# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=421 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 422 --- ## [Crabcakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crabcakes/852456)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crabcakes/852456 "2020-04-27T22:18:36Z")
Hi Folks. I’ve got some tinned crab knocking about, and I’m thinking cakey thoughts. You may scorn the use of tinned stuff, but, well, desperate times call for desperate measures. I’ll definitely be able to improvise … --- ## [Unusual references in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-references-in-songs/852593)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-references-in-songs/852593 "2020-04-27T20:57:49Z")
It occurred to me earlier that in the song “Birdhouse In Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants, they make a reference that I was unfamiliar with : The Longines Symphonette. And, of course, in “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin, t… --- ## [Was Leonard/aka "Private Pyle" in Full Metal Jacket "special"? Or was there something else going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonard-aka-private-pyle-in-full-metal-jacket-special-or-was-there-something-else-going-on/852409)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-leonard-aka-private-pyle-in-full-metal-jacket-special-or-was-there-something-else-going-on/852409 "2020-04-27T20:39:39Z")
Was wondering this about one of the greatest characters (the genius actor Vincent D’Onofrio) in movies for decades. It got so bad for Leonard that Sgt. Hartman (played by R. Lee Ermey, on that same list of greatest movie… --- ## [Anyone seen the Midnight Gospel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-midnight-gospel/852569)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-seen-the-midnight-gospel/852569 "2020-04-27T19:51:21Z")
It was co created by the guy who made Adventure Time and since I loved that show so much I thought I’d give it a watch and was immediately disappointed. The only similarity was the art style behind it but other than that… --- ## [How To Get Away With Murder - Legal Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-away-with-murder-legal-question/852460)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-away-with-murder-legal-question/852460 "2020-04-27T19:35:08Z")
I am putting this in Cafe Society rather than General Questions, because although I’m asking what might be a factual question, it’s possible that the answer simply is, “Don’t believe what you see on TV.” I am asking this… --- ## [Help me find a line: "I. Know. You're. Faking it!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-line-i-know-youre-faking-it/852611)
**Author:** [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-line-i-know-youre-faking-it/852611 "2020-04-27T00:33:01Z")
So yeah. This line of dialogue has been plowing through my head, and I can’t for the life of me remember where it’s from. I vaguely remember someone half-yelling it at someone who they think isn’t dead, but maybe is? “I… --- ## [New season of Bosch will be up 4/13! \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-bosch-will-be-up-4-13-edited-title/809067)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-bosch-will-be-up-4-13-edited-title/809067 "2020-04-27T00:11:45Z")
Very exciting that this excellent cop-noir show is back on Amazon. --- ## [Cider. Explain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cider-explain/852571)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cider-explain/852571 "2020-04-26T23:03:22Z")
In the UK, there’s no such term as “hard” cider, for the same reason as there’s no such thing as hard beer or hard wine: cider is an alcoholic drink. It’s not just the UK - I’ve visited quite a few Normandy cider farms a… --- ## [NPR and the quarantine. The thing that's bugging the crap out of me. Irrationally, perhaps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-and-the-quarantine-the-thing-thats-bugging-the-crap-out-of-me-irrationally-perhaps/852638)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-and-the-quarantine-the-thing-thats-bugging-the-crap-out-of-me-irrationally-perhaps/852638 "2020-04-26T22:16:42Z")
Wasn’t sure whether this should go in MPSIMS (because it\* is\* mundane and pointless) or here because it involves radio broadcasts. So, now most people that are interviewed on public radio are at their homes and being in… --- ## [favorite short stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-stories/852098)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-short-stories/852098 "2020-04-26T20:49:58Z")
I was watching an old episode of Jeopary last night and the answer was the river Ebro in Spain. I didn’t know it, but Ebro rang a bell in my mind and I remembered Hemingway’s Old Man at the Bridge. There was nothing to … --- ## [Identify a Post-Apocalyptic Adventure Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-post-apocalyptic-adventure-novel/852578)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-a-post-apocalyptic-adventure-novel/852578 "2020-04-26T18:15:23Z")
In 1999, I was at a Military Entrance Processing Station, which involved sitting around for hours at a time. There were a bunch of paperbacks with the covers removed (I assume remaindered books that were reported to the … --- ## [Is the show Zoo any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-show-zoo-any-good/732649)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-show-zoo-any-good/732649 "2020-04-26T16:11:37Z")
I read the graphic novel I think it’s based on, and I wasn’t impressed. Is the show any better? --- ## [Dave Grohl Foo Fighters - continues Concert after falling off stage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-continues-concert-after-falling-off-stage/852583)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-continues-concert-after-falling-off-stage/852583 "2020-04-26T15:36:06Z")
Dave’s commitment to his fans is incredible. The guy trips and falls at least 12 feet and breaks his leg. His main concern is disappointing his fans. The Foo Fighters had only played three songs in their set. He convin… --- ## [Star Trek: Picard discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 474\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-picard-discussion-thread/835529 "2020-04-26T13:47:00Z")
The upcoming CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation, is reportedly scoring 75 to 80% negative in early test screenings. According … --- ## [Who was your favorite Lady Bracknell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-lady-bracknell/852591)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-your-favorite-lady-bracknell/852591 "2020-04-26T04:42:54Z")
The best role in The Importance of Being Earnest. I’ve seen four on film: Edith Evans (1952), Joan Plowright (1986), Judi Dench (2002) and David Suchet (in drag) this year. Evans is the standard for me, although she is … --- ## [Lucinda Williams is back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucinda-williams-is-back/852541)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucinda-williams-is-back/852541 "2020-04-25T22:35:30Z")
