# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=763 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 764 --- ## [Who makes loose meat/Maid-Rite sandwiches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-loose-meat-maid-rite-sandwiches/781915)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-loose-meat-maid-rite-sandwiches/781915 "2017-03-12T15:04:30Z")
Lotsa people heard about these from Roseanne. I heard about them from Johnny Bravo cartoons. They sound good, and I’d like to try to make them at home. I’ve read a dozen recipes online, but I’d like to hear from some … --- ## [A couple of Terminator questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-terminator-questions/781478)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-terminator-questions/781478 "2017-03-12T12:27:13Z")
I’ve just finished reading a previous thread on the Terminator series and it inspired a couple of questions. How low did the human population drop globally? Is it ever stated anywhere in canon or is it just guess-work, … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 18 (March 9, 2017) -- "The Escape Hatch Identification"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-18-march-9-2017-the-escape-hatch-identification/781777)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-18-march-9-2017-the-escape-hatch-identification/781777 "2017-03-12T06:21:40Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Number 9, Number 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-9-number-9/780804)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Manning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_Manning)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-9-number-9/780804 "2017-03-11T22:35:52Z")
Who knows the identity of the man that says, “Number 9” in the Beatles song Revolution Number 9? Surely the man himself recognized it and remembered something about when he was recording that snip. Everything else about… --- ## [Is vegetable soup healthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vegetable-soup-healthy/781200)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vegetable-soup-healthy/781200 "2017-03-11T20:40:05Z")
Or does all of the salt in the broth negate the health part. I’m looking for a healthy and delicious way to get more vegetables and fiber in my diet as I’ve recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Any recipes for… --- ## [IMDB is killing all their message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-is-killing-all-their-message-boards/778915)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdb-is-killing-all-their-message-boards/778915 "2017-03-11T20:26:05Z")
The Internet Movie Database will be eliminating all their message boards as of Feb 20th. Dammit. :mad: --- ## [My interp of what Tom Bombadil represents:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-interp-of-what-tom-bombadil-represents/781919)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-interp-of-what-tom-bombadil-represents/781919 "2017-03-11T20:22:49Z")
To me…Tom represents those who are, by geography, completely unaffected and probably not too terribly aware of the great wars that consume the so-called ‘civilized’ nations. What do Tahitians know of the Somme? What doe… --- ## [Jane Austen suffered from arsenic poisoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-austen-suffered-from-arsenic-poisoning/781902)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-austen-suffered-from-arsenic-poisoning/781902 "2017-03-11T18:51:41Z")
An interesting new British Library study of her eyewear: Jane Austen's poor sight 'caused by arsenic' - BBC News --- ## [How many clones of the oval office are in Hollywood studios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clones-of-the-oval-office-are-in-hollywood-studios/781816)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-clones-of-the-oval-office-are-in-hollywood-studios/781816 "2017-03-11T18:39:02Z")
So many TV series display these clones. Is there one that gets rented out or are there various? --- ## [Ed Sheeran new album Divide has 9 songs in the top 10.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran-new-album-divide-has-9-songs-in-the-top-10/781942)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-sheeran-new-album-divide-has-9-songs-in-the-top-10/781942 "2017-03-11T16:47:13Z")
This has to be a statistical mistake. Even the Beatles didn’t do this well in the charts. Every song on the album is in the top 20? WTH? Charting has changed a lot since Casey Kasem’s top 40 show. Back then it was bas… --- ## [Trying to get into "The Americans"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-get-into-the-americans/781722)
**Author:** [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-get-into-the-americans/781722 "2017-03-11T16:12:59Z")
So I’ve heard “The Americans” is this fantastic show. Super high critically rated (while having low ratings - which seems right up my alley :wink: ). So I started watching it on Amazon Prime, especially because I wanted … --- ## [The Lobster - Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lobster-movie/755067)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lobster-movie/755067 "2017-03-11T15:32:30Z")
This movie is sick, twisted, disgusting, disturbing, absurd and dystopian. I LOVED IT. I’ll give it 9 out of 10. Here’s trailer: The Lobster Official International Trailer #1 (2015) Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz Comedy Mo… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.12 "Say Yes" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-12-say-yes-open-spoilers/781506)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-12-say-yes-open-spoilers/781506 "2017-03-11T13:34:01Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The group scavenges for supplies; back in Alexandria, someone must make a morally challenging decision. \[/QUOTE\] Denise Huth and everyone’s favourite guest Yvette Nicole Brown :slight\_smile: are on Talking… --- ## [How do I ID a porn star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-id-a-porn-star/450792)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-id-a-porn-star/450792 "2014-07-20T00:32:36Z")
A friend forwarded me a porn clip over the weekend because he thought he might have known the guy in it. I’m more interested in the woman. Is there a photographic database or something of that nature on line? --- ## [Happy Birthday, Buffy! BtVS turns 20 today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-buffy-btvs-turns-20-today/781908)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-buffy-btvs-turns-20-today/781908 "2017-03-11T05:27:35Z")
Today is the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Lots of articles written to celebrate. The Guardian NPR NYT Washington Post StG --- ## [How do I get a good coating on katsu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-good-coating-on-katsu/781841)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-good-coating-on-katsu/781841 "2017-03-11T04:52:26Z")
