# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=560 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 561 --- ## [The Twelve Days of Christmas (Unique Lyrics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-unique-lyrics/826067)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-unique-lyrics/826067 "2018-12-15T18:44:40Z")
This is a fun little piece by the Canadian Brass and the Elmer Iseler Singers. You’ll especially like it if you listen to a lot of classical music on the radio. (I was very pleased with myself for being able to instant… --- ## [Taco Bell changing its value menu...for the better? I hope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-changing-its-value-menu-for-the-better-i-hope/826088)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-changing-its-value-menu-for-the-better-i-hope/826088 "2018-12-15T16:23:46Z")
Taco Bell’s value menu is the best of all fast food, at least to my knowledge. You can spend $2 and get a good meal and $3 if you want to go nuts and really pig out. My kids can grab a Triple Nacho or Frito Burrito and b… --- ## [I just made pho from scratch, and by golly, it were good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-made-pho-from-scratch-and-by-golly-it-were-good/826165)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-made-pho-from-scratch-and-by-golly-it-were-good/826165 "2018-12-15T07:22:48Z")
I’ve previously made pho bo with purchased stock, and once before tried making it from scratch but it was an abject failure. But today I got it right!! Goddamn it was good. Youse can all bow before my magnificence if y… --- ## [Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks dead at 63.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-shelley-of-the-buzzcocks-dead-at-63/825716)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-shelley-of-the-buzzcocks-dead-at-63/825716 "2018-12-15T06:28:39Z")
Link. Suspected cause is heart attack. --- ## [\*Jolene\* slowed down to 33RPM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-slowed-down-to-33rpm/826036)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolene-slowed-down-to-33rpm/826036 "2018-12-15T05:08:21Z")
The subject reads like something that bored kids fooling with an old-fashioned 4-speed turntable and some 45s might do. Somebody just took a 45RPM single of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and slowed it down to 33-and-1/3RPM. S… --- ## [First time Star Wars was on broadcast TV.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-star-wars-was-on-broadcast-tv/826103)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-time-star-wars-was-on-broadcast-tv/826103 "2018-12-15T01:36:10Z")
As Star Wars post number 87,943, I’m hoping this one hasn’t been covered yet. Anyone remember the first time Star Wars aired on broadcast TV? It was on CBS and they made a major event out if it, during commercial breaks … --- ## [I am hitting the bottle too often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-hitting-the-bottle-too-often/826077)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-hitting-the-bottle-too-often/826077 "2018-12-15T01:35:13Z")
What? No, not the beer or whiskey - the Tabasco bottle. I am a certified Tabasco addict and can easily go through bottles in mere days - but what’s the straight dope on what this does to one’s innards? I’m picturing mys… --- ## [Comic geeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-geeks/826100)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-geeks/826100 "2018-12-15T00:29:18Z")
Who had/has more members- Justice league or Avengers? And, setting aside such things as Squirrel Girl, who would win? --- ## [Help finding/identifying a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-identifying-a-song/826129)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-identifying-a-song/826129 "2018-12-14T20:57:38Z")
I ran across this gif randomly and am enchanted with this song snippet. I would love to hear the feast of it. Anyone? Very safe for work, except there is sound obviously. http://hayhogi.vn/?qa=d9b222a51706addb/em-%25C4%… --- ## [Please recommend an inexpensive pinot noir.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-inexpensive-pinot-noir/826066)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-an-inexpensive-pinot-noir/826066 "2018-12-14T17:11:09Z")
I drink very little wine. Rose is my typical request. I prefer beer. Red wine is supposed to be good for our health. I plan to follow the recommended 5 oz a day. There are some good cites in this article. A google … --- ## [Elseworlds: CW Arrowverse crossover event 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elseworlds-cw-arrowverse-crossover-event-2018/823075)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elseworlds-cw-arrowverse-crossover-event-2018/823075 "2018-12-14T17:06:33Z")
The big Arrowverse crossover event this year, which will be introducing Batwoman, has been entitled “Elseworlds”. In the comic book world, Elseworlds is the DC imprint for stories that are not in the established canon. … --- ## [Explain to me "Attack on Titan"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-attack-on-titan/821808)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-attack-on-titan/821808 "2018-12-14T15:08:34Z")
Originally a Manga, then Anime, now a live action movie. https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=attack+on+titan Giant, mindless human(oid)s attack and eat people. :confused: Tell me there’s more to it than that… --- ## [Sondra Locke passes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondra-locke-passes/826102)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sondra-locke-passes/826102 "2018-12-14T13:27:42Z")
Sad one for me.I was thinking about her a couple days ago watching the Outlaw Josie Wales. I had a hell of a crush, She was so cute and/or sexy(depending on the role) in all those Eastwood films. Fell off the public r… --- ## [I need a quick refresher on some plot points from Season Five \[of Breaking Bad\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-quick-refresher-on-some-plot-points-from-season-five-of-breaking-bad/826086)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-quick-refresher-on-some-plot-points-from-season-five-of-breaking-bad/826086 "2018-12-14T12:47:27Z")
For a variety of reasons, I never managed to watched the last half-season of “Breaking Bad.” I almost obsessively watched the rest of the entire series, and had every intention of getting around to watching it. I have th… --- ## [Anyone like Jollibee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-jollibee/824534)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-jollibee/824534 "2018-12-14T02:19:24Z")
A Jollibee opened up near my work. I noticed the sign had been up for a few months before they opened. The sign also referred to “chicken joy”, so I assumed it was a lunchtime chicken place. I had never heard of it, b… --- ## [Who's the cute model that hangs out at the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-cute-model-that-hangs-out-at-the-sdmb/826074)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-cute-model-that-hangs-out-at-the-sdmb/826074 "2018-12-13T23:53:07Z")
