# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=520 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 521 --- ## ["The Spy Who Dumped Me"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spy-who-dumped-me/833318)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spy-who-dumped-me/833318 "2019-05-02T04:50:13Z")
I highly recommend The Spy Who Dumped Me, a hilarious comedy, starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, about two hapless friends who are inadvertently drawn into the international world of high stakes espionage. Unlike so… --- ## [People under 30: Do you watch classic movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-under-30-do-you-watch-classic-movies/833244)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-under-30-do-you-watch-classic-movies/833244 "2019-05-02T02:46:41Z")
Mrs. L.A. and I watch TCM all the time. I grew up watching old movies on the local (and Los Angeles) broadcast channels. (Of course they were broadcast channels; there was no cable back then!) Sunday mornings I had a … --- ## [Big Bang to air retrospective after season's finale May 16th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-to-air-retrospective-after-seasons-finale-may-16th/833262)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-to-air-retrospective-after-seasons-finale-may-16th/833262 "2019-05-02T00:47:28Z")
Story here. It’s time to mark your calendars, and say a big Thank You for 12 years --- ## ['Bless This Mess' - new show from ABC - WHY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bless-this-mess-new-show-from-abc-why/832398)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bless-this-mess-new-show-from-abc-why/832398 "2019-05-01T22:35:43Z")
Official site I live in rural Nebraska - we don’t need this kind of exposure OK, the basic idea is "Green Acres’ - without the charm of Eva Gabor. Wealthy couple (Lake Bell, Dax Shepard) decide to move to Nebraska from… --- ## [Seeking suggestions to slake hot sauce hankering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-suggestions-to-slake-hot-sauce-hankering/833272)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-suggestions-to-slake-hot-sauce-hankering/833272 "2019-05-01T21:52:53Z")
I recently got back from a trip to Puerto Rico with a few bottles of hot sauce in my bag and the intention to consume them. That’s just where I’m at right now: gotta be hot! Well, I have a few good stews and soups I can… --- ## [Good Investment? Or "Throwing good time after bad"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-investment-or-throwing-good-time-after-bad/833313)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-investment-or-throwing-good-time-after-bad/833313 "2019-05-01T21:39:05Z")
I think series are popular because your investment of time into learning characters and story-lines is rewarded. A first episode of even a great series may not be much, but after 20 or 30 episodes when you’ve come to kn… --- ## [The FULL Caesars dog food commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-caesars-dog-food-commercial/832917 "2019-04-26T19:44:15Z")
Behold, the expanded version that provides the missing context. --- ## [Need potato side dish for dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-potato-side-dish-for-dinner/831642)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-potato-side-dish-for-dinner/831642 "2019-05-01T14:32:02Z")
So I found a great boneless pork chop recipe: https://www.eatwell101.com/boneless-pork-chops-in-creamy-garlic-butter-sauce and it’s actually really tasty. But I’m having trouble finding a good starch side for it. Saute… --- ## [Endeavour, Season Five](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endeavour-season-five/816797)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endeavour-season-five/816797 "2019-05-01T14:13:24Z")
Started this past Sunday. It returns with the same cast: Inspector Thursday, WPC Trewlove, DS Strange, and Superintendent Bright. New cast member: DC Fancy. Enjoy. --- ## [Rare books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-books/786118)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rare-books/786118 "2019-05-01T09:57:24Z")
I collect rare books. Most often first editions, signed; but extremely rare first editions that are unsigned are welcome in my collection too. Does anybody else indulge in this hobby? --- ## [Are actors told, before taking a part, that their character is only temporary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-actors-told-before-taking-a-part-that-their-character-is-only-temporary/833138)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-actors-told-before-taking-a-part-that-their-character-is-only-temporary/833138 "2019-05-01T03:54:32Z")
I am curious if actors are told before auditioning that their character will not make it to the end (assuming the showrunners know the arc for that character)? I do not mean a temp actor coming in for one show. I mean … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread--April 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2019-edition/831775)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-april-2019-edition/831775 "2019-04-30T23:28:37Z")
No offenseto anyone but seriously Mother Nature what was up with 65F Thursday and 3 inches of SNOW yesterday and 51F today?! Calm the heck down, lady! She needs better meds, better coffee and a vacation…or is that just … --- ## [Well, damn. I guess I'll watch GOT now then.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-ill-watch-got-now-then/833236)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-damn-i-guess-ill-watch-got-now-then/833236 "2019-04-30T22:59:59Z")
My original plan was to wait until the season was over, and then binge it at my leisure. But all the magor news website seem intent on spoilering it for me. I mean, I haven’t watched a single episode of S8 yet and alrea… --- ## [I wish to bake buns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-bake-buns/833153)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-bake-buns/833153 "2019-04-30T21:42:14Z")
But I have no-one to teach me. Tips, my fellow baking Dopers? Recipes? Anything? Bueller? --- ## [Avengers: Endgame (NO SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-no-spoilers/831512)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avengers-endgame-no-spoilers/831512 "2019-04-30T18:15:50Z")
Now that I’ve seen Captain Marvel, I can’t help but think what Avengers: Endgame will bring. This thread is to discuss what you speculate will happen in Avengers: Endgame. If you KNOW what happens, do not post it here… --- ## [That movie character's name is wrong -- Change it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-characters-name-is-wrong-change-it/833103)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-movie-characters-name-is-wrong-change-it/833103 "2019-04-30T01:07:05Z")
