# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=553 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 554 --- ## [Optimal microwave usage (e.g., not always using 100% power)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-microwave-usage-e-g-not-always-using-100-power/827305)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optimal-microwave-usage-e-g-not-always-using-100-power/827305 "2019-01-07T02:34:17Z")
I was reading a sub over on reddit that was talking about how people don’t make good use of the different power levels in their microwaves. Provided yours has different power levels–the smallest (cheapest) ones don’t. I… --- ## [The Orville-Seth McFarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 1572\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-seth-mcfarlane/786814 "2019-01-06T23:14:57Z")
Trailer here Looks like a cross between Quark and Galaxy Quest. I’ll watch it just because my 9 year old self would have loved it. --- ## [RIP Pegi Young](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pegi-young/827303)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pegi-young/827303 "2019-01-06T22:00:45Z")
Wow, Pegi Young has passed away. Five days ago, it looks like, and I just found out. I’m a long time Neil Young freak, and I was surprised at how personally I took their split. Seems like an extra slap in the face that s… --- ## [Infinity war 'seen it' thread (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 571\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-war-seen-it-thread-spoilers/813115 "2019-01-06T18:16:25Z")
\[mouseover space\] . . . . . \[/mouseover space\] Thanos was never deep or sympathetic. I side-eye everyone who says he was. I haven’t run the math yet, but I have the suspicion his “50% off” button is both racist a… --- ## [Black Panther is first Black Superhero Film By Black Director with Predominantly Black Cast, truth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-is-first-black-superhero-film-by-black-director-with-predominantly-black-cast-truth/809250)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-panther-is-first-black-superhero-film-by-black-director-with-predominantly-black-cast-truth/809250 "2019-01-06T14:32:10Z")
Couldn’t fit the entire title but my question is two parts Is that really true? What came before it to cause it to have to such a specific designation? Basically the title quote is what I’m hearing in all the ma… --- ## [Shows with emphasis on banter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-emphasis-on-banter/827108)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-with-emphasis-on-banter/827108 "2019-01-06T05:23:18Z")
We just finished the initial season of the Kominsky Method on Netflix. I found myself enjoying the witty banter (usually in the form of putdowns) that ensued between Alan Arkin’s character and Michael Douglas’ and freque… --- ## [Greta Van Fleet aka Millenial Led Zeppelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greta-van-fleet-aka-millenial-led-zeppelin/827127)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greta-van-fleet-aka-millenial-led-zeppelin/827127 "2019-01-06T02:51:32Z")
I’ve listened to them for a little over a year now. They released their official first full album a bit over a month ago. In every article written about them they are compared usually in the first sentence to Led Zeppe… --- ## [Does anyone remember this website?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-website/827076)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-this-website/827076 "2019-01-06T02:41:19Z")
I can’t remember the name of a website that used to amuse me way back when. I’m fairly certain it is no longer with us. My details are a bit sketchy, so bear with me. It was primarily a movie review site, but it may hav… --- ## [Doctor Who Season Season 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-season-season-11/822620)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 486\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-season-season-11/822620 "2019-01-06T00:16:52Z")
I don’t see a thread to discuss the episodes. Today is the premiere of Jodie Whittaker. What’s your impression of the new doctor? Chris Chibnall as the new show runner? --- ## [How do I make the fluffiest eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-fluffiest-eggs/827259)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-fluffiest-eggs/827259 "2019-01-05T21:28:44Z")
