# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=42 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 43 --- ## [Jazz Fans: Help me find a very specific recording of "When the Saints Go Marching In"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-fans-help-me-find-a-very-specific-recording-of-when-the-saints-go-marching-in/1026355)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-fans-help-me-find-a-very-specific-recording-of-when-the-saints-go-marching-in/1026355 "2026-01-05T12:18:41Z")
I know this is a long shot, since every jazz band that has ever performed has done this song; it’s the Chopsticks of Jazz, if you will. Anyway, here’s what I can tell you: It’s fully instrumental, no vocals. It’s very … --- ## [Why couldn't the nuns go to Maria's wedding? (Sound of Music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-the-nuns-go-to-marias-wedding-sound-of-music/1025946)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-couldnt-the-nuns-go-to-marias-wedding-sound-of-music/1025946 "2026-01-05T05:26:37Z")
Watching The Sound of Music for the umpteenth time triggered this questions (which is not about the movie, per se: ) Maria walks to the cathedral with all her nun friends, into an alcove behind a fence She then goes t… --- ## [Food storage/use question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-use-question/1026311)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-storage-use-question/1026311 "2026-01-04T21:49:20Z")
Advice, please. I’ve been clearing out and rearranging kitchen cabinets and have items, canned, two or three years past their “best by”, “use by” date: baked beans and soup. I have Irish steel-cut oats, unopened can. I h… --- ## [Which fictional technologies do you wish existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-technologies-do-you-wish-existed/1026276)
**Author:** [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fictional-technologies-do-you-wish-existed/1026276 "2026-01-04T20:57:00Z")
Sometimes I read comic books or watch sci-fi and think “what if that technology existed?” Holodecks,repliclators, flying cars, faster than light-travel, clean free/cheap energy, fountain-of-youth drugs (sadly, fountains… --- ## [Another obscure song search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-obscure-song-search/1026210)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-obscure-song-search/1026210 "2026-01-04T17:00:24Z")
I hear a clip of what must be an older techno type song played occasionally at sporting events and don’t know how to find it. It’s almost like a soccer type chant but starts with what sounds like either a chorus humming… --- ## [ID help for a science fiction comic with praying mantis aliens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-help-for-a-science-fiction-comic-with-praying-mantis-aliens/1026314)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-help-for-a-science-fiction-comic-with-praying-mantis-aliens/1026314 "2026-01-04T14:21:28Z")
I’m hoping to identify a short comic from one of the 1950s science fiction anthology comics. I read it a few years ago: Aliens that look like praying mantises wearing bubble helmets arrive on Earth. Soon after they walk… --- ## [Foreign films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-films/1026285)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-films/1026285 "2026-01-03T21:38:44Z")
I watch TCM almost exclusively (since my PBS is gonna be crudded up, it will be more). I don’t stream movies. It’s not really possible here. I do DVR a bunch on lesser channels to skip commercials when playing back. A… --- ## [Tell me about combi steamers (air fryers/convection ovens with built-in steamers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-combi-steamers-air-fryers-convection-ovens-with-built-in-steamers/1026214)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-combi-steamers-air-fryers-convection-ovens-with-built-in-steamers/1026214 "2026-01-03T18:15:52Z")
So I recently discovered that there is a class of kitchen gadget that combines an air fryer with a steamer, called a “combi steamer” or similar. I got one a few months ago, a Ninja Combi: … --- ## [Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frieren-beyond-journeys-end/995097)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frieren-beyond-journeys-end/995097 "2026-01-03T16:09:23Z")
A fairly new anime with a very solid dub. I’m watching it on Crunchy Roll. Special $2 a month for 2 months deal right now.. First episode real caught me despite or because of Pixar level emotional intro. Basically, a… --- ## [Campbell's exec: our soup is shit for poor people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-exec-our-soup-is-shit-for-poor-people/1025131 "2026-01-02T18:16:50Z")
I always appreciate truth in advertising. Other bigwigs at Campbell’s might not agree. As part of a wrongful termination suit, a former employee has produced recordings of his boss, a VP of information technology, shari… --- ## [Your Top Ten Books of 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2025/1026177)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-ten-books-of-2025/1026177 "2026-01-02T17:06:35Z")
Last year’s thread: Best books of 2024 Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in 2025. And please tell us, in a sentence or two, why you liked 'em. --- ## [Custard the Dragon, and the Missing Stanza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custard-the-dragon-and-the-missing-stanza/1014429)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custard-the-dragon-and-the-missing-stanza/1014429 "2026-01-02T16:57:39Z")
I’m teaching a poetry unit to my fourth graders, and as part of the unit, I give them a selection of 20 poems to choose from (or they can bring in their own) to learn, interpret, and perform before the class. It’s a fun … --- ## [Wireless meat thermometers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-meat-thermometers/1026211)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-meat-thermometers/1026211 "2026-01-02T00:06:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from Can this overcooked roast be saved?: --- ## [January 1, 2026 is Public Domain day for 1930](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-1-2026-is-public-domain-day-for-1930/1026101)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-1-2026-is-public-domain-day-for-1930/1026101 "2026-01-01T22:42:16Z")
Last year I started a thread: January 1, 2025 is Public Domain day for 1929. Time to update. Copyright law today puts anything that is over 95 years old into public domain. For ease of handling, all of 1929 1930 goes in… --- ## [Time travel books that don't work out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-dont-work-out/1026063)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-books-that-dont-work-out/1026063 "2026-01-01T22:21:41Z")
