# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=418 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 419 --- ## [COVID Haikus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-haikus/853101)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-haikus/853101 "2020-05-07T16:20:36Z")
I can’t think of a more creative site to have one. How come we don’t have a thread like this already?? Bring ‘em on, Dopers. Any kind. Here’s mine: Yes I washed my hands Have not found toilet paper Washing hands agai… --- ## [discovered named “oil” painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovered-named-oil-painting/853178)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discovered-named-oil-painting/853178 "2020-05-07T15:08:42Z")
I came into possession of an old family painting by a named artist called Maurice Utrillo. I did some research on the painting and if its real its worth $30,000 minus condition issues. However i discovered that prints of… --- ## [Adventures of the Bread Machine, Vol. 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine-vol-2/853329)
**Author:** [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-of-the-bread-machine-vol-2/853329 "2020-05-07T14:18:12Z")
Using the “dough” setting on my bread macine, I made English muffins yesterday For my first ever batch, they turned out pretty good. I didn’t use ring molds, so they aren’t perfectly round. I shaped the dough and placed… --- ## ["Where'd You Go, Bernadette" movie: what did you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-you-go-bernadette-movie-what-did-you-think/838873)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-you-go-bernadette-movie-what-did-you-think/838873 "2020-05-07T07:06:33Z")
I saw Where’d You Go, Bernadette with Cate Blanchett yesterday, and was very pleased with it. I thought it was much better than the IMDB reviews stated. It was an interesting take on exploring the boundary between crea… --- ## [Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood "Seen it " thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood-seen-it-thread/845988)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood-seen-it-thread/845988 "2020-05-07T07:01:28Z")
I haven’t seen a movie in a theater in ages. So my folks treated me to a movie last night… this is the one we saw… I loved it. What did you think? --- ## [need recipe using chicken broth...other than soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recipe-using-chicken-broth-other-than-soup/853280)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-recipe-using-chicken-broth-other-than-soup/853280 "2020-05-07T01:04:19Z")
We’ve got a container of chicken broth in the fridge and no room left in the freezer to store it. What can chicken broth be used for OTHER THAN soup? --- ## [Occupations in Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupations-in-songs/852901 "2020-05-06T20:45:47Z")
I was listening to a Donald Fagen album and one of the songs is Security Joan. In the song Joan works for airport security. I was thinking of what occupations are held by main characters in songs. For example, Lovely Ri… --- ## [Cora Sue Collins: Last of the pre-Code actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cora-sue-collins-last-of-the-pre-code-actors/853290)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cora-sue-collins-last-of-the-pre-code-actors/853290 "2020-05-06T19:58:17Z")
One of the most femininely beautiful and charming child actresses of the 1930s. I’ve always preferred her to Shirley Temple. And of course Cora Sue has achieved the ultimate revenge over her old rival Temple as she’s sub… --- ## [Suggestions for new musical instruments to self-teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-new-musical-instruments-to-self-teach/853149)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-new-musical-instruments-to-self-teach/853149 "2020-05-06T18:49:35Z")
I’m pondering the idea of using some of my now-free time to teach myself to play a musical instrument, and I’m looking for ideas. It’s been a few years since I’ve played anything, but I read music pretty well, I took ab… --- ## [Binge reading -- you too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-reading-you-too/853179)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-reading-you-too/853179 "2020-05-06T18:09:42Z")
Now that my work has dwindled away to pathetically meager, there’s more time to read for pleasure, and I’ve begun bingeing on long-running series of books, which is providing some unexpected delights. For example, I own… --- ## [Why don't we eat hear more about mushrooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-eat-hear-more-about-mushrooms/852915)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-eat-hear-more-about-mushrooms/852915 "2020-05-06T15:26:16Z")
I read an articleabout the health benefits of mushrooms. Assuming the article is true, I see a lot of upside to increasing the amount of store-bought mushrooms I eat, whether raw or in foods I prepare. I know a lot of p… --- ## [Unusual guitar/bass equipment from well known guitarists/bassists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-guitar-bass-equipment-from-well-known-guitarists-bassists/852971)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-guitar-bass-equipment-from-well-known-guitarists-bassists/852971 "2020-05-06T06:09:45Z")
I will start off with : Brian May of Queen uses a coin as a guitar pick. He thinks plastic picks are too flexible. --- ## [Better Call Saul season 5 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-5-spoilers/848428)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 583\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-5-spoilers/848428 "2020-05-06T00:25:31Z")
So what I am wondering is why is Gene so scared of the police. Can they get him on anything or does he still have attorney client privilege with his dead client Walt? --- ## [Terrible characters from great shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-characters-from-great-shows/852614)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-characters-from-great-shows/852614 "2020-05-05T23:28:36Z")
A follow-up to my “Terrible episodes of great shows” thread. Even great shows can have characters that bring the rest of the show down, whether it’s because of the character’s actions, the character’s actor/actress, or … --- ## [New Star Wars director named](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-director-named/853143)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-director-named/853143 "2020-05-05T22:21:33Z")
His movie JoJo Rabbit was terrible but I guess Disney must have liked it. --- ## [Most blasphemous network TV sitcom/show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blasphemous-network-tv-sitcom-show/852992)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blasphemous-network-tv-sitcom-show/852992 "2020-05-05T22:20:49Z")
