# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=541 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 542 --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 15 (February 7, 2019) -- "The Donation Oscillation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-15-february-7-2019-the-donation-oscillation/829117)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-15-february-7-2019-the-donation-oscillation/829117 "2019-02-14T01:54:07Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [I am the Night (series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-night-series/829408)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-night-series/829408 "2019-02-14T00:34:56Z")
Anybody watching? What do you think? --- ## [What type of store carries custom varieties of grape juice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-store-carries-custom-varieties-of-grape-juice/828749)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-store-carries-custom-varieties-of-grape-juice/828749 "2019-02-13T23:34:16Z")
Google only shows me Welch’s: their regular and their different flavors which are not made of different grapes but just different strengths or different juices blended in. Are there grape juices sold in America that are… --- ## [Help me sort these dried beans: broad, fava, lima, butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-sort-these-dried-beans-broad-fava-lima-butter/829469)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-sort-these-dried-beans-broad-fava-lima-butter/829469 "2019-02-13T23:23:49Z")
I’ve been googling and getting more confused than not. Lately I’m into making soup in my Instant Pot with dried beans. I don’t presoak the beans, because that takes away a lot of the flavor. (Also, Jacques Pepin doesn’t … --- ## [A Tip of the Hat - to Ringo Starr's drumming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tip-of-the-hat-to-ringo-starrs-drumming/664104)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tip-of-the-hat-to-ringo-starrs-drumming/664104 "2019-02-13T22:24:17Z")
Sunday morning - the heat wave has broken a bit in the Northeast US so it is a bit more humane. Listening to the couple-years-old Mono remaster of Revolver. There is a POV about Ringo Starr’s drumming - “he isn’t even … --- ## [Great commercials you have seen recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercials-you-have-seen-recently/829489)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-commercials-you-have-seen-recently/829489 "2019-02-13T22:19:10Z")
To counter our other two threads, this is about RECENT great ads. I submit: and Harrison Ford: --- ## [Cleopatra and Bubblegum - The Forgotten Song Lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleopatra-and-bubblegum-the-forgotten-song-lyric/829491)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleopatra-and-bubblegum-the-forgotten-song-lyric/829491 "2019-02-13T19:27:27Z")
Back in the mid to late seventies, a record reviewer in Rolling Stone made light of a song lyric, in comparison as I remember it, to the lyrics of 60s era Bob Dylan. Or at least to my memory he did. These specifics are h… --- ## [Actors whose natural voices sound totally different than you'd expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-natural-voices-sound-totally-different-than-youd-expect/828990)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-natural-voices-sound-totally-different-than-youd-expect/828990 "2019-02-13T19:11:11Z")
This thread got me thinking, the first time I saw Christian Bale speak in his natural voice I was shocked he had an english accent since I’d only seen him speak in an American accent in film. Hugh Laurie’s natural voice … --- ## [The Popsicle Stick Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popsicle-stick-controversy/829019)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-popsicle-stick-controversy/829019 "2019-02-13T19:03:25Z")
I made this box and was thinking of selling it in one of my Etsys described as a decorative birch box. It’s a little thing (2 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 1"). I haven’t put it for sale though because I’m having this twinge of consci… --- ## [I hate Netflix's subtitles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-netflixs-subtitles/829362)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-netflixs-subtitles/829362 "2019-02-13T18:55:25Z")
Usually subtitles kinda just hang out towards the bottom of the screen and, if you’re a fast reader, they sort of disappear into whatever you’re watching. But Netflix subtitles dance around the screen, bottom, top, all … --- ## [Star Trek Music Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-music-q/824507)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-music-q/824507 "2019-02-13T18:45:46Z")
Would you say it to be accurate that, aside from the movies and possibly the Voyager and DS9 Theme…there hasn’t been a memorable piece of Star Trek music since Ron Jones fantastic work in the early seasons of TNG? (Aside… --- ## [Literal complaints at lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-complaints-at-lyrics/827371)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-complaints-at-lyrics/827371 "2019-02-13T16:12:58Z")
“I got a girl, she lives up the hill. She won’t do it, but her sister will.” Oh, nice - screwing around on your woman? “You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard You gotta be tough, y… --- ## ["The Beach" starring DiCarpio and Tilda Swindon appreciation thread PLUS what if questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-starring-dicarpio-and-tilda-swindon-appreciation-thread-plus-what-if-questions/828997)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-starring-dicarpio-and-tilda-swindon-appreciation-thread-plus-what-if-questions/828997 "2019-02-13T12:48:41Z")
When this originally came out my impression it was some bad script that Leonardo DiCaprio took on before the Titanic or he signed off on thinking it was a good part to take because he was the worlds hottest actor. My ori… --- ## [Example #97 of weird...maybe bad?...casting working for the film: Interview With The Vampire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-97-of-weird-maybe-bad-casting-working-for-the-film-interview-with-the-vampire/829391)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/example-97-of-weird-maybe-bad-casting-working-for-the-film-interview-with-the-vampire/829391 "2019-02-12T23:31:02Z")
Back in the day when I saw it, I hadn’t read the book. And I didn’t really have strong opinions about the movie. I knew about the casting controversies, and was never the biggest Tom Cruise fan. But I was just watching … --- ## [Bruce Williams (talk radio Hall of Famer) dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-williams-talk-radio-hall-of-famer-dies/829398)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-williams-talk-radio-hall-of-famer-dies/829398 "2019-02-12T19:50:31Z")
Surely someone in DoperLand remembers him? I was a big fan. He had a boatload of common sense and a warm, amusing way of dispensing it. He died Saturday at the age of 86. link mmm --- ## [Superhero media that could have been](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-media-that-could-have-been/829307)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superhero-media-that-could-have-been/829307 "2019-02-12T15:58:07Z")
