# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=749 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 750 --- ## [Asparagus raw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparagus-raw/784553)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asparagus-raw/784553 "2017-04-17T02:29:17Z")
I bought a prepared salad at my local food store. Its main ingredients were asparagus, tomatos and cheese. It was pretty good and I decided to make some for myself. The problem is how to prepare the asparagus. In the sto… --- ## [The Beach Boys are great/ awful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-are-great-awful/783835)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beach-boys-are-great-awful/783835 "2017-04-17T02:24:45Z")
Has any other “significant,” “important,” “world-famous” band made so much \>\>\>bad\<\<\< music? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy much of their output (even some less well known stuff from the 70s) but the good is often surrounded… --- ## [Monty Python's Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-pythons-terry-jones-diagnosed-with-dementia/766700)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-pythons-terry-jones-diagnosed-with-dementia/766700 "2017-04-17T02:21:46Z")
Sad news for Monty Python fans. A spokesperson for Terry Jones has revealed that he’s been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia called primary progressive aphasia, which has affected his ability to speak to the point … --- ## [That is not the song I mean.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-not-the-song-i-mean/783838)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-is-not-the-song-i-mean/783838 "2017-04-17T01:41:28Z")
It happens a lot to me. Some one mentions a song and I think I know what they are talking about but then I find out that I don’t. I thought I was grounded in all that is Top 40, R&B, New Wave, Rock-- you know, oldies lik… --- ## ["Love Is Strange" question...SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-strange-question-spoilers/710868)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-strange-question-spoilers/710868 "2017-04-17T00:35:14Z")
We saw “Love Is Strange” a couple of months ago, and I’ve been thinking about one particular scene, trying to figure out something, ever since. Spoiler space so the preview isn’t rude… / / / / / / / / / / / … --- ## [Are the opening credits of Archer and Cowboy Beebops riffs on a particular show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-opening-credits-of-archer-and-cowboy-beebops-riffs-on-a-particular-show/784359)
**Author:** [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-opening-credits-of-archer-and-cowboy-beebops-riffs-on-a-particular-show/784359 "2017-04-16T22:25:57Z")
The two shows have similar opening credits and opening themes. They both look vaguely like cartoon versions of 70’s TV openings, and both shows are inspired by 70’s TV genres (Westerns and spy shows). So I always assum… --- ## [What is your theme song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-theme-song/783666)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-theme-song/783666 "2017-04-16T18:31:19Z")
If someone was to make a television series about your life, what would you like the theme song to be? It doesn’t have to match your life exactly-it can just set the mood of the series if you wish. I would have to choos… --- ## [The Swish of the Curtain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swish-of-the-curtain/717512)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-swish-of-the-curtain/717512 "2017-04-16T18:10:26Z")
From the eponymous book, was a Masterpiece Theater Junior children’s presentation some time in the early 80’s. It was originally produced by BBC 4. I have been trying unsuccessfully to find this series on DVD/VHS, wax cy… --- ## [How closely do you listen to the lyrics of a new song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-closely-do-you-listen-to-the-lyrics-of-a-new-song/784465)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-closely-do-you-listen-to-the-lyrics-of-a-new-song/784465 "2017-04-16T14:33:33Z")
There’s two types of lyrics. The ones that repeat constantly. You can’t help but instantly take note of those. Then you have the chatty songs where the lyrics tell a story. You really have to make an effort to fully ab… --- ## [Parks and Rec 11/3 - End of the World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-rec-11-3-end-of-the-world/601812)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-rec-11-3-end-of-the-world/601812 "2017-04-16T13:03:39Z")
I’m continually amazed by how much stuff gets crammed into a single episode. Each one of the three storylines would be enough for an episode on any other show, but they fit all three in without suffering in quality. Plus… --- ## ["24: Legacy"; Anyone Watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-legacy-anyone-watching/779163)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-legacy-anyone-watching/779163 "2017-04-16T08:15:54Z")
I thought it was OK. Very much in the mould the old series. Analysts at CTU doing undercover work and avoiding bosses, some torture scenes, crazy family relationships (our hero’s brother is a major drug lord in The Pro… --- ## [Kilo Two Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kilo-two-bravo/784516)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kilo-two-bravo/784516 "2017-04-16T02:21:17Z")
I found this movie (AKA Kajaki) because one of the actors had a bit part in Outlander. My husband and I watched it on Netflix last night. It’s a British film about soldiers in Afghanistan who find a riverbed full of la… --- ## [Touching moments in TV shows in the LAST place you'd expect it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touching-moments-in-tv-shows-in-the-last-place-youd-expect-it/784071)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touching-moments-in-tv-shows-in-the-last-place-youd-expect-it/784071 "2017-04-16T01:32:18Z")
Last episode of Land of the Lost in season one. The main characters get home by replacing themselves with…themselves from another point in time. Kind of a cheat but still… Far Out Space Nuts: I can’t remember the circum… --- ## [Neil Sedaka "Bad Blood" lyric question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-sedaka-bad-blood-lyric-question/784524)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neil-sedaka-bad-blood-lyric-question/784524 "2017-04-15T22:13:59Z")
Bad (bad) blood (blood) The bitch is in her smile The lie is on her lips Such an evil child What does “the bitch is in her smile” mean? --- ## [Tuba Players Roll Call!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-players-roll-call/784391)
