# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=734 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 735 --- ## [Did you make up OCs in your toys like Calvin or did you have talking Companion Cubes like Susie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-make-up-ocs-in-your-toys-like-calvin-or-did-you-have-talking-companion-cubes-like-susie/787107)
**Author:** [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-make-up-ocs-in-your-toys-like-calvin-or-did-you-have-talking-companion-cubes-like-susie/787107 "2017-05-31T15:25:25Z")
Me and my brother did the former. Our very first OC was Spot, a non-talking dog that barks like “woh”: http://imgur.com/gallery/I84Mu We also had a cowardly, evil, lazy British tiger named Orangestripes: http://imgur.c… --- ## [Empty fast food restaurant - what should take it over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-fast-food-restaurant-what-should-take-it-over/787359)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-fast-food-restaurant-what-should-take-it-over/787359 "2017-05-31T15:00:53Z")
Two fast food places - an Arby’s near where I work, and a KFC near my home - both closed a few months ago, and have not been filled yet. This gave me the idea for this thread: If there was an opening for a fast food re… --- ## [Ralph Vaughan Williams vs. Gustav Holst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-vaughan-williams-vs-gustav-holst/787444)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ralph-vaughan-williams-vs-gustav-holst/787444 "2017-05-31T13:42:48Z")
Hi SD, Who was a better composer? I enjoy them both, but am curious as to how they stack up against each other. If you had to prefer one of them in terms of their treatments of English Folk Music, who is superior and … --- ## [Am I the only one in the world who loves Arby's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-in-the-world-who-loves-arbys/679858)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-in-the-world-who-loves-arbys/679858 "2017-05-31T10:31:09Z")
I was first introduced to Arby’s at the age of 11, and I have been in love ever since. I don’t eat there much anymore because it’s kind of spendy, but I still love the regular old roast beef sandwiches, no sauce, no che… --- ## [The Flash S03E23: Finish Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e23-finish-line/787331)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e23-finish-line/787331 "2017-05-31T02:14:27Z")
Was there ever any question that Savitar would be defeated? If you had figured out last week that HR had replaced Iris, then the episode played out pretty much as you’d expect. If only HR hadn’t revealed himself almost … --- ## [If I wanted to taste the Real Thing of, say, the 40s or 50s .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wanted-to-taste-the-real-thing-of-say-the-40s-or-50s/787736)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wanted-to-taste-the-real-thing-of-say-the-40s-or-50s/787736 "2017-05-31T00:59:10Z")
… which sort of Coke should I buy today and where? In other words which concoction of Coke sold today anywhere in the world approaches the genuine taste of a 40s Coca-Cola? Or isn’t there one? --- ## [That Law & Order noise-- This is what it is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-law-order-noise-this-is-what-it-is/787730)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-law-order-noise-this-is-what-it-is/787730 "2017-05-30T20:36:46Z")
“The mark is described as consisting of two musical notes, a strike and a rapid rearticulation of a perfect fifth pitch interval, which in the key of C sounds the notes C and G, struck concurrently.” That’s how it is tr… --- ## [RIP Maya Angelou](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-maya-angelou/787722)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-maya-angelou/787722 "2017-05-30T16:06:05Z")
NPR report --- ## [R.I.P. Gregg Allman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gregg-allman/787555)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gregg-allman/787555 "2017-05-30T15:51:32Z")
Gregg Allman has passed away. Link --- ## [I LOVE Shark Tank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-shark-tank/786978)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-shark-tank/786978 "2017-05-30T15:46:20Z")
So I just discovered a new (new to me) show: Shark Tank. Where have I been all this time? How did I not know about this show already? It’s SO addictive. I’ve slowly been watching more and more reality television as I gr… --- ## [Carr's Dictionary of Extraordinary Cricketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrs-dictionary-of-extraordinary-cricketers/787298)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrs-dictionary-of-extraordinary-cricketers/787298 "2017-05-30T11:36:54Z")
