# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=599 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 600 --- ## [Please tell me about sous vide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-sous-vide/816164)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-sous-vide/816164 "2018-07-27T17:46:45Z")
I’ve been enjoying the “sous vide” eggs bites at Starbucks lately. I’ve started wondering if this is something I could make at home. Please educate me. What is sous vide? What kind of equipment do I need for this? How d… --- ## [What is your opinion of Smiley Smile, and Smile? (for older Dopers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-smiley-smile-and-smile-for-older-dopers/818569)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-smiley-smile-and-smile-for-older-dopers/818569 "2018-07-27T16:11:22Z")
What are your opinions on Smiley Smile, and for those who were at least 13 or above in '67, do you think Smile, if it came out as envisioned by BW, could’ve been a success? Why, in an age of “avant garde” rock did Pet So… --- ## [Rediscovering "Cadfael" (PBS Mystery series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rediscovering-cadfael-pbs-mystery-series/818592)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rediscovering-cadfael-pbs-mystery-series/818592 "2018-07-27T15:06:58Z")
I only saw a couple of episodes of Cadfaelin the mid-1990s when it was running on PBS. But now that I’ve binged through just about all the British crime/cop/detective shows that Amazon, AcornTV, Britbox, and Netflix have… --- ## [Do you believe that young Sheldon grew up to be The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-young-sheldon-grew-up-to-be-the-big-bang-theorys-sheldon-cooper/818430)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-young-sheldon-grew-up-to-be-the-big-bang-theorys-sheldon-cooper/818430 "2018-07-27T14:59:29Z")
The Big Bang Theory is my favorite current show, and I do like young Sheldon. But for some reason I have a hard time believing young Sheldon grew up to be Sheldon Cooper. Yes, Iain Armitage had some enormous shoes to fil… --- ## [Very specific and probably stupid question about tea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-specific-and-probably-stupid-question-about-tea/818635)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-specific-and-probably-stupid-question-about-tea/818635 "2018-07-27T13:56:59Z")
When I was little I thought since I liked tea with milk and tea with lemon, I could make a tea that would be creamy tart with milk AND lemon. Of course we know how that turned out. But I’ve been thinking that an Early Gr… --- ## [Lost in Space reboot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-reboot/809295)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-in-space-reboot/809295 "2018-07-27T09:04:45Z")
Somehow I missed hearing about this one until now. Looks like Who isn’t the only 60’s SF doctor who has been gender-flipped. A teaser has just come out, looks like they are going with a more serious feel. They’ll have to… --- ## [Songs from or whole concerts you attended on official live recordings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-or-whole-concerts-you-attended-on-official-live-recordings/818527)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-or-whole-concerts-you-attended-on-official-live-recordings/818527 "2018-07-27T04:49:41Z")
So my not so secret favorite band, Norway’s mighty Motorpsycho, released the 5th installment of their ongoing live documentation, Roadwork Vol. 5: Field Notes, Europe 2017: The Fantastic Expedition of Jarmyr, Ryan, Saeth… --- ## [I just figured out what was wrong with Star Wars: The Last Jedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-figured-out-what-was-wrong-with-star-wars-the-last-jedi/818229)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-figured-out-what-was-wrong-with-star-wars-the-last-jedi/818229 "2018-07-27T04:06:28Z")
Before any smart-ass says “a lot”, I generally enjoyed the film and am not looking to nitpick it to death. But having just recently re-watched it, there is something that kind of bugged me. And here it is. The entire … --- ## [Any good actions/comedies in Greek language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-actions-comedies-in-greek-language/818606)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-actions-comedies-in-greek-language/818606 "2018-07-27T04:04:55Z")
I learned English and Russian almost entirely by watching series and movies and I’d like to try the same with Greek, but I don’t even know any Greek series. I like comedy shows like Full house, Family matters, South par… --- ## [music industry internship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-industry-internship/439848)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-industry-internship/439848 "2008-03-02T17:16:35Z")
My cousin needs @ 200 hours at an unpaid music industry internship to graduate. He’s had no luck as of yet in finding anything and it’s getting down to the wire. Any ideas for how he could find something, besides just … --- ## ["In the butt, Bob" - TRUE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-butt-bob-true/24413)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-butt-bob-true/24413 "2018-07-27T01:18:20Z")
I just saw the clip in question on Comedy Central. What she actually says is “Probably in the ass” and it was a couple that looked sort of arabic. --- ## [Time travel adoptions and kidnappings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-adoptions-and-kidnappings/818533)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-adoptions-and-kidnappings/818533 "2018-07-27T01:04:10Z")
I’m listening to an audiobook that features a main character who has gone back in time a few centuries, and I’m beginning to wonder if she’ll try to bring either of the orphaned children she’s taken under her wing back t… --- ## [The Heathers remake looks horrible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heathers-remake-looks-horrible/807008)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heathers-remake-looks-horrible/807008 "2018-07-27T00:14:26Z")
The trailer for this has just plopped. --- ## [Star Wars: Clone Wars revived!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars-revived/818222)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-clone-wars-revived/818222 "2018-07-26T19:56:22Z")
Just noticed on Facebook that the official Star Wars Clone Wars page updated their cover pic to include the words “Clone Wars Saved.” So I did some poking around, and apparently Dave Filoni just announced at San Diego C… --- ## [The big 3 USA pizza companies, which do you prefer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-3-usa-pizza-companies-which-do-you-prefer/817962)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-3-usa-pizza-companies-which-do-you-prefer/817962 "2018-07-26T19:46:47Z")
