# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=816 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 817 --- ## [Zombie bombs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-bombs/769596)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-bombs/769596 "2016-10-24T17:04:02Z")
I’ve asked before about the viability of rendering corpses to make Diesel fuel. I don’t recall how to do it, but I recall it can be done. And I’m sure there are warehouses around that are full of fertiliser. If someon… --- ## [New series of articles on police portrayals in the media](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-of-articles-on-police-portrayals-in-the-media/769602)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-series-of-articles-on-police-portrayals-in-the-media/769602 "2016-10-24T16:57:34Z")
The Washington Post has just started an extensive five-part series concerning the history of how police are portrayed in books, movies and television. It really gets into the early history, how Jack Webb got cooperation(… --- ## [What is wrong with my Pizza crusts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-pizza-crusts/769186)
**Author:** [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-my-pizza-crusts/769186 "2016-10-24T15:54:20Z")
Have been making pizzas at home for a while, and the crusts just aren’t working out right. Strangely the first half dozen seemed to turn out pretty well. I wondered what the big deal was. Then somehow it’s like I’m regre… --- ## [Who did Negal kill on Walking Dead? Your final prediction.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-negal-kill-on-walking-dead-your-final-prediction/769491)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-did-negal-kill-on-walking-dead-your-final-prediction/769491 "2016-10-24T13:25:26Z")
I actually think he may kill two people, but let’s focus on who he killed first(or who he killed with Lucille in the final moments of last season? It airs tonight and I believe the producers have promised not to hold ba… --- ## [Kevin Meaney dead at 60](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-meaney-dead-at-60/769308)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kevin-meaney-dead-at-60/769308 "2016-10-24T04:42:03Z")
One of the comedians who was all over Comedy Central and it’s early days. There are parts of his routines that are permanently imprinted in my memory, including the “you’re like a crazy person” routine. Dead today at ag… --- ## [Richard Dawson - sexual harrasment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-dawson-sexual-harrasment/299313)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-dawson-sexual-harrasment/299313 "2016-10-24T03:57:10Z")
I’ve been watching alot of Family Feud on GSN lately, and couldn’t help but notice the affection Richard Dawson gives to almost every female contestant. One episode I watched, he was almost trying to makeout with one of … --- ## [unknown Scifi book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-scifi-book/769562)
**Author:** [@luckyundertaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luckyundertaker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-scifi-book/769562 "2016-10-24T02:57:02Z")
hi guys i have this book that i read some time ago like maybe in 2008-2010 and i loved it but i can’t remember the books name, i can remember pretty much everything in it but not the title. Summary: a boy about 16 name… --- ## [SNL: Trump spokeswoman tries to take a day off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-trump-spokeswoman-tries-to-take-a-day-off/769171)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-trump-spokeswoman-tries-to-take-a-day-off/769171 "2016-10-24T02:16:11Z")
Forgive me, but this is so damn good I just have to give it a thread of its own: - YouTube Genius! Genius, I tell you! --- ## [When You Can Do With Just The Chorus . When the Chorus is the Main Highlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-can-do-with-just-the-chorus-when-the-chorus-is-the-main-highlight/769435)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-can-do-with-just-the-chorus-when-the-chorus-is-the-main-highlight/769435 "2016-10-24T01:45:20Z")
To my surprise I did not find that this topic has been done before. There was a thread about nice verses in songs, irrespective of whether the chorus was good or poor. Many listed songs in which the chorus sucked but th… --- ## [farmers dump 43 million gallons of milk......\[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmers-dump-43-million-gallons-of-milk-edited-title/768674)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmers-dump-43-million-gallons-of-milk-edited-title/768674 "2016-10-23T19:22:40Z")
don’t know if this counts as a food story…MSN I always thought the usda free food programs took the excess --- ## [Things that you've read/seen that you wish you hadn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-youve-read-seen-that-you-wish-you-hadnt/708408)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-youve-read-seen-that-you-wish-you-hadnt/708408 "2016-10-23T19:05:37Z")
Ever read or saw something that you wish you could erase from your mind? Something either soul crushingly depressing, vomit inducingly gross or just plain depraved that would take an Olympic sized pool of brain breach to… --- ## [Avoiding "ship" in spacecraft descriptions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-ship-in-spacecraft-descriptions/514810)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avoiding-ship-in-spacecraft-descriptions/514810 "2016-10-23T17:55:27Z")
I have a problem. I am attempting to write a Hard SF story. It involves a couple of rather roomy spacecraft capable of interstellar travel, both of which are big enough to contain another, smaller spacecraft (a la Disc… --- ## [Fresh gnocchi cooking directions-- need answers fastish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-gnocchi-cooking-directions-need-answers-fastish/769502)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-gnocchi-cooking-directions-need-answers-fastish/769502 "2016-10-23T17:39:50Z")
I have purchased these very fresh gnocchis and have a creamy mushroom sauce in mind for dinner tonight. However, there are no directions on the package of gnocchi on how to cook these suckers. Do you boil them up like pa… --- ## [The cheese stands alone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheese-stands-alone/769500)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cheese-stands-alone/769500 "2016-10-23T16:45:42Z")
My search-foo is weak. I seem to remember a thread about the cheese standing alone, but I can’t find it. Why does the cheese stand alone. Why cheese? --- ## [Anyone love their toaster oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-love-their-toaster-oven/611780)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-love-their-toaster-oven/611780 "2016-10-23T14:38:42Z")
