# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=605 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 606 --- ## [Summer Pudding.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-pudding/817483)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-pudding/817483 "2018-07-09T02:02:47Z")
I got to tell you, they’re not the best of cooks. But the British still know how to do things right sometimes. Anyways, first a little background. In Summer of 1986, I got this book by this British Wiccan. Gerald Ferrar… --- ## [Black Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lightning/806847)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-lightning/806847 "2018-07-09T00:52:49Z")
Surprised there’s no thread yet. I will say I’m impressed. The best part is that they didn’t go over his origin and show him learning about his powers. They went right into the story and figured people would catch up. … --- ## [The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale - Soup 2.0?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joel-mchale-show-with-joel-mchale-soup-2-0/809070)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joel-mchale-show-with-joel-mchale-soup-2-0/809070 "2018-07-08T08:11:38Z")
A lot of us mourned when The Soup was cancelled 2 1/2 years ago. Sounds like Netflix is making a new version of it, which actually is online now. I’m watching it tonight, though, and will share thoughts. It’s not The So… --- ## [Can you recommend some good podcasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-some-good-podcasts/814178)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-recommend-some-good-podcasts/814178 "2018-07-08T07:29:56Z")
I’m listening to Caliphate, which is very interesting so far, but I’d like some more options. Thanks --- ## [Couple of questions about Seinfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-questions-about-seinfeld/816727)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-questions-about-seinfeld/816727 "2018-07-08T03:53:21Z")
Within the ‘Seinfeld show universe’ how successful is Jerry? He’s been on the Tonight Show, but that didn’t go very well and there were never any scenes where people recognized him on the street or came up and asked fo… --- ## [Classic Borg vs. Original Death Star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-borg-vs-original-death-star/816783)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-borg-vs-original-death-star/816783 "2018-07-08T02:50:46Z")
I suppose this sort of thing is dealt with on various specialist boards ad nauseum, but I haven’t seen it here. Scenario 1: the largest Borg cube shows up near the death star. Their transport mechanism doesn’t work, so … --- ## [Leon Redbone has retired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-redbone-has-retired/734004)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leon-redbone-has-retired/734004 "2018-07-08T00:11:23Z")
This is slightly old news, but according to his official website, Leon Redbone “has retired from both public appearances and recording” as of May of this year. It states, “a spokesman for the artist noted, ‘We share the… --- ## [British Victorian Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-victorian-mysteries/817302)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-victorian-mysteries/817302 "2018-07-07T19:48:54Z")
I would like some suggestions for reading: British Victorian Mysteries, preferably with the Constabulary solving them, not private agents. London is the preferred setting. And even if not Victorian, Constable mysteries… --- ## [I made delicious meat crackers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-delicious-meat-crackers/817450)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-delicious-meat-crackers/817450 "2018-07-07T18:24:02Z")
Following my successful experiment with making salmon jerky, I’ve now developed a type of jerky which I’ve named “Meat Crackers.” Here’s how it was done: I took one pound of lean ground bison. (Our friends have a biso… --- ## [Burns Vietnam War: That's 20 hours of my life I'll never get back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burns-vietnam-war-thats-20-hours-of-my-life-ill-never-get-back/817408)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Assault)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burns-vietnam-war-thats-20-hours-of-my-life-ill-never-get-back/817408 "2018-07-07T18:05:57Z")
I literally knew EVERYTHING on the series already and learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Except for one single most crucial piece of evidence of all, the identity of the person in the Nixon campaign who was talking to the N Vi… --- ## [Tell me about your LEGO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-lego/816944)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-lego/816944 "2018-07-07T12:48:59Z")
I’m a LEGO fan. Loved them as a kid, still love them now as a 40-year-old man. They were very expensive for my parents to buy, but fortunately they saw the value in it so they almost never minded buying them for my bro… --- ## [What is the difference between America's cut pork chops vs butterfly cut pork chops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-americas-cut-pork-chops-vs-butterfly-cut-pork-chops/817314)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-americas-cut-pork-chops-vs-butterfly-cut-pork-chops/817314 "2018-07-07T06:21:11Z")
They are the same price. What is the difference? --- ## ["Down stairs at Danny's All Star Joint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-stairs-at-dannys-all-star-joint/489712)
**Author:** [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-stairs-at-dannys-all-star-joint/489712 "2018-07-07T02:59:14Z")
They got a juke box that goes doyt doyt." Is this song anything other than authentic frontier gibberish? I mean really. :rolleyes: Can someone help me out with this? --- ## [Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-trailer/803870)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-trailer/803870 "2018-07-06T23:33:28Z")
That’s a pretty big concept, there. And I like the visuals. But it sure looks a bit plotless. Is so, Chris Pratt is gonna have to sell the crap out of his charm to make it work. Then again, the last one… --- ## [Unspooled Podcast / The French Connection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspooled-podcast-the-french-connection/816688)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unspooled-podcast-the-french-connection/816688 "2018-07-06T22:07:06Z")
I’m going to ahead and combine two topics here. I recently started listening to the Inspioled podcast, in which Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson each week discuss one of the AFI’s top 100 movies. So far I’ve quite enjoy… --- ## [Idris Elba in the mix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idris-elba-in-the-mix/817403)
