# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=474 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 475 --- ## [Studio bystanders who got their big break or moment (music)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-bystanders-who-got-their-big-break-or-moment-music/841609)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-bystanders-who-got-their-big-break-or-moment-music/841609 "2019-10-16T16:52:47Z")
I think the story of Al Kooper’s legendary organ part on “Like A Rolling Stone” is well known, but nonetheless I’ll retell it as best I can: in 1965, the virtually unknown Al Kooper, by some random connections, got booke… --- ## [What are your favorite moments from the TV show COPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-moments-from-the-tv-show-cops/220182)
**Author:** [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-moments-from-the-tv-show-cops/220182 "2019-10-16T16:03:17Z")
There are so many that I find hysterical that I will just sit back and let others go first. I am pretty sure I have watched over 1000 hours of this show. I guess, like the late, great Bill Hicks, I am addicted to it. H… --- ## [Star Trek - 'All stop!'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-all-stop/841751)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-all-stop/841751 "2019-10-16T16:00:36Z")
Mrs. L.A. has the weekly Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon on, on BBC America. Once again, the order ‘All stop!’ was given. ‘All stop’ relative to what? I suppose they have inertia meters, and ‘all stop’ means t… --- ## [Fancy non-perishable foods available on Amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-non-perishable-foods-available-on-amazon-com/841485)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-non-perishable-foods-available-on-amazon-com/841485 "2019-10-16T00:47:02Z")
Here’s one: Amazon.com It’s a very high quality canned tuna. I’ve had it and its delicious – I like to put things like this on my wish list for gifts. What are some other very tasty but relatively exotic non-perishabl… --- ## [Crispy Bacon, or Fatty Bacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crispy-bacon-or-fatty-bacon/841689 "2019-10-15T21:42:18Z")
Do you like your bacon crisp or fatty? Some like it cooked until it is dry and crispy, almost burnt. Some like it firm but bendy, with a little moisture. Some like it fatty and succulent with lots of moisture. I like … --- ## [(Ken Burns) Country Music Documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-burns-country-music-documentary/840317)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-burns-country-music-documentary/840317 "2019-10-15T19:06:17Z")
I’m a big fan of Burns documentaries and enjoyed the first episode of his latest opus on Country Music which aired last night. I’m no expert on the topic and did not know about how seed and insurance companies created p… --- ## [Capt Kirk wore green not yellow/gold!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capt-kirk-wore-green-not-yellow-gold/762750)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capt-kirk-wore-green-not-yellow-gold/762750 "2019-10-15T17:32:57Z")
I have spent the last 40-plus years of my life thinking that on the original Star Trek series, Captain Kirk and other “command” personnel (Chekov, Sulu, etc.) wore yellow or gold shirts. In every other media, they have … --- ## [How to cook bacon: need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-bacon-need-answer-fast/841720)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-bacon-need-answer-fast/841720 "2019-10-15T15:19:05Z")
Yeah, I haven’t cooked strips of bacon in years. I’m making rumaki – chicken liver wrapped in bacon, which I will broil until done. I know how to do that. But I find I have 3 leftover strips of bacon. Should I: Make ro… --- ## [The SDMB 2019 Gardening Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2019-gardening-thread/828757)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2019-gardening-thread/828757 "2019-10-15T11:14:26Z")
So to take my mind off the current Midwestern subzero temperatures, I have been daydreaming and ordering seeds and scheduling a small seed swap. This year we should be able to be more ambitious, now that the 8 (!) raise… --- ## [Aliens that can shape-shift into human form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-that-can-shape-shift-into-human-form/841655)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-that-can-shape-shift-into-human-form/841655 "2019-10-15T03:02:26Z")
The aliens look and act like humans. But when nobody’s looking - or when the dramatic moment arrives to reveal themselves - they morph into their true form, be it reptilian or insectoid or some other bizarre physiology.… --- ## [If rock bands traded personnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-rock-bands-traded-personnel/841384)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-rock-bands-traded-personnel/841384 "2019-10-14T23:28:53Z")
Sports teams regular trade personal if rock bands could loan out personal what would be some good trades.only catch they have to be from the same era. --- ## [Whatever happened to the prime-time network animated special?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-prime-time-network-animated-special/841695)
**Author:** [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-prime-time-network-animated-special/841695 "2019-10-14T22:48:28Z")
When I was a kid in the 1970s and 80s, it was always a treat to see TV specials. This was way back, of course, when there were only three major networks and a handful of UHF channels, but even after we got cable in the e… --- ## [Top 25 Movies of the 1970s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-25-movies-of-the-1970s/841330)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-25-movies-of-the-1970s/841330 "2019-10-14T21:59:29Z")
Harry and Tonto Nashville One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Network A Woman Under The Influence Harold and Maude Mikey and Nicky The Godfather McCabe and Mrs. Miller A Clockwork Orange Taxi Driver The Godfather: Part II O… --- ## ["Banana Splits" Horror Movie??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-splits-horror-movie/838497)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-splits-horror-movie/838497 "2019-10-14T18:50:25Z")
A "Banana Splits movie with a body count? Somebody please tell me this isn’t for real. --- ## [Lebowski Sequel? Jesus' Second Coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebowski-sequel-jesus-second-coming/136469)
**Author:** [@epraz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epraz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebowski-sequel-jesus-second-coming/136469 "2019-10-14T17:45:46Z")
Ain’t it cool’s reporting that the Coen brothers and John Turturro are exploring ideas for a possible movie focusing on his character, Jesus Quintana. My reaction: I don’t know if Jesus holds up as a real character. … --- ## [TV shows and movies set approximately 30 years in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-and-movies-set-approximately-30-years-in-the-past/841540)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-and-movies-set-approximately-30-years-in-the-past/841540 "2019-10-14T15:34:06Z")
