# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=40 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 41 --- ## [Girls are still reading Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-are-still-reading-are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/1024801 "2026-01-20T14:25:24Z")
One of my fourth graders in religious school had Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, yesterday, and I asked her why she was reading it? wasn’t it terribly out-of-date? She said “Oh no! It’s a classic! all the girls in… --- ## [How did you share new music with you friends when you were a teenager?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-share-new-music-with-you-friends-when-you-were-a-teenager/1026747)
**Author:** [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-share-new-music-with-you-friends-when-you-were-a-teenager/1026747 "2026-01-19T21:00:30Z")
For myself it started with the latest releases on 45 and then later progressed to the latest album release. I can still fondly recall playing Queens News of the World with my cousins and rockin’ out to We Will Rock You.… --- ## [Is there any SONG that we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-song-that-we-all-would-agree-is-good-if-not-great/1026427 "2026-01-18T22:08:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any movie we ALL would agree is good (if not great)?: As we can’t agree on a movie, perhaps we can agree on a song? Not a singer, a group, an album, but a simple single song? I’l… --- ## [2 ad campaign characters on at the same time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-ad-campaign-characters-on-at-the-same-time/1026746 "2026-01-17T16:42:50Z")
Watching TV (too much, but it is winter time) and noticed Progressive Insurance has 2 popular ad campaigns going on at the same time right now with completely different characters. Flo and her group and Dr. Rick and his … --- ## [Guitar amp effects loop with only one jack: How does this work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-amp-effects-loop-with-only-one-jack-how-does-this-work/1026667)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-amp-effects-loop-with-only-one-jack-how-does-this-work/1026667 "2026-01-17T10:19:00Z")
Since I started playing electric guitar again during the Covid lockdowns, I’ve just been using a Line6 interface into my computer + modeling software, listening with headphones. This has been mostly great, but the downsi… --- ## [This thread is so vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-so-vanilla/1026760)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-thread-is-so-vanilla/1026760 "2026-01-17T09:09:25Z")
I want to celebrate all foods and drinks that are authentically vanilla. Sodas, shakes, ice cream, cake, candy, cookies etc. White cake is white cake, but a good vanilla cake is heaven. Your turn.:grin: --- ## [Valar Hiatus: The Game of Thrones offseason thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 1303\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208 "2026-01-16T21:10:13Z")
There will be spoilers in this thread by necessity. This is the place to post casting news, media appearances, awards (we hope) and general updates about the series. --- ## [Spinoffs (NOT rebrands/renames) with the most appearances from the other show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoffs-not-rebrands-renames-with-the-most-appearances-from-the-other-show/1026540)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoffs-not-rebrands-renames-with-the-most-appearances-from-the-other-show/1026540 "2026-01-16T18:09:26Z")
(This is a spinoff of the spinoff of a spinoff thread.) I’m wondering about legitimate spinoffs (not continuations under a different name) that include the most cast members from the original series. Angel comes to min… --- ## [Why Has 70's and 80's Music Remained Prevalent in Our Culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-70s-and-80s-music-remained-prevalent-in-our-culture/787969)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-70s-and-80s-music-remained-prevalent-in-our-culture/787969 "2026-01-16T14:30:46Z")
OK…if this has been addressed before, I apologize, but I’ve wondered about something for awhile: The other night while watching the American TV show “The Americans”, they used the song “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, relea… --- ## [Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga/993937)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga/993937 "2026-01-16T14:18:20Z")
George Miller’s latest, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Looks very impressive, with a couple of small reservations. One, I’m not totally sold on Anya Taylor-Joy - I was getting small whiffs … --- ## [The Revolution WILL be Spotified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-revolution-will-be-spotified/1026500 "2026-01-16T04:10:17Z")
I’ve found myself blasting Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” in my truck like it’s 1994 the past couple days. Help me flesh out a Spotify playlist of protest/revolution/fuck-the-fascists songs. Don’t car… --- ## [What's your take on "I can still make Cheyenne"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-i-can-still-make-cheyenne/621957)
**Author:** [@Willcross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Willcross)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-i-can-still-make-cheyenne/621957 "2026-01-16T01:58:54Z")
Just heard the great song “If I hurry I can still make Cheyenne”. What’s your interpretation on what’s going on in the song? The first time I heard it, I thought that the singer told his wife that he was eliminated from… --- ## [Your movie ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-movie-ideas/1026235)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-movie-ideas/1026235 "2026-01-15T22:06:09Z")
You can either post your idea for a movie, or riff on someone else’s idea, or both. My idea is an update/homage to that classic comedy, The Love Bug. It would involve a little economy car with a soul of its own-an \*ele… --- ## [New CBS News Anchor not doing so well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cbs-news-anchor-not-doing-so-well/1026692)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cbs-news-anchor-not-doing-so-well/1026692 "2026-01-15T17:40:44Z")
MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Pleads With Viewers After Ratings Collapse It seems that this politically motivated hire for The CBS Evening News anchor position may be a wee bit out of his depth. " CBS Evening News’ MAGA-coded f… --- ## [What science fiction story is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-story-is-this/1026682)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-science-fiction-story-is-this/1026682 "2026-01-15T16:34:28Z")