**Author:** [@road\_lobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/road_lobo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idris-elba-in-the-mix/817403 "2018-07-06T21:16:17Z")
This is probably a mere curio to most dopers, but here’s Idris Elba spinning tech house. I knew he was into rave culture back in the day, but I never encountered any of his work. So, definitely the coolest fucking actor … --- ## [TV shows with only subtle hints they take place outside your country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-only-subtle-hints-they-take-place-outside-your-country/817423)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-only-subtle-hints-they-take-place-outside-your-country/817423 "2018-07-06T21:03:05Z")
I’m currently watching two recently concluded TV shows that I need to remind myself don’t take place in the US: Saving Hope and Rookie Blue. If not for Saving Hope remarking about how many kilometers an hour someone in a… --- ## [Andy Dick Charged with Sexual Battery...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-dick-charged-with-sexual-battery/817166)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-dick-charged-with-sexual-battery/817166 "2018-07-06T18:55:54Z")
…for groping a woman’s buttocks. As she walked down the street. Hope he gets the max sentence. There are no mitigating factors that I can think of and he has a long history of criminal behavior. --- ## [Harry Potter and the Cursed Child \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-open-spoilers/745815)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-open-spoilers/745815 "2018-07-06T18:29:44Z")
Coming this July - looking forward to it! --- ## [I made salmon jerky and it's terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-salmon-jerky-and-its-terrific/817362)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-salmon-jerky-and-its-terrific/817362 "2018-07-06T14:59:29Z")
So, for the second day in a row, my regular grocery store was out of the Epic Salmon Bar that I like. Furiously annoyed, I decided that I would just make my own version of the same. I correctly assumed that it would not … --- ## [Anybody here has watched the anime “Aggretsuko” in Netflix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-has-watched-the-anime-aggretsuko-in-netflix/817064)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-here-has-watched-the-anime-aggretsuko-in-netflix/817064 "2018-07-06T12:42:13Z")
I have… and I simply love it. Style straight out of “Hello Kitty” (Sanryo, the company that brought the aforementioned diabetes-inducing feline is the producer of “Aggretsuko”)… and content that is anything but. With a… --- ## [Need help with Christmas dessert recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-christmas-dessert-recipes/817139)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-christmas-dessert-recipes/817139 "2018-07-06T10:04:31Z")
I know, I know, it’s seems a little early for Christmas. But on the Sunday before American Thanksgiving this year I have been asked to help make a presentation on Christmas dessert recipes from around the world. I’ve d… --- ## [The Ballad of Lefty Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-lefty-brown/817359)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-lefty-brown/817359 "2018-07-06T03:56:26Z")
I caved and purchased an Amazon Prime membership. I just finished watching the above film. I am greatly impressed with character development and overall production values. Color me impressed. I would love to hear other t… --- ## [What's your go to midnight snack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-midnight-snack/817248)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-midnight-snack/817248 "2018-07-05T23:26:06Z")
Simple enough. You wake up in the middle of the night with the munchies that won’t quit. Or even just a quick snack before heading to bed. What’s your snack of choice? Not really a Cafe Society thread because I’m not… --- ## [Original Bay City Rollers bassist Alan Longmuir dead at 70](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-bay-city-rollers-bassist-alan-longmuir-dead-at-70/817212)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/original-bay-city-rollers-bassist-alan-longmuir-dead-at-70/817212 "2018-07-05T22:12:09Z")
I never went apeshit over them the way some of my friends did, although I did enjoy their music. RIP, Alan. He later worked as a plumber. My friends often spelled the band members’ names like this: L es E ric W o… --- ## [Help me find a fantasy novel like this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-fantasy-novel-like-this/600898)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-fantasy-novel-like-this/600898 "2018-07-05T20:24:49Z")
I want mages throwing fireballs and dwarves smashing face with their battle axes. Shape shifting nature loving elves, and holy warriors. Gimme evil wizards summoning elementals and necromancers raising the dead. Orcs,… --- ## [Songs to kill a buzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-kill-a-buzz/817134)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-kill-a-buzz/817134 "2018-07-05T11:08:13Z")
I’m trying to find some songs (or, preferably, a full playlist) of songs that will kill a chill, relaxed, buzzed feeling, and my google-fu is failing me. Stoner neighbors insist on playing their music outside and loud a… --- ## [The Scientology Network: Directv channel 320](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scientology-network-directv-channel-320/810575)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scientology-network-directv-channel-320/810575 "2018-07-05T03:08:49Z")
https://twitter.com/scientologytv Also on Roku, AppleTV, and Firetv. I’m guessing it will show a lot of Tom Cruise movies, Cheers reruns, Welcome Back Kotter reruns… But probably not King of Queens reruns. --- ## [Food/beer recommendations, Chicago Midway airport.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-beer-recommendations-chicago-midway-airport/817006)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-beer-recommendations-chicago-midway-airport/817006 "2018-07-05T01:10:28Z")
Will have a couple hours there. Where can I find great food and handcrafted beer? --- ## [Later... With Jools Holland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/later-with-jools-holland/811568)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/later-with-jools-holland/811568 "2018-07-04T22:41:22Z")
Goddamn! This showed up on some sort of recent DishTV rework of programming (channels in the upper stratosphere I never look for. I’m sure it with accompany some sort of increase…). I’d seen a few older episodes, years … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=604) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=606)