# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=741 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 742 --- ## [Stella has an ad featuring three apples used in their...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stella-has-an-ad-featuring-three-apples-used-in-their/786174 "2017-05-09T12:45:21Z")
…a Mac, a Golden Delicious, and a Granny Smith. Except for the McIntosh, when are the others used in cider? I suspect they were chosen for their contrast. Harumph. --- ## [Snl 5/6/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-5-6-17/786136)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-5-6-17/786136 "2017-05-09T12:21:46Z")
There’s a thread about one of the skits but I didn’t want to hijack. It was a very strange episode for me. For one, I wasn’t sure for a while if it was a rerun or not. Not being a fan of the genre, I don’t think I knew … --- ## [Greek Yogurt: What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-yogurt-whats-the-big-deal/785920)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-yogurt-whats-the-big-deal/785920 "2017-05-09T12:15:22Z")
One of my standard breakfasts is to cut up some fruit and/or berries, add yogurt, stir, and eat. Delicious and healthy. I use nonfat, organic yogurt. The nonfat tastes fine to me, and I usually try to buy organic mea… --- ## [Hated movies or flops that were not BAD films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hated-movies-or-flops-that-were-not-bad-films/784943)
**Author:** [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hated-movies-or-flops-that-were-not-bad-films/784943 "2017-05-09T08:53:54Z")
In thisthread discussing if film makers involved in making bad movies are aware of that fact, or think they are making a quality product, ZipperJJ throws some hate on 1998’s Godzilla. ZipperJJ is certainly not alone in … --- ## [Why "stylized" instead of realistic art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stylized-instead-of-realistic-art/785838)
**Author:** [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-stylized-instead-of-realistic-art/785838 "2017-05-09T04:22:41Z")
Why is it that some of the great civilizations of the world only left stylized artwork, especially portraits? If you think about artworks from any period further back than the last millennium, it seems that all the pain… --- ## [SNL's Star Trek Parody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-star-trek-parody/786132)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snls-star-trek-parody/786132 "2017-05-09T04:04:10Z")
The skit is pretty funny and Pine does a mean Shatner but what is craziest is they used the same guy who played Sulu in 70s with Jim Belushi and the 80s in a skit with William Shatner. --- ## [Quick DS9 question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-ds9-question/785942)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-ds9-question/785942 "2017-05-08T21:03:04Z")
So I’m binging DS9, it being the only Trek series I’d seen only a few episodes of (and liked). I’m almost done with season 5. I have one question: How many more “time travel story where they have to unravel a delicate p… --- ## [Unsung hero of rock & soul music - documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-hero-of-rock-soul-music-documentary/786007)
**Author:** [@CrankyPant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyPant)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsung-hero-of-rock-soul-music-documentary/786007 "2017-05-08T19:31:11Z")
For any fans of 60’s rock and soul music, I highly recommend this documentary. Bert Berns died young, but wrote and produced many of the decade’s best songs. It’s in theaters in some cities this week, and I think comin… --- ## [Preserving Home Movies Question(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-home-movies-question-s/785768)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preserving-home-movies-question-s/785768 "2017-05-08T19:15:49Z")
Hey, for anyone here who has a knowledge about converting/preserving home movies/works in the movie industry: I have a DVD of standard 8mm movies. I no longer, due to theft, have the original reels. Will I be able to … --- ## [Help settle the egg peeling question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-the-egg-peeling-question/785396)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-settle-the-egg-peeling-question/785396 "2017-05-08T19:04:58Z")
My experience, sometimes it almost falls off by itself and sometimes I have to peel it one flake at a time and everything in-between. My usual method of cooking I add eggs to cold water and bring to a boil for about a mi… --- ## [How many slices of pizza do you eat in one sitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816 "2017-05-08T18:25:21Z")
And does it matter if it’s lunch or dinner? If so, give both. --- ## [Help with rodeo slang?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-rodeo-slang/786027)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-rodeo-slang/786027 "2017-05-08T18:15:03Z")
Here are the lyrics to Chris LeDoux’s Cadillac Cowboy. There are some phrase there I don’t understand. I assume they have to do with riding in or preparing for a rodeo. Can anyone translate for me? jingle in my jeans l… --- ## [Marvel's The Defenders First Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-the-defenders-first-trailer/785809)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-the-defenders-first-trailer/785809 "2017-05-08T16:32:54Z")
Here it is. They have eight episodes to get everyone together, set up a Big Bad, have a subplot or two and then tie it all off. Most of the Marvel series on Netflix are too long; if anything, I wonder if this one will b… --- ## [Thoroughly enjoyed this (Mark Knopfler)...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-enjoyed-this-mark-knopfler/784700)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-enjoyed-this-mark-knopfler/784700 "2017-05-08T15:17:05Z")
Stumbled on this bit of guitar magic by Mark Knopfler and thought others would enjoy hearing it (again) as well: Sultans of Swing (sans vocals) --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 23 (May 4, 2017) -- "The Gyroscopic Collapse"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-23-may-4-2017-the-gyroscopic-collapse/785860)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-23-may-4-2017-the-gyroscopic-collapse/785860 "2017-05-08T14:25:27Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Help me with this idiom, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-idiom-please/786080)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-this-idiom-please/786080 "2017-05-08T02:03:45Z")
