# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=417 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 418 --- ## [Aspects of the COVID19 pandemic unforeseen in (post)apocalyptic fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-the-covid19-pandemic-unforeseen-in-post-apocalyptic-fiction/853248)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspects-of-the-covid19-pandemic-unforeseen-in-post-apocalyptic-fiction/853248 "2020-05-09T15:11:33Z")
What aspects of the COVID19 pandemic haven’t been foreseen in works of fiction dealing with apocalyptic scenarios like plagues, nuclear war, zombie uprising, etc? For example take gas prices; a shot of an abandoned gas … --- ## [Bette Davis In "The Letter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bette-davis-in-the-letter/497941)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bette-davis-in-the-letter/497941 "2020-05-09T14:55:16Z")
Does anyone like this movie? I mean there must be people, but I found so many of her other movies better. The reason I ask is this. I listen to a lot of old time radio (OTR) and on the show, like “Burns and Allen,” Amos… --- ## [Is anyone here familiar with these metal models?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-familiar-with-these-metal-models/853379)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-familiar-with-these-metal-models/853379 "2020-05-09T14:00:39Z")
Over the past several years, I have collected some models from Metal Earth. I started buying them as they seemed like fun souvenirs from various places I’ve visited. In spite of having them for several years, I only tr… --- ## [Best Performances "Against Type"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-against-type/848938)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-performances-against-type/848938 "2020-05-09T10:52:36Z")
I’m sure I’ll think of one later, but the first one that comes to my mind would be Robert Mitchum in “Ryan’s Daughter” because he was one of the most virile men in Hollywood and plays a cuckold, and does a good, convinci… --- ## [RIP Roy Horn of Sigfried & Roy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451 "2020-05-09T05:48:06Z")
Roy Horn of Sigfriend & Roy has died of COVID-19. He was 75. --- ## [Some Booty Shaking Cuban Music For the Lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-booty-shaking-cuban-music-for-the-lockdown/853452)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-booty-shaking-cuban-music-for-the-lockdown/853452 "2020-05-09T02:24:50Z")
The Buena Vista Social Club live and rocking. For those of us who like Cuban music. --- ## [Rocketeer builds the Jungle Cruiser from Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-the-jungle-cruiser-from-tim-tylers-luck-1937/834366)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketeer-builds-the-jungle-cruiser-from-tim-tylers-luck-1937/834366 "2020-05-09T01:35:11Z")
The other day, putzing around in the Cavern of Doom, I stumbled across an old resin kit of the Juggernaut, a tank-like vehicle used in the 1936 serial Undersea Kingdom. I figured, why not? and decided it’d be my next pr… --- ## [Movie identification thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification-thread/853081)
**Author:** [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-identification-thread/853081 "2020-05-09T01:29:04Z")
I saw a movie on TV during some creature double feature in the early 80s, and it’s sort of stuck with me. It was from the 60s or 70s, with a Hammer Horror/William Castle vibe. The scene I remember was a coven of witche… --- ## [How was this Carrie Underwood song not even released as a single?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-carrie-underwood-song-not-even-released-as-a-single/853449)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-this-carrie-underwood-song-not-even-released-as-a-single/853449 "2020-05-09T01:01:00Z")
I only vaguely knew her name, never really followed her career. But my wife has some of her songs on a country playlist she plays occasionally, and the song “Wheel of the World” really caught my attention. Total earwor… --- ## [What the Hell does "Lido Shuffle" MEAN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-lido-shuffle-mean/455548 "2020-05-08T20:01:42Z")
I am incredibly clueless when it comes to pop music, and particularly inept at making out the lyrics. One of the Wonders of the Internet is that I can finally make out what the actual lyrics are. The problem is, that fre… --- ## [Speaking of Cheddar Powder....what should I do with this real cheese powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cheddar-powder-what-should-i-do-with-this-real-cheese-powder/853423)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-cheddar-powder-what-should-i-do-with-this-real-cheese-powder/853423 "2020-05-08T19:55:27Z")
Hoosier Hill Farms White Cheddar Powder, to sprinkle on popcorn. We have the yellow cheddar powder and mistakenly ordered the white, a huge jug, and it’s ok on popcorn. The yellow seems to be better… But there’s so mu… --- ## [Free online sci-fi novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-sci-fi-novels/853393)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-sci-fi-novels/853393 "2020-05-08T18:26:08Z")
I know it sounds old-fashioned but my family have took up reading together since we were forced to live mainly indoors. My personal choice was English sci-fi books because I wanted to use this opportunity to improve our … --- ## [Song parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies/853068)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-parodies/853068 "2020-05-08T17:31:36Z")
Allan Sherman and Weird Al Yankovic made their livings writing and performing song parodies. But what about some others? There were ones my dad sang, and others from military units. Often, one of these ditties will po… --- ## [Worst Movie Experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-experience/853087)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-experience/853087 "2020-05-08T16:00:02Z")
I was asked today about my worst experience in a movie theater. Off hand, I could only think of two. The SECOND worst was that time back in '81 during the Rocky Horror Picture Show, when during the part where they’re si… --- ## [William Powell - what's the gossip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-powell-whats-the-gossip/389845)
**Author:** [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-powell-whats-the-gossip/389845 "2020-05-08T15:45:37Z")
I was watching My Man Godfrey yesterday and in discussion with a friend in irc, and we were pondering whether he was as nice a guy as his onscreen persona. I thought, who better to ask than the film buffs of the Straight… --- ## [The 'joke - no punchline' thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joke-no-punchline-thread/853289)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joke-no-punchline-thread/853289 "2020-05-08T15:12:44Z")
