# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=801 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 802 --- ## [Why would they put vinegar in cheese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-they-put-vinegar-in-cheese/773643)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-they-put-vinegar-in-cheese/773643 "2016-12-05T12:00:15Z")
I like Kraft brand “Amooza” cheese twists but the package I currently have tastes kind of weird. It’s nowhere near the expiry date either. I read the ingredients and near the top of the list is “vinegar”. I’ve never s… --- ## [Help Identifying Short Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-short-story/773906)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-short-story/773906 "2016-12-05T05:56:32Z")
I read this short story in high school and have been trying my darndest to figure out its title but am coming up short . . . all I can remember is one distinct scene in which a young white boy and his young black friend … --- ## [Native Cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-cuisine/773004 "2016-12-05T01:46:09Z")
My girlfriend and I are quite adventurous foodies, we seek out as many ethnic restaurants in our area as possible. One thing i never recall seeing is a Native American style restaurant. I have been on native territories… --- ## [Does this sci-fi story exist? (abandoned houses in space)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sci-fi-story-exist-abandoned-houses-in-space/773749)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-sci-fi-story-exist-abandoned-houses-in-space/773749 "2016-12-05T00:57:26Z")
I was re-watching Godzilla a couple of nights ago, and the plot to a completely unrelated sci-fi story popped into my head. The problem is that I don’t know if I’m remembering something, or if it’s something I’ve just im… --- ## [Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Teaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser/769134)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-teaser/769134 "2016-12-04T22:43:21Z")
Squeeee! Ahem, what I meant to say was that this looks like an entertaining work of cinema and I look forward to seeing it at my first opportune time. Squeeee! --- ## [Rope Bridges in the Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rope-bridges-in-the-movies/772775)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rope-bridges-in-the-movies/772775 "2016-12-04T20:25:52Z")
I just saw this, with pictures of actual rope bridges in the world: It seems to me that whenever you see a Rope Bridge in a movie, you almost invariably see that same bridge collapse later, taking Bad Guys with it, or… --- ## [General culture (music) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-culture-music-question/773538)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-culture-music-question/773538 "2016-12-04T19:55:12Z")
Two-part question with an extra bonus opportunity question. No googling ahead of time! \[ol\] \[li\]If I say Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto in B-flat Minor, do you know immediately what piece of music I’m referring to? \[/li\] … --- ## [Best episode of TV in 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-tv-in-2016/773572)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-episode-of-tv-in-2016/773572 "2016-12-04T18:00:20Z")
I did one of these in 2010. I did it again in 2013. I’d like to try to do this annually now. What was the best episode of TV that aired in 2016? I’d say for this year it was Fix Everything, an episode of Dirk Gently t… --- ## [TCM promo question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcm-promo-question/773807)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tcm-promo-question/773807 "2016-12-04T17:20:14Z")
TCM showed one of their promos recently, dozens of snippets of mostly famous scenes from old movies. A couple of them had people falling, and one in particular intrigued me. It appeared to be a man in a suit falling thro… --- ## [Kanye West taken in for observation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-taken-in-for-observation/772721)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-taken-in-for-observation/772721 "2016-12-04T11:55:01Z")
Not sure where to put this, if this is the wrong place, please move it. After a couple of days of bizarre behavior, including walking out on a concert in Sacramento after 2 1/2 songs and a half hour rant at a variety of… --- ## [Dilbert 12/1 - actually funny!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-12-1-actually-funny/773535)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-12-1-actually-funny/773535 "2016-12-04T08:43:42Z")
Okay, i gotta say it, today’s Dilbert cracked me up so much I spilled coffee on the dog. Might be funnier if you start with yesterday’s strip and move forward to today’s: Dilbert 11/30/2016 --- ## [Some people seem to be confused by "Rogue One"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-seem-to-be-confused-by-rogue-one/773470)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-seem-to-be-confused-by-rogue-one/773470 "2016-12-04T04:22:13Z")
Something I have seen recently, especially during the holidays when I have been catching up with friends and family, that has kind of surprised me but probably shouldn’t have in hindsight is a lot of people are confused … --- ## [The Loud House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-loud-house/773741)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-loud-house/773741 "2016-12-04T04:16:40Z")
I haven’t posted on this board in years, but I was lurking to see what people are discussing and was surprised a thread about this hadn’t come up yet. One of my favorite new shows on TV right now - and one that’s gettin… --- ## [What are the coziest books you know of? (Not just mysteries)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-coziest-books-you-know-of-not-just-mysteries/771714)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-coziest-books-you-know-of-not-just-mysteries/771714 "2016-12-04T03:30:05Z")
The world is pretty crazy right now. I don’t know about you, but I feel like sometimes I want to lose myself in a sweet, lovely story that gives me warm fuzzy feelings. Here are my candidates for books that evoke a cozy… --- ## [When did it become "standard" for composers to creatively title their work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-standard-for-composers-to-creatively-title-their-work/773658)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-standard-for-composers-to-creatively-title-their-work/773658 "2016-12-04T03:05:35Z")
Prompted by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=812535 When, in musical history, did actual “song titles” become a standard thing? So much old music, “classical” in particular, seems to hav… --- ## [why hasnt peter popoff been taken off the air or arrested for fraud ......?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-peter-popoff-been-taken-off-the-air-or-arrested-for-fraud/773664)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-peter-popoff-been-taken-off-the-air-or-arrested-for-fraud/773664 "2016-12-03T23:41:05Z")
