# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=807 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 808 --- ## [Does anybody still read Sluggy Freelance anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-read-sluggy-freelance-anymore/772244)
**Author:** [@Gretchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretchion)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-read-sluggy-freelance-anymore/772244 "2016-11-18T03:34:36Z")
I still read this webcomic out of sheer habit, but it is really starting to drag on me. It used to be very quirky, with fun odd-ball characters, but now it feels like they’ve all become jerks and it’s taking too long to… --- ## [Holly Dunn of Creepy Country Songs Fame Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holly-dunn-of-creepy-country-songs-fame-dies/772096)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holly-dunn-of-creepy-country-songs-fame-dies/772096 "2016-11-18T02:43:57Z")
Well, two creepy songs anyway. She’s best known in Country circles for Daddy’s Hands, which she wrote for her minister father. Obviously, he took the “spare the rod” Bible verse to heart. The song includes the lyrics: … --- ## [Need a new food processor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-food-processor/772179)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-food-processor/772179 "2016-11-18T02:31:18Z")
But here’s the problem, a lot of the new ones do not have slicers/graters that are attached to a shaft that goes all the way down the rotor. Instead they have holes lined with cheap-ass plastic that breaks and makes it … --- ## [Poldark Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poldark-poll/771952)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poldark-poll/771952 "2016-11-18T00:09:29Z")
Just watched the 7th episode of the second series last night. I’m liking it, but not as much as I liked the first series, and not as much as I liked the books. I also think the first series captured the books better-- wh… --- ## [Nerd Score! Star Trek tapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-score-star-trek-tapes/772210)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nerd-score-star-trek-tapes/772210 "2016-11-17T22:48:13Z")
Nerd score today. Goodwill store had a BUNCH of Star Trek VHS tapes. A complete collection of the original series, 39 tapes, “collectors edition” Most of TNG, 70 tapes, 140 episodes (out of about 178?), again “collecto… --- ## [Dream Corp LLC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-corp-llc/772268)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-corp-llc/772268 "2016-11-17T22:27:43Z")
Anyone else enjoying this new wacky Adult Swim show? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5475704/ --- ## [How long does it take to "freeze meat until firm"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-freeze-meat-until-firm/772238)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-freeze-meat-until-firm/772238 "2016-11-17T21:36:46Z")
For many recipes, especially stir fry recipes, meat needs to be pre-cut into bite sized pieces prior to cooking and the recipe will usually suggest that the cook freeze meat until firm in order to promote easier slicing.… --- ## [The Exorcist. (Fox TV series) Anybody else watch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exorcist-fox-tv-series-anybody-else-watch/766927)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-exorcist-fox-tv-series-anybody-else-watch/766927 "2016-11-17T20:46:59Z")
Caught the premier. I didn’t have very high expectations as I don’t normally like “Exorcist” type movies. I have to say though, I found this show to be surprisingly intriguing. Of course, since I like it, that’s pretty … --- ## [In praise of the grilled cheese sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich/771585)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich/771585 "2016-11-17T20:44:42Z")
After 40 years, Wife still doesn’t understand my love of toast, but we both like a grilled cheese. She as “landfill” that doesn’t mess up her blood sugar, and me as the greatest sandwich ever. I don’t care if it’s mad… --- ## [The Flash S03E06: Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e06-shade/772140)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-s03e06-shade/772140 "2016-11-17T18:38:30Z")
CCPD goes to take down Alchemy and Julian is nowhere to be found? Hmmm… I see Iris has inherited her dad’s “one punch knockout” gene. Wally, on the other hand, could use more lessons. Although now that he’s a - tree… --- ## [So Start Trek Wouldn't Work as a TV show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-start-trek-wouldnt-work-as-a-tv-show/772064)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-start-trek-wouldnt-work-as-a-tv-show/772064 "2016-11-17T17:03:24Z")
Buhh-whaaaaat? Maybe it’s just me but maybe, maybe, Star Trek would work very well on TV. You know show hope for the future, address an issue once a week or so, show some neat tech and smart people getting out of dif… --- ## [Creating "The Chipmunks" Sound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-the-chipmunks-sound/770996)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creating-the-chipmunks-sound/770996 "2016-11-17T13:20:55Z")
Wikipedia says that Chipmunk sound was created by recording at twice normal speed. However, in film, fast motion is created by recording at a slower speed and playing back at normal speed. So, by that logic, wouldn’t a v… --- ## [Bukkake Noodles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bukkake-noodles/771757)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bukkake-noodles/771757 "2016-11-17T05:39:16Z")
The wife and I had lunch today at a Japanese restaurant here in Waikiki, Marukame Udon. They had something on the menu called “bukkake udon.” Hmm. I was not brave enough to try it, being afraid it may be something like w… --- ## [Exotic Foreign TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foreign-tv-shows/772230)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-foreign-tv-shows/772230 "2016-11-17T03:03:57Z")
There are some very good foreign TV shows available on YouTube, which will never air in other countries… If your’e getting jaded with the usual stuff you watch, see what you can find and share it with is. There is a be… --- ## [The Carbonaro Effect, staged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carbonaro-effect-staged/772177)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carbonaro-effect-staged/772177 "2016-11-16T19:23:05Z")
