# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=76 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 77 --- ## [Mean Girls, original vs. remake: Why was the limit problem changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-girls-original-vs-remake-why-was-the-limit-problem-changed/1018603)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mean-girls-original-vs-remake-why-was-the-limit-problem-changed/1018603 "2025-05-21T02:38:54Z")
In both versions of the movie Mean Girls, there’s a climactic moment when the main character, Cady, is at a math competition, on the final question, where the contestants have to determine the value of the limit of an ex… --- ## [The Wolf of Snow Hollow (no spoilers in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wolf-of-snow-hollow-no-spoilers-in-the-op/1018552)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wolf-of-snow-hollow-no-spoilers-in-the-op/1018552 "2025-05-20T15:28:40Z")
I saw this movie this weekend. It’s fantastic! Written, directed and stared in by Jim Cummings. In my opinion, the guy is very talented, I’d go so far as saying he’s brilliant. It’s a dark comedy and it ultimately is no… --- ## [Love Death and Robots Season 4 Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-death-and-robots-season-4-netflix/1018465)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-death-and-robots-season-4-netflix/1018465 "2025-05-20T14:33:45Z")
New Season drop and deserves a thread. A first live action entry. Cute enough I guess. Overall the animation styles are the star here. And they are interesting. I just wish they were in service of better stories. Prev… --- ## [Eurovision 2025 discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2025-discussion-thread/1018339)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eurovision-2025-discussion-thread/1018339 "2025-05-20T10:06:07Z")
It’s the first night of Eurovision. In the USA, you can stream on Peacock. So far, I liked Poland and didn’t like Slovenia --- ## [Band names containing misspelled animal names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-containing-misspelled-animal-names/1018557)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-names-containing-misspelled-animal-names/1018557 "2025-05-20T06:12:05Z")
There was a fad for animal-themed band names in the 60s, which the Internet tells me was started by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. I think there was a sub-fad within it for misspelling the animal name. I can only think of… --- ## [Ben Casey opening -- what did it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-casey-opening-what-did-it-mean/1018505)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-casey-opening-what-did-it-mean/1018505 "2025-05-19T23:02:27Z")
Here it is on YouTube: For those who don’t want to watch, the words “Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity” are said (in Sam Jaffe’s voice) while the symbols are written on a chalkboard in a vertical column. … --- ## [Are foreign restaurants with English menus guaranteed tourist traps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foreign-restaurants-with-english-menus-guaranteed-tourist-traps/1018440)
**Author:** [@Dirtymartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirtymartini)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-foreign-restaurants-with-english-menus-guaranteed-tourist-traps/1018440 "2025-05-19T18:56:22Z")
Well are they? Plus if anyone knows good restaurants in Barcelona I’d like to know. Plus I don’t speak a word of Spanish. I get there in 3 days. --- ## [Ethical Conundrums in Sci Fi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-conundrums-in-sci-fi/984101)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethical-conundrums-in-sci-fi/984101 "2025-05-19T06:14:32Z")
What are some examples of science fiction, whether it be novels, short stories, movies, or tv episodes, that do a very good job examining a complex ethical issue? --- ## [Rockers with surprising side hustles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockers-with-surprising-side-hustles/1018365)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rockers-with-surprising-side-hustles/1018365 "2025-05-18T23:00:33Z")
Brain May from Queen is, rather famously, an astrophysicist, but did you know Jeff “Skunk” Baxter from both Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers is a defense contractor and advisor to Congress on missile defense? And I don… --- ## [Ghosts (US) Season 4 General Discussion (Spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-us-season-4-general-discussion-spoilers-in-op/1005028)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-us-season-4-general-discussion-spoilers-in-op/1005028 "2025-05-18T21:45:00Z")
