# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=646 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 647 --- ## [Mueller's OLD Lasagna Recipe -- Do You Have It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017)
**Author:** [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-old-lasagna-recipe-do-you-have-it/55017 "2018-02-18T15:37:50Z")
Somehow, I’ve lost my prized, 30-year-old recipe for lasagna that I got off a box of Mueller’s lasagna back in the 70s. Their NEW recipe is not the same and I have turned my apartment upside down trying to find the old … --- ## [Do Chinese Restaurants Rarely Advertise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chinese-restaurants-rarely-advertise/809031)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chinese-restaurants-rarely-advertise/809031 "2018-02-18T15:32:24Z")
I must get ads from every pizza place in town. But although there are a lot of pretty good Chinese restaurants here, very few of them seem to advertise. I can count on one hand the number I’ve seen in my life. Since C… --- ## [Amy Wong's curse words: real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-wongs-curse-words-real/508564)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-wongs-curse-words-real/508564 "2018-02-18T13:15:46Z")
I just caught Into The Wild Green Yonder on broadcast television (most of it anyway; I’m not finding these Futurama movies all that watchable). I heard Leo Wong, Amy’s dad, using the same set of Chinese curse words that… --- ## [CSI: New York is a pretty underrated TV show, and it was arguably the best CSI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-new-york-is-a-pretty-underrated-tv-show-and-it-was-arguably-the-best-csi/808993)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csi-new-york-is-a-pretty-underrated-tv-show-and-it-was-arguably-the-best-csi/808993 "2018-02-18T06:46:49Z")
Slight spoilers CSI: New York has always been my favorite CSI. I think it had the most interesting and realistic characters. Just ordinary people who happen to work as CSI techs (or homicide detectives). Quirky, but not… --- ## [I re-watched the original King Kong movie ( 1933 )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-re-watched-the-original-king-kong-movie-1933/808947)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-re-watched-the-original-king-kong-movie-1933/808947 "2018-02-18T05:25:52Z")
I re-watched the original King Kong movie A favorite of mine as a small boy, it’s still pretty good viewing decades later. I picked up few new things . I also have some new questions. 1 ) Is Kong a real protector of… --- ## [Wagon Train to the Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagon-train-to-the-stars/808906)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wagon-train-to-the-stars/808906 "2018-02-18T02:54:27Z")
That is how Gene Roddenberry described Star Trek. I watched Wagon Train with my Grandmother a lot when I was a kid. I’ve been watching it on Me TV. I don’t recognize a damn thing save for the Wagon Master and Charlie. … --- ## [I just bought my first whole pineapple.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-my-first-whole-pineapple/808853)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-my-first-whole-pineapple/808853 "2018-02-18T02:36:29Z")
I’ve always bought pineapple in cans. But today I decided to buy a whole one. I got it home and started cutting it up and eating it. WOW!!! It’s so sweet and juicy. Why didn’t anyone tell me how great it would be? --- ## [How to make chicken chunks in curries more tasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-chicken-chunks-in-curries-more-tasty/808498)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-chicken-chunks-in-curries-more-tasty/808498 "2018-02-18T00:55:46Z")
Once or twice a month, I buy chicken breast tenderloins, cut them into cubes, and simmer them with some sort of Asian sauce: Indian simmer sauce from a jar, Thai curry from a foil packet, Japanese curry from cubes. The f… --- ## [Accidental Stunt Casting? (Kolchak)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-stunt-casting-kolchak/809022)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidental-stunt-casting-kolchak/809022 "2018-02-18T00:19:06Z")
I’m watching Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Werewolfepisode. The woman of the week is played by minor character actress Nina Talbot, best known from Hogan’s Heroes as Marya the Russian Spy. I recognized, got her name and la… --- ## [PLEASE help me identify this guy!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-guy/808965)
**Author:** [@sori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sori)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-guy/808965 "2018-02-17T20:21:23Z")
my wife saw a video on porn hub.com and this guy was in it though we can’t identify him…can anyone and I mean anyone put a name to this guy??? thxs shawn http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/csmy1222/guy1\_zpscdvf4otn… --- ## ["Chance" on Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chance-on-hulu/809013)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chance-on-hulu/809013 "2018-02-17T18:41:43Z")
