# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=695 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 696 --- ## [Lots of interesting Star trek info from Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-interesting-star-trek-info-from-netflix/795852)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-interesting-star-trek-info-from-netflix/795852 "2017-09-21T22:56:33Z")
To celebrate Star Trek’s 51st Birthday Netflix released some of the statistics of their subscribers’ Trek viewing habits. Some tidbits: TOS and TNG have bigger audiences but Voy and DS9 have more loyal rewatchers. Barr… --- ## [Favorite documentary about fonts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-documentary-about-fonts/796871)
**Author:** [@Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-documentary-about-fonts/796871 "2017-09-21T22:50:29Z")
I’ve been searching the internet trying to find good media about fonts and the art of typography. Anyone has a recommendation on good articles/documentaries/films or anything of the sort about type? I’d appreciate any re… --- ## [Bernie Casey, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-casey-rip/796841)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-casey-rip/796841 "2017-09-21T20:10:52Z")
Dead at 78. Lots of credits, but I’ll always remember him as the Special Forces commander in Spies Like Us. --- ## [What to do with a tube of polenta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-tube-of-polenta/796761)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-tube-of-polenta/796761 "2017-09-21T19:02:43Z")
I was at Trader Joe’s and saw polenta in a tube & bought it. Now I don’t know what I should do with it. Any ideas? --- ## [Hey KISS fans--got an extra 2K (or 25K or 50K) lying around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kiss-fans-got-an-extra-2k-or-25k-or-50k-lying-around/796250)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-kiss-fans-got-an-extra-2k-or-25k-or-50k-lying-around/796250 "2017-09-21T16:18:19Z")
If you’re a rich KISS/Gene Simmons fan, you might be interested in his latest venture, the Gene Simmons Vault. Gene has been working on this project for years: a 10-CD/150 song collection of his unreleased material NOT … --- ## [Do you like bread pudding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-bread-pudding/796289)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-bread-pudding/796289 "2017-09-21T15:10:30Z")
Me, I love it, but so rarely have or find it. --- ## [What Do Truffles Taste Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-truffles-taste-like/584348)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-truffles-taste-like/584348 "2017-09-21T14:13:31Z")
Not the chocolate treats. This thread is inspired by the Hearts of Palm one. I’ve had pasta dishes in fancy restaurants that were flavored with truffle oil, but I couldn’t really taste any difference than what you’d ex… --- ## [Counting Calories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-calories/796840)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counting-calories/796840 "2017-09-21T08:17:15Z")
(Or kilocalories, if you prefer.) Just for kicks, I decided to see how many Calories are in the chipped-beef gravy I make. I don’t actually measure but I used these (you’ll need the old format display to view the code-… --- ## [What is this SF story (or maybe it was a book)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-sf-story-or-maybe-it-was-a-book/796785)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-sf-story-or-maybe-it-was-a-book/796785 "2017-09-21T01:17:05Z")
Many years ago I read either a SF book or a short story in which there were astronauts (maybe) who encountered creatures that would suck out their life force if they got to close to them. The thing was, it felt really re… --- ## [Origins of rock and roll TV special, approx. 1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-rock-and-roll-tv-special-approx-1980/796784)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-rock-and-roll-tv-special-approx-1980/796784 "2017-09-21T00:27:37Z")
I’m hoping to find this show so I can watch it, but my poor search strategy isn’t yielding anything yet. It was on network TV, before cable. Could not have been earlier than 1977 \[ETA: 1976?\], could not have been later … --- ## [Handmaid's Tale, from a Civil Engineering point of view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handmaids-tale-from-a-civil-engineering-point-of-view/796742)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handmaids-tale-from-a-civil-engineering-point-of-view/796742 "2017-09-20T21:48:33Z")
These are so completely not the right questions to ask! But part of me just has a really driving urge to ask whether a novel’s setting is workable, from an engineering standpoint. So Handmaid’s Tale. My reference is the… --- ## [What's the name of this piece of music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-music/796774)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-this-piece-of-music/796774 "2017-09-20T15:16:10Z")
I’ve heard it a thousand times, but drawing a blank! https://youtu.be/Fqy2XTkVT5k?t=5m48s --- ## [Help me with vegetables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-vegetables/796046)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-vegetables/796046 "2017-09-20T12:57:09Z")
I’ve been diagnosed with diabetes and so I have to clean up my diet. I’m good on protein but I need to eat more vegetables. But I’m not a great cook and I’m a bit impatient. So I’m looking for suggestions on which veget… --- ## [Best cooking message boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cooking-message-boards/535501)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cooking-message-boards/535501 "2010-04-15T16:06:57Z")
I have a question about grating carrots in the easiest way possible for carrot muffins. Perhaps I’ll ask it here. But I’m looking for the best cooking forums you’ve come across that might be a good place to ask the que… --- ## [Is Taylor Swift genuinely a toxic individual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taylor-swift-genuinely-a-toxic-individual/795381)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-taylor-swift-genuinely-a-toxic-individual/795381 "2017-09-20T04:42:14Z")
Celeb gossip is stupid and childish, but I got into a debate with my friend: • Hey said that TayTay wasn’t all that and felt that the amount of reportage was disproportionate to the actual level of talent and accomplish… --- ## [Making chutney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-chutney/796753)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-chutney/796753 "2017-09-20T03:46:12Z")
