# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=403 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 404 --- ## [Whats a Favorite Non-Hit Song From Any Musician You Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-favorite-non-hit-song-from-any-musician-you-like/855922)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-favorite-non-hit-song-from-any-musician-you-like/855922 "2020-07-04T20:53:46Z")
Ill start with 14 Years from Guns and Roses May we please limit posts to two or three songs so others can post their favs? --- ## [The Zod Squad in Superman 1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zod-squad-in-superman-1978/913076)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zod-squad-in-superman-1978/913076 "2020-07-04T17:19:48Z")
Were they already planning a Superman II with Zod while filming Superman and this was foreshadowing, or was that just a scene in the first movie that was a convenient jumping off point for the later plotted sequel? On th… --- ## [Remember G.E. Smith from SNL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-g-e-smith-from-snl/914244)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-g-e-smith-from-snl/914244 "2020-07-04T16:31:56Z")
G.E. plays Mike Bloomfield’s Telecaster. --- ## [Little Mermaid statue vandalized](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mermaid-statue-vandalized/914177)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mermaid-statue-vandalized/914177 "2020-07-04T16:13:23Z")
Someone spray-painted “racist fish” on the pedestal of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. Is “fish” considered a slur by the Merfolk community? --- ## [Adam Savage of Mythbusters Accused of Rape and Incest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-savage-of-mythbusters-accused-of-rape-and-incest/913846)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-savage-of-mythbusters-accused-of-rape-and-incest/913846 "2020-07-04T14:21:22Z")
Holy shit. How horrible is this. If guilty he deserves the death penalty but life without parole would suffice. --- ## [Electronic music and layers of sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-music-and-layers-of-sound/855674)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-music-and-layers-of-sound/855674 "2020-07-04T08:40:11Z")
Had a buddy get hurt the other day, and he’ll be a while recovering. He has mentioned that one of his favorite things is to get absorbed in listening to electronic music and picking apart all the different layers of soun… --- ## [7/4 is around the corner. Do you like patriotic songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-4-is-around-the-corner-do-you-like-patriotic-songs/913820)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-4-is-around-the-corner-do-you-like-patriotic-songs/913820 "2020-07-04T06:06:07Z")
These days, Comcast’s “Sounds of the Season” music channel is belting out the songs one would expect to hear at a July 4th fireworks show. Lots of Sousa/Williams instrumental marches, but in between lots of other songs … --- ## [Hugh Downs dies at 99](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-downs-dies-at-99/914090)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-downs-dies-at-99/914090 "2020-07-03T11:20:08Z")
I thought he worked recently --- ## [Chicken crust pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-crust-pizza/913588)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-crust-pizza/913588 "2020-07-02T17:30:01Z")
Tonight I made chicken crust pizza. The recipe calls for three chicken breasts. I think I found a picture of the breed of chicken. Very large breasteses. I used two breasts, and they were more than sufficient. The … --- ## ["Judge Temporarily Blocks Release Of Tell-All Book By Trump’s Niece"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-temporarily-blocks-release-of-tell-all-book-by-trump-s-niece/913875)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-temporarily-blocks-release-of-tell-all-book-by-trump-s-niece/913875 "2020-07-02T16:40:06Z")
Give me a break. :roll\_eyes: A tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece cannot be published until a judge decides the merits of claims by the president’s brother that its publication would violate a pact among… --- ## [Casey Kasem's first Top 40 countdown was 50 years ago this week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-kasems-first-top-40-countdown-was-50-years-ago-this-week/913822)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-kasems-first-top-40-countdown-was-50-years-ago-this-week/913822 "2020-07-02T03:29:28Z")
Presumably stations which carry countdown repeats are running that one this week. I know this station will on Saturday afternoon, from 4 'til 7 (Eastern time). --- ## [The book "The Secret"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-the-secret/913823)
**Author:** [@mystrygst2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mystrygst2)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-book-the-secret/913823 "2020-07-01T23:41:59Z")
How many of you have read the book “The Secret” or currently have it with you? --- ## [Which snack cake brand(s) have you had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-snack-cake-brand-s-have-you-had/912847 "2020-06-30T22:59:18Z")
poll --- ## [One line character summaries that sparkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-line-character-summaries-that-sparkle/913841)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-line-character-summaries-that-sparkle/913841 "2020-07-01T18:29:44Z")
Not sure if this has been done before – it’s a tough subject to search the boards for. But what I was thinking of was that one- or two-line quote that captures some aspect of the subject’s character so well that it spark… --- ## [How can we sing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-sing/855546)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-sing/855546 "2020-07-01T03:29:41Z")
Something has been on my mind lately, and that is the ability for us humans to sing songs. Particularly, the aspect of being able to think about what note we want to hit and just sing it. Say I’m singing along with the… --- ## [Stupid cooking question: cutting cooked meat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-cooking-question-cutting-cooked-meat/913615)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-cooking-question-cutting-cooked-meat/913615 "2020-06-30T19:47:50Z")
Do I use my vegetable-only cutting board or my meat-only cutting board for cooked meat? On one hand, you’re not supposed to “cross the streams” with meat and vegetables because of cross-contamination. On the other hand,… --- ## [Whisley and vodka question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whisley-and-vodka-question/913648)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whisley-and-vodka-question/913648 "2020-06-30T15:08:46Z")