Don’t want to hijack the elevator pitch thread, so I’m starting this. One that comes to mind is Runaways, which strays profoundly from the comics. And–especially in season 2–the actress trying to dress like Molly makes … --- ## [Wild Wild Country (Rajneeshpuram cult)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-wild-country-rajneeshpuram-cult/812514)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wild-wild-country-rajneeshpuram-cult/812514 "2019-02-12T15:02:13Z")
SNL did an awkward parody of the Netflix documentary “Wild Wild Country” thus alerting me to its existence, and giving me something to while away the hours this Sunday. I’d never heard of the Rajneeshpuram story, even t… --- ## [Looking for eBook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ebook/829394)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-ebook/829394 "2019-02-12T07:04:52Z")
I like reading superhero fiction novels (words, as opposed to the comics), and I read many of the free eBooks I can find on Amazon. I read a particular book a few years ago, and would now like to find that book again as … --- ## [Super Bowl: What are you eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-what-are-you-eating/828903)
**Author:** [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-what-are-you-eating/828903 "2019-02-04T21:45:39Z")
As we’re beating to death who everyone is cheering for and gearing up for discussing the commercials, it’s time to deal with the OTHER important part of the “Big Game” - what everyone is eating! My Super Bowl party “gro… --- ## [Quantum Leap Lost Ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-lost-ending/829299)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantum-leap-lost-ending/829299 "2019-02-12T00:47:13Z")
I was reading older threads on here and I’ve noticed quite a few people expressing disappointment over the ending of Quantum Leap. I came across this YouTube video of a woman who purchased some old film negatives of the… --- ## [Ducks, ducks ducks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducks-ducks-ducks/829247)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducks-ducks-ducks/829247 "2019-02-11T21:22:59Z")
Well, two duck questions. First, I have a couple of quarts of dock broth. The ducks were seasoned with star anise, ginger, and other stuff, (see below) so the broth is, too. What should I do with it? Second, I made roa… --- ## [Unexpected Moments of Intertextuality, or Synchronicity for Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-moments-of-intertextuality-or-synchronicity-for-books/829221)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-moments-of-intertextuality-or-synchronicity-for-books/829221 "2019-02-11T19:03:59Z")
So I began reading Jorge Luis Borges’ Labyrinths a few weeks ago but took a break in the middle of it as I felt like a change. After my usual careful deliberation of what to read next, I felt drawn to Richard Kieckhefer’… --- ## [Westworld S2 (show spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s2-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/811495)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 686\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westworld-s2-show-spoilers-as-it-airs/811495 "2019-02-11T17:01:45Z")
S2 premieres on April 22. Here’s a trailer: - YouTube Our S1 discussion thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806170 Please, no unboxed spoilers until each new episode airs. After that, peek a… --- ## ["Better Call Saul" season 5 will begin filming in April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-5-will-begin-filming-in-april/829338)
**Author:** [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-5-will-begin-filming-in-april/829338 "2019-02-11T16:55:48Z")
https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/better-call-saul-returns-to-the-land-of-enchantment/5191445/ This is my favorite show on TV right now, can’t wait. It will probably be a while if they don’t even plan to finish film… --- ## [Most Artistic Couple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-artistic-couple/829023)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-artistic-couple/829023 "2019-02-11T14:53:07Z")
John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands --- ## [The humus is tainted (in a good way!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-humus-is-tainted-in-a-good-way/829293 "2019-02-11T00:45:03Z")
Friday morning, before Shabbat, my wife made humus, as she does almost every Friday morning. Yesterday afternoon, before Shabbat, I roasted some garlic. Friday night I mashed the garlic into the humus I had spread on my… --- ## [What is the most fanatical fandom currently active? (not meant as an insult to anyone)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fanatical-fandom-currently-active-not-meant-as-an-insult-to-anyone/827876)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-fanatical-fandom-currently-active-not-meant-as-an-insult-to-anyone/827876 "2019-02-11T00:16:13Z")
When I recently asked some questions about the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, there were some VERY in-depth answers that of course referred to the books mostly, which I was never able to fully get into (other than The Hobbit,… --- ## [Fast food lunch - do you eat inside the restaurant or in your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-lunch-do-you-eat-inside-the-restaurant-or-in-your-car/829013)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-lunch-do-you-eat-inside-the-restaurant-or-in-your-car/829013 "2019-02-10T22:26:34Z")
You’re out running errands and it’s time for lunch. It isn’t practical to go home because you have more appointments after lunch. You get fast food. Do you usually go inside to eat at a table or eat in the car?. --- ## [Combining salmon filets with canned salmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-salmon-filets-with-canned-salmon/829283)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/combining-salmon-filets-with-canned-salmon/829283 "2019-02-10T22:10:26Z")
I’m making salmon soup, but I don’t have quite enough salmon filets. So I’m thinking of augmenting them with a can of salmon. But the two don’t have the same flavor, so I’m wondering how it would come out. Anyone ever do… --- ## [Where to find first hand accounts? (websites or keywords)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-first-hand-accounts-websites-or-keywords/829245)
**Author:** [@Anomander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anomander)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-first-hand-accounts-websites-or-keywords/829245 "2019-02-10T05:17:16Z")
Hi guys, New poster here. In a nutshell, I love reading firsthand historical accounts - I frequently download real exploration accounts in the 17/18th centuries from Gutenberg . I think there’s just something amazing … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=540) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=542)