We decided to try our luck at canning some peach chutney. Found a recipe in a canning book, put it all together and put it on the stove to “Simmer until thickened.” Some four hours later, it was still watery. The recipe… --- ## [To Tell The Truth - September 18, 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-tell-the-truth-september-18-2017/796731 "2017-09-20T02:51:32Z")
Did anyone else watch this last night? They had Cloris Leachman and Mel Brooks as two of the panelists and it was hilarious. --- ## [Anyone watching Jack Taylor on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-jack-taylor-on-netflix/796757)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-jack-taylor-on-netflix/796757 "2017-09-20T02:02:18Z")
Your basic ex-cop, hard drinking Irish fellow who now is a private detective or “finder” or whatever. A show you’ve seen many times, but it’s entertaining. The Galway location and the writing makes it stand out. Doesn… --- ## [Velocity by Dean Koontz-Movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velocity-by-dean-koontz-movie/782030)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/velocity-by-dean-koontz-movie/782030 "2017-09-20T00:44:20Z")
Has anyone else read this book? If they make a movie of it, the character Ralph Cottle has to be played by Harry Dean Stanton. Is Harry Dean Stanton alive? Do you know who I mean–Harry Dean Stanton? Does anyone have any … --- ## [Mike Portnoy, butthurt beyond belief, shuts down his forum over complaints about his newest project](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-portnoy-butthurt-beyond-belief-shuts-down-his-forum-over-complaints-about-his-newest-project/796714)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-portnoy-butthurt-beyond-belief-shuts-down-his-forum-over-complaints-about-his-newest-project/796714 "2017-09-20T00:09:20Z")
As part of his ongoing effort to become the biggest drama queen in the history of progressive rock, Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater) has shut down his long-running and highly active discussion forum due to “bickering and … --- ## [Does this harmony make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-harmony-make-sense/796752)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-harmony-make-sense/796752 "2017-09-19T20:54:13Z")
This sheet music: https://s26.postimg.org/95k9oofbd/Loch\_Lomand\_001\_2\_LI.jpg I didn’t like how the F7 chord in the right hand sounded, so I added the A natural and it sounded much better. I found myself adding an A natu… --- ## [Why is ANTENNATV no longer on ??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-antennatv-no-longer-on/796568)
**Author:** [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-antennatv-no-longer-on/796568 "2017-09-19T18:44:22Z")
http://wbinclassics.antennatv.tv/shows/ I liked watching some of these old TV shows and now there is nothing this station . --- ## [KimKim hot sauce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kimkim-hot-sauce/796743)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kimkim-hot-sauce/796743 "2017-09-19T18:40:17Z")
Anyone tried this? I couldn’t find my normal Sriracha the other day, so I picked it up. I really, really liked it – a bit sweet, but not too much for my palate, with good heat and a whole lot of flavor. --- ## [Dr. Silberman (Terminator Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-silberman-terminator-series/796682)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-silberman-terminator-series/796682 "2017-09-19T17:32:32Z")
The Criminal Psychiatrist who survives. Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Mental Institution Chase - YouTube Did he survive Judgement Day? --- ## [In Search of - Nimoy - Bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-nimoy-bittersweet/796395)
**Author:** [@BombVoyage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BombVoyage)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-nimoy-bittersweet/796395 "2017-09-19T16:52:20Z")
I found In Search of with Leonard Nimoy on Youtube recently. The nostalgia was Bittersweet. Nimoy’s death aside, I do believe the world is better off today than in the 60’s and 70’s. Crime alone would make it so. If … --- ## [Looking for books containing lots of information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-books-containing-lots-of-information/796533)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-books-containing-lots-of-information/796533 "2017-09-19T14:57:58Z")
I’m looking for a book or two for a Christmas gift for my brother-in-law. My sister says he loves books with lots and lots of information in them. For example, he’s read their encyclopeidas four times. She gave him “A… --- ## [Suggest an outro for wedding I'm officiating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-an-outro-for-wedding-im-officiating/796403)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-an-outro-for-wedding-im-officiating/796403 "2017-09-19T14:36:20Z")
As a minister of the Universal Life Church, I’ve solemnized six or so weddings. Tomorrow I’ll be officiating for my nephew and his fiancé. My weddings are a combination wedding/performance art. All involved understand … --- ## [Making Cinnamon Roll Challah, need help fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cinnamon-roll-challah-need-help-fast/796679)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-cinnamon-roll-challah-need-help-fast/796679 "2017-09-19T06:46:57Z")
So I tried out this recipe in preparation for Rosh Hashanah. After spreading the cinnamon mixture on the dough, rolling it up, and letting it rise, a fair amount of oil from the mixture seeped out onto the baking sheet. … --- ## [What's the story on iMesh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-imesh/761574)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-on-imesh/761574 "2017-09-19T02:42:21Z")
I have not been able to get iMesh to “connect” lately, and I suspect that the manipulations by RIAA are to blame. I have more than 500 song titles on my computer’s files that I still want to play, but they seem to be in … --- ## [Jerry Pournelle has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-pournelle-has-died/795853)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-pournelle-has-died/795853 "2017-09-19T02:36:42Z")
From his own website. 84 years old. I will miss him. He was an author that would often engage with you, either in person or via email. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=694) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=696)