# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=840 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 841 --- ## [Radio Rock: Was There a 3:05 Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-rock-was-there-a-3-05-rule/763304)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-rock-was-there-a-3-05-rule/763304 "2016-08-20T22:45:10Z")
I have always wondered about Billy Joel’s claim that his song (which Wikipedia says was actually “Piano Man”, not “The Entertainer”) was cut down to 3:05 to fit radio’s rules. Yet, “Piano Man” was released in 1973. Now, … --- ## [Wassa matta for me? Hey, wassa matta for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wassa-matta-for-me-hey-wassa-matta-for-you/763415)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wassa-matta-for-me-hey-wassa-matta-for-you/763415 "2016-08-20T18:46:54Z")
For some reason, this song popped into my head. ♬ Wassa matta for me? Hey! Wassa matta for you? Hey! Wassa matta for you? Hey! Wassa matta for you? ♬ So I thought I’d look it up to see if I can find a YouTube video … --- ## [What bands most "owned" their sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-most-owned-their-sound/763113)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-most-owned-their-sound/763113 "2016-08-20T13:15:05Z")
I started thinking about this reading about the Kinks vs. the Beatles thread. While IMO the Beatles were a better band, the Kinks were more identifiable. They owned their sound, there was something about their music th… --- ## [Early episodes of 'Beverly Hillbillies' and Granny's relationship to Jed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-episodes-of-beverly-hillbillies-and-grannys-relationship-to-jed/763315)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-episodes-of-beverly-hillbillies-and-grannys-relationship-to-jed/763315 "2016-08-20T02:50:19Z")
Q1: When did we know for certain that Granny was Jed’s mother-in-law? Q2: Was that always Paul Henning’s idea that Granny was the M-I-L, or did he decide that later? By episode #22 at the latest, since Granny talks … --- ## [Tell me about your beans and meat based local dishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-beans-and-meat-based-local-dishes/763180)
**Author:** [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-beans-and-meat-based-local-dishes/763180 "2016-08-20T02:49:33Z")
I’m talking about stews, slowly cooked or baked variants (consumed with spoon or fork (casserole), respectively). And how do you call it. And why you think it is original and that is only known in your region. And what a… --- ## [Question about people behind the scenes in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-people-behind-the-scenes-in-movies/763098)
**Author:** [@pianodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pianodave)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-people-behind-the-scenes-in-movies/763098 "2016-08-20T01:13:45Z")
Hi SD, Question for you about movies that flop at the box office. Every movie has a ton of people behind the scenes. Cameramen, special effects guys, marketing team, etc. When a movie flops, why don’t we ever hear ab… --- ## [Tuvan Throat-Singing Fans: Here's Your Chance!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuvan-throat-singing-fans-heres-your-chance/763199)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuvan-throat-singing-fans-heres-your-chance/763199 "2016-08-19T21:40:12Z")
I will be interviewing the Tuvan group \*\*Alash \*\*at the American Folk Festival (Bangor, ME) LIVE on radio station WERU (www.weru.org) / streaming on the web. etc. from approximately 1:45 to 2PM EDT, Sunday, Aug. 28. So … --- ## [Pakistani cuisine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pakistani-cuisine/762991 "2016-08-19T21:05:33Z")
I had never had it until recently, but there’s a place nearby and I get takeout there regularly. My two favorite dishes – haleem (spicy, hearty stew of slow cooked beef and grains that blends together, very flavorful) a… --- ## [Gatorade alternative that actually provides the electrolytes, etc AND also tastes good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatorade-alternative-that-actually-provides-the-electrolytes-etc-and-also-tastes-good/762961)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatorade-alternative-that-actually-provides-the-electrolytes-etc-and-also-tastes-good/762961 "2016-08-19T19:33:49Z")
I guess this goes in Cafe Society? So I’ve heard that Gatorade changed its formula and now is basically sugar water. I’ve been going through tons of it lately due to butt issues that need me to hydrate a lot, plus I ha… --- ## [Latest Most Irritating Commercial on TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-most-irritating-commercial-on-tv/742926)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-most-irritating-commercial-on-tv/742926 "2016-08-19T18:50:36Z")
Inspired by the Most Hated Commercials, Holiday Edition thread, now that the holidays are over. I nominate this Buick ad, that is so incredibly annoying and irritating, it has me grasping for the mute button every time.… --- ## [The funniest commercial I've ever seen! "Neato Knows"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-commercial-ive-ever-seen-neato-knows/763220)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-commercial-ive-ever-seen-neato-knows/763220 "2016-08-19T18:23:25Z")
Very rarely do I watch commercials (thanks, DVR), much less like them. Except this one. I giggled all night. The gentle grandma actress, the soft-focus, syrupy music . . . I was certain it was one of those Hallmark car… --- ## [Book Series: Hitman as Protangonist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-series-hitman-as-protangonist/760882)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-series-hitman-as-protangonist/760882 "2016-08-19T17:55:14Z")
Any suggestions? I am thinking of series like Butcher Boy series by Thomas Perry Keller series by Lawrence Block Quarry series by Max Allan Collins --- ## [Can Someone ID This Video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-video/763307)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-id-this-video/763307 "2016-08-19T15:57:16Z")
This is just one of things that’ll bug me. I was watching a video for a rock song, most likely a 1970’s tune later supplemented with a video once MTV came along. The scene is a van or VW bus running down a steep, grassy… --- ## [Larry Wilmore Nightly Show - Cancelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-wilmore-nightly-show-cancelled/762932)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-wilmore-nightly-show-cancelled/762932 "2016-08-19T15:31:06Z")
just announced on the NYTimes: Last episode is this Thursday. I enjoyed it. --- ## [Books never written.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-never-written/761958)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-never-written/761958 "2016-08-19T03:42:32Z")
