# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=576 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 577 --- ## [Half-Caff coffee is pretty good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-caff-coffee-is-pretty-good/823030)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-caff-coffee-is-pretty-good/823030 "2018-10-17T19:43:05Z")
I needed to cut back on caffeine. I’m not quite ready for Sanka yet. Do they still sell the brewed version? My dad bought Sanka years ago. I’ve switched to half caff and like it. Folgers is the brand that I found in the… --- ## [Pronunciation of "Carc"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-carc/823066)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-carc/823066 "2018-10-17T19:15:46Z")
In The Hobbit, there is a raven named Roäc son of Carc. I’ve always pronounced “Carc” to rhyme with “park” (as pronounced by a rhotic American). But I believe Tolkien himself spoke a non-rhotic dialect, so he would hav… --- ## [Is it wierd to build your own hand of bananas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wierd-to-build-your-own-hand-of-bananas/822910)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wierd-to-build-your-own-hand-of-bananas/822910 "2018-10-17T14:02:36Z")
I’m not a huge lover of bananas, but lately I have been in the mood for them. So I have been buying them. But they have such a short optimal ripeness, existing hands are not of much use. Why would I want 5 bananas that a… --- ## [Sneed's Feed and Seed (formerly Chucks)...I don't get it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneeds-feed-and-seed-formerly-chucks-i-dont-get-it/169465)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneeds-feed-and-seed-formerly-chucks-i-dont-get-it/169465 "2018-10-17T12:28:50Z")
Several times on this board I have seen references to this store that was on The Simpsons. Everyone here seems to think it’s funny and clever and I don’t know what it is. I even saw the episode and the store itself in th… --- ## [What Song? Neil Diamond Sang It Too Slow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-neil-diamond-sang-it-too-slow/822795)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-neil-diamond-sang-it-too-slow/822795 "2018-10-17T00:40:15Z")
I’m hoping someone can just remember this off the top of their head… One of the songs Neil Diamond sang “back in the day”, one that got a lot of airplay, he sang… very… slow… in… half… speed… as… if… he… got… the… beat… … --- ## [anyone watch the charmed reboot ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-charmed-reboot/823007)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-charmed-reboot/823007 "2018-10-17T00:40:14Z")
We didn’t but ive been reading about it before the premier and it seemed like it was going to be the same show just with more of a Latino mythological bent that and the girls seemed like they were going to be high scho… --- ## [I just Shazamed a song that has only been Shazamed once](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-shazamed-a-song-that-has-only-been-shazamed-once/822958)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-shazamed-a-song-that-has-only-been-shazamed-once/822958 "2018-10-16T23:27:17Z")
So I just Shazamed a song that came up in my shuffle play because I couldn’t remember what it was. It turned out that it was “Only Your Heart” by Keedy. What was remarkable is that this song came out in 1991, yet it had … --- ## [Ugliest Pop Music Marriage Battles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-pop-music-marriage-battles/822962)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-pop-music-marriage-battles/822962 "2018-10-16T22:53:20Z")
There’s currently a thread about the ugliest rock and roll legal battles, but current events with certain music acts got me thinking about what the ugliest marriage break-ups were in pop music. Top billing probably goes… --- ## [Decorative Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorative-books/821443)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decorative-books/821443 "2018-10-16T18:33:02Z")
You can buy based on color. You know, so people will think you can read and stuff. I find this somewhere between sad and silly. https://www.amazon.com/Decorative-Designer-Wholesale-Antique-Bookshelf/dp/B079M2N36Z/ref=s… --- ## [Did I imagine this story about Paul Simon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-this-story-about-paul-simon/822925)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-imagine-this-story-about-paul-simon/822925 "2018-10-16T17:27:33Z")
I was watching him on SNL and I remembered a story about him being seen at a McDonald’s ordering multiple orders of McNuggets and then being seen in his car alone outside eating them all. I can’t find anything on Google.… --- ## [What's the origin of this Sci-Fi work type of ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-this-sci-fi-work-type-of-ending/822961)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-this-sci-fi-work-type-of-ending/822961 "2018-10-16T16:54:10Z")
I’ve read 3 different books in the last couple of months that had this exact same style of ending. Basically a supernatural/alien threat comes to Earth. Humanity tries to fight it off but fails and the book ends with hu… --- ## [The Towering Inferno - how did they get down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-towering-inferno-how-did-they-get-down/823027)
**Author:** [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-towering-inferno-how-did-they-get-down/823027 "2018-10-16T14:26:42Z")
I recently watched Towering Inferno… again. For some reason, I noticed something at the end I hadn’t noticed before. How did the folk in the Promenade Room who survived get back down? The entire disaster takes place … --- ## [Ugliest rock n roll legal battles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-rock-n-roll-legal-battles/822840)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-rock-n-roll-legal-battles/822840 "2018-10-16T04:21:13Z")
The just announced Lindsay Buckingham v Fleetwood Mac one seems to be a top contender especially since it involves musicians in their 70s and it’s possible this iconic bands final stand could end under the cloud of bruta… --- ## [Is there a legal way to watch the current season of The Walking Dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-way-to-watch-the-current-season-of-the-walking-dead/823004)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-legal-way-to-watch-the-current-season-of-the-walking-dead/823004 "2018-10-16T03:20:25Z")
…without having cable? I thought I could use the AMC app on my Roku but apparently that was just a “free preview” and midway through episode 2 it stopped. I know it will eventually be on Netflix but I would like to watc… --- ## [Your questionable Macgyver move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-questionable-macgyver-move/822838)
