# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=481 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 482 --- ## [What happened to square frozen waffles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-square-frozen-waffles/840422 "2019-09-20T11:28:33Z")
Aunt Jemima, Downy Flake, etc… Frozen waffles were almost always square with the exception of Eggo. I was in a large grocery store today and noticed there was not 1 single brand of frozen waffles that were square. Ever… --- ## [Found an easy, tasty way to use up expiring tofu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-easy-tasty-way-to-use-up-expiring-tofu/840416)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-an-easy-tasty-way-to-use-up-expiring-tofu/840416 "2019-09-19T23:45:29Z")
I buy large quantities of tofu at Costco, and that usually works out. But my fridge died last week, leaving me with 3 large cakes of expiring tofu rapidly approaching room temperature. (I’m a waste-not-want-not type, so … --- ## [Has anyone seen the full "Farewell Concert of Cream"? Performance only.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-full-farewell-concert-of-cream-performance-only/840530)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-the-full-farewell-concert-of-cream-performance-only/840530 "2019-09-19T23:23:59Z")
I’m not talking about the ~80 min version with the interviews, but supposedly in the late 60’s / early 70’s, a full version of the concert only, no interviews, no special effects was shown at select theaters as a midnigh… --- ## [The Tick - 2016, Amazon Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tick-2016-amazon-series/763578)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tick-2016-amazon-series/763578 "2019-09-19T23:16:26Z")
The Pilot episode for the new Tick series is available to watch for free on Amazon. It’s definitely a new take on it. There’s a lot more depth in terms of world-building (and it’s only one episode so far!), there’s a lo… --- ## [In-universe, how long do the Series of Unfortunate Events take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-universe-how-long-do-the-series-of-unfortunate-events-take/840517)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-universe-how-long-do-the-series-of-unfortunate-events-take/840517 "2019-09-19T19:33:13Z")
None of the back-story: from the Baudelaires finding out they’re orphans up to … let’s say when they arrive on the island in The End, what sort of time frame are we talking about? Weeks? Months? Certainly not years\*, I p… --- ## [green beans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans/840269)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-beans/840269 "2019-09-19T18:18:59Z")
Any ideas on how to cook fresh green beans like they serve in chinese buffets? Usually they seem to have a light oil and garlic on them but I need a step by step on how to do them. I end up over cooking and they are just… --- ## [Netflix’s “The Spy” with Sacha Baron Cohen Spoilers after post 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-spy-with-sacha-baron-cohen-spoilers-after-post-20/840105)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-s-the-spy-with-sacha-baron-cohen-spoilers-after-post-20/840105 "2019-09-19T17:05:11Z")
Just into the second ep myself but the man has his serious acting chops. I wonder if part of the move from cringe comedy to serious acting is merely because it is so hard to out cringe our Borat in chief? So far a very… --- ## [As an adult I appreciate married with children on a totally different level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-adult-i-appreciate-married-with-children-on-a-totally-different-level/840086)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-an-adult-i-appreciate-married-with-children-on-a-totally-different-level/840086 "2019-09-19T06:47:11Z")
Its a quality show that addresses the bad parts of adulthood. I never got some of the jokes as a kid. --- ## [Why "Cheddar Bay" Biscuits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cheddar-bay-biscuits/840326)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cheddar-bay-biscuits/840326 "2019-09-19T04:28:45Z")
As often happens, when the subject of Red Lobster came up in a recent thread, someone invariably professed their love for the chain’s signature Cheddar Bay biscuits, which I agree are quite tasty. I’ve never quite unders… --- ## [Cookbook / recipe ideas for newly independent 22 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookbook-recipe-ideas-for-newly-independent-22-year-old/839932)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookbook-recipe-ideas-for-newly-independent-22-year-old/839932 "2019-09-19T03:29:45Z")
Moon Unit will be moving out into an apartment in about 6 weeks (she’s been in a therapeutic residential community for over a year). She’ll be 500 miles away from the family, and responsible for her own meals for the fi… --- ## [Help me make soy yogurt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-soy-yogurt/839684)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-soy-yogurt/839684 "2019-09-19T01:34:20Z")
I’m trying to populate what’s left of my bowel with lots of friendly bacteria. I’ve been eating store bought yogurt but I’m skeptical as to how much live bacteria exists in it. Plus milk products tend not to agree with m… --- ## [Saved By The Bell reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saved-by-the-bell-reboot/840432)
**Author:** [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saved-by-the-bell-reboot/840432 "2019-09-18T17:35:41Z")
It’s on its way. I looks like Lark Voorhies won’t be back, unfortunately, but Elizabeth Berkley will be. I’ll admit I used to have a crush on both of them back in the day. I won’t be watching though. --- ## [What is "Me & Julio" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-me-julio-about/840132)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-me-julio-about/840132 "2019-09-18T15:23:38Z")
What did the Mama saw that was against the law? Homosexuality? Drug use? --- ## [What job would Jeff Goldblum be doing if he wasn't an actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173 "2019-09-18T13:51:01Z")
I saw a comment on Reddit yesterday with the (slightly) facetious thought that when Jeff Goldblum plays the eccentric character “The Grandmaster” in Thor Ragnarok, he is essentially just playing Jeff Goldblum. This is n… --- ## [Elegy for the minstrel show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elegy-for-the-minstrel-show/840356)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elegy-for-the-minstrel-show/840356 "2019-09-18T13:40:01Z")
