# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=688 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 689 --- ## [Does anyone make swamp gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-swamp-gravy/798815)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-make-swamp-gravy/798815 "2017-10-15T23:57:18Z")
I have to say, the recipes look awful. Is it good? What am I missing. --- ## [Has there ever been any "cool/hip" educational pieces of media that actually worked on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-any-cool-hip-educational-pieces-of-media-that-actually-worked-on-you/798625)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-any-cool-hip-educational-pieces-of-media-that-actually-worked-on-you/798625 "2017-10-15T14:29:55Z")
You know how educators or other professional groups are trying to make learning fun, so they attempt to “update” things to cater to the newest generation. Not just the basic idea of making learning fun (which have succe… --- ## [Les Miserables-The musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical/798797)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical/798797 "2017-10-15T04:22:13Z")
I am strongly considering going to see Les Miserables in Chicago this week. I’ve never seen the musical, my friend in London has seen it and he enjoyed the musical, although that was years ago. I liked, but didn’t 't lo… --- ## [something i noticed about social parodies ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-about-social-parodies/798883)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-noticed-about-social-parodies/798883 "2017-10-15T01:48:36Z")
Theres a side discussion about the fans of rick and morty in the pit thread about the nugget sauce promotion fiasco about a certain subset of fans that think the rick character something to emulate and the creator of t… --- ## [What's the song? Source the video.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-source-the-video/798869)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-source-the-video/798869 "2017-10-15T00:15:39Z")
My son sent me a video clip wanting to know if I had any idea what the song was or any info on the band. Link The only thing I’ve been able to determine is that the sign in the corner is the Coat of arms of Ukraine so … --- ## [Anybody remember Come Softly To Me by The Fleetwoods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-come-softly-to-me-by-the-fleetwoods/798792)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-remember-come-softly-to-me-by-the-fleetwoods/798792 "2017-10-14T20:09:34Z")
I found this exquisite a cappella version on Youtube tonight and thought I’d share. Don’t know what brought it to mind as I haven’t heard or thought of this song in decades, but I’m glad now that I was somehow reminded o… --- ## [If you could rename any band, what would be a better name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-rename-any-band-what-would-be-a-better-name/798167)
**Author:** [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-rename-any-band-what-would-be-a-better-name/798167 "2017-10-14T17:45:26Z")
For instance, Pearl Jam is a terrible name. They told a couple of unconvincing stories about the origin of the name (first something about Eddie Vedder’s grandma making jam, another about being called “Pearl” at first an… --- ## [Well that song's ruined for me now (Another One Bites the Dust)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-songs-ruined-for-me-now-another-one-bites-the-dust/798779)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-songs-ruined-for-me-now-another-one-bites-the-dust/798779 "2017-10-14T16:18:43Z")
So-I’m listening to the classic rock station and I hear the opening of a great Queen song and I am all ready to rock out and sing along when the verse starts and all I can think about is Las Vegas. I had to turn it off … --- ## [199 Cemeteries To See Before You Die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die/798805)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die/798805 "2017-10-14T16:03:07Z")
So, I received my pre order of the book. Beautifully presented and it will make a terrific coffee table book. However, what does seem strange to me is that 75% of the book is devoted to cemeteries in the USA. Fair enoug… --- ## [Maudie - excellent flick. Anyone else seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maudie-excellent-flick-anyone-else-seen-it/798644)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maudie-excellent-flick-anyone-else-seen-it/798644 "2017-10-14T15:14:38Z")
Just saw this movie yesterday. Enjoyed it terribly. Such an unusual cast of characters, living lives so different from mine. Wonderful performances by the leads. Beautifully filmed. Anyone else see this? From what … --- ## [Help me Parliament! How concerned should my funk be regarding this three?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-parliament-how-concerned-should-my-funk-be-regarding-this-three/798753)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-parliament-how-concerned-should-my-funk-be-regarding-this-three/798753 "2017-10-14T10:44:28Z")
Well, alright. Hey I was diggin’ on y’all’s funk for awhile Sounds like it got a three on it though, to me Parliament, in the song P.Funk, helpfully warns us about the unfortunate and sorrowful condition with which our… --- ## [I Am The Paraclete Of Caborca!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-paraclete-of-caborca/798695)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-paraclete-of-caborca/798695 "2017-10-14T02:30:44Z")
Any love for The Hospital here? I saw it back in the day, in the theater. And recently rewatched it on Netflix. Left me damned depressed, because the movie is over 40 years old, but everything it showed about healthca… --- ## [Google-fu masters, can you find this comic strip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fu-masters-can-you-find-this-comic-strip/798744)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fu-masters-can-you-find-this-comic-strip/798744 "2017-10-14T01:38:01Z")
It was from the Overboard comic strip (the one about pirates anachronistically operating in today’s world). The theme of the strip was that one of the pirates had their hand stuck in a cookie jar; Captain Crow advises hi… --- ## [Best/Favorite Oz book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-oz-book/146565)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-oz-book/146565 "2017-10-13T17:52:41Z")
What is your favorite Oz book? Or the best? Do you think Ruth Thompson can hold a candle to Baum? Isn’t the Woozy a cool character? What is your favorite character? As for me, i like Ozma of Oz the best, i think it … --- ## [The British Baking Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-baking-show/798602)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-baking-show/798602 "2017-10-13T12:03:17Z")