So I caught a few episodes of this on tv the other day. I’m generally skeptical about most ‘reality’ shows, so I already came into it with a hefty grain of salt. Watching it, it’s supposed to be like a hidden camera sort… --- ## [Joshua Johnson to replace Diane Rehm.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshua-johnson-to-replace-diane-rehm/772192)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joshua-johnson-to-replace-diane-rehm/772192 "2016-11-16T19:13:45Z")
Whole new show actually. 1A --- ## [Why don't we brew coffee in tea bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-brew-coffee-in-tea-bags/674362)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-brew-coffee-in-tea-bags/674362 "2016-11-16T16:49:22Z")
Coffee makers are complicated, and instant coffee is gross. Is there any good reason why we don’t brew coffee like tea? --- ## [Intelligent, thoughtful, challenging films for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-thoughtful-challenging-films-for-kids/771061)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-thoughtful-challenging-films-for-kids/771061 "2016-11-16T16:41:58Z")
My youngest son (11) and daughter (14) like to sit down and watch movies with me at least once a week, and I try to get interesting or thoughtful films to mix in with the Harry Potter and Marvel superhero stuff. I recen… --- ## [True Badassery: Sturgill Simpson on Merle Haggard, the state of Country Music and Watchmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-badassery-sturgill-simpson-on-merle-haggard-the-state-of-country-music-and-watchmen/764489)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-badassery-sturgill-simpson-on-merle-haggard-the-state-of-country-music-and-watchmen/764489 "2016-11-16T16:12:05Z")
I don’t know how many Dopers know of Sturgill Simpson. He, along with folks like Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell, is producing some of the best country music going. It is described as Alt-Country but that just means… --- ## [Mose Allison, Jazz legend, 1927-2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mose-allison-jazz-legend-1927-2016/772093)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mose-allison-jazz-legend-1927-2016/772093 "2016-11-16T16:10:12Z")
Mose is gone. He’s categorized as a jazz musician, but he also played the blues and all sorts of things. His best-known song is probably “Young Man Blues,” which the Who performed on Live at Leeds. His “Parchman Farm”… --- ## [Sci Fi novel near the big crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-novel-near-the-big-crunch/771721)
**Author:** [@AlbertPhinney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlbertPhinney)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-novel-near-the-big-crunch/771721 "2016-11-16T15:54:35Z")
I’m looking for the title of a sci-fi novel - I don’t know when it was written, but I read it in '80 or '81. As the universe grows more crowded due to its collapse, character(s) land on the planet of an extinct civilizat… --- ## [Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/771936)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/771936 "2016-11-16T14:19:37Z")
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is set for release 21 July 2017. Looks like Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is gonna have some competition! Luc Besson totally fucking rocks! The trailer looks AMAZING! It’s hard… --- ## [Is sweet red wine the wine of rubes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweet-red-wine-the-wine-of-rubes/771293)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sweet-red-wine-the-wine-of-rubes/771293 "2016-11-16T03:40:52Z")
I started getting into drinking wine a couple of years ago (GF got me hooked). Basically, my go to is sweet red. And (gasp) chilled! Not knowing much about the wine drinking world, I get the impression wine snobs don’t … --- ## [Marvel announces Inhumans TV series on ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-announces-inhumans-tv-series-on-abc/772052)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-announces-inhumans-tv-series-on-abc/772052 "2016-11-16T01:10:05Z")
Apparently there’s going to be an Inhumans TV series next season on ABC, kicked off by the first two episodes presented in IMax theaters next summer. The royal family will be involved, which probably means no Inhumans… --- ## [R.I.P. Gwen Ifill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989 "2016-11-16T01:08:05Z")
She died. I was worried when she wasn’t on air on election night. --- ## [Pop/Rock/Alternative covers of showtunes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-alternative-covers-of-showtunes/771376)
**Author:** [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-rock-alternative-covers-of-showtunes/771376 "2016-11-15T22:04:40Z")
I need a distraction right now. I’m listening to the Pet Shop Boys’ cover of ‘Somewhere’ from West Side Story and it’s bizarre but I’m enjoying it. What are your favorite rock, alternative or pop covers of showtunes? E… --- ## [Foods you came to dislike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-came-to-dislike/771905)
**Author:** [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-came-to-dislike/771905 "2016-11-15T20:57:23Z")
Inspired by Derleth’s thread, what are some foods or preparations that you outgrew for some reason? It’s common for people to get a bit less of a sweet tooth as they grow older, or to grow more “refined” tastes in, say,… --- ## [What is the hottest (spicy) thing you have ever eaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hottest-spicy-thing-you-have-ever-eaten/770980)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-hottest-spicy-thing-you-have-ever-eaten/770980 "2016-11-15T20:42:42Z")
Watching this video got me to thinking about this topic. Now, I like hot stuff… to a point. I don’t really enjoy pain flavor for the sake of it, but I can tolerate moderate amount of heat, and even like a mild amount. … --- ## [Unlikely songs in public settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-songs-in-public-settings/771911)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlikely-songs-in-public-settings/771911 "2016-11-15T19:17:24Z")
Just a couple of minutes ago, I was listening to an interview being done at Foxboro Stadium for a football game. I noticed an unusual song playing in the background, and thought “could that really be…” Television’s “Ma… --- ## [There can be only one...beginning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-can-be-only-one-beginning/772076)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-can-be-only-one-beginning/772076 "2016-11-15T17:24:15Z")
It looks like a “Highlander” prequel is in the works-a miniseries involving Connor MacLeod’s early years as an immortal. Maybe it will explain where he got the accent from? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=806) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=808)