Ghosts returns to CBS on October 17 (appropriately, two weeks before Halloween). Some spoilers have come out. I’ll put them in increasing order of importance. And I’m not going to hide them in spoiler boxes, else we’ll … --- ## [RIP Joe Don Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-don-baker/1018418)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-joe-don-baker/1018418 "2025-05-18T21:35:08Z")
I didn’t see this posted. Joe Don Baker, who starred in Walking Tall in the role of Buford Pusser (an actual person and professional wrestler turned lawman), died on May 7th. --- ## [Andor (starting September 21, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andor-starting-september-21-2022/971787)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 389\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andor-starting-september-21-2022/971787 "2025-05-18T04:05:09Z")
12 total episodes. Once it is one episode per week, I personally think no spoilers until the next day (24 hours?), but I’ll go with the majority. I might be the only one, but I am quite interested in Mon Mothma, and ho… --- ## [Rent A Celebrity For A Day - who would you pick and what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-celebrity-for-a-day-who-would-you-pick-and-what-would-you-do/1018369)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rent-a-celebrity-for-a-day-who-would-you-pick-and-what-would-you-do/1018369 "2025-05-18T03:50:40Z")
It has to be a living celebrity and they won’t do anything overtly illegal or sexual, they aren’t going to blow you or be the wheel man of your getaway car. They also won’t give you money or any gifts so the only thing … --- ## [I've been rewatching CBS' "Cold Case", and one thing is clear: season six finale makes no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-rewatching-cbs-cold-case-and-one-thing-is-clear-season-six-finale-makes-no-sense/828837)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-rewatching-cbs-cold-case-and-one-thing-is-clear-season-six-finale-makes-no-sense/828837 "2025-05-18T01:37:22Z")
I highly doubt many people on here remember these episodes. But, in case some posters do, and are willing to discuss this, I’m going to leave this here. This is about the two-part six season finale of the CBS’ crime dram… --- ## ["Five Gates to Hell" (1959): What is this woman saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-gates-to-hell-1959-what-is-this-woman-saying/1018459)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-gates-to-hell-1959-what-is-this-woman-saying/1018459 "2025-05-18T00:42:55Z")
Video, for your perusal. You can hear the exchange at 37:27, the animated actress is Patricia Owens, who gets in Miss Jane’s face telling her that there’s only one way to survive the ordeal (basically by giving up the g… --- ## [Band whose best-known song sounds like Pink Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-whose-best-known-song-sounds-like-pink-floyd/1018471)
**Author:** [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-whose-best-known-song-sounds-like-pink-floyd/1018471 "2025-05-18T00:35:14Z")
For years I would hear a song on Classic Rock radio that I would have sworn was Pink Floyd and I was surprised to find it was by some band I’d never heard of before. I can hear the song in my mind but for the life of me… --- ## ["Dutched" versus non-dutched cocoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutched-versus-non-dutched-cocoa/1018464)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dutched-versus-non-dutched-cocoa/1018464 "2025-05-17T22:23:41Z")
Is there any conceivable reason why someone might be sensitive to cocoa processed with alkali but not sensitive to unprocessed cocoa? I’m wondering if I’m imagining things. --- ## [The Jury Duty plot versus reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jury-duty-plot-versus-reality/1018458)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jury-duty-plot-versus-reality/1018458 "2025-05-17T15:26:58Z")
Inspired by this thread All sorts of TV series fill time by having the main character have jury duty, but some of them seem pretty unlikely. Here’s my take: All in the Family - Edith is a very plausible juror; she vo… --- ## [Who owns the rights of a television series?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-rights-of-a-television-series/1018372)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-the-rights-of-a-television-series/1018372 "2025-05-17T00:58:43Z")
I recently read What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack. The book is a history of the television series The West Wing.… --- ## [1931 Dracula- Is He wearing a Star of David around his neck or WHAT?? Eve, c'mere !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-dracula-is-he-wearing-a-star-of-david-around-his-neck-or-what-eve-cmere/104851)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1931-dracula-is-he-wearing-a-star-of-david-around-his-neck-or-what-eve-cmere/104851 "2025-05-16T22:49:07Z")