So, I’ve been enjoying the British Baking Show, but I’m amazed at how vast the gulf seems to be between American and British baking. Especially the flavors that seem to be favored. Like flowers! They’re continually us… --- ## [Do you eat pancakes together or one at a time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-pancakes-together-or-one-at-a-time/798637)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-pancakes-together-or-one-at-a-time/798637 "2017-10-13T10:14:44Z")
You’re served a perfect three stack of fluffy, golden brown, buttered pancakes. Maybe you ordered them, maybe you didn’t, but you’re hungry and they’re in front of you. Following application of syrup or however you lik… --- ## [Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales-open-spoilers/788875)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales-open-spoilers/788875 "2017-10-13T09:52:49Z")
Saw this last night with the wife. My parents have my kids, who are out of school one week ahead of the school I teach in. I think your general opinion of the other four movies will impact your view of this one. My thou… --- ## [A Capella ('Doo Wop") Group Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-capella-doo-wop-group-name/798286)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-capella-doo-wop-group-name/798286 "2017-10-13T09:37:34Z")
Probably best if there’s 3-4 guys in the group. \*\*\*The Essential Earls \*\*\* --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 3 (October 9, 2017) -- "The Relaxation Integration"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-3-october-9-2017-the-relaxation-integration/798388)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-3-october-9-2017-the-relaxation-integration/798388 "2017-10-13T00:01:22Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## ["Morty! McDonald's is bringing back szechuan sauce for one day only! ONE DAY ONLY MORTY!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morty-mcdonalds-is-bringing-back-szechuan-sauce-for-one-day-only-one-day-only-morty/797956)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morty-mcdonalds-is-bringing-back-szechuan-sauce-for-one-day-only-one-day-only-morty/797956 "2017-10-12T21:08:41Z")
Here This is such awesome nerdiness! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Law and Order True Crime - Menendez Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-true-crime-menendez-brothers/798047)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-and-order-true-crime-menendez-brothers/798047 "2017-10-12T19:34:47Z")
Anybody watching this? I gave up on L&O long ago, but this got some good preliminary reviews. It’s pretty good through the first two eps, and the cast is good, with Edie Falco as lead. My only beef with it is all the sig… --- ## [Victoria and Abdul-seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-and-abdul-seen-it/798656)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victoria-and-abdul-seen-it/798656 "2017-10-12T19:31:20Z")
Wasn’t crazy about it, but there were times when I was extremely uncomfortable with Ali Fazal’s portrayal and I really don’t know why. Not a great movie, and Densch was wonderful-basically an afternoon’s entertainment. … --- ## [Help me Id this song..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-song/199660)
**Author:** [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-song/199660 "2017-10-12T19:16:58Z")
I’ve raved about the SDMB to everyone who has every had any conversation with me and now I need some help. My friend has given me the task of finding out the artist/group that had a song in the eighties with these lyric… --- ## [Who's Baking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-baking/798315)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-baking/798315 "2017-10-12T17:02:53Z")
I have a craving for madeleines, so I’m going to spend this lovely Sunday afternoon baking. I’ve had the madeleine pan for a long time, but I didn’t use it until a few weeks ago. I found a recipe for madeleines with hone… --- ## [Help translating "Ay, Similó"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-ay-similo/798516)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-translating-ay-similo/798516 "2017-10-12T16:07:48Z")
Samsung is using the Peggy Lee version of a song called “I Similau” in one of its commercials. I, wondering what that means, run a Google search, and find that there’s at least one theory saying that the song title shoul… --- ## [Dennis Dragon went home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-dragon-went-home/798649)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-dragon-went-home/798649 "2017-10-12T15:28:30Z")
Dennis Dragon, founder of The Surf Punks and brother of ‘Captain’ Daryl Dragon of The Captain & Tennille, died September 25th. In remembrance: My Beach. --- ## [Help me track down half-hour show/commercial advertising Solo (?) cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-half-hour-show-commercial-advertising-solo-cups/798601)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-track-down-half-hour-show-commercial-advertising-solo-cups/798601 "2017-10-12T14:35:58Z")
I remember as a kid–about 35 years ago, ahem–flipping among the three channels and landing on a TV show I hadn’t seen before. I believe it was a light-hearted mystery, a half hour long. If I remember correctly the two … --- ## [Single people, how do you eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-how-do-you-eat/797694)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-people-how-do-you-eat/797694 "2017-10-12T13:53:29Z")
I’m single after 33 years and have never really lived alone before. My husband always did the shopping and cooking and meal planning. And food is giving me so much grief. I’m eating out too often and putting on weight… --- ## [Random Photo Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-photo-thread/798633)
**Author:** [@Aufgeblassen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aufgeblassen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-photo-thread/798633 "2017-10-12T12:58:52Z")
Kindly post interesting/cool random photos. Here’s one: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/41/5a/88/415a88bf5c7948eefd0c805cebabb2c0.jpg No ability to show photos directly on thread here? - weird! :frowning: --- ## [Fingerpicking question (ukulele, specifically)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fingerpicking-question-ukulele-specifically/798567)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fingerpicking-question-ukulele-specifically/798567 "2017-10-12T12:10:40Z")
Hey folks. I’ve been (tortuously) teaching myself some simple tabbed music for my ukulele and am having a problem. I hope I have the vocabulary to ask this correctly, so please bear with me. When I am picking the same… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=687) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=689)