-ice-cream/920116)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-nuts-in-your-rocky-road-ice-cream/920116 "2020-10-12T19:32:44Z")
I’m getting ready to make some rocky road ice cream, but when I look up the ingredients list, there seems to be a question about what kind of nuts goes into it. What do you say? Walnuts, almonds, or something else? poll --- ## [Gaps in my (your) education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaps-in-my-your-education/922689)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaps-in-my-your-education/922689 "2020-10-12T19:15:44Z")
Nobody has read or seen or done everything. Here’s a thread for what you missed and maybe for others to tell you whether it’s worth circling back (or not). I’ll start: I’ve never read Don Quixote. My dad went on and o… --- ## [Another "Help me remember the title of a movie I liked" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-remember-the-title-of-a-movie-i-liked-thread/922803)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-help-me-remember-the-title-of-a-movie-i-liked-thread/922803 "2020-10-12T17:50:22Z")
I rented it on DVD from Netflix back yonder before streaming. Netflix used to have a place where you could look at all the movies you’ve ever rented, but if it’s still a feature, I couldn’t find it today. Movie takes pl… --- ## [What was this California juice drink from the 1980s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-california-juice-drink-from-the-1980s/828716)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-california-juice-drink-from-the-1980s/828716 "2020-10-12T08:18:30Z")
I haven’t lived in San Francisco since I was a teenager in the 1980s. I recently found a picture that included a can of drink that I used to have all the time back then, but I can’t remember what it was called. I know th… --- ## [Coffee brand from the 60s. Help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-brand-from-the-60s-help/922476)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-brand-from-the-60s-help/922476 "2020-10-12T04:33:44Z")
I was just reminiscing tonight about the 1960s and food and drink. But the following has got me stumped, so I turn to you, dear friends, to see if you can help. My folks had a particular brand of coffee they drank. Here… --- ## [Smokers for cooking - which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-for-cooking-which-one/922632)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-for-cooking-which-one/922632 "2020-10-12T03:48:09Z")
I’m giving serious consideration into delving into the world of smoking meat, fish etc. The Rec Tec 340 pellet smoker seems to have a lot of fans. Is there anything I should be aware of before going down this particular … --- ## [Umm, wait... what? Caddy shack is how old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-wait-what-caddy-shack-is-how-old/922464)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-wait-what-caddy-shack-is-how-old/922464 "2020-10-12T03:03:16Z")
The movie Caddyshack is old. How old? I just found out, randomly, that Caddyshack was released before Porky’s. Mind blown. --- ## [Great YouTube Comedy Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-youtube-comedy-bits/920526)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-youtube-comedy-bits/920526 "2020-10-12T00:01:24Z")
I enjoyed this modern rendition of Baby, It’s Cold Outside. It says something about modern mores. --- ## [What song do the Soviet sailors sing in "The Hunt for Red October"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-do-the-soviet-sailors-sing-in-the-hunt-for-red-october/335935)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-do-the-soviet-sailors-sing-in-the-hunt-for-red-october/335935 "2020-10-11T22:39:39Z")
In the movie, Sean Connery, er, Capt. Ramius gives a rousing speech and the sailors all resume their duties with renewed determination. What song do they sing? Anyone have a link to a performance of it (need not be the… --- ## [Pre-digital Photography - Postcards and "Laser prints": Distinctive Look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-digital-photography-postcards-and-laser-prints-distinctive-look/922735)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-digital-photography-postcards-and-laser-prints-distinctive-look/922735 "2020-10-11T22:04:44Z")
Hi folks - Background: I know just enough about photography & photo printing to butcher the terminology & confuse myself. Back in the day I had a nice 35mm SLR, a few so-so lenses & shot rolls and rolls of mediocre slid… --- ## [What band has gone the longest without a line-up change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-has-gone-the-longest-without-a-line-up-change/105189)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-has-gone-the-longest-without-a-line-up-change/105189 "2020-10-11T15:46:14Z")
What band (any genre) has gone the longest continuous period of time without adding, losing, or replacing any members or breaking up then reuniting? My guess is ZZ Top Their first album came out in 1970, and the still h… --- ## [Why I hate this new fangled streaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-this-new-fangled-streaming/922471)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-this-new-fangled-streaming/922471 "2020-10-11T11:59:13Z")
The glorious future, where we need never own DVDs again. It’s not all that glorious. We were watching an old TV show from the 70s, one that isn’t readily available on DVD, on Amazon. We had finished season 1 and were ta… --- ## [Musicians, do you ever surprise yourself while improvising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-do-you-ever-surprise-yourself-while-improvising/922682)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-do-you-ever-surprise-yourself-while-improvising/922682 "2020-10-11T02:21:45Z")
This may have been covered in the thread about jazz improvisations, but I’m listening to Cream and thinking about all three members talk about how only the beginning and the end of their songs were set with almost everyt… --- ## [Cafe Society but Pointless -- House of Seven Gables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-but-pointless-house-of-seven-gables/922419)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafe-society-but-pointless-house-of-seven-gables/922419 "2020-10-10T23:53:34Z")
This is pretty pointless and apropos of nothing, but it involves literature, so I’m putting it here. I live not far from Salem, MA, which has the famous House of Seven Gables, the inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=379) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=381)