We rented the restored DVD of the 1931 Dracula. Man, it’s great. I’ve got a question here. It appears that our dear Count Dracula is wearing a large pendant in the shape of a Star of David. Is that indeed what he was we… --- ## [The WHO is going on tour. Should I go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-who-is-going-on-tour-should-i-go/1018430)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-who-is-going-on-tour-should-i-go/1018430 "2025-05-16T21:43:30Z")
I just saw that The Who is going on tour, and they’ll be in my area. I liked them a lot when I was younger, so I’m tempted. However: Two of the four members won’t be there because they’re dead. The other two are 79 an… --- ## [Puff Daddy Arrested for Sex Trafficking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-daddy-arrested-for-sex-trafficking/1007416)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-daddy-arrested-for-sex-trafficking/1007416 "2025-05-16T20:53:03Z")
I’m surprised that I can’t find a thread on this already. Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy aka P Diddy aka Diddy aka PD aka Love (as he is referenced in court papers) is currently sitting in jail, without bond, after being in… --- ## [Help me ID this Abbott and Costello movie/TV scene I saw as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-abbott-and-costello-movie-tv-scene-i-saw-as-a-kid/1018315)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-this-abbott-and-costello-movie-tv-scene-i-saw-as-a-kid/1018315 "2025-05-16T20:30:58Z")
It’s based on the O. Henry short story “The Anthem and the Cop”, in which a guy is trying to get thrown in jail. To that end, Bud orders Lou to “insult that lady”. Lou tries gamely, addressing her as “Toots”. But the l… --- ## [Invincible Season 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invincible-season-3/1014020)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invincible-season-3/1014020 "2025-05-16T18:34:30Z")
The entire season (or maybe just the first half of it, I’m not sure) just dropped. I’m only a few episodes in and the show is still killing it. It’s diverging from the comics (which I loved) in interesting ways. I have … --- ## [Liquor-infused ice cream shop in Portland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-infused-ice-cream-shop-in-portland/1017798)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquor-infused-ice-cream-shop-in-portland/1017798 "2025-05-16T04:03:00Z")
We got a first look, and taste, of Portland’s new boozy ice cream shop - oregonlive.com This is going to make drinking and driving a lot more complicated, isn’t it? :grin: --- ## [Organizing books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizing-books/1018359)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organizing-books/1018359 "2025-05-16T00:00:21Z")
I am organizing my e-books. I want a smallish number of broad categories. Some are easy, like “children’s fantasy”. I have a lot of those, and it’s a fairly cohesive group, even if it ranges from “Harold and and the purp… --- ## [Does EVERYONE know 'Country Roads'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-know-country-roads/1018317)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-know-country-roads/1018317 "2025-05-15T22:46:42Z")
I think it was Anthony Bourdain who found himself in a car with a bunch of intoxicated Asians, when everyone started singing John Denver’s Country Roads. The song featured in Kingsman : The Golden Circle. I can sing it… --- ## [1960s-70s cooks--What is/was "Complement"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-70s-cooks-what-is-was-complement/523541)
**Author:** [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1960s-70s-cooks-what-is-was-complement/523541 "2025-05-15T20:05:39Z")
I have a vague recollection of an old cookbook (possibly BH&G '70s volume) that called for an ingredient called “Complement”. I’ve exhausted my Google-fu, and know my best chances for validating this memory are with the… --- ## [Outkast "Way you Move" - Sampled, or entirely original?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outkast-way-you-move-sampled-or-entirely-original/222516)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outkast-way-you-move-sampled-or-entirely-original/222516 "2025-05-15T16:54:48Z")
I love that song. But it seems like I’ve heard the groove a long time ago. Is that sampled, or just an amazing re-creation of the 70’s sound? --- ## [Had my first Impossible Burger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-my-first-impossible-burger/838264)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-my-first-impossible-burger/838264 "2025-05-14T23:20:52Z")
It was… a lot like a regular burger. Indistinguishable, probably. If someone had given it to me unaware, I doubt I would have known the difference. A little on the expensive side, $7.33 at BK (sandwich only), but I’m gu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=77)