# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=682 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 683 --- ## [Frozen Brussel Sprouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-brussel-sprouts/800257)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-brussel-sprouts/800257 "2017-11-01T21:21:46Z")
I just “cooked” a bag of frozen brussel sprouts in the microwave. The package ominously proclaims: Keep frozen. Do not thaw. Cook thoroughly. Apparently you have to prepare the entire bag - which is too much for me to … --- ## [What is your favorite halloween movie or cartoon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-halloween-movie-or-cartoon/800130)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-halloween-movie-or-cartoon/800130 "2017-11-01T20:59:38Z")
My favorite is Charlie Brown, the great pumpkin. There are a lot of movies I like, Friday the 13th series to start with Hows about you? --- ## [Why didn't medieval artists paint more lifelike/true-to-life portraits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-medieval-artists-paint-more-lifelike-true-to-life-portraits/800348)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-medieval-artists-paint-more-lifelike-true-to-life-portraits/800348 "2017-11-01T20:31:57Z")
Hi Why didn’t medieval artists paint more lifelike/true-to-life portraits? Was it for philosophical or religious reasons? Did the concept of rendering a real-life image exist at all in pre-Renaissance Europe? I look fo… --- ## [Questions about two forgotten TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-two-forgotten-tv-shows/665959)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-two-forgotten-tv-shows/665959 "2017-11-01T19:02:49Z")
There are one-shots I remember from when I was a kid and I’ve been wondering what they might be. The first was a one-shot comedy of what I assume was either a stage play or teleplay. I don’t remember much; it may have … --- ## [Alien prequel: Ridley Scott and Giger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-prequel-ridley-scott-and-giger/564756)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-prequel-ridley-scott-and-giger/564756 "2017-11-01T18:29:27Z")
Link. This could be very good. It is about time for another good, dark S.F\* movie. Slee \*Well, this is more horror in space, but there are space ships… --- ## [Leftover pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-pumpkin/800390)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-pumpkin/800390 "2017-11-01T17:38:23Z")
Sunday I made pumpkin and salmon Thai red curry, and only used about half of the ‘sugar’ pumpkin. So I have about 1.5 pounds of peeled, cubed, raw pumpkin in a zip-top bag the freezer. I suppose I could use it to make … --- ## [Poke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poke/799841)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poke/799841 "2017-11-01T17:17:29Z")
I finally got my poke. Now I want to make my own. I found this recipe, which looks about right – though I’d leave out the macadamia nuts. I’d like to see your personal recipes for ahi poke. I’d also like to see recip… --- ## [Cheap and/or healthy high-calorie foods that save stomach room? / other ways of saving stomach room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-and-or-healthy-high-calorie-foods-that-save-stomach-room-other-ways-of-saving-stomach-room/800308)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-and-or-healthy-high-calorie-foods-that-save-stomach-room-other-ways-of-saving-stomach-room/800308 "2017-11-01T15:41:53Z")
What are some super-compact/dense foods that will give you a lot of calories? I feel like I run out of stomach room while I’m eating. For instance, if I eat 2 servings of oatmeal, then look at the label and see “Well I… --- ## [Taco Bell's original menu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-original-menu/368312)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bells-original-menu/368312 "2017-11-01T15:32:26Z")
I remember my first visit to Taco Bell, circa 1976. What an experience for a seven year old! Stucco walls! Red brick floors and a patio/plaza surrounded by a low wall. It was another country! Everything was new and stra… --- ## [Why does this movie clip look weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-movie-clip-look-weird/800068)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-movie-clip-look-weird/800068 "2017-11-01T15:19:32Z")
If you don’t know what I mean, I don’t know what to say. It didn’t look like this in the theatre and on DVD. It isn’t that it is poor quality. It has high definition. It just looks… weird. The result make… --- ## [Identify films from these vague scene descriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-films-from-these-vague-scene-descriptions/800359)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-films-from-these-vague-scene-descriptions/800359 "2017-11-01T14:37:22Z")
Growing up in the late 60’s and 70’s in the Portland, Oregon TV broadcast area, a local station played many varied films during their “Brunch Theater” presentations. A few scenes stand out for me all these years later, b… --- ## [Amazing Story-- Apple, Spielberg to screw the little guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-story-apple-spielberg-to-screw-the-little-guy/798576)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-story-apple-spielberg-to-screw-the-little-guy/798576 "2017-11-01T14:04:59Z")
It has been making the rounds in the news that Apple and Spielberg intend to restart the Amazing Stories anthology series. The problem is, they don’t own the Amazing Stories trademark. The trademark had belonged to Hasb… --- ## [There was this fairly recent book with a hopping man...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-this-fairly-recent-book-with-a-hopping-man/800204)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-this-fairly-recent-book-with-a-hopping-man/800204 "2017-11-01T08:34:17Z")
In the last few years a book appeared at a local co-op with a hopping man on the cover. The man was amazed at how little people knew each other in his community. Often people did not know their neighbors. So he arrang… --- ## [Bands that should retire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-retire/800103)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-retire/800103 "2017-11-01T12:50:30Z")
What groups can you think of that have long lived past your expiration date? --- ## [Spices for beef stew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spices-for-beef-stew/799380)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spices-for-beef-stew/799380 "2017-11-01T02:45:14Z")
I made a nice crock pot beef stew last week, and I did think it was yummalicious. I seasoned it with mostly rosemary, plus some pepper and thyme. Here is the recipe if you are curious: However, I could not help but thi… --- ## [What to do with stew meat besides stew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-stew-meat-besides-stew/800304)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-stew-meat-besides-stew/800304 "2017-11-01T02:06:28Z")
