# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=586 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 587 --- ## [Paging Rye Whisky drinkers - recommendations please (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-rye-whisky-drinkers-recommendations-please-need-answer-fast/820782)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-rye-whisky-drinkers-recommendations-please-need-answer-fast/820782 "2018-09-11T01:48:19Z")
Need Rye Whiskey recommendations. Will probably get a bottle at Costco tomorrow so something quick would also be appreciated. I like single malt scotches but dislike blends until it’s Johnny Walker Blue territory (which… --- ## [Top 3 favorite Rolling Stones songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-favorite-rolling-stones-songs/820725)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-3-favorite-rolling-stones-songs/820725 "2018-09-11T01:39:37Z")
I started to start a thread naming the greatest Rolling Stones songs but realized that my favorites won’t be considered ‘great’. So… I decided to ask for your favorite Stones songs. Mine are: Before They Make Me Run D… --- ## [One red jalapeño](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-red-jalapeno/819863 "2018-09-10T23:00:49Z")
I have one red jalapeño off of the our plant. What should I do with it? --- ## [Stephanie Saulter's Regeneration series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephanie-saulters-regeneration-series/821132)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephanie-saulters-regeneration-series/821132 "2018-09-10T22:15:05Z")
Has anyone here read Saulter’s Regeneration trilogy? Basically Sci-FI, no fantasy involved. Wonderful new idea and very well-written, although the first “Gemsigns” was probably the best. The thread on Jemisin (whom I … --- ## [pesto: freezing longevity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesto-freezing-longevity/821001)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pesto-freezing-longevity/821001 "2018-09-10T22:00:56Z")
Fresh basil season is half over where I live and I have no recently-made pesto on hand. Drat! I have a small amount of pesto made last year and it will be gone in a few days. So much for my pesto woes. My real question … --- ## [SF pet peeve: Sudden Vocabulary Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-pet-peeve-sudden-vocabulary-syndrome/820970)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-pet-peeve-sudden-vocabulary-syndrome/820970 "2018-09-10T15:05:42Z")
One thing I’ve noticed in SF series that annoys me is what I call Sudden Vocabulary Syndrome: characters accidentally getting their vocabulary retconned. Halfway into a trilogy the author decides it would be really cool … --- ## [Do any popular songs modulate down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-popular-songs-modulate-down/821076)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-popular-songs-modulate-down/821076 "2018-09-10T14:48:47Z")
I was listening to WH’s l Will Always Love You thinking about how cool not only that modulation is (3:05 below) but how nice most modulations are. But then it dawned on me that the only examples I can remember always mo… --- ## [Man from uncle vrs. The avengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-from-uncle-vrs-the-avengers/820931)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-from-uncle-vrs-the-avengers/820931 "2018-09-10T13:55:25Z")
I mean Emma peel avengers not marvel.which 60s spy series was the best? --- ## [Miss America no longer a beauty pageant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-america-no-longer-a-beauty-pageant/815458)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-america-no-longer-a-beauty-pageant/815458 "2018-09-10T10:36:56Z")
No more gowns or swimsuits. No longer based on how the woman looks. --- ## [What's for breakfast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-breakfast/810192)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-for-breakfast/810192 "2018-09-10T08:54:34Z")
\[ul\]\[li\]Fresh papaya with a squeeze of lemon juice\[/li\]\[li\]English muffin with margarine and Vegemite\[/li\]French Roast coffee\[/ul\] --- ## [An episode of Star Trek: Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-episode-of-star-trek-voyager/820742)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-episode-of-star-trek-voyager/820742 "2018-09-10T04:16:32Z")
So, I’ve been watching Star Trek: Voyager. I watched it way back when it aired (20 years ago) and have been re-watching it. I just watched an episode and wanted to get Dopers’ thoughts on it. Summary: The premise of … --- ## [Is "I Love You America" season 2 out yet, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-i-love-you-america-season-2-out-yet-or-not/821083)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-i-love-you-america-season-2-out-yet-or-not/821083 "2018-09-10T02:52:44Z")
All my web searches seem to indicate that Season 2 started on Sept 6 But on Hulu it doesn’t appear - only 1 season. What’s the Straight Dope here? When is / will Season 2 be available? Or am I somehow just missing it? … --- ## [Caprese stuffed portobellos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprese-stuffed-portobellos/821006)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprese-stuffed-portobellos/821006 "2018-09-09T22:03:15Z")
Mrs. L.A. is on call today, but if she doesn’t mind a bit of garlic I’ll make these tonight. Caprese stuffed portobellos with butter and garlic There aren’t enough cherry tomatoes on the vines, so I’ll use the bigger t… --- ## [Bill Maher on Real Time September 7, 2018.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-on-real-time-september-7-2018/821013)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-on-real-time-september-7-2018/821013 "2018-09-09T21:12:32Z")
I DVR’d Real Time with Bill Maher. So I just watched it now. But did anyone notice on his September 7, 2018 show he was slurring his words? Quite a bit in fact. I got to tell you, I am in favor of anything that involve… --- ## [If the radio drama was to return](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-radio-drama-was-to-return/820988)