I’m currently binging Community, which originally aired on NBC. The show has one openly christian character. While she is treated respectfully, her beliefs are pretty consistently mocked. Other main characters include… --- ## [Terrible episodes of great shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-episodes-of-great-shows/848934)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrible-episodes-of-great-shows/848934 "2020-05-05T21:50:33Z")
Just about every long-running or critically acclaimed show has at least one major stinker in its run. It’s just inevitable when you have so many episodes, some of them are gonna be duds. Sometimes, these episodes can be … --- ## [Passover recipe that's delicious enough for year-round](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passover-recipe-thats-delicious-enough-for-year-round/853230)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passover-recipe-thats-delicious-enough-for-year-round/853230 "2020-05-05T21:42:58Z")
I’ve been meaning to share this with you guys since about, well, Passover, but I was too lazy to type it up until now. The original recipe was for cheese-and-potato blintzes, but my mother tried adapting it for meat mea… --- ## [Which Artists Have Helped You Through The Coronavirus Lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-artists-have-helped-you-through-the-coronavirus-lockdown/853092)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-artists-have-helped-you-through-the-coronavirus-lockdown/853092 "2020-05-05T21:42:29Z")
For me, Ive binged The Sopranos; Watched these two Pet Shop Boys Concerts several times thank you alcohol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ShWSZU2k0&t=4515s Especially With A Face Like That at 9:30 I bought every To… --- ## [Just watched “The Wire”... (spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-wire-spoilers-in-op/852090)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-watched-the-wire-spoilers-in-op/852090 "2020-05-05T19:50:45Z")
…and about to watch it all over again. I now can say that I’m happy that sports have been shut down worldwide, or else I may have never gotten around to watching it. What a brilliant series! It deserves all the “all t… --- ## [In Disney's Little Mermaid, would Ariel have gotten her voice back with the kiss of true love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-disneys-little-mermaid-would-ariel-have-gotten-her-voice-back-with-the-kiss-of-true-love/698432)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-disneys-little-mermaid-would-ariel-have-gotten-her-voice-back-with-the-kiss-of-true-love/698432 "2014-09-23T20:57:22Z")
So we know the story. Ariel makes a deal with Ursula the sea witch: she gets legs, and if she can get Prince Eric to fall in love and kiss her in three days, she can stay on land, but if she doesn’t, she becomes another … --- ## [Parks and Recreation reunion show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-reunion-show/852959)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-reunion-show/852959 "2020-05-05T15:04:59Z")
Did anybody catch the Parks and Recreation retrospective + reunion show? It was good to see the whole gang back together. Well, sort of back together. And nice to hear “5000 Candles In The Wind” again. (My wife called me… --- ## [COVID limericks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-limericks/853165)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-limericks/853165 "2020-05-05T13:33:54Z")
I’ve been inspired by the COVID haiku thread. I’ll start. The virus will give you pneumonia But dies when exposed to ammonia. Don’t drink disinfectant Or you’ll be expectant Of pushing up lots of begonias. --- ## [Old-fashioned Who-Dunnits, and really good Sci-Fi/Fantasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-who-dunnits-and-really-good-sci-fi-fantasy/851555)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fashioned-who-dunnits-and-really-good-sci-fi-fantasy/851555 "2020-05-05T10:33:16Z")
We’re looking for movies to watch as a family. Our favorite movie to watch together is the original Star Wars, aka “A New Hope.” We also like The Wizard of Oz, and the Harry Potter movies, but really sophisticated sci-f… --- ## [Implausible TV Frenemies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/implausible-tv-frenemies/853142)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/implausible-tv-frenemies/853142 "2020-05-05T08:36:31Z")
In the “Terrible characters from great shows” thread, Carla from Cheers came up: While I don’t happen to agree that Carla wasn’t funny, it’s true that she wasn’t very nice. And I wanted to steer the conversation in th… --- ## [Noah's ark, done as furry porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noahs-ark-done-as-furry-porn/853095)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noahs-ark-done-as-furry-porn/853095 "2020-05-05T05:16:05Z")
(link is to SFW Tropes page:) El Arca (Western Animation) - TV Tropes So while Noah and his family were building and piloting the ark, a seething sex and power drama was playing out among the anthrocritters aboard. Part… --- ## [Will the MCU movies age well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-mcu-movies-age-well/852985)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-mcu-movies-age-well/852985 "2020-05-05T03:58:51Z")
I was just watching a YouTube video about superhero movies that haven’t aged well. And it made we wonder if the currently popular movies in the genre will suffer the same fate. Twenty years from now, will people still t… --- ## [James T. Kirk never courtmartialed for losing crew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-t-kirk-never-courtmartialed-for-losing-crew/852840)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-t-kirk-never-courtmartialed-for-losing-crew/852840 "2020-05-05T02:33:51Z")
With this quarantine business, I’ve been re-watching Star Trek’s Original Series, in order, and something stuck out to me; James T. Kirk is going through a lot of crewmembers. How is it this guy was never court martiale… --- ## [Try the CheeseWiz, my homemade cheese-tracking web app](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-the-cheesewiz-my-homemade-cheese-tracking-web-app/850931)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/try-the-cheesewiz-my-homemade-cheese-tracking-web-app/850931 "2020-05-05T01:48:43Z")
www.cheesewiz.app In an ongoing attempt to keep my programming skills current I’ve created a cheese-tracking web app I’ve called the CheeseWiz (or CheeseWizard). It’s intended to be used to keep track of cheeses that y… --- ## [Kindle paperwhite alternative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-paperwhite-alternative/853024)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-paperwhite-alternative/853024 "2020-05-04T23:03:46Z")
I own an android phone and a 7" amazon fire tablet. I used to have a kindle, but stepped on it by accident years ago and never replaced it. But I kind of miss the interface of a kindle over the LCD screen of a tablet o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=419)