From an article I’m translating from Russian (which is a translation from Chinese). The reference is to Western economists: If we use their research methods and rely on concepts and conclusions obtained as a result of … --- ## ["Cream Puff War": What were the Grateful Dead \*on\* about here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-puff-war-what-were-the-grateful-dead-on-about-here/356897)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cream-puff-war-what-were-the-grateful-dead-on-about-here/356897 "2017-05-08T01:11:02Z")
An early Grateful Dead song, that appears on the first LP, but which they don’t seem to have performed much after that, is Cream Puff War. It’s a nice, catchy little pop-flavored tune, with Pigpen’s Hammond C3 pulsati… --- ## [Face Off Season 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-11/779434)
**Author:** [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-11/779434 "2017-05-08T01:03:45Z")
Hey you guys, are we still watching Face Off? This is Season 11, they are calling it Face Off All Stars. The details of the format are slightly different – the contestants are all from previous seasons, and they are in… --- ## [Using up seized chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-up-seized-chocolate/786050)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-up-seized-chocolate/786050 "2017-05-08T00:50:19Z")
I make a cooking error the other day. I was melting chocolate for caramel slices and decided to stir some golden syrup into it, to up the caramelly flavours. Of course, the extra moisture made the chocolate instantly sei… --- ## [Anyone up for a philosophical discussion about science fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-philosophical-discussion-about-science-fiction/785309)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-a-philosophical-discussion-about-science-fiction/785309 "2017-05-07T23:44:01Z")
Specifically, I’m wondering why what we call “cyberpunk” fiction is so rare anymore. Granted, the term “cyberpunk” itself is outdated, since saying “cyber” anything is hopelessly passe. But, why is that particular visio… --- ## [Looking for music by The Wide Lapels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-by-the-wide-lapels/786018)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-by-the-wide-lapels/786018 "2017-05-07T18:31:52Z")
Keven Todd Smith(“Ares” from Hercules and Xena) was once part of a novelty band called The Wide Lapels. They played covers of the the worst the 70’s had to offer, and I am looking for examples of their work. --- ## [High Barbaree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-barbaree/786063)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-barbaree/786063 "2017-05-07T16:40:06Z")
In High Barbaree (1947) we see the nose art on a PBY. It’s a banner that reads ‘HIGH BARBAREE’, with a painting of a pouncing cat above it. I know that the Barbary Coast is along North Africa, and there’s a sea chanty … --- ## [Were/are there any famous composers that were mediocre(at best) musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-are-there-any-famous-composers-that-were-mediocre-at-best-musicians/785858)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-are-there-any-famous-composers-that-were-mediocre-at-best-musicians/785858 "2017-05-07T16:25:02Z")
I was watching “Amadeus” the other day, and while seeing Tom Hulce pretending to play the piano like a mad genius, the above question occurred to me. Were there composing geniuses out there that were mere schlubs when i… --- ## [The Bridge on the River Kwai revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-revisited/786003)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-revisited/786003 "2017-05-07T14:25:37Z")
I have always considered The Bridge on the River Kwai a great tale, well told. I saw it again yesterday and came to a different conclusion. The story opens with a healthy, robust pair of American malingerers burying th… --- ## [How often do you eat pork?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-eat-pork/785805)
**Author:** [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-eat-pork/785805 "2017-05-07T13:33:52Z")
I’m especially curious as to whether you eat pork more/less often than other meats like chicken and beef. --- ## [What are Crisps like in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crisps-like-in-the-uk/785748)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-crisps-like-in-the-uk/785748 "2017-05-07T08:27:57Z")
My only reference is US potato chips. Are Crisps a prepackaged item? Any restaurants make them fresh? I’d love to eat a fresh made potato chip. Are US brands common in the UK? What are the dominant UK brands? What are… --- ## [In retrospect, were Metallica's Load and Reload good albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-were-metallicas-load-and-reload-good-albums/786034)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-were-metallicas-load-and-reload-good-albums/786034 "2017-05-07T06:01:42Z")
I know Metallica hardcores hated them for the sudden change in sound and image but honestly…How many times could they do thrash credibly? I feel like they took thrash as far as they could on “Justice”…By the time Load & … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- February 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2017-edition/778810)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2017-edition/778810 "2017-05-07T04:01:43Z")
Last month’s thread here. Okay, I’ll start this month’s thread, because I’ll be too busy to post for a few days and I want to get this post out. Finished Palace of Treason, by Jason Matthews. Pretty good, a sequel to h… --- ## [Least Favorite Deus Ex Machina From Star Trek: TNG.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-deus-ex-machina-from-star-trek-tng/785782)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-deus-ex-machina-from-star-trek-tng/785782 "2017-05-07T02:46:21Z")
I must say, I personally think Star Trek: the Next Generation was the best series of the entire set. Like TOS, it was cutting edge. But it was 20 years later, so they could deal with issues the first series never could d… --- ## [the ultimate pizza mystery is finally solved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pizza-mystery-is-finally-solved/785972)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-pizza-mystery-is-finally-solved/785972 "2017-05-07T00:28:56Z")
although its mainly about dominos id think the line of reasoning works for any other national chain http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/why-do-new-yorkers-in-the-pizza-capital-of-america-actually-order-domino… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=740) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=742)