We’re a low-toast family, so don’t really know what to look for in a toaster. Ours is getting on in years and tends to set off the smoke detector whenever we use it. We’re thinking of upgrading to a toaster oven, assumin… --- ## [Nazis and the arts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331)
**Author:** [@Vicsage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicsage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazis-and-the-arts/769331 "2016-10-23T09:35:02Z")
It seems that the arts owe the Nazis a debt of thanks. It seems every other movie that deals with actual events involves Nazis and WWII. There were multiple Star Trek episodes involving Nazis. Every time travel progra… --- ## [The Homebrewers Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homebrewers-thread/764245)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homebrewers-thread/764245 "2016-10-23T04:25:45Z")
So, I first helped make a homebrew back in 1980 at UC Davis with a couple enology majors that had figured out they could make great beer… Brewed a fair bit in the 1990’s in Japan and Hong Kong. Brewed some more in the 20… --- ## [Johnnie Walker Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnnie-walker-blue/768834)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnnie-walker-blue/768834 "2016-10-22T23:37:17Z")
Okay, so over the weekend I had a chance to get a little extravagant with a dinner, so I ordered a shot of the fabled Johnnie Walker Blue. (And in a place known for a loose hand at the bar, I got a very stingy 1.000 ounc… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 5 (October 17, 2016) -- "The Hot Tub Contamination"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-5-october-17-2016-the-hot-tub-contamination/768867)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-5-october-17-2016-the-hot-tub-contamination/768867 "2016-10-22T21:22:42Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Non-US Dopers: what US TV shows do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-us-tv-shows-do-you-like/769004 "2016-10-22T21:00:39Z")
A couple of years ago, I did a thread about the UK shows that Americans like. It did pretty well, and then got resurrected last week, and now is up to three pages. So I’m curious: what US imports do well overseas? I’m es… --- ## [Where else have I heard this music????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-have-i-heard-this-music/335552)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-else-have-i-heard-this-music/335552 "2016-10-22T20:43:01Z")
The theme song to "Curb Your Enthuiasm ". I don’t watch the show but I hear the music during commercials for it on HBO. Where have I heard that tune before? I’m not 100% but I believe it’s “Frolic,” by Italian composer … --- ## [Help with Hallowe'en makeup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-halloween-makeup/769325)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-halloween-makeup/769325 "2016-10-22T19:06:58Z")
We’re hosting a Hallowe’en costume party this year, and I’ve decided to go all out with my getup. I’m going as a zombified version of a historical figure. Problem is, I don’t have any experience with makeup. Can someo… --- ## [Canned liver pate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-liver-pate/769328)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-liver-pate/769328 "2016-10-22T14:12:05Z")
I’ve tried two brands – Flower and Sell. Flower is light (for a pate) and mild flavored, and Sell is very strong and robust. I like Flower better, but it seems a lot harder to find. Any other common brands available i… --- ## [Another shot at identifying this short story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-shot-at-identifying-this-short-story/768977)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-shot-at-identifying-this-short-story/768977 "2016-10-22T11:56:10Z")
This place has a very good track record for identifying stories, books, movies and actors. But I stumped you. In this thread that asked what was the first thread each of us started I found that my oldest thread was ask… --- ## [Anybody watching Narcos, S2 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-narcos-s2/768900)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-watching-narcos-s2/768900 "2016-10-22T11:50:10Z")
I have two episodes left and I think I’ve enjoyed it more than the first season. They (mostly) dispensed with the soap opera with Murphy and his wife. Some interesting new characters, plenty of action and intrigue. They… --- ## [The Walking Dead - Why are there so many deaths (thus walkers) in cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-why-are-there-so-many-deaths-thus-walkers-in-cars/768865)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-why-are-there-so-many-deaths-thus-walkers-in-cars/768865 "2016-10-22T01:01:00Z")
This just occurred to me whilst streaming some TWD over the weekend. There sure are a lot of people who died in their cars (thus leading to a surplus of Walker Anti-Theft Systems®). You pull the door handle on three or… --- ## [Obsolete Science Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-science-fiction/102187)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-science-fiction/102187 "2016-10-22T00:06:45Z")
A tossup between posting here or in MPSIMS, but here goes: What former staples of SF have been made obsolete by advances in scientific knowledge? An obvious example would be all the stories depicting Mars or Venus as hab… --- ## [i thought that needles and ect in halloween candy was bs but here it is ......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-needles-and-ect-in-halloween-candy-was-bs-but-here-it-is/768910 "2016-10-21T21:07:53Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-most-horrifying-things-found-in-halloween-candy/ar-AAiXnVw?li=AAeKimm The pot thing is I think the guy was a dealer and just using Halloween as an excuse but got too high him… --- ## [Happy Valley on Netflix (no spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-valley-on-netflix-no-spoilers-please/760011)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-valley-on-netflix-no-spoilers-please/760011 "2016-10-21T18:24:26Z")
It’s a shame this show was overlooked by the Emmy people. Solid performances throughout and a good story line, although slightly reminiscent of Fargo (the movie) in that regard. Well directed, and tight editing. We’re on… --- ## [This is my Boom Stick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-boom-stick/700614)
**Author:** [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-boom-stick/700614 "2016-10-21T18:12:50Z")
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