# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=398 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 399 --- ## [How long are bottled dry-herbs good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-bottled-dry-herbs-good-for/916298)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-bottled-dry-herbs-good-for/916298 "2020-07-25T17:30:50Z")
Title says it all. I guess I would only try to discern a bottle never opened versus one that was. --- ## [Song identified, plz!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identified-plz/916326)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-identified-plz/916326 "2020-07-25T17:26:31Z")
You know we all get tunes and songs stuck in our heads occasionally. An earworm, if you must. But I’ve got just one partial line running on a non-stop loop for 2 days. Here it is: “On ?something, something? day, you … --- ## [Blindspot season 5 (starts May 7)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blindspot-season-5-starts-may-7/853082 "2020-07-25T02:13:35Z")
I might be the only one who watches this show. The plots are frankly ridiculous. But I’m going to watch the final (I believe) season – they better give Patterson’s first name. Ashley Johnson is one of reasons I watch (I… --- ## [Dave Mason and the Quarantines - Feelin' Alright](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-and-the-quarantines-feelin-alright/916225)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mason-and-the-quarantines-feelin-alright/916225 "2020-07-24T15:43:07Z")
Dave Mason performs his hit song, along with some help from friends Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Mcdonald, John McFee, Tom Johnston, and Patrick Simmons from the Doobie Brothers. --- ## [Nuns that kick ass in movies or TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuns-that-kick-ass-in-movies-or-tv-shows/916133)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuns-that-kick-ass-in-movies-or-tv-shows/916133 "2020-07-24T11:56:42Z")
Let’s see there’s: Hunters Warrior Nun Nuns with Guns… What else? --- ## [Who is the single greatest Saturday Night Live cast member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-single-greatest-saturday-night-live-cast-member/915546)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-single-greatest-saturday-night-live-cast-member/915546 "2020-07-24T08:38:47Z")
The NBC late night series, not \* \[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell\*, and I do mean single greatest, no teams, and just pick one. I think I would pick Kevin Nealon. Great utility player, never hammed it in a skit … --- ## [How to Sell Drugs Online Fast, Season 2 (Netflix show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-drugs-online-fast-season-2-netflix-show/915902)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-sell-drugs-online-fast-season-2-netflix-show/915902 "2020-07-24T02:24:24Z")
The second season of How to Sell Drugs Online Fast is coming to Netflix today (Tuesday, July 21). Who else is eager to watch it? For anyone who missed it, here’s the trailer for Season 2. I strongly suspect that you’d … --- ## [Do people really put mayo on Philly cheese steak sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-put-mayo-on-philly-cheese-steak-sandwiches/691662)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-put-mayo-on-philly-cheese-steak-sandwiches/691662 "2020-07-24T01:18:53Z")
Article today (that I’m not going to bother to find) about the 10 highest calorie Subway sandwiches. #1 was the Philly cheese steak. Then came this moment when I almost literally heard an audible record scratch… The a… --- ## [Scarlet, previously unreleased Rolling Stones track](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-track/916021)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarlet-previously-unreleased-rolling-stones-track/916021 "2020-07-24T00:10:57Z")
Recorded in 1974, with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page sitting in on guitar. --- ## [Dear chefguy, a salad dressing question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chefguy-a-salad-dressing-question/916157)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-chefguy-a-salad-dressing-question/916157 "2020-07-23T22:43:38Z")
@Chefguy As part of my sodium-reduction campaign to deal with Mr VOW’s cardiac health, I need to find a recipe that he will eat and has little to no sodium. Pre-heart-attack, he was known to ingest great quantities of s… --- ## [Are there biological reasons some beverages are better eaten hot vs cold or is it cultural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-biological-reasons-some-beverages-are-better-eaten-hot-vs-cold-or-is-it-cultural/915630)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-biological-reasons-some-beverages-are-better-eaten-hot-vs-cold-or-is-it-cultural/915630 "2020-07-23T19:39:32Z")
Generally soda, gatorade, beer, etc are considered better when cold but things like coffee, tea, cocoa, etc are considered best served hot. Are there biological reasons for this or is it strictly cultural? I know iced c… --- ## [Police Uniforms in Escape from New York](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-uniforms-in-escape-from-new-york/916045)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-uniforms-in-escape-from-new-york/916045 "2020-07-23T16:54:30Z")
I was watching the old movie Escape from New York the other day and it appeared to me that the paramilitary police uniforms in that dystopian future are less scary than the actual police uniforms today. Anyone agree or … --- ## [Girl Genius-- What's happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-whats-happening/916050)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-whats-happening/916050 "2020-07-23T15:36:22Z")
I know there are others here who follow Girl Genius. In all the time the comic has been running, it’s been posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday without fail. Occasionally there’s been a filler page when the inten… --- ## [Fox news hosts accused of rape and sex harrasment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-hosts-accused-of-rape-and-sex-harrasment/915882)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-hosts-accused-of-rape-and-sex-harrasment/915882 "2020-07-23T15:05:58Z")
I don’t think the other guys will be axed right away like Ed Henry. --- ## [Chart of relative timing of recent fads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chart-of-relative-timing-of-recent-fads/916123)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chart-of-relative-timing-of-recent-fads/916123 "2020-07-23T15:02:51Z")
Thinking of the nostalgiafests like Ready Player One and Stranger Things, as well as the cash-in/revisit attempts (Transformers, TMNT, etc.)… and my own formative years heading into the late 80s and early 90s. Has anyon… --- ## [Music in Escape from New York and Christine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-escape-from-new-york-and-christine/916042)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-in-escape-from-new-york-and-christine/916042 "2020-07-23T14:30:24Z")