Tonight I am just hanging out with my brother, quaffing some root beers, we talk about John Prine, listen to some of his album Tree of Forgiveness, and I say, “I wonder what Lucinda Williams is up to?” Turns out she rele… --- ## [Meaning Of Cold Hands in 'Bettie Davis Eyes'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-cold-hands-in-bettie-davis-eyes/852483)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-cold-hands-in-bettie-davis-eyes/852483 "2020-04-25T20:20:40Z")
I guess I can confess to you all, I am technically old enough to remember Kim Carnes’ 1980’s hit Bettie Davis Eyes. I think I was 12 or 13 at the time. But still. Anyways, I never understood why the subject of the song … --- ## [Artists Most Known for That One Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-most-known-for-that-one-song/851945)
**Author:** [@slates77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slates77)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-most-known-for-that-one-song/851945 "2020-04-25T17:50:53Z")
Was surprised to find out A-ha actually had a lot of other popular songs. --- ## [Looking for a particular zombie movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-zombie-movie/852549)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-particular-zombie-movie/852549 "2020-04-25T16:27:54Z")
I caught the tail end of zombie movie on the B-Movie Channel. It involved Mormon zombies, and the people behind it were Scientologists. Any help would be appreciated. --- ## [Quaker Oats ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaker-oats-ideas/852300)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaker-oats-ideas/852300 "2020-04-25T15:37:44Z")
I’ve been bequeathed a giant canister of 100% old fashioned Quaker Oats. The instructions say to use 1 cup water or milk with 1/2 cup oats. Does either work better? It’s been forever since I’ve made oatmeal that wasn’t … --- ## [Excutive action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excutive-action/852540)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excutive-action/852540 "2020-04-25T12:12:36Z")
The post about stones JFK/Nixon film got me thinking about executive action Burt Lancaster grandpa Walton was in it there was a line someone said if j.f.k gets 2 terms then it s bobby’s turn then reds I wonder if that … --- ## [Earliest second-person novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-second-person-novel/852258)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-second-person-novel/852258 "2020-04-25T09:47:35Z")
As a kid I used to love reading Choose Your Own Adventure, a series of interactive fiction books which are written with second-person narration. That is, the reader takes the role of the main character of the story, and… --- ## [My Eyes Have Been Opened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-have-been-opened/852526)
**Author:** [@ChrisFehily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisFehily)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-eyes-have-been-opened/852526 "2020-04-25T01:00:27Z")
ive seen this is a meme before, all of it. through memetics my eyes have been opened and i can finally see beyond my own selfish ideas. friends i tell you today that finally the things at the bottom of my dreams have ris… --- ## [Most appearances by a non-actor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-appearances-by-a-non-actor/852387 "2020-04-24T23:30:57Z")
While lazily surfing TV today, I noticed Tommy Lasorda on an episode of CHIPS. It seems Lasorda was on every LA-based series in the 80s. So what non-actor have you seen the most time in acting roles. Define “non-actor… --- ## [the most morally bankrupt films according to the catholic legion of decency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-morally-bankrupt-films-according-to-the-catholic-legion-of-decency/852253)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-morally-bankrupt-films-according-to-the-catholic-legion-of-decency/852253 "2020-04-24T22:45:32Z")
While looking up various movies from mortsalfan’s banned movie on the net list this popped up from the IDMB Poll: Morally Bankrupt Classic Movies - IMDb - IMDb Its a list of the most “morally bankrupt” movies judged by… --- ## [funniest scenes on Better Call Saul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scenes-on-better-call-saul/852461)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scenes-on-better-call-saul/852461 "2020-04-24T22:19:23Z")
I’ve run out of things I want to watch so I’ve gone back to season 1 and will watch it all again. I’ve only see the first 3 so just a couple to start. When Jimmy finds the family that “kidnapped themselves” (wonder if t… --- ## [That character would NEVER say that!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-character-would-never-say-that/852080)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-character-would-never-say-that/852080 "2020-04-24T18:19:16Z")
Just watched The Witches with my younglings. Bruno said he didn’t like sandwiches with margarine, which her pronounced MARjurin, not marjuREEN. An English kid (certainly one in the era of margarine’s existence) would nev… --- ## [What's the name of this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-song/852482)
**Author:** [@scarface54345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scarface54345)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-song/852482 "2020-04-24T17:38:24Z")
The song was featured in some commercial in 2019. I’m not very good at hearing lyrics correctly, but one of the lyrics sounded like one of the following: “Baby, I came just to see you” “Baby, I just can’t see you” It… --- ## [Should you get freshly cooked food cool before refrigerating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-freshly-cooked-food-cool-before-refrigerating/851785)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-get-freshly-cooked-food-cool-before-refrigerating/851785 "2020-04-24T16:08:34Z")
I have this memory of reading or being told that you shouldn’t put significantly hot food in the refrigerator, I believe because it’ll warm up the rest of the food in the fridge too much and overwork the appliance in gen… --- ## [The Platform - Netflix movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platform-netflix-movie/852400)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-platform-netflix-movie/852400 "2020-04-24T14:51:08Z")
Watched a recently released movie on Netflix called the Platform. It is a psychological thriller Spanish film. A man wakes up and he is in a concrete cell with frosted windows, but it is uncertain if it is natural ligh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=420) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=422)