I just found a copy of this book. It’s the smallest book I’ve ever held. It’s smaller than a sheet of toilet paper, and barely thicker. Just a few pages of bizarrery. It’s a very old game. --- ## [Former Blue Peter presenter John Noakes dies at 83](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-blue-peter-presenter-john-noakes-dies-at-83/787643)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-blue-peter-presenter-john-noakes-dies-at-83/787643 "2017-05-30T07:26:30Z")
The BBC children’s show’s longest-serving presenter, appearing for more than 12 years, and was often seen with his dog Shep by his side. A family statement said he had “endured and suffered from” Alzheimer’s disease. “… --- ## [Doc Ock throwing a car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-ock-throwing-a-car/787144)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-ock-throwing-a-car/787144 "2017-05-30T02:32:36Z")
A Spider-man movie trivia question: Peter Parker is having lunch with somebody. Outside, Dr Octopus picks up a car and throws it through the restaurant window. Is he standing on his two human legs when he picks up the c… --- ## [Songs with group member's names in the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-group-members-names-in-the-lyrics/787419)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-group-members-names-in-the-lyrics/787419 "2017-05-30T02:19:47Z")
For example, from The Supremes Back in My Arms Again How can Mary tell me what to do When she lost her love so true? And Flo, she don’t know 'Cause the boy she loves is a Romeo Or The Beatles’ Glass Onion Well here… --- ## [Whart do I call the wonderful stew I made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whart-do-i-call-the-wonderful-stew-i-made/787686)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whart-do-i-call-the-wonderful-stew-i-made/787686 "2017-05-30T02:03:31Z")
Tonight I improvised and made a stew, and it turned out absolutely unbelievable. Here’s what I did: Boiled chopped chuck beef and lamb neck bones (about 3 pounds total) for almost two hours, until it was very soft, kee… --- ## [Hannibal Barca in mass-media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-barca-in-mass-media/787677)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hannibal-barca-in-mass-media/787677 "2017-05-30T00:30:31Z")
Looking for a good movie, TV series, or miniseries, non-documentary, about Hannibal, the great Carthaginian military leader. I remember being entranced by his story in World History X class in freshman year of high schoo… --- ## [Sci-fi/Fantasy races and individuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-fantasy-races-and-individuality/787615)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-fantasy-races-and-individuality/787615 "2017-05-29T22:53:09Z")
I was talking to a friend recently and mentioned how much I enjoyed the Mass Effect series of science fiction games, she said she tried it but couldn’t get into it because of the stereotypical alien races. I had to admit… --- ## [Matzo meal wienerschnitzel -- yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matzo-meal-wienerschnitzel-yes-or-no/786562)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matzo-meal-wienerschnitzel-yes-or-no/786562 "2017-05-29T16:37:42Z")
Ever used matzo meal to bread thin cutlets – veal, chicken, turkey, or pork – for schnitzel? Or Scallopine Milanese, if you want to be all Italian about it? You know the routine: Shake cutlets in seasoned flour, dip in… --- ## [Soup or Salad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-or-salad/787569)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soup-or-salad/787569 "2017-05-29T14:38:21Z")
When ordering in a typical restaurant, and they ask “Soup or salad?” which do you pick? Me, I’m going for soup, almost always. Only if the soup is something like clam chowder, or French onion, will I consider a salad. … --- ## [Is identifying with the lead crucial for a movie's success](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-identifying-with-the-lead-crucial-for-a-movies-success/787537)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-identifying-with-the-lead-crucial-for-a-movies-success/787537 "2017-05-29T13:26:38Z")
In the Alexander the Great movie thread, Sherrerd opines: “… identifying with the movie subject is crucial to mainstream success.” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20234727&postcount=14 I’m not here … --- ## ["What Are They Saying In That Song?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-they-saying-in-that-song/786959)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-they-saying-in-that-song/786959 "2017-05-29T13:26:20Z")
I have a few specific questions, but I’d be happy if this thread takes on a life of its own, and people start asking similar questions about other songs. This is not a lyric thread- it’s a “spoken words in the middle of … --- ## [Is the Doctor's relationship with Amy Pond unusually emotional for him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-doctors-relationship-with-amy-pond-unusually-emotional-for-him/641200)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-doctors-relationship-with-amy-pond-unusually-emotional-for-him/641200 "2017-05-29T08:39:16Z")
