# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=381 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 382 --- ## [What is your favourite slang expression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-slang-expression/920978)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favourite-slang-expression/920978 "2020-10-10T20:45:12Z")
If language gets you chuffed to goolies, you probably have a favourite expression that makes you feel as boffo as the grand panjandrum. So what slang expressions do you love? --- ## [Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Show Streaming for free this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-of-the-opera-25th-anniversary-show-streaming-for-free-this-weekend/922604)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-of-the-opera-25th-anniversary-show-streaming-for-free-this-weekend/922604 "2020-10-10T20:31:45Z")
An encore presentation of the 25th Anniversary performance of The Phantom of the Opera is streaming for free on YouTube this weekend. This show has Sierra Boggess playing Christina and Ramin Karimloo playing the Phantom… --- ## [Watching movies based on who the director or production company is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-based-on-who-the-director-or-production-company-is/922536)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-based-on-who-the-director-or-production-company-is/922536 "2020-10-10T16:23:13Z")
So maybe I’m slow, but I just realized this is a good strategy to find out what to watch. I’ve seen a lot of Kubricks stuff, but after watching Dr. Sleep I decided to look into director Mike Flanagan’s other work. Some … --- ## [Ratched on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratched-on-netflix/921542)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratched-on-netflix/921542 "2020-10-10T03:05:07Z")
I’m really digging this show. Kind of has an AHS vibe (I’m sure Sarah Paulson helps with that) only except, there’s no supernatural element. Just a bunch of messed up people feeding off of each others’ fuck-up-ness. Any… --- ## [XKCD Friday October 9, 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-friday-october-9-2020/922592)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-friday-october-9-2020/922592 "2020-10-09T21:47:54Z")
There’s got to be other functions that could be added. Anyone? --- ## [Do you have a culinary specialty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-culinary-specialty/918331)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-culinary-specialty/918331 "2020-10-09T20:10:08Z")
Whether it’s having guests over for dinner or bringing your contribution to a pot luck, is there something that you prefer to make or are expected to serve? When we have family gatherings at my mom’s, it’s pretty much a… --- ## [To which Anime does this picture belong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-which-anime-does-this-picture-belong/922551)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-which-anime-does-this-picture-belong/922551 "2020-10-09T16:21:18Z")
I came across a picture in a person’s online message board avatar. Could you please tell me, if you know, to which Anime this picture belongs to and which character it is? The link to the picture: https://i.imgur.com/mm… --- ## [Congee (rice porridge) is really good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congee-rice-porridge-is-really-good/922381)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congee-rice-porridge-is-really-good/922381 "2020-10-09T16:15:04Z")
I’d long heard of it, and decided to make some tonight in my Instant Pot. Approximate recipe: 3/4 cup short-grain rice 6 cups water Onion powder and garlic powder A dash of red/black pepper mix, and a dash of ginger … --- ## [TMZ says Eddie VanHalen dead at 65](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-says-eddie-vanhalen-dead-at-65/922361)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmz-says-eddie-vanhalen-dead-at-65/922361 "2020-10-09T15:54:57Z")
He’d been battling cancer off and on for years, so not a complete surprise, but jesus, so young. --- ## [Monsterland TV series on Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsterland-tv-series-on-hulu/922304)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monsterland-tv-series-on-hulu/922304 "2020-10-09T11:28:42Z")
has anyone watched this? Its a good show but doesn’t make a lot of sense. I get the impression the monsters are just character plots to explore human weakness and frailty. But the plots don’t make a lot of sense, esp… --- ## [RUSH wasn't inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until 2013. Why so late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-wasnt-inducted-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-until-2013-why-so-late/920489)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-wasnt-inducted-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-until-2013-why-so-late/920489 "2020-10-09T04:50:18Z")
The band RUSH was initially eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RaRHofF) in 1998 but was not inducted until 2013. I never “got” that other than hearing some murmurings regarding Rolling Stone mag… --- ## [Is the piano work from 'make you feel my love' by Adele from a different song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-piano-work-from-make-you-feel-my-love-by-adele-from-a-different-song/626398)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-piano-work-from-make-you-feel-my-love-by-adele-from-a-different-song/626398 "2020-10-09T00:32:11Z")
The piano work sounds vaguely like a different song I have heard before, either an 80s song or a christmas song. I don’t know music so I don’t know anything about the tempo, scales, etc. But it sounds vagu… --- ## [A question about English language translations of the Koran/Quran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-english-language-translations-of-the-koran-quran/922458)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-english-language-translations-of-the-koran-quran/922458 "2020-10-08T21:16:13Z")
Basically what the title says. I don’t know Arabic, but I’m interested in reading the Koran. I’m assuming there is more than one translation into English, as the Christian Bible has many different translations. Is on… --- ## [The Muppets Now comes to Disney Plus July 31st](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098 "2020-10-08T20:07:02Z")
Will it be better than the Muppets ABC show? --- ## [Amazon list of 100 Sci Fi and Fantasy books to read in a lifetime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-list-of-100-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/922133)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-list-of-100-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-in-a-lifetime/922133 "2020-10-08T16:33:06Z")
