# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=405 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 406 --- ## [Breaking Bad - "ABQ" Season Finale 5/31 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-abq-season-finale-5-31-open-spoilers/498304)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-abq-season-finale-5-31-open-spoilers/498304 "2020-06-25T14:00:34Z")
So tonight’s the season finale. Think we’ll find out about those body bags? Any guesses on the meaning of this week’s title? I know it’s the airport code for Albuquerque… Think someone’s going to take flight? --- ## [Where No Man Has Gone Before, and the "edge" of the galaxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-man-has-gone-before-and-the-edge-of-the-galaxy/855914)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-man-has-gone-before-and-the-edge-of-the-galaxy/855914 "2020-06-25T13:41:20Z")
Something occurred to be while I was reading the latest discoveries about our Milky Way galaxy. Ignoring the fact that the galaxy doesn’t have an “edge”, have I been guilty off “two-dimensions thinking” for the last 50 … --- ## [Knife losing sharpness after 2 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-losing-sharpness-after-2-months/912025)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knife-losing-sharpness-after-2-months/912025 "2020-06-25T07:17:51Z")
I bought a knife a couple of months ago, a Virtonix, recommended on some cooking website, about $45. When I first got it I put my finger to the blade to see how sharp it was and pressed a little too hard and almost cut m… --- ## [Question about an obscure 1986 song lyric - What does PGA stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-obscure-1986-song-lyric-what-does-pga-stand-for/912548)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-an-obscure-1986-song-lyric-what-does-pga-stand-for/912548 "2020-06-25T05:44:08Z")
The Rainmakers scored a minor hit with “Let My People Go-Go” from their self-titled album in 1986. They never did much after that. I bought the album, and there are a handful of really great tracks on it. One track tha… --- ## [The Politician (Netflix series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politician-netflix-series/912690)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-politician-netflix-series/912690 "2020-06-25T00:49:41Z")
Has there been a thread (or threads) devoted to this series? If so, could someone link me to it (them)? And if not, let’s have a discussion. As I may have mentioned, my daughter has decided to marry Aaron Tveit. Since i… --- ## [Looking for years to find title of a 1970's short film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-years-to-find-title-of-a-1970s-short-film/912330)
**Author:** [@hurdygurdymn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hurdygurdymn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-years-to-find-title-of-a-1970s-short-film/912330 "2020-06-24T13:47:06Z")
I saw a short film in grade school, way back, which was made I think 1973 or thereabouts, and for years I’ve tried searching keys words, video searches etc to no avail, except two or three people who saw it too, but didn… --- ## [Do you judge takeout food by weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-judge-takeout-food-by-weight/912673)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-judge-takeout-food-by-weight/912673 "2020-06-24T13:35:02Z")
I just finished eating takeout Chinese food from a new place tonight and when I received the bag (three dishes, fried rice, house special noodle and eggplant and tofu), I was pleasantly surprised by the weight. When I o… --- ## [How often do you sharpen your knives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-sharpen-your-knives/912537)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-sharpen-your-knives/912537 "2020-06-24T11:06:14Z")
This was prompted by the other thread knife thread, but I felt like this would be a hijack, so I opted to start a new thread. For Christmas last year I got a set of Mercer kitchen knives to replace the cheapo grocery st… --- ## [Anyone enjoy Night Gallery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-enjoy-night-gallery/855721)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-enjoy-night-gallery/855721 "2020-06-24T04:02:47Z")
I watched the first ep last night. Immediately recognized some of its failings: Not as tight as TZ. Weird 70’s camera angles rather then just concentrating on the story. BUT… the base story for “The Dead Man” was litera… --- ## [What flavor do you expect red food to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-do-you-expect-red-food-to-be/855364)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-flavor-do-you-expect-red-food-to-be/855364 "2020-06-24T04:00:22Z")
