# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=777 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 778 --- ## [KISS musical question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-musical-question/778847)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-musical-question/778847 "2017-02-07T23:43:05Z")
How were the original members of KISS (Stanley, Simmons, Criss, Frehley) regarded by their peers and critics as actual instrumentalists? --- ## [Pop culture references to alcohol keeping you warm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-references-to-alcohol-keeping-you-warm/779243)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-references-to-alcohol-keeping-you-warm/779243 "2017-02-07T22:01:06Z")
There’s a popular myth that drinking alcohol will keep you warm. What examples can you think of in movies or tv? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 14 (February 2, 2017) -- "The Emotion Detection Automation "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851 "2017-02-07T15:43:28Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Super Bowl 51 Commercials thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-commercials-thread/779094)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-51-commercials-thread/779094 "2017-02-07T15:30:48Z")
Started a thread for the actual game here, but the commercials usually generate just as much discussion, so I’m starting two threads. SB 51 starts at 6:30 eastern today. --- ## [Mary Tyler Moore show had three spin-offs - is that a record?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-show-had-three-spin-offs-is-that-a-record/779061)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-show-had-three-spin-offs-is-that-a-record/779061 "2017-02-07T14:16:33Z")
There were three spin-offs from the Mary Tyler Moore Show: Rhoda; Phyllis and Lou Grant (two comedies, one drama). Is that a record for number of spin-offs from one show? --- ## [This American Life: "It's Working Out Very Nicely"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-american-life-its-working-out-very-nicely/779225)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-american-life-its-working-out-very-nicely/779225 "2017-02-07T13:24:23Z")
This week, the radio program This American Life covered the muslim travel ban from a number of different angles. In one segment, they discuss the travelers affected by the sudden change in immigration policy. In another … --- ## [Star Trek physiology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-physiology/779006)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-physiology/779006 "2017-02-07T10:07:58Z")
The Star Trek: Voyager episode ‘Ex Post Facto’ was just on. The aliens in it were bird-like. I wondered: Do they have mammalian bowels? Or do they have cloacas? --- ## [Time travel in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-in-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children/778881)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-in-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children/778881 "2017-02-07T08:58:42Z")
The trailer looked interesting and I figured I’d check it out when it got to the discount theater. So I finally watched Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children yesterday. It wasn’t a bad story, the cast was good, an… --- ## [Horse movies for a 10-yr old girl, plz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-movies-for-a-10-yr-old-girl-plz/779138)
**Author:** [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horse-movies-for-a-10-yr-old-girl-plz/779138 "2017-02-07T03:05:13Z")
My daughter’s SO has a 10-yr old daughter that wants us to send her as many ‘horse movies’ (or cowboy-ish) as possible. The young lady does not have cable TV, 'Net, or such type entertainment other than a Playstation. … --- ## [Interesting and simple soups and salads to prepare/purchase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-simple-soups-and-salads-to-prepare-purchase/779167)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-simple-soups-and-salads-to-prepare-purchase/779167 "2017-02-07T02:00:22Z")
I’ve successfully lost about 40 pounds (I’m a 6’ mid-30s man, currently weigh ~225 lbs) over 6 months by doing almost nothing aside from abiding by the following two rules: – 80% of lunches and dinners are either soup o… --- ## [I'm crazy! I'm crazy! You're crazy! You're crazy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-crazy-im-crazy-youre-crazy-youre-crazy/778990)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-crazy-im-crazy-youre-crazy-youre-crazy/778990 "2017-02-06T20:45:40Z")
I remember a scene in a movie (at least I think it was a movie – could’ve been a TV show) where a character is maniacally shouting, ‘I’m crazy! I’m crazy!’ over and over. ISTR he switched to shouting ‘You’re crazy! Yo… --- ## [Time Machine Grocery List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-machine-grocery-list/778215 "2017-02-06T19:53:14Z")
I’m sure others have started threads on this same topic before, but I wasn’t there at the time; though I could be if I got my wish, and then this thread would vanish as if it never had been. If I had a time machine, I w… --- ## [Experiment: faux short ribs. (Worked!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-faux-short-ribs-worked/779114)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiment-faux-short-ribs-worked/779114 "2017-02-06T16:47:02Z")
So I made some short ribs recently (flat-cut) and they were good except that I got rushed and didn’t defat them quite enough. So this time I’m looking at some decent but fatty block-cut ribs and wondering if there’s a be… --- ## [Ash vs Evil Dead season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-2/767257)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-2/767257 "2017-02-06T12:23:52Z")
It doesn’t officially start until this weekend, but apparently Starz has already put the first episode up online. --- ## [Black Mirror season 3(open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-3-open-spoilers/769237)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-3-open-spoilers/769237 "2017-02-06T10:58:00Z")
We have a thread already for the show, but I think Black Mirror needs a season by season thread as they make new ones. Season 4 will be made as well and we’ll need one for that as well. It hit Netflix in the middle of t… --- ## [A Father Brown question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-father-brown-question/778908)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-father-brown-question/778908 "2017-02-06T06:54:33Z")
