# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=406 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 407 --- ## [Ice cream truck treats. Remember those?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-truck-treats-remember-those/855731)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cream-truck-treats-remember-those/855731 "2020-06-18T01:54:23Z")
I’m sure you do. Good Humor truck blaring Turkey in the Straw, kids running clutching coins. The hard decisions between popsickles and strawberry shortcake bars and all? I don’t. :frowning: :frowning: :frowning: … --- ## [Ot Vinta-Any fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ot-vinta-any-fans/855879)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ot-vinta-any-fans/855879 "2020-06-18T00:28:53Z")
I am loving the Ukrainian musical comedy group Ot Vinta. I can’t understand a word they say, but that doesn’t really seem to matter. :smiley: Any other fans out there? --- ## [Any good comedy sequels after long hiatus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedy-sequels-after-long-hiatus/855853)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-comedy-sequels-after-long-hiatus/855853 "2020-06-17T22:03:22Z")
Let’s define hiatus as 8 years or more and sequel as including at least 1 or more of the main cast in the lead role (no cameo). Over in the Bill & Ted thread people had asked if there were any good sequels to movies aft… --- ## [Can anyone ID this (foreign language) song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-foreign-language-song/855847)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-foreign-language-song/855847 "2020-06-17T14:09:03Z")
Playing in the background to this YouTube video. A lot of people in the comments section were similarly interested in which song it was but I didn’t see anyone responding. Problem with foreign language songs is that you… --- ## [Looking for a particular breakfast serial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-breakfast-serial/855832)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-breakfast-serial/855832 "2020-06-17T10:02:31Z")
Not a typo. About ten years back there was a web comic that was grim, gritty , epic in scale…and it involved breakfast cereal mascots. Tony the Tiger and Captain Crunch were the main heroes, Count Chocula was the bad g… --- ## [Need a song from the early 40's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-song-from-the-early-40s/854987)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-song-from-the-early-40s/854987 "2020-06-17T07:13:31Z")
So, I’m not looking for a specific song, just a song appropriate for a situation (in the novel I’m working on). The situation: Teenage boy and blues musician wants to serenade a girl he’s recently met. 1944 New Orleans. … --- ## [Baker and the Beauty - US season 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-and-the-beauty-us-season-1/852101)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-and-the-beauty-us-season-1/852101 "2020-06-17T05:42:48Z")
The Baker and the Beauty premiered this week. I watched the 2nd airing after the One World: Together at Home special on ABC. Baker and the Beauty is based on the very successful hit series in Israel. It’s unabashedly a… --- ## [Cantaloupe Confusion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantaloupe-confusion/855781)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cantaloupe-confusion/855781 "2020-06-16T23:50:05Z")
When I was a kid we always had what we called muskmelon. Now that same melon is called canteloupe. I wondered if there was a difference so I googled it. I’m more confused than ever now. One website states that what we ea… --- ## [How much beer did the Blues Brothers' Band Drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-beer-did-the-blues-brothers-band-drink/855553)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-beer-did-the-blues-brothers-band-drink/855553 "2020-06-16T22:56:06Z")
I just re-watched the Blues Brothers movie (the 1980 one). In that scene at Bob’s Country Bunker (they have both kinds of music!), the band drinks $300 worth of beer. How much would a bottle of beer cost in a trucker b… --- ## ["Trump’s Niece to Publish Book With ‘Harrowing’ Revelations"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-niece-to-publish-book-with-harrowing-revelations/855745)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-niece-to-publish-book-with-harrowing-revelations/855745 "2020-06-16T03:00:38Z")
It’s about a book, so I’ll put it here. Nothing like adding fuel to the fire. \*\*From The New York Times: Trump’s Niece to Publish Book With ‘Harrowing’ Revelations \*\* --- ## [Leftover duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-duck/855612)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-duck/855612 "2020-06-16T00:46:15Z")
I cooked a whole duck last night for supper. Now I have a bit more than half a duck in the fridge, removed from the bones. Any advice on what to do with it? I could just go with “eat it cold for lunch”, which is what I … --- ## [Really lousy albums by really good bands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lousy-albums-by-really-good-bands/855455)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-lousy-albums-by-really-good-bands/855455 "2020-06-15T21:06:42Z")
Almost every great rock band has at least one stinker in their catalog. I’ll start with the Rolling Stones and Black and Blue. Yes, it’s worse than Emotional Rescue and Their Satanic Majesties Request. Hot Stuff was th… --- ## [Saturday morning cartoons: did you hate it when they had ‘and friends’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-cartoons-did-you-hate-it-when-they-had-and-friends/855664)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saturday-morning-cartoons-did-you-hate-it-when-they-had-and-friends/855664 "2020-06-15T20:54:07Z")
Surely you remember those cartoon shows billed with ‘and friends’ Woody Woodpecker and friends Popeye and friends Tom and Jerry and friends. You’d get a Woody Woodpecker cartoon followed by some crappy cartoon and th… --- ## [mad magazine to cease publication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-to-cease-publication/836496)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-to-cease-publication/836496 "2020-06-15T19:44:38Z")
Aftermany decades mad magazine is ceasing publication .are any of you dopers former fans of the magazine as kids?? --- ## [How bad is Styx without Dennis DeYoung?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-styx-without-dennis-deyoung/684783)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-styx-without-dennis-deyoung/684783 "2020-06-15T18:01:59Z")
I always loved how Styx had 3 vocalists during their heyday. However, Dennis DeYoung was always my favorite and he had the lead on many of the hits, Come Sail Away, Don’t Let it End, Castle Walls, among many more. The c… --- ## [Television Memories: The Mike Douglas Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-memories-the-mike-douglas-show/855201 "2020-06-15T17:23:10Z")
