# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=413 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 414 --- ## [The Masked Singer Season 3 (Spoilers for aired episodes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-season-3-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/847453)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-masked-singer-season-3-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/847453 "2020-05-23T23:07:51Z")
Episode 1’s six performers: \[ol\] \[li\]Turtle\[/li\]\[li\]Llama\[/li\]\[li\]White Tiger\[/li\]\[li\]Kangaroo\[/li\]\[li\]Miss Monster\[/li\]\[li\]Robot\[/li\]\[/ol\] I think maybe Turtle is a former boy-band member, perhaps Jordan Knight. Any… --- ## [Quick, no- or low-prep snacks or meals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-no-or-low-prep-snacks-or-meals/854353)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-no-or-low-prep-snacks-or-meals/854353 "2020-05-23T22:06:22Z")
Shift worker, so breaks are a hasty affair. The less time prepping, the more time I have to pee, eat, or take my weight off my feet. There’s a microwave, tiny shared fridge, and running water. Lay your suggestions on m… --- ## [Odd cheese phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-cheese-phenomenon/854253)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-cheese-phenomenon/854253 "2020-05-23T17:47:40Z")
In Trader Joes the other day I found a “Tapas \[something\]” that was a sampler of three Spanish cheeses. The price per ounce was kind of high but, knowing next to nothing about Spanish cheeses, I figured it was getting a… --- ## [books on prejudice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-prejudice/853693)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-on-prejudice/853693 "2020-05-23T01:55:34Z")
my 15 year old has to read 3 books with the main theme of prejudice for school. any contemporary recommendations ? she’s a big fan of crime and fantasy, and reads well. thanks in advance --- ## [Hairspray in Japan-so many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-in-japan-so-many-questions/854279)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairspray-in-japan-so-many-questions/854279 "2020-05-23T00:35:54Z")
So while wasting time on the rabbit hole known as youtube, I came across this. Now a great song is a great song but I have a few questions: Will the segregation theme really play in Japan? Kudos for having a “black” M… --- ## [Adventures of the Bread Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine/851804)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine/851804 "2020-05-22T23:35:24Z")
I finally purchased a bread machine. It’s a Zojirushi Virtuoso, and manomanoman, this does everything but crochet sweaters! So far, I’ve baked four loaves. First loaf was the Gluten-Free flour (Premium Gold gluten-free… --- ## [Thank you for listening to Spotify ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-listening-to-spotify-ad/854227)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-listening-to-spotify-ad/854227 "2020-05-22T19:37:09Z")
I sometimes listen to music on Spotify. There is a “thank you for listening to Spotify” ad there, which I have found weird since the first time I heard it. The feminine voice expressing the organization’s gratitude for t… --- ## [Any media player that lets you flip a video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-media-player-that-lets-you-flip-a-video/854303)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-media-player-that-lets-you-flip-a-video/854303 "2020-05-22T19:18:08Z")
If you want to do a mirror image of a video, what video player will let you do that? --- ## [How To Make a Movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-movie/854302)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-movie/854302 "2020-05-22T17:43:11Z")
Seems accurate (and humorous) Right after this, is a great interview with legendary screenwriter Robert Towne (around the 33 min mark) --- ## [I would like to learn how to frame art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-learn-how-to-frame-art/854280)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-learn-how-to-frame-art/854280 "2020-05-22T17:33:48Z")
Mods, if this is better in IMHO or MPSIMS, please move it. I have several prints I would like matted and framed, but would like to do it myself. I assume I’ll save some money once I have the right tools, and become dece… --- ## [What would films look like if they were released in the same unfinished state as many video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-films-look-like-if-they-were-released-in-the-same-unfinished-state-as-many-video-games/854298)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-films-look-like-if-they-were-released-in-the-same-unfinished-state-as-many-video-games/854298 "2020-05-22T16:47:42Z")
Title pretty much says it all, inspired by the ‘unfinished movie’ thread. Let’s say that movies have to be rushed and are released based on an unrealistic deadline. Games come out buggy, with features still in the works… --- ## [Help ID a "song"... probably a long shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-song-probably-a-long-shot/777507)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-a-song-probably-a-long-shot/777507 "2020-05-22T16:24:27Z")
When we were kids (I’ll guess around 1969?) we used to go to the local theater to watch movies. Before the movie started the theater would play music. I don’t know if it was real music or something owned by the chain. An… --- ## [Who is your favorite Harry Potter character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-harry-potter-character/720346)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-harry-potter-character/720346 "2020-05-22T15:45:42Z")
I have a huge soft spot for Neville Longbottom. He spends much of the books being a source of pity and incompetence. During the last three books he finally comes into his own, shaking off his shyness and fear to serve as… --- ## [Tattoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos/854062)
**Author:** [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoos/854062 "2020-05-22T14:33:26Z")
Hey there, I’ve got a question that’s been on my mind a lot over the last few years. Not sure if it’s a “general question” or more up for discussion, so posting here (Mods please move to the right place if this isn’t it… --- ## [Any Howard Stern fans around (Radio show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-howard-stern-fans-around-radio-show/100597)
**Author:** [@Fluffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-howard-stern-fans-around-radio-show/100597 "2020-05-22T11:28:41Z")
I love his radio show. Not nearly as big a fan as his show on the E channel! I think he’s extremely talented when he’s not interviewing strippers and lesbians (not that there’s anything wrong with that- it’s just not my… --- ## [What's good on Hoopla \[free library service\] and more bonus borrows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-on-hoopla-free-library-service-and-more-bonus-borrows/854232)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-good-on-hoopla-free-library-service-and-more-bonus-borrows/854232 "2020-05-22T08:33:13Z")