I just had a slice of quiche that moved the culinary goalposts. The egg was so light and fluffy… with air bubbles in it. The crust and fillings were heavenly as well, but the eggy part was, well, it was texturally wonder… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 11 (January 3, 2019) -- "The Paintball Scattering"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-11-january-3-2019-the-paintball-scattering/827147)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-11-january-3-2019-the-paintball-scattering/827147 "2019-01-05T21:09:57Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Help me find a specific vocal version of "Ode To Joy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-specific-vocal-version-of-ode-to-joy/827234)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-specific-vocal-version-of-ode-to-joy/827234 "2019-01-05T06:26:08Z")
Years ago, I was driving down the highway, listening to a program on my local PBS station, “Vinyl Cafe” a Canadian program. That show ended with the death of the host, a few years back. Anyway, the theme of the show was … --- ## [Die Hard 2 question (spoilers, but who cares? the movie is 30 years old)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-2-question-spoilers-but-who-cares-the-movie-is-30-years-old/826491)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard-2-question-spoilers-but-who-cares-the-movie-is-30-years-old/826491 "2019-01-05T04:36:48Z")
I just watched Die Hard 2 for the first time in a decade or so, at least and I have one big question and I’m wondering if I missed something. What, exactly, is Special Forces guy William Stewart (and his flunkies) plan?… --- ## [I just discovered "The Kingsman" and boy, what fun movies!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-the-kingsman-and-boy-what-fun-movies/826739)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-the-kingsman-and-boy-what-fun-movies/826739 "2019-01-05T04:22:42Z")
I don’t know how the two “Kingsman” movies slipped under my radar, but they did. I happened to stroll across them yesterday as I was browsing Amazon. Liked them so much I binged BOTH of them last night. Loved the fight … --- ## [Anyone watch "Corner Gas"? (Canadian sitcom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-corner-gas-canadian-sitcom/826936)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-corner-gas-canadian-sitcom/826936 "2019-01-05T03:59:05Z")
I stumbled onto it a couple of days ago and I’ve been binging ever since. It’s available to stream on Amazon Prime. It’s quirky ensemble comedy set in a nowhere town in Saskatchewan called Dog River. Guy owns a gas stat… --- ## [Fruitcake - long soak for the fruits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruitcake-long-soak-for-the-fruits/827098)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruitcake-long-soak-for-the-fruits/827098 "2019-01-05T03:23:16Z")
Per this recipe for Panamanian Black Cake, the fruit needs to be soaked in liquor for a very, very long time. Aside from moistening / reconstituting the fruit, what really happens with such a long soaking? We were talk… --- ## [The Captain has gone down. Daryl Dragon dead at 76](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-has-gone-down-daryl-dragon-dead-at-76/827116)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-has-gone-down-daryl-dragon-dead-at-76/827116 "2019-01-05T01:57:22Z")
Daryl Dragon, the Captain of The Captain And Tennile, has died of renal failure at the age of 76. --- ## [Anyone watch The Innocent Man on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-innocent-man-on-netflix/826389)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-innocent-man-on-netflix/826389 "2019-01-05T00:03:56Z")
It is a six part series based upon John Grisham’s non-fiction novel with the same title. Open spoilers ahead: I’m sure there are two sides to any story and this one only presented one, but man it hit too close to home.… --- ## [Why didn't the LOTR movies explain Gandalf's backstory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-lotr-movies-explain-gandalfs-backstory/708147)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-lotr-movies-explain-gandalfs-backstory/708147 "2019-01-04T23:55:52Z")
I have never read the trilogy so I don’t know how well Gandalf and Saruman were explained therein, but in the film trilogy viewers get no real sense that these characters are not human and immortal and essentially “angel… --- ## [So what WAS in Eowyn's terrible "stew" in the Two Towers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-in-eowyns-terrible-stew-in-the-two-towers/827113)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-was-in-eowyns-terrible-stew-in-the-two-towers/827113 "2019-01-04T22:04:44Z")
I’ve seen a few LOTR forums which vary in their assessment of what the ingredients are supposed to be; some say fish, others say some kind of animal fat, plus some random greens. Has anyone been able to confirm what is i… --- ## [Need help with a music playlist I'm working on (Green Day, punk grunge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-music-playlist-im-working-on-green-day-punk-grunge/827220)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-music-playlist-im-working-on-green-day-punk-grunge/827220 "2019-01-04T21:51:18Z")
