# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=837 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 838 --- ## [I just cancelled Netflix after 9 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cancelled-netflix-after-9-years/759952)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cancelled-netflix-after-9-years/759952 "2016-08-26T17:59:02Z")
If someone had told me a few months ago that I would do this, I would have said they were nuts, but I’ve watched all the obscure stuff that I signed up for it to watch in the first place, and more and more of this is sho… --- ## [Craft beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/763954)
**Author:** [@onething](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onething)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craft-beer/763954 "2016-08-26T15:20:08Z")
So, the craft beer movement is on the rise. What are your thoughts? --- ## [No Country For Old Men question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-question/763985)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-question/763985 "2016-08-26T12:16:38Z")
I was watching it again the other night and saw something I had not noticed before. I hope I have the motel rooms correct. Chigurh goes into the first motel room when he is hunting down Llewelyn. He walks into the bathr… --- ## [What's so great about Frank Ocean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-frank-ocean/763907)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-frank-ocean/763907 "2016-08-26T06:29:19Z")
Media outlets like \*Pitchfork \*describe him as an enigmatic and groundbreaking musical genius. But when I listen, it sounds basically like Boys 2 Men style singing with some trip hop beats in the background. :confused: … --- ## [If Seinfeld had a 9-11 episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-seinfeld-had-a-9-11-episode/763925)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-seinfeld-had-a-9-11-episode/763925 "2016-08-26T05:18:21Z")
In very bad taste, of course, but I think it captures the feel of the show, gives each of the characters their due, and has some decent laughs: --- ## [blk. water (Not the Doobie Brothers song)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blk-water-not-the-doobie-brothers-song/762091)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blk-water-not-the-doobie-brothers-song/762091 "2016-08-26T04:39:13Z")
Has anyone else had blk. water? It’s a mineral-fortified bottled water that happens to be black in color. I found some this afternoon at the natural foods market, for less than I heard it cost, and was wondering if any… --- ## [Movies You've Seen Dozens of Times but are NOT Your Favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-dozens-of-times-but-are-not-your-favorites/761548)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-dozens-of-times-but-are-not-your-favorites/761548 "2016-08-26T03:52:47Z")
Inspired by “Your Five Favorite Movies” thread. (I would link but that’s hard on a smart phone, at least for me.) There are several movies that I have seen multiple times. Heck, some I’ve practically memorized, yet I … --- ## [Doritos and peanut butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-and-peanut-butter/763858)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doritos-and-peanut-butter/763858 "2016-08-26T01:10:18Z")
Recently I bought a jar of peanut butter to keep in my desk drawer at work. The idea being when I haven’t time for a real breakfast I can put some of this on “crackers”. This peanut butter is supposedly 100% natural and… --- ## [Steak Tartare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-tartare/761159)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steak-tartare/761159 "2016-08-26T00:40:16Z")
Any fans? We dined at Morel’s French Steakhouse in Las Vegas a few days ago, and availed ourselves of their Seasonal Tasting Menu. The second course offered the option of steak tartare, which I chose. So yummy! Capers, s… --- ## [Old comedy routine with stupid "magic" tricks -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-comedy-routine-with-stupid-magic-tricks/763948)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-comedy-routine-with-stupid-magic-tricks/763948 "2016-08-26T00:31:20Z")
Does anyone remember the old comedy magic trick routine from the sixties or seventies where the guy would sing his own background music and do stupid things like form two circles with his thumbs and index fingers, put hi… --- ## [Restaurant honor system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-honor-system/763822)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-honor-system/763822 "2016-08-25T23:18:58Z")
I’ve had my first and second experiences ever with Panera Bread in the last two weeks (yes, I appear to be woefully behind the times). Last night, I ordered ahead online because I’ve heard people rave about how easy thei… --- ## [Remember Little Fatty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-little-fatty/763950)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-little-fatty/763950 "2016-08-25T21:41:05Z")
Not this. But this guy, 2002. I remember all sorts of photoshops of movie posters and other works of art with his face as one of the early internet memes. Turns out that kid was a 16 year old Chinese kid whose teacher… --- ## [Your Hatch pepper recipes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hatch-pepper-recipes/763117)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-hatch-pepper-recipes/763117 "2016-08-25T20:15:21Z")
A local store just got in a shitload shipment of hatch peppers. There are tons of recipes online, but I’m looking for YOUR faves, whether you made it up or found it somewhere. I’m going to buy a bunch today and roast the… --- ## [Earliest use of progressive/psychedelic rock word.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-use-of-progressive-psychedelic-rock-word/763806)
**Author:** [@Baggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggs)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-use-of-progressive-psychedelic-rock-word/763806 "2016-08-25T19:22:53Z")
…in the media, on record jackets, or on concert posters,etc. Please: It has to be “progressive” in the sense of the GENRE, the MOVEMENT. Not as an adjective. For instance you could have a musique concrete lp from the … --- ## [Do people in the UK, Australia, Canada, and Europe eat cornbread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-in-the-uk-australia-canada-and-europe-eat-cornbread/763158 "2016-08-25T19:03:08Z")
Tried googling which countries eat cornbread This link list Caribbean islands that eat johnnycake. That’s similar. This link mentions Native Americans and the US. Nothing about other countries. What about Canada, UK… --- ## [What Do You Do With Chili Sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-chili-sauce/635196)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-chili-sauce/635196 "2016-08-25T18:54:39Z")
