# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=539 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 540 --- ## [How important was it to your parents that you learned at least basic cooking skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-was-it-to-your-parents-that-you-learned-at-least-basic-cooking-skills/829621)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-was-it-to-your-parents-that-you-learned-at-least-basic-cooking-skills/829621 "2019-02-22T00:47:18Z")
My mother was second oldest of nine kids growing up on farm near a small Kansas community in the 40s and 50s. She was helping in the kitchen by the age of five or six and cooking full meals on a wood fueled stove for her… --- ## [Got halfway through “Hateful Eight” - just tell me the rest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-halfway-through-hateful-eight-just-tell-me-the-rest/829925)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-halfway-through-hateful-eight-just-tell-me-the-rest/829925 "2019-02-22T00:28:42Z")
As the thread title says, I got halfway through “Hateful Eight” and I really don’t feel like watching the rest. But I still want to know what happens. Like a lot of Tarantino movies, I kind of get tired when I start get… --- ## [Are Godiva Chocolates sold in America made in Belgium?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-godiva-chocolates-sold-in-america-made-in-belgium/829457)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-godiva-chocolates-sold-in-america-made-in-belgium/829457 "2019-02-21T22:40:41Z")
I figured that, because box mentions that it is a Belgium company and that it contains Belgium chocolates, I am purchasing a product of Belgiumbut a recent class action lawsuit claims that the chocolates sold in the U.S.… --- ## [Netflix's "Dating Around"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-dating-around/829958)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-dating-around/829958 "2019-02-21T13:26:03Z")
So, I was laid up sick and browsing around on Netflix and decided to give “Dating Around” a look. I actually liked it a lot. It’s a reality show of sorts, just 6 episodes that you can binge watch in 3 hours, following … --- ## [Propane Gas Grill Advice Request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-gas-grill-advice-request/829914)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/propane-gas-grill-advice-request/829914 "2019-02-21T03:54:05Z")
My mom’s new house has a partially covered deck that provides a protected area for a grill. I’ve always wanted a grill that is convenient and ready to use anytime. Dragging one out from the garage is too much hassle for … --- ## [Help with info on a book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-info-on-a-book/829516)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-info-on-a-book/829516 "2019-02-21T01:13:39Z")
I have a copy of Tom Sawyer that doesn’t have any information at all. It was with some other books that had 1945 copyrights. I don’t thinks it’s rare or anything but I would like to know more about it. My google-fu has f… --- ## [Help me make stickier rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-stickier-rice/829877)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-stickier-rice/829877 "2019-02-20T19:21:23Z")
A few months ago, I bought a little Wolfgang Puck two-cup rice cooker. It makes it much easier to fix a little bit of rice for supper, but the rice isn’t quite as sticky as I’d like. Now I’m not going to soak the rice … --- ## [Podcast Listeners Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-listeners-only/829871)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-listeners-only/829871 "2019-02-20T14:55:09Z")
I have tried to discuss podcasts in other threads, and it inevitably turns into a dogpile for people anxious to declare how much they hate podcasts. So how about just ONE omnibus thread for podcast discussion? If the h… --- ## [Carrot Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-cake/829556 "2019-02-20T13:25:57Z")
It seems all the men in my life, my father, my husband, my BILs, to a lesser extent my son\*, adore carrot cake. My father said he would swim a shark tank for a slice of carrot cake. I was wondering whether to bake carr… --- ## [Explain Yorkie bars to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-yorkie-bars-to-me/829848)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-yorkie-bars-to-me/829848 "2019-02-20T09:01:26Z")
I was watching an old episode of “Inspector Morse” last night, and Morse and Hathaway were talking about masculinity and homosexuality. Hathaway said only real men eat Yorkie bars. Can somebody explain the context to m… --- ## [Do You Ever Pause a Movie To Read The Screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-pause-a-movie-to-read-the-screen/829417)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-pause-a-movie-to-read-the-screen/829417 "2019-02-20T01:24:47Z")
To read something on the screen? I notice doing this especially in an older movie, where there is a newspaper large enough. I’ll pause, and make out the headlines, etc… Sometimes I’ll do the same if it’s in a big city, 1… --- ## [Bruno Ganz Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruno-ganz-dead/829672)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruno-ganz-dead/829672 "2019-02-20T00:41:59Z")
Sad news. Der Himmel über Berlin remains one of my most favourite films. Synchronicity: Herzog’s \*Nosferatu \*was being projected as backdrop while I was clubbing last night. It’s a pity most people will only know him … --- ## [Keywords You Search For w/ Biographies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keywords-you-search-for-w-biographies/829854)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keywords-you-search-for-w-biographies/829854 "2019-02-19T20:30:24Z")
Favorite, loved, hated, slept, sleep, drunk I also type in other significant people in their fields… I’ll also type in substances, alcohol, etc… If I have more context, I might type in key people or events of that time. … --- ## [Walker Percy's "The Moviegoer"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walker-percys-the-moviegoer/828623)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walker-percys-the-moviegoer/828623 "2019-02-19T16:13:58Z")
Any thoughts on this novel? I did enjoy it but found it too short and the plot undeveloped. And, after maybe the first 1/4 of the book, the protagonist rarely ever goes to the movies! --- ## [Whatever happened to Fay Wray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-fay-wray/829757)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-fay-wray/829757 "2019-02-19T14:59:52Z")
