# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=496 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 497 --- ## [Looking for a Stephen King quote...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-stephen-king-quote/837606)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-stephen-king-quote/837606 "2019-07-27T14:12:43Z")
Yes, a quote. Written sometime in the 1980s, very likely from Danse Macabre, and I am looking for the exact quote (source and page references would be cool too). The quote goes like this: I put white in parentheses b… --- ## [Was Twilight Zone the first tv series to have NON-happy endings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-twilight-zone-the-first-tv-series-to-have-non-happy-endings/837616)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-twilight-zone-the-first-tv-series-to-have-non-happy-endings/837616 "2019-07-27T00:59:52Z")
Been watching TZ lately while on breaks at work. It got me to thinking, considering the time this show came out, it seems rather dark. Lots of episodes have no resolution. (Just finished "wished it into the cornfield ki… --- ## [HHGTtG coming to Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hhgttg-coming-to-hulu/837579)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hhgttg-coming-to-hulu/837579 "2019-07-26T23:30:55Z")
Source. As a reminder, the Guide was described as having a 3 inch by 4 inch screen and lots and lots of buttons. Of course they’ll update it so that it is more than essentially a first generation Kindle with Wikipedia a… --- ## [I will never understand the popularity of Blue Moon beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-understand-the-popularity-of-blue-moon-beer/837323)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-understand-the-popularity-of-blue-moon-beer/837323 "2019-07-26T20:15:42Z")
I’ve very active on Instagram and so many friends are posting pictures of their summer. I keep seeing everyone with a ubiquitous bottle of Blue Moon. Why? Is it just beer for people that don’t like beer? I’ve had it onc… --- ## [Kosher Meal Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kosher-meal-questions/837615 "2019-07-26T18:57:51Z")
Once a year we host a few high-level international military types at our house. It involves providing them with dinner, and generally, there isn’t an issue with what to serve. We have had generals from Muslim countries, … --- ## [Keeping Bananas Longer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-bananas-longer/837509)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-bananas-longer/837509 "2019-07-26T18:41:39Z")
Since this question directly involves food I assume it goes in this forum. My wife and I both like bananas. She likes them on the more ripe side, and I like them on the less ripe side. We only do food shopping once a we… --- ## [RIP David Hedison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-hedison/837672)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-david-hedison/837672 "2019-07-26T17:47:30Z")
David Hedison dead at 92 When I think of David Hedison, his first role to come to mind is Captain Crane on Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. Next, I think of The Fly. And I liked him as Felix Leiter in the Bond films. --- ## [Foreign language movie: dubs or subs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-movie-dubs-or-subs/837625)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-language-movie-dubs-or-subs/837625 "2019-07-26T17:44:45Z")
You’re watching a movie that was filmed in a language not your own. You have a choice between the original audio and subtitles, or dialogue dubbed into your own language without subs. What do you generally prefer? --- ## [Songs that make you want to stick pencils in your ears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-want-to-stick-pencils-in-your-ears/836163)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-you-want-to-stick-pencils-in-your-ears/836163 "2019-07-26T16:33:56Z")
Also known as the “Working My Way Back to You Babe” Award. There is nothing redeeming about that song, and it makes me want to poke out my eardrums. Damn The Spinners for that piece of misogynistic crap. Second in line … --- ## [Its a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/837466)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood/837466 "2019-07-26T13:37:49Z")
For the first time, a trailer has brought me to tears. --- ## [Switching the Race of Characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-the-race-of-characters/835460)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-the-race-of-characters/835460 "2019-07-26T03:37:42Z")
First off, I know anything involving race is touchy, so to start with I just want everybody to try to stay chill. So here we go. As much as I hate the racist trolls who lose there minds when something like a black Spid… --- ## [Jack Reacher series being developed by Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-series-being-developed-by-amazon/837162)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-reacher-series-being-developed-by-amazon/837162 "2019-07-26T03:05:45Z")
Lee Child is on board as an executive producer. Tom Cruise not affiliated. Hopefully, the title character will be more appropriately cast. --- ## [Sous vide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide/837544)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sous-vide/837544 "2019-07-26T01:49:34Z")
Do you use one? There are several types at varying prices. Thanks! --- ## [RIP Rutger Hauer at 75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-rutger-hauer-at-75/837554 "2019-07-26T01:17:28Z")
Sad to see it. I always liked him. Edit: I got the age wrong, he was 75. Can a Mod correct that for me? Thanks. --- ## [What should I know before going to see “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-before-going-to-see-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-on-broadway/837272)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-know-before-going-to-see-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-on-broadway/837272 "2019-07-25T22:31:28Z")
I’ll be going to see the 2-part play next Wednesday (both parts on the same day) with my kids. I’ve watched a couple of the movies, but really don’t remember much at all. If necessary, I can probably squeeze in two of t… --- ## [I found the perfect hot dog grilling device](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-perfect-hot-dog-grilling-device/837584)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-perfect-hot-dog-grilling-device/837584 "2019-07-25T18:24:13Z")