When I grew up my favorite daytime program was The Mike Douglas Show. It was an hour of song and dance, comedy, politics…no topic was really off limits and and his guest list rivaled, if not surpassed Carson’s. Almost e… --- ## [Question about Corn Bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-corn-bread/855645)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-corn-bread/855645 "2020-06-15T15:18:36Z")
Going to make cornbread using Bob’s Red Mill medium grind cornmeal and the recipe on the back of the bag. Said recipe calls for the use of an 8x8 baking pan, but I’ve decided that since I have this wonderfully seasoned … --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5/844453)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5/844453 "2020-06-15T14:34:05Z")
The trailer for Season 5 is out so it’s time to create the season thread. The first broadcast episode will be the crossover episode “Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5” on Jan 14, 2020, immediately succeeding Part 4 of t… --- ## [Anybody else watching Das Boot on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-das-boot-on-hulu/838184)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-watching-das-boot-on-hulu/838184 "2020-06-15T12:58:06Z")
Can’t search, of course. It’s in German and French and some English, with subtitles. There are some uncomfortable scenes involving women, but it’s pretty well done. The only actor I actually recognize is Lizzy Caplan. --- ## [Grapeseed Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661 "2020-06-15T12:27:07Z")
A local store is selling grapeseed oil for about six bucks for a 750 mL bottle. That seems to be a fairly good price. Is it? Other than the fact that it has a relatively high smoke point, I don’t know much about it. … --- ## [How long does it take you to recognize that a dish or food item is really, really good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-recognize-that-a-dish-or-food-item-is-really-really-good/855602)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-recognize-that-a-dish-or-food-item-is-really-really-good/855602 "2020-06-15T03:43:06Z")
I’ve noticed in a few tv ads involving food that they will often have an actor taking a first bite, and then almost immediately making that food orgasm face. There must be actors that specialize in this, as I saw the sa… --- ## ['Friends' quote: Ross to Rachel "likely not getting back together, but keeping the chance open"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-quote-ross-to-rachel-likely-not-getting-back-together-but-keeping-the-chance-open/855648)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-quote-ross-to-rachel-likely-not-getting-back-together-but-keeping-the-chance-open/855648 "2020-06-15T02:30:28Z")
Not trying to start a debate of pro’s / con’s for the TV show Friends, I’m more interested if anyone can help me please identify the quote and episode that this came from (I’ve tried Googling it, I’ve tried SDMB-searchin… --- ## [Once promising actors who went off the rails later in their careers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-promising-actors-who-went-off-the-rails-later-in-their-careers/854237)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-promising-actors-who-went-off-the-rails-later-in-their-careers/854237 "2020-06-14T23:58:17Z")
Inspired by the “Great Movies Marred By One Bad Performance” thread in which I mentioned Nicholas Cage. I think Nick Cage is a pretty good example of this, but his acting always had an eccentric quality to it, so when h… --- ## [What to do with too much EVOO?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-too-much-evoo/855581)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-too-much-evoo/855581 "2020-06-14T23:37:11Z")
For reasons I can’t explain, I have a gallon-size bottle of Kirkland extra-virgin olive oil, along with another “normal” bottle of EVOO. That’s … a lot of oil. I use olive oil constantly, but for sautéing and roasting, … --- ## [Carnacki Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnacki-stories/855580)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carnacki-stories/855580 "2020-06-14T22:05:45Z")
Hodgeson wrote a bunch of great purple prose thriller/ghost stories - admitedly a genre one either loves or hates it seems. We just started watching a film - The Judas Ghost, which has The Carnacki Institute as the ghos… --- ## [Bon Bons - Chocolates or Hard Candies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-bons-chocolates-or-hard-candies/855357)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bon-bons-chocolates-or-hard-candies/855357 "2020-06-14T21:08:49Z")
Quick, if someone mentions bon bons, what do you picture? Chocolates or hard candies? I always thought bon bons were fancy chocolates. I only recently saw it on a tin of hard candies. --- ## ["Tonight, Tonight!" Smashing Pumpkins video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-tonight-smashing-pumpkins-video/855647)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-tonight-smashing-pumpkins-video/855647 "2020-06-14T14:51:00Z")
I was watching the “Tonight, Tonight!” video and noticed that the drummer in the video wasn’t Jimmy Chamberlain. He played on the song, per WIKI, and I remember the Rolling Stone article showed all four band members, inc… --- ## [Are you in a college, community, church choir or chorus-- what's your group's plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-a-college-community-church-choir-or-chorus-whats-your-groups-plan/855410)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-in-a-college-community-church-choir-or-chorus-whats-your-groups-plan/855410 "2020-06-14T02:53:06Z")
This is COVID-related, but also music-related, so I’m putting it here. I’ve sung in a college choir for the last 20 years. Got the word today that there will be no music ensembles this fall. No choirs (there are two of … --- ## [Directors Criticisms and Praise About Other Directors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-criticisms-and-praise-about-other-directors/855632)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/directors-criticisms-and-praise-about-other-directors/855632 "2020-06-14T02:25:36Z")
--- ## [Attractiveness in TV/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractiveness-in-tv-movies/855628)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attractiveness-in-tv-movies/855628 "2020-06-14T02:18:17Z")
The same reason I want Sandra Oh in Killing Eve to be physically attractive is the same reason I want Harrison Ford to look good in the first three Indiana Jones movies. That’s one reason why Crystal Skull failed is bec… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=405) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=407)