I watched Christine a few days ago for the first time in decades. It was neat to hear the dramatic drum theme pacing some long smooth scenes. It is a similar score as “Escape From New York”, although not as incessant. I … --- ## [Hannibal - why Minnesota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-why-minnesota/915244)
**Author:** [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-why-minnesota/915244 "2020-07-23T09:09:08Z")
Re-watching Hannibal (the tv series) and I realize they’re going back and forth between Virginia and Minnesota quite often… like from one day to the next. There doesn’t seem to be any indication of the actual traveling w… --- ## [What's your favorite novety song that most people haven't heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-novety-song-that-most-people-havent-heard/915550)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-novety-song-that-most-people-havent-heard/915550 "2020-07-23T02:05:18Z")
Mine is the one about the girl who only likes her man for his Willie Nelson impression: --- ## [Greyhound - Can a non-stop action movie with Tom Hanks be... boring?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greyhound-can-a-non-stop-action-movie-with-tom-hanks-be-boring/915209)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greyhound-can-a-non-stop-action-movie-with-tom-hanks-be-boring/915209 "2020-07-23T00:42:30Z")
I just watched Greyhound. There is exactly one half-hearted stab at character development: Near the beginning, there’s a 5 min scene where Tom Hanks’ character sort-of proposes to a girl, and she turns him down. We gath… --- ## [Which fandoms are you actively involved in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fandoms-are-you-actively-involved-in/916053)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fandoms-are-you-actively-involved-in/916053 "2020-07-23T00:26:05Z")
By “actively involved”, I mean you regularly spend time, online or in person, interacting with your fellow fans in some way. I’m a fan of many books, but in terms of fandom I have three major ones. Silmarillion What … --- ## ["What, me worry?" PAUL Newman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-me-worry-paul-newman/915888)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-me-worry-paul-newman/915888 "2020-07-22T23:41:00Z")
I have this memory of watching some sort of action film on TV when I was a kid (1960s or 70s) starring Paul Newman where during a chase scene he suddenly breaks the fourth wall, looks at the camera, and says, “What? Me w… --- ## [What Happened to Will Farrell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-will-farrell/912743)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-will-farrell/912743 "2020-07-22T21:47:05Z")
Now this might by the stupidest paragraph written in the history of journalism: He might be humorous but he has never been the funniest comedic actor of any year. He’s a one trick pony who cant discern good scripts f… --- ## [Is there a name for this type of pop song rhythm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-pop-song-rhythm/915964)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-type-of-pop-song-rhythm/915964 "2020-07-22T18:28:39Z")
A number of very popular rock songs from the 60s and 70s started off in a similar way: a repeated one-note motif, accompanied - in varying degrees - by a syncopated shuffle, often with an implied emphasis on the “and” of… --- ## [American actors doing a good job voicing languages they don't actually speak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-actors-doing-a-good-job-voicing-languages-they-dont-actually-speak/915657)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-actors-doing-a-good-job-voicing-languages-they-dont-actually-speak/915657 "2020-07-22T13:31:48Z")
Quite often a movie requires an American actor to speak a few sentences in a foreign language, to show that they are fluent. If you happen to know that language it is usually clear that it is a memorized speech. For exam… --- ## [Does Goodreads have a way to track how many pages you’ve read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-goodreads-have-a-way-to-track-how-many-pages-you-ve-read/915883)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-goodreads-have-a-way-to-track-how-many-pages-you-ve-read/915883 "2020-07-22T00:39:53Z")
I’m sure there’s got to be a way, but I sure can’t find it. I’m doing a 52 books reading challenge for 2020 and many of the books I’m reading are lengthy tomes. I’d love to see my stats show not only how many books I’ve … --- ## [Bering Sea Gold (TV show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bering-sea-gold-tv-show/915864)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bering-sea-gold-tv-show/915864 "2020-07-21T18:24:53Z")
Watched this in years past. Somewhat interesting. Going through a pile of currently taped episodes now. Each 1 hour show takes about 8 minutes to watch when you fast forward the deliberately staged screaming matches a… --- ## [Baklava suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baklava-suggestions/915881)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baklava-suggestions/915881 "2020-07-21T16:47:14Z")
I decided to give this wonderful treat a try. It wasn’t all that difficult to put together, and it’s still cooling, so I haven’t had a chance to try it yet. I’d be interested in recipes and helpful hints from anyone who … --- ## [Seeking Sci Fi book suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sci-fi-book-suggestions/70616)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-sci-fi-book-suggestions/70616 "2020-07-21T16:41:53Z")
Does anyone have any good suggestions for sci-fi books specifically about time travel or invisibility? Thanks in advance. --- ## [Fall TV Season 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-2020/915709)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-tv-season-2020/915709 "2020-07-21T13:51:57Z")
Uh. Is there going to be one? Are shows being written and shot right now? Because they really have to be, if we’re to have new episodes by late September. Anyone heard of any plans? I mean, it’s not exactly like they… --- ## [Green beans recipes anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans-recipes-anyone/915750)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans-recipes-anyone/915750 "2020-07-21T13:34:25Z")
Anyone harvesting beans and want to share recipes? Last night I prepared spicy sous vide beans that were very easy yet delicious. I prepped the beans, added Sriracha, chili flakes, salt, pepper, garlic powder and dehyd… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=397) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=399)