**Author:** [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-questionable-macgyver-move/822838 "2018-10-16T02:51:26Z")
Since someone posted on FB that the first episode aired this day 33 years ago. I’m guessing that in CS you can start a dedicated thread. If you were to ask at GQ, you’ll have to start a new thread for every questionable … --- ## [Remakes you actually want to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-you-actually-want-to-see/822872)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-you-actually-want-to-see/822872 "2018-10-16T01:11:09Z")
The 4th version of A Star is Born is now in theaters; and I’ve just seen teaser trailers for Dumbo and Aladdin (Disney seems intent on remaking live versions of their cartoons…). In recent years we’ve seen the 4th versi… --- ## [How traditional are "traditional" receipes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-traditional-are-traditional-receipes/822249)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-traditional-are-traditional-receipes/822249 "2018-10-15T20:01:11Z")
This video from vlogbrothers made me wonder, just how old are most traditional foods and dishes. The old cookbooks I have seen have lots of receipes for dishes which were regular food once but rarely eaten anymore. Of c… --- ## [Looking for obscure men's adventure series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-obscure-mens-adventure-series/822945)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-obscure-mens-adventure-series/822945 "2018-10-15T19:21:28Z")
Along with “The Executioner” and "The Destroyer’, there were an untold number of lesser series like “The Penetrator”, “The Enforcer”, “The Baroness” and even “The Inquisitor”(Vatican Assassin :rolleyes:). The one I am l… --- ## [Does anyone know the title of this very recent horror short film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-very-recent-horror-short-film/822905)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-the-title-of-this-very-recent-horror-short-film/822905 "2018-10-15T14:41:07Z")
This is frustrating because I only saw this a year or two ago, and it was new at the time. I’m not sure if it was a stand-alone horror short film, or part of a horror anthology…either way, it was on Hulu or Netflix in 20… --- ## [Where can I find this movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-movie/822955)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-this-movie/822955 "2018-10-15T14:35:51Z")
Anyone know where I can find “The Straight Story?” It’s not on Netflix. Thx --- ## [One-Hit Wonders, the Best of the Best - Pick your favorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-the-best-of-the-best-pick-your-favorite/821983)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-the-best-of-the-best-pick-your-favorite/821983 "2018-10-15T14:06:29Z")
These are the top 10 vote getters in the one-hit wonder poll found here. Let’s settle this once and for all. You get just one vote. --- ## [A Star is Born - the Seen It thread \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-is-born-the-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/822676)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-star-is-born-the-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/822676 "2018-10-15T08:16:55Z")
Shocked there’s no thread for this. Who has seen it? What did you think? . . . . . . . . --- ## [Crazy ass shit you saw at the fair when the fair was THE FAIR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ass-shit-you-saw-at-the-fair-when-the-fair-was-the-fair/822736)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-ass-shit-you-saw-at-the-fair-when-the-fair-was-the-fair/822736 "2018-10-15T06:58:35Z")
(I think this is probably the right place for this topic.) So me and my dad went in like 1975 I think it was. First the rides were sketchy as hell. We rode this Octopus Thing. But either the bar didn’t work or there was… --- ## [shows canceled first season- that should not have been canceled.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-first-season-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/822738)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-canceled-first-season-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/822738 "2018-10-15T04:01:43Z")
I will lead with the obvious- Firefly. Now, of course there are many shows that were canceled too early- Dead Like me, Pushing Daisies, etc. But at least they had a run. How about your faves that got canceled after a … --- ## [Best/most reliable restaurant reviews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-reliable-restaurant-reviews/822914)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-reliable-restaurant-reviews/822914 "2018-10-15T02:39:40Z")
I feel sure there must have been a thread about this, but I couldn’t turn one up. What source provides the best restaurant reviews, in your opinion? --- ## [Waffle Wednesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-wednesday/822810)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waffle-wednesday/822810 "2018-10-14T21:56:36Z")
I work in a small office that hires seasonal help for collecting environmental samples during the summer. The summer crews are heading out in a couple of weeks so I suggested we make waffles as a going away breakfast. I… --- ## [British dopers: What American actors do you believe to have good British accents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-american-actors-do-you-believe-to-have-good-british-accents/821233)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-dopers-what-american-actors-do-you-believe-to-have-good-british-accents/821233 "2018-10-14T21:42:55Z")
There are quite a few actors that when I find out that they’re actually British, I’m surprised. Freddie Highmore, Tom Holland, Olivia Cooke, and Hugh Laurie come to mind. Are there any actors that you’re surprised to f… --- ## [I wonder what kind of pepper am I growing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-kind-of-pepper-am-i-growing/822875)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-kind-of-pepper-am-i-growing/822875 "2018-10-14T18:58:29Z")
I often grow peppers in a pot, that I can summer outside, and winter inside, for peppers year round. I usually do hot peppers, but this Spring I decided to change it up and grow some Hatch/Anaheim type peppers, for some … --- ## [Controversial Culinary Comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-culinary-comments/822328)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-culinary-comments/822328 "2018-10-14T13:12:12Z")
Put. Down. The. Chef. Knife. I’ve given these ideas some thought, maybe you have other ideas as well. Corn on the cob is no better 12 minutes after it’s been harvested versus 12 hours later. Yeah, there’s a thrill t… --- ## [What do people mean when they say "American bread is sweet"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-mean-when-they-say-american-bread-is-sweet/822783)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-mean-when-they-say-american-bread-is-sweet/822783 "2018-10-13T18:06:35Z")
I’ve seen people both on this board and elsewhere comment that "American bread is sweet " but I’ve never known exactly what they mean. Are they talking about Wonder bread/other supermarket white breads - which in my opin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=575) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=577)