# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=54 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 55 --- ## [Peacemaker series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacemaker-series/957829)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peacemaker-series/957829 "2025-10-23T19:14:42Z")
Just watched the first three episodes. Fun so far. Definitely more comedy than drama. Has a bit of a The Specials feel, IMO. --- ## [The Sting comments about the movie and a few questions (Spoilers of course, film is over 50 years old)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-comments-about-the-movie-and-a-few-questions-spoilers-of-course-film-is-over-50-years-old/1023449)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sting-comments-about-the-movie-and-a-few-questions-spoilers-of-course-film-is-over-50-years-old/1023449 "2025-10-23T18:14:00Z")
Spoiler Warning I saw The Sting early yesterday afternoon on Sundance and then rewatched late last night. I enjoyed it. Thr script is clever with interesting twists. The twist with the phony FBI agents is confusing. H… --- ## [Terry Pratchett – Boots theory of poverty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-boots-theory-of-poverty/1024094)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-boots-theory-of-poverty/1024094 "2025-10-23T16:23:44Z")
Where do I find Terry Pratchett’s boots theory of poverty? I’ve seen it referred to on the Boards but can’t find it again. --- ## [Is "Rocky Mountain High" about a sociopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocky-mountain-high-about-a-sociopath/1024194)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocky-mountain-high-about-a-sociopath/1024194 "2025-10-23T15:28:41Z")
I was listening to the song yesterday and then I read the lyrics. And now I wonder. Sometimes the singer uses the first person, singing about things “I” have done. But other times the singer sings about things “he” has … --- ## [Diabetes recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-recipes/1024086)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-recipes/1024086 "2025-10-23T15:25:42Z")
I’m not sure if this should be here, but I figured, hey, it’s about food. About a month ago, my husband was hospitalized with a health scare. While he was in the hospital, we found out he has diabetes, his blood sugar wa… --- ## [DMV (new CBS series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-new-cbs-series/1024142)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-new-cbs-series/1024142 "2025-10-23T03:43:12Z")
This new series appears to be (mostly) satirical, and is set at a department of motor vehicles in the L.A. area. I saw the pilot last night, and this series appears promising. Has anyone else seen it? --- ## [Which U.S. National Parks have you visited? (two separate polls)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-national-parks-have-you-visited-two-separate-polls/1024172)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-national-parks-have-you-visited-two-separate-polls/1024172 "2025-10-23T02:03:39Z")
poll poll --- ## [AI covers of classic songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-covers-of-classic-songs/1024200)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ai-covers-of-classic-songs/1024200 "2025-10-22T22:41:26Z")
This should go over well. People are using AI to make remixes or change the genre of various songs. Some of the results are good. Are there others that people are seeing that they feel are worth listening to? Here is a… --- ## ["Beyond meat" (vegan) burgers really do taste and feel like meat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-meat-vegan-burgers-really-do-taste-and-feel-like-meat/833428)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beyond-meat-vegan-burgers-really-do-taste-and-feel-like-meat/833428 "2025-10-22T21:04:56Z")
It doesn’t taste like a beef burger, more like a similar styled pork product. It prices about 4 times more than beef (I live in Ottawa) but doesn’t shrink as much when grilled. All-n-all, if you are looking to cut down … --- ## [The Great Straight Dope Podcast Recommendation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-straight-dope-podcast-recommendation-thread/987222)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-straight-dope-podcast-recommendation-thread/987222 "2025-10-22T18:48:57Z")
I don’t know if y’all have done one of these recently or at all, but I thought I’d try a thread and see what treasures everybody has to share. To start us off, I have A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs I was dubious… --- ## [Yes, Virginia, Lay's Potato Chips are made from real potatoes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-virginia-lays-potato-chips-are-made-from-real-potatoes/1023950)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-virginia-lays-potato-chips-are-made-from-real-potatoes/1023950 "2025-10-22T03:29:40Z")
