# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=866 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 867 --- ## [Why do US music "clean" radio edits have such mild words censored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-us-music-clean-radio-edits-have-such-mild-words-censored/684673)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-us-music-clean-radio-edits-have-such-mild-words-censored/684673 "2016-06-14T00:43:06Z")
I figured this was closer to a General Question than a Cafe Society question, but the mods are more than free to touch that dial and spin it over to the classic and hit sounds of Cafe Society FM if they deem it appropria… --- ## [Is NY style pizza supposed to be like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ny-style-pizza-supposed-to-be-like-this/756929)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ny-style-pizza-supposed-to-be-like-this/756929 "2016-06-13T20:08:20Z")
I’m not sure why NY style pizza is supposed to be the be all end all of pizzas. Yes, I know, I live in Dallas Texas, and we Texans know squat about pizza. But we do have quite a few M&P shops around here that are suppos… --- ## [I spent the evening with Mel Brooks last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-the-evening-with-mel-brooks-last-night/757211)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-the-evening-with-mel-brooks-last-night/757211 "2016-06-13T19:12:18Z")
The Riverside theater in Milwaukee showed Blazing Saddles to a sold out crowd last night, and after the show, Mr. Brooks (who turns 90 later this month) came out on stage to talk about making the movie, his career, and l… --- ## [TV movie: 14 going on 30 (1988)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-14-going-on-30-1988/756287)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-14-going-on-30-1988/756287 "2016-06-13T18:59:52Z")
I found it on TV Trope’s “Overnight Age-Up”: I watched it on youtube. It was released in the same year as another movie in the trope, Tom Hanks’ “Big”. I’m a big fan of “Big” and “13 going on 30” (2004) (also called … --- ## [Are there any comedians like Mitch Hedberg, or was he one of a kind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comedians-like-mitch-hedberg-or-was-he-one-of-a-kind/756986)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comedians-like-mitch-hedberg-or-was-he-one-of-a-kind/756986 "2016-06-13T18:41:06Z")
There have been one liner comedians like Rodney Dangerfield, but has anyone had a style similar to Hedberg? --- ## [retro recipie/cooking blogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-recipie-cooking-blogs/756679)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-recipie-cooking-blogs/756679 "2016-06-13T16:38:36Z")
for those that never have seen these they take old cookbooks,magaizene recipies company made recipies subscription cooking cards and the like from 100 years or so and attempt to make and eat them often with harlious r… --- ## [Mueller's manacotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-manacotti/757230)
**Author:** [@ladybozeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybozeman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muellers-manacotti/757230 "2016-06-13T16:10:21Z")
Does anyone have the recipe off of the box for meat manacotti? I got it off the box in the '80’s and I have lost it. Thank you so much, Tami --- ## [Food around Evanston IL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-around-evanston-il/757046)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-around-evanston-il/757046 "2016-06-13T15:38:39Z")
My son has orientation at Loyola Lakeshore Monday and Tuesday. I booked a hotel a little north in Evanston. Typical of an 18 year old, I haven’t seen an agenda so I have no idea what I may or may not be involved in. We’l… --- ## [Shows as good as Gravity Falls for kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-as-good-as-gravity-falls-for-kids/756945)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-as-good-as-gravity-falls-for-kids/756945 "2016-06-12T22:13:11Z")
I teach middle school and I love to show occasional episodes/clips of Gravity Falls for rewards, and even use if for lessons on plot and character. Any other show as good as this for kids this age? Only Avatar comes to … --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.07 "The Broken Man" 6/5/16 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-07-the-broken-man-6-5-16-show-discussion/756631)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-07-the-broken-man-6-5-16-show-discussion/756631 "2016-06-12T18:59:10Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker 6.04 Book of the Stranger 6.05 The Door 6.06 Blood of My Blood The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about the books and show. … --- ## [This is the way the world ends (but not with zombies, disease, war, or weather)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-way-the-world-ends-but-not-with-zombies-disease-war-or-weather/757079)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-the-way-the-world-ends-but-not-with-zombies-disease-war-or-weather/757079 "2016-06-12T18:17:46Z")
Have you ever seen Pulse? It’s not a great movie, but I like the fact that its dystopian vision is about ghosts. I’d like to read a few books about ghost dystopias but I’m not sure they exist. So let’s talk more broadly… --- ## [Alternate Brady Bunch theme for dark-haired girls and blond guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-brady-bunch-theme-for-dark-haired-girls-and-blond-guys/757177)
**Author:** [@beeljo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beeljo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-brady-bunch-theme-for-dark-haired-girls-and-blond-guys/757177 "2016-06-12T18:00:41Z")
I heard or read somewhere that the creators of the Brady Bunch wanted to keep their options as open as possible regarding the casting of the show. Thus, they had someone write an alternate version of the opening theme s… --- ## [Frying the Perfect Egg.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frying-the-perfect-egg/756214)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frying-the-perfect-egg/756214 "2016-06-12T15:54:45Z")
It’s been a little while since I attempted to fry an egg. But I still remember the terrible time I usually have. The outside burns. The inside bubbles around the yolk, while I am waiting for what seems forever for the y… --- ## [What Restaurants Have You Worked At and Wouldn't Eat The Food With Hitler's Mouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-restaurants-have-you-worked-at-and-wouldnt-eat-the-food-with-hitlers-mouth/757051)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-restaurants-have-you-worked-at-and-wouldnt-eat-the-food-with-hitlers-mouth/757051 "2016-06-12T05:10:29Z")