Ok on the infomercial circuit theres a televangelist named peter popoff that’s claiming all sorts of miracles that happens because of him and his “living water” apparently he gives it away free I thought he sold it but… --- ## [Why so little trumpet in rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-trumpet-in-rock/682916)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-trumpet-in-rock/682916 "2016-12-03T21:08:02Z")
I was listening to the band Cake (who have a trumpet player) and it got me wondering. Outside of horn sections, it is rare to have rock bands feature a trumpet player. In contrast there have been many rock sax players … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.06 "Swear" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-06-swear-open-spoilers/773250)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-06-swear-open-spoilers/773250 "2016-12-03T20:22:11Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Someone stumbles upon a brand new society unlike anything seen before. \[/QUOTE\] Only 3 episodes left until the winter hiatus. Alanna Masterson, Jonah Ray, & Cassandra Peterson are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Ron Glass (Detective Harris on Barney Miller) has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-glass-detective-harris-on-barney-miller-has-died/773088 "2016-12-03T20:04:04Z")
link This makes me very sad. Loved Barney Miller, loved Glass’ character. RIP Har --- ## [Turn-of-the-century architecture question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-of-the-century-architecture-question/772848)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-of-the-century-architecture-question/772848 "2016-12-03T19:44:08Z")
We’re shopping for a new house, and both Very Cool Spouse and I love Victorian houses, so we’ve been looking at several. One thing I’ve noticed is that in several we’ve looked at there is a stairway from the kitchen on … --- ## [The Bad Hemingway Competition is dead. Long live the Bad Hemingway thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-hemingway-competition-is-dead-long-live-the-bad-hemingway-thread/415248)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-hemingway-competition-is-dead-long-live-the-bad-hemingway-thread/415248 "2016-12-03T13:31:25Z")
I had a plan that has already run into serious obstacles. The plan was to sweep the world’s Bad Literature contests. Now I’ve learned that one of the most famous of them, the Bad Hemingway Competition, has bit the dust… --- ## [Looking for quote ending 'in short, I have arrived'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-quote-ending-in-short-i-have-arrived/132716)
**Author:** [@jmullaney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmullaney)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-quote-ending-in-short-i-have-arrived/132716 "2016-12-03T12:42:49Z")
Looking for a quote from an old movie or play which goes, roughly: "I have survived the \[comically big word (henceforth, “cbw”)\] \[cbw\] \[cbw\] \[cbw\] or our \[cbw\] \[cbw\] enemies; in short, I have arrived." It seems to me t… --- ## [Loving (new film)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-new-film/772483)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loving-new-film/772483 "2016-12-03T07:21:13Z")
Loving, out recently, dramatizes Richard and Mildred Loving’s interracial marriage and struggles with the law. I just saw it – magnificent and very understated performances and direction. I’d never seen bricklaying por… --- ## [Black Mirror: Best Episode of Season 3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-best-episode-of-season-3/770677)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-best-episode-of-season-3/770677 "2016-12-03T04:45:35Z")
It’s been a few weeks now since Netflix dumped season 3 of Black Mirror in our laps. It takes some time to digest that much material, especially stuff as intense and heavy-handed as this show tends to be, but I think a l… --- ## [Role of Film Editor during Pre-Production and Production Stages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-film-editor-during-pre-production-and-production-stages/773672)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/role-of-film-editor-during-pre-production-and-production-stages/773672 "2016-12-03T03:25:21Z")
What, if anything, is the normal role of the editor during the film shoot itself? Is the editor sitting next to the director taking notes? Is the editor usually on set during filming? What about pre-production? I realiz… --- ## [Worst acting you've seen lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-acting-youve-seen-lately/752652)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-acting-youve-seen-lately/752652 "2016-12-03T03:19:13Z")
Every once in a while - more often on TV than in films, I’ll see an actor who stands out as especially inept. Stumbling over their lines, moving and emoting woodenly… Makes you wonder how the folks making the show did … --- ## [2016 claims Fritz Weaver, too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-fritz-weaver-too/773310)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-claims-fritz-weaver-too/773310 "2016-12-03T02:45:39Z")
Fritz Weaver, dead at 90. He was great in Fail Safe. --- ## [Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life/772864)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gilmore-girls-a-year-in-the-life/772864 "2016-12-03T01:50:47Z")
I couldn’t find a thread for this, somewhat surprised. But perhaps the male-skewing demographic means that there aren’t that many fans of the show around. Personally, I think the original series is a perfect jewel and an… --- ## [Grace Vanderwaal's puff adder throat - what's up with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-vanderwaals-puff-adder-throat-whats-up-with-that/773567)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-vanderwaals-puff-adder-throat-whats-up-with-that/773567 "2016-12-03T01:20:46Z")
So while browsing Youtube today I came across a cover of X’s and O’s by the 12-year-old current America’s Got Talent winner, Grace Vanderwaal. Upon playing it I was struck by the way her entire throat seems to expand whe… --- ## [Pibgorn: okay, that's different.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pibgorn-okay-thats-different/652644)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pibgorn-okay-thats-different/652644 "2016-12-03T01:03:09Z")
I hope there’s an in-universe explanation for the half-sketch. Be sure to take the hint and click the sketch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=800) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=802)