# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=501 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 502 --- ## [When did instant oatmeal change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-instant-oatmeal-change/820616)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-instant-oatmeal-change/820616 "2019-07-08T21:52:52Z")
I often ate instant oatmeal before going to school. Tear open packet, dump in bowl, pour boiling water and stir. I haven’t bought any for decades. Got nostalgic and bought Quaker Maple. They didn’t offer the variety pac… --- ## [Help finding cartoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-cartoon/836625)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-cartoon/836625 "2019-07-08T21:24:38Z")
I don’t know the cartoonist, but found it in a daily paper. I think he’s a well known cartoonist. Or was about 20 years ago… I can’t even throw a name out there though. I think it’s a two panel cartoon. Two guys sit… --- ## [Most expensive Shakespeare film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-shakespeare-film/836609)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-shakespeare-film/836609 "2019-07-08T20:55:33Z")
What is the most expensive film to directly adapt a Shakespeare script? None of these “inspired by” bits like Ten Things I Hate About You or The Lion King. My guesses are: For a tragedy, Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet. Fo… --- ## [Skynryd - love them or hate them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skynryd-love-them-or-hate-them/836654)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skynryd-love-them-or-hate-them/836654 "2019-07-08T20:04:09Z")
This liberal loves me some Skynyrd. And yes, that includes Free Bird. Well, until about the 5th minute of the jam in the live version. It’s like Stairway to Heaven, if I only hear it once every 5 years, I love it. Also … --- ## [No more"Tomorrow" for Martin Chanin. "Annie" creator dead at 84](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-tomorrow-for-martin-chanin-annie-creator-dead-at-84/836706)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-tomorrow-for-martin-chanin-annie-creator-dead-at-84/836706 "2019-07-08T17:57:50Z")
Cite A moment of silence, please, for the man who helped give us this earworm: Tomorrow Tomorrow I love you Tomorrow You’re always a day away. --- ## [Recommend a side dish for taco night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-side-dish-for-taco-night/836036 "2019-07-08T16:40:15Z")
What do you folks recommend as a side dish to serve with my tacos this evening. Tacos, in this case, will be ground beef and envelope-bound taco seasoning served with crunchy and soft shells, lettuce, tomato, onion, avoc… --- ## [Have you seen this shoe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-shoe/836690)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-this-shoe/836690 "2019-07-08T13:16:19Z")
Hello all, I find myself in need of a new pair of shoes. Unfortunately, I am an OG punk and very picky about shoes. I will not wear an ugly shoe. What I want is slip-on sneakers. I don’t like to mess with laces. Howeve… --- ## [Apocalypse Now: Who was the civilian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypse-now-who-was-the-civilian/661449)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalypse-now-who-was-the-civilian/661449 "2019-07-08T13:11:13Z")
In the scene where Willard gets sent on the mission that “does not exist. Nor will it ever.” The Joe Biden-looking guy with the purple necktie. Why would he be there, and what would he normally be doing stateside? Thanks… --- ## [Born Yesterday - today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-yesterday-today/836686)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/born-yesterday-today/836686 "2019-07-08T12:39:06Z")
I just saw this on TCM today; it’s been quite a while since I watched it. Two quotes struck me, as perhaps memorable watching this from nearly 70 years later: The corrupt lawyer Jim telling Harry \[Broderick Crawford’s c… --- ## [Too Old to Die Young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-to-die-young/836679)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-old-to-die-young/836679 "2019-07-08T02:14:59Z")
Anyone else watch this? Am I being uncultured in saying that every episode needs to have a full 30 minutes trimmed from it? --- ## [Rocketman (Elton John movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketman-elton-john-movie/836663)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rocketman-elton-john-movie/836663 "2019-07-08T01:18:41Z")
I am astonished that there is no Rocketman thread. Or maybe there is, but I sure couldn’t find it. I even feel as if I posted in it. Anyway, I just saw the movie and was entertained from beginning to end. It is not a ty… --- ## [Making Kefir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-kefir/836662)
**Author:** [@molten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/molten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-kefir/836662 "2019-07-07T23:03:11Z")
Can I use the store bought kefir, add to milk and hope to get a new copy w/ the same bacteria? Why would I need the grains? which are best (russian / ukrainian copy)? What is the process of making and what do I need? --- ## ["João Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joao-gilberto-master-of-bossa-nova-dies-at-88/836647)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joao-gilberto-master-of-bossa-nova-dies-at-88/836647 "2019-07-07T20:57:21Z")
I discovered this genre in the late 1960s when I was in college, and it is still my favorite kind of music. At the NPR link, there’s a sweet YouTube playlist. :frowning: Rest in peace. (I don’t know how to say that in … --- ## [Science Fiction Short Story ID Help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-short-story-id-help/836520)
**Author:** [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-short-story-id-help/836520 "2019-07-07T20:26:07Z")
My Google is failing me, or perhaps I invented this memory long ago, or maybe I slipped into an alternate universe sometime in the last 45 years or so and the story i’m looking for doesn’t exist here, but I’m at a loss. … --- ## [Billing as "MISS...."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billing-as-miss/836623)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billing-as-miss/836623 "2019-07-07T16:23:55Z")
I was watching an episode of “the Big Valley” and Barbara Stanwyck is billed And Also Starring MISS BARBARA STANWYCK as Victoria Barkley I can’t recall seeing another TV show where a woman was billed as MISS. Or even a… --- ## [Intense Go-Pro Downhill Mountain-Biking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intense-go-pro-downhill-mountain-biking/836642)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intense-go-pro-downhill-mountain-biking/836642 "2019-07-07T15:49:22Z")
