# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=384 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 385 --- ## ["Cuties" on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuties-on-netflix/918608)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuties-on-netflix/918608 "2020-09-27T11:47:37Z")
Really Netflix? Movie about 11 year-olds twerking, hypersexualising them? No, no, and no. There’s no excuse for that. At best, soft-pedophilia, at worst, child abuse. --- ## [ID song heard on WXRT in mid-80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-song-heard-on-wxrt-in-mid-80s/920415)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-song-heard-on-wxrt-in-mid-80s/920415 "2020-09-27T04:38:22Z")
Hi Dopers. I’m trying to identify a song that I used to hear a lot in the early-to-mid 1980s on Chicago’s WXRT radio station. Details are vague, but maybe they’ll be enough for someone to remember. It’s an uptempo rocke… --- ## [Trying to identify an old Dennis the Menace comic book issue (not a strip or collection of strips)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-an-old-dennis-the-menace-comic-book-issue-not-a-strip-or-collection-of-strips/921622)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-identify-an-old-dennis-the-menace-comic-book-issue-not-a-strip-or-collection-of-strips/921622 "2020-09-27T01:54:02Z")
I can’t recall whether I’ve posted about this before, and since the changeover, it’s hard to find old threads. I’m trying to identify a Dennis the Menace comic book issue I had as a child in the early-mid 1970s. It was… --- ## [Your favorite 80's movie trope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-80s-movie-trope/921521)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-80s-movie-trope/921521 "2020-09-27T00:05:22Z")
I don’t really know why, but I’ve been on an 80s kick lately. Maybe it’s the lamest mid-life crisis ever. The 80s do remind me of a time when life was full of promise, and I had much more to look forward to than graduall… --- ## [Any recommendations for what to watch on the Peacock streaming service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-what-to-watch-on-the-peacock-streaming-service/919029)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recommendations-for-what-to-watch-on-the-peacock-streaming-service/919029 "2020-09-26T22:16:39Z")
I’m getting it free (with ads) because I’m already on Xfinity. I watched the series “AP Bio” with Glenn Howerton and Patton Oswalt, it was pretty good. --- ## [What do they do with chicken skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-do-with-chicken-skin/920645)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-do-with-chicken-skin/920645 "2020-09-26T20:53:20Z")
You always see skinless pieces of chicken meat in stores. Is there a market for all of that skin that they removed? --- ## [The sweet corn has been remarkably good around here this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-corn-has-been-remarkably-good-around-here-this-year/921537)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-corn-has-been-remarkably-good-around-here-this-year/921537 "2020-09-26T20:49:27Z")
Despite covid isolation, despite abnormally high summer temps, despite local and general flooding due to excess rain, at least we got one of the most delicious sweet corn seasons in recent memory. Not cloyingly sweet, l… --- ## [Hark! the horror! hallmark announed its new xmas movie list for 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hark-the-horror-hallmark-announed-its-new-xmas-movie-list-for-2020/921459)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hark-the-horror-hallmark-announed-its-new-xmas-movie-list-for-2020/921459 "2020-09-26T19:52:08Z")
I guess neither riots nor plague can keep them down … for your viewing nightmares" https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/hallmark-reveals-complete-christmas-movie-slate-for-2020-first-look/ar-BB19lDTx?ocid=SK2DDHP that’s j… --- ## [Who have been the greatest losses to the arts (not deceased)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-been-the-greatest-losses-to-the-arts-not-deceased/921262)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-been-the-greatest-losses-to-the-arts-not-deceased/921262 "2020-09-26T14:00:32Z")
As the title really – great artists who we have lost, but who are not dead. They just, for whatever reason, stopped. The example I’m going to kick off with is from the performing arts, but I don’t mean to restrict the th… --- ## [What ate our basil plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ate-our-basil-plant/919149)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ate-our-basil-plant/919149 "2020-09-26T02:53:56Z")