A while ago, I posted a thread on library services. In that thread, I learned about services like Hoopla and Kanopy that had TV series and movies to borrow for free with a library card. Hoopla also has ebooks, audioboo… --- ## [How does Britain's Got Talent isolate an audience member talking/reacting to an act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-britains-got-talent-isolate-an-audience-member-talking-reacting-to-an-act/853619)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-britains-got-talent-isolate-an-audience-member-talking-reacting-to-an-act/853619 "2020-05-22T03:05:22Z")
At 11:51 in this video an audience member is talking to his friend or partner and his voice is heard over the noise of the large theater. I can’t remember if this also happens on America’s Got Talent. How is this done… --- ## [Cases where the parody are more well known than the Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-parody-are-more-well-known-than-the-original/746465)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cases-where-the-parody-are-more-well-known-than-the-original/746465 "2020-05-22T02:55:33Z")
I was just thinking the other day about Pogo and the phrase “We have met the enemy and he is us”. This is of course a parody of Oliver Hazard Perry’s message, “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” But these days, … --- ## [Sweet Tomatoes restaurants are no more. I mourn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tomatoes-restaurants-are-no-more-i-mourn/853365)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tomatoes-restaurants-are-no-more-i-mourn/853365 "2020-05-21T19:04:23Z")
The California chain of restaurants named Souplantation, or Sweet Tomatoes if you’re not in California, has announced they’re going under. They were marginal, apparently, and then this pesky Coronavirus went and iced the… --- ## [Give me your poolside drink recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-poolside-drink-recipes/853931)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-your-poolside-drink-recipes/853931 "2020-05-21T18:57:28Z")
Hopefully this will be fun for everyone. I’m going to be vacationing soon where there is a pool on the roof of the hotel. It’s likely there will be limited service as nobody has fully gone back operating at 100%. So rat… --- ## ["How did anyone think that was a good idea?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-anyone-think-that-was-a-good-idea/849380)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-anyone-think-that-was-a-good-idea/849380 "2020-05-21T15:31:26Z")
TV shows and movies are made by a large number of people collaborating, so there are usually some checks and balances on really bad ideas percolating to the big or little screen. What are some of the things done in TV an… --- ## [Is the "Get Fuzzy" strip still mostly reruns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-get-fuzzy-strip-still-mostly-reruns/854230)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-get-fuzzy-strip-still-mostly-reruns/854230 "2020-05-21T13:53:46Z")
I used to love that comic strip until far too many of them were reruns, except for maybe the Sunday strip. Has it gotten better, worse, or is it pretty much the same now? --- ## [Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 504\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-spoilers/845059 "2020-05-20T23:51:37Z")
Surprised to see there wasn’t a spoiler thread for SW TROS already. I’m not a hardcore fan of the series but I’ve seen every episode and was lucky to see the premiere the other night. Here are my thoughts and comments. … --- ## ["Eddie Haskell" RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-haskell-rip/854063)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eddie-haskell-rip/854063 "2020-05-20T20:14:53Z")
Ken Osmond, dead at 76. Sad news. He sure did his part to make LITB the great show it was. --- ## [Anybody watched "Devs" on Hulu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-devs-on-hulu/852750)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watched-devs-on-hulu/852750 "2020-05-20T18:32:58Z")
Just checking. I don’t want to go on a spiel if nobody has, but I do recommend giving it a watch. --- ## [Shows that do a good job of making fun of liberals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-do-a-good-job-of-making-fun-of-liberals/853814)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-do-a-good-job-of-making-fun-of-liberals/853814 "2020-05-20T18:27:55Z")
I love a good laugh, even if it’s at my own expense. My submissions would be: American Dad (Stan being tortured by being forced to listen to NPR was fucking hilarious) Last Man Standing (Lots of good one liners from T… --- ## [So I watched the first 15 minutes of The Rise of Skywalker....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-watched-the-first-15-minutes-of-the-rise-of-skywalker/853994)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-watched-the-first-15-minutes-of-the-rise-of-skywalker/853994 "2020-05-20T15:46:43Z")
…and I’ve come to the groundbreaking, never before seen hot take of: People take Star Wars too seriously. I know i know…thats terribly original. But I don’t mean just the fans, I mean EVERYONE. Directors, writers…ever… --- ## ["Every Breath You Take" in minor key](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-breath-you-take-in-minor-key/854092)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-breath-you-take-in-minor-key/854092 "2020-05-20T15:23:36Z")
“Every Breath You Take” by the Police is one of those deceptive songs that has a meaning that’s different than what a superficial listening would lead you to believe. It sounds like a typical love song but when you pay a… --- ## [Your favorite Sherlock Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sherlock-holmes/853681)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sherlock-holmes/853681 "2020-05-20T12:35:06Z")
Your pick for the best actor to portray Holmes in any performance medium to include radio, television, film or stage adaption. Out of personal prejudice and to keep things from getting too unwieldy, I left out animated … --- ## [All time WORST movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-worst-movie/180028)
**Author:** [@Devron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Devron)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-worst-movie/180028 "2020-05-20T03:34:48Z")
So, we all know what our favorite movies are, how about your least favorite? a few: The In-Laws Idle Hands Center Stage A Mighty Wind-sure it was ok, but not as good as Best in Show and that made me sad anymore?..c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=412) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=414)