# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=742 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 743 --- ## [Is there an age after which a song can't "become part of your soul" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-age-after-which-a-song-cant-become-part-of-your-soul/785358)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-age-after-which-a-song-cant-become-part-of-your-soul/785358 "2017-05-06T22:37:15Z")
First, I’d like to point out that this isn’t another of these “new music sucks” rants. In this thread, buddha\_david wrote this : Now, it may have been tongue-in-cheek, but it’s led me to think about the way music, fee… --- ## [When's the last time you saw a long-distance commercial on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-saw-a-long-distance-commercial-on-tv/785929)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whens-the-last-time-you-saw-a-long-distance-commercial-on-tv/785929 "2017-05-06T22:07:51Z")
I was listening to a pop culture podcast (Appointment TV) and the host talked about how she cries at long-distance commercials during “that time of the month”. The funny thing is, she is younger than I am (around 30 I th… --- ## [When remembering what network carried what TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-remembering-what-network-carried-what-tv-show/785649)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-remembering-what-network-carried-what-tv-show/785649 "2017-05-06T21:47:35Z")
Do you remember by picturing the color saturation, grain, and resolution? Also possibly by the cheapness of the production? For my household, CBS: The picture was fuller and tended towards greens and browns. Kojak, All… --- ## [As I was sitting doing nothing, the Pinky Lee theme song came into my head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-was-sitting-doing-nothing-the-pinky-lee-theme-song-came-into-my-head/786002)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-was-sitting-doing-nothing-the-pinky-lee-theme-song-came-into-my-head/786002 "2017-05-06T20:25:18Z")
Talk about a crappy earworm. Other aged Dopers remember? --- ## [The Dark Tower trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-trailer/785795)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-trailer/785795 "2017-05-06T17:16:03Z")
So, The Dark Tower trailer is out. Linky. I am not impressed. It appears that they took the books and distilled them down to a) a guy who shoots really well b) a kid and c) lets add in some monsters! and turned it int… --- ## [Dandelion jelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-jelly/785813)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dandelion-jelly/785813 "2017-05-06T12:52:41Z")
Okay, this strikes me as weird: someone I don’t know very well at all (like we belong to the same women’s club, but haven’t really talked or served on the same committees or anything) gave me a jar of homemade jelly. Ju… --- ## [Her (movie) (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-movie-spoilers/681565)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/her-movie-spoilers/681565 "2017-05-06T12:35:02Z")
Just saw Her. My first reaction was that it had something deep and meaningful to say about the nature of relationships – isn’t it ironic, that the course of Theodore & Samanatha’s relationship went through all the stage… --- ## [Last top-40 song mentioning "marriage" in a positive light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-top-40-song-mentioning-marriage-in-a-positive-light/785808)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-top-40-song-mentioning-marriage-in-a-positive-light/785808 "2017-05-06T08:45:42Z")
What was the last pop song to talk about marriage as a worthwhile goal between the singer and their SO? I’m thinking something like The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”. Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” d… --- ## [What method did Preserved Killick use to brew coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-method-did-preserved-killick-use-to-brew-coffee/785634)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-method-did-preserved-killick-use-to-brew-coffee/785634 "2017-05-06T06:20:17Z")
If you read Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin novels, you know that these two loved nothing better than strong coffee. The steward Preserved Killick was responsible for roasting, grinding, and brewing their drink, but no… --- ## [Old Folks dancing in cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-dancing-in-cartoons/785719)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-dancing-in-cartoons/785719 "2017-05-06T05:05:36Z")
I have vague memories of some old cartoons (30-40s vintage)…Loony Toons-Merrie Melodies…where a snappy tune was playing, and all the toons were dancing with joy…including some really old guy walking along pointing his wa… --- ## [Is there anything more curious to still find in grocery stores than lard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-more-curious-to-still-find-in-grocery-stores-than-lard/784659 "2017-05-06T02:19:31Z")
Intended as sort of a counterpart to this threadhttp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823876. Ever notice how most grocery stores still carry buckets/tubs of lardsomewhere in their meat sections? What is … --- ## [What awful baby name could this have been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-awful-baby-name-could-this-have-been/785771)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-awful-baby-name-could-this-have-been/785771 "2017-05-06T00:14:51Z")
In a recent “Dear Prudence” column on Slate, the following item appeared: Dear Prudence: My brother wants me to donate sperm a second time. — The column never reveals the name, but I bet, given the pop culture and cla… --- ## [How are places like Little Caesars HOT-N-READY pizzas made so quick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160 "2017-05-05T23:04:30Z")
Went by Little Caesars drive thru last night. Ordered the three meat HOT-N-READY. The lady had it in her hand when I pulled up to the window. :stuck\_out\_tongue: That’s faster service than McDonald’s or Wendys. How are t… --- ## [Name that Tune!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/785933)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/785933 "2017-05-05T21:06:46Z")
I have a quasi-remembered song running through my head all morning. Yet I can’t remember who did it, the name of the song, or hardly any of the lyrics. It’s a ‘grunge-pop’ song, in the vein of the Jesus & Mary Chain wit… --- ## [Chili Verde help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-verde-help/785313)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-verde-help/785313 "2017-05-05T19:31:42Z")
I am going to make a batch of chili verde for the first time. The recipe I have is tomatillos (of course), jalapeno, onion, garlic, chicken stock, oregano and a pinch of cloves. Here’s my quandry: a lot of recipes incl… --- ## [Is there anyone who hates most pastries/candies due to their incredible sweetness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-hates-most-pastries-candies-due-to-their-incredible-sweetness/785902)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-who-hates-most-pastries-candies-due-to-their-incredible-sweetness/785902 "2017-05-05T19:05:05Z")
