# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=718 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 719 --- ## [Music hooks and melodies from when I grew up and now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-hooks-and-melodies-from-when-i-grew-up-and-now/791157)
**Author:** [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-hooks-and-melodies-from-when-i-grew-up-and-now/791157 "2017-07-13T20:35:06Z")
My musical coming of age was the mid 1960’s onwards, basically the guitar based rock and roll era. When I listen to current music I don’t hear as many hooks and melodies anymore, at least IMHO. I hear some but certainl… --- ## [Salt to tenderize first? And then marinade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-to-tenderize-first-and-then-marinade/791132)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salt-to-tenderize-first-and-then-marinade/791132 "2017-07-13T19:56:00Z")
Picked up a flank steak today. I was going to tenderize it under a pile of kosher salt then marinade. But I’m not sure if that’s the right sequence (assuming sequence even matters). What do you guys think? --- ## [Help me pick an audiobook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-an-audiobook/759278)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-an-audiobook/759278 "2017-07-13T18:21:32Z")
I logged on to Audible a few weeks back to connect a new device. I had a monthly membership a while back and gave it up as I’m so far behind on audiobooks. Well, they offered me 2 months at 99 cents a month . I’d have b… --- ## [Baby Driver - Anyone else see it (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-driver-anyone-else-see-it-possible-spoilers/790381)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-driver-anyone-else-see-it-possible-spoilers/790381 "2017-07-13T13:48:48Z")
Saw Baby Driver yesterday. It was fantastic. It’s directed by Edgar Wright, but don’t expect anything like the Cornetto trilogy. For those who don’t know, it’s a fairly simple story of a young man who is a get away dr… --- ## [Bands whose middle name is "the"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-whose-middle-name-is-the/790660 "2017-07-13T13:26:59Z")
Mott the Hoople Cage the Elephant Young the Giant Others? --- ## [Life is, literally, a bowl of cherries right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-literally-a-bowl-of-cherries-right-now/791120)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-literally-a-bowl-of-cherries-right-now/791120 "2017-07-13T13:13:09Z")
Yep, I’m eating a bowl of cherries. Not a huge bowl, but a good sized one. Mine are bing, local in CA, but the season is about over. Nicely tart, with that flavor that can only be described as “cherry”. If I had som… --- ## [Marvel casts "New Warriors." Including Squirrel Girl!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-casts-new-warriors-including-squirrel-girl/790959)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-casts-new-warriors-including-squirrel-girl/790959 "2017-07-13T10:38:11Z")
Story here. According to that link, This Is Us actress (and AT&T employee Lily Adams)(and future Superdude “Girl Wonder,” unbeknownst to her) Milana Vayntrub has been tapped to play Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green in the new … --- ## [Do I need an Instant Pot? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-an-instant-pot-need-answer-fast/791021)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-an-instant-pot-need-answer-fast/791021 "2017-07-13T09:59:17Z")
Amazon’s Prime Day has the 8 quart version for 30 dollars off, which is a pretty good deal. Should I buy one? --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 3.07 "The Unveiling" / 3.08 "Children of Wrath" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-3-07-the-unveiling-3-08-children-of-wrath-open-spoilers/790883)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-3-07-the-unveiling-3-08-children-of-wrath-open-spoilers/790883 "2017-07-13T02:39:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] An arrival at the Ranch creates a divide; tensions run high as communities clash. \[/QUOTE\] “Mid-season finale” tonight; when it comes back from hiatus I think I’m just doing to do one thread for the 2nd ha… --- ## [Del Taco white sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-white-sauce/446192)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/del-taco-white-sauce/446192 "2017-07-12T23:01:17Z")
I love me some Del Taco Chicken soft tacos. Sadly, they don’t seem to be here in PA. Does anyone have ANY idea what it might be? I know in pizza places, white sauce is just Ranch Dressing (really… at Round Table, it c… --- ## [Is there any precedent for Mickey Mouse going out of copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-mickey-mouse-going-out-of-copyright/790120)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-mickey-mouse-going-out-of-copyright/790120 "2017-07-12T18:20:08Z")
Inspired by a thread on copyright protection extension, which is most notably done with Disney. That got me wondering if there were any precedents for what will happen when Mickey does fall out of copyright. Has there b… --- ## [More very hate-able commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1480\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-very-hate-able-commercials/717663 "2017-07-12T16:59:48Z")
Because I can’t find the old ones? Experian credit scores. I want to smack that woman who puts her feet up on the guy’s desk because she has a good credit score; I want to smack her in the puss and that wimpy assed husb… --- ## [Home Wall Beer Tap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wall-beer-tap/790733)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-wall-beer-tap/790733 "2017-07-12T15:35:23Z")
This is somehow becoming much more difficult than I ever thought. We had some flood damage in our finished basement that ended up in removing everything from the floor to about four feet up. We just finished dry walling… --- ## [New Netflix documentary: "The Keepers". Anyone else watching this? Spoilers are likely.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-netflix-documentary-the-keepers-anyone-else-watching-this-spoilers-are-likely/787063)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-netflix-documentary-the-keepers-anyone-else-watching-this-spoilers-are-likely/787063 "2017-07-12T15:16:42Z")
It’s billed as an investigation into an unsolved 1970s murder in Baltimore, but it turns into much more. It’s pretty horrifying. I’m not sure how we can discuss it since 7 episodes were put out all at once and people ar… --- ## [Nelsan Ellis has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nelsan-ellis-has-died/790792)
