# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=420 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 421 --- ## [Movies or TV shows in which a real OS or website is shown on the screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-in-which-a-real-os-or-website-is-shown-on-the-screen/852777)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-in-which-a-real-os-or-website-is-shown-on-the-screen/852777 "2020-04-30T20:20:40Z")
I’m just watching “Swimming Pool” (I think it’s a remake of “La Piscine” from 1969 with Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, but I’m not totally sure), and at one time Charlotte Rampling boots up her laptop, and a Windows scr… --- ## [You know their name, but don't realize it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-their-name-but-dont-realize-it/847202 "2020-04-30T20:02:51Z")
Saw a movie recently where someone was called “kiddo” and it reminded me of Kill Bill. In part one, we know Uma Thurman’s character only as “The Bride.” Except in flashbacks, Bill calls her “kiddo”, which turns out to no… --- ## [After Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life/832733)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-life/832733 "2020-04-30T17:22:14Z")
I just finished the Netflix series, After Life starring Ricky Gervais. Is anyone else watching? A great series, I loved it! I want more! I hope there’s another season. I also loved Derek, The Office, and Extras. Oh, … --- ## [What do you dip your McNuggets in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dip-your-mcnuggets-in/778503)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-dip-your-mcnuggets-in/778503 "2020-04-30T15:25:10Z")
Bad grammar and vague double entendre aside, what is your preferred dipping sauce for your Chicken Nuggets or Fingers or tenders etc.? BBQ is my most common choice but my favorite is McDonald’s Sweet & Sour. I love the … --- ## [Stage Glitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-glitter/852864)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stage-glitter/852864 "2020-04-30T14:28:12Z")
So, this morning, Michaela decided that I needed to watch Jesus Christ Superstar Live, the one that was on NBC in 2018 (partly because we heard Andrew Lloyd Webber discussing it with Seth Rudetsky earlier, on Sirius XM, … --- ## [Should I buy a new electric bass? Any recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-electric-bass-any-recommendations/852180)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-new-electric-bass-any-recommendations/852180 "2020-04-30T12:02:07Z")
As I work from home every day now, and crawl more and more inside my own head, I find myself looking to buy something to cheer myself up. I’ve been teaching myself bass, mostly using Rocksmith 2014, plus looking up some… --- ## [Are there more book titles than paintings in the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-book-titles-than-paintings-in-the-world/852800)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-more-book-titles-than-paintings-in-the-world/852800 "2020-04-30T09:28:24Z")
Writing and painting are both human art forms. Both are forms of expressions and convey thoughts, messages and meanings. I guess painting figurines or animals shapes on cave walls began before writing of alphabets, words… --- ## [ID this 80s SF Comedy Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-80s-sf-comedy-scene/852883)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-80s-sf-comedy-scene/852883 "2020-04-30T08:43:28Z")
I just watched the printer at my office dump some copies directly into a recycling bin, apparently not by design. It made me think of one of those movies from the 80s (Back to the Future, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Real Ge… --- ## [What to do with a giant pile of garlic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-giant-pile-of-garlic/852700)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-giant-pile-of-garlic/852700 "2020-04-30T06:41:02Z")
The perils of socially distant online grocery orders: sometimes it’s not totally clear what the units of your selections are. Garlic was $0.01 each, so I figured hey, we go through a lot of garlic, and the homegrown stuf… --- ## [Should I read Don Quixote? (Spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-don-quixote-spoilers-ok/852795)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-don-quixote-spoilers-ok/852795 "2020-04-30T05:52:39Z")
I’ve got plenty of time on my hands, do I give it another shot? I’ve got the Penguin Classics edition translation by John Rutherford. It’s over 1000 pages so it’s got to be unabridged. I’ve read excerpts in Spanish class… --- ## [Rolling Stones score first #1 hit in years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-score-first-1-hit-in-years/852543)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-score-first-1-hit-in-years/852543 "2020-04-30T04:42:07Z")
All I can say is well done, sirs. The thought that four 70+ year-olds could issue a rock song that shoots to the top of the charts in a music era where with notable exceptions new music ifrom true rock bands is not acc… --- ## ["Hey, jadrool!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jadrool/247500)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jadrool/247500 "2020-04-30T01:09:49Z")
In the song \*Mambo Italiano, \*there’s a phrase “Hey, jadrool!” What exactly does “jadrool” mean? --- ## [Predator (1987): a masterpiece of testosterone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253 "2020-04-30T00:47:09Z")
Predator is the most bad-assed manliness that has ever been captured on film. Every single word of dialogue in the film is a quotable one liner. I pull it out once every few months because watching it increases the size … --- ## [Least favorite Simpson character..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-simpson-character/852181)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-simpson-character/852181 "2020-04-30T00:13:02Z")
I really like the first 9 seasons of Simpsons, but … I really dont find Ralph Wiggum funny at all. Hes just a bypass for me.(i wonder why they invented him) Otto Does nothing again - hes just a weirdo. The redneck Cle… --- ## ["At the work bin" -- was this a common idiom? What's it's origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-work-bin-was-this-a-common-idiom-whats-its-origin/852609)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-work-bin-was-this-a-common-idiom-whats-its-origin/852609 "2020-04-29T23:13:32Z")
I was watching the 2017 documentary “My Generation” featuring Michael Caine, assisted by several other '60s-era celebrities, like Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull, Twiggy, Donovan, etc. It’s actually really nicely d… --- ## [Terry Pratchett’s “Nation”, I think it would make a fantastic movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-s-nation-i-think-it-would-make-a-fantastic-movie/852834)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-s-nation-i-think-it-would-make-a-fantastic-movie/852834 "2020-04-29T22:03:41Z")