I picked up a Lodge 12” Grill Pan, basically a squared skillet with raised grilling ridges, mainly for cooking steaks, chicken, and pork products, while it works great for filet Mignon, cleaning the ridges is a pain, sta… --- ## [New MCU films announced](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mcu-films-announced/837395)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mcu-films-announced/837395 "2019-07-25T17:11:07Z")
Here’s the slate: Black Widow (May 1st, 2020), Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Fall 2020 TV), The Eternals (November 6th, 2020), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (February 12, 2021), WandaVision (Spring 2021… --- ## [POKÉMON Detective Pikachu - Looks... pretty cool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-detective-pikachu-looks-pretty-cool/824446)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-detective-pikachu-looks-pretty-cool/824446 "2019-07-25T14:14:39Z")
I’m not a fan of Pokemon. Love Nintendo, but Pokemon became a thing when I was 17 or 18, so… I never got on that train. The trailer made me giggle, (“I push people away, then get mad when they leave”) but I’m hoping the… --- ## [Music to rock the Apocalypse by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-rock-the-apocalypse-by/836995)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-rock-the-apocalypse-by/836995 "2019-07-25T05:06:06Z")
So it’s The End: Against a black-clouded sky swarming with bat-winged demons, the Earth’s crust cracks open and Apollyon arises from the abyss, joining Surtur and his flaming sword. R’lyeh arises out of boiling oceans. T… --- ## [Musician using iPad/tablet during performance instead of sheet music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-using-ipad-tablet-during-performance-instead-of-sheet-music/837054)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musician-using-ipad-tablet-during-performance-instead-of-sheet-music/837054 "2019-07-25T02:55:51Z")
I attended a chamber music concert this evening. A couple of the musicians in a sextet had iPads or the equivalent on their stands (violin and cello) instead of paper sheet music. How does this work exactly? I never saw … --- ## [I don't like \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Sacriledge, I know)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193 "2019-07-25T02:36:27Z")
I didn’t want to threadshit the Janis Joplin thread so I started this one. Let’s begin. I don’t like the Foo Fighters. I like grunge (or are they modern pop?) but I don’t really get TFFs. As a matter of fact I’m not rea… --- ## [Why English dub and subtitles sometimes so different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-english-dub-and-subtitles-sometimes-so-different/837340)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-english-dub-and-subtitles-sometimes-so-different/837340 "2019-07-25T00:23:27Z")
I’m currently watching Money Heist on Netflix. Since I tend to watch stuff whilst doing something else and my hearing isn’t great I have both English audio and English subtitles. It’s quite distracting in that even norma… --- ## [Celebrity Doppelgangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-doppelgangers/837528)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-doppelgangers/837528 "2019-07-24T20:50:33Z")
Albert Finney and Brian Cox are either Doppelgangers or twins separated at birth, and you can’t convince me otherwise. Which celebrities can you not keep straight? --- ## [Are you familiar with hubcap burgers? Seen any lately at restaurants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-hubcap-burgers-seen-any-lately-at-restaurants/837406)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-hubcap-burgers-seen-any-lately-at-restaurants/837406 "2019-07-24T19:26:30Z")
My first hubcap burger was a local place in my hometown during the late 70’s. The typical hamburger bun is roughly 4 inches. This older gentleman (retired Navy) used buns at least 6 inches in diameter. The patty was a t… --- ## [Memorable moments from the film Airplane! (Open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-moments-from-the-film-airplane-open-spoilers/837059)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-moments-from-the-film-airplane-open-spoilers/837059 "2019-07-24T17:13:26Z")
I don’t know if we have to worry about spoiling a film such as Airplane! but I posted it in my thread title anyway. It’s available on amazon prime and I’ve watched it 5 times this week. Surely, you can’t be serious. --- ## [The Expanse books--all spoilers all the time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-books-all-spoilers-all-the-time/837501)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expanse-books-all-spoilers-all-the-time/837501 "2019-07-24T16:32:35Z")
Taking my own advice from here. --- ## [What am I going to do with all these TOMATOES?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-going-to-do-with-all-these-tomatoes/837478)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-am-i-going-to-do-with-all-these-tomatoes/837478 "2019-07-24T16:23:10Z")
Ok Dopers, last summer, some type of critters were taking bites out of all my ripe tomatoes (and is the plural really spelled with an E?). But this year, they are all intact and beautiful, and HUGE? But what the heck am … --- ## [Explain MCU Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel to me \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mcu-carol-danvers-captain-marvel-to-me-spoilers/837427)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-mcu-carol-danvers-captain-marvel-to-me-spoilers/837427 "2019-07-24T14:43:05Z")
Having seen the film twice, here’s my understanding of her backstory: We are introduced to “Vers” a Kree soldier in Starforce with memory loss. Vers is found to have had a past on Earth under the name Carol Danvers … --- ## [Looking for a kitchen utensil to cut and mash berries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-kitchen-utensil-to-cut-and-mash-berries/837002)
**Author:** [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-kitchen-utensil-to-cut-and-mash-berries/837002 "2019-07-24T00:50:41Z")
I’m looking for a kitchen gizmo that may or may not exist… Picture the six or eight blades of an apple corer/slicer on a stick like a restaurant sized potato masher. But to be durable, the fins need to be taller than th… --- ## [Instapots--do I need one? Want one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instapots-do-i-need-one-want-one/837223)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instapots-do-i-need-one-want-one/837223 "2019-07-23T22:18:38Z")
I’ve got a pressure cooker and a slow cooker. Does an instapot do anything that these two can’t do? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=497)