# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=419 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 420 --- ## [Dandelion recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-recipes/853094)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-recipes/853094 "2020-05-04T18:29:31Z")
Our yard is currently covered in beautiful yellow blossoms, many of which I’m leaving for the bees. The rest I’m trying out in various recipes. So far I’ve made two batches of jelly and I’m planning on making shortbread … --- ## [Bookbub: The free ones are always crap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookbub-the-free-ones-are-always-crap/853106)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookbub-the-free-ones-are-always-crap/853106 "2020-05-04T17:39:48Z")
Prove me wrong. Anybody had a good experience with a free Bookbub offering? --- ## [That's not what that recipe means!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-what-that-recipe-means/852558)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-what-that-recipe-means/852558 "2020-05-04T16:18:45Z")
A recent thread about the British meaning of the word “pudding” has got me thinking. If I ordered “chocolate pudding”, I’d expect a dark, sticky, hefty, steamed sponge affair which could be repurposed as a cannonball sho… --- ## [Hot take: Chris Claremont’s prose is...not good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-take-chris-claremont-s-prose-is-not-good/853042)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-take-chris-claremont-s-prose-is-not-good/853042 "2020-05-04T16:07:07Z")
I recently bought the graphic novel of the Dark Phoenix Saga, compiling Uncanny X-Men #s 129 to 137. I owned those issues years ago, but sold much of my collection in the 1990s to help finance a backpacking trip through … --- ## [HBO Max comes out May 27.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124 "2020-05-04T15:36:27Z")
A new streaming service called HBO Max will launch on May 27. Here are some of the shows that will be on the service: https://www.hbomax.com/ Are you interested? I think it’ll be a better service than Dis… --- ## [The Magicians - Season 5 - the final season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magicians-season-5-the-final-season/848894)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-magicians-season-5-the-final-season/848894 "2020-05-04T12:23:41Z")
Yes, you read that right. It was not initially announced, but the current season of Magicians is the final one and while sad, the good news is that they knew it was their final season during the writing and production, s… --- ## [Walking Dead came back last night. Did you notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-came-back-last-night-did-you-notice/841461)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-came-back-last-night-did-you-notice/841461 "2020-05-04T11:51:41Z")
It was actually a very solid episode, something I do not say very often. Still, I feel like I’m looking at someone whose mind is gone. They are still alive, but just a shell of the person I used to know and care about. I… --- ## [The search for hot black pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-hot-black-pepper/853035)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-for-hot-black-pepper/853035 "2020-05-03T17:45:26Z")
I am a huge fan of black pepper, but it’s very tough to find any that actually gives real kick. Most of the store-bought kind is utterly weak, so much so that it might as well not even be sensed in your food at all. Anyo… --- ## [Any Music composers in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-music-composers-in-the-house/852830)
**Author:** [@robert77wade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert77wade)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-music-composers-in-the-house/852830 "2020-05-03T10:03:25Z")
Is there any music composer here or recording expert? Just wondering if it is possible to record audio using the sound engine pre-sets from my Yamaha digital piano into Garageband, using an Ipad? If yes how? I know how … --- ## [End of an Empire (4/21/20) - final thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-an-empire-4-21-20-final-thoughts/852588)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-an-empire-4-21-20-final-thoughts/852588 "2020-05-03T05:14:28Z")
The groundbreaking TV drama/bloodfest came to an end earlier this week (I would’ve gotten on it earlier, but I was busy trying out my PS4’s video capture feature…don’t ask). Not an especially memorable or even satisfyin… --- ## [“The Turning” movie ending: SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turning-movie-ending-spoilers/853053)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-turning-movie-ending-spoilers/853053 "2020-05-03T04:33:55Z")
WTF??? In an attempt to get my Friday night back has anyone seen this and can explain the ending? Mackenzie Davis is fleeing the mansion with the two brats, then the next thing she’s I guess her Mom in the funny farm? … --- ## [Do you do any foraging for wild edibles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-any-foraging-for-wild-edibles/852442)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-do-any-foraging-for-wild-edibles/852442 "2020-05-03T03:59:56Z")
This thread got me thinking about it: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894760 I was going to post in that thread but thought it might be a bit of a hijack, so starting my own… Anyway, I’ve been in… --- ## [RIP Sam LLoyd (Scrubs, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sam-lloyd-scrubs-etc/853018)
**Author:** [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sam-lloyd-scrubs-etc/853018 "2020-05-03T02:20:33Z")
I’ll miss him. --- ## [Great Scenes from both bad and good movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scenes-from-both-bad-and-good-movies/852982)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-scenes-from-both-bad-and-good-movies/852982 "2020-05-02T20:47:53Z")
Sometimes a bad movie is worth the effort for a single scene. The fifties film “Strategic Air Command” is a sappy recruiting movie for SAC, but the scene showing B-36 aircraft at altitude is awesome. On the other hand a… --- ## [Face the Music - Saturday Night Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-saturday-night-live/852811)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-saturday-night-live/852811 "2020-05-02T20:46:23Z")
This one’s gonna be a lazy effort for me. Inspired by the recent thread about the SNL Social Distancing episodes, and by random finds on Youtube, I thought I’d post this segment on the SNL music department. I was surpr… --- ## [Cracked smartphone screen=idiot/loser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-smartphone-screen-idiot-loser/853030)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-smartphone-screen-idiot-loser/853030 "2020-05-02T20:41:08Z")
