# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=470 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 471 --- ## [Weird Jeopardy rules question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jeopardy-rules-question/842828)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-jeopardy-rules-question/842828 "2019-11-01T11:02:47Z")
I was watching Jeopardy the other day speculating on how the contestants would wager in final. I was thinking how it might affect a persons bet if they knew what the others were betting. Sooo, what if, in final, if you… --- ## [Rock and Roll Diaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-diaries/422878)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-and-roll-diaries/422878 "2019-11-01T09:28:38Z")
So, I met this chick the other day, and she asked me up to her apartment. I thought, “great, I’m getting laid tonight for sure.” We get there and she had no furniture, so I sat on the floor. After some conversation an… --- ## [Why do some restaurants have "House sauce" instead of Ranch dressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-restaurants-have-house-sauce-instead-of-ranch-dressing/833802)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-restaurants-have-house-sauce-instead-of-ranch-dressing/833802 "2019-11-01T06:20:52Z")
Is Ranch copyrighted or does house mean it’s a different style distinct from ranch? --- ## [The Wonder Years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-years/834101)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wonder-years/834101 "2019-11-01T03:25:59Z")
I haven’t seen it in a long, very long time, but just came across an episode. Holy cow. What a great show: so wonderful in so many ways; humour, reality, music, love, family, memories. But the music! --- ## [Bitter peanut nibs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-peanut-nibs/837840)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitter-peanut-nibs/837840 "2019-11-01T02:59:35Z")
As a callow youth I recall a commercial for a peanut company (Planters? Fisher?) where they advertised they had better peanut products because they removed the ‘bitter nibs’. As such, I always removed the nibs from my … --- ## [I want to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be/842529)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be/842529 "2019-10-31T23:19:01Z")
Sometimes, when I hear “year of the cat”, I kinda want to be the protagonist of the song. Right up until the part about the patchouli that is. That is all. Thank you. --- ## [Bands that were once loved...now hated so very very much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-once-loved-now-hated-so-very-very-much/471652)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-once-loved-now-hated-so-very-very-much/471652 "2019-10-31T18:52:49Z")
You know what I’m talking about. Bands that you used to hear played constantly on every radio station and in every bar and college door room for months on end and now their very name invokes derisive comments from fans … --- ## [Listening to old songs only serves to cause confusion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-old-songs-only-serves-to-cause-confusion/842702)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listening-to-old-songs-only-serves-to-cause-confusion/842702 "2019-10-31T17:29:51Z")
Today I was listening to old people music on the TV because that’s what old people do. You’d think I’d listen to the '80s old people TV station since that should be my music sweet spot, but no. I can be found almost alwa… --- ## [Social media for food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-for-food/842755)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-for-food/842755 "2019-10-31T15:19:06Z")
So, I was raiding my cow-orkers’ Halloween candy this a.m., and as I unwrapped a Nestle Crunch bar, I noticed that the wrapper said “Redirecting...”". I’ve seen similar on-line addresses on other foods and consumer prod… --- ## ["Yeah....but what an American!" What movie/show is this quote from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-but-what-an-american-what-movie-show-is-this-quote-from/842715)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-but-what-an-american-what-movie-show-is-this-quote-from/842715 "2019-10-31T15:14:16Z")
I can not for the life of me remember what the quote is from, but it is the punchline to a scene where someone is actually being a huge jerk or terrible to someone and pretending to be a patriotic American doing their du… --- ## [Do you doctor/augment/adulterate store-bought pizzas before you bake them at home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-doctor-augment-adulterate-store-bought-pizzas-before-you-bake-them-at-home/842047)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-doctor-augment-adulterate-store-bought-pizzas-before-you-bake-them-at-home/842047 "2019-10-31T14:59:14Z")
Or after, for that matter. Either frozen or fresh. I rarely buy grocery store pizzas, but when I do I always add more cheese, either parmesan or some grated cheese I have around. I always drizzle olive oil all over and … --- ## [I'm going to see Tiger Woods this weekend!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-tiger-woods-this-weekend/420690)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-see-tiger-woods-this-weekend/420690 "2007-09-30T02:51:29Z")
And Mike Weir, and Phil Mickelson, and Vijay Singh, and Ernie Els, etc. etc. etc… I got a ticket for the final day of the President’s Cup in Montreal! Woo hoo! I have a feeling I am about to be extremely impressed, an… --- ## [Greatest Rock and Roll Band](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-and-roll-band/321379)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-rock-and-roll-band/321379 "2005-10-04T01:30:48Z")
So, the Stones hold this self-ascribed honour. (Yeah, honour with a “u” in Canada.) But really, who IS the greatest R&R band? Hey, I love the Stones, but the Beatles are way too great here to ignore. I listened to a … --- ## [So, the Toronto International Film Festival (tiff) is now a big thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-toronto-international-film-festival-tiff-is-now-a-big-thing/820937)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-toronto-international-film-festival-tiff-is-now-a-big-thing/820937 "2019-10-31T11:06:51Z")
I really don’t keep up on this stuff, but apparently the tiff (and, yes that’s how they refer to it) is now possibly even more popular than Cannes? When did this happen? I’m amused and perplexed. --- ## [I just bought two tickets to KISS in April, In Ottawa.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-two-tickets-to-kiss-in-april-in-ottawa/823924)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-two-tickets-to-kiss-in-april-in-ottawa/823924 "2019-10-31T10:52:44Z")