My searches haven’t revealed a thread on this series. This is, IMO, an excellent psychological thriller of a series (2 seasons), starring Hugh Laurie as a neuro-psychiatrist. Hulu cancelled it after the 2nd season, for s… --- ## [Bill Paxton died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-paxton-died/780828)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-paxton-died/780828 "2018-02-17T04:43:28Z")
He was 61 probably best known for the show Big Love Bill Paxton Dead: Actor Dies of Surgery Complications --- ## [The new Star Wars films crap on 40 years of Galactic warfare doctrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-wars-films-crap-on-40-years-of-galactic-warfare-doctrine/808870)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-star-wars-films-crap-on-40-years-of-galactic-warfare-doctrine/808870 "2018-02-17T02:18:42Z")
There are two events in the new Star Wars films that basically alter Galactic warfare doctrine established by, and in many cases driven the plots of 40 years of Star Wars films. Specifically, I am referring to the follo… --- ## [Earliest Song To Mention The Internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-song-to-mention-the-internet/726208)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-song-to-mention-the-internet/726208 "2018-02-17T00:19:44Z")
Listening to the song The Adventures of Larry and Tina, which mentions the Internet, I began to wonder what is the first song to make such a reference. The above song came out in 2008. Surely there are earlier song, but… --- ## ["Medium" was/is a pretty good TV show, and I think it holds up quite well.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medium-was-is-a-pretty-good-tv-show-and-i-think-it-holds-up-quite-well/808306)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medium-was-is-a-pretty-good-tv-show-and-i-think-it-holds-up-quite-well/808306 "2018-02-16T23:53:32Z")
Some spoilers I think it was a pretty decent combination of supernatural/fantasy genre, mystery, and family drama. Unlike most of supernatural/fantasy TV shows, it seemed much more human and believable, because it only … --- ## [Can anyone name a cartoon where the characters change clothes like normal people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-name-a-cartoon-where-the-characters-change-clothes-like-normal-people/808583)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-name-a-cartoon-where-the-characters-change-clothes-like-normal-people/808583 "2018-02-16T23:18:44Z")
Characters in cartoons almost always seem to wear the same items of clothing every day unless the plot of the cartoon involves clothes (a wedding or Homer becomes a fireman) Can anyone name a cartoon series in print or o… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H hometowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-hometowns/288427)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-hometowns/288427 "2018-02-16T23:04:44Z")
Right now I’m working in Ottumwa, IA-- hometown of Radar O’Reilly-- and it got me thinking about other hometowns of MASH characters. So I did a little searching to find out where the other characters were from, to see ho… --- ## [Annihilation (Southern Reach trilogy) teaser trailer (and a little book discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annihilation-southern-reach-trilogy-teaser-trailer-and-a-little-book-discussion/797460)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annihilation-southern-reach-trilogy-teaser-trailer-and-a-little-book-discussion/797460 "2018-02-16T22:54:49Z")
The teaser trailer for Annihilation was released today. Even though I didn’t really like the book, I’m looking forward to the movie. It looks like they’ve captured the mood, it has a good cast, and I’m a big fan of the d… --- ## [Question about Captain America Civil War (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-captain-america-civil-war-spoilers/808876)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-captain-america-civil-war-spoilers/808876 "2018-02-16T18:11:57Z")
So in getting ready for Black Panther, I have been rewatching all of the MCU movies in order with my girlfriend. She is seeing them all for the first time and is really enjoying them. Last night we watched Captain Amer… --- ## [For those that can tolerate artificial sweeteners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-can-tolerate-artificial-sweeteners/807328)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-can-tolerate-artificial-sweeteners/807328 "2018-02-16T14:17:28Z")
