# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=397 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 398 --- ## [The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Question and general discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-they-drove-old-dixie-down-question-and-general-discussion-thread/916154)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-they-drove-old-dixie-down-question-and-general-discussion-thread/916154 "2020-07-29T02:25:59Z")
I seem to think there was a somewhat recent thread discussing The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” but damned if I can find it. Maybe I’m remembering a conversation within another thread. Anyhow, I happen t… --- ## [Help me start making my own fruit wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-start-making-my-own-fruit-wine/916580)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-start-making-my-own-fruit-wine/916580 "2020-07-29T02:11:51Z")
These days, I’m surrounded by fruit trees that produce a wonderful variety of tropical fruits - mountain apple, jaboticaba, star fruit, lychee, and more. And I’ve always kinda wanted to experiment with making my own wine… --- ## [Peter Green has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-green-has-passed-away/916328)
**Author:** [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-green-has-passed-away/916328 "2020-07-29T02:05:15Z")
Another day brings another sadness. Remarkably, the co-founder of Fleetwood Mac lived to 73. B.B. King: “He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats.” A couple of my favo… --- ## [Anybody watching the Netflix show Dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-netflix-show-dark/804958)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-the-netflix-show-dark/804958 "2020-07-29T02:02:00Z")
It’s a Sci-Fi Netflix original from Germany. I highly recommend it. The voice dubbing takes some getting used to, and it takes a while to get you invested and figure out which character is which, (trying not to spoil a… --- ## [About Jicama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-jicama/916406)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-jicama/916406 "2020-07-29T01:44:29Z")
If you’re not familiar, it is a Central American (originally far as I can tell) tuber that is the only edible part of a vine(after you peel first, skin is toxic). It is a bounty of fiber, low calories, anti oxidants and … --- ## [Album reissues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-reissues/916631)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/album-reissues/916631 "2020-07-29T00:56:21Z")
How often do you treat yourself to reissues of albums you already own? Is it the lure of unreleased demos, improved production, live tracks, illuminating liner notes or possibly something else? I myself am rarely tempted… --- ## [The Simpsons Need to End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-need-to-end/916427)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-need-to-end/916427 "2020-07-28T22:18:08Z")
They’ve been doing the same episode over and over again. Homer or Marge gets a new job selling weed or avocado toast or hybrid cars or tiny houses or whatever else is trendy and one shot hipster characters mentor them an… --- ## [Dixie Chicks are now the Chicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-chicks-are-now-the-chicks/913023)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dixie-chicks-are-now-the-chicks/913023 "2020-07-28T21:41:23Z")
Makes sense because the 2 sisters were born in Mass. and Penn. :smiley: Lead singer born in Texas which some people call the Southwest . They did join the confderacy. --- ## [Glurgiest songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgiest-songs/534068)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurgiest-songs/534068 "2020-07-28T15:44:59Z")
While I was reading the thread about the “most Seventies-est song” it occurred to me that a lot of the the most obvious contenders are full of glurge. Songs like “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” and “Wildfire” are loaded with g… --- ## [Hiding in Plain Sight in the Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-in-plain-sight-in-the-movies/786971)
**Author:** [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-in-plain-sight-in-the-movies/786971 "2020-07-28T10:56:40Z")
\[Spoiler for \*Alien\*, a movie that’s nearly 40 year old (yikes)\] Independent Film Channel (IFC) is showing the \*Alien \*movies tonight, presumably in anticipation of Alien: Covenant opening tomorrow. During the final sce… --- ## [Wow, that was a blast from the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-that-was-a-blast-from-the-past/916390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-that-was-a-blast-from-the-past/916390 "2020-07-28T06:29:55Z")
I turned the TV on, and caught the last few minutes of A Taste Of Honey (1961). Some children were singing The Big Ship Sails Through The Alley Alley O. Wow. I think it was kindergarten when we sang that song. I reme… --- ## [Give me low down on fish sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-low-down-on-fish-sauce/916457)
**Author:** [@putnam6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/putnam6)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-low-down-on-fish-sauce/916457 "2020-07-28T03:47:46Z")
Ok teeming millions hit me with the low down on fish sauce. In my youth, I discovered Thai cooking and generally love most dishes but the NamTok is my favorite damn is it’s spicy little bit sour salty got lean medium rar… --- ## [So what exactly was the relationship between King Kong and Ann Darrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-was-the-relationship-between-king-kong-and-ann-darrow/915791)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-was-the-relationship-between-king-kong-and-ann-darrow/915791 "2020-07-27T18:47:19Z")
So I assume everyone knows the story. While filming a movie on Skull Island, actress Ann Darrow meets a 25 ft gorilla named Kong and they develop feelings for each other, they go back to New York and yadda, yadda, yadda… --- ## [Sagan Cosmos v. NGT Cosmos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagan-cosmos-v-ngt-cosmos/819108)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sagan-cosmos-v-ngt-cosmos/819108 "2020-07-27T15:11:25Z")
So, I just finished watching the Seth McFarlane/Neil deGrasse Tyson series: Cosmos. And then I watched Carl Sagan’s series: Cosmos. Am I the only one who feels like my time would have been better spent watching Family … --- ## [El Marginal (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-marginal-spoilers/916449)
