# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=508 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 509 --- ## [Why no generic Hershey bars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-generic-hershey-bars/835351)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-generic-hershey-bars/835351 "2019-06-14T14:51:44Z")
This pertains to the US only, I guess, because as I understand it, there are generic candy bars in Europe. Anyhoo, I was in the cheap-o grocery store the other day, and there was a display promoting s’mores featuring Gi… --- ## [Reverse Sear - not just for steaks and roasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-sear-not-just-for-steaks-and-roasts/835505)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-sear-not-just-for-steaks-and-roasts/835505 "2019-06-14T14:30:32Z")
After learning about this here, and listening to an America’s Test Kitchen on the subject, I decided to cook my pork spare ribs this way. Low slow oven (no sauce of course) then blast and baste on my griddle pan for a ni… --- ## [catfish recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfish-recipes/835267)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catfish-recipes/835267 "2019-06-14T14:22:54Z")
anyone ever made catfish? I have once before but they were very thinly sliced. The grocery store where I usually go has moved a couple of miles down the road, I am now going to 99 Ranch Market, an asian grocery store. TH… --- ## [What was the earliest appearance of Gene Roddenberry's 'Noonien Singh' story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-earliest-appearance-of-gene-roddenberrys-noonien-singh-story/835435)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-earliest-appearance-of-gene-roddenberrys-noonien-singh-story/835435 "2019-06-14T11:42:54Z")
And are there any direct quotations from Roddenberry himself? I did find one from 1999, but it didn’t just related the same story. Aaaand. . . on the odd chance that you’re not up to speed, the Cliffs Notes version of … --- ## [movies knownmore for their soundtrack than anything else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-knownmore-for-their-soundtrack-than-anything-else/834521)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-knownmore-for-their-soundtrack-than-anything-else/834521 "2019-06-14T02:57:45Z")
in this thread, https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=876098 about the movie empire records many people have never seen the movie (which was pretty bad) but know the soundtrack from being on the radio An… --- ## [Is The Talking Dead on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-talking-dead-on/835502)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-talking-dead-on/835502 "2019-06-14T02:52:18Z")
I have a recording of The Talking Dead from June 2nd, but none from this past Sunday. I don’t see it in the schedule. Is it on this season? --- ## [Please help me find a Tracey Ullman sketch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-a-tracey-ullman-sketch/835486 "2019-06-13T23:18:40Z")
It was in her 1987 show on Fox, but I don’t remember the episode or the title. I think she and Julie Kavner were immigrant sisters, since it ended with them singing “Stand by Me” to each other in Russian. If this is on… --- ## [Poll question: What is the best Fred Astaire scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-question-what-is-the-best-fred-astaire-scene/835391)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-question-what-is-the-best-fred-astaire-scene/835391 "2019-06-13T22:10:23Z")
I am NOT really a fan of Fred Astaire movies, nor of that whole genre more generally. But the man could dance, captivatingly well, and the eyes will rivet. Like the wedding-guest in the Rime, when Fred is at his best,… --- ## [What are the greatest Comic Story arcs from the big two (Marvel and DC)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-greatest-comic-story-arcs-from-the-big-two-marvel-and-dc/835324)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-greatest-comic-story-arcs-from-the-big-two-marvel-and-dc/835324 "2019-06-13T20:34:16Z")
I’m reading io9 about how things went wrong with Dark Phoenix and why it did so poorly this weekend at the box office. One statement that commenters seem to have latched onto on one person’s statement about the Phoenix… --- ## [The Outsiders: Did Gangs Ever Really Do This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outsiders-did-gangs-ever-really-do-this/835482)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outsiders-did-gangs-ever-really-do-this/835482 "2019-06-13T19:40:32Z")
I just finished listening to an audiobook of The Outsiders, a book I never got around to reading, but is on a lot of must read lists. I guess the big deal about this book is that it was written by a sixteen-year-old gir… --- ## [I Am Mother- Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-mother-netflix/835243)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-mother-netflix/835243 "2019-06-13T19:29:21Z")