I was perusing past threads and ran into this one by Darth Nader, which got zero replies. So let’s try it again: What “teased but never written” books would you like to read? Personally, I want the missing chapters of H… --- ## [What's the song played in the background of this commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-played-in-the-background-of-this-commercial/763145)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-song-played-in-the-background-of-this-commercial/763145 "2016-08-18T22:01:28Z")
Its strangely addicting. Can anyone help? --- ## [What was good about the Star Wars prequels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-good-about-the-star-wars-prequels/763092)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-good-about-the-star-wars-prequels/763092 "2016-08-18T21:04:03Z")
I remember enjoying the movies at the time (I was just finishing high school when TPM came out), while recognizing a lot of the flaws. Watching them later, the flaws seem to overpower a lot of the good scenes. But here… --- ## [Marvel Making Runaways TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-making-runaways-tv-series/763157)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-making-runaways-tv-series/763157 "2016-08-18T17:46:00Z")
On HULU, done by the peoplewho did\* Gossip Girl \*(?) I love that comic, so will definitely check this out. --- ## [Seinfeld question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question/763144)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-question/763144 "2016-08-18T17:04:52Z")
I’m watching the famous gay episode The Outing (not that there’s anything wrong with that), where a student reporter from NYU was scheduled to meet with Jerry in the coffee shop to do an interview. She ends up sitting i… --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 30: Your favorite song at this time last year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-30-your-favorite-song-at-this-time-last-year/762979)
**Author:** [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-30-your-favorite-song-at-this-time-last-year/762979 "2016-08-18T15:56:11Z")
We made it! It went two months over schedule and needed several different people to initiate the different threads to keep the challenge going, but here we are with the 30th and final installment. I guess my “summer jam… --- ## [Whatcha grillin'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-grillin/763019)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-grillin/763019 "2016-08-18T13:18:05Z")
I don’t like to cook, in general. I will grill occasionally, though and I’m always up for new grill ideas. I entered partially uncharted territory, for me, last night. The local Sprouts market had small lobster tails … --- ## [Who Was "Uncle Albert" and Why Are We "Sorry"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-uncle-albert-and-why-are-we-sorry/592706)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-uncle-albert-and-why-are-we-sorry/592706 "2016-08-18T11:27:32Z")
This old “Wings” song puzzles me: “we’re so sorry, Uncle Alber…but we haven’t done a bloody thing all day”. What was Pal McCartney singing about? Did he actually have an Uncle named Albert? --- ## [The First Sci-Fi Author to Conceive of Virtual Reality.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-sci-fi-author-to-conceive-of-virtual-reality/763053)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-sci-fi-author-to-conceive-of-virtual-reality/763053 "2016-08-18T03:22:44Z")
Science fiction authors are amazing. They often conceive of scientific discovers, well, long before even some scientists do. We all know of things like time travel. The Time Machine was published by H. G. Wells in 1895.… --- ## [Quick question. \[regarding musical artists\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-regarding-musical-artists/763044)
**Author:** [@onething](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onething)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-regarding-musical-artists/763044 "2016-08-18T01:53:23Z")
Am I the only one who thinks the question “Beatles or Stones” should be " The Who or Dylan" ? Just shoving it out there. --- ## [Hawaiian macaroni salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-macaroni-salad/762651)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hawaiian-macaroni-salad/762651 "2016-08-18T00:39:07Z")
How did this particular dish become part of Hawaiian cuisine? Your basic lunch plate will have meat, a scoop of rice, and a scoop of mac salad. the first two I get. But mac salad? Did the missionaries hand out elbow maca… --- ## [Ghost chili pepper stout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-chili-pepper-stout/763077)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-chili-pepper-stout/763077 "2016-08-17T23:55:37Z")
I am recovering this morning from a beer event last night where they tapped a keg of Pittsburgh’s Full Pint Brewing Company’s Night of the Living Stout, a ghost chili pepper stout. I normally “like” pepper beers. I’ve h… --- ## [I tried Flashbang hot sauce. 5 Million SHU. Meh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-flashbang-hot-sauce-5-million-shu-meh/763086)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tried-flashbang-hot-sauce-5-million-shu-meh/763086 "2016-08-17T23:01:18Z")
Why did I try a ‘sauce’ with 5 million Scoville Heat units? Because I’m stupid. But I was also prepared. I did it at a shop in the French Quarter in New Orleans, where they had many other varied hot sauces, seasonings… --- ## [18th century travel tips.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-travel-tips/762871)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-century-travel-tips/762871 "2016-08-17T20:10:56Z")
this is funny although id love to se someone try these today as suggested http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tips/10-travel-tips-from-the-age-of-napoleon/ar-BBva3aF?li=BBnbklE --- ## [Eye In The Sky SPOILERS!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-in-the-sky-spoilers/762969)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-in-the-sky-spoilers/762969 "2016-08-17T19:27:03Z")
\*\*SPOILERS BE HERE!! \*\* Eye In The Sky (Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman) Just saw this last night, and boy was I disappointed. I’d like to hear what those of you with experience in the military have to say about it, becaus… --- ## [What would composer from centuries ago think about modern music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-composer-from-centuries-ago-think-about-modern-music/763005)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-composer-from-centuries-ago-think-about-modern-music/763005 "2016-08-17T19:02:24Z")
Inspired by the thread Would people from 50 or 100 years ago like today’s movies? Besides the fact they they’d likely be in awe of our recording and amplifying and playback technology, of course. I just have to wonder … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=839) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=841)