# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=785 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 786 --- ## [What are your favorite "background" movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-background-movies/777318)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-background-movies/777318 "2017-01-18T14:46:30Z")
In the “Arrival” thread, one of the posters mentioned that “Contact” is a movie they like a lot, and often have running in the background while doing chores. That got me to thinking, because I have several of these: movi… --- ## [Need help pairing food with spirits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-pairing-food-with-spirits/777411)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-pairing-food-with-spirits/777411 "2017-01-18T10:46:41Z")
So, here is my dilemma, Mrs. Guest likes Southern Comfort-n-cola based soda pop, I like Scotch Whisky. Our 8 year anniversary is approaching and I’d like to treat her to a nice home-cooked meal as part of the celebrati… --- ## [Batman v Superman Seen it. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-v-superman-seen-it-open-spoilers/750269)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-v-superman-seen-it-open-spoilers/750269 "2017-01-18T06:31:45Z")
So I just came back. For context, I was not a fan of Man of Steel and I noted that while the critical reviews were almost uniformly bad, the “Average Jane or Joe” reviews seemed more positive so I had no idea what to thi… --- ## [Surprising Celebrity Couples That seem Far Fetched](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-celebrity-couples-that-seem-far-fetched/776929)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-celebrity-couples-that-seem-far-fetched/776929 "2017-01-18T05:25:10Z")
Ever read about a big name celebrity, and found out they are coupled to someone else whom you have heard about, but they are too obscure that you would never have imagined it? Case in point, Mandy Moore of NBC’s “This I… --- ## [Garbage (in concert)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-in-concert/777446)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garbage-in-concert/777446 "2017-01-18T04:33:20Z")
On 29 November last year I saw Garbage in concert. I had a history of near misses in seeing this band. I was in Lisbon in 1999 and missed the concert by three days. I was in Hong Kong in 2001 and tried to see them, unsuc… --- ## [Is there any milk substitute that doesn't taste like ass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-milk-substitute-that-doesnt-taste-like-ass/776843)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-milk-substitute-that-doesnt-taste-like-ass/776843 "2017-01-18T04:32:02Z")
I like a bit of 1/2 & 1/2 in my coffee and I like an occasional bowl of cereal. But milk doesn’t agree with me, and more and more I just can’t tolerate it. I’ve tried a few non-dairy products (mostly of the almond variet… --- ## [Sherlock January 8 2017 "The Lying Detective"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-8-2017-the-lying-detective/776650)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-january-8-2017-the-lying-detective/776650 "2017-01-18T04:15:17Z")
I hope it is back to normal this week and just focuses on a solid case. --- ## [I'm really going to miss the Diane Rehm Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-going-to-miss-the-diane-rehm-show/774985)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-going-to-miss-the-diane-rehm-show/774985 "2017-01-18T03:45:33Z")
She has been my morning radio companion for many years, http://thedianerehmshow.org/. For about 15 years, I had a 45 minute commute in the morning and got to hear all of one show or a good chunk of two shows. The last fe… --- ## [Anyone identify a parody commercial (SNL maybe) about using classic rock songs to sell appliances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-identify-a-parody-commercial-snl-maybe-about-using-classic-rock-songs-to-sell-appliances/777433)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-identify-a-parody-commercial-snl-maybe-about-using-classic-rock-songs-to-sell-appliances/777433 "2017-01-18T03:23:44Z")
The commercial had to have happened before 1990, so I assume late 70s or sometime in the 80s. From what I recall it was a parody commercial that was using altered lyrics of songs from bands like the Beatles or the Doors… --- ## [The Simpsons: "The Great Phatsby" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-the-great-phatsby-open-spoilers/777276)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-the-great-phatsby-open-spoilers/777276 "2017-01-18T03:08:14Z")
The Simpsons is airing it’s first ever hour length episode tonight, a parody of The Great Gatsby. --- ## [What was your order back then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-order-back-then/777351)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-your-order-back-then/777351 "2017-01-18T02:10:16Z")
I’ll explain. For the new year I have rededicated myself to getting in shape after letting it slip over the holidays. The three day weekend was pretty successful, with several hours getting sweaty on all three. My mind … --- ## [We are Anonymous... Mom, nooo...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-anonymous-mom-nooo/777443)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-anonymous-mom-nooo/777443 "2017-01-18T02:07:42Z")
This is funny. --- ## [Why has indie coffee (apparently) stagnated over the past 8 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-indie-coffee-apparently-stagnated-over-the-past-8-years/777399)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-indie-coffee-apparently-stagnated-over-the-past-8-years/777399 "2017-01-17T22:27:09Z")
Basically since the economic troubles of 2008. At that point Starbucks (obviously not indie), close about 10% of its stores nationwide. Here in Indianapolis, several were shut down, probably about par for the shutdowns i… --- ## [January 12 is the 25th birthday of HAL 9000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-12-is-the-25th-birthday-of-hal-9000/776995)
**Author:** [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/january-12-is-the-25th-birthday-of-hal-9000/776995 "2017-01-17T21:49:08Z")
HAL 9000 became operational on January 12, 1992 at the HAL Laboratories in Urbana, Illinois. Let’s sing “Daisy” to celebrate! --- ## [Pressed jerky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressed-jerky/777402)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pressed-jerky/777402 "2017-01-17T21:18:35Z")
Today all I can find is “natural” sliced whole-muscle jerky, and while I recognize that’s a good thing, sometimes I get a hankering for pressed jerky, you know that old-school stuff with more than a passing resemblance t… --- ## [Hymie the Robot, Dick Gautier, RIP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hymie-the-robot-dick-gautier-rip/777213)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hymie-the-robot-dick-gautier-rip/777213 "2017-01-17T21:16:13Z")