Warning, may contain mild spoilers for Nation I am a big Terry Pratchett fan, I have read most of his books. And I recently was thinking about the fact that with the exception of Good Omen’s, the film versions of his b… --- ## [Ikea releases its meatball recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ikea-releases-its-meatball-recipe/852701 "2020-04-29T18:51:15Z")
Some substitutions may be necessary (unsweetened rusk flour? Breadcrumbs will probably do) but in any case, here it is. I’ll probably make them tomorrow, and use half-and-half because that’s what I happen to have avail… --- ## ["Outer Banks" Season One on Netflix SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-banks-season-one-on-netflix-spoilers/852592)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outer-banks-season-one-on-netflix-spoilers/852592 "2020-04-29T16:19:37Z")
Just finished Season One. This is Goonies meets 90210 and maybe the best combination of stupidity and fun in a series that I can remember in a long time. The acting is fun, the villains are great if not stock and the fi… --- ## [The most annoying toys possible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406 "2020-04-29T08:09:19Z")
Last holiday season several children which I live with received voice disguising toys from a family friend. I am now looking for revenge. The friend is a heavy metal musician so most toy instruments would not be capabl… --- ## [In a sign of the times, Denny's Resturant is now selling groceries including toilet paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-sign-of-the-times-dennys-resturant-is-now-selling-groceries-including-toilet-paper/852417)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-a-sign-of-the-times-dennys-resturant-is-now-selling-groceries-including-toilet-paper/852417 "2020-04-29T07:04:03Z")
Shrewd move calling it “groceries” but pretty obvious they’re trying to just offload food about to expire. https://www.dennys.com/food/dod-grocery-items/ --- ## [World on Fire - BBC-1 series on PBS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-on-fire-bbc-1-series-on-pbs/851429)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-on-fire-bbc-1-series-on-pbs/851429 "2020-04-29T07:02:09Z")
Anyone watching this on Masterpiece? Another WWII drama, but with some interesting viewpoints, especially on the Polish side of things. Well acted, with people speaking their native languages. The only jarring not for me… --- ## [Little House Books Coronapocalypse read-along, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-books-coronapocalypse-read-along-anyone/852782)
**Author:** [@\_ke3bunnies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ke3bunnies)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-books-coronapocalypse-read-along-anyone/852782 "2020-04-29T01:57:12Z")
This is my first post on these boards, but I only happened upon said boards because I started re-reading the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (or Rose Wilder Lane, if that’s your take on it) and found some fun … --- ## [Need Answer Fast - braising time for extra-large, bone-in pork shoulder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-braising-time-for-extra-large-bone-in-pork-shoulder/852679)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-braising-time-for-extra-large-bone-in-pork-shoulder/852679 "2020-04-28T22:23:49Z")
My first ever, non-ironic “Need Answer Fast” post! I ordered a pork shoulder roast in my grocery delivery today, planning for a 4 hour prep/cooking time to braise it for dinner tonight. What was delivered is an EIGHT p… --- ## [Quarrantine cooking question(s?):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarrantine-cooking-question-s/852589)
**Author:** [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarrantine-cooking-question-s/852589 "2020-04-28T22:21:02Z")
My internet-fu is weak. Apparently, I don’t know how to ask Doctor Internet the correct questions, so I need help from the Dope: what can I do with two cans of salmon, besides make salmon patties and/or salmon salad? --- ## [Pratchett to get "absolutely faithful" TV adaptations.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pratchett-to-get-absolutely-faithful-tv-adaptations/852752)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pratchett-to-get-absolutely-faithful-tv-adaptations/852752 "2020-04-28T18:39:48Z")
From The Guardian. They slam the “Nightwatch” production in the process: Early photos of BBC America’s forthcoming series The Watch, based on Pratchett’s novels about the City Watch police recently prompted concern amo… --- ## [The Offspring's cover of Here Kitty Kitty from The Tiger King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-offsprings-cover-of-here-kitty-kitty-from-the-tiger-king/852741)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-offsprings-cover-of-here-kitty-kitty-from-the-tiger-king/852741 "2020-04-28T16:03:16Z")
Good version --- ## [Making your own wine (okay, mine is prison wine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-your-own-wine-okay-mine-is-prison-wine/852536)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-your-own-wine-okay-mine-is-prison-wine/852536 "2020-04-28T14:51:01Z")
Any advice on taking the next step? I’ve noticed that each time I make grape juice (aka prison) wine, the first night or two, the wine is like “Cisco” with bubbles. But after a night or two, it somehow turns into a smoo… --- ## [Greatest movie music of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-music-of-all-time/851531)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-movie-music-of-all-time/851531 "2020-04-28T14:25:17Z")
Of course it’s “Ecstasy of Gold”, by Ennio Morricone, from “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. Every instrument in the orchestra used, in a wonderful interweaving. A work of genius. Followed closely by “Takeoff”, the t… --- ## [Sophia Loren Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sophia-loren-q/852545)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sophia-loren-q/852545 "2020-04-28T12:31:53Z")
I was on one of those clickbait sites with old photos of famous celebrities and one of them was of Sophia Loren. The commentary–which struck me as kind of gratuitous, since they didn’t say it about any of the others–ment… --- ## [Lindsey Buckingham makes Paul Simon's jaw drop on SNL "What Up With That"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-buckingham-makes-paul-simons-jaw-drop-on-snl-what-up-with-that/852645)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-buckingham-makes-paul-simons-jaw-drop-on-snl-what-up-with-that/852645 "2020-04-28T07:40:02Z")
You might be familiar with the recurring “Saturday Night Live” sketch “What Up With That?” in which Kenan Thompson plays the host of a talk show who gets so into signing his theme song that none of his superstar guests g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=419) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=421)