I was performing in a community theatre performance recently, in Fort MacLeod, Alberta. We performed at the Empress Theatre, which had western Canadian figures painted on the walls; including Fay Wray (who was originall… --- ## [Does anyone sell catsup these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-sell-catsup-these-days/829738)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-sell-catsup-these-days/829738 "2019-02-19T14:24:32Z")
I’ve always spelled ketchup as “ketchup”, probably because that’s how I’ve always seen it spelled on commercially produced bottles of the stuff. But I remember reading as a child some older books (maybe old Popeye comic… --- ## [Squid ink cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-ink-cuisine/829727)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-ink-cuisine/829727 "2019-02-19T12:23:33Z")
I had my very first encounter with squid ink cuisine last night. To celebrate the littlest Mercotan’s birthday (she’s now 30) we dined out at the restaurant of her choice. She picked a Milwaukee tapas joint which also … --- ## [Hang on, have I found an actual plot hole in Inception? (here be spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-on-have-i-found-an-actual-plot-hole-in-inception-here-be-spoilers/608167)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hang-on-have-i-found-an-actual-plot-hole-in-inception-here-be-spoilers/608167 "2019-02-19T11:13:15Z")
Not sure if I should use spoiler boxes or not… I suppose the whole thread can’t be spoiler boxed. I guess I’ll box some stuff for now. I’ve watched the movie three times now (once a year ago, weirdly enough while I was … --- ## [Modern Germany: Separating artist (Hitler) from art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-germany-separating-artist-hitler-from-art/829710)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-germany-separating-artist-hitler-from-art/829710 "2019-02-19T06:43:12Z")
What do modern-day Germans think if someone says, “Hitler was a monstrous tyrant but from a purely artistic perspective his paintings were quite nice?” (Or the art/music/literature of any other Nazi) --- ## [In Search Of The Lost Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-the-lost-video/829812)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-the-lost-video/829812 "2019-02-19T04:31:02Z")
I saw this music video on the tube manny years ago. I wonder if anyone else did and knows where to find it. It opens on an extremely close shot of something blue around a black dot. Then you see the eyelid blink over it… --- ## [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs- new Netflix film by the Coens Spoilers possible- none in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-new-netflix-film-by-the-coens-spoilers-possible-none-in-op/824626)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-new-netflix-film-by-the-coens-spoilers-possible-none-in-op/824626 "2019-02-18T22:08:07Z")
Just watched this. Quite entertaining, especially as from the 3rd vignette onwards I was no longer expecting a clear conclusion to the stories, All 6 vignettes were well shot and had something intersting in them. My favo… --- ## [Singers whose singing voice sounds nothing like their speaking voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-singing-voice-sounds-nothing-like-their-speaking-voice/828977)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-whose-singing-voice-sounds-nothing-like-their-speaking-voice/828977 "2019-02-18T21:30:03Z")
Adam Levine Bruce Springsteen --- ## ["But this one goes to 11!" Spinal Tap appreciation and more.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-this-one-goes-to-11-spinal-tap-appreciation-and-more/161202)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-this-one-goes-to-11-spinal-tap-appreciation-and-more/161202 "2019-02-18T21:16:47Z")
“This is Spinal Tap” is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I swear I’ve seen it 30 or more times. I figured I knew all there was to know about it, but as always, the last time I watched it (this time with my girlfr… --- ## [ST:TOS Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-question/829315)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-tos-question/829315 "2019-02-18T11:44:42Z")
I WANTED to watch Star Trek during its first run, but I never had authority to be the Decider of What’s On. Until I was old enough to be the one paying for the TV, and by then, I never had the time. Still, I did manage … --- ## [Trivial 30 Rock observation I made cause I never saw the ep:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-30-rock-observation-i-made-cause-i-never-saw-the-ep/829749)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-30-rock-observation-i-made-cause-i-never-saw-the-ep/829749 "2019-02-18T07:35:55Z")
Tucker Carlson was on 30 Rock??? Liz Lemon made a sour face about voting for Hilary and told Jenna not to? Jenna said…“A black guy running for President? Good luck.”…ok that sounds plausible. --- ## [Bob Seger's "Night Moves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149 "2019-02-18T06:36:43Z")
I heard this song while driving on a long roadie the other night and I now realize that I never fully appreciated Seger the way I should have. The double entendre of the song’s title is a story in its own right, but wha… --- ## [Air Fryer make/model suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-fryer-make-model-suggestions/829666 "2019-02-18T02:51:53Z")
My gf has a $100 gift card and she wants to buy an air fryer. Later today it will be my job to log into Amazon Prime and make the purchase. Suggestions on a make/model? Size is unimportant; we have a cupboard in our b… --- ## [Disney's going to OWN the Box Office this year, aren't they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-going-to-own-the-box-office-this-year-arent-they/829473)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disneys-going-to-own-the-box-office-this-year-arent-they/829473 "2019-02-18T01:23:37Z")
So yeah, with the release of the Frozen II trailer today… It got my assistant and I thinking about how much Disney has on the slate in 2019. Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man Far From Home Dumbo Aladdin … --- ## [Ryan Adams' "Darker Behavior"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-adams-darker-behavior/829505)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-adams-darker-behavior/829505 "2019-02-18T01:01:12Z")
From today’s New York Times. I’m a huge fan of his music. I don’t know if that will change or not… --- ## [Worst movie of the year? 2014 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707341)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-the-year-2014-edition/707341 "2019-02-17T23:10:53Z")
This is even harder than the best movie, as I intentionally avoid all movies I think I won’t like, unless there is a Rifftrax or something of it. Anyway, AVclub has made their list and surprisingly, Saving Christmas is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=538) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=540)