# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=444 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 445 --- ## [Badflower the band: Anyone like them too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badflower-the-band-anyone-like-them-too/847457)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badflower-the-band-anyone-like-them-too/847457 "2020-02-04T00:02:37Z")
I think this band writes incredible rock songs. They’re versatile and very melodic. Their lead singer is great. Anyone else heard any of their stuff? The Jester (awesome video, BTW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3tW… --- ## [Order of the Stick - Book 6 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 6355\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755 "2020-02-03T17:51:42Z")
I hope I’m not starting this thread prematurely, but I was hoping to get some OOTS fans’ predictions (though Rich always seems to prove us wrong) on what we can expect in Book 6, which is due to start on March 31. It wa… --- ## [Popular music: singing without musical accompaniment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-singing-without-musical-accompaniment/847424)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-music-singing-without-musical-accompaniment/847424 "2020-02-03T16:38:14Z")
In this version of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, she seems to be singing without any musical accompaniment for the first 44 seconds or so. That seems to be an incredibly long time, and I wonder if anyone el… --- ## [Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark dead at 92](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-of-suspense-mary-higgins-clark-dead-at-92/847432)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-of-suspense-mary-higgins-clark-dead-at-92/847432 "2020-02-03T16:31:34Z")
Cite She was a good read, and many of her books were set in New Jersey, where she lived for a long time. --- ## [What kind of meat is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-meat-is-that/847252)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-meat-is-that/847252 "2020-02-03T16:07:51Z")
I received an image of gyros that my friend ate. He says it is beef and tastes like beef. I think it looks more like pork. Alternative link: https://i.ibb.co/gyHxbYn/meat.jpg Look a… --- ## [Experiences using Twine to write interactive fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-using-twine-to-write-interactive-fiction/847429)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-using-twine-to-write-interactive-fiction/847429 "2020-02-03T15:43:38Z")
I’ve been given the task of teaching programming to high-schoolers coming to our college for a two-hour STEM session. In the past I’ve used Scratch and Python and code.org, but I want to try something new, so I’m thinkin… --- ## [secondhand lions alternate ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondhand-lions-alternate-ending/847415)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondhand-lions-alternate-ending/847415 "2020-02-03T13:53:30Z")
Of course- massive spoilers, since we are discussing endings. I know the usual ending for this great film has a chopper arriving with the grandson of the sheik. But I remember one with like the foreign legion on horseb… --- ## [The Middlemobile 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middlemobile-2/845232)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middlemobile-2/845232 "2020-02-03T00:09:29Z")
The Galaxy Exiles sci-fi model club challenge for next September is to build a rocket- or jet-powered land or sea vehicle. I’ve had a couple ideas and am very close to wrapping up the first. In the greatest science-fic… --- ## [70's actors extravaganza!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-actors-extravaganza/847342)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70s-actors-extravaganza/847342 "2020-02-02T22:20:33Z")
Got an interminable 25 minutes? :stuck\_out\_tongue: They’re all here, (well, except for maybe Bert Convy or the unimaginably creepy Henry Silva). Everyone you dearly remembered, and then some - thuggish authoritarian ham… --- ## [Surf rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651)
**Author:** [@scoots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scoots)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surf-rock/846651 "2020-02-02T22:18:40Z")
I love surf rock! Any recommendations for good surf rock tunes? So far I’ve got: The Surfaris - Wipe Out The Venturas - Walk Don’t Run The Atlantics - Bombora The Shadows - Apache Obviously I know a lot more but a… --- ## [Netflix: David Lynch's "What Did Jack Do?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-david-lynchs-what-did-jack-do/847309)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-david-lynchs-what-did-jack-do/847309 "2020-02-02T13:50:57Z")
It’s a 17 minute film of typical Lynchian madness, and funny as hell. --- ## [Money Heist (Netflix) Part One questions (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-heist-netflix-part-one-questions-spoilers/845652)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-heist-netflix-part-one-questions-spoilers/845652 "2020-02-02T13:49:15Z")
Please note I’ve only seen the very first 13 Ep. which on Netflix is “Part One” and am now starting Part Two, Season One. Confused? Either way please no spoilers past that! Question: there’s no possible way the robbers … --- ## [Most shocking or surprising celebrity death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shocking-or-surprising-celebrity-death/847132)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shocking-or-surprising-celebrity-death/847132 "2020-02-02T12:26:26Z")
Kobe Bryant’s extremely sudden and out of nowhere death was so stunning, I did not believe the initial reports until I saw a proper source. I saw it on Twitter a few minutes before any major news agency carried the story… --- ## [when did you become an Elvis fan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-become-an-elvis-fan/846281)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-become-an-elvis-fan/846281 "2020-02-02T07:59:33Z")
Inspired by the thread about Elvis dying and was it a surprise. I was born in 1962 so I was almost 15 when he died. Heard the news on TV, went to tell my Mom who was a big Elvis fan. She didn’t believe me at first. Now… --- ## [Which of the four US major sports does the Fantasy Draft have the least/most impact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-four-us-major-sports-does-the-fantasy-draft-have-the-least-most-impact/847371)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-four-us-major-sports-does-the-fantasy-draft-have-the-least-most-impact/847371 "2020-02-02T05:57:32Z")
Based on my VERY limited experience: LEAST: NFL- A short season, lots of injuries and a fluky sport. Seems to me a good draft can quickly blow up in a team owners face and a saavy team owner that had an unlucky draft ca… --- ## [Music artists where you had their country of origin wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-where-you-had-their-country-of-origin-wrong/847231)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-artists-where-you-had-their-country-of-origin-wrong/847231 "2020-02-02T05:20:18Z")
