# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=565 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 566 --- ## [I don't care if this belongs in Cafe Society, (Park and Rec minutiae)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-this-belongs-in-cafe-society-park-and-rec-minutiae/824878)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-if-this-belongs-in-cafe-society-park-and-rec-minutiae/824878 "2018-11-28T21:33:41Z")
IMO, this forum should be used for crap that is too insignificant to make its own thread in the ‘proper place’ That said… I liked Mark from Season 1 and 2. He was the ‘straight guy’. And provided that perspective. I ge… --- ## [Trivial question re The Wizard Of Oz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-question-re-the-wizard-of-oz/825009)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-question-re-the-wizard-of-oz/825009 "2018-11-28T21:14:44Z")
I watched The Wizard Of Oz yesterday for the first time in a long time. There’s a bit which I’m curious about and I hope there are some movie buffs here who have an answer. It happens at the point where the Wicked Witc… --- ## [I'm Dreaming of a Cheap Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dreaming-of-a-cheap-christmas/825206)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dreaming-of-a-cheap-christmas/825206 "2018-11-28T20:20:14Z")
I’m fondly recalling the cheap Christmases of my youth. At large gatherings of family, or at school, or at the local recreation center you had a lot of kids and limited funds. Very inexpensive giveaways were the rule. I … --- ## [I just had Brussel Sprouts at a restaurant - how did they make them taste great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-brussel-sprouts-at-a-restaurant-how-did-they-make-them-taste-great/825034)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-brussel-sprouts-at-a-restaurant-how-did-they-make-them-taste-great/825034 "2018-11-28T19:14:33Z")
I pushed myself to go beyond boundaries. When a shared appetizer for our group came with Brussel Sprouts I tried it and they were absolutely delicious. In my previous experience I would say that Brussel Sprouts are the … --- ## [ID help: pirates, and cheese = "heaven" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-help-pirates-and-cheese-heaven/825214)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-help-pirates-and-cheese-heaven/825214 "2018-11-28T19:14:17Z")
Vague description, but maybe one of you will know what the hell I’m after. It was a movie, or maybe a made-for-TV miniseries, and I really want to say that Elijah Wood was in it, playing the character of someone stranded… --- ## [British Hard Rock ca. 1970-75](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-hard-rock-ca-1970-75/824959)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-hard-rock-ca-1970-75/824959 "2018-11-28T17:58:47Z")
This has always been a field a bit neglected by me, though I’ve read rock lexicons in the eighties where all those bands were honorary mentioned. I mean stuff besides the three 60’s legends and progenitors, the Stones, t… --- ## [Any Sugary Liquid That CAN'T Be Fermented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sugary-liquid-that-cant-be-fermented/825046)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sugary-liquid-that-cant-be-fermented/825046 "2018-11-28T16:28:56Z")
Something I have wondered why for some time now. And I will go into detail about that, in a moment. But are there any sugar-filled liquids that simply cannot be fermented, and turned into alcohol? I know there are prob… --- ## [How do you eat your turkey sandwiches the day after thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-turkey-sandwiches-the-day-after-thanksgiving/825016)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-eat-your-turkey-sandwiches-the-day-after-thanksgiving/825016 "2018-11-28T16:08:31Z")
I’m partial to just using white bread, miracle whip and a slice of cheese. However someone recommended I use jellied cranberry sauce on it. I like it, but I still think it tastes better without. However adding slices o… --- ## [Famous artworks for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-artworks-for-kids/825188)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-artworks-for-kids/825188 "2018-11-28T12:46:20Z")
Looking for advice. My youngest is on the autism spectrum, and has a great memory. She has an 8th grade art class with a great teacher, and does some good creative projects. Trouble is, given her abilities and challenges… --- ## [Tom Clancy errors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-clancy-errors/287126)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-clancy-errors/287126 "2018-11-28T11:22:13Z")
I was reading a Tom Clancy book, and he mentions a Grumman Tiger. One thing that struck me as odd was that he said, ‘The pilot slid open his door.’ Now, the Tiger is the airplane in which I logged my first hours. It d… --- ## ["The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Who was better: Johnny or the Devil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-went-down-to-georgia-who-was-better-johnny-or-the-devil/824941)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-went-down-to-georgia-who-was-better-johnny-or-the-devil/824941 "2018-11-28T03:53:06Z")
In this song about dueling fiddlers, one being the Devil and the other being Johnny, who was the better player? The Devil’s Entry Johnny’s Submission Prize: One (1) fiddle made of gold. Public poll, as always… --- ## [Axl Rose believes the show must go on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axl-rose-believes-the-show-must-go-on/825112)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axl-rose-believes-the-show-must-go-on/825112 "2018-11-28T03:22:04Z")
Tough performance by Axl. Even his bandmates were impressed that he gutted it out. That’s the work ethic most musicians live by. Never disappoint the fans. Duff McKagan, GNR’s bass player gives more insight. --- ## [Dancing With The Stars - Season 26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-26/813884)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-26/813884 "2018-11-28T03:21:44Z")
Well, Season 26 of Dancing With The Stars started last week and we’re already halfway through the season! This is a condensed four-week-long mini-season with an all-athlete celebrity cast. So this should be a short thr… --- ## [\_The Change\_ series by S M Stirling has ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_the-change_-series-by-s-m-stirling-has-ended/824740)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_the-change_-series-by-s-m-stirling-has-ended/824740 "2018-11-28T02:37:07Z")
I just read Sky Blue Wolves, the (putatively) final novel in The Change series by S M Stirling. My reaction (to the book, and the series as a whole): --- ## [Am I the only one who like their sweet potatoes UNSWEETENED?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-like-their-sweet-potatoes-unsweetened/824997)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-like-their-sweet-potatoes-unsweetened/824997 "2018-11-27T23:41:03Z")
