# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=422 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 423 --- ## [Can't remember the name of a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-remember-the-name-of-a-song/852451)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-remember-the-name-of-a-song/852451 "2020-04-23T22:19:57Z")
,and Google isn’t coming up with it. Sometime in the 1990’s or 2000’s (if I remember correctly) there was a song with an quote outtake of Bogart from Casablanca saying “Who are you really and what were you before?”. I… --- ## [Middleditch & Schwartz: Improv on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middleditch-schwartz-improv-on-netflix/852359)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middleditch-schwartz-improv-on-netflix/852359 "2020-04-23T18:53:55Z")
Middleditch, aka Thomas Middleditch from Silicon Valley. Schwartz aka Ben Schwartz from Parks & Rec and a bunch of other stuff. I usually hate improv but, you know, quarantine is making everything look more appealing l… --- ## [Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: That got \*real\* dark (open spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ex-girlfriend-that-got-real-dark-open-spoilers-in-op/852450)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ex-girlfriend-that-got-real-dark-open-spoilers-in-op/852450 "2020-04-23T18:15:41Z")
Catching up on series we missed first time around, my wife and I started watching “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” a couple of weeks ago. We are enjoying it, and we both get some genuine laughs from each episode. The musical number… --- ## [Can anyone help me find this SNL skit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-this-snl-skit/852349)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-find-this-snl-skit/852349 "2020-04-23T17:16:04Z")
Okay bear with me, I saw this on air date decades ago, but this is what I remember. The host (who I believe was Tony Danza) was in his apartment with his girlfriend (almost certainly Julia Sweeny). She clearly was play… --- ## [Describe a movie you saw and liked as a kid but can't remember its title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-you-saw-and-liked-as-a-kid-but-cant-remember-its-title/677911)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-a-movie-you-saw-and-liked-as-a-kid-but-cant-remember-its-title/677911 "2020-04-23T17:01:16Z")
The success of What’s the earliest movie that you liked that you still like? which I started yesterday at 11:43 AM, makes me want to add a wrinkle. So as not to hijack that thread with this new twist, here’s a new thread… --- ## [Interesting or unusual plants growing wild near you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-or-unusual-plants-growing-wild-near-you/852379)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-or-unusual-plants-growing-wild-near-you/852379 "2020-04-23T14:20:28Z")
It’s spring – the trees are in leaf, flowers are appearing. I cut our modestly sized front lawn a few days ago, and found forty – count ‘em, forty – common spotted orchids had moved in. Cutting the lawn is going to be a … --- ## [What horror movie is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-movie-is-this/805260)
**Author:** [@Katieboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katieboo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-horror-movie-is-this/805260 "2020-04-23T12:24:50Z")
There was a girl whose friend died. She goes to stay at her friends grandmother’s house for a while (where her and her friend used to hangout all the time). She stays in the guest house next door. Creepy things happen… a… --- ## [Broken Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-songs/852113)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-songs/852113 "2020-04-23T11:24:42Z")
The Four were certainly Fab, but nobody wants to Hold Your Hand these days. Nyah, nyan na nyan nah, It’s your turn Journey, to cry. Not much ‘Loving, Touchin’, Squeezin’ going on. Karen Carpenter sure had a pretty voic… --- ## [Identify this book from my childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-book-from-my-childhood/852420)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-book-from-my-childhood/852420 "2020-04-23T08:55:23Z")
This is frustrating the hell out of me: I’m normally pretty damn good at answering these questions! So. Family buys a house. It used to belong to a giant. All the rooms have been divided up into more sensible, human-siz… --- ## [Thawed frozen hamburger to make meatloaf --\> can I freeze meatloaf slices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-frozen-hamburger-to-make-meatloaf-can-i-freeze-meatloaf-slices/852231)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thawed-frozen-hamburger-to-make-meatloaf-can-i-freeze-meatloaf-slices/852231 "2020-04-23T05:14:28Z")