Dad-blame it. 2nd time, this time a board timeout crashed the poll. Screw it; here’s the gist: You have placed before you a piece of, let’s say, bubble gum. It’s red. What is your gut expectation as to it’s flavor? The… --- ## [Heinlein juveniles: how well do they hold up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinlein-juveniles-how-well-do-they-hold-up/854254)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinlein-juveniles-how-well-do-they-hold-up/854254 "2020-06-24T00:51:56Z")
I’m thinking of reading the Heinlein juvenile novels again. They’re a reasonable price on Kindle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B075V8M4ZD/ref=nodl\_?ref\_=dbs\_w\_series&storeType=ebooks How embarrassingly dated are they… --- ## [Just Me, Or Does Jewish Cooking Use a LOT of Eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-me-or-does-jewish-cooking-use-a-lot-of-eggs/912404)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-me-or-does-jewish-cooking-use-a-lot-of-eggs/912404 "2020-06-23T22:43:13Z")
I’m having my first go at making challah this morning (so far so good!) and while paging through my recipes it struck me that Jewish cooking seems to use a LOT of eggs. Now, that could be because: I seldom use eggs fo… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: Tips and Tricks for Challah, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-tips-and-tricks-for-challah-please/848522)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-tips-and-tricks-for-challah-please/848522 "2020-06-23T20:22:05Z")
The Background One of my Jewish friends recently has had to move to a nursing/rehab facility. We’re all hoping she’ll get through rehab and be able to return home in a month (fall, back problems, elderly - she didn’t b… --- ## [Into The Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-wild/421460)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/into-the-wild/421460 "2020-06-23T17:23:36Z")
I enjoyed the book, and wasn’t disappointed by the movie. Most everyone seems to agree that the cinematography is top notch. But I know that people will have reasons to dislike the film… Yeah, the critics are right: it’… --- ## [Favourite plot twists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-plot-twists/855599)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-plot-twists/855599 "2020-06-23T16:07:50Z")
What are your 3 favourite plot twists? If you’re the first person to mention it, please include a spoiler box describing the twist, no open spoilers please. I’d say The Good Place. The Usual Suspects Sleuth: 1970s… --- ## [Why do so many YouTubers have such terrible voices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-youtubers-have-such-terrible-voices/855144)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-youtubers-have-such-terrible-voices/855144 "2020-06-23T13:30:55Z")
I won’t link to any of them because I don’t want to give them free views, but why do so many YouTubers have such terrible “radio” voices? Talking too fast (my #1 pet YouTube peeve), too slow, monotone, over/fake enthusia… --- ## [Ian Holm RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ian-holm-rip/911747)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ian-holm-rip/911747 "2020-06-23T08:33:21Z")
He died June 19. There was a now-gone thread in the SDMB Brigadoon, but I thought he deserved a more permanent one. Holm was a talented chameleon of an actor and a nice guy, by all accounts. I particularly remember … --- ## [Joel Schumacher has died at age 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-schumacher-has-died-at-age-80/911960 "2020-06-23T07:42:44Z")
Batman and Robin was horrible, but my family loves the Phantom of the Opera film. I know he is famous for many other movies, but those are the ones I remember him for. --- ## [Help ID yet another SF story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-yet-another-sf-story/855801)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-yet-another-sf-story/855801 "2020-06-23T07:38:42Z")
A friend is trying to remember a science fiction story, and posted this on Facebook: Anyone? Another friend suggested Asimov’s Caves of Steel, but she said that’s not it. Thanks. --- ## [Tone-deaf TV show titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tone-deaf-tv-show-titles/855544)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tone-deaf-tv-show-titles/855544 "2020-06-23T00:22:49Z")
That’s tone-deaf meaning (in the UK) a horrible misjudgement of tone – I assume it means the same in the States. And this is all my own opinion, of course. I don’t want to make this OP too heavy - but there’s no getting… --- ## [Cake from grocery store bakery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-from-grocery-store-bakery/855603)