Sometimes when they adapt a book or a story or a play, the Powers That Be in charge of it decide that the name’s just WRONG. It’s too long, or it sounds too silly, or it has Bad or Inappropriate Associations. So they cha… --- ## [food or dishes you perfer the imitation version of instrad of the real thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-or-dishes-you-perfer-the-imitation-version-of-instrad-of-the-real-thing/832841)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-or-dishes-you-perfer-the-imitation-version-of-instrad-of-the-real-thing/832841 "2019-04-29T22:09:21Z")
For instance, every holiday part of the dinner is a jello cheesecake dessert that doesn’t last too long on the table … funny thing is I’ve bought real cheesecake and no one cares for it now if it’s one of those chocolat… --- ## [What are the greatest "big studio" movie productions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-greatest-big-studio-movie-productions/833134)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-greatest-big-studio-movie-productions/833134 "2019-04-29T20:33:16Z")
It’s cliche to complain about the big studios and how they churn out barely adequate movies and then make sequels to those. Transformers. Twilgiht. You can name a ton on your own. But…watching Avengers: Endgame this wee… --- ## [Has a movie ever been as anticipated as Avengers: Endgame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-ever-been-as-anticipated-as-avengers-endgame/828919)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-movie-ever-been-as-anticipated-as-avengers-endgame/828919 "2019-04-29T20:08:08Z")
Just thinking about things, I’m not certain there is. Maybe Return of the Jedi? Seriously, think on it. Marvel’s set up this movie for essentially ten years. And they left it on a massive cliffhanger. I can’t think … --- ## [For those who cook with turmeric:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-cook-with-turmeric/833216)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-cook-with-turmeric/833216 "2019-04-29T20:06:29Z")
If you cook with turmeric, how in hell do you prevent everything it touches from turning yellow? I made a huge pot of soup, and now all my plastic containers are stained yellow. Help! --- ## [Is $10 too much for tableside guacamole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-10-too-much-for-tableside-guacamole/833226)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-10-too-much-for-tableside-guacamole/833226 "2019-04-29T19:14:36Z")
A Mexican restaurant I like has freshly prepared tableside guacamole, is that excessive in your opinion? This is my go to date restaurant, the entrees are quite reasonably priced by Chicago standards. Their drink prices … --- ## [Help me with this movie title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-movie-title/831014)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-movie-title/831014 "2019-04-29T18:52:09Z")
sorry to bother you with something so simple but no search is turning this up. I am trying to remember the name of a movie where a mans wife is kidnapped by someone whose wife he killed years ago, and he has to solve a c… --- ## [Game of Thrones 8.02 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" 4/21/19 \[SHOW ONLY\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-4-21-19-show-only/832867)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 551\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-8-02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-4-21-19-show-only/832867 "2019-04-29T16:43:44Z")
Not having episode titles until after the show airs is apparently going to be a thing this season, but I’m sure a kindly mod will come by and update the title and make it look nice later. This is the thread for the disc… --- ## [Brightening 3D glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightening-3d-glasses/833210)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightening-3d-glasses/833210 "2019-04-29T16:34:37Z")
Is this a thing? When I watch 3D movies at a regular theater the main annoyance for me is the brightness of the display (IMAX / whatever doesn’t seem to make a difference). I wondered if it is possible to buy glasses t… --- ## [Just heard of bibimbap for the first time (foods popular HERE but not THERE)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-of-bibimbap-for-the-first-time-foods-popular-here-but-not-there/832949)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-heard-of-bibimbap-for-the-first-time-foods-popular-here-but-not-there/832949 "2019-04-29T09:02:15Z")
Posted from an America-centric perspective: Just heard of the Korean rice dish bibimbap for the first time. It was mentioned off-handedly in the NPR article “Meal Kits Have A Smaller Carbon Footprint Than Grocery Shoppi… --- ## [Music syncing up with real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-syncing-up-with-real-life/832578)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-syncing-up-with-real-life/832578 "2019-04-29T04:01:32Z")
I recently took a flight that landed in Detroit after dark. I was listening to music for most of it, and very late in the flight I selected Purple Rain by Prince. Purely by coincidence, the last parts of the song align… --- ## [NJ high school does a play version of Alien](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-high-school-does-a-play-version-of-alien/831583)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-high-school-does-a-play-version-of-alien/831583 "2019-04-29T03:20:29Z")
Looks pretty good on a super low budget of around $3k --- ## [Worst episode of Seinfeld is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-episode-of-seinfeld-is/832843)
**Author:** [@Z-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Z-man)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-episode-of-seinfeld-is/832843 "2019-04-28T21:24:27Z")
…“The Checks”. I’ve seen various ranked lists, and that episode should be dead last, no contest. The jokes fall flat and each character’s storyline is zany. I mean…George trying to get into a cult of carpet cleaners, Jer… --- ## [Who's your favorite original Ghostbuster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-original-ghostbuster/833046)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-original-ghostbuster/833046 "2019-04-28T17:59:06Z")
Who’s your favorite of the original Ghostbusters, and why? (I exclude the new movie not as a sexist gesture, but because I’ve only seen that film once, and I don’t remember it very well.) Mine would have to be Peter Ve… --- ## [More music like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-music-like-this/833079)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-music-like-this/833079 "2019-04-28T12:26:00Z")
Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats. I love the bass and swingy beat of this song. Spotify says it’s rockabilly. What are some other good songs like it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=519) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=521)