My mother-in-law recently gave us a big, bushy beautiful basil plant in a pot, which was very welcome because my wife and I love fresh basil. We kept it on our front porch. I got to harvest it only twice, once to add som… --- ## [I think I just discovered Bob Dylan's inspiration for writing "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-discovered-bob-dylans-inspiration-for-writing-lily-rosemary-and-the-jack-of-hearts/921523)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-discovered-bob-dylans-inspiration-for-writing-lily-rosemary-and-the-jack-of-hearts/921523 "2020-09-25T23:00:35Z")
Watching “Bonanza” on MeTV right now. The episode is called “The Saga of Whizzer McGee”. The episode description: Whizzer McGee’s love for a gold-digging saloon girl leads him to take money from a crook who wants to us… --- ## [Cooked beans good to eat? Need answer fast .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-beans-good-to-eat-need-answer-fast/921461)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooked-beans-good-to-eat-need-answer-fast/921461 "2020-09-25T22:28:49Z")
I understand that dried beans, or at least some kinds of beans, MUST be soaked and drained or else they’re bad for you. They are toxic, and the soaking leaches out the bad stuff. My neighbor just cooked up a whole pot … --- ## ["Josh Gates Tonight": Anybody else liking this twist on "Expedition Unknown"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gates-tonight-anybody-else-liking-this-twist-on-expedition-unknown/921380)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gates-tonight-anybody-else-liking-this-twist-on-expedition-unknown/921380 "2020-09-25T20:04:20Z")
Josh Gates is perhaps best known as the host and explorer of “Expedition Unknown,” where he goes to look for lost treasure, the truth behind legends, and so on. He most often fails to find what he’s looking for, but he … --- ## [16 Candles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-candles/678620)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-candles/678620 "2020-09-25T16:57:29Z")
I had heard of this film ages ago and saw it was on tonight. Was it controversial when it was released? To a modern viewer the crude racism and the flippant treatment of harassment and sexual assault is really, really, … --- ## [What are the best cooking temperatures for various cuts of beef?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-cooking-temperatures-for-various-cuts-of-beef/920733)
**Author:** [@DoctorPurple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorPurple)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-cooking-temperatures-for-various-cuts-of-beef/920733 "2020-09-25T15:50:20Z")
What are the best cooking temperatures for various cuts of beef? I remember once watching an episode of Hell’s Kitchen in which Gordon Ramsay told the chefs to prepare cuts of beef by temperature. But the only one I can… --- ## [Favorite Movies Of Rock Stars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-of-rock-stars/921424)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movies-of-rock-stars/921424 "2020-09-25T13:55:56Z")
I’ve read this multiple times, and just came across it again… Jim Morrison’s favorite movie was Anatahan (probably helped that his professor at UCLA directed the film - Joseph von Sternberg). John Lennon mentions “Citiz… --- ## [Terrytoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrytoons/921246)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrytoons/921246 "2020-09-25T13:43:47Z")
I love old cartoons. I’ve located and watched almost every Loony Toon there is, so I was casting about for some other brand of 'toon. I came across the Terrytoons channel on youtube, and I’ve been bingeing on these. S… --- ## [Road Warrior - Animal died at age 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warrior-animal-died-at-age-60/921361)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-warrior-animal-died-at-age-60/921361 "2020-09-25T03:20:54Z")
\*\*mods it’s now accepted that pro wrestling is pure entertainment. It’s not a sport. The Road Warriors were a scary tag team in the 80’s. I was worried they’d permanently cripple one of my favorite champions. This was b… --- ## [Movie dubbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-dubbing/920345)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-dubbing/920345 "2020-09-25T01:12:39Z")
How does one get into moving dubbing for foreign films, live action and/or anime? Are there books or classes on this subject somewhere out there? --- ## [Better movie?: Battle Royale or Hunger Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-movie-battle-royale-or-hunger-games/689148)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-movie-battle-royale-or-hunger-games/689148 "2020-09-25T00:31:54Z")
