# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=580 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 581 --- ## [Charles Aznavour (1924-2018)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-aznavour-1924-2018/822315)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charles-aznavour-1924-2018/822315 "2018-10-02T22:05:52Z")
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45709214 I thought he’d be remebered here, if only for being a guest star on The Muppet Show. More seriously, he was probably the last of the great chanson singers that came … --- ## [help identify "Single Boy" Children's book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-single-boy-childrens-book/821461)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-single-boy-childrens-book/821461 "2018-10-02T19:20:11Z")
My youngest is on the autism spectrum. She was looking at a very fuzzy photo of a bookrack of here pre-school 9 or 10 years ago. In the photo is a very fuzzy book. She asked me to help find “Single Boy”. It’s really fuz… --- ## [Isaac Asimov: Sex Offender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-sex-offender/822320)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaac-asimov-sex-offender/822320 "2018-10-02T19:10:06Z")
Asimov was a noted ass-grabber. If he were alive today, would you attend conventions at which he was going to be present? Would you support, even participate in, his being outed as a predator? If he were still writing… --- ## [Dr. Who episode recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-episode-recommendations/822267)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-episode-recommendations/822267 "2018-10-02T18:54:58Z")
Thanks to this thread (about the Weeping Angels)I think I may be getting hooked. I had never gotten into the series, always assuming it was dopey sci-fi. I mean, it is science fiction but I guess I was thinking more alon… --- ## [Share your Brussels sprouts recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-brussels-sprouts-recipe/822206)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-brussels-sprouts-recipe/822206 "2018-10-02T18:29:14Z")
Due to some health issues I’ve mentioned lately, I’m trying to get more veggies and leafy greens into my diet. Today I was at the store looking for some quick meals and I saw a pack of frozen Brussels sprouts with butter… --- ## [Do stand up comics write all their own jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stand-up-comics-write-all-their-own-jokes/822163)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-stand-up-comics-write-all-their-own-jokes/822163 "2018-10-02T17:02:49Z")
I know they cannot use another guy’s jokes but can they pay people to write jokes? or is that considered bad form? Bands cover other music in addition to their own songs. Talk show hosts like Conan, Fallon, Colbert,… --- ## [Dehydrating Food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehydrating-food/822248)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dehydrating-food/822248 "2018-10-02T15:42:57Z")
My wife bought us a dehydrater, mainly to make Jerky with, but I also intend to make some dried fruits with it. I’ve made jerky before (using the oven), but being an otherwise noob to the whole business, wondering if an… --- ## [The Godfather (I & II): Why are they so well regarded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-i-ii-why-are-they-so-well-regarded/821318)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-i-ii-why-are-they-so-well-regarded/821318 "2018-10-02T14:38:22Z")
I just re-watched “The Godfather” (I & II) and I am hard pressed to see why these movies are considered some of the best movies ever made. They are good, to be sure, but I can only think they are considered so amazing o… --- ## [What do you cook from scratch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-cook-from-scratch/822048)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-cook-from-scratch/822048 "2018-10-02T08:41:30Z")
I realized recently how much prepared food my wife and I eat. We have a kitchen full of all the appliances and gadgets: blender, stand mixer, food processor, Instant Pot, waffle iron, etc., not to mention a cupboard ful… --- ## [Automatic Pasta Maker - anyone have a Philips or other type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-pasta-maker-anyone-have-a-philips-or-other-type/822205)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-pasta-maker-anyone-have-a-philips-or-other-type/822205 "2018-10-02T04:10:47Z")
I suddenly had a hankering to make pasta. 20 years ago I had a hand cranked pasta roller that was kinda fun but definitely a lot of work. I’m not a noodle fanatic, but do like good noodles include Italian, Chinese and Ja… --- ## [Pineapple upside down cake with strawberry cake mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358 "2018-10-02T03:54:01Z")
I like pineapple upside down cake, and I like strawberry cake, and I like pineapples and strawberries together. I’m thinking of making a PUDC with strawberry cake mix rather than yellow cake mix. Yes, I DO use cake mix… --- ## [Marty Balin dead at 76](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-balin-dead-at-76/822148)
**Author:** [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marty-balin-dead-at-76/822148 "2018-10-02T03:23:54Z")
RIP, founding member of the Airplane, blessed with a sublime tenor. I was fortunate enough to see them twice, once at Woodstock and then later at the Music Hall in Boston. Always a great show. --- ## [Blues Guitarist Otis Rush - RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-guitarist-otis-rush-rip/822241)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-guitarist-otis-rush-rip/822241 "2018-10-01T19:49:21Z")
Story here: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/30/653129759/otis-rush-chicago-blues-legend-dies-at-84 Phenomenal guitar player who could hold his own with the legends. This record is a good place to start, if you’re curious… … --- ## [Would you rather spend an evening with Henry Darger or Robert Johnson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-henry-darger-or-robert-johnson/822234)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-henry-darger-or-robert-johnson/822234 "2018-10-01T17:56:03Z")
Myself, I’d go for Johnson. Unless the crossroads demons thing was real, in which case I’d go for Darger. --- ## [Recommendations for music where flute figures prominently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-music-where-flute-figures-prominently/822152)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-music-where-flute-figures-prominently/822152 "2018-10-01T17:50:07Z")
My niece has taken up the flute and it seems a thing she digs and has an aptitude for. She has been playing for a little while already and she’s pretty good and I think it is something she will stick with. So, wanting … --- ## [The House With a Clock in Its Walls (movie) \*spoilers after OP\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls-movie-spoilers-after-op/822107)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls-movie-spoilers-after-op/822107 "2018-10-01T17:28:34Z")