Background: I’m in my sixties and I am compiling a set of mp3’s that represent “Music Of My Life” for an audience roughly same as myself. I have diverse and eclectic tastes so… anything goes. I believe there are only two… --- ## [Sauerkraut on New Year's Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauerkraut-on-new-years-day/827047)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sauerkraut-on-new-years-day/827047 "2019-01-04T21:38:25Z")
In Eastern Belgium, where I come from, it is customary to eat cooked sauerkraut with sausages on New Year’s Day. Practically every family I knew growing up did so and people unwilling to cook can still easily get it at … --- ## [Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald. Open Spoilers after OP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-beasts-crimes-of-grindelwald-open-spoilers-after-op/824675)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-beasts-crimes-of-grindelwald-open-spoilers-after-op/824675 "2019-01-04T20:12:01Z")
Just saw it. It is far and away, the best Potterverse movie. Every scene with Depp and Jude Law was iof the highest calibration. While Eddy Redmayne is a fine thespian (as evidenced by his Oscar), I hope the rest of the … --- ## [Actors playing the same character in different TV shows/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-playing-the-same-character-in-different-tv-shows-movies/520401)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-playing-the-same-character-in-different-tv-shows-movies/520401 "2019-01-04T02:10:22Z")
I’m not really thinking of someone like Kelsey Grammer playing Frasier Crane over and over again. More like, the actor Obba Babatundé who played Berry Gordy in The Temptations movie and also in Fresh Prince of Bel Air. W… --- ## [List me some YA fic that's not fantasy related, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-me-some-ya-fic-thats-not-fantasy-related-please/826457)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-me-some-ya-fic-thats-not-fantasy-related-please/826457 "2019-01-03T20:15:34Z")
My tweener niece is tired of fairy tales. She wants stuff that’s more about real people doing cool stuff. Non-fiction is fine. Anne Frank would be a little too harsh a buzz for Christmas, perhaps, but stuff more along th… --- ## [Is there any condiment that doesn't go well with rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-condiment-that-doesnt-go-well-with-rice/827120)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-condiment-that-doesnt-go-well-with-rice/827120 "2019-01-03T20:11:12Z")
Soy sauce, BBQ sauce, A1, Lagonma chili crisp sauce. All excellent. I decided to try honey mustard on rice today. Another triumph. Haven’t tried maple syrup, ketchup or mayo yet. --- ## [Why do people sing like "Their parents are in the next room/as not to wake up the neighbors"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sing-like-their-parents-are-in-the-next-room-as-not-to-wake-up-the-neighbors/827132)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-sing-like-their-parents-are-in-the-next-room-as-not-to-wake-up-the-neighbors/827132 "2019-01-03T20:09:15Z")
I’ve heard people criticize certain amateur singers as “singing like their parents are in the next room” or “Singing as to not wake up the neighbors”. As someone who knows nothing of how “proper” singing technique works,… --- ## [Can anybody identify this podcast episode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-this-podcast-episode/817543)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-identify-this-podcast-episode/817543 "2019-01-03T18:49:02Z")
Earlier today, I was listening to NPR One when they started playing a podcast story about an anonymous sperm donor who met his daughter. The story was quite interesting, but I accidentally skipped it without learning the… --- ## [Poll: your favorite Chronicles of Narnia book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-chronicles-of-narnia-book/825880)
**Author:** [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-your-favorite-chronicles-of-narnia-book/825880 "2019-01-03T18:32:48Z")
Do you have a favorite among the 7 Chronicles of Narnia books? And if so, which one, and why? In the poll, I’m listing the books in publication order, which I prefer to the Narnian chronology order. Please note that the… --- ## [Redwall: Reading it as an Adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redwall-reading-it-as-an-adult/516135)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redwall-reading-it-as-an-adult/516135 "2019-01-03T18:22:44Z")
I assume that Brian Jacques book has been read by a decent number of people here. It looks like I probably bought my copy in 1990, when I was 11, and thought that it was quite impressive and unique within its class. I’ve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=552) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=554)