I’ve noticed a common theme, mainly from a couple of SNL skits but also from other places that having a cracked screen on your phone means that, well, you don’t quite have it all together. Is that really a thing in real… --- ## [Free online Nikon photo classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-nikon-photo-classes/853025)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-online-nikon-photo-classes/853025 "2020-05-02T20:39:46Z")
They have 10 classes available. They are free now due to the lockdowns. Nikon Live - Photography Live Streams & Videos | Nikon --- ## [Another Star Trek TOS Question: Changeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-star-trek-tos-question-changeling/852871)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-star-trek-tos-question-changeling/852871 "2020-05-02T18:31:49Z")
So it seems that I’m not the only one waxing nostalgic by watching ST:TOS on Netflix these days. As a avid trekkie in my younger days, who hasn’t seen TOS in 35 years, I’m really struggling. It’s not nearly as good as I … --- ## [How to make biscuits -- need answer fastish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-biscuits-need-answer-fastish/852822)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-biscuits-need-answer-fastish/852822 "2020-05-02T17:43:33Z")
So, we are having stew tonight, and I’d like some bread to go with that. But it’s too late to start yeast bread, and I’m not going grocery shopping these days for something like a loaf of bread. So… I’m thinking biscuits… --- ## [Ernesto's Manifesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernestos-manifesto/852978)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernestos-manifesto/852978 "2020-05-02T13:49:02Z")
Mrs. L.A. stopped watching The Walking Dead after . I’ve been recording them, but can’t watch them. And she’s getting very tired of all of the coronavirus commercials. So she chooses what we watch. The other night, i… --- ## [Double Space After a Period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-space-after-a-period/852708)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-space-after-a-period/852708 "2020-05-02T10:24:17Z")
After the lively ongoing discussion in the recent thread I posted on “Behaviours we still do even though we don’t need to”, I thought this merited its own thread. Microsoft has just weighed in and decided that they will… --- ## [TV series that revolve around the lives of miserable or dysfunctional comedians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-revolve-around-the-lives-of-miserable-or-dysfunctional-comedians/718052)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-revolve-around-the-lives-of-miserable-or-dysfunctional-comedians/718052 "2020-05-02T06:00:47Z")
I enjoy the TV shows Legit, Maron, Curb your Enthusaism and Louie. Louie is my favorite but the other 3 shows are good also. Are there any other shows worth watching that fall along these plot lines? I know there are a… --- ## [Happy International Tuba Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-tuba-day/852986)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-international-tuba-day/852986 "2020-05-01T22:35:31Z")
What are YOUR big plans? Me, I’m gonna practice. Here’s a celebratory video for you. The theme from Seinfeld on Tuba. (Not me.) --- ## [If You Could Invite 5 Actors To Your Party, Who Would They Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-invite-5-actors-to-your-party-who-would-they-be/851687 "2020-05-01T21:25:32Z")
Living or dead… For a discussion. -Marlon Brando -John Cassavetes -Orson Welles -Steve McQueen -Robert Mitchum --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - April 2020 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2020-edition/850780)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2020-edition/850780 "2020-05-01T16:33:45Z")
So here we are… living the dream with little to do but read and binge Netflix? I hope everyone is being safe and as isolated as possible. Out here in the American West, Mother Nature looked around and thought “Oh you’re … --- ## [What standards are used to judge the quality of an organ player?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standards-are-used-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-organ-player/852906)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standards-are-used-to-judge-the-quality-of-an-organ-player/852906 "2020-05-01T15:29:48Z")
(Maybe better in GQ) Since there is no such thing as “touch” per se, on the organ - i.e. the note plays if you depress the key - what makes one organ player better than another? I think there are those players who some… --- ## [Star Trek Discovery - Pandemic Binge Edition. Spoilers to S2E5 ahead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-pandemic-binge-edition-spoilers-to-s2e5-ahead/851270)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-discovery-pandemic-binge-edition-spoilers-to-s2e5-ahead/851270 "2020-05-01T14:19:59Z")
I’m halfway through the second season of STD - whoa, bad abbreviation - and want to note some stupid thoughts. GOOD: The show has outstanding production values. It just LOOKS cool. The old ST universe is well incorpo… --- ## [Behaviours still done though they're no longer needed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviours-still-done-though-theyre-no-longer-needed/852257)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviours-still-done-though-theyre-no-longer-needed/852257 "2020-05-01T11:27:58Z")
As an example of this I point to the recent CS thread on “cooling hot food before you put it in the fridge”. My parents also told me to do that. I commented that I’d been told on a food safety course that it was origina… --- ## [Was there an American equivalent to Eurodance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-american-equivalent-to-eurodance/852808)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-an-american-equivalent-to-eurodance/852808 "2020-05-01T10:19:16Z")
In my memory, the dominant style in pop music during the 1990s in Germany where I was growing up was called Eurodance - it relied heavily on synthesized beats similar to techno and had somewhat rap-style vocals, but soun… --- ## [God Friended Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-friended-me/814438 "2020-05-01T01:30:37Z")
So CBS is going to air a series about an atheist who “friends” God on Facebook and gets all Joan of Arcadia’ed. \*Jesus Christ \*does it look godawful! I’d rather watch a block of New Magnum, New Mcguiver, New Lethal Weapo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=418) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=420)