# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=440 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 441 --- ## [Your very earliest favorite musical recording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-very-earliest-favorite-musical-recording/848152)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-very-earliest-favorite-musical-recording/848152 "2020-02-21T06:09:26Z")
If you’re like me, there are probably quite a few songs or other musical performances that are embedded in your mind from your earliest days. See if you can find an example somewhere and post it here. One of the first (… --- ## [Is there anywhere to watch season 10 of Roseanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-to-watch-season-10-of-roseanne/848278)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anywhere-to-watch-season-10-of-roseanne/848278 "2020-02-21T04:13:15Z")
Roseanne seasons 1-9 are easy to find. Amazon prime, vudu, pluto, etc. Season 12 (the Conners season 2) is on Hulu plus, you have to buy the season 1 episodes. But I can’t find season 10, which was the first season of … --- ## [Meatloaf: Tomato sauce, or brown gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/846382)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/846382 "2020-02-21T03:59:10Z")
Only two voting options. If you put something else on, then you’re some kind of mutant. (Nothing wrong with that.) Do you prefer meatloaf with tomato sauce, or meatloaf with brown gravy? --- ## [Brooklyn 99 - does it get better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-does-it-get-better/848201)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-99-does-it-get-better/848201 "2020-02-21T00:12:13Z")
I mean, I like it, it’s just that Peralta is such a over-priviledged white guy in this show (s1, 10 episodes in) that it’s painful to watch. All the other characters are pretty good, however, but Jake? Sadly, he’s the f… --- ## [Help finding a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-song/848266)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-a-song/848266 "2020-02-21T00:11:48Z")
OK, this will be a long shot… I heard this on the radio and wasn’t able to take notes. The song is about a street or more probably ‘avenue’ and (I think) things that happened there. I can’t remember who it was by but I … --- ## [Allergen-free bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergen-free-bread/848128)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergen-free-bread/848128 "2020-02-20T19:08:01Z")
Mrs. Martian is embarking on a six food elimination diet: no wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, tree nuts, and fish/shellfish for the next six weeks. We did find a gluten free bread that is free all the potential allergens, but ha… --- ## [Marjoram in chili?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marjoram-in-chili/848123)
**Author:** [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marjoram-in-chili/848123 "2020-02-20T18:48:35Z")
I’ll be making chili soon and have noticed marjoram in just a couple of recipes, one of them from the BBC website. So how about it, anyone like it in chili? --- ## [Parasite \[film\] Ramen Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-film-ramen-challenge/848048)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parasite-film-ramen-challenge/848048 "2020-02-20T17:32:57Z")
I haven’t seen the flick, but apparently the person in the flick makes abatch of ramen that is 2 kinds of instant ramen and a slice of beef diced and fried up. The bit from Sora News explains it. They didn’t manage to d… --- ## [Your opinion of The Count of Monte Cristo (spoilers ok)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-count-of-monte-cristo-spoilers-ok/848084)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-of-the-count-of-monte-cristo-spoilers-ok/848084 "2020-02-20T16:58:43Z")
So, I’ve been watching a lot of those YouTube reading challenges and I decided to participate. I’m already doing the 52 books in a year reading challenge. Right next to me is an unabridged copy of The Count of Monte Cri… --- ## [The problem with the dark craft beer situation these days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-the-dark-craft-beer-situation-these-days/848198)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-the-dark-craft-beer-situation-these-days/848198 "2020-02-20T12:59:01Z")
It seems every little corner liquor store has at least 2 dozen varieties of craft beer, with many larger local stores having several dozen. It seemed like a great situation at first for us beer snobs. A quick walk over … --- ## [Briarpatch TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briarpatch-tv-series/848091)
**Author:** [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briarpatch-tv-series/848091 "2020-02-19T23:14:22Z")
Anyone watching this? It’s very loosely based on the Ross Thomas novel, so I am tempted with absolutely no expectation it will be anything like the novel. Also welcome here: thoughts on what Thomas might have written abo… --- ## [Twin Peaks - The Return Parts 17 and 18 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-parts-17-and-18-open-spoilers/795427)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-the-return-parts-17-and-18-open-spoilers/795427 "2020-02-19T22:30:01Z")
Tonight, Twin Peaks ends again. I don’t think we’ll get another season, so I consider tonight the finale. Perhaps this time David Lynch and Mark Frost can make it go out the way they wanted. Can’t wait! --- ## [Songs About Mental Illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-mental-illness/845252)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-mental-illness/845252 "2020-02-19T19:18:37Z")
If you can think of examples of songs about mental illness by those who were mentally ill, even better, since its coming from a familiar place, as opposed to someone writing about something they don’t know. Pink Floyd -… --- ## [The Soup is back on E!(again!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soup-is-back-on-e-again/848098)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soup-is-back-on-e-again/848098 "2020-02-19T19:18:10Z")
Let’s review the history of this show. It began as Talk Soup with Greg Kinnear and Jon Henson. It left and was brought back as “What the?” with Joel Mchale, name eventually changed to The Soup. Ran a long time as The So… --- ## [I need a good music player recommendation for my Motorola z4 Android](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-music-player-recommendation-for-my-motorola-z4-android/848110)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-music-player-recommendation-for-my-motorola-z4-android/848110 "2020-02-19T16:35:01Z")