She’s been here every day for at least two weeks. Certainly puts a smile on my face when I log in. If she can’t cure ED no one can. :smiley: That’s some, uh very impressive qualifications. Is she a known model or act… --- ## [In Defense of Quidditch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-quidditch/825871)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-quidditch/825871 "2018-12-13T23:22:52Z")
Every so often, people complain about quidditch (the wizarding sport from the Harry Potter books) being illogical. I’d like to say a few words in its defense. Now, I’m not going to try to argue that it makes sense. Ho… --- ## [Can anyone explain Saturn from "Beetlejuice?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-saturn-from-beetlejuice/611314)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-saturn-from-beetlejuice/611314 "2018-12-13T20:29:55Z")
In the movie Beetlejuice, what is the sandworm infested Saturn supposed to represent? A ghost hell? --- ## [Ghosts of Sort-of Adaptations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-of-sort-of-adaptations/826011)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-of-sort-of-adaptations/826011 "2018-12-13T20:20:15Z")
There are some movies that look as if they started out being an adaptation of something, but partway through they either realized that they couldn’t do a straight-up adaptation because it wasn’t cinematic enough or good … --- ## [Would a studio orchestra prefer the key of F or G?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-studio-orchestra-prefer-the-key-of-f-or-g/825979)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-studio-orchestra-prefer-the-key-of-f-or-g/825979 "2018-12-13T19:58:41Z")
The source of my question is an odd one… I like listening to the Seeburg 1000 background music service arrangements, on seeburg1000.com, mainly because it’s soothing music, but also because I like to follow along with t… --- ## [Does anyone actually do everything cooking shows tell you to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-do-everything-cooking-shows-tell-you-to-do/825821)
**Author:** [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-do-everything-cooking-shows-tell-you-to-do/825821 "2018-12-13T14:52:37Z")
Especially Alton Brown’s instructions on Good Eats (which is on right now). I understand he’s just being informational, but goodness man, I want to eat today, not tomorrow! This is especially true for things that need to… --- ## [Star Trek gets it right again...(Organic sci-fi applications)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-gets-it-right-again-organic-sci-fi-applications/825994)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-gets-it-right-again-organic-sci-fi-applications/825994 "2018-12-13T08:53:41Z")
In the Voyager episodes involving the Equinox, we find the Equinox is harvesting living organisms to fuel their amped up warp drive. Voyager is startled from a moral point of view, but I don’t really recall them being su… --- ## [Why is Slytherin allowed to exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-slytherin-allowed-to-exist/825717)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-slytherin-allowed-to-exist/825717 "2018-12-13T06:41:29Z")
I’m only casually aware of Harry Potter from seeing a couple of the movies. So maybe someone better versed in the lore can explain this, as I have long found it perplexing. Shouldn’t the sorting hat say “this one needs… --- ## [Why would popcorn burn instead of pop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-popcorn-burn-instead-of-pop/825864)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-popcorn-burn-instead-of-pop/825864 "2018-12-13T04:14:39Z")
Tried to make popcorn but something went wrong Put oil in pot Heated oil over med-high heat Add popcorn and shaked pot. Instead of fluffy popping, all the kernels burnt. Occasional little pop noise, but all I… --- ## [what music streaming apps also offer podcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-streaming-apps-also-offer-podcasts/826034)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-streaming-apps-also-offer-podcasts/826034 "2018-12-13T03:55:27Z")
I’m looking for podcasts that are available on music streaming apps. My phone lets me use some music streaming apps data free. So far I’ve been using spotify which is nice, but doesn’t have all the podcasts I want. Any… --- ## [Who's the better singer? Steve Marriott or Rod Stewart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-singer-steve-marriott-or-rod-stewart/825969)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-better-singer-steve-marriott-or-rod-stewart/825969 "2018-12-13T02:54:51Z")
As you know from this thread, I’m heavily into early 70s British hard rock at the moment and am right now listening to Humble Pie’s album Smokin’. It’s great, and I once more noticed the mighty throat of Steve Marriott. … --- ## [Homecoming show on Amazon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-show-on-amazon/823934)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homecoming-show-on-amazon/823934 "2018-12-12T21:57:03Z")
It came out yesterday , 10 episodes that are 30 minutes each. Julia Roberts stars. It’s called a psych thriller. She is a former counselor at a center to help Army vets after they leave the Army. Only saw the first… --- ## [Northern Exposure reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-exposure-reboot/825360)
**Author:** [@Moris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moris)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-exposure-reboot/825360 "2018-12-12T07:11:28Z")
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/northern-exposure-revival-rob-morrow-works-at-cbs-1163110 I have mixed feelings about this. As much I love the original series, I’m not sure the same … --- ## [Cowboy strikes match on his stubble - did this actually happen in a film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-strikes-match-on-his-stubble-did-this-actually-happen-in-a-film/825610)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-strikes-match-on-his-stubble-did-this-actually-happen-in-a-film/825610 "2018-12-12T06:32:55Z")
It’s a hoary old cliché - grizzled cowboy strikes match nonchalantly on his stubbly chin and lights up a cheroot - but is it actually from a real scene in a film? Lots of pages state without evidence that Clint Eastwood … --- ## [When is the last time you ate at Waffle House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-ate-at-waffle-house/824601)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-ate-at-waffle-house/824601 "2018-12-12T03:29:01Z")
As a follow up to “When is the last time you ate a hot dog?,” “When is the last time you ate liver and onions?,” “When is the last time you at creamed beef on toast (shit on a shingle)?,” and “When is the last time you d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=559) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=561)