# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=729 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 730 --- ## [kids fantasy book I remember but not title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-fantasy-book-i-remember-but-not-title/788798)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-fantasy-book-i-remember-but-not-title/788798 "2017-06-14T19:44:46Z")
Ok, the book is set in a hotel or apartment building. The building has no 13th floor. But by drawing a hatch on the floor of the 14th floor, the kids can access the 13th, which leads to all sort of fascinating adventure… --- ## [Is the commissary really a better place to grocery-shop than a civilian supermarket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-commissary-really-a-better-place-to-grocery-shop-than-a-civilian-supermarket/788472)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-commissary-really-a-better-place-to-grocery-shop-than-a-civilian-supermarket/788472 "2017-06-14T18:36:14Z")
I was a military brat and my mother only shopped at the commissary wherever we lived. I didn’t set foot in a civilian grocery store until I was in high school. After I graduated from college, I lost my I.D. card privile… --- ## [Are you familiar with Chicken French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-chicken-french/788803)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-familiar-with-chicken-french/788803 "2017-06-14T17:59:44Z")
I always thought this was a relatively common dish that originated in Europe and was known throughout the country. But I’ve recently seen articles saying it’s a regional dish here in western NY and is uncommon outside th… --- ## [Homer Simpson: "Ooh, a bunny!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-simpson-ooh-a-bunny/788842)
**Author:** [@brianmelendez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianmelendez)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homer-simpson-ooh-a-bunny/788842 "2017-06-14T17:02:12Z")
I vaguely recall an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer is in the middle of a conversation when he is distracted by a passing rabbit, then prances off to chase it, exclaiming “Ooh, a bunny!” Does anyone remember which… --- ## [Was Blondie punk or New Wave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondie-punk-or-new-wave/432729)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blondie-punk-or-new-wave/432729 "2017-06-14T15:54:56Z")
Mostly I’ve read that they were punk but their music sounds very New Wave to me-- the synths, the breathy, sorta whiny vocals-- New Wavy. Also I’m wondering what how you guys define both punk and New Wave. In my case I … --- ## [What two British songwriters together could have competed with The Beatles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-two-british-songwriters-together-could-have-competed-with-the-beatles/788668)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-two-british-songwriters-together-could-have-competed-with-the-beatles/788668 "2017-06-14T15:29:03Z")
This is the assignment. There are a bunch of contemporaneous names that could make up a great shortlist. --- ## [Pete Holmes' 'Ex-Men'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-holmes-ex-men/788918)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-holmes-ex-men/788918 "2017-06-14T15:23:24Z")
So you all have probably seen these, but I hadn’t…and they’re frigging hilarious. Basically Professor X is firing various X-Men (mostly) And its a great Patrick Stewart impression. Here’s Gambit. --- ## [Favorite Chain Sub Shop? (South East US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-chain-sub-shop-south-east-us/788815)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-chain-sub-shop-south-east-us/788815 "2017-06-14T13:22:14Z")
I don’t tend to visit fast food sandwich shops too often. I have heard people speak highly of Jimmy John’s at my office and we recently had a business lunch catered by them. I was not impressed. I have no idea if these … --- ## [Examples of Brian Greene's nine types of parallel universes in fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-brian-greenes-nine-types-of-parallel-universes-in-fiction/788913)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-brian-greenes-nine-types-of-parallel-universes-in-fiction/788913 "2017-06-14T02:50:54Z")
I’ve been toying with the embryonic idea of a story that involves parallel universes, and was surprised to learn that there’s a theory by a American theoretical physicist named Brian Greene that there are actually nine t… --- ## [Why Do Fast Food Restaurants Put Fries on Top of Napkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853 "2017-06-14T00:44:06Z")
Almost every time I order food at a McDonalds or another fast food restaurant they put the french fries on top of the napkins they give me. Why in the world do they do this? For one thing it makes obvious how greasy the… --- ## [Dummy needs advice about searching on Youtube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dummy-needs-advice-about-searching-on-youtube/788899)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dummy-needs-advice-about-searching-on-youtube/788899 "2017-06-14T00:11:56Z")
This is a continual frustration… There’s some show I like, I decide I want to see what was on last night (the whole show), so I search something like “rachel maddow youtube” and all kind or irrelevant crap comes up. In… --- ## [getting into Classical music, need some help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-classical-music-need-some-help/788606)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-into-classical-music-need-some-help/788606 "2017-06-13T23:51:53Z")
This was inspired by this thread: What’s your favourite Beethoven Symphony, excluding the Fifth and Ninth? Lord, how my tastes have changed. When I was a teen all I listened to was Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden,… --- ## [Will and grace - Will explaining "wrong" to Jack and Karen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-and-grace-will-explaining-wrong-to-jack-and-karen/788883)
**Author:** [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-and-grace-will-explaining-wrong-to-jack-and-karen/788883 "2017-06-13T23:11:06Z")
Howdy! I’m trying to find a Will and Grace episode where Will is trying to explain the concept of “wrong” to Jack and Karen. He tried many different ways of describing it, but J&K are clueless, until he said “It’s lik… --- ## [Edge of Tomorrow ending.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow-ending/788456)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow-ending/788456 "2017-06-13T17:35:03Z")
I am sure this has been discussed here but my search brings up nothing. So, my son tells me he just finished reading the sequel to All You Need Is Kill. As he’s explaining why he likes how these novels deal with time tra… --- ## [cherry tomatoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherry-tomatoes/788185)
