# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=730 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 731 --- ## [Fancy Dinners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-dinners/787451)
**Author:** [@Stinky\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky_Pete)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fancy-dinners/787451 "2017-06-12T14:52:36Z")
While reading a biography it mentioned that Julia Grant (wife of President Grant) would host 29 course dinners. How does that work? Is each portion super tiny? I’m guessing good manners requires you take tiny bites of yo… --- ## [Was that wrong? Should she not have done that? RIP Glenne Headly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-wrong-should-she-not-have-done-that-rip-glenne-headly/788532)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-that-wrong-should-she-not-have-done-that-rip-glenne-headly/788532 "2017-06-12T14:04:26Z")
I didn’t realize she was that old (63). I read she died suddenly but I see no cause. And even though she was older than I thought she was, that’s still kind of young to die for no reason. --- ## [Doctor Who : Ashildr vs Jack Harkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-ashildr-vs-jack-harkness/788751)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-ashildr-vs-jack-harkness/788751 "2017-06-12T12:48:56Z")
The Doctor has encountered two apparently immortal humans: Ashildr Jack Harkness Are they related? --- ## [Twin Peaks Episode 5, Open Spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-5-open-spoilers/788151)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-peaks-episode-5-open-spoilers/788151 "2017-06-12T03:02:24Z")
I don’t see a thread for it yet so I’ll start it. Another good episode. At least IMHO. It’s good to see more of the town. --- ## [What books have you re-read the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-you-re-read-the-most/787946)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-books-have-you-re-read-the-most/787946 "2017-06-12T00:23:37Z")
What books have you re-read cover to cover the most times? I estimate I’ve read Tolkien’s Ring trilogy maybe 30-35 times in my life. I recently told a friend this and she argued why read a book yet again you’ve already … --- ## [12 Monkeys The Series FYI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-monkeys-the-series-fyi/786698)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-monkeys-the-series-fyi/786698 "2017-06-11T19:38:01Z")
Not sure if anyone still watches but it looks like they are marathoning the entire final season this weekend with strips of episodes Friday, Saturday and Sunday. --- ## [Kimchi (and other home-fermenting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kimchi-and-other-home-fermenting/788702)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kimchi-and-other-home-fermenting/788702 "2017-06-11T19:27:30Z")
A few weeks ago I made my first attempt at fermenting food. I made kimchi. Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying attention to the recipe and made matchsticks out of the ginger instead of mincing it. So it’s very ginger-y. I… --- ## [Interview with author David Cay Johnston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-with-author-david-cay-johnston/766228)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interview-with-author-david-cay-johnston/766228 "2017-06-11T12:48:55Z")
This aired on C-SPAN’s Q&A last weekend. The transcript is available if you don’t want to watch it. He’s an investigative journalist who wrote the current best-seller “The Making of Donald Trump”, which I haven’t read … --- ## [New show: Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-forever/699864)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-forever/699864 "2017-06-11T10:51:38Z")
OK, I loved Highlander. I liked New Amsterdam. I’ve only seen the commercial for this show. Anyone seen it? Do I need another Immortal living through the ages show? Have I been-there-done-that? or is there something… --- ## [Will 16:9 remain the standard aspect ratio for TV's and computers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-16-9-remain-the-standard-aspect-ratio-for-tvs-and-computers/787739)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-16-9-remain-the-standard-aspect-ratio-for-tvs-and-computers/787739 "2017-06-11T02:19:36Z")
Say in the next 20 years, do you think 16:9 will remain the standard aspect ratio for TVs, computers and laptops? --- ## [And the winner of the Grace VanderWaal Award for 2017 is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-grace-vanderwaal-award-for-2017-is/787823)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-winner-of-the-grace-vanderwaal-award-for-2017-is/787823 "2017-06-10T23:57:35Z")
12-year-old ventriloquist and Golden Buzzer winner Darci Lynne on America’s Got Talent! Absolutely amazing! --- ## [Name this book: family saga novel set in New England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-book-family-saga-novel-set-in-new-england/788388)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-book-family-saga-novel-set-in-new-england/788388 "2017-06-10T19:41:13Z")
I read a book back in the late 80s/early 90s that I’d like to recommend to a friend, but I can’t remember the name or author. It was set in modern times (not historical fiction), and was about a college aged girl who me… --- ## [I'm serving chocolate do you prefer Milk chocolate or Dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-serving-chocolate-do-you-prefer-milk-chocolate-or-dark/788400)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-serving-chocolate-do-you-prefer-milk-chocolate-or-dark/788400 "2017-06-10T16:59:32Z")
You’re visiting my home and I pull out the candy dish. Filled with small pieces of chocolate. You’re hungry for a snack. You have a choice of Milk Chocolate or Dark I have Dove squares. The blue foil is milk chocolate … --- ## [Let's create a new superhero universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-create-a-new-superhero-universe/525468)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-create-a-new-superhero-universe/525468 "2017-06-10T13:17:14Z")
Let’s say we’re starting a brand new line of superhero comic books - Dope Comics - and we’re the stable of editors responsible for creating all the new characters, teams, organizations, etc. to populate said universe. A… --- ## [Les Miserables (The musical) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical-question/788337)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/les-miserables-the-musical-question/788337 "2017-06-10T12:26:42Z")