**Author:** [@bionic\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bionic_man)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-radio-drama-was-to-return/820988 "2018-09-09T08:24:31Z")
If radio stations began running radio drama would you listen??what type of shows would you like to hear?? --- ## [Absolute best NATURAL peanut butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-best-natural-peanut-butter/820946)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-best-natural-peanut-butter/820946 "2018-09-08T20:30:22Z")
Other than being salted or unsalted is there any difference? (Why would there be?) --- ## [Natalie Merchant: "Ophelia"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-merchant-ophelia/820948)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-merchant-ophelia/820948 "2018-09-08T19:43:25Z")
Here is the reading Here is the work I dig the tune and the multifaceted case study of “woman”. But I’m struggling with invoking Ophelia as the mannequin upon which everything is hung. What is Natalie playing at? The… --- ## [The SDMB Music Appreciation Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-music-appreciation-society/679539)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-music-appreciation-society/679539 "2018-09-08T19:28:22Z")
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the inaugural meeting of the Straight Dope Message Board Music Appreciation Society! As the founding (and currently, only) member of the Society, I hereby cordially invite each and every o… --- ## [The One I Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-i-love/820991)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-i-love/820991 "2018-09-08T16:06:04Z")
For context, I’m a fan of Mark Duplass, but I find some of his stuff unwatchable. His improv style for movies walks a fine line between good and unwatchable garbage. I just watched The One I Love, which I had never hear… --- ## [OK, so how is N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-how-is-n-k-jemisins-broken-earth-series/819951)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-how-is-n-k-jemisins-broken-earth-series/819951 "2018-09-08T12:22:38Z")
Wow, I must have lived in a cave. She won the Hugo award for best novel three years in a row??? I heard about some problems with voting in the Hugos? Is this a result of that, or does she really deserve the Hugo award f… --- ## [Can you name this (poorly sung) melody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-poorly-sung-melody/820994)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-poorly-sung-melody/820994 "2018-09-08T05:53:28Z")
Alas, the poor singing is my own. I haven’t thought of this little refrain in twenty years, but suddenly I can’t get it out of my head. It’s classical, probably a string piece, maybe viola or cello concerto or sonata? … --- ## [Frozen Brussels Sprouts Instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-brussels-sprouts-instructions/820877)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-brussels-sprouts-instructions/820877 "2018-09-08T02:42:27Z")
I read the instructions for the frozen Brussels sprouts that I brought for lunch today. Included in the instructions is this sentence: “For food safety, cook to an internal temperature of 165 °F as measured with a food … --- ## [Foods that are easy, but a pain in the butt to make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-easy-but-a-pain-in-the-butt-to-make/820846)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-easy-but-a-pain-in-the-butt-to-make/820846 "2018-09-08T01:02:12Z")
Hannaford has started selling their own freshly made, preservative-free mashed potatoes, and I buy them. Not because I can’t make mashed potatoes - of course I can, they’re very easy - but because they’re a pain in the b… --- ## [What Mainstream Food Item have You Never Tasted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mainstream-food-item-have-you-never-tasted/820463 "2018-09-08T00:57:36Z")
I don’t remember this ever being a topic. So, I was browsing the online collection of menus at the New York Library, and I saw a dish that is fairly common that I’ve never (to my memory) eaten. And that dish is Filet o… --- ## [Bagels are meh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-are-meh/820833)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagels-are-meh/820833 "2018-09-08T00:57:16Z")
I’ve tried maybe 20 different bagels, about 10 in the US and 10 here in Peru (included some imported from the US) and I have to say I’ve never found them anything other than meh… By themselves they are doughy and rather… --- ## [Recommend me some female-sung metal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-female-sung-metal/820321)
**Author:** [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-female-sung-metal/820321 "2018-09-07T21:28:01Z")
Specific subgenres unimportant, although having growled vocals is a bonus (I have discovered a weakness for ladies doing the metal growl), though a mix of growl and clean vocals is the best option. Examples of female-fr… --- ## [castaway...anyone watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castaway-anyone-watching/820837)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castaway-anyone-watching/820837 "2018-09-07T18:39:21Z")
A new show on ABC called Castaway 12 people “stranded” on islands with supplies they have to find. I started watching on HULU and it will be the show I fall asleep to now. I sort of like/hate it. Basically it is free t… --- ## [Preacher: Season 3 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-3-open-spoilers/815558)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preacher-season-3-open-spoilers/815558 "2018-09-07T13:55:51Z")
Begins June 24th! --- ## [Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan dies at 46](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cranberries-dolores-oriordan-dies-at-46/806703 "2018-09-07T13:53:20Z")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores\_O%27Riordan Kind of a shock for me. First, I was a fan back in the '90s, and second, she was younger than I am. --- ## [What do you call the candy bits that go on ice cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-candy-bits-that-go-on-ice-cream/820789)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-candy-bits-that-go-on-ice-cream/820789 "2018-09-07T13:16:22Z")
Growing up, I always called them jimmies, because that’s what my dad, who was born and raised in Boston, called them. I only realized that wasn’t a term everyone knew about recently, when I said it to a co-worker and th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=585) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=587)