So I tried this recipe for baked chicken katsu that I have had for a while. As it turns out, no, when it said to cut four pounds of chicken into eight filets, it doesn’t mean EACH. So I ended up with mini pieces of broil… --- ## [Sour foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-foods/781877)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sour-foods/781877 "2017-03-11T02:51:11Z")
I have some gene that allows me to enjoy most sour foods. (My cousins have the same gene.) Over the years, I’ve heard several people talk about how sour rhubarb is. To me, it’s only mildly sour. I’ve been known to ea… --- ## [Didn't expect to see THAT name in the credits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-expect-to-see-that-name-in-the-credits/781107)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-expect-to-see-that-name-in-the-credits/781107 "2017-03-11T01:59:14Z")
My wife and I were watching “Edge of Tomorrow” a while back when it was on TV, and as the end credits were rolling I saw something that made me go “Wait… what?” and roll the DVR back to confirm I really did see what I th… --- ## [Rosemary's Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby/781732)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosemarys-baby/781732 "2017-03-10T22:36:15Z")
I saw this movie decades ago and thought I was watching a movie about a mentally ill woman who was paranoid and imagining bizarre things. But I just saw it again and it seemed like she was really surrounded by satan wor… --- ## [HBO is making a miniseries of the 2016 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-is-making-a-miniseries-of-the-2016-election/781819)
**Author:** [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-is-making-a-miniseries-of-the-2016-election/781819 "2017-03-10T22:18:40Z")
It will be based on the upcoming book by the “Game Change” authors As exhausted as I am by the election, I kept thinking this needed to be made into a miniseries by someone. I can’t wait, assuming they cast it right --- ## [Whatever happened to Yuri Boyka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-yuri-boyka/781875)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-yuri-boyka/781875 "2017-03-10T15:58:39Z")
I have never seen the movie Undisputed. Never. From what I hear it was some lacklustre boxing film with Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames. I have, however, seen the sequels Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and Undisputed II… --- ## [The Wicker Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wicker-kong/781865 "2017-03-10T15:54:34Z")
King Kong Statue Suddenly Bursts Into Flames At Vietnam Movie Premiere | HuffPost Entertainment? This is carrying realism to an absurd degree --- ## [What anime should I be watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-anime-should-i-be-watching/781799 "2017-03-10T12:21:03Z")
So I’m looking to expand into more anime but there are so many and seem to cover every genre. So I’m looking for recommendations. I don’t like overly dramatic, emo style anime and the two anime I really like are dragon b… --- ## [Lost my recipe for Guiness Beef stew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-recipe-for-guiness-beef-stew/781739)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-recipe-for-guiness-beef-stew/781739 "2017-03-10T04:25:21Z")
dammit. There are 10 billion recipes, and I don’t know which is a ‘good’ one. I’ve tried during the past year to make a winner, in the crock pot, and it just doesn’t turn out as good. It’s like, beef stew with some be… --- ## [What is the Chick Fil A attraction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chick-fil-a-attraction/781234)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-chick-fil-a-attraction/781234 "2017-03-10T00:59:03Z")
So after seeing the ridiculous crowds at the opening a new Chick Fil A near my workplace, and the huge daily lunch lines nearly a year later, and after reading this thread, it’s pretty clear to me that Chick Fil A is pre… --- ## [The problem with porters and stouts (craft beer) that no one wants to recognize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-porters-and-stouts-craft-beer-that-no-one-wants-to-recognize/781463)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-porters-and-stouts-craft-beer-that-no-one-wants-to-recognize/781463 "2017-03-09T23:54:08Z")
OK, think of your favorite craft brewery. Excellent. Now think of all the hoppy ales they offer: APAs, IPAs, DIPAs, Belgians, etc. It’s a few, right? Now think of all the porters and stouts they offer… It’s usually a co… --- ## [The Crack Monster/Crack Master Mystery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crack-monster-crack-master-mystery/635581)
**Author:** [@nion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nion)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crack-monster-crack-master-mystery/635581 "2017-03-09T23:49:08Z")
I initially became aware of this insanely rare Sesame Street animated short via the Snopes message board. See this thread. I’ve done a fair deal of searching over the years without making much headway. Just lately I hap… --- ## [Where do you live and how do you like your steaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-live-and-how-do-you-like-your-steaks/781467)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-live-and-how-do-you-like-your-steaks/781467 "2017-03-09T22:29:16Z")
Traveling around the country I noticed in some places if I ordered a rare steak the waiter would do a double take and confirm that I actually meant what I said. Other places would brag about how little they cooked a rare… --- ## [Buddy Holly: Would he have been more like Elvis or Bill Haley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-holly-would-he-have-been-more-like-elvis-or-bill-haley/781640)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy-holly-would-he-have-been-more-like-elvis-or-bill-haley/781640 "2017-03-09T21:01:32Z")
This is, obviously, all speculation. Let’s pretend Buddy Holly didn’t die in 1959. The plane he was in took off and landed without incident. No music died that day. Given his talent, what would his career have been lik… --- ## [LP Vinyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lp-vinyl/780933)
**Author:** [@potenski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/potenski)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lp-vinyl/780933 "2017-03-09T20:48:18Z")
Cecil my man, a long time ago the music stores were full of Vinyl LP. Then the CD came and like magic all the Vinyl disappeared. Where did they go? Millions of them. Lately I noticed that they are using Vinyl LP and expe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=762) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=764)