**Author:** [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cherry-tomatoes/788185 "2017-06-13T17:03:14Z")
I bought a container with a cherry tomato plant, it had one close to full size tomato and lots of little one. I was told that if I watered it every day it could stay in the container. I have had it a little over a week a… --- ## [How much Vegemite do you put on each half of an English Muffin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-vegemite-do-you-put-on-each-half-of-an-english-muffin/788525 "2017-06-13T16:41:51Z")
Yeah, yeah, ‘Vegemite is horrible,’ ‘Marmite is better,’ ‘We don’t eat English muffins…’ Et cet-ah-rah, Et cet-ah-rah, Et cet-ah-rah. For those of you who are Happy Little Vegemites, how much do you put on each half of… --- ## [Deaf Singer on AGT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-singer-on-agt/788542)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deaf-singer-on-agt/788542 "2017-06-13T16:14:56Z")
Did a season thread get created for AGT? We had a thread last week for Darci Lynne Farmer the 12 year old ventriloquist. This week the stand out star is Mandy Harvey. She is a trained 29 year old musician that lost he… --- ## [Identify song from lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-song-from-lyrics/788869)
**Author:** [@pmhowell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmhowell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-song-from-lyrics/788869 "2017-06-13T15:23:48Z")
Hey there! Reference librarian looking for help. I have a patron who remembers a song from his youth. It could be from the 50s or 60s with a chorus that says (more or less): Don’t blame her cause she left I wasn’t n… --- ## [Exotic dishes (to an American palate, anyway) from simple ingredients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-dishes-to-an-american-palate-anyway-from-simple-ingredients/788773)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-dishes-to-an-american-palate-anyway-from-simple-ingredients/788773 "2017-06-13T14:33:11Z")
What are some relatively easy dishes with readily available ingredients (say, nothing more exotic from a US perspective than Thai fish sauce) with unusual flavor combinations? I’ll offer the example of my wife’s peanut … --- ## [Define 'tea'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-tea/788739)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-tea/788739 "2017-06-13T13:45:36Z")
The other night I picked some mint leaves, tore them up, and steeped them in boiling water. I call this ‘mint tea’. But is it really ‘tea’? Tea is made from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Spearmint is Mentha spica… --- ## [Bill Maher drops the nigger bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-drops-the-nigger-bomb/787991)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-maher-drops-the-nigger-bomb/787991 "2017-06-13T10:00:27Z")
Story here. Good for Bill Maher and good for HBO for not cutting it in the repeat. And a loud raspberry to ball-less Fox for using the bullshit house \[expletive\] As for Sasse facing criticism for not instantly throwin… --- ## [Drink identification (from ingredients)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drink-identification-from-ingredients/788837)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drink-identification-from-ingredients/788837 "2017-06-13T04:54:54Z")
A Facebook friend is asking about a drink recipe she likes. She’s forgotten the name of the drink. Here are the ingredients: \[ul\] \[li\]brandy \[/li\]\[li\]Kahlua \[/li\]\[li\]rum \[/li\]\[li\]milk \[/li\]\[li\]vanilla ice cream\[/li\]\[li… --- ## [Cocktails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails/787562)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocktails/787562 "2017-06-13T02:41:49Z")
As I’ve said many times, I like alcohol but seldom drink any. But with the change in weather, I’ve decided to indulge. Last week I made two daiquiris and a mojito. Yesterday I had some Bacardi 8 that The Wife brought … --- ## [What is this Trope called? The No-Look Look.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-trope-called-the-no-look-look/788818)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-trope-called-the-no-look-look/788818 "2017-06-13T01:10:14Z")
Half-in-the-bag, a very fun movie review show commented on this trope, calling it, “The No-look look”. It’s where someone interrupts someone and they shut them down by answering without looking. Honestly, they filmed the… --- ## [The insane color prejudice of US TV in the 60s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insane-color-prejudice-of-us-tv-in-the-60s/788731)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insane-color-prejudice-of-us-tv-in-the-60s/788731 "2017-06-13T00:04:00Z")
I’ve just been reading a bio of British singer Petula Clark who was world-famous in the 60s. In 1968 she taped a duet for her US TV show in which she featured with guest star Harry Belafonte. During said duet she touched… --- ## [Twin Peaks Episode 6 (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-6-open-spoilers/788745)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-6-open-spoilers/788745 "2017-06-12T21:09:07Z")
So it was Diane. I should have placed some bets. Lots of people thought it would be Audrey. --- ## [New Mighty Mouse Comic Book: ick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mighty-mouse-comic-book-ick/788734)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mighty-mouse-comic-book-ick/788734 "2017-06-12T20:08:05Z")
New Mighty Mouse comic book from Dynamite. Fun cover, fun splash page. MM socks it to a cat in a giant robot suit. Cool! Cut to the opening of the story, and it begins with realistic art of a school-kid suffering a n… --- ## [Works by an author with a troubled personal life: Does it affect your reading experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-by-an-author-with-a-troubled-personal-life-does-it-affect-your-reading-experience/788631)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-by-an-author-with-a-troubled-personal-life-does-it-affect-your-reading-experience/788631 "2017-06-12T19:29:37Z")
I just finished Paula Poundstone’s new book about seeking happiness through different experiences. I like her okay as a stand-up comedian, and really like her on NPR’s “Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me!” The book was pretty go… --- ## [(Muslim names and) Aziz Ansari's Netflix series "Master of None"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-names-and-aziz-ansaris-netflix-series-master-of-none/788589)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-names-and-aziz-ansaris-netflix-series-master-of-none/788589 "2017-06-12T18:04:52Z")
(Is my search technique just dismal or are there really no threads about this show yet?) I just finished watching Season 2 of Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None. This is just a fantastic show and the second sea… --- ## [Best looking musicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-looking-musicians/788368 "2017-06-12T15:04:02Z")
I am new here so I hope this is the right forum, instead of IMHO, but I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately, and have eclectic tastes in men. Who would you say, are the top 3 most attractive men in music? Lets go… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=728) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=730)