# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=447 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 448 --- ## [Split, the Seen-It Thread (No Spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-the-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/777811)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-the-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/777811 "2020-01-23T22:07:54Z")
Split, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film. I didn’t bother to see his last two or three, as I found him going progressively downhill, and his later stuff was awful by everyone’s account anyway. But I’d heard with Split, he… --- ## [Song lyrics (not tearing out eyes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-not-tearing-out-eyes/846639)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-not-tearing-out-eyes/846639 "2020-01-23T21:29:22Z")
There’s a song I heard years ago, a nasty breakup song I think, and the kicker goes something like this: I can’t find any reference online to this lyric, and I can’t remember any of the rest of the song. Does this ring… --- ## [What is the last alcohol you might have had a \*mite\* too much of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-last-alcohol-you-might-have-had-a-mite-too-much-of/846597)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-last-alcohol-you-might-have-had-a-mite-too-much-of/846597 "2020-01-23T19:34:15Z")
I can handle hard alcohol pretty well, but a good beer is my Kryptonite. Fortunately I have a strict rule: If I have any alcohol I refuse to drive…and I think long and hard before performing any surgery. I just finished… --- ## [Can I do a long simmer of beef tip and gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-a-long-simmer-of-beef-tip-and-gravy/846847)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-a-long-simmer-of-beef-tip-and-gravy/846847 "2020-01-23T17:21:28Z")
I’ve got this package of “stew meat” I intend to make beef tip and gravy with. With this meat, I know I’m going to have to let it simmer for a good 2 hours or so before it becomes tender. I’m wondering if I should do t… --- ## [Stories with the Dumbest/Most Improbable World War 3's/Global Wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-the-dumbest-most-improbable-world-war-3s-global-wars/813031)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-the-dumbest-most-improbable-world-war-3s-global-wars/813031 "2020-01-23T16:21:48Z")
World War 3 or the “Next Big War” are extremely popular in all sorts of fiction for obvious reasons. Most of the time the origins of the war are unexplained or are somewhat realistic (border skirmish turns hot, proxy war… --- ## [Best TV show of the decade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-of-the-decade/844972)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-tv-show-of-the-decade/844972 "2020-01-23T15:10:24Z")
Decade being 2010-2019. Here is Alan Sepinwall’s list. I think to be fair, the vast majority of the episodes should have aired in this decade. If you love LOST, please realize almost all of it aired in the previous deca… --- ## [Restaurant Chains that Have Improved Over Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-chains-that-have-improved-over-time/846375)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-chains-that-have-improved-over-time/846375 "2020-01-23T06:01:32Z")
It’s my opinion that the standard life cycle of a restaurant chain reaches a point that they have an strong established customer base, along with enough of a reputation to continue to break into new markets, where they c… --- ## [American version of the Korean "I Can See Your Voice" coming...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-version-of-the-korean-i-can-see-your-voice-coming-nooooooooooooooooooo/846787)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-version-of-the-korean-i-can-see-your-voice-coming-nooooooooooooooooooo/846787 "2020-01-23T04:27:18Z")
In before the “You don’t know if it will be good until you see!” and “It’s not that bad, it’s entertaining!” posts. \*I Can See Your Voice \* is a Korean reality show (which has spawned versions in other Asian countries) … --- ## [GILMORE GIRLS revival question (open spoilers for series and movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-revival-question-open-spoilers-for-series-and-movie/846794)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-revival-question-open-spoilers-for-series-and-movie/846794 "2020-01-22T21:22:27Z")
In “A Year in the Life,” Luke and Lorelai get married at the end. Did the chuppah which Luke built for Lorelai’s aborted wedding to Max, which she decided to keep despite not having a use for it, figure into their weddin… --- ## [How do you like your cuppa java?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-cuppa-java/846103)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-cuppa-java/846103 "2020-01-22T20:51:52Z")