**Author:** [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-players-roll-call/784391 "2017-04-15T20:10:54Z")
Hi, my name is Jumpbass, and I’m a tuba player. A couple folks mentioned in another thread that they also play tuba. I thought it might be interesting (for certain values of “interesting”) to share some tuba geekery. Wh… --- ## [PBS series on WWI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-series-on-wwi/784504)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pbs-series-on-wwi/784504 "2017-04-15T16:29:29Z")
Anybody else watching (or ‘watched’, since I recorded it)? Extremely well done documentary that sticks very close to history as I understand it. I’m familiar with most of it, having read several books on the subject, bu… --- ## [Thinking of joining Hulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-joining-hulu/784503)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-joining-hulu/784503 "2017-04-15T16:20:31Z")
Both their library of shows and original fare seem interesting. People who have it, are you happy with it? Is the No Commercial plan worth the extra couple of bucks or is the Limited Commercials not that bad? Does it hav… --- ## ["Iron Fist" versus "Legion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-fist-versus-legion/784189)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-fist-versus-legion/784189 "2017-04-15T15:15:04Z")
I thought it’d be interesting to use thee shows as a case study of why one show can be good when another sucks. Now, full disclosure; I think Marvel movies and TV shows, for the most part, suck. Sometimes they’re good … --- ## [Do Book Publishers Matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-book-publishers-matter/784374)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-book-publishers-matter/784374 "2017-04-15T14:17:59Z")
One of my favorite bloggers, Paul Lukas from ESPN and Uniwatch cited a book in his most recent post. When giving the title of the book, he also listed the publisher. Lukas references books a lot (and worked in publishing… --- ## [ClassicFM clip of near-orgasmic conductors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classicfm-clip-of-near-orgasmic-conductors/784471)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classicfm-clip-of-near-orgasmic-conductors/784471 "2017-04-15T07:08:29Z")
I’m pretty much obsessed with this clip of conductors absolutely losing their s\*\*t at a particularly awesome moment of classical music. (Watch it with the sound OFF first, try to guess what the piece is…) On the one han… --- ## [Restaurants inside Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-inside-walmart/784332)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-inside-walmart/784332 "2017-04-15T05:45:47Z")
Most of the Walmart locations near me (I live in Nashville, TN) have a Subway restaurant inside. I have a vague recollection of seeing a different restaurant inside a Walmart when I was on trip to Houston. But my memory … --- ## [J Geils has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-geils-has-passed-away/784277 "2017-04-15T05:11:54Z")
It ain’t nothin but a party. RIP a boston legend --- ## [Weird Art Display. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-art-display-help/784417)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-art-display-help/784417 "2017-04-14T23:49:27Z")
Some years back, there was an artist who created this figure. Kind of this grotesque, big headed figure that vaguely resembled a man. The figure was pink, weak looking, puny arms, big distended belly and a wide mouth. … --- ## [Fanfiction blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfiction-blues/784413)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfiction-blues/784413 "2017-04-14T21:42:56Z")
I don’t really know what to do with myself. I’m trying to write a story. I’ve been refining it for nearly three weeks now in my head, and I have the plot figured out for all but one section, and I finally worked up the c… --- ## [What Is This Saturday Night Live Sketch Spoofing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-saturday-night-live-sketch-spoofing/784147)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-saturday-night-live-sketch-spoofing/784147 "2017-04-14T17:34:10Z")
Beginning at 54:21, Louis CK portrays a weird-looking furniture salesman who is insanely into sectional sofas. There are weird production values, insane cameras angles, and other hallmarks befitting an amateurish product… --- ## [Woodwinds made of modern materials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodwinds-made-of-modern-materials/784330)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodwinds-made-of-modern-materials/784330 "2017-04-14T15:40:40Z")
When I was young we had two clarinets that my dad could play, and I briefly tried. One was silver metal (nickel plated brass?) and the other was a dark material and came apart into several sections with cork joints. I ha… --- ## [RIP Dorothy Mengering (David Letterman's Mom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dorothy-mengering-david-lettermans-mom/784340)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dorothy-mengering-david-lettermans-mom/784340 "2017-04-14T15:26:45Z")
I didn’t see this posted yet so I thought I’d toss it out there. David Letterman’s mom passed away. :frowning: She was 95 years old. One of my favorite bits on Letterman’s show was guessing the Thanksgiving pies. She… --- ## [Lady Gaga's Paparazzi Video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-paparazzi-video/784436)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gagas-paparazzi-video/784436 "2017-04-14T12:10:37Z")
Quick authorship question. When I am watching this video, whose visual ideas am I watching? How much of it is not just signed off on by her herself, but actually “thought up” by her so to speak? I am always curious abou… --- ## ["Box of coffee" from someone besides Starbucks? (PDX)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/box-of-coffee-from-someone-besides-starbucks-pdx/784392)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/box-of-coffee-from-someone-besides-starbucks-pdx/784392 "2017-04-14T09:53:13Z")
Hi gang; we’ve been asked to bring one of those big “box of coffee” things (i.e., essentially a giant jug of coffee in a cardboard box) to an Easter get-together on Sunday. We know Starbucks does them; who else does? We… --- ## [An observation about Nightwish (very MPSIMS-ish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-observation-about-nightwish-very-mpsims-ish/784399)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-observation-about-nightwish-very-mpsims-ish/784399 "2017-04-14T02:25:29Z")
It took more than 15 years but at long last, as of this week, I’ve finally become accustomed to Tarja Turunen’s vocals. Nightwish still has its occasional major annoyances (“Wish I Had an Angel”, I’m looking at you…) bu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=748) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=750)