**Author:** [@kswiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kswiss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-marginal-spoilers/916449 "2020-07-27T05:59:18Z")
Anyone else watch this? Its on Netflix, its like an Argentinian prison drama with subtitles. I was hooked from the first episode. --- ## [Three films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-films/916312)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-films/916312 "2020-07-27T03:41:14Z")
Yesterday we watched Mister Roberts on TCM. This is one of three films of that genre I like: Mister Roberts, Operation Petticoat, and Father Goose. Operation Petticoat was one of dad’s favourite films. He especially l… --- ## ["Arrested Development"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/916371)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development/916371 "2020-07-27T02:12:46Z")
So, during the pandemic, I’ve been binging a lot of Netflix, going through shows I never got into before. A few weeks ago, I finished “Community,” and I’ve moved on to “Arrested Development.” And it’s…meh. The cast is… --- ## [Beef, interrupted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-interrupted/916351)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-interrupted/916351 "2020-07-27T02:07:32Z")
Okay, so I was planning to cook a beef tenderloin tonight (~6lbs). I had it out of the fridge and had prepped it (silverskin cut off, tied up, oiled with herbs and spices). It sat out on the counter for about 20-25 minut… --- ## [Wizard Of Oz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz/331535)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz/331535 "2020-07-27T01:52:47Z")
For fans, the big news is a new release that, according to this Hollywood Reporter site claims to be the best version of the film ever presented. My favorite quote from this article is: “The filmmakers also turn to Joh… --- ## [Oh man, I miss Robin Williams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-man-i-miss-robin-williams/915971)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-man-i-miss-robin-williams/915971 "2020-07-26T22:46:20Z")
I was reading about the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting. What a genius he was. YouTube (5:00), Good Will Hunting | ‘Your Move Chief’ (HD) - Matt Damon, Robin Williams | MIRAMAX Oh man, I miss Robin Williams. --- ## [Umbrella Academy on Netflix - Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-academy-on-netflix-spoilers/829781)
**Author:** [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-academy-on-netflix-spoilers/829781 "2020-07-26T21:41:36Z")
I just binge watched the Umbrella Academy on Netflix with my wife. I thought it was great. I had not read the comics previously, and the story pretty much just starts, leaving you to figure out what is going on as it p… --- ## [Should "Lord of the Flies" be read as a parody/satire of "Plato's Republic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lord-of-the-flies-be-read-as-a-parody-satire-of-platos-republic/916379)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-lord-of-the-flies-be-read-as-a-parody-satire-of-platos-republic/916379 "2020-07-26T17:14:33Z")
I have just reread Lord of the Flies after many years. I was wondering if it’s correect to read it as a satire of Plato’s Republic. I haven’t come across it linked with Plato’s Republic in that way online or anywhere el… --- ## [What's up with all the Christmas entertainment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-the-christmas-entertainment/916310)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-all-the-christmas-entertainment/916310 "2020-07-26T13:56:40Z")
It seems like every time I flip channels, I see a Christmas movie, some kind of Christmas-related documentary, and that lots of the sales channels are advertising Christmas stuff, not to mention there are lots of cooking… --- ## [Regis Philbin has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regis-philbin-has-died/916337)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regis-philbin-has-died/916337 "2020-07-26T04:11:16Z")
Citation here. --- ## [What do you put salt/pepper on that most people do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-salt-pepper-on-that-most-people-do-not/915874 "2020-07-26T02:12:44Z")
For me it’s biscuits, the American kind, not the British kind. I’ve also been known to put pepper on buttered toast. --- ## [RIP Annie Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annie-ross/916280)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annie-ross/916280 "2020-07-26T00:50:49Z")
Annie Ross, Jazz singer extraordinaire, died on July 21st. I don’t see a thread for it, and she certainly deserves one. She was likely best known for her collaboration in the trio of (Dave) Lambert, (Jon) Hendricks and R… --- ## [Musicians inappropriately "getting into the music"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-inappropriately-getting-into-the-music/915725)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-inappropriately-getting-into-the-music/915725 "2020-07-25T20:16:11Z")
A long time ago, at the church I used to attend, for (thankfully) a short time we had a new leader of the church choir (4-5 members). The music was usually contemporary and the old leader stood off to the side of the sta… --- ## [Quick vegetable stock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-vegetable-stock/915708)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-vegetable-stock/915708 "2020-07-25T20:03:52Z")
Made with what I have on hand. A little background first. I was taught that for vegetable stock for soups, you save things like carrot and onion peelings and all the bits and pieces of veggies you’d normally discard in… --- ## [And the thing is done...Schlock Mercenary ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-thing-is-done-schlock-mercenary-ends/916172)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-thing-is-done-schlock-mercenary-ends/916172 "2020-07-25T19:18:18Z")
Haven’t seen this mentioned, but the on-line daily comic (and they never missed a day in over 20 years) Schlock Mercenary came to an end tonight (well, technically tomorrow, but the comic was posted this evening). I’m n… --- ## ["It's now or never": Skeevy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-now-or-never-skeevy/916227)
**Author:** [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-now-or-never-skeevy/916227 "2020-07-25T19:16:22Z")
It’s now or never, Come hold me tight Kiss me my darling, Be mine tonight Tomorrow will be too late, It’s now or never My love won’t wait. Why is tomorrow too late? Why does it have to be now? The woman might b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=398)