Found a pound of hamburger in the back of the freezer and thawed it in the fridge. I made a meatloaf with it in my Instant Pot today. You put 3/4 cup of water in the bottom, Make a foil sling and use the trivet to hold t… --- ## [Preparing Caesar salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-caesar-salad/852311 "2020-04-23T02:37:59Z")
When making Caesar salad, do you prefer to add the Parmigiano-Reggiano to the dressing itself, or do you add it to the romaine lettuce and leave the dressing cheese-free? And why so? I prefer to have Parmigiano-Reggian… --- ## [Old songs, poems, etc... rewritten for the pandemic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-poems-etc-rewritten-for-the-pandemic/852397)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-poems-etc-rewritten-for-the-pandemic/852397 "2020-04-23T02:14:18Z")
My Bonnie lies across the hallway. My Bonnie lies in quarantine. My Bonnie lies across the hallway. Oh, someone invent a vaccine! Chorus: Invent a vacc, invent a vacc, Oh, someone invent a vacci-i-ine. Invent a va… --- ## [Lego Masters season finale - 4/15/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-masters-season-finale-4-15-20/852251)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-masters-season-finale-4-15-20/852251 "2020-04-22T23:24:58Z")
Were any of you watching this one? The ads pitched this as a celebration of the art of Lego building, a quirky artform which could nonetheless produce magnificent works of great beauty and grandeur. Naturally, this was… --- ## [Border Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-songs/851962)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-songs/851962 "2020-04-22T23:11:42Z")
I’m listening once more to the beautiful (and painful) “I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight” by Richard and Linda Thompson, which may be one of my top five favorite albums. The first song is “When I Get To The Border”… --- ## [Irreplaceable Instruments in a Band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreplaceable-instruments-in-a-band/852269)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irreplaceable-instruments-in-a-band/852269 "2020-04-22T23:08:44Z")
I consider vocals an instrument, and would say it would be #1. I know some bands try to find a sing-a-like, but its so rare that the new guy is better. I would say the next one is the drums. Rhythm is so important, and … --- ## [Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/852190)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiona-apple-fetch-the-bolt-cutters/852190 "2020-04-22T22:56:59Z")
Anyone listen to this yet? Pitchfork gave it a rare 10. Some of the songs haven’t grown on me yet, but I really like a few of them. It sounds like nothing else out there right now. I don’t if some of the songs can even … --- ## [Good horror anthology movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-anthology-movies/852217)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-horror-anthology-movies/852217 "2020-04-22T18:23:50Z")
I’ve been watching tubi.tv which has a lot of horror anthology movies, but most are not very good. Very low budget, terrible acting, bad writing, etc. So what are some good anthology films out there that are worth watch… --- ## [who was the better sherlock holmes - jeremy brett or basil rathbone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-better-sherlock-holmes-jeremy-brett-or-basil-rathbone/358652)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-better-sherlock-holmes-jeremy-brett-or-basil-rathbone/358652 "2020-04-22T16:59:11Z")
I’m taking a plunge into BBC Sherlock Holmes series. I watched the Jeremy Brett series as a kid and I think his delivery is spot-on. Though, how do the two compare? Or are there perhaps an even greater portrayal of Holme… --- ## [Kitchen Mold Source?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-mold-source/852275)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kitchen-mold-source/852275 "2020-04-22T12:48:40Z")
I can remember seeing a 2 part mold \[perhaps in tin or tinned some other metal\] that produced a shape that looked like a proper roasted chicken, legs, wings and all. It was a life sized version of this silicone soap mold\[… --- ## [Rock the Boat line dance from Derry Girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-the-boat-line-dance-from-derry-girls/839498)
