# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=655 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 656 --- ## [Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Macaroni & Cheese, in a can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-boy-ar-dee-macaroni-cheese-in-a-can/807247)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-boy-ar-dee-macaroni-cheese-in-a-can/807247 "2018-01-23T18:55:35Z")
I saw this at Menard’s earlier today. I understand the convenience factor and all that, but this doesn’t even sound good. :dubious: --- ## [Lemon pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-pie/807017)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lemon-pie/807017 "2018-01-23T15:38:43Z")
I made some lemon pie this morning and it came out good but not exactly what I am looking for. I have been using the same recipe for the past 50 years. A little too sweet ( less sugar obviously) But I think I want the pu… --- ## [Truffled Liver Mousse - The Package was Wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truffled-liver-mousse-the-package-was-wrong/807066)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truffled-liver-mousse-the-package-was-wrong/807066 "2018-01-23T14:50:11Z")
The package said that this liver mousse with truffles was best served at room temperature. So I set it out and waited. And it was distinctly meh. It was creamy alright, but tasted flat and uninteresting, truffles and … --- ## [Superman comics question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-comics-question/807013)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-comics-question/807013 "2018-01-22T21:35:54Z")
You know how DC used to do “Imaginary stories”? The stories existed outside normal continuity and could be about virtually anything. “The Death of Superman”, Superman marries Lois, Batman and Superman have sons, whatev… --- ## [Any takers on what killed Tom Petty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takers-on-what-killed-tom-petty/799001)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-takers-on-what-killed-tom-petty/799001 "2018-01-22T19:23:19Z")
No disrespect intended. I was a big fan. And many years ago was an acquaintance. But my Father-in-law owned a nightclub back in the 80’s that Tom frequented when he was in this area. And man, that boy liked his nose can… --- ## [Longmire resolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longmire-resolution/768899)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longmire-resolution/768899 "2018-01-22T17:20:23Z")
If you, like me, just finished watching season 5 of ‘Longmire’ you know they didn’t do the usual cliffhanger like they often do. How do you think Walt’s civil suit will play out? He’s the star so of course he’s gotta g… --- ## [Wayward Sisters doesn't look horrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-sisters-doesnt-look-horrible/807112)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wayward-sisters-doesnt-look-horrible/807112 "2018-01-21T23:21:12Z")
For anyone who has never watched or stopped watching Supernatural, last week’s episode was a back-door pilot for a new series to be called Wayward Sisters. I enjoyed it, and hope that it gets picked up for a full season … --- ## [opinion on gary jennings books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gary-jennings-books/806992)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinion-on-gary-jennings-books/806992 "2018-01-21T21:02:59Z")
in this old column Did the Chinese really practice “death by a thousand cuts”? - The Straight Dope the op offered this critique of his work “Years ago I made the mistake of reading a book called The Journeyer by Gary J… --- ## [Convection Microwave Oven - experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convection-microwave-oven-experiences/806890)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convection-microwave-oven-experiences/806890 "2018-01-21T17:27:51Z")
Anyone had much experience using a combination convection + microwave oven? My mother is thinking of getting one to replace both the broken microwave and the dodgy oven. She’s been reading up about them but it’s always g… --- ## [Loving Vincent - oil painted animated feature film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-vincent-oil-painted-animated-feature-film/798103)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-vincent-oil-painted-animated-feature-film/798103 "2018-01-21T04:47:34Z")
I’m seeing this tonight, the trailer looks amazing. Anyone seen it yet? It’s in limited run in a small number of theaters. It’s only at the theater near me for 1 week. --- ## [Do Cable Channels Run Multiple Copies...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cable-channels-run-multiple-copies/806877)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cable-channels-run-multiple-copies/806877 "2018-01-21T04:03:04Z")
When a TV show “freezes up” or pixelates, it seems the cable channel can fix the proper in an instant in real time whereas I can only wish I could fix a bad DVD on my DVD player! So, do they run multiple copies of the sh… --- ## [My new favorite pickle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-pickle/804152)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-pickle/804152 "2018-01-21T03:00:57Z")
I just picked up a jar on a whim of Dave’s Famous Devil’s Spit Pickle Chips. Damn these are good. I’ve probably eaten 15 or so in the last hour. Has anyone else tried them? At first you think it is just a Bread and Butte… --- ## [Simple recipe idea- would it be any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipe-idea-would-it-be-any-good/806767)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-recipe-idea-would-it-be-any-good/806767 "2018-01-21T02:23:30Z")
I have a bag of frozen meatballs and a bag of those frozen balls of dough that grow up to be rolls. I let the rolls rise, I flatten them out, and wrap them around a couple of meatballs, and let them rise a bit, then into… --- ## [Fire and Fury (upcoming Trump book) - intend to read it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-upcoming-trump-book-intend-to-read-it/805855)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-upcoming-trump-book-intend-to-read-it/805855 "2018-01-21T00:41:03Z")
There has been some discussion of this upcoming book, to be available 1/9. Any of you intend on reading it? Why or why not. I doubt I will. Not sure if I find the excerpt more amusing or horrifying - but it basically… --- ## [Spanish Garlic Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-garlic-soup/807058)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-garlic-soup/807058 "2018-01-21T00:25:49Z")