For those that drink coffee: What type of coffee do you like, how do you like it prepared and what do you put in it? We are using our new Keurig Kontraption to brew Green Mountain Dark Magic(she likes regular and I lik… --- ## [Story about unexpectedly large steakhouse bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-about-unexpectedly-large-steakhouse-bill/846331)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-about-unexpectedly-large-steakhouse-bill/846331 "2020-01-22T19:09:57Z")
You might remember a story from about five years ago in which a diner at a steakhouse in New Jersey ordered a bottle of wine that he believed $37.50 but it actually cost $3,750. (The waitress said it was “thirty-seven fi… --- ## [Classical music recommendations (especially Romantic era)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-recommendations-especially-romantic-era/845725)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-recommendations-especially-romantic-era/845725 "2020-01-22T16:23:15Z")
I somehow spent my life mostly unaware of the music of the Romantic era. Well, not so much unaware as deliberately ignoring. Stupid, I know, but that’s the reality (I can tell you why but that’s another thread.) A while… --- ## [Mivie Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mivie-title/846802)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mivie-title/846802 "2020-01-22T16:06:09Z")
I am looking for the title of a b/w movie I saw years ago. The plot is based on a WW2 bomber pilot who after completing his missions is sent back into the war zone as a spy where he is subjected to allied bombing. Anyon… --- ## [Actors that you just can't stand to watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-you-just-cant-stand-to-watch/846024)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-that-you-just-cant-stand-to-watch/846024 "2020-01-22T14:14:39Z")
In this thread, I’d like to ask people to name one actor they just cannot stand to watch in movies or TV shows - especially if other people don’t seem to find them particularly horrible. If you like, please state some r… --- ## [Food Network - Chopped...Chicken stuffed watermelon, is it racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-network-chopped-chicken-stuffed-watermelon-is-it-racist/846792)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-network-chopped-chicken-stuffed-watermelon-is-it-racist/846792 "2020-01-22T11:42:11Z")
Show is on right now and one the contestants is blac…err African-American. One of the mystery ingredients is a chicken baked in a watermelon! Is it racist? What were the producers of the show thinking! :smack: Oh…BTW, t… --- ## [Can anyone recommend genuinely scary horror novels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-genuinely-scary-horror-novels/846685)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-recommend-genuinely-scary-horror-novels/846685 "2020-01-22T04:15:10Z")
Yes, I have seen the SDMB Book Recommendation Thread, though it appears that we have not re-visited the horror genre in some time. I thought perhaps it would be a good time to see what scary books people have been readin… --- ## [Help me ID this artist, on the tip of my tongue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-artist-on-the-tip-of-my-tongue/846776)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-artist-on-the-tip-of-my-tongue/846776 "2020-01-22T00:32:58Z")
This is going to be slim pickings as far as identifying traits, but I am trying to remember someone who: \[ul\] \[li\]was a black man\[/li\]\[li\]was heavily overweight, like a cuddly bear type\[/li\]\[li\]was a soul singer, I thi… --- ## [Movies you can watch over and over and never tire of them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-can-watch-over-and-over-and-never-tire-of-them/844812 "2020-01-21T23:09:33Z")
In most cases, after watching a film many times, I begin to grow weary of it and often wind up hating it if I see it too often. This would seem to be a common phenomena and seems to apply to several other things - like … --- ## [Waffle House hashbrowns: how do you want it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-house-hashbrowns-how-do-you-want-it/846580 "2020-01-21T22:38:56Z")
Sizes Regular Large Triple “Scattered on the grill AND…” Smothered - grilled onions Covered - melted cheese Chunked - hickory smoked ham Diced - grilled tomatoes Peppered - jalapeno peppers Capped - grilled mus… --- ## [The Artform You Could Live Without](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artform-you-could-live-without/846528)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-artform-you-could-live-without/846528 "2020-01-21T22:06:22Z")
I went to see a musical yesterday. (Long story. The Book Of Mormon, as it happens.) At one point in the first half there was a Very Musical Moment: all the boys onstage NOW, and\* tapdance like your life depends on it!\* A… --- ## [Things you remember but don't remember the name of.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-remember-but-dont-remember-the-name-of/846420)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-remember-but-dont-remember-the-name-of/846420 "2020-01-21T20:58:52Z")
