# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=478 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 479 --- ## [Low-carb high-calorie recipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-high-calorie-recipes/840936)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carb-high-calorie-recipes/840936 "2019-09-30T18:30:21Z")
I’m trying to feed a diabetic who very much needs to get his blood sugar down (last A1C was 13.4!), but also needs to put back some weight (he managed to lose 10lb in 2 weeks following a broken leg and surgery for same). … --- ## [A horror movie starring... me! :D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-starring-me-d/841025)
**Author:** [@Peter\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-horror-movie-starring-me-d/841025 "2019-09-30T14:26:49Z")
This is pretty terrible, but it is actually the fourth part to a series I made from 2017 to now, with a fifth episode in early development. I will try to describe what it is about, but you can probably gather that we ar… --- ## [Who deserves a Jukebox Musical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-deserves-a-jukebox-musical/838056)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-deserves-a-jukebox-musical/838056 "2019-09-30T13:41:43Z")
I was thinking about Mamma Mia this morning and wondered what that genre of musical is called. Turns out, of course, it has a name - Jukebox Musical. It is a movie or play based on the works of a single or few related ar… --- ## [Parody Song ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-song-id/841033)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parody-song-id/841033 "2019-09-30T13:18:13Z")
This song which heard a few times on my local AM radio station was clearly a takeoff on the movie “10,” which means I would’ve been hearing it in 1979 or maybe 1980. The start of the song has a guy hitting on a girl in … --- ## [Somehow, I ended up buying every #1 horror film since the box office began!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somehow-i-ended-up-buying-every-1-horror-film-since-the-box-office-began/840968)
**Author:** [@Peter\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somehow-i-ended-up-buying-every-1-horror-film-since-the-box-office-began/840968 "2019-09-30T13:17:01Z")
You may think I’m joking, but let me explain how I achieved this feat. There’s a good chance that I’m the only guy that’s ever did this. :confused: I bought a series of U.S. film charts on Amazon that are viewed with th… --- ## [Monty Python 50th Anniversary marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-50th-anniversary-marathon/840873)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-50th-anniversary-marathon/840873 "2019-09-30T12:12:59Z")
BBC America is having a Monty Python 50th Anniversary marathon on Sunday, 29 September. --- ## [Hulu's Mindy Kaling's Four Weddings and a Funeral series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/839312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulus-mindy-kalings-four-weddings-and-a-funeral-series/839312 "2019-09-30T10:32:38Z")
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994) is one of my favorite movies of all time. The accents, the banter, the exquisitely ridiculous situations. Sure Andie MacDowell was a weak point. But other than her the performances we… --- ## [The Boys (Ennis) \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-ennis-spoilers/841028)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-ennis-spoilers/841028 "2019-09-30T06:02:54Z")
The Frenchman is, based on the way he talks and his fake origin story, obviously not French (unless that is simply an additional layer of misdirection), but do we ever find out anything about who he is or his past? Is … --- ## [Product Placement on TV News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-placement-on-tv-news/840935)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/product-placement-on-tv-news/840935 "2019-09-30T04:21:01Z")
My first recollection of product placement was watching The Goonies. There was a scene where there was a fridge full of Pepsi and a stilted discussion about Pepsi. Even as a youngster, it struck me as forced and ridicu… --- ## [Is it okay to tell a restaurant you're allergic to oysters if you aren't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-tell-a-restaurant-youre-allergic-to-oysters-if-you-arent/840759)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-okay-to-tell-a-restaurant-youre-allergic-to-oysters-if-you-arent/840759 "2019-09-30T03:37:43Z")
Is it okay to tell a restaurant you’re allergic to oysters if you aren’t? This question is primarily aimed at Dopers who have worked in restaurant kitchens, but is of course open to anybody. My wife can’t stand oysters… --- ## [Anybody watching "Lights Out" with David Spade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-lights-out-with-david-spade/840925)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-lights-out-with-david-spade/840925 "2019-09-30T02:13:59Z")
I’ve been catching up on the episodes on Amazon. I rather enjoy it. It’s a panel show that makes fun of celebrities (no politics). Basically, it’s “Mean Girls” only except it’s with middle aged adults. A nice reprieve … --- ## [Ice tea - shaken, not stirred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-tea-shaken-not-stirred/841015)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-tea-shaken-not-stirred/841015 "2019-09-30T02:07:16Z")
Inspired by the bad bartender thread in The Pit. My favorite bartenderess at BWW invented ice tea - shaken, not stirred, after I joked about it last year. Fill the glass with lots of ice and the tea then give a lemon sl… --- ## [Who got the better deal? Bruce or Demi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-got-the-better-deal-bruce-or-demi/490478)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-got-the-better-deal-bruce-or-demi/490478 "2019-09-30T01:37:20Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap\_en\_tv/people\_bruce\_willis I’m going with Bruce! But I still think Ashton wins! --- ## [Pick your Crow(e)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-crow-e/840977)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-your-crow-e/840977 "2019-09-29T20:09:49Z")
Between the Black Crowes and Counting Crows, which do you prefer? Counting Crows for me. Still listen to them occasionally. They were the perfect band for me during their heyday. --- ## [Do you recommend the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie? (no spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-recommend-the-first-law-trilogy-by-joe-abercrombie-no-spoilers/802820)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-recommend-the-first-law-trilogy-by-joe-abercrombie-no-spoilers/802820 "2019-09-29T20:05:50Z")
I am considering adding this trilogy to my reading queue, but would like some opinions on this series first. Does the trilogy complete the story? I like completed works, like the original Mistborn trilogy and so forth. … --- ## [What are your favorite and least favorite Ocean Spray Cranberry juice blends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-ocean-spray-cranberry-juice-blends/840906)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-and-least-favorite-ocean-spray-cranberry-juice-blends/840906 "2019-09-29T19:29:30Z")