This is pretty much only for folks who have seen both movies. However, realize that both stream on Netflix and you can simply watch both this weekend and then make a nicely informed vote. :slight\_smile: I like both mov… --- ## [Simpsons jokes you didn't understand. Hopefully explained!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-understand-hopefully-explained/192980)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jokes-you-didnt-understand-hopefully-explained/192980 "2020-09-25T00:05:55Z")
What brought this on? I was watching an old tape and it had “Homer goes to College”. The following conversation took place: Huh? Is it a bad book? Was it self-serving with many glarin omissions? What am I missing … --- ## [Final Jeopardy: LM Alcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/final-jeopardy-lm-alcott/921375 "2020-09-24T23:42:57Z")
Could the answer to this Final Jeopardy be any more obvious? This is like Kiddie Jeopardy. --- ## [A Concise Summary Of Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concise-summary-of-film/921334)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-concise-summary-of-film/921334 "2020-09-24T19:28:52Z")
I can still remember from my freshman year at uni when I was at a party and some wag summarized global film in a few lines. “American movies are about pushing the plot, and end with finally getting the gal (or guy). Eu… --- ## [Are erections the least seen thing in modern movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-erections-the-least-seen-thing-in-modern-movies/921063)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-erections-the-least-seen-thing-in-modern-movies/921063 "2020-09-24T11:36:16Z")
Outside of weird sex acts, I think movies that feature somebody with an erection shown on-screen might be one of the rarer sights in-cinema (I know full on nude man erections are considered NC-17 worthy, but you also don… --- ## [Michael Lonsdale dies at 89](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lonsdale-dies-at-89/921163)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lonsdale-dies-at-89/921163 "2020-09-24T00:42:57Z")
The announcements are putting at the top that he played Hugo Drax, the villain of the James Bond movie Moonraker, but to me he’ll always be Commissaire Claude Lebel, the French Chief of Detectives who stopped the politic… --- ## [Ideas on how to record guitar and voice on IPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-how-to-record-guitar-and-voice-on-iphone/921277)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-how-to-record-guitar-and-voice-on-iphone/921277 "2020-09-24T00:25:46Z")
I’ve started recording my acoustic guitar and singing. The problem is that the guitar drowns out my voice for songs that require a softer tone. Are there any microphones available that could correct this? I use the IPh… --- ## [Vodkow - Vodka from dairy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodkow-vodka-from-dairy/921169)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodkow-vodka-from-dairy/921169 "2020-09-23T21:14:46Z")
I saw Vodkow being featured in a mailer from the LCBO. They use lactose and a proprietary yeast strain. Being a curious monkey, I have ordered a couple of bottles. Any speculation as to what it is going to be like? --- ## [Transplant - Medical Drama Premiers on NBC Tuesday Sept 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transplant-medical-drama-premiers-on-nbc-tuesday-sept-1/919443)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transplant-medical-drama-premiers-on-nbc-tuesday-sept-1/919443 "2020-09-23T20:57:10Z")
I’ve seen the promos for Transplant and it looks like a really good show. The 13 episode, first season has already aired in Canada and is very popular. A highly trained surgeon with war time medical experience sounds v… --- ## [What can musicians do now that was not possible in the 1980's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-musicians-do-now-that-was-not-possible-in-the-1980s/920696)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-musicians-do-now-that-was-not-possible-in-the-1980s/920696 "2020-09-23T18:15:06Z")
If you took any example of today’s music, went back in time and told artists/sound engineers they had to faithfully reproduce it with their technology, what could they not do? Autotune obviously did not exist, so that w… --- ## [LOTR: Witch King vs. Gandalf, the death match](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-witch-king-vs-gandalf-the-death-match/684631)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-witch-king-vs-gandalf-the-death-match/684631 "2020-09-23T17:25:10Z")
OK, the thread on Eowyn and the death of the witch king has got me started. Before those events, the witch king is on hand when Grond breaks through the great gate of Minas Tirith, where he finds Gandalf barring his way… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=383) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=385)