I saw it last night. The House With a Clock In Its Walls, by John Bellairs, is one of my favorite childhood books. I think it was the first book I actually found scary. --- ## [Would you rather spend an evening with Jose Plecnik or Loie Fuller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-jose-plecnik-or-loie-fuller/822239)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-jose-plecnik-or-loie-fuller/822239 "2018-10-01T13:48:45Z")
The Vienna-trained architect who transformed Llublanja into a new Athens, or the American choreographer who pioneered modern dance and inspired Isadora Duncan? Have at it! --- ## [First Reformed movie (seen it / spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-reformed-movie-seen-it-spoilers/815891)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-reformed-movie-seen-it-spoilers/815891 "2018-10-01T10:26:32Z")
Okay, I love movies and I’m also a church geek. In fact, way back in college I majored in film and minored in religious studies. So this movie should pretty much be in the sweet spot. On top of that, this film is curren… --- ## [The Just Ice League.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-ice-league/821785)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-just-ice-league/821785 "2018-10-01T08:58:42Z")
So I’m assembling a team of superheros with ice-based powers to form the Just Ice League. So far I have recruited Iceman, Fro-zone, Zan\*, Ice T, and Elsa. Who else do I need? \*and his dead-weight but necessary sister. --- ## [Would you rather spend an evening with Bix Beiderbecke or Grandma Moses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-bix-beiderbecke-or-grandma-moses/822168)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-spend-an-evening-with-bix-beiderbecke-or-grandma-moses/822168 "2018-10-01T05:33:01Z")
I like New England rural landscapes as much as the next guy, and everything I’ve read about Grandma makes her sound like a real sweetie, but I’d have to go with Bix. Bix and a couple of fifths of good bourbon. Unless M… --- ## [Paul McCartney's 60 Minutes Interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartneys-60-minutes-interview/822238)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartneys-60-minutes-interview/822238 "2018-10-01T04:20:47Z")
Has Paul forgotten a lot over the years and/or have the years erased the bitterness? He brushed off the question of the barefoot crossing of Abbey Road totally ignoring the whole “Paul is dead” publicity stunt. And, ma… --- ## [The Predator film, worth seeing in IMAX? (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-predator-film-worth-seeing-in-imax-open-spoilers/821379)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-predator-film-worth-seeing-in-imax-open-spoilers/821379 "2018-10-01T00:16:44Z")
I’ve got the AMC movie pass, so was strongly considering seen the film tomorrow at the IMAX at Navy Pier. It’s gotten very mixed reviews, and I did see the original not only at the cinema but also on VHS and DVD. Worth … --- ## [Disney/Fox deal—what animated films would Disney get the rights to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-fox-deal-what-animated-films-would-disney-get-the-rights-to/822190)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-fox-deal-what-animated-films-would-disney-get-the-rights-to/822190 "2018-09-30T21:48:16Z")
Okay, as is well known, Disney is planning on buying 20th Century Fox, getting the rights to the Fox film library, including a number of animated films. However, I’m a little fuzzy about the legal details about some of … --- ## [Can you substitute cream tartar for baking powder? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-substitute-cream-tartar-for-baking-powder-need-answer-fast/822194)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-substitute-cream-tartar-for-baking-powder-need-answer-fast/822194 "2018-09-30T21:28:11Z")
I’m trying to make chicken & dumplings. In a weird twist of fate, I am out of baking powder and baking soda, but I have cream tartar. Will that leaven the dumplings enough? --- ## [Been trying to find/remember old B&W movie title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-trying-to-find-remember-old-b-w-movie-title/822221)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-trying-to-find-remember-old-b-w-movie-title/822221 "2018-09-30T19:23:16Z")
Searches of the web in whatever search engines don’t help because the little memory I have of it are too vague. I was just a kid in the mid-70s when I saw it on TV: it was I guess a dark-ish comedy about a man named “Ze… --- ## [Are English Digestive biscuits food or medicine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-english-digestive-biscuits-food-or-medicine/821843)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-english-digestive-biscuits-food-or-medicine/821843 "2018-09-30T16:53:55Z")
I’ve always assumed English Digestive biscuits had sodium bicarbonate or some other antacid in them. The Brits eat these digestive biscuits much like we chew Tums or Rolaids. A colleague swears they are just sugar cook… --- ## [Precise oven/heater recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precise-oven-heater-recommendations/822131)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precise-oven-heater-recommendations/822131 "2018-09-30T03:54:25Z")
I’d like to heat up small quantities of food at a precise temperature (100 or 125 Celcius) for 0.5-3 hours, preferably in a small, affordable appliance. What can I buy that will do that? --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- September 2018 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2018-edition/820551)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2018-edition/820551 "2018-09-30T03:37:26Z")
Can it just cool DOWN Already? I want to bust out my hoodies, fuzzy socks and snuggy gloves… I will finish Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly tomorrow. I got the newest Bllom County compilation today…so what am I… --- ## [Free ebooks available for download this weekend (politics, philosophy, etc.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-ebooks-available-for-download-this-weekend-politics-philosophy-etc/822193)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-ebooks-available-for-download-this-weekend-politics-philosophy-etc/822193 "2018-09-30T03:16:37Z")
Note: It seems to me that this thread doesn’t run afoul of board rules. I have no connection with the website, and the downloads are free and legal. I’ve sent a PM to the Cafe Society mods about it, but it’s sometimes ha… --- ## [Cooking with sage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-sage/821323)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-sage/821323 "2018-09-29T16:43:09Z")
I grew a real champ of a sage plant this year. It is lush, it has great big leaves with a lot of texture, and it is tasty- I pluck a leaf and chew it just about every day. Neato. But what am I doing? I am fairly new to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=579) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=581)