What are your favorite and least favorite Ocean Spray Cranberry juice blends? My favorite is Cran+Lemonade. Absolutely delicious. 2nd favorite is Cran+Grape 3rd Cran+Pineapple My least favorite (so far) is Cran+Cherr… --- ## [Editing for dummies (or: I may not have known what I was getting into)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-for-dummies-or-i-may-not-have-known-what-i-was-getting-into/820664)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-for-dummies-or-i-may-not-have-known-what-i-was-getting-into/820664 "2019-09-29T14:15:09Z")
I wasn’t planning on becoming a beta. It’s just that I get… twitchy… about typos and other writing errors. I can be reading the best story, but if there’s homophone confusion or misplaced capitalization, it significantl… --- ## [Ordering groceries online from a local store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-groceries-online-from-a-local-store/840932)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-groceries-online-from-a-local-store/840932 "2019-09-29T03:58:14Z")
A large local grocery chain here now offers online shopping with the items either to be picked up or delivered. If you order delivery the next day, there’s no fee. A good friend who was housebound last year started usin… --- ## [Creative things that are funnier in retrospect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-things-that-are-funnier-in-retrospect/840856)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-things-that-are-funnier-in-retrospect/840856 "2019-09-28T23:09:32Z")
I watched the movie version of Singing in the Rain yesterday. There’s a scene where the Linda Lamont is filming her first ever talking movie scene, and the microphone is hidden in a bush on the set. She flubs it every ti… --- ## [Hey! They're running the film backwards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-running-the-film-backwards/840907)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-running-the-film-backwards/840907 "2019-09-28T20:02:15Z")
Sometimes movies run portions of film backwards, apparently hoping we won’t notice. Sometimes it’s actually legitimate. Akira Kurasawa opened one of his films (Dodeskaden, I think) with a shot of a train coming into a s… --- ## [Sylvester Stallone's early movie career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvester-stallones-early-movie-career/840302)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvester-stallones-early-movie-career/840302 "2019-09-28T17:49:44Z")
I was looking up the cast of MASH (the movie) for another thread and I was surprised to see that Sylvester Stallone was in that movie. He was an uncredited extra as a soldier. I checked his filmography and I see that St… --- ## [Atlas Snubbed - Anyone give it a read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-snubbed-anyone-give-it-a-read/840958)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-snubbed-anyone-give-it-a-read/840958 "2019-09-28T17:06:16Z")
Anyone here with a philosophical nature ever stumble across Ken Krawchuck’s book Atlas Snubbed? It’s labeled as a ‘pastiche parody’, and so I thought it would be taking a comedic look at what happened after Atlas Shrugg… --- ## [Spider-Man out of the MCU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-out-of-the-mcu/838970)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-out-of-the-mcu/838970 "2019-09-28T16:57:46Z")
Story here: BWHAHAHAHA!!! Sorry but you can’t help but laugh. They just set him up as new center of the MCU… --- ## [Do you like Jordan Almonds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-jordan-almonds/840910)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-jordan-almonds/840910 "2019-09-28T14:19:01Z")
Here is an old timey candy. :wink: Jordan Almonds. There’s a container on my kitchen counter nearly all the time. They’re sold at many places and various brands. They’re a variety of pastel colors except at Christmas… --- ## [The Torkelsons/Almost Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torkelsons-almost-home/840885)
**Author:** [@Princess\_Perfume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princess_Perfume)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-torkelsons-almost-home/840885 "2019-09-28T04:37:51Z")
Just re-watched The Dance. Whoever in the studio audience that wolf whistles when the camera cuts to (then 18 year old) Alyson Hannigan in her pink rose dance dress had better not have been a much older adult. This ep… --- ## [Funny fruitspreads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553)
**Author:** [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553 "2019-09-28T03:16:54Z")
Looking for the most unusual fruit spreads you have encountered in shops - so no home-made variations. I once came across a paprika (bell pepper) fruit spread, tasted remarkably nice as well. And last week we found a pu… --- ## [Surviving the Quantum realm (Ant man and the Wasp)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-the-quantum-realm-ant-man-and-the-wasp/840880)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surviving-the-quantum-realm-ant-man-and-the-wasp/840880 "2019-09-28T00:26:24Z")
Got around to finally watching AM&tW. Was it ever explained, or even hinted at, how Janet survives 30 years without eating, drinking or breathing? Yes, of course, you can just add “quantum” to the beginning of a word an… --- ## [Rescuing A Cast-Iron Sklliet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuing-a-cast-iron-sklliet/839989)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rescuing-a-cast-iron-sklliet/839989 "2019-09-27T15:54:56Z")
Backstory: I have a 12 inch cast-iron skillet the was improperly seasoned by me. Only used it once to disastrous results to the meal I was trying to prepare. I let it sit unused for almost a year afterwards, then had a… --- ## [Survivor 39: Island of the Idols](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-39-island-of-the-idols/840841)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-39-island-of-the-idols/840841 "2019-09-27T04:54:51Z")
I thought for sure there would be a thread on this, but I scanned through three times and I see nothing going back to Wednesday afternoon. I thought it was a pretty good start, although I’m sad as a poker player to see … --- ## [What was Dracula's end game in moving to London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-draculas-end-game-in-moving-to-london/840400)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-draculas-end-game-in-moving-to-london/840400 "2019-09-27T04:00:33Z")
I’m slogging my way through Dracula, about halfway done, and something’s bugging me. I know enough just from popular culture that Dracula’s heading to London, but why? It seems to me he’s safe enough back home. Everyo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=479)