Behold: --- ## [And now Peter Yarrow and Me Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-peter-yarrow-and-me-too/836583)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-peter-yarrow-and-me-too/836583 "2019-07-07T15:45:53Z")
And unfairly, in my opinion. Article. Seems that way back in 1969, a couple of underage girls went to Yarrow’s hotel room to get autographs, and he answered the door naked, probably expecting some groupie sex. He was arr… --- ## [Songs by one artist that are always played together, rock and otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-by-one-artist-that-are-always-played-together-rock-and-otherwise/327832)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-by-one-artist-that-are-always-played-together-rock-and-otherwise/327832 "2019-07-07T15:24:42Z")
I’m curious about pairs of rock songs by one group that sound different, but are always played together on the radio, and always paired together on “best of” compilations. For instance: Journey: Feeling That Way and An… --- ## [Song Torture-You Pick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-torture-you-pick/836223)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-torture-you-pick/836223 "2019-07-07T11:30:25Z")
I need you two pick two songs: The first one is one you will listen to over and over again with no breaks for 48 hours. The second one is one your greatest enemy will have to listen to with no breaks for 48 hours. Th… --- ## [Good Omens - Amazon Prime adaptation by Neil Gaiman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-amazon-prime-adaptation-by-neil-gaiman/834796)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-omens-amazon-prime-adaptation-by-neil-gaiman/834796 "2019-07-07T07:13:10Z")
Gaiman has talked about how he made this show to honor Terry Pratchett. He went all in as well. Showrunner and wrote all 6 episodes. It hits Amazon Prime streaming tonight, I think, and I’ve been looking forward to it f… --- ## [Why Did The White Stripes Try To Obfuscate The Nature Of Their Relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-white-stripes-try-to-obfuscate-the-nature-of-their-relationship/836626)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-white-stripes-try-to-obfuscate-the-nature-of-their-relationship/836626 "2019-07-07T03:30:15Z")
The White Stripes tried to pass themselves off as brother and sister, until it came out that they had actually briefly been married. Why though? I get that the performers (Meg especially) prefer to keep the details of t… --- ## [Scariest-looking musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-looking-musicians/836497)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-looking-musicians/836497 "2019-07-07T00:01:53Z")
Suzi I’ve got no problem with, but whoa those other dirtball lads\* - you just know they’d start chirping at you if you walked into their bar. Any musicians skeeve you out? (Celine Dion’s been looking a little, um, svel… --- ## [What kind of decaf coffee should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-decaf-coffee-should-i-buy/836582)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-decaf-coffee-should-i-buy/836582 "2019-07-06T23:06:03Z")
I like coffee, but my doctor wants me to drink mostly decaf, with one cup a day of the real stuff. (I have to admit that it does help my heartburn to do so, much as I hate the idea.) For regular, I have gone through a … --- ## [Fire massacres 45,000 barrels of innocent bourbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-massacres-45-000-barrels-of-innocent-bourbon/836524)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-massacres-45-000-barrels-of-innocent-bourbon/836524 "2019-07-06T21:23:29Z")
A Jim Beam warehouse burned down, destroying 45,000 underage barrels of whiskey. :frowning: --- ## [Movies with English bulldog as guard dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-english-bulldog-as-guard-dog/836605)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-english-bulldog-as-guard-dog/836605 "2019-07-06T20:13:30Z")
As a kid I distinctly remember at least one movie with an English bulldog used as a guard dog. Specifically chained up in a junkyard and running after people. As an adult I realize that am English bulldog would not be pa… --- ## [Blues Festival is rather...white](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-festival-is-rather-white/836514)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-festival-is-rather-white/836514 "2019-07-06T19:27:25Z")
The Portland Waterfront Blues Festival is starting up, and I’ve noticed that the crowd seems to be about 95% Caucasian, and when news crews on the various local news outlets interview performers they are also almost excl… --- ## [A Dog's Purpose...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dogs-purpose/766891)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dogs-purpose/766891 "2019-07-06T14:30:12Z")
…is to make me cry repeatedly. I saw the trailer for this movie today when I went to see Bridget Jones’s Baby and began crying. And then I started crying when I saw the poster on the way out of the theatre. And again … --- ## [Robocop 2: RoboCain design q.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robocop-2-robocain-design-q/642162)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robocop-2-robocain-design-q/642162 "2019-07-06T06:02:42Z")
Two questions: first, where the hell are his optics- how does he see? Secondly, is the brain case in the “head” or within the torso? Looked online but couldn’t find any schematics. --- ## [Help figuring out the name of a Russian song I heard a while ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-figuring-out-the-name-of-a-russian-song-i-heard-a-while-ago/836549)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-figuring-out-the-name-of-a-russian-song-i-heard-a-while-ago/836549 "2019-07-06T04:37:22Z")
Some many months ago, I heard this song on a YouTube recommended video. It was catchy enough that I looked it up and found that it originated in some famous (in Russia) Soviet era movie. It was a young boy that sang it i… --- ## [I learned something about interviews on your local tv Morning/Afternoon talk shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-something-about-interviews-on-your-local-tv-morning-afternoon-talk-shows/836476)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-learned-something-about-interviews-on-your-local-tv-morning-afternoon-talk-shows/836476 "2019-07-06T02:45:21Z")
I recently saw a Good Morning Arkansas interview segment on my local ABC station. The show runs from 9-10 weekdays. They also have Miday from 11:30-12 and Afternoon 2-3 shows. The interview I saw featured the owner/oper… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=500) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=502)