It seems like in recent years there has been a wave of period TV shows set in the 1980s – GLOW, Stranger Things, The Americans, and Halt and Catch Fire are recent ones I can think of. I have always heard this get chalke… --- ## [grass-fed beef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grass-fed-beef/841699)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grass-fed-beef/841699 "2019-10-14T13:59:54Z")
A couple of months ago, in yet another attempt to eat healthier, I got an air fryer. The last thing that I thought would be my favorite thing to cook in it was burgers. But it is great, make the patties, for me 1/3 of a… --- ## [old songs-revisted-El paso](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-revisted-el-paso/840635)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-songs-revisted-el-paso/840635 "2019-10-14T13:56:34Z")
I was going deep in my library for various reasons and decided to play El Paso by Marty Robbins, which I mostly remember from waaay back in the day a love song the jockey played when he wanted to take a piss. It really… --- ## [Mutants in Marvel Comics arn't the next step in evolution...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutants-in-marvel-comics-arnt-the-next-step-in-evolution/841592)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutants-in-marvel-comics-arnt-the-next-step-in-evolution/841592 "2019-10-14T13:22:56Z")
…they’re cancer. Think of humanity as a body and each person is a cell. If some of my cells can suddenly do wacky things that threaten the entire body. That’s not evolution, its cancer. Evolution is a result of environ… --- ## [How to cook with dry konjac](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-with-dry-konjac/841324)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-cook-with-dry-konjac/841324 "2019-10-14T09:58:28Z")
I find plenty of information on wet/gelatin-like konjac, and on shiratake “noodles.” However, what I have in hand is a nice big package of dry konjac blocks. The package says to soak them for 30 minutes in warm water, th… --- ## [What is the funniest lyric in a non-comical song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-lyric-in-a-non-comical-song/841452)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-lyric-in-a-non-comical-song/841452 "2019-10-14T09:41:03Z")
Recently I listened to Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell” for the first time in a long time. Out of all of the great tunes on that record (that’s how old I am, when it came out it was on a LP Record), I like “Paradise by the … --- ## [amtrak ending its dining car service ...for airplane food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-ending-its-dining-car-service-for-airplane-food/840641)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amtrak-ending-its-dining-car-service-for-airplane-food/840641 "2019-10-14T06:16:07Z")
according to this: MSN Now last time I was in the dining car was about 20 years ago and I ordered the cheapest thing for dinner… and well it was a lukewarm and dried out goulash pasta thing and almost 10 bucks … but I d… --- ## [Books that you have to stop reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-you-have-to-stop-reading/840924)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-you-have-to-stop-reading/840924 "2019-10-13T04:16:03Z")
Inspired by this thread, Your favorite book written in the first person, http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=882670, I looked at lists of first person narrator books and came across Emma Donoghue’s Room. … --- ## [Favorite Kitchen-Sink Movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kitchen-sink-movies/841648)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-kitchen-sink-movies/841648 "2019-10-13T00:26:44Z")
I don’t know if this term is only used in the UK, but every one I’ve seen has been good. I love “Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner” and many more. Bryan Forbes is a fine director from the handful of movies I’ve seen o… --- ## [Is Debra Harry High In This Video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-debra-harry-high-in-this-video/841673)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-debra-harry-high-in-this-video/841673 "2019-10-13T00:09:16Z")
Something I have wondered for some time now. Does Debra Harry look high in this Blondie video? I have nothing against limited drug use. I have never tried drugs myself. But to each his own I suppose. Her movements just… --- ## [Stories of eldritch cults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-eldritch-cults/841632)
**Author:** [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-eldritch-cults/841632 "2019-10-12T23:05:56Z")
Let’s trace the satanic/pagan/eldritch cult/coven/conspiracy meme: 1911 short story “Casting the Runes by” M.R. James. 1931 novella The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft. 1948 short story “The Lottery” by Shirl… --- ## [biopic of Truman Capote - Infamous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopic-of-truman-capote-infamous/841693)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biopic-of-truman-capote-infamous/841693 "2019-10-12T20:52:34Z")
Ya like Truman Capote? Did ya like the movie with Phillip Seymore Hoffman? Well forget it. Another biopic came out a year later and it blows Capote away. I just discovered it. I liked Hoffman’s performance, but I agree w… --- ## [Cool movie trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-movie-trivia/841594 "2019-10-12T20:17:46Z")
While perusing the IMDB, I ran across this cool bit of trivia: DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (John Landis): (prison number): Louis’ (Dan Aykroyd’s) prison number \[in Trading Places\] is 74745058, which is the same prison number as … --- ## [Anachronistic lyrics confusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anachronistic-lyrics-confusion/841614)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anachronistic-lyrics-confusion/841614 "2019-10-12T18:45:59Z")
By this, I mean song lyrics that would not have had alternate interpretations or mondegreens at the time the song was originally written and popular but thanks to changes in culture gain those issues. My best example is T… --- ## [Your favorite book written in the first person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833 "2019-10-12T16:32:04Z")
I’m looking for recommendations for books written in the first person. Preferably a book that you really like. I did a search and the last such thread I could find was started in 2003. I’m looking for a story where the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=473) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=475)