Worth a watch. Well acted and kept me guessing a good way through. And likely worth discussing! Any one else see it yet? Hard to discuss without spoilers so while some discretion is nice odds are there will be spoiler… --- ## [Late to the Party: We just started watching The Orville](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-to-the-party-we-just-started-watching-the-orville/835225)
**Author:** [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-to-the-party-we-just-started-watching-the-orville/835225 "2019-06-13T19:06:15Z")
So we got the first season from the library. I had looked over the thread from the beginning but I didn’t read it all. We’re appreciating the sci-fi aspect and the humor. I understand the discussions about whether it … --- ## [Return to Tomorrow (TOS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-to-tomorrow-tos/835342)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-to-tomorrow-tos/835342 "2019-06-13T18:47:26Z")
What does that title even mean? Damn, Ms. Muldaur is fine. I think thats the ep I’ve seen the fewest times. It was fun. Nimoy is great. I’m gonna headcanon that the android tech they left behind was used eventually by… --- ## [Those blasted \_\_\_\_ seedlings!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blasted-____-seedlings/835321)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-blasted-____-seedlings/835321 "2019-06-13T18:18:11Z")
I imagine most places have their own trees that drop TONS of seeds at some time in the year, leading to ZILLIONS of tiny seedlings popping up in every inch of garden, and every flowerpot. Around here (west of Chicago) i… --- ## [When the Tigers Broke Free](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-tigers-broke-free/835452)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-tigers-broke-free/835452 "2019-06-13T16:23:15Z")
Is It Fusiliers C or Z? --- ## [Songs where narrator dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-narrator-dies/834748)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-narrator-dies/834748 "2019-06-13T16:19:46Z")
The end of Marty Robbin’s song El Paso always seemed a little odd to me. I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle, I feel the bullet go deep in my chest. From out of nowhere, Felina has found me, Kissing my ch… --- ## [Did Marlene Dietrich think she could sing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marlene-dietrich-think-she-could-sing/278421)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-marlene-dietrich-think-she-could-sing/278421 "2019-06-13T15:33:52Z")
After watching Morocco last night on TCM, I was struck with amazement. In many of Marlene Dietrich’s movies (Blue Angel, Morocco, Destry Rides Again) she sings. Badly. So let’s divide this in two parts: Is it just … --- ## [Favorite Drinks (or Foods) for Unusual Reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-drinks-or-foods-for-unusual-reasons/835381)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-drinks-or-foods-for-unusual-reasons/835381 "2019-06-13T15:01:02Z")
When I was a freshman in college, my Honors Comp and Lit professor assigned James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues” about a jazz pianist. It concludes with this passage: Some of the students questioned the phrase “… --- ## [My Kids Hates Vegetables - What Should I Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-hates-vegetables-what-should-i-do/835414)
**Author:** [@Squid\_Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squid_Baby)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kids-hates-vegetables-what-should-i-do/835414 "2019-06-13T14:53:28Z")
Hello everyone! I would just like to ask for some suggestions on how to help my kids eat vegetables. I’ve been trying to feed them variety of menus with veggies but they also leave them out and just eat the meat. Any i… --- ## [When did they stop putting cheese on the Filet O' Fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-stop-putting-cheese-on-the-filet-o-fish/834731)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-they-stop-putting-cheese-on-the-filet-o-fish/834731 "2019-06-13T03:07:56Z")
I haven’t ordered a Filet O’ Fish from McDonald’s in years but I had a craving today. The sandwich always had a slice of cheese on it which I thought made the sandwich. Today… no cheese. Did they just forget or was it ph… --- ## [And now, for something completely different! (Discuss Idiocracy, the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different-discuss-idiocracy-the-movie/832681)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-for-something-completely-different-discuss-idiocracy-the-movie/832681 "2019-06-13T02:09:03Z")