**Author:** [@lilihob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilihob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nelsan-ellis-has-died/790792 "2017-07-12T14:55:58Z")
Godspeed Lafayette. Great actor, great character. Thirty nine is no age at all. --- ## [Most Over The Top Acting Performances of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-acting-performances-of-all-time/790450)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-acting-performances-of-all-time/790450 "2017-07-12T14:43:23Z")
Hope this hasn’t been done before…if it has, you can link to the thread…but here goes: By Over The Top, I would mean hammy, overwrought…or just bad…performances. Here are my three: TV Series: Bonnie Franklin in One Day… --- ## [Daniel Craig off suicide watch list...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-off-suicide-watch-list/790945)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-off-suicide-watch-list/790945 "2017-07-12T13:14:38Z")
…agrees to do another 007 movie instead of slicing his wrists. I’m just glad he’s going to be okay and in another Bond film. --- ## [help me identify this dumb line/lyric?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-dumb-line-lyric/136566)
**Author:** [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-dumb-line-lyric/136566 "2017-07-12T05:24:13Z")
dopers, this has been rolling around in my head as long as i remember, what is it and where did it come from? “every time i go downtown, somebody kicks my dog around” “makes no difference if he is a hound, you’d bette… --- ## [Help me find this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song/790801)
**Author:** [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-this-song/790801 "2017-07-12T04:42:07Z")
I was listening to the local college station, and I think they were playing their blues lineup, though it was a short trip in the car and I didn’t hear much. A song comes on, and it has the line “the stray cat strut” in… --- ## [You want to snort some (whispers) chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-to-snort-some-whispers-chocolate/791013)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-to-snort-some-whispers-chocolate/791013 "2017-07-12T01:37:21Z")
Apparently the newest craze is Snorting Chocolate So, why not snort some chocolate today? --- ## [Making whole milk from cream + 2% (need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-whole-milk-from-cream-2-need-answer-fast/790971)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-whole-milk-from-cream-2-need-answer-fast/790971 "2017-07-11T23:51:51Z")
I’m making a gravy recipe that calls for whole milk. I have two percent, and heavy cream. What proportions will approximate whole milk? Half of each kind? tip-tapping away by phone, but why would you care? --- ## [2 recipes not found on internet (by me anyway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-recipes-not-found-on-internet-by-me-anyway/790985)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-recipes-not-found-on-internet-by-me-anyway/790985 "2017-07-11T23:33:11Z")
And I would like to have them. Recipe #1 was found sometime in the '80s, on the recipe page of the paper, and it was presented as a comic strip and was always a vegetarian recipe. The one I’m looking for was a household… --- ## [Help! Seeking "Gin Fizz" made with Orange Sherbet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621)
**Author:** [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-seeking-gin-fizz-made-with-orange-sherbet/790621 "2017-07-11T23:06:54Z")
So, there has always been this tradition in my family to make orange gin fizzes around Christmas time. No clue why it was a Christmas tradition, but it’s a recipe that was handed down for generations. It was always ser… --- ## [What is the name of this music genre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-music-genre/790995 "2017-07-11T18:49:54Z")
I have been listening to older music, you know that 1930’s and 1940’s stuff they use as the music in Tom & Jerry cartoons. I’ve really taken a liking into it, its relaxing and mellow, I just don’t know what it is general… --- ## [The movie Kick Ass has both Quicksilvers!!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-kick-ass-has-both-quicksilvers/790854)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-kick-ass-has-both-quicksilvers/790854 "2017-07-11T17:15:18Z")
One of my kids surfed to the movie Kick Ass. The lead is Aaron Taylor Johnson the guy who ended up playing Quicksliver in the Avengers Age of Ultron. As I’m watching it, I realize one of his buddies is played by the act… --- ## [Recommended reads about World War I (particularly American involvement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-reads-about-world-war-i-particularly-american-involvement/791011)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-reads-about-world-war-i-particularly-american-involvement/791011 "2017-07-11T16:15:34Z")
Its upcoming centennial and the serendipitous discovery of some great genealogical stuff about my grandfather’s unit (the 8th Engineers) and about his cousin-uncle\* in the Rainbow Division have me wanting to expand my kn… --- ## [A work being cliché or authentic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-work-being-cliche-or-authentic/790950)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-work-being-cliche-or-authentic/790950 "2017-07-11T09:49:15Z")
I’ve been thinking about this lately and there seems to be a fine line between the two words. Is the movie Willow a cliché or is it authentic? I don’t mean this movie especially it’s just an example. Willow seems auth… --- ## [American Horror Story: Murder House, an odd question about Moira (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-murder-house-an-odd-question-about-moira-open-spoilers/788245)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-murder-house-an-odd-question-about-moira-open-spoilers/788245 "2017-07-11T03:37:43Z")
So I just finished the Halloween episode of season 1, and have kind of an odd question about Moira the housekeeper. So ever since Constance killed her she appears a matron with a weird eye to women, and a sexy vixen to … --- ## [What movies/shows should we watch this weekend? Need answer fastish.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738 "2017-07-11T00:01:53Z")
My 19-year-old son and I love to watch mutually enjoyable shows/movies and talk about them afterward. Luckily, our tastes are fairly similar. But with movies in particular, it’s hard after a few classic/cult hits to figu… --- ## [Silicon Valley Season 4 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-season-4-open-spoilers/790034)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-season-4-open-spoilers/790034 "2017-07-10T23:48:59Z")
Just finished season 4. There’s so much I love about this show but I thought no I’m going to end up hating it because I just can’t stand the freaking main character Richard Hendricks. He’s a fucking asshole moron in th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=717) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=719)