A while back there was a meme going around of time travelers going back and killing Hitler. Others would have to go back to reset the timeline because things got much worse. Are there other stories or novels that touch o… --- ## [NOT in praise of The Twilight Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-praise-of-the-twilight-zone/1025021)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-praise-of-the-twilight-zone/1025021 "2026-01-01T20:32:32Z")
Which Twilight Zone episode least impressed you? This includes all versions of the show, but not the movie. For me, it would have to be the highly acclaimed episode “Time Enough At Last”. Meet Henry Bemis-A man too st… --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #37– December, 2025 – “On the Road” - poll added](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-37-december-2025-on-the-road-poll-added/1025331)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-37-december-2025-on-the-road-poll-added/1025331 "2026-01-01T18:01:37Z")
This is the monthly thread for December, 2025. The topic this month is “On the Road” chosen by @Turek. IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you not use Imgur to host your photos, as some members may not be able to see your… --- ## [Charlie Daniels and the use of a possibly racist epithet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-daniels-and-the-use-of-a-possibly-racist-epithet/855861)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-daniels-and-the-use-of-a-possibly-racist-epithet/855861 "2026-01-01T17:18:23Z")
Sorry for being so coy with the thread title but I didn’t want to put the actual phrase in there. In the song “Trudy” from the 1974 Charlie Daniels Band album “Fire on the Mountain”, the narrator gets in a fight over a … --- ## [Best #1 Single of the Year: 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-2025/1026167)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-2025/1026167 "2026-01-01T15:34:59Z")
It’s that time again! (One day I really do need to re-run this whole series from scratch to make up for the fact that the old polls didn’t survive the migration to Discourse.) In contrast to several recent years, there … --- ## [Brigitte Bardot, 1934-2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brigitte-bardot-1934-2025/1026116)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brigitte-bardot-1934-2025/1026116 "2026-01-01T04:02:13Z")
There are a lot of guys my age on the board who will have, I guess, somewhat confused memories of Brigitte. Not quite old enough to understand at the time. And then she was gone, and busy looking after animals. So I am… --- ## [Khadaji’s Whatcha Reading Thread - December 2025 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadaji-s-whatcha-reading-thread-december-2025-edition/1025247 "2026-01-01T00:12:36Z")
Sitting here listening to fireworks as my city celebrates the beginning of the Christmas season, and wondering just where did this year go?! Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were complaining about the heat? Well two week… --- ## [Agatha Christie: “Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-captain-arthur-hastings-obe/1026180)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-captain-arthur-hastings-obe/1026180 "2025-12-31T20:49:00Z")
That’s how Hastings describes himself in the foreword to The ABC Murders. Does Christie ever explain how Hastings got his OBE? Or is it just assumed it was something to do with his service in WWI? --- ## [Can this overcooked roast be saved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-overcooked-roast-be-saved/1026077)
**Author:** [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-overcooked-roast-be-saved/1026077 "2025-12-31T17:53:55Z")
Despite every effort, my roast beef came out overdone, only faintly pink in the center. It’s edible, not great. Anything I can do to make it more palatable, other than hot roast beef sandwiches with gravy? Of course t… --- ## [In need of help naming a character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135)
**Author:** [@APackof19menthols](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APackof19menthols)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-need-of-help-naming-a-character/1026135 "2025-12-31T15:58:12Z")
Currently writing a novel struggling to come up with a name for a MC. here’s some details that might help any suggestions. -This character is a woman, born and raised in the United States, in the area of the southern gr… --- ## [The best movies of 2025. And a few of the worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2025-and-a-few-of-the-worst/1026185)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-movies-of-2025-and-a-few-of-the-worst/1026185 "2025-12-31T14:52:08Z")
I saw 104 movies with a 2025 release date. I have yet to see a few movies, of course. This is obviously based on what I have had a chance to actually see. Please make your own recommendations or share the worst movies o… --- ## [Cheese experts: how bad is the parmesan/romano substitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-experts-how-bad-is-the-parmesan-romano-substitution/1025975 "2025-12-31T05:52:08Z")
To be clear, I would never use pre-grated cheese. That’s disgusting. I also am mindful of the (alleged, which I am happy to believe) superiority of “true” cheese from the correct point of origin. So parmesan must be Par… --- ## [The Diplomat - what a hoot! {Spoilers Allowed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-diplomat-what-a-hoot-spoilers-allowed/983189 "2025-12-31T03:08:15Z")
Anyone else watching? Not sure what the policy is on spoilers. Keri Russell is great - as is the rest of the cast. “A MONTH?!” :smiley: --- ## [Is Jason Isbell a pretentious jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jason-isbell-a-pretentious-jerk/1026164)
**Author:** [@CettoMekko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CettoMekko)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jason-isbell-a-pretentious-jerk/1026164 "2025-12-30T23:13:17Z")
I noted in a FB discussion that Jason Isbell was said to be a pretentious and self-righteous jerk. I suspect that those commenters based their remarks on their disagreement with his politics. What have you heard from cre… --- ## [Happy Holidays from Weyoun and Shran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-holidays-from-weyoun-and-shran/1025984 "2025-12-30T20:56:32Z")
--- ## [Random thought about Superman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thought-about-superman/1026151)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thought-about-superman/1026151 "2025-12-30T18:17:38Z")
What happens to Superman’s powers if he goes to a binary star system composed of a sun-like yellow star and a red dwarf? Does he lose them or not? There’s a very old thread about Superman’s powers which this question is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=43)