I used to have a Samsung Galaxy s5, and I was perfectly content with the music player it came with. I switched to Motorola, and the Audify Music Player sucks. Whenever I do a system update, it deletes my playlists. I … --- ## [Best business book that \*isn't\* just common sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-business-book-that-isnt-just-common-sense/847789)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-business-book-that-isnt-just-common-sense/847789 "2020-02-19T14:58:17Z")
I swear, so much of regular business books are just plain common sense. It’s not rocket science. People make life and business way more complicated than it has to be. Just work hard, treat everyone with respect, be a pro… --- ## [What does the chick vocalist in a rock band do onstage when she’s not singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-chick-vocalist-in-a-rock-band-do-onstage-when-she-s-not-singing/848140)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-chick-vocalist-in-a-rock-band-do-onstage-when-she-s-not-singing/848140 "2020-02-19T11:37:19Z")
I’m listening to some tasty live Grateful Dead in Hartford, 1977, just a couple weeks after the famous Cornell concert at Barton Hall. They’re still in top shape. Donna Jean Godchaux is doing fantastic harmonies in the… --- ## [Where's Ronald?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-ronald/848138)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-ronald/848138 "2020-02-19T06:17:50Z")
I just realized that I haven’t seen Ronald McDonald in any McDonald’s commercials for quite some time. Have they dumped that character? --- ## ["I Lost My Body" animated movie streaming on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-body-animated-movie-streaming-on-netflix/848065)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-body-animated-movie-streaming-on-netflix/848065 "2020-02-19T01:53:38Z")
If this has a thread already I can’t find it. A French production scoring 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and was the first-ever animated film to win the Nespresso Grand Prize at Cannes. An odd and very creative film that … uh … --- ## [Marinating Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinating-question/848124)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marinating-question/848124 "2020-02-19T01:08:05Z")
My wife claims that food, specifically red meat, will marinate while it is in the freezer. I tried to explain that after a few hours the meat, and perhaps even the marinade, will be frozen so no marinating will be happen… --- ## [Birds of Prey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-of-prey/847631)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-of-prey/847631 "2020-02-18T21:13:08Z")
Has gotten really good reviews, but this is one of the weakest action movies I’ve ever seen, which is fairly par for the course for DC movies, with the exception of Wonder Woman. Bad dialogue Bad action sequences Bad … --- ## [Salt and pepper mills/grinders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-and-pepper-mills-grinders/847603)
**Author:** [@Sandwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandwood)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-and-pepper-mills-grinders/847603 "2020-02-18T20:20:33Z")
A quick search didn’t bring up anything relevant, so… talk to me about salt and pepper mills/grinders. I’m thinking about buying my brother a set as a gift. He’s not a big cook, but he likes fancy kitchenware, plus ever… --- ## [2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-oscar-nominated-short-films/847983)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-oscar-nominated-short-films/847983 "2020-02-18T19:46:15Z")
Did anyone watch these? (I’m not sure anyone did - there were two people in the theater when I saw them.) Animated: Hair Love Kitbull Memorable Sister Daughter Hair Love won, but I thought it was only OK. Not very… --- ## [Artist and song combinations that would be interesting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-and-song-combinations-that-would-be-interesting/847783 "2020-02-18T18:16:39Z")
For example, Strawberry Alarm Clock doing Wake Up Little Susie --- ## [R.I.P. Charles Portis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charles-portis/848103)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-charles-portis/848103 "2020-02-18T15:26:57Z")
Author of ‘True Grit’ and ‘Rooster Cogburn’ died today. He lived in South Arkansas. Eldorado,Ark. Close to where I live. --- ## [Why is Tony Soprano so much richer than everyone else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tony-soprano-so-much-richer-than-everyone-else/812706)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tony-soprano-so-much-richer-than-everyone-else/812706 "2020-02-18T15:26:36Z")
Tony Soprano owns a very large, very nice house, from long before season 1, episode 1. At that point he’s just a captain. Arguably the most powerful captain, but still just a captain. Every time we ever see anyone els… --- ## [Bored of the Rings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-of-the-rings/847888)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-of-the-rings/847888 "2020-02-18T14:29:40Z")
Anyone else here ever read the 1969 Harvard Lampoon parody? I last read it as a teen around 40 years ago and thought it was gut-splitting funny back then. I wonder how well this parody has aged. When did you last read it… --- ## [Race fans: Check out "Uppity," a documentary about Willy T. Ribbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-fans-check-out-uppity-a-documentary-about-willy-t-ribbs/848061)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-fans-check-out-uppity-a-documentary-about-willy-t-ribbs/848061 "2020-02-18T05:59:44Z")
On Netflix now, it was produced and co-directed by racing fan, comedian, and filmmaker Adam Carolla. It’s a compelling look at Ribbs’ career, and the challenges he faced on the way to becoming, in 1991, the first African… --- ## [Best Barbecue Near You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-barbecue-near-you/847869)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-barbecue-near-you/847869 "2020-02-18T01:07:59Z")
I was just browsing this nice article on “Best Barbecue By State” and wondered to what extent their findings matched up with yours and “authorities” (friends?) near you. How would you improve their list of preference… --- ## [One day to kill in Orlando - is Disney worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-to-kill-in-orlando-is-disney-worth-it/847494)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-day-to-kill-in-orlando-is-disney-worth-it/847494 "2020-02-17T21:23:27Z")
I live in So Cal so we could theoretically drive up to Disneyland whenever, so I guess I assumed Magic Kingdom wouldn’t be all that unique or interesting. Instead I suggested going to Epcot, but a friend just told me he… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=439) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=441)