I read a science fiction short story online years ago. It was about a young boy that randomly gained the ability to transmute things and he accidentally transmutes his family and does the same to the different authoritie… --- ## [2025 SDMB Photo of the Year poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-photo-of-the-year-poll/1026431)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-photo-of-the-year-poll/1026431 "2026-01-15T15:16:29Z")
This thread is to determine the 2025 SDMB Photo of the Year. These photos are the winners of our 2025 monthly contests. Please vote for your 3 favorite photos - you must vote for 3 - using whatever criteria you feel is … --- ## [RIP Bob Weir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546 "2026-01-15T14:52:39Z")
Announcement on his website Sad news indeed. RIP Bob. I wasn’t a huge fan but really enjoyed the Grateful Dead shows I saw in the 80s. --- ## [Does adding a bay leaf to a recipe really do anything? Anyone wanna go in on a jar with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-adding-a-bay-leaf-to-a-recipe-really-do-anything-anyone-wanna-go-in-on-a-jar-with-me/1026532)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-adding-a-bay-leaf-to-a-recipe-really-do-anything-anyone-wanna-go-in-on-a-jar-with-me/1026532 "2026-01-15T05:46:10Z")
I’m making a big pot ‘o chili and the recipe calls for one bay leaf (optional). I thought I had a container of leaves, but I must have tossed it out at some point because it was probably a decade old. While at the store… --- ## [Normans Rare Guitars sold and will continue operations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normans-rare-guitars-sold-and-will-continue-operations/1026702)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normans-rare-guitars-sold-and-will-continue-operations/1026702 "2026-01-15T02:19:56Z")
Norman’s Rare Guitars has been a important music shop in the LA Area for decades. Most of the great guitarists like Joe Bonamassa, Billy Strings, Dave Grohl shop at Normans. The shop has a youtube channel that features … --- ## [Why is the Princess Bride (movie) held to such high esteem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-princess-bride-movie-held-to-such-high-esteem/1026266)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-princess-bride-movie-held-to-such-high-esteem/1026266 "2026-01-15T00:39:10Z")
Tried watching it today, and, meh. The book was fantastic, but for reasons the movie didn’t even begin to explore. But the film… meh. Is it a “catch it at the right age” thing? A nostalgia thing? Other? --- ## [Cracker Barrel changes logo and stock declines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-changes-logo-and-stock-declines/1022371)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 410\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-barrel-changes-logo-and-stock-declines/1022371 "2026-01-14T22:27:58Z")
I don’t have a horse in this race. It is interesting that people care enough to hurt the stock’s value. I’ve never liked having to walk through the store aisles to reach the restaurant. But that’s their branding. A coun… --- ## [Song ID requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-requested/1026685)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-id-requested/1026685 "2026-01-14T20:33:38Z")
I was just thinking about a song I used to hear back when I used my Pandora station. It was set to Industrial/EBM/Goth music, but it eventually always seemed to drift over to playing some of what I’d call “Ren Faire musi… --- ## [Erich von Däniken has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erich-von-daniken-has-died/1026576 "2026-01-13T23:32:08Z")
Aliens! :alien: :alien: :flying\_saucer: I never knew about this (not that I would) : After leaving school in 1954, von Däniken worked as a waiter and barkeeper for several years, during which he was repeatedly accu… --- ## [I've seen \*Aliens\* a dozen times, but never the very beginning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-aliens-a-dozen-times-but-never-the-very-beginning/1026286)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-aliens-a-dozen-times-but-never-the-very-beginning/1026286 "2026-01-13T22:21:18Z")
I just realized this. I recorded the movie this morning and was just watching it. By heck, I have no memory of seeing the very beginning, with salvage robots lasering into Ripley’s ship, or of Jonesy the cat sleeping w… --- ## [Christmas Shepherds Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shepherds-pie/1026021)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shepherds-pie/1026021 "2026-01-13T22:15:44Z")
We’re making a ‘shepherds’ pie for Christmas dinner. Air quotes because it’s neither a true shepherds or cottage pie since we’re using ground turkey. As crazy as it seems, some family members don’t like mashed potatoes.… --- ## [CSN singing "Teach your Children", location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csn-singing-teach-your-children-location/1026632 "2026-01-13T20:41:56Z")
Can someone identify where Crosby Stills and Nash are singing “Teach your Children” in the linked video? At the start of the clip, they’re seated and it looks like they’re indoors on a stage in a theater or studio. Then… --- ## [On Stephen King, the Dark Tower, Lisey’s Story, and memory. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-stephen-king-the-dark-tower-lisey-s-story-and-memory-open-spoilers/1026401)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-stephen-king-the-dark-tower-lisey-s-story-and-memory-open-spoilers/1026401 "2026-01-13T12:47:42Z")
I’m listening to the audiobook of Lisey’s Story, having first read the book about 15 years ago. I was a newlywed at the time, and naturally I focused on the parts of the book involving the relationship between Lisey and… --- ## [Marty Supreme (hidden spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-supreme-hidden-spoilers/1026076)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-supreme-hidden-spoilers/1026076 "2026-01-13T04:29:16Z")
I took my family to go see this opening night because my daughter is a big Timmee fan. Suffice it to say, this is not a great Christmas-with-the-family movie. I missed part of the middle because one of my kids couldn’t… --- ## [Neal Stephenson: recommendations for next book after REAMDE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephenson-recommendations-for-next-book-after-reamde/1026287)
**Author:** [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-stephenson-recommendations-for-next-book-after-reamde/1026287 "2026-01-12T21:34:32Z")
From what I can gather, his other works are either cyberpunk, sci-fi (e.g. Snow Crash) or something like steampunk (The Baroque Cycle)? I enjoyed the pace and settings of Reamde, but don’t know what to choose next. Will… --- ## [The best episode of the worst show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-episode-of-the-worst-show/1026573 "2026-01-12T13:21:17Z")
Galactica 1980 was a terrible show but the pilot episode showed the Cylons attacking Earth which is all any kid at the time wanted to see so it was a great episode. What is the best episode of the worst show? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=41)