One wonders who was polled about this, how the questions were phrased, and how many people thought it was a joke. 42% of the respondents allegedy didn’t know that Lay’s Potato Chips are indeed made from real, farm-grown… --- ## [Ultrasonic Chef's Knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrasonic-chefs-knife/1024098)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ultrasonic-chefs-knife/1024098 "2025-10-22T02:14:04Z")
Just stumbled on this video of a new type of knife - an Ultrasonic Chef’s Knife made by Seattle Ultrasonics. There are other ultrasonic blades available but they seems to be for mostly industrial applications.The Seattle… --- ## [RIP Susan Stamberg of NPR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susan-stamberg-of-npr/1024038)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susan-stamberg-of-npr/1024038 "2025-10-21T22:14:59Z")
I’m putting this here because she was not primarily a political commentator, she covered everything else that should have been included in All Things Considered. And because she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. … --- ## [I thought I didn't like this!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-didnt-like-this/997070)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-i-didnt-like-this/997070 "2025-10-21T21:45:12Z")
The Dungeness crab thread reminded me… The wife of a friend said she didn’t like crab. Then I went and caught a couple of Dungeness crabs, brought them home, cleaned them, and cooked them. Ooh! Sweet, sweet Dungeness… --- ## [Looking for a Hemingway quote re meeting old friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-hemingway-quote-re-meeting-old-friends/1024146)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-hemingway-quote-re-meeting-old-friends/1024146 "2025-10-21T08:27:23Z")
Hi, years ago I read a quote from earnest Hemingway about getting together with old friends. I think it was probably after the liberation of Paris. Can’t find it. Anyon have any ideas? --- ## [Crikey! Put another remake of \_The Office\_ on the barbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crikey-put-another-remake-of-the-office-on-the-barbie/1007455)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crikey-put-another-remake-of-the-office-on-the-barbie/1007455 "2025-10-21T04:50:50Z")
An Australian remake coming soon. --- ## [Are there any cheap cuts of meat we can buy or is it all expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cheap-cuts-of-meat-we-can-buy-or-is-it-all-expensive/1016782)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cheap-cuts-of-meat-we-can-buy-or-is-it-all-expensive/1016782 "2025-10-21T00:15:47Z")
Title kinda says it all. Back in the day you could buy hangar steak for little money. Oxtail was cheap. Chicken wings were cheap. And so on. Now, none of that stuff is cheap except in relation to even more expensive… --- ## [Must you read/watch something to have an opinion about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-you-read-watch-something-to-have-an-opinion-about-it/1021296)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-you-read-watch-something-to-have-an-opinion-about-it/1021296 "2025-10-20T01:28:45Z")
It was over/under on whether this was Cafe Society or IMHO. Let’s hope I guessed right. I recently read an article, linked in another thread, that was milking some outrage about YA Twitter trying to shut down a debut no… --- ## [Help me identify this Trump election documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-trump-election-documentary/1024102)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-trump-election-documentary/1024102 "2025-10-20T00:39:10Z")
It was on one of the cable systems in the past year, so I assume it was the 2016 election, but it might have been about 2024. The producer traveled around the country talking to people about their situations. I know pa… --- ## [The Substance Seen It (Vague slight Spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-substance-seen-it-vague-slight-spoilers-in-op/1007594)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-substance-seen-it-vague-slight-spoilers-in-op/1007594 "2025-10-19T21:05:33Z")
I had only just heard of this movie a few days ago and decided to check it out. I won’t give too much away and just say that the premise is that Demi Moore plays a has been actress who makes some questionable decisions i… --- ## [Identify this song from the Classic Rock era (mellow ballad with acoustic guitar and synthesizer)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-song-from-the-classic-rock-era-mellow-ballad-with-acoustic-guitar-and-synthesizer/1024091)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-song-from-the-classic-rock-era-mellow-ballad-with-acoustic-guitar-and-synthesizer/1024091 "2025-10-19T20:32:41Z")