Normally I have no real problem with artificial sweeteners, but I picked up several different cans of Zevia soda the other day, and to a one they each tasted terribly…off. I checked what sweetener they used a plant-base… --- ## [Why are my chips / fries limp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-chips-fries-limp/808603)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-my-chips-fries-limp/808603 "2018-02-16T11:43:28Z")
I’ve been trying to cook chips, but in the two times I’ve tried so far, they’ve turned out limp. I’d like to understand why. The recipe is very simple: cut, wash and dry the chips. Refrigerate overnight. Fry for 6 mins … --- ## [RIP Reg E. Cathey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-reg-e-cathey/808573)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-reg-e-cathey/808573 "2018-02-16T05:55:42Z")
You may not recognize the name instantly but he was in a lot of stuff. Most notably (to others) he was in The Wire and House of Cards. Most notably to me, because I’m a big dork, he was in Square One TV. For 30 years no… --- ## [Help with my cheese sandwich slices going bad really quickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-my-cheese-sandwich-slices-going-bad-really-quickly/808868)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-my-cheese-sandwich-slices-going-bad-really-quickly/808868 "2018-02-16T05:08:39Z")
You know, the plastic rectangular packages, with the “press and seal” (I use that loosely) closure. I get 4 slices, close it as carefully as I can, and 2 or 3 days later, mold. Sargento, store brand, Kraft, cheddar, Hava… --- ## [Marvel movies are incredibly stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-movies-are-incredibly-stupid/808575)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-movies-are-incredibly-stupid/808575 "2018-02-16T04:12:17Z")
When I say that they’re incredibly stupid, I’m not referring to unscientific things such a shield made of “vibranium” that deflects machine gun fire or genetic mutations that let characters walk through walls and change … --- ## [Simpsons "I Won't Be Home For Christmas" modified for syndication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-i-wont-be-home-for-christmas-modified-for-syndication/808545)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-i-wont-be-home-for-christmas-modified-for-syndication/808545 "2018-02-16T02:13:42Z")
I happened to see for the first time last night the syndicated showing of the Simpsons 2014 Christmas episode “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas” There is one scene where Moe finds Homer’s wallet accidentally left on a bar s… --- ## ["3rd Rock From The Sun" is the awesome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-rock-from-the-sun-is-the-awesome/808463)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-rock-from-the-sun-is-the-awesome/808463 "2018-02-16T01:39:18Z")
Never had time to watch this show when it originally aired. I have been binging this on Amazon and just love it! (Halfway in to S2) Sally and Dick are my faves. But really, the whole cast is great. Anybody else a fan? … --- ## [What's the enjoyment in gossip mags if the gossip is not true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-enjoyment-in-gossip-mags-if-the-gossip-is-not-true/808832)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-enjoyment-in-gossip-mags-if-the-gossip-is-not-true/808832 "2018-02-16T00:57:41Z")
Re: the gossip magazines that line the checkout shelves/aisles in stores across the nation, along with celebrity-gossip websites: ISTM that in order for gossip to be ‘enjoyable,’ the information that is contained therei… --- ## [What is this song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/808540)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-song/808540 "2018-02-15T20:40:06Z")
I was listening to the Seeburg 1000 service and have heard this catchy tune from time to time, but I don’t know what it is. It’s likely a show tune from the 40’s or 50’s, but that’s all I got. Since Seeburg’s stuff was … --- ## [Experience buying/selling commercial art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-buying-selling-commercial-art/808881)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experience-buying-selling-commercial-art/808881 "2018-02-15T20:33:09Z")
Wondering if any of you had experience/expertise regarding the purchase/licensing of art for commercial purposes. My son is publishing a book/game, and intends to obtain “art” to illustrate it. When contracting, I supp… --- ## [How much does Tony Stark know about Peter Parker in the MCU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-tony-stark-know-about-peter-parker-in-the-mcu/808891)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-tony-stark-know-about-peter-parker-in-the-mcu/808891 "2018-02-15T20:04:23Z")
Two questions: First, I’m sure he did enough of a background check to know that Uncle Ben is dead, and killed by a burglar. But does Stark know Peter could have stopped the burglar beforehand? Peter sort of hints at it,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=645) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=647)