# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=61 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 62 --- ## [Bad week for 60s rock stars - Tom Shipley of Brewer and Shipley died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-week-for-60s-rock-stars-tom-shipley-of-brewer-and-shipley-died/1022805)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-week-for-60s-rock-stars-tom-shipley-of-brewer-and-shipley-died/1022805 "2025-09-07T14:10:03Z")
Tom Shipley died at 84. Brewer and Shipley were masters of down-home folk rock, midwestern style. Their originals were fine and their covers made the songs sound new. They’ll always be known for “One Toke Over the Line,… --- ## [Bad week for 60s rock stars - Mark Volman of the Turtles died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-week-for-60s-rock-stars-mark-volman-of-the-turtles-died/1022803)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-week-for-60s-rock-stars-mark-volman-of-the-turtles-died/1022803 "2025-09-07T01:17:31Z")
Mark Volman died this week at the age of 78. The Turtles were one of my favorite groups in high school, cool, catchy songs that stood out even in those fab times. “Happy Together” was a classic number one and they had fi… --- ## [Greaseman's Black Slacks: Who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemans-black-slacks-who/241860)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greasemans-black-slacks-who/241860 "2025-09-06T20:56:13Z")
The Greaseman was a DJ in Washington in the 80s and 90s. He had a bit where he’d play a slow, psychedelic version of the song Black Slacks (originally by Joe Bennet and the Sparkletones, methinks). I haven’t been able to… --- ## [MP3 burning to CD off Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-burning-to-cd-off-amazon/1022793)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mp3-burning-to-cd-off-amazon/1022793 "2025-09-06T17:44:47Z")
Can MP3s bought off Amazon still be burned to CD, like they used to? Or are they adding another huge dump on the customer base by blocking that? --- ## [Memorable Short Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-short-films/1022317)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-short-films/1022317 "2025-09-05T14:07:39Z")
My entire life I have been obsessed with the short story format. Sci-Fi, horror, comedy, whatever, when a dramatic punch is delivered with very little setup that to me is showcasing a masterclass in plot, setting, and a… --- ## [Dexter: Resurrection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-resurrection/1020717)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-resurrection/1020717 "2025-09-05T12:33:57Z")
“Dexter: Resurrection” will premiere its first two episodes Friday, July 11 on Paramount+ Premium. For those watching on cable, “Dexter: Resurrection” will air on Showtime on Sunday, July 13, 8 PM ET/PT. The official… --- ## [Monty Python and the Holy Grail is 50 today. Also a Moose bit my Sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-is-50-today-also-a-moose-bit-my-sister/1017632)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-is-50-today-also-a-moose-bit-my-sister/1017632 "2025-09-05T05:20:02Z")
Showing on Prime and Peacock if you don’t have the DVD or the book of the movie. I just witnessed some taunting in an outrageous French accent. --- ## [Monthly Photo Competition #33 – August, 2025 – “Eye or eyes” {Poll Added}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-33-august-2025-eye-or-eyes-poll-added/1021654)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-33-august-2025-eye-or-eyes-poll-added/1021654 "2025-09-05T04:21:57Z")
This is the monthly thread for August, 2025. The topic this month is “Eye or eyes”, chosen by @MacDoc. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread. Any other text belongs in the rolling discussi… --- ## [Movie, Caught Stealing (2025; Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721 "2025-09-04T22:19:42Z")
Had Date Night with the wife last night and we saw this. Have you seen it? What did you think? There is a lot of crime and violence but it’s not gratuitously so (but if vi… --- ## [Vintage Pulp Science Fiction Publication, three stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-pulp-science-fiction-publication-three-stories/828029)
**Author:** [@The\_Squire\_Of\_Gothos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Squire_Of_Gothos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vintage-pulp-science-fiction-publication-three-stories/828029 "2025-09-04T20:02:07Z")
Hi, I’m looking for a back issue of a pulp science fiction publication I bought at a used comic store years ago when I was a boy, but I can’t remember the name or issue date, but judging by the artwork and stories it was… --- ## [Sleeping through society's collapse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-through-societys-collapse/1022669)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-through-societys-collapse/1022669 "2025-09-04T18:17:10Z")