Inspired by this thread. Despite the irreducible racism, its passing is in a way to be regretted – because it is perhaps the only uniquely American form of live stage entertainment ever invented. General drama goes bac… --- ## [Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-the-sound-of-my-voice/840419)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-the-sound-of-my-voice/840419 "2019-09-18T06:18:50Z")
Saw this last night, I really enjoyed it. Well crafted? Check. A celebration of her incredible gift. Check. She declined to do any kind of kiss and tell, tales from the dark side of rock’n’roll sort of thing. It mad… --- ## [What makes a joke racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-joke-racist/840290)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-joke-racist/840290 "2019-09-18T04:37:02Z")
First…let’s keep it civil. It’s a simple question. IMHO one of three conditions must be met. The one telling the joke is indicating that he’s ethnically superior. The joke contains an ethnic slur. OR The joke… --- ## [What was the last tune you whistled or hummed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-tune-you-whistled-or-hummed/840103)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-tune-you-whistled-or-hummed/840103 "2019-09-18T04:35:27Z")
What was the last song you remember whistling or humming, independent of any music being played? This morning I found myself whistling the music to the Buckaroo Banzai end credits strut. You? --- ## [RIP Cokie Roberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cokie-roberts/840375)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cokie-roberts/840375 "2019-09-18T03:59:43Z")
Damn. --- ## [Matt and Shane’s Insufficiently Secret Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-and-shane-s-insufficiently-secret-podcast/840145)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-and-shane-s-insufficiently-secret-podcast/840145 "2019-09-18T01:46:41Z")
So, SNL really has a crack background check team. Did they really not kniw this? did they know it and actually think it was survivable in today’s climate? i can’t decide which of the two would make them more stupid. --- ## [Bands that were great in the studio but suck live.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-great-in-the-studio-but-suck-live/840225)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-were-great-in-the-studio-but-suck-live/840225 "2019-09-17T23:53:15Z")
On my drive home from work yesterday my local radio station talked about bands that sound great when recorded but suck live. The only 2 bands they mentioned that I have seen were Motley Crue and Smashing Pumpkins. I saw … --- ## [Are the "Star Wars" movies set in our Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-star-wars-movies-set-in-our-universe/839947)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-star-wars-movies-set-in-our-universe/839947 "2019-09-17T23:37:01Z")
Are the Star Wars movies set in our Universe, at some future point in time, or in a fantasy Universe? Is this topic addressed in the movies? --- ## [Girl Genius: I have a theory about Gilgamesh von Wulfenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-i-have-a-theory-about-gilgamesh-von-wulfenbach/840138)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-genius-i-have-a-theory-about-gilgamesh-von-wulfenbach/840138 "2019-09-17T21:55:30Z")
His mother – the “wife” to whom the Baron sometimes wistfully refers – is the Queen of Skifander, and Zeetha his his sister or half-sister. When the Baron got time-sealed in Mechanicsburg, one of Gil’s minions addressed… --- ## [Could you cook food with a light saber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-cook-food-with-a-light-saber/840125)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-cook-food-with-a-light-saber/840125 "2019-09-17T21:47:48Z")
Inspired by a dream I had the other day - I think the dream involved cooking a chicken with radiant heat from a light saber. Hmmm… Asked friends at work, and they thought you might be able to boil water and cook that w… --- ## [Auction of Anthony Bourdain's possessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-of-anthony-bourdains-possessions/840386)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auction-of-anthony-bourdains-possessions/840386 "2019-09-17T18:56:28Z")
This makes me sad. I loved this guy, as did many… for all the good it did him. :frowning: An Anthony Bourdain Auction Will Include His Treasured Knife A year after the celebrity chef’s death, some of his things are goi… --- ## ["Checkbooks, credit cards, more money I bet a sucka' could ever spend..." Rapper's Delight turns 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checkbooks-credit-cards-more-money-i-bet-a-sucka-could-ever-spend-rappers-delight-turns-40/840319)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checkbooks-credit-cards-more-money-i-bet-a-sucka-could-ever-spend-rappers-delight-turns-40/840319 "2019-09-17T18:08:19Z")
So, 40 years ago today (9-16-1979) one of the most influential and under-appreciated songs in history was released, Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang. Now, I was 12 when this one hit and, frankly, for the white su… --- ## [Watership Down spoiler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-spoiler/840084)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watership-down-spoiler/840084 "2019-09-17T17:22:29Z")
Hazel went to Rabbit Heaven. Crap. --- ## [Like cherries, hate cherry-flavored things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-cherries-hate-cherry-flavored-things/840141)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-cherries-hate-cherry-flavored-things/840141 "2019-09-17T15:09:13Z")
I like fresh cherries, but anything cherry-flavored tastes like maraschino cherries. --- ## [Attention, directors: Cars do not explode when they crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-directors-cars-do-not-explode-when-they-crash/840025)
**Author:** [@kirkrapine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirkrapine)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-directors-cars-do-not-explode-when-they-crash/840025 "2019-09-17T11:22:55Z")
We’ve all driven past wrecks. How many looked like the aftermath of an explosion/fireball? At most you’ll see some flames coming out of the engine. --- ## [Your best experience eating a hot dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-experience-eating-a-hot-dog/839360)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-experience-eating-a-hot-dog/839360 "2019-09-17T02:47:23Z")
Not just what kind of dog, but where you had it, what you put on it etc. Hot dogs, frankfurters, sausage dogs, even veggie dogs. Mine was at this little stand outside the hotel I was staying at in Chicago for some sort… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=480) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=482)