Has anyone stopped to ask about Marius and his revolutionary friends…what exactly are these entitled, wine-swilling, pinky-out, fists raised in the air kids fighting for? (Reads the wiki article) Ok, I’m still not seei… --- ## [Rock songs by the day/month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-by-the-day-month/788417)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-by-the-day-month/788417 "2017-06-10T12:24:26Z")
Born on the 21st of May. Great King Rat-Queen --- ## [What cold cereals do you make sure to always have in your pantry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cold-cereals-do-you-make-sure-to-always-have-in-your-pantry/787453 "2017-06-10T12:18:48Z")
So what do you make sure you always have in your pantry? I’m talking cold cereals here, not your hot cooked oatmeals or malt-o-meals or breakfast grits, etc. Since the kids moved out, our variety has dropped off greatl… --- ## [Books you can't stop reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-cant-stop-reading/787522)
**Author:** [@Bonnie14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonnie14)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-cant-stop-reading/787522 "2017-06-10T10:56:25Z")
So, years ago I was at a Barnes and Noble with a friend of mine. She was looking for books on dog training and i just wandered. I found this book that I started reading and could not stop. She found me in the isle and sa… --- ## [The Rainer Cherries have made it to Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rainer-cherries-have-made-it-to-phoenix/788512)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rainer-cherries-have-made-it-to-phoenix/788512 "2017-06-10T05:43:54Z")
Happy happy! Although these early ones are not the sweetest, I am just so happy --- ## [What short-lived TV show was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-lived-tv-show-was-this/788454)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-short-lived-tv-show-was-this/788454 "2017-06-10T01:27:41Z")
It was in the 2000s. People from history are on a boat. They don’t know how they got there. Mark Twain is one of the people on the boat in a sparsely populated natural-setting type world. There is an evil bad guy chasing… --- ## [Hillarious Doctor Who-esque skit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarious-doctor-who-esque-skit/788435)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarious-doctor-who-esque-skit/788435 "2017-06-10T01:22:44Z")
Enjoy! --- ## [Cooking frozen burger patties w/ charcoal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-frozen-burger-patties-w-charcoal/788556)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-frozen-burger-patties-w-charcoal/788556 "2017-06-10T01:05:31Z")
The instructions say it’s best to cook them while frozen. Is it really? I’m in charge of cooking ¼ lb. frozen hamburgers for a picnic. I’ll be doing this on a charcoal grill — I plan to use a Weber with the lid on, but … --- ## [Is anyone here currently in Italy \[searching for specific type of butter\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-currently-in-italy-searching-for-specific-type-of-butter/788539)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-here-currently-in-italy-searching-for-specific-type-of-butter/788539 "2017-06-09T23:26:45Z")
I am looking for a product called triple butter from Italy. It was used in the original Alfredo sauce. I can’t seem to find the same thing here in the U.S. --- ## [Game of Thrones: The North Remembers plotline \[TV/Book spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-the-north-remembers-plotline-tv-book-spoilers/787376)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-the-north-remembers-plotline-tv-book-spoilers/787376 "2017-06-09T19:45:05Z")
Open spoilers for show/books. The events I’m discussing haven’t happened in the books yet so most of that discussion is speculation, hopefully it’ll go down differently. The Starks aren’t dealt endless suffering in GOT/… --- ## [Queer As Folk Returns!! (spoilers likely)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-as-folk-returns-spoilers-likely/158710)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queer-as-folk-returns-spoilers-likely/158710 "2017-06-09T16:40:40Z")
Yay! I don’t know if the writers are trying to accomplish this, but they’ve managed over S2 and now with the first episode of Season 3 to make me absolutely detest Michael. What an ultimate prick he was. While I don’t a… --- ## [Remember the inexpensive guitar cases in the 1970's and early 80's? What were they called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-inexpensive-guitar-cases-in-the-1970s-and-early-80s-what-were-they-called/788217)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-inexpensive-guitar-cases-in-the-1970s-and-early-80s-what-were-they-called/788217 "2017-06-09T15:48:35Z")
These days the beginner or starter guitars often come without a case. Or (if you’re lucky) they come with a cheap gig bag. My first Yamaha in high school came with a inexpensive case. It was sort of a hardened cardboard… --- ## ["The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" -- anyone seeing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-anyone-seeing-it/606951)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-anyone-seeing-it/606951 "2017-06-09T15:33:28Z")
I saw it at a sneak preview Monday, but it is out today for the masses. I had read the books, my husband hadn’t, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Long, but not draggy, it is faithful enough to the books that I only h… --- ## [Movie: Motorcycles coming out of C130](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-motorcycles-coming-out-of-c130/788453)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-motorcycles-coming-out-of-c130/788453 "2017-06-09T13:03:47Z")
Yes, another “What was this…” thread. I remember seeing this movie around 90 (I’m guessing it was an 80s-era action movie) and my Google Fu is failing me but I do remember these scenes very distinctly: Mercenaries of… --- ## [Books with WTF?! endings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-wtf-endings/788199)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-wtf-endings/788199 "2017-06-09T12:14:40Z")
Read any good books that have weird endings that seem to come out of the blue? I just did. It’s called Something Red by Douglas Nicholas and the ending comes out of nowhere. The plot is that a group of traveling music… --- ## [Feed your head: White Rabbit isolated vocals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feed-your-head-white-rabbit-isolated-vocals/788436)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feed-your-head-white-rabbit-isolated-vocals/788436 "2017-06-09T03:49:30Z")
Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit with Grace Slick’s vocals only. Very cool and powerful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=729) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=731)