One of my streamers has just added 28 Days Later, which is always worth a repeat watching. This time watching Jim (Cillian Murphy) regaining consciousness in a hospital ward and gradually coming to the realisation that … --- ## [The Paper- new show streaming Sep 4th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-new-show-streaming-sep-4th/1022746)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-new-show-streaming-sep-4th/1022746 "2025-09-04T14:36:46Z")
I haven’t seen a thread on this. The Paper is a sorta kinda sequel to The Office. I believe there may be some cameos from the original show. Looks like it starts streaming today on Peacock. I have not seen it. I did see … --- ## [In which activities/crafts do people excel without ongoing "coaching"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-activities-crafts-do-people-excel-without-ongoing-coaching/1022576)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-activities-crafts-do-people-excel-without-ongoing-coaching/1022576 "2025-09-04T06:39:02Z")
In most sports (golf, baseball, etc), even top pros use coaches. My impression is that some top musicians (classical?) continue take lessons, but I’m not sure all do. And I don’t know about on-classical musicians. Sin… --- ## [Things your favorite authors do that annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-favorite-authors-do-that-annoy-you/1020201)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-your-favorite-authors-do-that-annoy-you/1020201 "2025-09-04T05:42:55Z")
Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe novels are among my favorite books. I’ve read all 47 of them multiple times, and every few years I’ll run through the whole series again, just to be able to spend some time in the brownstone on Wes… --- ## [Far be it from me to "pooh pooh" something you like, but.... RottenTomatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-be-it-from-me-to-pooh-pooh-something-you-like-but-rottentomatoes/1022659)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/far-be-it-from-me-to-pooh-pooh-something-you-like-but-rottentomatoes/1022659 "2025-09-04T02:26:01Z")
I just saw the reply by someone else, in another thread “And it has a 93% on the popcorn meter!” … like that’s really gonna sway me either way. :roll\_eyes: I just read those types of comments and I can’t help but thin… --- ## [Mississippi Pot Roast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-pot-roast/1022687)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mississippi-pot-roast/1022687 "2025-09-03T19:37:14Z")
Although I’ve been a home cook for 40 year, I ain’t never heard about Mississippi Pot Roast until today. Here’s my issue. No one besides me would want pepperoncini in it. What am I missing if I leave them out? Is it … --- ## [Souvenirs of yesteryear (1950s-1960s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souvenirs-of-yesteryear-1950s-1960s/1022550)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/souvenirs-of-yesteryear-1950s-1960s/1022550 "2025-09-03T19:19:15Z")
I re-visited Polar Caves in Rumney, NH recently. I had been there as a kid, and the place hasn’t changed all that much. They used to have a guide to take you through the tortuous paths and stairways through the interstic… --- ## [Making Italian beef at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-italian-beef-at-home/1022561)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-italian-beef-at-home/1022561 "2025-09-03T17:48:08Z")
Have you ever wanted an Italian beef sandwich, but you’re not in Chicago? I have. and I’ve realized, there are lots of recipes for making it at home in a slow cooker. It’s really just a beef roast braised in stock and… --- ## [How can Sharp Cheddar go rancid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-sharp-cheddar-go-rancid/1022670)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-sharp-cheddar-go-rancid/1022670 "2025-09-02T23:34:15Z")
I routinely buy Sargento sliced, sharp cheddar. I like it on sandwiches and Ritz crackers. The package has a ziploc type seal. I opened a new package and the cheese tasted off. I didn’t eat that slice. A week later I n… --- ## [Banana bread, rethink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-bread-rethink/1022690)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banana-bread-rethink/1022690 "2025-09-02T22:58:33Z")