I bought a Mason jar of that “legal moonshine” a while back and damn if it didn’t taste just like vodka to me. My cousin explained to me that whiskey is aged in oak barrels to get its color and taste. So now I’m wonderin… --- ## [How do musical collaborations work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-musical-collaborations-work/913775)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-musical-collaborations-work/913775 "2020-06-30T14:45:48Z")
I actually have two questions, but I think they’re related. How do musical collaborations get negotiated? Like, say I’m, I don’t know, Lady Gaga. And I want to do a collaboration with, I don’t know, Justin Timberlak… --- ## [This is what I mean when I say I can’t cook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-i-mean-when-i-say-i-can-t-cook/913619)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-i-mean-when-i-say-i-can-t-cook/913619 "2020-06-30T11:14:17Z")
I can follow a recipe just fine although “season to taste” still eludes me. However, the just being able to put something together is the problem. For example, tonight I wanted something to eat. I thought pasta might be … --- ## [Diabetic Cooking Problems with chemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetic-cooking-problems-with-chemo/913550)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetic-cooking-problems-with-chemo/913550 "2020-06-30T11:02:33Z")
sigh I am getting tired of the fascination of people with coconut \[milk/flour/sugar\] and palm oil/shortening showing up in pretty much everything, and a vast number of recipes for people interested in eating healthier fo… --- ## [If you like guns, pure comedy video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-guns-pure-comedy-video/912852)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-guns-pure-comedy-video/912852 "2020-06-30T10:47:57Z")
I know there are some shooters on the SD, and mrAru turned me on to a great series called Forgotten Weapons on Youtube. Each episode goes into different firearms past and present. I just saw an interesting and funny pai… --- ## [Episode of "Paranormal Caught on Camera" w/ picture of UFO where you can see occupants/pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-of-paranormal-caught-on-camera-w-picture-of-ufo-where-you-can-see-occupants-pilots/912859)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-of-paranormal-caught-on-camera-w-picture-of-ufo-where-you-can-see-occupants-pilots/912859 "2020-06-30T03:11:09Z")
My Mom saw an episode of the show “Paranormal Caught on Camera” where someone had a picture or perhaps video of a UFO where you can see the craft’s occupants or pilots (no doubt blurry of course). No debates please, I’m… --- ## [What do you order from Mod Pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-order-from-mod-pizza/913585)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-order-from-mod-pizza/913585 "2020-06-30T01:32:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from We're All Here. Now What? (Basic Tutorial): so, what do you order from Mod Pizza? I love their pizza and especially that you don’t pay by the toppings - it’s all the same price! I was int… --- ## [Looking for Robusta Coffee K-Cups-What do you recommend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-robusta-coffee-k-cups-what-do-you-recommend/913680)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-robusta-coffee-k-cups-what-do-you-recommend/913680 "2020-06-29T22:02:37Z")
Not looking for the heart-stopping stuff with a skull on the front-just a decent tasting robusta coffee. --- ## [Asimov, Foundation, and Robots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimov-foundation-and-robots/913537)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimov-foundation-and-robots/913537 "2020-06-29T18:02:58Z")
The Foundation TV series thread got me thinking: I read Asimov’s Foundation series and Robot series back in the 1970s when Foundation was a trilogy. I reread some of them later as an adult, but didn’t read the later book… --- ## [Where the heck has the Japanese "boobs" video gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-has-the-japanese-boobs-video-gone/913592)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-has-the-japanese-boobs-video-gone/913592 "2020-06-29T13:30:58Z")
The one that’s a compilation of anime clips set to a song in Japanese that sounds like someone saying “boob” repeatedly in English. I thought it would be easy to revisit but I can’t find a search term that matches.Was it… --- ## [Recommend a good ukulele, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-ukulele-please/825632)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-ukulele-please/825632 "2020-06-29T08:48:57Z")
My grandson is learning to play in school and wants one of his own for Christmas. I know next to nothing about ukes or their makers, so I told my daughter I’d ask you mother pluckers for some help. :smiley: --- ## [A question about Seasoning Cast Iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-seasoning-cast-iron/855344)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-seasoning-cast-iron/855344 "2020-06-29T01:07:57Z")
So, I bought a cheapo house brand cast iron pan a couple weeks ago. I’ve been coating it and the Lodge pan I use for camping with a thin layer of oil and then baking to get them properly seasoned. This last round, the … --- ## [1950's kids series (possibly Disney)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-kids-series-possibly-disney/913578)
**Author:** [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-kids-series-possibly-disney/913578 "2020-06-28T21:47:17Z")
Okay, this has been driving me nuts for the past two days, and my Google-fu and Wiki-fu has completely failed me. I clearly remember watching a show which featured two, or possibly three, boys traveling down a river in … --- ## [What are the best metal albums of the past 10 years(2010-2020)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-metal-albums-of-the-past-10-years-2010-2020/848372)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-metal-albums-of-the-past-10-years-2010-2020/848372 "2020-06-28T21:19:32Z")
Yeah, I’ll include 2020 in the list since I actually have one I want to add. I think people should not have to be limited to any specific genre of metal. Any band from any genre of metal can be included. Really just what… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=402) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=404)