I saw KISS in 1976, my first concert. I’m going to rock and roll all night, and party every day. I’ve seen them four times: they put on a really great show. I’ll update this in April. :wink: --- ## [Stove Top Stuffing - Need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stove-top-stuffing-need-answer-fast/842007)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stove-top-stuffing-need-answer-fast/842007 "2019-10-31T08:19:42Z")
The box says to stuff the bird with prepared stuffing. I assume that means boiling and preparing the stuffing before stuffing it, but why? Surely dry stuffing will be adventageous to soaking up juices, etc. So, dry or… --- ## [If Walter White had a cat...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-walter-white-had-a-cat/842707)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-walter-white-had-a-cat/842707 "2019-10-31T05:46:49Z")
This is a good editing job, at least in my non-expert opinion. --- ## [Using underscores for dates in books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-underscores-for-dates-in-books/842696)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-underscores-for-dates-in-books/842696 "2019-10-31T04:08:15Z")
Earlier this month I read The Cider House Rules. The years in the book were 192\_, 193\_, etc. I thought that was unusal. Two books later it was Frankenstein (an older book). The years were 17\_\_. Then I read stories by E… --- ## [Daybreak on Netflix: Zombie apocalypse meets Mad Max meets Ferris Bueller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daybreak-on-netflix-zombie-apocalypse-meets-mad-max-meets-ferris-bueller/842641)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daybreak-on-netflix-zombie-apocalypse-meets-mad-max-meets-ferris-bueller/842641 "2019-10-31T03:54:12Z")
Anyone watching this? It is pretty much as I described it in the title above. A nuclear attack zombifies all of the adults in a California town and the teens turn into a Mad Max-style post apocalyptic wasteland with th… --- ## [Every black rapper's dad has passed. RIP Pops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-black-rappers-dad-has-passed-rip-pops/842701)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-black-rappers-dad-has-passed-rip-pops/842701 "2019-10-30T23:23:15Z")
John “Pops” Witherspoon has passed away. He was 77. I will forever remember him in a Snoop Dog video. “Snoop Doggy Dog? Better go get yourself a jobby job!” Now he’s stinking up bathrooms in heaven. --- ## [Flavors of Smarties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavors-of-smarties/842695)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavors-of-smarties/842695 "2019-10-30T21:48:28Z")
In the spirit of Halloween and all things candy, here are the flavors of the classic Smarties colors: White = Orange-Cream / Yellow = Pineapple / Pink = Cherry / Green = Strawberry / Purple = Grape / Orange = Orange. G… --- ## [Could Battlestar Galactica of been the next star wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-battlestar-galactica-of-been-the-next-star-wars/842635)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-battlestar-galactica-of-been-the-next-star-wars/842635 "2019-10-30T18:08:40Z")
When the original b.s.g came out. Star wars was the hottest property.I wonder if the 78 Galactica could of done at least 3 season s. --- ## [Concert audience behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-audience-behavior/842604)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-audience-behavior/842604 "2019-10-30T16:35:39Z")
My wife and I are in our late 50s. I grew up attending countless rock shows, and playing in a rock band. I still play in an acoustic string band. Last couple of decades, most of the concerts we’ve attended have been c… --- ## [Which is the best version of "I Write The Songs"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-version-of-i-write-the-songs/842540)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-version-of-i-write-the-songs/842540 "2019-10-30T14:39:44Z")
It was originally written for David Cassidy, who put it on a single, then it was covered by The Captain And Tennille who put it on their “Love Will Keep Us Together” album, then Berry Manilow got his mitts on it and the … --- ## [Help ID this theme song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-theme-song/842681)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-theme-song/842681 "2019-10-30T14:18:15Z")
I’m trying to track down a song that popped into my head today that I recall it being used as the TV theme song for PGA golf coverage in the early 1980’s. It was an instrumental with soaring strings and sort of a light … --- ## [Roasting pumpkin seeds - tips and tricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasting-pumpkin-seeds-tips-and-tricks/842662)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasting-pumpkin-seeds-tips-and-tricks/842662 "2019-10-30T12:46:19Z")
I helped the grandkids carve pumpkins last night, and now I have a couple of pumpkins’ worth of seeds that I want to roast. I cleaned off as much goo as I could, rinsed them off, and spread them out in a shallow pan to … --- ## [Brandon Routh to return to his "Superman" role in CW's Arrow-verse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-routh-to-return-to-his-superman-role-in-cws-arrow-verse/837365)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-routh-to-return-to-his-superman-role-in-cws-arrow-verse/837365 "2019-10-30T12:21:16Z")
It’s been revealed that Routh, who starred in 2006’s Superman Returns, will once again be donning the familiar blue and red outfit for the CW’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. He and Tyler Hoechlin, the Arr… --- ## [Really, Trooly, Korean Ramen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-trooly-korean-ramen/842566)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-trooly-korean-ramen/842566 "2019-10-29T23:11:39Z")
This bit of advice ran in today’s NY Times, and I’m captured between revulsion and a strange craving. It was offered by Korean chef Roy Choi, who claims it’s “our snack, our PB&J, our bowl of cereal…part of my life fore… --- ## [Blazing Saddles reaction essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-reaction-essay/842138)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-reaction-essay/842138 "2019-10-29T22:14:17Z")
I guess it’s true: Today’s audience can’t handle the classics. Blazing Saddles and Its Horrors :smack::eek: --- ## [De-greasing fried chicken (and other fried foods,) how common is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-greasing-fried-chicken-and-other-fried-foods-how-common-is-that/842598)
**Author:** [@Carla.Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carla.Liz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-greasing-fried-chicken-and-other-fried-foods-how-common-is-that/842598 "2019-10-29T22:12:23Z")
With fried chicken, the way it works is that you wrap the fried chicken pieces in absorbent paper towels, then you microwave it and apply hand pressure after. This removes about 80 to 90% of the fried oil. The end result… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=471)