Ever have a game or a TV show that you remember playing or seeing, but just can’t remember what it was called? Well, maybe we can help. Describe a thing in media that you remember playing or seeing, and maybe people can… --- ## [Dopers' opinions of Pulp Fiction (1994)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-opinions-of-pulp-fiction-1994/795303)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-opinions-of-pulp-fiction-1994/795303 "2020-01-21T20:22:29Z")
Am curious to know what you guys, gals, and any trans members think of Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction? I go back and forth on it myself. At one time it was my favorite movie of all time but as of late I feel it’s aged poorly. … --- ## [Roles/characters that couldn't be played by any other actor/actress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roles-characters-that-couldnt-be-played-by-any-other-actor-actress/845756)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roles-characters-that-couldnt-be-played-by-any-other-actor-actress/845756 "2020-01-21T20:10:28Z")
Inspired by the Favorite Foreign Actors? thread, what are \*\* those\*\* roles/characters played by actors/actresses that couldn’t be played (especially in remakes) by anyone else. Joey Wong Jyo Yin/Wang Tsu Hsien - As I me… --- ## [Let's talk about the theatre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-theatre/845267)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-theatre/845267 "2020-01-21T19:50:55Z")
Up until a couple of years ago I’ve attended exactly one Broadway-type performance. Over the past year I’ve been to 10 with tickets in hand for several more. Seems like a good time to discuss. I’d like to hear others’ e… --- ## [Amazing a capella cover of "Somebody To Love" - by one singer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-a-capella-cover-of-somebody-to-love-by-one-singer/846540)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-a-capella-cover-of-somebody-to-love-by-one-singer/846540 "2020-01-21T18:58:14Z")
A singer named Jared Halley posted a video of himself singing “Somebody To Love” by Queen, a capella style. He multitracked himself several times (and apparently shot 20 videos of himself). He has the vocal range of Fred… --- ## [anyone see "worst cooks in america" season premiere tonight ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-worst-cooks-in-america-season-premiere-tonight/846020)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-worst-cooks-in-america-season-premiere-tonight/846020 "2020-01-21T18:08:11Z")
After watching it again for the first time in a year or two I totally enjoyed it because of Alton Brown and the sense of humor he’s brought to it but there are a few racks in the mirror tho One is there are too many “c… --- ## [How come my teacher's never told me about this simple chord relationship on the guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-teachers-never-told-me-about-this-simple-chord-relationship-on-the-guitar/838541)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-my-teachers-never-told-me-about-this-simple-chord-relationship-on-the-guitar/838541 "2020-01-21T17:55:28Z")
I learned Barre chords very early from my teacher. The “dreaded” F chord that every beginner struggles with. I soon learned the basics of the fretboard. Slide your E shape Barre to the third fret for G. Fifth fret for A… --- ## [American Factory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-factory/846750)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-factory/846750 "2020-01-21T16:22:41Z")
Netflix has had “American Factory” on offer. It is about a GM plant in Ohio, which closed, and was bought by a Chinese company and turned into an automotive glass factory. Yes, it is about the (occasionally spectacular)… --- ## [Don't F\*\*k With Cats - Netflix documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-f-k-with-cats-netflix-documentary/845094)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-f-k-with-cats-netflix-documentary/845094 "2020-01-21T16:14:32Z")
Have you seen this excellent and disturbing documentary series on Netflix? See moderator note --- ## [Decaf oolong tea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decaf-oolong-tea/437459)
**Author:** [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decaf-oolong-tea/437459 "2020-01-21T15:48:49Z")
Are there any good decaf oolongs? Does such a thing even exist? I can’t drink caffeine anymore, and while there are plenty of decaf black teas, I haven’t found any decaf oolongs. I’m really craving a cup of jasmine oolon… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=446) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=448)