Care to share your recipes? I spent some time in Spain back in the 90s, and among the things I remember really enjoying was the Garlic Soup I had in Madrid. Like many Spanish dishes it was familiar (kinda sorta like On… --- ## [Suicide Kings question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-kings-question/807056)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-kings-question/807056 "2018-01-20T22:25:19Z")
Just watching the last 20 minutes of Suicide Kings and I notice - in the last scene of the movie, Christopher Walkins has all his fingers. Any excuse for that? --- ## [Fire and Fury: Casting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-casting/806856)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-and-fury-casting/806856 "2018-01-20T14:31:23Z")
It looks like they’re planning to turn Wolff’s book into a TV series: Any recommendations for casting? Stanley Tucci as Trump? I’ll have to think a bit to see if I can come up with any really great suggestions. --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 14 (January 18, 2018) -- "The Separation Triangulation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-14-january-18-2018-the-separation-triangulation/806911)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-14-january-18-2018-the-separation-triangulation/806911 "2018-01-20T06:40:36Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Does Anyone Have The Blu-ray Version Of "Raising Arizona"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-the-blu-ray-version-of-raising-arizona/806497)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-the-blu-ray-version-of-raising-arizona/806497 "2018-01-20T03:03:45Z")
I recently purchased “Raising Arizona” on DVD from Amazon, and it’s “window-boxed” (dammit). I HATE that. Does anyone have the Blu-ray version of this disc and is it also “window-boxed”? As I’m sure most know, “window-… --- ## [The Deer Hunter (1978)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deer-hunter-1978/289176)
**Author:** [@jovan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jovan)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deer-hunter-1978/289176 "2018-01-20T02:57:56Z")
I’ve always been somewhat of a fan of 70s American cinema. I appreciate the naturalistic style, realist themes and general sobriety that contrasts with the more lavish aesthetics of earlier and later periods. One good ex… --- ## [The lightsaber battles in all Star Wars films, ranked (at least, the ones I can remember)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lightsaber-battles-in-all-star-wars-films-ranked-at-least-the-ones-i-can-remember/806450)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lightsaber-battles-in-all-star-wars-films-ranked-at-least-the-ones-i-can-remember/806450 "2018-01-19T21:25:21Z")
The Best #1 - Darth Maul vs. Qui-Gon Jin/Obi-Won Kenobi, The Phantom Menance. I could care less about the rest of the movie, but the best battle in any of the films almost redeems this one by itself. Two versus one, and… --- ## [Dinosaur movies -- fights where the theropod loses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-movies-fights-where-the-theropod-loses/806866)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-movies-fights-where-the-theropod-loses/806866 "2018-01-19T19:34:40Z")
I was wondering about fights between dinosaurs in “prehistoric movies” (or any sci-fi flick that features dinos) – have there been ones where the tyrannosaur / allosaur / unidentified theropod winds up on the losing side… --- ## [Has anyone seen this "teddy bear" commercial? It's actually real!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-seen-this-teddy-bear-commercial-its-actually-real/806645 "2018-01-19T18:37:40Z")
Here it is, the Trumpy Bear. Only $39.90 plus S&H. I thought it MUST be a joke, but to my horror it’s for real. Who would want something so awful? --- ## [Please Help Me Find This Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-this-story/806981)
**Author:** [@CDugan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CDugan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-find-this-story/806981 "2018-01-19T17:34:56Z")
I’m looking for an old horror story that I once read. Search engines give me too many false hits. I may get some of the details wrong. If you are able to link to the story or just provide the title, I will be grateful. T… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season Eleven, Episode Thirteen (January 11, 2018) -- "The Solo Oscillation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-thirteen-january-11-2018-the-solo-oscillation/806403)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-eleven-episode-thirteen-january-11-2018-the-solo-oscillation/806403 "2018-01-19T16:07:02Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [A bunch of Bond movies were on the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-bond-movies-were-on-the-other-day/806642)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-bond-movies-were-on-the-other-day/806642 "2018-01-19T10:07:27Z")
Let’s nitpick: I watch Goldfinger, and the car with the dead guy goes through the crusher, and I wonder, as small of a cube as it becomes, why he isn’t oozing out like toothpaste. Was it Dr. No, where Bond is crawling … --- ## [Please help identify this TV series.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-identify-this-tv-series/806936)
**Author:** [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-identify-this-tv-series/806936 "2018-01-19T08:32:45Z")
I recently (last 5 years or so) watched a series where, in the last episodes, the male protagonist (older and in law enforcement) buys a camper and goes off to live happily ever after with his lady friend. I thought it … --- ## [Not conventionally pretty, but attractive nonetheless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-conventionally-pretty-but-attractive-nonetheless/536384)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-conventionally-pretty-but-attractive-nonetheless/536384 "2010-04-22T14:07:59Z")
What actresses are not pretty like most are, but are very attractive nonetheless? I thought of this while watching the 2005 miniseries Bleak House (a great one, by the way). The main character is played by Ana Maxwell … --- ## [What makes an actor good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-an-actor-good-or-bad/806530)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-an-actor-good-or-bad/806530 "2018-01-19T04:24:47Z")
I don’t think that I ever saw an actor who I thought did a “bad job”, literally the only bad acting I saw was that in parody movies, like Extreme movie and so on, but I loved even movies like that, since that’s the whole… --- ## [Project Runway All stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars/806582)
**Author:** [@black\_rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rainbow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-all-stars/806582 "2018-01-19T04:17:04Z")
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