Perhaps I have developed a ‘refined’ taste in regards to sugar living in many countries, but I have never particularly eaten a brownie, chocolate chip cookie, store bought chocolate :frowning: (yuck), or even cakes (too … --- ## [Can anyone ID this sad country song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-sad-country-song/785940)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-sad-country-song/785940 "2017-05-05T18:40:04Z")
I heard this when I was between 7-9 years old back in the late '90s. My mom worked at the same elementary school I attended and it would periodically come on the radio when I was playing with toys or reading books while … --- ## [Carrot Preserves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-preserves/785866)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot-preserves/785866 "2017-05-05T17:22:00Z")
I recently purchased a jar of carrot preserves at a shop that specializes in Turkish and Persian foods. I don’t know quite what I was expecting. This stuff is really, really intensely sweet. What does one do with it? --- ## [Colonel Bruce Hampton passes away after collapsing on stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonel-bruce-hampton-passes-away-after-collapsing-on-stage/785913)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colonel-bruce-hampton-passes-away-after-collapsing-on-stage/785913 "2017-05-05T16:51:42Z")
Col. Bruce Hampton collapses at end of birthday show at Fox Theatre Hampton toured mainly in the southeast, and I’ve seen him perform about a dozen times. He fronted several bands of highly talented musicians such as Aq… --- ## [Help me come up with a possibly too-ambitious Cinco de Mayo dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-possibly-too-ambitious-cinco-de-mayo-dish/785910)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-possibly-too-ambitious-cinco-de-mayo-dish/785910 "2017-05-05T16:50:00Z")
Hi folks. I’m going to a Cinco de Mayo thing tonight and, having been chuckling over the related Facebook memes (“you’re not allowed to celebrate if you’ve been chanting ‘build that wall’”), thought it might be silly/fu… --- ## [Cheddar cheese one year after sell-by date-- edible? (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-one-year-after-sell-by-date-edible-need-answer-fast/785814)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-one-year-after-sell-by-date-edible-need-answer-fast/785814 "2017-05-05T15:26:07Z")
I have a package of Black Diamond hard white cheddar cheese that’s been tightly wrapped in plastic AND in a ziplock bag in my refrigerator crisper drawer (NOT freezer) for the past year. It was shoved to the back; I forg… --- ## [Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (forthcoming movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-forthcoming-movie/785619)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-forthcoming-movie/785619 "2017-05-05T12:18:24Z")
I have recently read about the comic book history of “Valerian”: Valérian and Laureline: From French Comic Book to Hollywood Motion Picture - World Comic Book Review which in turn led me to the official website of the … --- ## [Neil DeGrasse Tyson will be on C-SPAN 2's "In Depth" this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-degrasse-tyson-will-be-on-c-span-2s-in-depth-this-weekend/785895)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-degrasse-tyson-will-be-on-c-span-2s-in-depth-this-weekend/785895 "2017-05-05T04:19:38Z")
It’s going to be a 3-hour interview, broadcasted live starting at noon Eastern time. It will rebroadcast at least 2 more times. In March, this show had Dave Barry (great program, too) and in the past has had other in… --- ## [Misleading trailers that ruined the movie for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-trailers-that-ruined-the-movie-for-you/549466)
**Author:** [@FrigidLizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrigidLizard)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-trailers-that-ruined-the-movie-for-you/549466 "2017-05-04T20:13:17Z")
I just came from a thread about Last Action Hero, and it was suggested that people didn’t like the movie because of the misleading trailer. I was wondering what other movies may have been ruined this way. For instance, w… --- ## [What do you look for in a veggie "meat substitute"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-veggie-meat-substitute/785573)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-look-for-in-a-veggie-meat-substitute/785573 "2017-05-04T18:06:05Z")
In this thread one poster praises a canned jackfruit as a “meat substitute” while noting that it has essentially no protein. Another poster expressed puzzlement expressing the perspective that “one of the points of meat… --- ## [The Flash S03E20: I Know Who You Are](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e20-i-know-who-you-are/785749)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e20-i-know-who-you-are/785749 "2017-05-04T17:34:25Z")
From the log-line: We also get to finally learn the identity of who Savitar is. I have my own theories, which I will spoiler-box for consideration’s sake. \[SPOILER\]For the longest time, I thought it was Future Barry. … --- ## [Kelly and Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-and-ryan/785670)
**Author:** [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-and-ryan/785670 "2017-05-04T17:27:22Z")
It finally happened Live with Kelly is now Live with Kelly and Ryan Seacrest… Out of all the people, they picked one that will now make me not watch the show. --- ## [What dances were these? Older members help. (1962 home movie):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dances-were-these-older-members-help-1962-home-movie/785695)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dances-were-these-older-members-help-1962-home-movie/785695 "2017-05-04T14:07:49Z")
The little girl is my mother. She made her first communion in May 1962, and this video is the party of her communion. The man is my great uncle. I’m curious as to what dances are being danced; it might give… --- ## [Hod Kotb Is Drunk On Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hod-kotb-is-drunk-on-today/785783)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hod-kotb-is-drunk-on-today/785783 "2017-05-04T03:28:16Z")
I don’t know if I am the best judge of these things. But I could swear Today host Hoda Kotb is usually drunk on the show. I know she and Kathy Lee Gifford usually have these BIG glasses of white wine next to them. But I… --- ## [RIP Col. Bruce Hampton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-col-bruce-hampton/785763)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-col-bruce-hampton/785763 "2017-05-04T03:04:30Z")
Collapsed on stage during a performance/gathering for his 70th birthday. Story here. (Wasn’t a huge fan of his but did manage to see him twice…looks like more than one comment mentions he went out doing what he loved) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=741) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=743)