You guys were terrific at telling me what to make with my cube steak besides chicken fried steak, I’d figured this was the best place to ask. I already made stew and I have about a pound left. Kebabs come to mind, but I … --- ## [Can someone lay out the Name Game pattern for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-lay-out-the-name-game-pattern-for-me/800293)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-lay-out-the-name-game-pattern-for-me/800293 "2017-11-01T01:55:25Z")
You know The Name Game: Annie Fannie Bo Bannie bannana fanna fo fannie, fee fi moe mannie-- Annie! Only that’s not it. I just made that up. What is the actual sequence of letters and syllables? I’m tired of my kids laug… --- ## [Disney + Dali = Destino](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-dali-destino/364484)
**Author:** [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disney-dali-destino/364484 "2017-11-01T01:06:19Z")
From imdb.com: I’ve been wanting to see this for years now. Has anyone seen it? And does anyone know where I can get a DVD copy? Amazon don’t list it which suggest to me that Disney isn’t selling it? --- ## [As a kid, did any songs scare you when they came on the radio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-kid-did-any-songs-scare-you-when-they-came-on-the-radio/379774)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-kid-did-any-songs-scare-you-when-they-came-on-the-radio/379774 "2017-10-31T23:21:24Z")
Just wondering if I was in the minority as a kid by being spooked by certain songs when they came on late at night on the radio. I can recall two: Knights in White Satin- I would having to turn the radio off if I heard … --- ## [Alternative uncorking techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uncorking-techniques/800248)
**Author:** [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-uncorking-techniques/800248 "2017-10-31T21:47:49Z")
I was able to open a bottle of wine by giving it a few good whacks, cushioned, axially against a solid wall. The cork gradually worked itself out. What was the mechanism at work? --- ## [Help with a movie, please...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-movie-please/800316)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-a-movie-please/800316 "2017-10-31T20:36:35Z")
The Movie is fairly recent … maybe 90’s or 2000’s. Can’t picture the actor’s involved but I know the scene for the most part. Something has just happened that could have been alot worse. A major “accident” that the ma… --- ## [If you like Halloween/Horror Films Check This Out...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-halloween-horror-films-check-this-out/730760 "2017-10-31T16:59:17Z")
Halloween is creeping up on us. If you love movies of the season check out the above link. A person has compilied nearly 900 (and growing) horror films. It is easy to click on their IMDB link to see if they would inter… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 5 (October 23, 2017) -- “The Collaboration Contamination”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-5-october-23-2017-the-collaboration-contamination/799725)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-5-october-23-2017-the-collaboration-contamination/799725 "2017-10-31T16:45:19Z")
I didn’t see a thread for this so here it is. Kind of a boring episode. Nothing really stood out except for the Amy and Howard dancing part. Penny using the baby book on Sheldon was kind of funny. So was Bernadette g… --- ## [Whatever happened to Miracleman's conclusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-miraclemans-conclusion/767729)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-miraclemans-conclusion/767729 "2017-10-31T16:19:46Z")
A couple years back, Marvel and Gaiman got the rights to Miracleman back from all the people who controlled the rights (and there were a bunch of them) and republished the original series with the promise that Gaiman wou… --- ## [Watching movies when the suspense of disbelief has been broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-when-the-suspense-of-disbelief-has-been-broken/800005)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-movies-when-the-suspense-of-disbelief-has-been-broken/800005 "2017-10-31T15:35:55Z")
Anyone have the experience where you cannot watch some movies because you cannot shake the knowledge that “This isn’t real; this is just actors delivering lines in front of a camera?” Any mental tricks for getting back … --- ## [scary pre-1970's movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-pre-1970s-movies/800223)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-pre-1970s-movies/800223 "2017-10-31T14:36:51Z")
Other than Rosemary’s Baby what horror movies from before the 1970’s would still be considered scary today, or at least really disturbing? --- ## [Question about "Moonlight" (the movie from last year)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-moonlight-the-movie-from-last-year/800189)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-moonlight-the-movie-from-last-year/800189 "2017-10-31T13:31:01Z")
I had to stop watching it after less than 5 minutes, because EVERY.SINGLE.SCENE had the camera rotating and swiveling around the characters, and it was making me dizzy, even on my 26-inch TV. :rolleyes: Does it do this… --- ## [The original outlives the replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-outlives-the-replacement/758661)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-outlives-the-replacement/758661 "2017-10-31T13:20:05Z")
Example: Anton Yelchin dead, Walter Koenig alive. Another: Raul Julia dead. John Astin alive. Knock yourselves out. --- ## [Would a frost blanket keep Annuals alive throughout the year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-frost-blanket-keep-annuals-alive-throughout-the-year/800200)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-frost-blanket-keep-annuals-alive-throughout-the-year/800200 "2017-10-31T12:45:59Z")
I covered my annuals and perennials this weekend to protect them from the first frost. I uncover them during warm afternoons. I often keep my annuals and perennials alive until Thanksgiving. What if I did that all wint… --- ## [What is your preferred level of doneness for steak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-level-of-doneness-for-steak/800122)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-level-of-doneness-for-steak/800122 "2017-10-31T06:24:03Z")
You get multiple votes, because some may have different purposes depending on the type of steak. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=681) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=683)