Antithesis to the punchline thread. In this thread tell the set up but leave 'em hanging. How many hipsters does it take to screw in a lightbulb? I heard an Iraqi guitar tutor is offering to teach guitarists songs in o… --- ## [Clone Wars Season 7 (spoilers as eps are released)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clone-wars-season-7-spoilers-as-eps-are-released/848287)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clone-wars-season-7-spoilers-as-eps-are-released/848287 "2020-05-08T15:06:51Z")
Wanted to give a heads-up that the final season of Clone Wars is dropping sometime today (Feb 21) on Disney+. I’ve been looking forward to this for a looong time! I’ll be watching it sometime this weekend and hopefully … --- ## ["Classic" movies or TV shows with situations or premises basically impossible today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-movies-or-tv-shows-with-situations-or-premises-basically-impossible-today/851922)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-movies-or-tv-shows-with-situations-or-premises-basically-impossible-today/851922 "2020-05-08T13:29:43Z")
About five years ago, when my two oldest kids were young teenagers, I put on a movie I remembered from my own youth at around the same age: National Lampoon’s “Vacation”. To my great surprise, they found it only mildly … --- ## [Natural Non-dairy Cheddar Flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-non-dairy-cheddar-flavor/853351)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natural-non-dairy-cheddar-flavor/853351 "2020-05-08T13:03:26Z")
My wife buys a cheese-flavored snack popcorn called Skinnypop that makes all kinds of health claims like non-GMO, gluten free and certified vegan. It was this last claim that got my attention, as it is my understanding … --- ## [British kebab shops: What brand of White Garlic sauce and Red Chili sauce do they use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-kebab-shops-what-brand-of-white-garlic-sauce-and-red-chili-sauce-do-they-use/853345)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-kebab-shops-what-brand-of-white-garlic-sauce-and-red-chili-sauce-do-they-use/853345 "2020-05-08T12:46:11Z")
One of the things I miss the most about Britain is a late night doner kebab. I can replicate just about all the ingredients save the above two sauces. There are recipes all over the internet for making them, but they j… --- ## [Martha Grimes, Richard Jury series, The Old Success -- yuck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-grimes-richard-jury-series-the-old-success-yuck/853381)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-grimes-richard-jury-series-the-old-success-yuck/853381 "2020-05-08T04:20:39Z")
A brief book review and expression of disappointment. I started reading this series when it was new and followed it religiously for a while. Then the quality started declining so I’ve missed more than a few. I got this … --- ## [Movies with gongs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-gongs/850782)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-gongs/850782 "2020-05-08T03:57:36Z")
For reasons too mundane to go into, I am in need of movie clips of gongs being rung. The Rank Organization had an intro at the beginning of their movies of a strongman striking a large gong. And (likely an homage) ther… --- ## [Unusual song structure for Mr. Big's "To Be With You": Other examples in pop music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-song-structure-for-mr-bigs-to-be-with-you-other-examples-in-pop-music/853371)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-song-structure-for-mr-bigs-to-be-with-you-other-examples-in-pop-music/853371 "2020-05-08T03:19:02Z")
Lots and lots of pop songs have key changes (generally moving up a step or half a step, e.g., C major to C# major). I’m sure we could come up with a huge list of pop or rock songs that do this. Mr. Big’s 1991 hit"To Be… --- ## [Soy Nut help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy-nut-help/853357)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soy-nut-help/853357 "2020-05-08T01:16:18Z")
there used to be a snack product that was formatted very salty soy nut replacement, it was a little rectangle of extruded and baked/fried soy paste. It tended to be a darkish brown - but not the funny twig like ones. An… --- ## [Artist you own the most albums by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049 "2020-05-08T00:19:57Z")
This article ranks all 143(!!) albums Willie Nelson has recorded. Now I know nobody owns all these albums, but what artist do you own the most CDs/LPs/tapes/whatever by? --- ## [Need buttermilk ideas. (Other than biscuits)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-buttermilk-ideas-other-than-biscuits/852872)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-buttermilk-ideas-other-than-biscuits/852872 "2020-05-08T00:11:54Z")
I bought some buttermilk a few days ago with the idea of making biscuits. I’ve since decided against it. What else can I use the buttermilk for using things that I’m likely to have around the house? --- ## [Orson Welles - Mercury Theater - 1938 recordings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-welles-mercury-theater-1938-recordings/853363)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orson-welles-mercury-theater-1938-recordings/853363 "2020-05-07T23:48:20Z")
22 shows, about an hour each. So far I have listened to Dracula and A Tale of Two Cities. Both very good. --- ## [What Is This Song? (Video included)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song-video-included/853339)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song-video-included/853339 "2020-05-07T18:56:14Z")
As the band takes the field. The first few bars are the melody of a tune I’ve heard at Walt Disney World, so either a) a song from a Disney movie, or b) public domain! Any guesses? --- ## [Is beef the only meat that has varying quality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-beef-the-only-meat-that-has-varying-quality/853174)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-beef-the-only-meat-that-has-varying-quality/853174 "2020-05-07T18:32:50Z")
The differences in quality of different grades of beef is well-known. People who eat it enough can easily tell the difference in taste, texture and fat dispersion of a quality cut versus average and low grade cuts. For… --- ## [Is there a Netflix for documentaries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-netflix-for-documentaries/852887)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-netflix-for-documentaries/852887 "2020-05-07T17:23:37Z")
Is there something similar to Netflix for documentaries? I am looking for wildlife, astronomy, science and technology, and crime documentaries. I do not mind paying a subscription fee. I know Discovery, NatGeo and BBC pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=416) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=418)