# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=63 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 64 --- ## [Paul Reubens (posthumously) comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-reubens-posthumously-comes-out/1013419)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-reubens-posthumously-comes-out/1013419 "2025-08-22T16:03:13Z")
It’s sad that he never felt comfortable revealing who he really was when he was alive, but better late than never. --- ## [Misheard Song Lyrics (aka eggcorns or Mondegreens)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977 "2025-08-22T12:14:47Z")
Per Google, there have been a number of threads about this on the SDMB over the years, but I can’t find any more recent than 2015 and people always seem to get cranky and make jokes about zombies when I try to be parsimo… --- ## [How Often do you find errors in delivery menus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-find-errors-in-delivery-menus/1021408)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-find-errors-in-delivery-menus/1021408 "2025-08-21T21:40:37Z")
I ordered a dinner from a local restaurant. It comes with two sides and a bread. I made my choices. The bill was higher than expected. I let it slide. The restaurant texted me asking for my 2 side choices. I had been c… --- ## [RIP Judge Caprio of "Caught in Providence" fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judge-caprio-of-caught-in-providence-fame/1022347)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-judge-caprio-of-caught-in-providence-fame/1022347 "2025-08-21T20:24:12Z")
Judge Frank Caprio was featured on the Youtube channel “Caught In Providence”. He was something of an internet sensation and was well known for his compassion and humor while dealing with defendants in his traffic court… --- ## [Fish tacos: Battered & fried, or grilled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-tacos-battered-fried-or-grilled/853180)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fish-tacos-battered-fried-or-grilled/853180 "2025-08-21T18:56:50Z")
Do you prefer the fish in your fish tacos to be battered and fried, or grilled? For the purposes of this poll, I include ‘breaded’ in ‘battered and fried’. By ‘grilled’, I mean flat-iron grill or equivalent (e.g., cast… --- ## [Rewatching seasons/film in preparation for new season/film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-seasons-film-in-preparation-for-new-season-film/1020472)
**Author:** [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rewatching-seasons-film-in-preparation-for-new-season-film/1020472 "2025-08-21T10:59:48Z")
Do you do this? There have been a fair number of new seasons/instalments of movie series coming out recently, and more are coming. In the age of streaming it is easy to rewatch earlier seasons or movies. I find I’m rewa… --- ## [Anyone been to Meow Wolf? What is it like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579 "2025-08-21T03:17:20Z")
A Meow Wolf location is opening in Grapevine (between D and FW) in Texas. Being in Central Texas, we’re about four hours away. It seems like it might be a fun weekend trip with the wife, but I just can’t get a handle o… --- ## [What Does "Turn" Mean on My Microwave Display?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-turn-mean-on-my-microwave-display/1022115)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-turn-mean-on-my-microwave-display/1022115 "2025-08-20T23:17:48Z")
My breakfast is usually a frozen breakfast sandwich (on a biscuit) with sausage, egg and cheese. The package instructions tell me to defrost it for 90 seconds (on DEFROST), then evert the paper towel-wrapped sandwich and… --- ## [How do raconteurs keep track of all of their references/quotations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-raconteurs-keep-track-of-all-of-their-references-quotations/1022296)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-raconteurs-keep-track-of-all-of-their-references-quotations/1022296 "2025-08-20T12:32:31Z")
I’m reading Christopher Hitchens’ autobiography, and on pretty much every page he has quotes from and references to books, essays, speeches, whatever - ranging from common to exremely obscure. I get that folk like he ar… --- ## [Resident Alien, aka Quincy, E.T](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 513\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resident-alien-aka-quincy-e-t/931719 "2025-08-20T01:07:42Z")
Enjoyed the first episode. Has a bit of a Northern Exposure/iZombie vibe to it. (Discourse complaint #1,000,001–why lop off periods at the end of topics?) --- ## [Was there a topless scene in Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-topless-scene-in-can-t-buy-me-love-1987/711074)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-topless-scene-in-can-t-buy-me-love-1987/711074 "2025-08-19T21:19:04Z")
Or is there such a thing as group false memory? The scene in question is this (safe for work) one: No puedes comprar mi amor (Can't Buy Me Love, 1987) - YouTube (I could only find a Spanish dubbed version:() Former ner… --- ## [Seeking recommendatios of songs in Spanish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-recommendatios-of-songs-in-spanish/1020989)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-recommendatios-of-songs-in-spanish/1020989 "2025-08-19T11:43:09Z")
I’m looking for your recommendations for songs in Spanish - I don’t care much about the style, the time period, or any of that, though I’d be particularly interested if there are any bands who sing in Spanish who are mak… --- ## [Question about a fictional song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-fictional-song/1022180)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-fictional-song/1022180 "2025-08-19T10:54:03Z")
Has anyone ever put “Buck’s Song”, from Heinlein’s Time Enough For Love, to music? --- ## [Star Trek Lower Decks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\ **Replies:** 662\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-lower-decks/915340 "2025-08-19T09:53:01Z")
A new Star Trek cartoon is coming to CBS All Access August 6. I have to be honest, this doesn’t look like a show I’d be interested in. --- ## [The Stand Anthology is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-anthology-is-coming/1002456)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-anthology-is-coming/1002456 "2025-08-19T09:44:32Z")
I just learned today they are doing an Anthology of short stories set in the world of Stephen King’s The Stand (by different authors). I had no idea this was happening and I am all for it. The little vignettes in the exp… --- ## [WTF dialogue on the old "Room 222" show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dialogue-on-the-old-room-222-show/754785)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-dialogue-on-the-old-room-222-show/754785 "2025-08-19T04:58:48Z")