**Author:** [@Happytree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happytree)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-from-grocery-store-bakery/855603 "2020-06-23T00:09:21Z")
Cake from grocery store bakeries all taste terrible to me. If i’m offered cake and it looks like it’s from a grocery store, i pass. I really like cake though. I’m not a snob either; i love Betty Crocker cake. I understa… --- ## [Old episodes of LONG-running soap operas - still available to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-episodes-of-long-running-soap-operas-still-available-to-watch/855815)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-episodes-of-long-running-soap-operas-still-available-to-watch/855815 "2020-06-22T17:06:50Z")
On the show Extras by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant - one of my favorite comedy series of all time - there are many references to a British show called Eastenders. Looking up the show, I became curious about actuall… --- ## [Fawlty Towers episode pulled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fawlty-towers-episode-pulled/855554)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fawlty-towers-episode-pulled/855554 "2020-06-22T14:55:32Z")
The Germans episode. I don’t recall racial slurs maybe the US version cut them out? Or maybe my memory is bad. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/episode-uk-sitcom-fawlty-towers-pulled-racist-slurs-712… --- ## [The Doors Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doors-live-at-the-isle-of-wight-festival-1970/855766)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doors-live-at-the-isle-of-wight-festival-1970/855766 "2020-06-22T13:04:39Z")
This is one of the most amazing pieces of music I have heard. Jim Morrison would be dead 2 concerts later. This is the 60s at its best. Thank you YouTube for bringing history into our homes the way a book n… --- ## [Netflix series "Into the Night"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-series-into-the-night/855753)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-series-into-the-night/855753 "2020-06-22T05:49:16Z")
Has anyone else watched the Belgian series “Into the Night” on Netflix? I watched all six episodes based on a recommendation and it’s actually pretty good and fairly intense. The premise is the sun suddenly starts emit… --- ## [Sorry, as much as I have tried to like it, bourbon just doesn't suit me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-as-much-as-i-have-tried-to-like-it-bourbon-just-doesnt-suit-me/855221)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-as-much-as-i-have-tried-to-like-it-bourbon-just-doesnt-suit-me/855221 "2020-06-18T19:56:39Z")
Beer is my drug of choice. I drink a lot of it. Tonight, a glorious evening, after a day of working in the yard, I blew through my four remaining beers and wasn’t really where I wanted to be. So, rather than drive to the… --- ## [Holy Smokes, Vera Lynn is Still Alive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-vera-lynn-is-still-alive/386984)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-smokes-vera-lynn-is-still-alive/386984 "2020-06-18T17:23:08Z")
Link, for some reason this amazes me, in a good way. Should have her out if she can make it for all the VE stuff over there, hope the Brits are giving her a fat pension or something. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Great rock versions of classical compositions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-rock-versions-of-classical-compositions/855423)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-rock-versions-of-classical-compositions/855423 "2020-06-18T15:08:08Z")
I absolutely loved (and still do) SRC’s version of Hall of the Mountain King. The lead guitar still sounds perfect more than 50 years later. Another rock take of a classical composition that still blows me away half a c… --- ## [Zayre Muzak in the 70s-80s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zayre-muzak-in-the-70s-80s/855778)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zayre-muzak-in-the-70s-80s/855778 "2020-06-18T14:45:01Z")
Nostalgia has me hunting for the trumpety musak scores I fondly remember hearing while shopping at Zayre (later Ames) stores growing up. I can’t seem to find anything specific online about Zayre’s music or composers, bu… --- ## ["Tomato" sauce in canned pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-sauce-in-canned-pasta/855841)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-sauce-in-canned-pasta/855841 "2020-06-18T13:27:49Z")
Just had my first can of SpaghettiOs. I was expecting the sauce to be more tomato-y, rather than the orange stuff in the can. Why is the canned sauce so different from actual tomato sauce, and what could they do to impro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=404) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=406)