Yes, I know your local pizza place is great. This poll isn’t for you, however. Pick one of the three big USA pizza chains as your favorite of the three. We’re talking pizza, not politics. --- ## [My Google-Foo Fails Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-foo-fails-me/818563)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-google-foo-fails-me/818563 "2018-07-26T18:01:13Z")
At the office, I was looking through Reddit R/pics. I am always looking for new wallpapers. Someone posted a photo of a war memorial it seemed to be for WWI and had another tablet for WWII, both listing the names of loc… --- ## [Semi-Apocalyptic Stories (books, TV, movies)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-apocalyptic-stories-books-tv-movies/818301)
**Author:** [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/semi-apocalyptic-stories-books-tv-movies/818301 "2018-07-26T16:09:33Z")
There’s quite a lot of apocalyptic stories where the heroes are either trying to save the world or trying to survive the apocalypse, and then post-apocalyptic stories about people surviving in the wastelands and ruins of… --- ## [Help me figure out what science fiction story I'm half remembering.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-science-fiction-story-im-half-remembering/818232)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-figure-out-what-science-fiction-story-im-half-remembering/818232 "2018-07-26T16:04:23Z")
So I’m a fan of Mark Stiegler’s short story “The Gentle Seduction” and I read another story later on that was similar in feeling (dealing with immortality, the “Singularity”, and transhumanism) to that one and I cannot … --- ## [I just finished Ender's Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-enders-game/301963)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-finished-enders-game/301963 "2018-07-26T13:51:32Z")
Thanks to everyone here who has recommended this book in various threads. I kept seeing it pop up and finally went out and got it. It blew me away. I was surprised that I allowed myself to become so engaged in a story… --- ## [Allergy to Tequila/Agave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-to-tequila-agave/513649)
**Author:** [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allergy-to-tequila-agave/513649 "2018-07-26T12:41:45Z")
I hope this is the right place for this. It’s about a drink, right? A little background. I’m in my 30’s, and drink moderately. Maybe 2-3 beers once or twice a week, or I’ll split a bottle of wine with my husband. On… --- ## [Request for suggestions: cheese dairies in Vermont.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-suggestions-cheese-dairies-in-vermont/818215)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-suggestions-cheese-dairies-in-vermont/818215 "2018-07-25T20:44:34Z")
I’m considering going on a casual tour of Vermont cheese dairies next month. Do you have any suggestions for where to go? I’d especially like a recommendation for aged Cheddar. A few already on the list or being consi… --- ## [What's the weakest Beatles album?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weakest-beatles-album/818455)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weakest-beatles-album/818455 "2018-07-25T20:41:21Z")
Poll coming. I’ve limited the poll to the UK canon of Beatles releases, except for including the Magical Mystery Tour album as it was released in the USA. It was released in the UK later. --- ## [Question for people with Kindles with "Special Offers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-kindles-with-special-offers/818520)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-people-with-kindles-with-special-offers/818520 "2018-07-25T20:11:26Z")
I ordered a Kindle Fire a few months ago and I love it. I paid a little extra to not get the "Special Offers (i.e. Ads) however I do see in my list of New Items periodically ads for things I don’t actually own. I also so… --- ## [Do you make your own fruit jam/jelly? Do you have any hints for a newbie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-own-fruit-jam-jelly-do-you-have-any-hints-for-a-newbie/818427)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-make-your-own-fruit-jam-jelly-do-you-have-any-hints-for-a-newbie/818427 "2018-07-25T15:04:45Z")
I’m not a huge fan of most spreadable, fruit based treats because most of them are just dramatically over sweetened for my taste. If I wanted a sugar bomb, I’d reach for a hard candy. I did recently sample a European mad… --- ## [On making toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-making-toast/818434)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-making-toast/818434 "2018-07-25T14:04:53Z")
Do you make it a point to put bread into the toaster right-side up? Talking about standard sandwich bread in a standard pop-up toaster, not unusual shapes of bread or toaster ovens, etc. I don’t. --- ## [Am I the only one who hates chocolates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-chocolates/818135)
**Author:** [@EricaRoche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EricaRoche)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-hates-chocolates/818135 "2018-07-25T13:20:06Z")
With the exception of a lovely chocolate fudge cake, I hate white/milk/dark chocolate. Perhaps it’s because my second last molars both on the mandibles and maxillary didn’t develop properly and I get extreme sensitivity… --- ## [Ridiculous serving sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267 "2018-07-25T09:29:44Z")
So I reach into the fridge to get some ultra-filtered lactose free milk and I read the nutrition label, which states that it only has six carbs per serving. Upon further reading however, it states that a “serving” of mi… --- ## [Venturing into a vegetarian diet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venturing-into-a-vegetarian-diet/818274)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venturing-into-a-vegetarian-diet/818274 "2018-07-25T00:01:13Z")
I’m curious about what a vegetarian diet would be like. I’d like to try it for a week or a month. It doesn’t need to be 100% strict. Any information which would be useful to have starting out? What are some of the bigg… --- ## ["Finding Bigfoot" or "Ancient Aliens" which is more pathetic/dumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-bigfoot-or-ancient-aliens-which-is-more-pathetic-dumber/818028)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-bigfoot-or-ancient-aliens-which-is-more-pathetic-dumber/818028 "2018-07-24T22:03:40Z")
Two of the dumbest reality shows on cable, which is saying something, both on channels purportedly about “factual/real” things, Animal Planet and History Channel. But which is the worst? It’s a tough call but I go with… --- ## [The Orville season 2 trailer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-season-2-trailer/818402)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-orville-season-2-trailer/818402 "2018-07-24T21:26:06Z")
Not coming back until December, but looks to be deep into production. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=598) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=600)