A song came on my local Classic Rock station the other night, and I didn’t catch the name of it. The first two thirds of it is just the vocalists and an acoustic guitar, a la the first few verses of Danny’s Song. Then th… --- ## [1950s Movie where Satan throws an Entitled Woman Straight To Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082)
**Author:** [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1950s-movie-where-satan-throws-an-entitled-woman-straight-to-hell/1024082 "2025-10-19T17:32:10Z")
There was a movie/musical in the 1950s where a man is sent down to stand before Satan to learn what Hell he was to face for all eternity. The man was confused because he didn’t think that he was that bad. I few minutes… --- ## [The Fancy Chocolate Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fancy-chocolate-thread/972484)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fancy-chocolate-thread/972484 "2025-10-19T15:16:57Z")
I don’t want to hijack the white chocolate thread with tales of other chocolates, but I do want to write about the fancy chocolates I’ve tried recently, and thought others might want to add their experiences, too. Why I… --- ## [Harper Lee has Died - To Kill a Mockingbird \[Feb 2016\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-has-died-to-kill-a-mockingbird-feb-2016/746558)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-has-died-to-kill-a-mockingbird-feb-2016/746558 "2025-10-19T07:11:16Z")
Reported on the front page of the NYTimes online. A wonderful, powerful story that came at a time when it was a welcome meditation on the American character. Thank you, ma’am. --- ## [Anime characters with caret eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-characters-with-caret-eyes/1024017)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anime-characters-with-caret-eyes/1024017 "2025-10-19T04:30:15Z")
I’m looking for anime characters with caret eyes. Like literally, whatever anime character style the emoticon is most closely based on ^ \_ ^ For whatever reason, Google basically ignores symbols in searches and none of … --- ## [What show with Loretta Long was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-with-loretta-long-was-this/1024075)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-show-with-loretta-long-was-this/1024075 "2025-10-18T21:55:55Z")
I don’t remember exactly when, sometimes in the 70’s I think, there was a program playing on the television with Loretta Long (Susan Robinson on Sesame Street). I wasn’t paying attention to it, or even watching TV. It w… --- ## [Tonic triad lead-in to the minor submediant - What song does this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-triad-lead-in-to-the-minor-submediant-what-song-does-this/1015962)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-triad-lead-in-to-the-minor-submediant-what-song-does-this/1015962 "2025-10-18T21:46:40Z")
I got this progression stuck in my head, stuck in my soul. When jamming at the keyboard I sometimes feel an urge to play this. I know I heard it in a song. Probably a '60s soul tune. It plays the arpeggiated tonic triad … --- ## [Wild Mountain Thyme vs Heather](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-mountain-thyme-vs-heather/1023050)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-mountain-thyme-vs-heather/1023050 "2025-10-18T21:35:28Z")
Why would one want to remove thyme that is growing around heather? --- ## [The classical song used to denote dainty propriety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-classical-song-used-to-denote-dainty-propriety/1017583)
**Author:** [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-classical-song-used-to-denote-dainty-propriety/1017583 "2025-10-18T20:40:35Z")
There is a classical song that seems to be shorthand for dainty tea parties and the like. It may have been used in things like grey poupon or the fancy jelly that didnt want you to call it jelly (Polaner all fruit). Mos… --- ## [And then there was Justin. John Lodge of the Moody Blues dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-there-was-justin-john-lodge-of-the-moody-blues-dies/1023852)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-there-was-justin-john-lodge-of-the-moody-blues-dies/1023852 "2025-10-18T18:04:21Z")
John Lodge, bassist/ singer/ songwriter for the Moody Blues has died. That leaves Justin Hayward the only surviving member. NYT gift link One of his songs: https://youtu.be/N\_J-hmyAS6c?si=5T\_OyHFlQ9PRiRwM [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=53) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=55)