My sister was tasked with preparing the main items for our big family pot-luck harvest feast and she asked me if there was anything specific I would like her to prepare. I asked for baked, plain, skin on sweet potatoes. … --- ## [Have you seen Holiday Nuts for Sale this year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-holiday-nuts-for-sale-this-year/825089)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-seen-holiday-nuts-for-sale-this-year/825089 "2018-11-27T19:41:39Z")
Every year, in early Nov. the groceries set up a big display of Walnuts, filberts, almonds, and brazil nuts. You buy them by the pound. This year I’ve been to three Kroger stores and there’s no table filled with nuts? W… --- ## [Are there any Christmas movies that take primarily on Christmas Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-christmas-movies-that-take-primarily-on-christmas-day/825119)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-christmas-movies-that-take-primarily-on-christmas-day/825119 "2018-11-27T03:34:53Z")
Thinking of all the movies I’ll be watching over the next month, I’ve realized that pretty much all of them barely feature Christmas Day, if at all. They’re all focused on the run up to Christmas, with maybe a brief fina… --- ## [Favorite pop tart flavor and/or method of eating it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pop-tart-flavor-and-or-method-of-eating-it/824834)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-pop-tart-flavor-and-or-method-of-eating-it/824834 "2018-11-27T00:50:08Z")
I bought a box of sugar cookie flavored pop tarts, and these are the best pop tarts I’ve ever had. I’ve probably tried a couple dozen flavors of pop tarts and generic knock offs over the years. I prefer to eat them cold… --- ## [Marvel's Agents of SHIELD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-agents-of-shield/803409)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 344\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-agents-of-shield/803409 "2018-11-26T23:27:43Z")
New season is up and running, and I didn’t see a thread on the first page of Cafe Society, so I guess it’s a big MEH to most folks. I enjoyed the show up until last season, and last season wasnt’ that bad either -it’s j… --- ## [Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernardo-bertolucci-dead-at-77/825099 "2018-11-26T23:22:54Z")
BBC story That’s two great directors in a couple days… I liked a lot of his stuff (except\* Last Tango\*) even if I disagree with some of his other actions. --- ## [Walking Dead Upcomng Comics vs AMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-upcomng-comics-vs-amc/825092)
**Author:** [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walking-dead-upcomng-comics-vs-amc/825092 "2018-11-26T17:35:27Z")
Massive open spoilers Go away Away you go --- ## [Nicholas Roeg dead at 90](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-roeg-dead-at-90/825080)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-roeg-dead-at-90/825080 "2018-11-26T13:03:57Z")
I thought “Walkabout” was amazing. “Performance”…well, fun, I guess. “Man Who Fell to Earth” was kinda funky - only 13 when I saw it - probably could use another viewing. R.I.P. --- ## [Doper Who Designs Book Covers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-designs-book-covers/825086)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-who-designs-book-covers/825086 "2018-11-26T12:39:31Z")
I seem to remember there’s a Doper who designs book covers. I’m working on a story now and some time down the line I’d like to self publish. Anyone want to stand up so I can bookmark the website? Don’t hold your breat… --- ## [Is daytime TV worth watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daytime-tv-worth-watching/825059)
**Author:** [@danderson400](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danderson400)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daytime-tv-worth-watching/825059 "2018-11-26T12:35:48Z")
I don’t watch much daytime anymore, does anyone watch the soaps,etc in the daytime anymore? --- ## [What's your usual GET A HOT MEAL ON THE TABLE ASAP meal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-get-a-hot-meal-on-the-table-asap-meal/817973)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-usual-get-a-hot-meal-on-the-table-asap-meal/817973 "2018-11-25T22:45:22Z")
We’ve all been there. You just getting home from work, you’re hangry, tired and have zero patience. You want something to eat now and you want it with a minimum of fuss and drama. Using ingredients you usually have on ha… --- ## [Explain the Atlantis the Palm "Half board" to me, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-atlantis-the-palm-half-board-to-me-please/823886)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-atlantis-the-palm-half-board-to-me-please/823886 "2018-11-25T21:16:07Z")
We’re going to Dubai at the end of this month for 10 days. We’re staying at the Atlantis the Palm. I probably don’t have to tell you how expensive this place is. There is a meal program there called “Half Board”. It ap… --- ## [The pumpkin pie edict.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-pie-edict/824981)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-pie-edict/824981 "2018-11-25T18:56:17Z")
I have been baking pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving for years. Always complimented on them. A few weeks ago I tried a piece of pumpkin pie from the big warehouse store, they are know for their pies. I didn’t like it. The ta… --- ## [(Jazzers:) Who did the famous intro to All The Things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazzers-who-did-the-famous-intro-to-all-the-things/234215)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazzers-who-did-the-famous-intro-to-all-the-things/234215 "2018-11-25T18:12:55Z")
Any beginning jazz musician knows the intro to All The Things You Are (Roger Hammerstein) … assuming the key is AbM, first chord of the melody being Fm, the intro goes (in the bassline) A-Ab-Db (Db7alt chord) A-Ab-Db, A-… --- ## [Ricky Jay has died \[not the Doper\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-jay-has-died-not-the-doper/825052)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-jay-has-died-not-the-doper/825052 "2018-11-25T12:48:13Z")
Magician and actor Ricky Jay has died at the age of 72. No details are available at this time. link This saddens me. I know him from several movies, but also from his sleight-of-hand specials and talk show appearances. … --- ## [Dressing or Stuffing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-or-stuffing/824618)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-or-stuffing/824618 "2018-11-25T12:35:18Z")
So, which do you prefer? I’m a southern US boy, and dressing (with giblet gravy!) is my preference. Actually, preference is no a strong enough word. I have to have dressing, I never need to have stuffing. It’s geneti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=564) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=566)