# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=438 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 439 --- ## [Interesting details about ST:PICARD i haven't seen discussed. BIG TIME SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-details-about-st-picard-i-havent-seen-discussed-big-time-spoilers/848533)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-details-about-st-picard-i-havent-seen-discussed-big-time-spoilers/848533 "2020-02-28T17:43:36Z")
The personalized pop-up ads that they thought were amusing or at worst slightly annoying. Raffi’s was an invitation to a drug den. The level of insidiousness for this neutral zone planet to have that level of info on a … --- ## [Online magazine subscription packages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-magazine-subscription-packages/848566)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-magazine-subscription-packages/848566 "2020-02-28T17:39:30Z")
Is there such a thing as an online service that, for a fee, allows access to a variety of magazines and newspapers? I’m finding that more and more online media has subscription limitations (eg “you’ve just read your last… --- ## [Tropic of Sir Gallahad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropic-of-sir-gallahad/9550)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tropic-of-sir-gallahad/9550 "2020-02-28T15:06:53Z")
This lyric, from an oldie by “America” has always bugged me. What does this mean? “The Tropic of Sir Gallahad”? {I understand “Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man that he didn’t already have…”} “They’re coming to… --- ## [Audiophiles: Are aftermarket DACs of any use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-are-aftermarket-dacs-of-any-use/848627)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-are-aftermarket-dacs-of-any-use/848627 "2020-02-28T07:33:38Z")
I recently moved and I am trying to setup my new place the way I always wanted (within reason) with good audio and video and whatnot. I keep running across many places selling aftermarket DACs (digital audio converter).… --- ## [Clannad Farewell Tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clannad-farewell-tour/848631)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clannad-farewell-tour/848631 "2020-02-28T06:17:13Z")
And I am GOING. So very excited!! For those interested, here’s the schedule: https://www.clannad.ie/ They’re starting in Belfast tomorrow, and finishing in St. John’s, CA, on Oct 22. --- ## [Messiah on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messiah-on-netflix/845777)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/messiah-on-netflix/845777 "2020-02-27T22:24:50Z")
I enjoyed this show enough that I wound up binging all ten episodes in a single day. I almost ditched it with in the first 20 minutes because I thought the show was going to be all preachy and Holier than Thou. But it w… --- ## [RIP Clive Cussler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-clive-cussler/848573)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-clive-cussler/848573 "2020-02-27T20:47:31Z")
Author of the Dirk Pitt series, one of which (Dragon) was the book that made me swear off ever again staying up to finish a novel (I got better). Enjoy all those sweet, sweet classic cars in the afterlife, Clive. --- ## [The artist's name is mentioned in their song, by somebody else.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artists-name-is-mentioned-in-their-song-by-somebody-else/848521)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artists-name-is-mentioned-in-their-song-by-somebody-else/848521 "2020-02-27T17:25:49Z")
There are songs in which a singer calls out his or her own name (David Allen Coe’s You Never Even Call Me By My Name, e.g.), and songs which share the name of the band that plays them (Bad Company, Big Country). There ar… --- ## [RIP Baby Peggy (last of the silent film stars?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-baby-peggy-last-of-the-silent-film-stars/848583)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-baby-peggy-last-of-the-silent-film-stars/848583 "2020-02-27T15:55:50Z")
Diana Serra Cary, who became a self-made millionaire at age 4 as silent-movie smash-hit Baby Peggy, has passed away at age 101. I’d be surprised if there are any stars left from the silent era now. I had never heard of… --- ## [How did you react to Phantom Menace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-react-to-phantom-menace/826026)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-react-to-phantom-menace/826026 "2019-01-02T12:01:00Z")
Next year, Phantom Menace turns 20 years old, so I thought I’d make this thread. How excited were you when you heard that the Phantom Menace was coming out? Did you camp out in front of the theater? What did you think w… --- ## [18th Century Recipes, and the use of nutmeg.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-recipes-and-the-use-of-nutmeg/848274)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-recipes-and-the-use-of-nutmeg/848274 "2020-02-27T05:18:42Z")
I’ve been enjoying some Townsend & Son videos on YouTube, i highly recommend them to anyone. I can’t help but notice the huge number of recipes, nearly every one he does in fact, calls for nutmeg. Why was nutmeg so pop… --- ## [Hamilton the movie musical to be released October 25, 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-the-movie-musical-to-be-released-october-25-2021/848494)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hamilton-the-movie-musical-to-be-released-october-25-2021/848494 "2020-02-27T02:15:44Z")
You heard it here first. My life is not so great right now, but I am doing my Happy Dance at this news! And I predict Linn-Manuel Miranda will finally get an Oscar and join EGOT! --- ## [Best foreign animated films.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-animated-films/848551)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-foreign-animated-films/848551 "2020-02-26T21:11:01Z")
We know that Disney rules animation in the US. But what about animated films not from the US? What are the best foreign animated films? --- ## [Iconic Western Actor Ben Cooper passes away at 86](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-western-actor-ben-cooper-passes-away-at-86/848570)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-western-actor-ben-cooper-passes-away-at-86/848570 "2020-02-26T21:10:49Z")
You may not recognize Ben Cooper’s name, but his face should be familiar to any fan of Westerns. He did a lot of Western movies in the 1950’s and guest-starred in many of the 1960’s tv Westerns. My favorite movie is Joh… --- ## [What good is a Bor Gullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-a-bor-gullet/848468)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-a-bor-gullet/848468 "2020-02-26T02:53:16Z")