So I bought a bottle of (Aldi’s brand) chili sauce- I’m not sure why. I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. I’ve never had occasion to use chili sauce, and I’m not sure what it goes on. Today I am making a b… --- ## [What's the next Gawker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-gawker/763938)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-next-gawker/763938 "2016-08-25T18:48:52Z")
I got used to reading a little alternative snarky roundup. What’s going to happen now? The gap ought to be filled. I mean it wasn’t not a lawsuit against the entire concept. --- ## [Did anyone else watch the return of MADtv?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-watch-the-return-of-madtv/761035)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-watch-the-return-of-madtv/761035 "2016-08-25T18:48:34Z")
Beside me, that is? It was kind of OK. New cast but they also had Will Sasso and Nicole Sullivan back from the original cast. Apparently next week they will have Ike Barinholtz and Bobby Lee. They also showed one of … --- ## ["There's a fine line between clever and stupid" - who would you argue is clever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-fine-line-between-clever-and-stupid-who-would-you-argue-is-clever/762204)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-fine-line-between-clever-and-stupid-who-would-you-argue-is-clever/762204 "2016-08-25T18:17:36Z")
Or so says Nigel Tufnel. Or was it David St. Hubbins? In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=800528 Folks are arguing whether Sonic Youth played “microtonal, non-dodecaphonic music with no… --- ## [Good or Great Performances from Actors You Usually Can't Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-or-great-performances-from-actors-you-usually-cant-stand/763183)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-or-great-performances-from-actors-you-usually-cant-stand/763183 "2016-08-25T17:13:13Z")
I’m sure it’s been done before, but, here it is again: a give-the-devil his due thread. Who are some actors you usually can’t stand and don’t respect as thespians but who did give a great performance or two? For me: A… --- ## [Why is there no bodhran in bluegrass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-bodhran-in-bluegrass/711967)
**Author:** [@get\_lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/get_lives)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-bodhran-in-bluegrass/711967 "2016-08-25T16:31:53Z")
It’s in the Scot-Irish tradition, and they’re easier to build than fiddles, so why did not not make it across the Atlantic along with the other instruments in that musical tradition? --- ## [I just bought a deconstructed gansey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-deconstructed-gansey/759994)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-deconstructed-gansey/759994 "2016-08-25T16:31:33Z")
In other words, 1.4kg of Frangipani 5-ply Guernsey wool in traditional “Falmouth Navy”. I intend to knit Flamborough I from Patterns for Guernseys, Jersey, and Arans by Gladys Thompson. I’ll knit it to fit my husband. H… --- ## [Farewell Steven Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-steven-hill/763754)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-steven-hill/763754 "2016-08-25T15:26:06Z")
Died today at 94 years of age. Best Law&Order DA ever. I remember him in Mission Impossible too. Such a memorable actor. Rest in peace, Mr Schiff. --- ## [Which came first, the 45 RPM record or the 3-minute attention span?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-the-45-rpm-record-or-the-3-minute-attention-span/719104)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-came-first-the-45-rpm-record-or-the-3-minute-attention-span/719104 "2016-08-25T15:17:27Z")
It has dawned on me that the length of time most network shows can go without a commercial is about three minutes. Why, do you think? Come to think of it, 78s ran about that long, too. How many insects have 3-minute li… --- ## [If you could see any musical act...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-see-any-musical-act/763719)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-see-any-musical-act/763719 "2016-08-25T14:55:37Z")
…at whatever you consider to be their peak, who would it be? Assume good conditions, resurrection, whatever. Top three is fine, if you can’t narrow it to one. There is no wrong answer; tastes differ, after all. For m… --- ## [Smoking in comic books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-comic-books/763592)
**Author:** [@TYphoonSignal8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TYphoonSignal8)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-comic-books/763592 "2016-08-25T13:34:07Z")
An interesting article: A quick overview of tobacco smoking in mainstream comic books – Japan, the US, and France/Belgium - World Comic Book Review It is baffling that in 1983 Lucky Luke’s creator had to depict the char… --- ## [Art News!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-news/763756)
**Author:** [@skunkmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skunkmama)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-news/763756 "2016-08-25T06:30:40Z")
Look at what this site did with some dab art its so keewwwwwlll --- ## [So "Hand Dancing " is a big deal. Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hand-dancing-is-a-big-deal-who-knew/763778)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-hand-dancing-is-a-big-deal-who-knew/763778 "2016-08-25T06:08:34Z")
Saw this local news item below then after a “Hand Dancing”? WTH? googled it up and it’s a thing! I was utterly oblivious to this this trend and dance style. Delmarva Hand Dancing Club made a donation to Rebuilding Warr… --- ## [TV shows which use existing songs for themes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-use-existing-songs-for-themes/763205)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-use-existing-songs-for-themes/763205 "2016-08-25T05:44:06Z")
Most TV shows have theme songs created for them. Some have had their themes reach the pop charts such as The Rockford Files, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Welcome Back, Kotter, and S.W.A.T. I was listening to some TV… --- ## [Is this chicken salad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-salad/763630)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-salad/763630 "2016-08-25T04:40:09Z")
I told my son to please make some chicken salad with the left over roasted chicken. He made a delicious salad with baby greens, celery, tomatoes, baby carrots, small sweet peppers, tomatoes and snap peas-- to which he ad… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=836) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=838)