https://www.amazon.com/100-Science-Fiction-Fantasy-Books-to-Read-in-a-Lifetime/b/?ie=UTF8&node=12661600011 There’s plenty of people on here with a vast knowledge of sci fi so I’ll let them have their fun. I do find it … --- ## [GLOW season 3 \[Open Spoilers\] season 4 Cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-season-3-open-spoilers-season-4-cancelled/838480)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-season-3-open-spoilers-season-4-cancelled/838480 "2020-10-08T16:26:45Z")
Season 3 of GLOW dropped yesterday on Netflix. I love this show much better than I ever thought I would based on the initial descriptions of it. It’s a great mixture of comedy and drama. The characters (and their acto… --- ## [Any horror streaming services worth looking into for halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-horror-streaming-services-worth-looking-into-for-halloween/922468)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-horror-streaming-services-worth-looking-into-for-halloween/922468 "2020-10-08T04:24:49Z")
I tried shudder a year or so ago and was disappointed in it and cancelled. Generally Hulu, netflix and amazon prime have a good share of horror movies. Tubi is also good for a lot of campy 80s horror. But since it is ha… --- ## [What's the "Seventies-est" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-seventies-est-song/533777)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-seventies-est-song/533777 "2020-10-07T21:55:56Z")
What’s your vote for the 70s-est sounding song there was, and why? Feel free to use whatever definition of seventies-est you choose… though I’m kind of thinking separate from disco, more the soft rock sideburn and porn’… --- ## [R.I.P. Johnny Nash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-johnny-nash/922431)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-johnny-nash/922431 "2020-10-07T18:43:25Z")
Johnny Nash, the singer best known for I Can See Clearly Now, has died at the age of 80: Nash was so associated with I Can See Clearly Now that it’s easy to forget he had other hit records. I particularly like Hold Me… --- ## [I have a new upright freezer. How shall I fill it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-upright-freezer-how-shall-i-fill-it/922349)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-upright-freezer-how-shall-i-fill-it/922349 "2020-10-07T05:40:17Z")
I ordered a freezer a month ago, and today it was delivered. I know I want to stock up a bit on frozen meat, because I am expecting shortages this winter. (and also broth, which I make from leftovers) But what else shall… --- ## [A recipe for burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-recipe-for-burgers/918788)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-recipe-for-burgers/918788 "2020-10-07T02:43:28Z")
Maybe the gods have taken pity on me for this week. Perhaps I’ve finally paid my dues in purgatory and have been given my reward Probably, this was just lucky, truth be told. 2 Lbs hamburger meat 2 cloves garlic thro… --- ## [Beloved fictional locations-- TV, movies, books, stories, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-fictional-locations-tv-movies-books-stories-etc/913100)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-fictional-locations-tv-movies-books-stories-etc/913100 "2020-10-07T00:18:01Z")
I’m thinking of those locations (usually, but not exclusively, interiors) in your favorite fiction that you love, that you’d love to hang out in IRL, that you look forward to the characters being there. To quote Liz Lemo… --- ## [Country music with horns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-with-horns/922044)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/country-music-with-horns/922044 "2020-10-06T21:19:19Z")
I have only a rudimentary familiarity with most country music. My country music library is comprised almost entirely of Willie Nelson and Hank Williams, and a smattering of a song or two from a handful of other artists. … --- ## [Burger King (once again) serves up snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-once-again-serves-up-snark/922286)
**Author:** [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-king-once-again-serves-up-snark/922286 "2020-10-06T18:39:34Z")
Burger King is well-known for it’s snarky, sometimes edgy, advertising and stunts. Here’s the latest one. Burger King’s Danish arm decided to scan the McDonald’s Facebook page. There, inevitably, was a multitude of co… --- ## [Schitt's Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schitts-creek/798486 "2020-10-06T16:49:55Z")
Anyone watching Schitt’s Creek? I discovered the first 2 seasons on Amazon a couple of years ago and now those and the 3rd season are on Netflix. I think it’s hilarious. I don’t know anyone else who watches it - I’ve r… --- ## [Anti-war song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-song-id/920443)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-song-id/920443 "2020-10-06T14:53:54Z")
Trump’s use of Fortunate Son recently, reminded me of another song. I know what it is, but it’s just not coming to me now. The plot is there’s this young man from a fortunate background who goes to war. I think he mig… --- ## [Trauma Center starring Bruce Willis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-center-starring-bruce-willis/922269)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trauma-center-starring-bruce-willis/922269 "2020-10-06T02:14:55Z")
I just watched this movie on Hulu. Bad movie. Not the worst I have ever seen (and I did watch it to the end, which says something about the pandemic). What is remarkable about the movie is how unwatchable Bruce Willis is… --- ## [Judge clears 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case for trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/752012 "2020-10-06T00:35:04Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/judge-clears-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-case-for-trial/ar-BBrDoPS?ocid=ansmsnent11 If you listen to Taurus, it’s impossible not to see the close similarities. Especially starting a… --- ## [RS best 500 albums of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rs-best-500-albums-of-all-time/921241)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rs-best-500-albums-of-all-time/921241 "2020-10-05T21:28:23Z")
Updated now , the first list was 2003. I am surprised by some in the top 50 such as rap. --- ## [Gad, this brown roux method is so much easier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gad-this-brown-roux-method-is-so-much-easier/922178)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gad-this-brown-roux-method-is-so-much-easier/922178 "2020-10-05T14:50:08Z")
I craved a shrimp and sausage gumbo yesterday, and went to the market and bought all the ingredients. I was dreading standing in front of the stove stirring a brown roux endlessly, and then I dimly remembered a differen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=380) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=382)