**Author:** [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-the-boat-line-dance-from-derry-girls/839498 "2020-04-22T11:46:01Z")
I was watching “Derry Girls” on Netflix and in episode 4 of season 2 they are at a wedding reception when the song “Rock the Boat” starts playing. Everyone gets excited, rushes onto the dance floor, and starts a line dan… --- ## [Homemade ravioli - give me your recipes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-ravioli-give-me-your-recipes/851977)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-ravioli-give-me-your-recipes/851977 "2020-04-22T07:23:03Z")
I have the time, so I thought I’d make a stab at ravioli. I’m a passionate cook, but usually avoid ravioli as too much trouble for too quick a reward. But things have changed. I have 00 Tipo/pasta flour and eggs. I can … --- ## [Golly, Tom Lester is back on Heavenly Green Acres. He was 81.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golly-tom-lester-is-back-on-heavenly-green-acres-he-was-81/852238)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golly-tom-lester-is-back-on-heavenly-green-acres-he-was-81/852238 "2020-04-22T02:04:39Z")
Oliver Douglas,Lisa and Eb are my favorite characters on Green Acres. Tom Lester did a great job portraying Eb. He brought a innocence and truthful approach to Eb. I would have enjoyed a glass of lemonade and a basketbal… --- ## [Foreign food habits you've imported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-habits-youve-imported/852041)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-food-habits-youve-imported/852041 "2020-04-21T20:31:14Z")
Traditionally, to a Brit, the idea of breakfasting on pancakes and bacon with syrup would be like breakfasting on apple pie and roast beef with ice cream. “Pancakes” refers - unless specified - to crepes, they’re not eat… --- ## [Great song but terrible music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-song-but-terrible-music-video/851703)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-song-but-terrible-music-video/851703 "2020-04-21T17:52:55Z")
I nominate “Don’t Look Any Further” by Dennis Edwards featuring Sideah Garrett. I really love the song. But the video reminds me of those low-budget videos you could get made at the typical 1980s mall. Don’t front lik… --- ## [Hot Sauce Recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sauce-recipes/852183)
**Author:** [@Yorkshire\_Pudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorkshire_Pudding)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-sauce-recipes/852183 "2020-04-21T16:06:32Z")
Hey dopers! The UK’s days of regarding chilli and garlic as tantamount to devil worship - the sort of hideous departure from boiled grey vegetables which only a…foreigner would countenance - are largely behind us, but i… --- ## [Censored Movies You Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censored-movies-you-love/852211)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censored-movies-you-love/852211 "2020-04-21T12:27:24Z")
“Ucho” (The Ear) was “released” in 1970, but not officially until 1990 (end of the USSR). It’s a fine movie, and very well executed. I’ll paste the IMDB description, since I don’t want to spoil it, but if there are some… --- ## [Thick filmy goo in my balsamic vinegar - is this normal, can I use, need answer quick-like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-filmy-goo-in-my-balsamic-vinegar-is-this-normal-can-i-use-need-answer-quick-like/852232)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thick-filmy-goo-in-my-balsamic-vinegar-is-this-normal-can-i-use-need-answer-quick-like/852232 "2020-04-21T04:30:39Z")
Like slime. Wanted to use tonite? --- ## [favorite place ypu liked getting comics or model kits as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-place-ypu-liked-getting-comics-or-model-kits-as-a-kid/851952)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-place-ypu-liked-getting-comics-or-model-kits-as-a-kid/851952 "2020-04-21T00:24:17Z")
When I was a child I liked shooing at comic vendor in Torrance or galaxy comics in Redondo beach.where was you go to place for comics or model kits. --- ## [In the UK people call cake "pudding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-people-call-cake-pudding/851365 "2020-04-21T00:22:58Z")
but my question to UK dopers is, have you ever had real pudding? It’s one of the finest desserts. --- ## [Buffalo Soldier -- help, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-soldier-help-anyone/438239)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-soldier-help-anyone/438239 "2020-04-20T21:38:40Z")
I’m trying to condense my cassette collection. I have a lot of old mix tapes, and up to now, I’ve been amazingly successful at finding copies of the various songs on them. But there’s one that eludes me. Did you know th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=421) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=423)