Yes, this thread won’t be about China, or about Trump, or about politics. It’s about the movie Idioracy. I’m putting this in IMHO, because it’s more an opinion thing. Basically, the discussion from my perspective is b… --- ## [Apple varieties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-varieties/834967)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-varieties/834967 "2019-06-12T22:06:33Z")
I try to never buy full-price apples; usually one variety or another will be on sale at the supermarket. But some of them suck – I found that I often bought a crappy apple that I should have known was crappy from past e… --- ## [Tell me your favorite Instagram accounts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-instagram-accounts/835325)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-favorite-instagram-accounts/835325 "2019-06-12T17:26:44Z")
What Instagram accounts do you particularly like? If you can, please mention a little about what makes it special. I’ll tell you some of mine which you might enjoy: https://www.instagram.com/moxiethetoller/ A doggy wh… --- ## ["The Good Fight" with Christine Baranski coming to CBS over the air 6/16/2019.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-fight-with-christine-baranski-coming-to-cbs-over-the-air-6-16-2019/835054)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-fight-with-christine-baranski-coming-to-cbs-over-the-air-6-16-2019/835054 "2019-06-12T14:19:21Z")
The “Good Wife” spinoff series “The Good Fight” has only been available on the CBS streaming service CBS All Access. Now there’s good news for people who wanted to watch this but were turned off by the idea of paying ye… --- ## [Does anyone remember this Woody Woodpecker cartoon(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-woody-woodpecker-cartoon-s/835352)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-woody-woodpecker-cartoon-s/835352 "2019-06-12T10:00:22Z")
There’s a Halloween party. Woody is seen outside arriving. Some of the guests laugh “Trick or Treat!” One of the guests is Woody’s perennial nemesis, Buzz Buzzard, who clarifies Woody’s fate: “No treats! Just tricks!” A… --- ## [David and Olivia? Naked in Scotland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-and-olivia-naked-in-scotland/835415)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-and-olivia-naked-in-scotland/835415 "2019-06-12T07:31:25Z")
I just watched the David and Olivia? series on Amazon Prime. It’s somewhat charming in a cute and quirky kind of way. It’s two seasons: Season 1 is subtitled Naked in Scotland, season 2 is Naked in LA. Both seasons are … --- ## [The "glass of water" scene in Shutter Island \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-of-water-scene-in-shutter-island-spoilers/835162)
**Author:** [@pinoyka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinoyka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glass-of-water-scene-in-shutter-island-spoilers/835162 "2019-06-12T06:25:44Z")
In Shutter Island, “Edward’s” character is shown to dislike water. We start off in a rain storm and he’s all queasy. But there is this one really fantastic scene which initially looks like an editing flaw. I wondered ab… --- ## [Fish and finger pie, or how did this lyric get by the AM radio censors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-finger-pie-or-how-did-this-lyric-get-by-the-am-radio-censors/835166)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-and-finger-pie-or-how-did-this-lyric-get-by-the-am-radio-censors/835166 "2019-06-12T03:35:36Z")
So “Penny Lane” is playing on the office muzak, and Paul mentions “fish and finger pie”- there is literally no other meaning to ‘finger pie’, other than ‘fingerbang’, (even according to the Wikipedia page of the song) an… --- ## [Why no "fluorescent white" paint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-fluorescent-white-paint/675412)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-fluorescent-white-paint/675412 "2019-06-11T23:55:56Z")
Recently I have gotten it into my head to play around with fluorescent paints on a small scale. The local craft store had a variety of brand name acrylic paints, but they all seemed to offer the same basic palette of si… --- ## ["The Day the Music Burned" - NY Times article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-the-music-burned-ny-times-article/835388)
**Author:** [@HyacinthBucket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HyacinthBucket)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-the-music-burned-ny-times-article/835388 "2019-06-11T22:54:14Z")
“It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew. This is the story of the 2008 Universal fire.” It’s behind the NYT paywall but for anyone interested in the music industry it m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=507) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=509)