This is not a rhetorical question. I don’t do rhetorical questions. Rhetorical questions are for preachers and Welshmen. The first episode of DOCTOR WHO I ever saw was the first Matt Smith episode, which was also the fi… --- ## [Taste of celery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-of-celery/705136)
**Author:** [@Pliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pliam)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taste-of-celery/705136 "2017-05-29T05:35:28Z")
I just finished a discussion with my wife and her siblings, in which celery came up, and I was dumbfounded by the reaction I got from them. I have eaten celery since I was a young child, cooked in stuffing or soups, raw… --- ## [Ahi Tuna Tacos with Wasabi Cream and Mango Avocado Salsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahi-tuna-tacos-with-wasabi-cream-and-mango-avocado-salsa/787613)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahi-tuna-tacos-with-wasabi-cream-and-mango-avocado-salsa/787613 "2017-05-28T22:38:33Z")
I’ll be making this today. Ahi Tuna Tacos with Wasabi Cream and Mango Avocado Salsa Servings: Makes 4 Ahi Tuna Tacos, 1/3 cup Wasabi Cream, and 1 cup Mango Avocado Salsa Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes To… --- ## [Has any high-profile guest vocalist done less than Javis Cocker in the new Feist single?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-high-profile-guest-vocalist-done-less-than-javis-cocker-in-the-new-feist-single/787607)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-high-profile-guest-vocalist-done-less-than-javis-cocker-in-the-new-feist-single/787607 "2017-05-28T18:12:01Z")
Jarvis Cocker (from Pulp) is guest vocalist on the new Feist single Century. Not that you’d know it from listening to the first 80% of the song. He does’t appear (as far as I can tell) until four minutes into a five min… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: LMD - Season 4 thread (Open Spoilers for aired episodes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-lmd-season-4-thread-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/776930)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-lmd-season-4-thread-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/776930 "2017-05-28T15:58:31Z")
OK, so they’re very well aware of the idea that this is a common theme, robots turning against their creator. Mack gets some great lines. How many movie references can they make? I’m not sure how I like the senator and … --- ## [The Same Sky:-On Netflix: Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-same-sky-on-netflix-open-spoilers/787588)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-same-sky-on-netflix-open-spoilers/787588 "2017-05-28T11:14:20Z")
Just finished watching this Anglo-German production. Dialogue in English and subtitled German. Its about an East German “Romeo” agent operating in West Berlin against the Secretaries at an NSA listening post called Devi… --- ## [Miss Sloane (spoiler alert)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-sloane-spoiler-alert/787577)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-sloane-spoiler-alert/787577 "2017-05-28T03:36:56Z")
Entertainingly implausible. Fast moving fun at the expense of the rich and powerful. But, I need you geniuses to enlighten me on the ending. Did she spend 14 months or 5 years in prison? Who picked her up when she got … --- ## [Identify this comic book? (Ersatz Batman And Superman?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-comic-book-ersatz-batman-and-superman/787536)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-comic-book-ersatz-batman-and-superman/787536 "2017-05-28T02:46:06Z")
Saw a comic book a while back – I want to say it was a one-shot by someone other than DC or Marvel, but I can’t be sure – where the obvious gag is that knockoffs of Superman and Batman wind up in, as it were, the real wo… --- ## [Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, T Bone Burnett collaboration, Raising Sand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-plant-amp-alison-krauss-t-bone-burnett-collaboration-raising-sand/787297)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-plant-amp-alison-krauss-t-bone-burnett-collaboration-raising-sand/787297 "2017-05-28T01:50:26Z")
Ok, I’m a bit late to the party. How did a Album earning 5 Grammy’s miss my attention for so long? It came out in 2007. I stumbled across it on YouTube. One of many reasons I love YouTube. I find a lot of new music ther… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=733) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=735)