# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=544 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 545 --- ## [I have an answer to a question that I can't find.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-answer-to-a-question-that-i-cant-find/828924)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-answer-to-a-question-that-i-cant-find/828924 "2019-02-04T05:16:44Z")
In one of the many story ID threads a story was mention that appeared in Playboy and was headlined by a pair of “burning eyeballs”. The punchline was “He said he couldn’t read minds.” Well, I’ve located the answer bu… --- ## [Geographical swaps in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-swaps-in-songs/828921)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-swaps-in-songs/828921 "2019-02-04T04:23:08Z")
While unsuccessfully trying to fall asleep last night, my mind began wandering, and I began sorting states by their scansion: Ten-nes-SEE, OR-e-gon, Ver-MONT, etc. There were an unusual number of states with four syllab… --- ## [I'm trying to find an album tat I heard 15 years ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-an-album-tat-i-heard-15-years-ago/828888)
**Author:** [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-an-album-tat-i-heard-15-years-ago/828888 "2019-02-04T03:14:54Z")
This is a long-shot but here goes. Around 2003-04 I heard a spoken word album that I would like to find. It was a comedy in which the speaker(singer?) talked about how great he was and how he wrote the greatest novel eve… --- ## [anyones stores have any good sb snack sales?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyones-stores-have-any-good-sb-snack-sales/828912)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyones-stores-have-any-good-sb-snack-sales/828912 "2019-02-04T00:27:44Z")
usually its a tradition for all the grocery and target/walmart stores to have huge food and drink sales for sb weekend…for some reason this year no ones having anything overly impressive to go out of the way for inmy are… --- ## [Sharknado 5: Global Swarming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharknado-5-global-swarming/828886)
**Author:** [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharknado-5-global-swarming/828886 "2019-02-03T23:47:40Z")
On a whim, I rented Sharknado 5 last night, and loved it. Inventive, blackly funny, fast moving, never boring, and totally preposterous from beginning to end. I was especially delighted at how they explained Tara Reid’… --- ## [Songs that could be the same story told from different viewpoints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-could-be-the-same-story-told-from-different-viewpoints/828771)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-could-be-the-same-story-told-from-different-viewpoints/828771 "2019-02-03T22:48:17Z")
So had realization that Where Do You Go to My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt and We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful by Morrissey could in fact be the same story told from different viewpoints. I mean not literally, … --- ## [Do You bring Canned Soups and Stews to a rolling boil before eating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bring-canned-soups-and-stews-to-a-rolling-boil-before-eating/828523)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bring-canned-soups-and-stews-to-a-rolling-boil-before-eating/828523 "2019-02-03T21:09:33Z")
I was taught to always bring any soup or stew to a rolling boil for at least two minutes, especially homemade soup (from the fridge, or canned). but my grandparents and parents always did the same with store bought canne… --- ## [Excerpts at start of documentaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-at-start-of-documentaries/828895)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excerpts-at-start-of-documentaries/828895 "2019-02-03T20:26:36Z")
Something I find very annoying that seems to be increasing in recent years is how a documentary will start with several minutes of excerpts, sound bites, etc. from the body of the documentary itself. It’s like a commerci… --- ## [Google+ shutting down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-shutting-down/828890)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-shutting-down/828890 "2019-02-03T20:09:46Z")
I recently received a notification saying that my Google+ profile will be deleted by April 2nd. I found a more detailed explanation here. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/…-2/2741657002/ I would just like to know wi… --- ## [Songs to torture yourself with during polar vortex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-torture-yourself-with-during-polar-vortex/828740)
**Author:** [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-torture-yourself-with-during-polar-vortex/828740 "2019-02-03T19:52:16Z")
Stuck inside here in Michigan with the gas company telling us to turn down the heat. I am getting buggy and the dog is sulking because he hasn’t been walked in a few days. Need a soundtrack to make matters worse. Don … --- ## [Do you like reaction videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-reaction-videos/828626)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-reaction-videos/828626 "2019-02-03T16:53:18Z")
On youtube. There’s a class of videos where the channel host watches a movie / television show / music video for the first time, and videos himself or herself reacting to it. Usually they ask their watchers to recommen… --- ## [No Bad Times at the El Royale thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-bad-times-at-the-el-royale-thread/823276)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-bad-times-at-the-el-royale-thread/823276 "2019-02-03T16:22:04Z")
Great great film. Great cast. Love my man Jeff Bridges, A very intimate film. And the soundtrack was awesome. --- ## [50 years ago today: The Beatles play their final gig together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-years-ago-today-the-beatles-play-their-final-gig-together/828681 "2019-02-03T13:37:59Z")
The rooftop concert, the tail-end of the rather depressing Let It Be movie\*, showed the guys still could still play together despite the interpersonal turmoil. A bittersweet end to a fabled career. \*I see that Peter Ja… --- ## [Most unlikely band member longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-band-member-longevity/828784)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unlikely-band-member-longevity/828784 "2019-02-02T23:56:31Z")
Judas Priest has gone through numerous drummers over the course of the band’s history. Singer Rob Halford quit the band for a while and was replaced by Tim “Ripper” Owens during his absence. Guitarist K.K. Downing reti… --- ## [JD Salinger's unseen writings to be published: ‘all of what he wrote’ over next decade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-salingers-unseen-writings-to-be-published-all-of-what-he-wrote-over-next-decade/828807)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-salingers-unseen-writings-to-be-published-all-of-what-he-wrote-over-next-decade/828807 "2019-02-02T21:40:27Z")