We have a lot of dark bananas. So my mid-daughter is making her loaded banana nut bread. Anything might go in it. Today she even grated carrot into it. I personally like a dark brown banana bread. I resist the cocoa rou… --- ## [Take This Job and Shove It - meaning of the song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-this-job-and-shove-it-meaning-of-the-song/1022667)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-this-job-and-shove-it-meaning-of-the-song/1022667 "2025-09-02T21:06:50Z")
The song, most famously performed by Johnny Paycheck in 1977, was mentioned in another thread, which brought it to mind. Did the singer actually quit his job? Or does he just fantasize about quitting? The song starts o… --- ## [Put the … down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622 "2025-09-01T20:30:24Z")
This is killing me, it’s right on the tip of my brain and I can’t get it. What movie has a line, where somebody tough is talking to somebody and growls “put the … down”. I feel like this is iconic and I can hear those wo… --- ## [Harry Potter universe question (invisibility cloak related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-universe-question-invisibility-cloak-related/1022653)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-universe-question-invisibility-cloak-related/1022653 "2025-09-01T15:53:38Z")
If you put the Invisibility Cloak on inside-out, does it render you unable to see anything at all? --- ## [Blade Runner: question about Roy Batty's soliloquy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-question-about-roy-battys-soliloquy/573437 "2025-09-01T01:29:34Z")
Roy Batty’s “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” speech at the end of the movie - those are fabricated memories, right? They establish early in the movie that Rachel’s memories are fabricated, but I don’t reca… --- ## [A GIRL on the Satellite of Love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-on-the-satellite-of-love/1022631)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-girl-on-the-satellite-of-love/1022631 "2025-08-31T20:00:41Z")
I’ve been finding YouTube videos of MST3K lately. This morning I found one with Kinga and Max as the Mads, and a young lady as their captive/test subject (also, Crow appeared to be voiced by a female). Obviously, the cr… --- ## [Composers and recordists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composers-and-recordists/1021718)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/composers-and-recordists/1021718 "2025-08-31T18:30:30Z")
Thought I would spin off a new thread, rather than hijacking the musicians roster one. How many of us here compose and record original music? Do you have a home studio, and if so, what gear do you use? In my case I’ve… --- ## [What type of car is this in the BBC "Unforgotten" series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-car-is-this-in-the-bbc-unforgotten-series/1022607)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-car-is-this-in-the-bbc-unforgotten-series/1022607 "2025-08-31T15:13:19Z")
In season 6 of the BBC “Unforgotten” series, there is a green (sports???) car driven by the character Melinda Ricci. I’ve never seen this type of car before. It’s very roundish similar to a VW beetle or an older Porsch… --- ## [Which lesser known songs do you think are better than the greatest hits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lesser-known-songs-do-you-think-are-better-than-the-greatest-hits/1022494)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lesser-known-songs-do-you-think-are-better-than-the-greatest-hits/1022494 "2025-08-31T09:55:32Z")
Which lesser known songs do you think are better than the well known greatest hits? Let’s consider all genres of pop music (I don’t want to get into classical music in this thread), and any solo artist or group you enjo… --- ## [The Twister: Joplin Tornado documentary on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twister-joplin-tornado-documentary-on-netflix/1022464)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twister-joplin-tornado-documentary-on-netflix/1022464 "2025-08-30T14:30:56Z")
If you haven’t seen this documentary, please give it a try. It’s (obviously) about the Joplin tornado of 2011, which killed 158 (or 161\*) people, injured hundreds more, destroyed thousands of buildings, and effectively l… --- ## [A&W Ice Cream Sundae Soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-w-ice-cream-sundae-soda/1022198)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-w-ice-cream-sundae-soda/1022198 "2025-08-30T10:28:34Z")
I only tried the zero sugar style. It’s quite good, and I will buy it again. But… It could be better. It’s not balanced. The chocolate flavor overpowers everything else. It could use 10-15% less chocolate and 10-15%… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=62)