In “The Blue Cross,” the first “Father Brown” detective story by G.K. Chesterton, Brown foils the attempt of master criminal Flambeau to steal the valuable silver crucifix that Brown is carrying to…umm…a Priest Conventio… --- ## [What is the yonic/vulvar equivalent of a stripper pole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-yonic-vulvar-equivalent-of-a-stripper-pole/777541)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-yonic-vulvar-equivalent-of-a-stripper-pole/777541 "2017-02-06T03:52:56Z")
Enquiring minds want to know, what is the yonic/vulvar equivalent of a stripper pole? Stripper poles are a symbolic stand in for the penis that dancers use as a prop of sorts. What would one use as an equally versatile s… --- ## [Building a forge in the garage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-forge-in-the-garage/779118)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-forge-in-the-garage/779118 "2017-02-05T23:31:53Z")
So I finally managed to find an anvil so now I’m looking to build a forge and start bladesmithing. I have a detatched building which is on a cement floor and has metal walls with a garage door opening which I use as my s… --- ## [Is there truly a transcendent pizza above other pizzas or pizza is really... just pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-truly-a-transcendent-pizza-above-other-pizzas-or-pizza-is-really-just-pizza/778782)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-truly-a-transcendent-pizza-above-other-pizzas-or-pizza-is-really-just-pizza/778782 "2017-02-05T23:04:02Z")
Just curious. I’ve had many different chain and local yokel pizzas and self proclaimed pizza experts always claim their local mom and pop joints have the real pizza to die for but when I try it and it’s just pizza. Nothi… --- ## [If the classic Marvel universe has a Jewish sensibility, how might one describe DC's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498 "2017-02-05T21:35:55Z")
Two lead-in points: if anyone perceives this topic to be racist or deteriorating into poor stereotypes, then that’s bad and we can shut this down. Also, I did some searching and haven’t found this particular topic - if I… --- ## [Was the 1980's the decade where music underwent massive change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-1980s-the-decade-where-music-underwent-massive-change/778813)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-1980s-the-decade-where-music-underwent-massive-change/778813 "2017-02-05T18:40:19Z")
No, not from good music to shitty music as some claim (although I can’t help but cringe when I hear some 80s artists and their new songs today; Sting! :confused::eek::smack:.) I mean changes from technological revoluti… --- ## [What kind of monster eats cream cheese wontons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-monster-eats-cream-cheese-wontons/778305)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-monster-eats-cream-cheese-wontons/778305 "2017-02-05T17:01:13Z")
I mean seriously. Wontons should not be filled with dairy. Since moving to California I have discovered an enormous variety of wonderful cuisine, but the mere existence of this West Coast abomination makes me want to d… --- ## [Pratchett's Small Gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pratchetts-small-gods/778989)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pratchetts-small-gods/778989 "2017-02-05T12:18:35Z")
I found the graphic novel version of Small Gods in Waterstones today. The kettle is on, the armchair is comfy. So I may be some time… :slight\_smile: --- ## [Snl 2/4/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-2-4-17/779054)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-2-4-17/779054 "2017-02-05T08:13:33Z")
Highlights: Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer- I was wondering who it was but she was terrific. I personally am against the radical moose-lamb hybrids. Kristen Stewart wasn’t awful but after dropping an F-bomb I doubt Lo… --- ## [Looming bacon shortage in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looming-bacon-shortage-in-the-u-s/778766 "2017-02-05T05:02:25Z")
The Ohio Pork Council has said that the US reserves of pork bellies (from which bacon is made) is at a 50 year low. Warning about higher prices or a marketing ploy by the pork industry? Will you stock up on bacon to en… --- ## [Another book (or four) in the "Memory, Sorrow & Thorn" world of Osten Ard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-book-or-four-in-the-memory-sorrow-thorn-world-of-osten-ard/779019)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-book-or-four-in-the-memory-sorrow-thorn-world-of-osten-ard/779019 "2017-02-05T03:46:47Z")
The Heart of What Was Lost, by Tad Williams. Anybody else read it yet? It’s a short novel which takes place right after the events of To Green Angel Tower, and focuses on the fate of the Norns at the hands of the Rimme… --- ## [Popcorn these shrimps for me, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-these-shrimps-for-me-please/779021)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-these-shrimps-for-me-please/779021 "2017-02-05T02:36:13Z")
I’ve got a pound of cleaned shrimp. The plan is to put them into slightly mixed eggs, a mixture of flour, cornstarch and spices and then oil. But I want different flavors in the flour mix. So far I’ve got Parmesan and ba… --- ## [Kiss keeps on their make up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-keeps-on-their-make-up/779009)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-keeps-on-their-make-up/779009 "2017-02-04T22:55:49Z")
What if the band, kiss keep their make up on. --- ## [Celebrities You Have a Hard Time Recognizing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-have-a-hard-time-recognizing/778997)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-have-a-hard-time-recognizing/778997 "2017-02-04T22:12:29Z")
I don’t know why, but there are certain celebrities who I am quite familiar with, but have difficulty identifying in normal head-shots. Sharon Stone and Lady Gaga are two that come to mind. Neither of them have particul… --- ## [Critique This Artwork (Not Mine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-artwork-not-mine/778943)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-artwork-not-mine/778943 "2017-02-04T20:04:23Z")
An old lady around my small town likes to paint, and while most of her work is crap, I actually think this piece is pretty good. What say you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=776) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=778)