I was sure Foghat was from Alabama or the SE US. They are British but the latest lineup has 2 Americans. I thought Stray Cats were British but they are American. --- ## [Okay, yet another cool ‘60s comic book search question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-yet-another-cool-60s-comic-book-search-question/847304)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-yet-another-cool-60s-comic-book-search-question/847304 "2020-02-02T03:03:30Z")
Somewhere between 1966 and 1968, when I was 5-7, I bought a comic book from an off-brand publisher (Charleton, maybe) about a giant blue robot (say, 15 feet tall) with long red bulbs for eyes, that landed on earth from a… --- ## [Name me a Kids In The Hall Skit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-me-a-kids-in-the-hall-skit/507780)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-me-a-kids-in-the-hall-skit/507780 "2020-02-02T03:02:42Z")
I wanted to show this one to the wife while skipping around Youtube and looking at various stuff, but I can’t figure out what its name is. You’ve got one of the Kids (Foley, I think) as a woman getting married. It shows… --- ## [Paris Hilton makes lasagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-hilton-makes-lasagna/847214)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-hilton-makes-lasagna/847214 "2020-02-01T22:17:10Z")
Yes, the real Paris Hilton making real lasagna. Has to be seen to be believed! (And even then you won’t believe it.) Lasagna is very simple to make. All you need is a huge and fancy kitchen, top-of-the-range pots and ut… --- ## [All right then, what is this American Airlines DC-10 doing in a 1964 movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-then-what-is-this-american-airlines-dc-10-doing-in-a-1964-movie/847324)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-then-what-is-this-american-airlines-dc-10-doing-in-a-1964-movie/847324 "2020-02-01T21:23:09Z")
We’ve just been watching the 1964 film Seven Days In May, the story of an attempted military coup against the U.S. government. At about 1:58:14, there’s an exterior shot of an airliner in 1970’s American Airlines livery… --- ## [Wendy's dropped the broccoli cheese stuffed potato?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-dropped-the-broccoli-cheese-stuffed-potato/841786)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-dropped-the-broccoli-cheese-stuffed-potato/841786 "2020-02-01T17:53:33Z")
Broccoli cheese stuffed potato has been my favorite for a long, long time. I don’t see it on Wendy’s menu anymore. They no longer offer any baked potatoes stuffed with veggies. That’s just screwed up. We can and will… --- ## [Cookies & Cream Twix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-cream-twix/847039)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookies-cream-twix/847039 "2020-02-01T09:59:18Z")
Those were briefly available when I was in college in the early 1990s, and they were really good - vaguely Oreo flavored. A convenience store down the stress has them once again, and they’re every bit as good as I remem… --- ## [Favorite No Fuss Dish for the Exhausted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-no-fuss-dish-for-the-exhausted/846848)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-no-fuss-dish-for-the-exhausted/846848 "2020-02-01T03:33:30Z")
Here’s something I came up with for those days when I can’t be bothered to cook: Boil a sweet potato to desired softness, skin and all. Cut in half lengthwise. Salt to taste. Add layer of cottage cheese. Add generou… --- ## [McDonald's Shakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-shakes/846708)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-shakes/846708 "2020-01-31T22:56:54Z")
The other day, we had the grandkids over and they (as usual) requested McDonald’s. I went to pick up our meal and thought to myself, I think I’d like a chocolate shake. I haven’t had a McDonald’s shake in over 15 years… --- ## [The Best Rock Album Dopers Have Never Heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-album-dopers-have-never-heard/846126)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-rock-album-dopers-have-never-heard/846126 "2020-01-31T22:06:34Z")
First off, apologies for limiting this to rock albums, but I believe it will keep the thread from getting too off focus. The category is somewhat flexible, however. Just use your best judgement. That being said, here is … --- ## [Ever been featured as the audience member in a concert video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-featured-as-the-audience-member-in-a-concert-video/847288)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-featured-as-the-audience-member-in-a-concert-video/847288 "2020-01-31T18:17:16Z")
Professionally shot and edited videos of live performances (concerts, stand-up acts, etc.) often feature shots of the audience. Some of these shots are wide shots of the whole crowd (to show, I guess, how popular the pe… --- ## [Question about recent Doctor Who episode (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-recent-doctor-who-episode-open-spoilers/847222)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-recent-doctor-who-episode-open-spoilers/847222 "2020-01-31T18:09:09Z")
Listening to a recent episode of Doctor Who, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the voice of . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Harkness. As any long time DW fan knows, Jack is immortal but not possessed of eternal yo… --- ## [What is meant by "comedic timing"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-comedic-timing/847255)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-comedic-timing/847255 "2020-01-31T14:09:18Z")
Every once in a while, you will here it said of a comedian or comic actor/actress that they have the skill of great comedic timing. I’m not really sure what that means. Can anyone explain what exactly this means, ipossib… --- ## [What bands were YOU in? Give us their names!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-were-you-in-give-us-their-names/846936)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-were-you-in-give-us-their-names/846936 "2020-01-31T03:24:04Z")
I figure several of us have probably played on stage. And local band names can be great. So share, players! Mine: 4Play The Wendigos The Beam Pipers The Country Explosion Fire on the Mountain Your turn. --- ## [How Sopranos changed TV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sopranos-changed-tv/847004)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sopranos-changed-tv/847004 "2020-01-30T21:40:28Z")
Sequel to “How Seinfeld changed TV”. How did Sopranos change TV? I wasn’t old enough to watch it when it was on, so I missed out on it. I know it started the Golden Era of TV, but how exactly did it change TV? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=443) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=445)