I read Catcher in the Rye when I was a teenager, and remember liking it. --- ## [Most boring movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-movie/828510)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-boring-movie/828510 "2019-02-02T19:58:14Z")
The English Patient (1996) came up in conversation today. Whenever I think of The World’s Most Boring Film, this one comes instantly to my mind. When I watched it, I was like ‘Just die already!’ --- ## [What was the last movie you saw in a theater more than once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-you-saw-in-a-theater-more-than-once/828753)
**Author:** [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-movie-you-saw-in-a-theater-more-than-once/828753 "2019-02-02T19:55:06Z")
I think the title says it all, really. Mine was Black Panther. First with the kids and then with the spouse. Relatedly, do people see movies in the theater huge number of times anymore? A high school girlfriend of mi… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 14 (January 31, 2019) -- "The Meteorite Manifestation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-14-january-31-2019-the-meteorite-manifestation/828731)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-14-january-31-2019-the-meteorite-manifestation/828731 "2019-02-02T18:23:35Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Fondue with broth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-with-broth/828745)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-with-broth/828745 "2019-02-02T13:07:31Z")
I bought some shaved steak from the grocery. I boil broth in a fondue pot and dipped pieces of thin beef. That was pretty neat. What else can be cooked at the table in broth? --- ## [Songs with lyrics that you first heard and fell in love with as an instumental](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-lyrics-that-you-first-heard-and-fell-in-love-with-as-an-instumental/828735)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-lyrics-that-you-first-heard-and-fell-in-love-with-as-an-instumental/828735 "2019-02-02T04:09:00Z")
Rather than hijack a “lyrical” thread I once heard a street musician playing a tune on his guitar. A tune I had never heard before. I put a dollar bill in his case and asked him to play it again. He did. I asked him wha… --- ## [ISO: 1970 & 1980s TV Sit-Com Buff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-1970-1980s-tv-sit-com-buff/828244)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iso-1970-1980s-tv-sit-com-buff/828244 "2019-02-02T02:32:28Z")
There’s a short older lady, a character actress, who appears in many sit-coms from the 1970s and into the 1980s. She has a very distinct, perhaps froggy-like voice…like she just started developing that smoker’s voice. Sh… --- ## [Oh, that guy! Dick Miller has passed on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-that-guy-dick-miller-has-passed-on/828708)
**Author:** [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-that-guy-dick-miller-has-passed-on/828708 "2019-02-01T22:45:31Z")
Character actor most famous for his appearances in Roger Corman films, Dick Miller has died at 90. --- ## ["I Lost $35 Million in an Hour" - Louis C.K. Comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-35-million-in-an-hour-louis-c-k-comeback/823101)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-35-million-in-an-hour-louis-c-k-comeback/823101 "2019-02-01T22:39:37Z")
https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/louis-c-k-makes-masturbation-jokes-at-stand-up-performance.html I wasn’t sure whether to put this in Cafe Society or IMHO. Well it seems Louis C.K. is taking the steps to come back to the … --- ## [Your Mother Hubbard moment...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-hubbard-moment/828767)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-mother-hubbard-moment/828767 "2019-02-01T22:19:14Z")
About a 1/2 hour ago, I decided to cook up a batch of fried rice and when I reached in the cupboard (literally, since the shelf is below eye level) for a can of Spam, I felt a moment of true sadness when I thought I didn… --- ## [3D photos and videos in VR are amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-photos-and-videos-in-vr-are-amazing/828800)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-photos-and-videos-in-vr-are-amazing/828800 "2019-02-01T18:46:12Z")
I have owned the Oculus Go for some months but only recently discovered a couple of apps called Gala360 and Gala Relax and wow, I hadn’t realized how glorious 3D photos/videos looked in VR. In particular there is a 360de… --- ## [Somebody's mom painted a bird and now Reddit is stuck in an endless painting loop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebodys-mom-painted-a-bird-and-now-reddit-is-stuck-in-an-endless-painting-loop/828781)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebodys-mom-painted-a-bird-and-now-reddit-is-stuck-in-an-endless-painting-loop/828781 "2019-02-01T18:06:03Z")
It’s still growing and now has several branches. Has the internet seen anything like this before? Will this become a new trend, with people doing similar things with other paintings or photos? --- ## [Anyone remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember/828785)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember/828785 "2019-02-01T15:26:22Z")
I know this is not how science works. But still: chasing out unauthorized residents and sacrificing infrastructure in favor of an ill-conceived wall, leading into harsh and damaging winter conditions and crop failures… … --- ## [Game of Thrones: I have succumbed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-i-have-succumbed/821162)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-i-have-succumbed/821162 "2019-02-01T11:49:16Z")
I have stayed away from watching GoT, fearful that it would be left unfinished or dissipate. But with the last season being filmed and the BD boxed set of the previous seasons being available, I have finally succumbed. A… --- ## [Let’s discuss interesting gin flavors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-discuss-interesting-gin-flavors/828684)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-s-discuss-interesting-gin-flavors/828684 "2019-02-01T03:58:24Z")
I was talking to a friend in the UK today and the subject of gin came up. He and I both enjoy our alcohol, but I guess I’ve been living in a cave when it comes to gin. I guess different flavors of gin are popular now? A … --- ## [I irrationally hate Bono and Lenny Kravitz because they wear sunglasses indoors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-irrationally-hate-bono-and-lenny-kravitz-because-they-wear-sunglasses-indoors/828475)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-irrationally-hate-bono-and-lenny-kravitz-because-they-wear-sunglasses-indoors/828475 "2019-02-01T01:55:30Z")
I do. I’ll never get over it and I’ll never change my mind. Fuck anyone who wears sunglasses as part of their image. Except ZZ-top, I guess I never cared if they did for some reason. And don’t give me some excuse about … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=543) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=545)