I just watched an episode of the late 1960’s comedy-drama “Room 222” on youtube. The show takes place at a high school, and deals with the interactions of the faculty with each other and the students. Its outlook was ge… --- ## [What's a good steak sauce similar to Lea and Perrins Bold Steak Sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-steak-sauce-similar-to-lea-and-perrins-bold-steak-sauce/983978)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-steak-sauce-similar-to-lea-and-perrins-bold-steak-sauce/983978 "2025-08-19T03:01:35Z")
I rarely eat steak but have always kept a bottle of Lea and Perrins steak sauce handy whenever I do because I love the stuff. Unfortunately I ran out this week and when I went online to see where I can purchase more not … --- ## [Anyone else dislike Onions? Let's talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-dislike-onions-lets-talk/1021932)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-dislike-onions-lets-talk/1021932 "2025-08-18T20:36:51Z")
Do you like Onions? poll I added a poll. But let’s talk about navigating through a world where the majority of Western dishes use onions. Onions are a third of the Holy Trinity (onions, green bell peppers, and celery) … --- ## [Would a a Japanese-German fusion restaurant work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-a-japanese-german-fusion-restaurant-work/1022122)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-a-japanese-german-fusion-restaurant-work/1022122 "2025-08-18T16:11:00Z")
In a \[fictitious\] TV show I watch, a chef owns a restaurant that fuses Japanese cuisine with “the German cooking traditions of the Texas Hill Country, where I grew up.” I’ve had Japanese cuisine, and I’ve had German cui… --- ## [Everyone gets this wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-gets-this-wrong/1019166)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-gets-this-wrong/1019166 "2025-08-18T02:45:49Z")
I was reading an article about Star Trek IV and they made a mistake about the plot that is very common. They were asking how they were about to manufacture the Transparent Aluminum so quickly for the Whale tank. But tha… --- ## [ID this military thriller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-military-thriller/1022152)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-military-thriller/1022152 "2025-08-17T03:42:19Z")
It was a novel. It was set on an American nuclear missile submarine. There was something that happened (maybe a chemical spill?) that caused most of the crew, including the captain, to begin developing mental problems. O… --- ## [Nothing says lovin' like biscuits in the oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-lovin-like-biscuits-in-the-oven/1008352)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-says-lovin-like-biscuits-in-the-oven/1008352 "2025-08-17T03:04:37Z")
I think I found the perfect biscuit recipe. Now I know that biscuit recipes are pretty standard but this one was different somehow. Beautiful rise, flaky, great tasting. Plus I modified it slightly and it came out eve… --- ## [Best homemade snack EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-homemade-snack-ever/1021885)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-homemade-snack-ever/1021885 "2025-08-16T17:17:37Z")
These are the rules: There are no rules! Mine: You takes yur toast. You butters yur toast. You add the perfect blend of sugar and cinnamon to yur toast…and you eats yur toast. Next? --- ## [Fiendishly obscure question: When did animator John A. Fitzsimmons (Winsor McCay's asst.) die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiendishly-obscure-question-when-did-animator-john-a-fitzsimmons-winsor-mccays-asst-die/844756)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiendishly-obscure-question-when-did-animator-john-a-fitzsimmons-winsor-mccays-asst-die/844756 "2025-08-16T15:19:43Z")
Winsor McCay, while not a name commonly heard nowadays, was one of the pioneers in cartoon animation. Probably his best known feature was Gertie the Dinosaur (1914), although another one of his characters was ‘Little Ne… --- ## [Looking for a children's book series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-childrens-book-series/1022130)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-childrens-book-series/1022130 "2025-08-16T06:12:57Z")
…about a woman who lived in an upside-down house. --- ## [The Tequila Aficionado - Let's Hear your Favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tequila-aficionado-lets-hear-your-favorites/1022104)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tequila-aficionado-lets-hear-your-favorites/1022104 "2025-08-15T21:45:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Men who drink scotch, men who drink bourbon: It would seem that you did not. I hope that wasn’t due to an excess of Tequila. Or Bourbon or Scotch for that matter. :grin: So here it is. I… --- ## [Do you listen to “foreign” music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-foreign-music/1021991)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-listen-to-foreign-music/1021991 "2025-08-15T11:24:56Z")
By “foreign” music, I mean music, possibly with styles, definitely with lyrics that are not what you typically listen to? If so, why? For instance, I listen to various metal bands, rock, hard rock, etc, all mostly with… --- ## [Buying the wrong food item](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-the-wrong-food-item/1021453)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-the-wrong-food-item/1021453 "2025-08-15T06:05:21Z")
Bought a small block of attractively priced “old cheddar” (Canadian for sharp) cheese tonight. When cutting off a couple pieces, only then noticed the tiny and dreadful writing: LIGHT! 40% LESS FAT! which comprised 1% o… --- ## [Netflix's Narnia changes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-narnia-changes/1022011)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflixs-narnia-changes/1022011 "2025-08-15T00:50:24Z")
First, that Aslan is going to be a female lion? Second, that The Magician’s Nephew is being updated from the 1900’s to the 1950’s? Anything else we should know about? --- ## [Trigger Happy TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-happy-tv/127514)
**Author:** [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-happy-tv/127514 "2025-08-14T17:06:35Z")
Finally a good show on Comedy Central! I look at it as a British take on Jackass. I especially like all the people in animal suits. What’s your take on it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=64)