Hollywood Reporter Shirley the intercom, Sid the coffee machine, Trudy the noiseless typewriter, and Rex the elevator are mourning his passing. --- ## [Family Guy 1/15/17 question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-1-15-17-question/777375)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-1-15-17-question/777375 "2017-01-17T16:33:35Z")
Just watched the episode from Sunday night. Lois was getting all worked up about an athlete and said what sounded to me like “I’ll be here hooking the G over him”. is that what she said? Or did I mishear? If she d… --- ## [What Christmas standard do you not want to hear any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-standard-do-you-not-want-to-hear-any-more/774056)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-standard-do-you-not-want-to-hear-any-more/774056 "2017-01-17T13:54:08Z")
No novelty songs, please-Just the ones you hear every year on the radio. For me, it’s Madonna’s sterile version of “Santa Baby”. I much prefer Eartha Kitt’s version. --- ## [Am I hearing four different languages in this rendition of Ave Maria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-hearing-four-different-languages-in-this-rendition-of-ave-maria/777378)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-hearing-four-different-languages-in-this-rendition-of-ave-maria/777378 "2017-01-17T12:34:30Z")
I just came across this performance of Ave Maria, done by the two singers from the symphonic metal band, Nightwish. I’ve heard this song many times, and I can recognize that the words I’m hearing are not the words I’ve h… --- ## [Better Call Saul - season 3 trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-3-trailer/777292)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-season-3-trailer/777292 "2017-01-17T08:36:14Z")
I love it! --- ## [Home Made Turkey Stock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-turkey-stock/777289)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nice\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nice_Guy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-turkey-stock/777289 "2017-01-17T07:07:35Z")
After you pick most of the meat off a turkey carcass, you stick the bones and skin and other bits in a big pot and boil it up for a while. Strain the junk out and then boil some more to reduce it by like 50% or so. Tha… --- ## [TV Moments That Scarred You For Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-moments-that-scarred-you-for-life/356051)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-moments-that-scarred-you-for-life/356051 "2017-01-17T01:03:24Z")
I have three examples that readily come to mind: Little House on the Prairie, Twin Peaks, and E.R. I think Little House on the Prairie made a name for its deeply disturbing storylines (that never even happened in the b… --- ## [Pleasant/innocuous songs in creepy/absurd/menacing contexts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleasant-innocuous-songs-in-creepy-absurd-menacing-contexts/776882)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleasant-innocuous-songs-in-creepy-absurd-menacing-contexts/776882 "2017-01-16T22:49:43Z")
In Atomic Cafe, there’s footage of US servicemen “informing” the inhabitants of a Pacific island about the wonderful, fun new things they’re about to carry out there, and then get them to sing “You Are My Sunshine” while… --- ## [Hey bass players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bass-players/777051)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bass-players/777051 "2017-01-16T18:41:11Z")
Do you have any idea why Kala Ubasses are so expensive? I’ve never seen a new one less than $400. They don’t seem to be (to my untrained eye) much more than a beefed up baritone uke. --- ## [Do you prefer to use Onion Powder, Onion Flakes, Garlic Powder instead of the Fresh stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-to-use-onion-powder-onion-flakes-garlic-powder-instead-of-the-fresh-stuff/777025)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-to-use-onion-powder-onion-flakes-garlic-powder-instead-of-the-fresh-stuff/777025 "2017-01-16T16:33:40Z")
It’s an anonymous poll. No one will know our little secret. :smiley: Cooking is something I do to eat. It’s not a hobby or passion. I want to get in and get out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. My mom would some… --- ## ['salem's Lot Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salems-lot-question/105278)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salems-lot-question/105278 "2017-01-16T13:26:35Z")
To lend his novel some historical authenticity, Stephen King talks about the disappearance of all the people in Monson, Vermont for no known reason. I did some googling on Monson, Vermont but could find no definitive sou… --- ## [Future classic songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-classic-songs/777000)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-classic-songs/777000 "2017-01-16T12:30:18Z")
When today’s youth is old and cranky and complaining about the garbage that “kids these days” listen to\*, what songs from this decade are they going point to as “real music”? When nostalgia radio stations\*\* compile “Best… --- ## [BBC Antiques Roadshow: Holocaust memorial special](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-antiques-roadshow-holocaust-memorial-special/777258)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-antiques-roadshow-holocaust-memorial-special/777258 "2017-01-16T11:20:36Z")
The BBC have just broadcast an Antiques Roadshow special on the Holocaust. If it’s not blocked for you, it is worth your time to watch. I could only watch in bursts, so much did it affect me. --- ## [Baldwin back as Trump in SNL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-back-as-trump-in-snl/772599)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baldwin-back-as-trump-in-snl/772599 "2017-01-16T01:13:55Z")
Alec Baldwin returned as Donald Trump in SNL last night. Did anyone else wish he’d stayed away? I thought the cold open fell totally flat. It was badly written with really poor jokes and the cast really had to struggle, … --- ## [I watched an episode of Storage Wars...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-an-episode-of-storage-wars/777195)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-an-episode-of-storage-wars/777195 "2017-01-16T00:59:57Z")
…and I think I’ve watched the most horrific drivel in the history of television. I hope all “reality” tv isn’t this bad. I watched the first season of The Real World and the first season of Survivor and that’s about it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=784) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=786)