In Rogue One, Saw Gerrera made a big deal about having the pilot’s mind read by the Bor Gullet - No lie is safe! But, even after the slimy critter sucks all the thoughts out of Bodhi Rook’s mind, Saw still thinks it’s a… --- ## [Watching Teen Wolf (with Michael J. Fox) as an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-teen-wolf-with-michael-j-fox-as-an-adult/848405)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-teen-wolf-with-michael-j-fox-as-an-adult/848405 "2020-02-26T00:49:05Z")
The other day, I watched “Teen Wolf” while walking on my treadmill. It was a movie I remember watching when it first came out, when I was 3 or 4 years older than the characters were supposed to be. Now I’m older than t… --- ## [Mystery Oil Painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-oil-painting/848461)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-oil-painting/848461 "2020-02-25T21:30:42Z")
A while ago I inherited an oil painting when my grandmother passed away. It had hung proudly in her living room for as long as I can remember. When I inherited it I asked my mother if she knew anything about it, and she … --- ## [Any tea drinkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tea-drinkers/741503)
**Author:** [@jerry\_smissingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerry_smissingfinger)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-tea-drinkers/741503 "2019-10-19T00:14:32Z")
I have been a long time coffee drinker, nothing was better than a good strong cup of morning coffee. Drank it all day sometimes. Around a month ago i was at a friend’s home and she offered me a tea that I drank out of a… --- ## [What’s that iconic classical piece with two very discordant violin bow strokes in beginning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-that-iconic-classical-piece-with-two-very-discordant-violin-bow-strokes-in-beginning/848495)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-that-iconic-classical-piece-with-two-very-discordant-violin-bow-strokes-in-beginning/848495 "2020-02-25T18:50:28Z")
This is driving me nuts. I’m pretty sure it was Mozart or Beethoven and I thought it was a concerto for piano and violin but I could be wrong. It has two screechy discordant violin bow strokes at the beginning and for … --- ## [What would you do with 1 lb of crab meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-1-lb-of-crab-meat/848249)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-with-1-lb-of-crab-meat/848249 "2020-02-25T18:37:52Z")
At the store the other day I bought a 1 lb tub of lump crab meat on sale for $20. Normally my go-to move here is Crab Imperial. If you’re not familiar with the dish, it’s essentially just a baked crab salad, and it is f… --- ## [Songs That Reference Other Songs (Not Sampling)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-reference-other-songs-not-sampling/847234)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-reference-other-songs-not-sampling/847234 "2020-02-25T17:09:33Z")
What are some songs where the lyrics specifically mention another song? Note that I’m not talking about sampling (like so many Hip Hop songs), nor am I talking about melodic or lyrical homages to other songs. I’m talkin… --- ## [Question about Hallmark Channel shows/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hallmark-channel-shows-movies/848422)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hallmark-channel-shows-movies/848422 "2020-02-25T17:04:00Z")
Have there ever been any Hallmark Channel shows or movies featuring a gay, lesbian or transgender romantic storyline? --- ## [Mystery Song redux, now with a link!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-song-redux-now-with-a-link/819767)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-song-redux-now-with-a-link/819767 "2020-02-25T16:00:09Z")
A few months ago I posted a thread asking for help identifying a mystery song that keeps cropping up in the rotation for the Seeburg 1000–the very definition of elevator music–and it’s a neat tune, but I just can’t place… --- ## [Are there any good, realistic fictional portrayals of your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-realistic-fictional-portrayals-of-your-job/848392)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-realistic-fictional-portrayals-of-your-job/848392 "2020-02-25T11:49:02Z")
We often hear about books, TV programs and movies which feature wildly unrealistic portrayals of… well, everything. We tend to notice those that get our own areas of expertise wrong. Common areas of complaint are depicti… --- ## [Songs about Rainbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994 "2020-02-25T11:22:30Z")
Yes, I am watching “The Muppet Movie”, why do you ask? The big ones are Somewhere over the Rainbow (1939) & Rainbow Connection (1979). Others: ‘Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows’ by Lesley Gore ‘She’s a Rainbow’ by Th… --- ## [Tell us about the worst books by your favorite authors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-worst-books-by-your-favorite-authors/848079)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-the-worst-books-by-your-favorite-authors/848079 "2020-02-25T10:24:35Z")
A little housekeeping before we begin. A collection of short stories is just as valid as a novel for this purpose. I myself am mostly interested in fiction, but I realize that not everyone shares my disinterest in creat… --- ## [Let's Dance at Disneyland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance-at-disneyland/847400)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-dance-at-disneyland/847400 "2020-02-25T05:29:31Z")
Featuring the Elliott Brothers. But who are the two female singers, especially the lead? --- ## [How Does A Restaurant Get Considered For A Michelin Star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-restaurant-get-considered-for-a-michelin-star/848304)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-restaurant-get-considered-for-a-michelin-star/848304 "2020-02-25T04:41:05Z")
If you open a restaurant with a view towards getting Michelin stars, is there like an application process? Do they accept submissions from the general public? Or do you just kind of have to hope the word-of-mouth gets yo… --- ## [Food Challenge - A Carrot and a Red Onion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-challenge-a-carrot-and-a-red-onion/848403)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-challenge-a-carrot-and-a-red-onion/848403 "2020-02-25T03:50:51Z")
Other than standard pantry staples I have a large carrot and a medium red onion - what can I make? --- ## [When you first saw ROTJ, did you assume the Ewoks ate the Storm Troopers they defeated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-saw-rotj-did-you-assume-the-ewoks-ate-the-storm-troopers-they-defeated/848380)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-first-saw-rotj-did-you-assume-the-ewoks-ate-the-storm-troopers-they-defeated/848380 "2020-02-25T01:00:22Z")
If no, how many viewings did it take you to reach that conclusion? If you deny that conclusion, what caused the injury to your brain and why are you not under a doctors care? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=437) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=439)