A counterpoint to this thread I’ve worked at a reasonable number of restaurants in my day and I, like many people I’ve talked to, wouldn’t / won’t eat at them. Here are some: A Chinese food place - with a good reputat… --- ## [Settle a bet--Milk Expiration Date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-a-bet-milk-expiration-date/757037)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-a-bet-milk-expiration-date/757037 "2016-06-12T04:55:55Z")
A friend of mine and I are arguing over what the expiration date on a carton of milk is intended to mean. See poll for options. We both agree that the date is meaningless if the milk is lumpy or smells bad. :wink: It’s… --- ## [Sunspring - Can a Computer Write a Winning Screenplay? Uh, No](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunspring-can-a-computer-write-a-winning-screenplay-uh-no/756966)
**Author:** [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunspring-can-a-computer-write-a-winning-screenplay-uh-no/756966 "2016-06-12T04:30:54Z")
Has anyone seen this short film yet? It's called Sunspring. Three people fed sci-fi screenplays into an A.I. program and the program wrote it's own screenplay. The real idea behind it was if the A.I. could write a scre… --- ## [Obsessed fan shoots singer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessed-fan-shoots-singer/757141)
**Author:** [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsessed-fan-shoots-singer/757141 "2016-06-12T03:09:03Z")
This killing shocked me: Christina Grimmie, former The Voice contestant was shot dead at age 22 while greeting fans after a concert. This is the kind of thing that shouldn’t happen. It always seems to be the singer, bu… --- ## [Does "Mike Posner" remind you of an song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mike-posner-remind-you-of-an-song/757103)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mike-posner-remind-you-of-an-song/757103 "2016-06-12T01:56:16Z")
IN his song I took a Pill in Ibiza Mike Posner says “I get along with old timers 'cause my name’s a reminder of a pop song people forgot.” So, is this more fictional lyrics, or does his name actually remind people of s… --- ## [The Harlem Globetrotters are a sad shell of what they used to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-harlem-globetrotters-are-a-sad-shell-of-what-they-used-to-be/756817)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-harlem-globetrotters-are-a-sad-shell-of-what-they-used-to-be/756817 "2016-06-12T01:21:04Z")
I last saw the HG’s about 3 years ago and we really only went because a friends daughter was performing at halftime. Yeah, the G’s let kids perform at their halftime shows. But thats 50 -150 guarnteed tickets sold. It r… --- ## [TV Tropes question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-tropes-question/715070)
**Author:** [@Shockaholics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shockaholics)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-tropes-question/715070 "2016-06-12T00:55:17Z")
Where do TV Tropes store their deleted pages? I wanna find a few. --- ## [When Did Books Get Genres?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-books-get-genres/757081)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-books-get-genres/757081 "2016-06-11T23:11:38Z")
I was perusing the “Books and Authors” database via my public library’s website when I noticed something. Books as recent as the mid-1980s do not have a genre listing in this database, but a book from 1990 does. Is this… --- ## [Vague short story description, want name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-short-story-description-want-name/63760)
**Author:** [@Adversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adversary)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vague-short-story-description-want-name/63760 "2016-06-11T22:02:04Z")
I remember as a highschool student taking a book out of my highschool library. It was a set of short stories. This was in the early 80’s. The book if I remember correctly was an older book, hardbound. I have been trying … --- ## [Homemade special effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-special-effects/755923)
**Author:** [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homemade-special-effects/755923 "2016-06-11T21:05:04Z")
Me and my buddies are planning to make a short horror film. So, in one brief scene, some chick would turn into a vampire. As a part of the transformation, the fangs would appear, and her eyes would turn red, and glow. An… --- ## [There was a movie with this plot, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-movie-with-this-plot-right/756710)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-a-movie-with-this-plot-right/756710 "2016-06-11T18:14:25Z")
A politician’s daughter hires people to kidnap her in a bid for attention but her dad was all like, “Yay! She was nothing but trouble anyway and I’ll win the next election with the sympathy vote.” Anyone know/remember? --- ## [Should kids still read Tintin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-still-read-tintin/756406)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-still-read-tintin/756406 "2016-06-11T13:00:31Z")
There’s an interesting, though short, article in The Atlantic, by an Indian writer, describing his love of the Tintin comics when young, and coming to terms with their depictions of race and imperialism. It got me wond… --- ## [The Voice Season 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-10/747603)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-10/747603 "2016-06-11T10:59:26Z")
Well, this season seems to be off to a strong start. To be honest, I liked everybody, even the two that no-one turned for. Both times I was like, “WTF?” And Bryan Bautista’s unintentional fake-out was awesome. I don’… --- ## [TV show with a dragon that eats oranges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-with-a-dragon-that-eats-oranges/757023)
**Author:** [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-with-a-dragon-that-eats-oranges/757023 "2016-06-11T08:21:08Z")
I remember a television show I watched in the late 60’s or early 70’s. There was a boy and he had a pet dragon, he would toss oranges to the dragon who caught and ate them. I think the dragon was a puppet or a person in… --- ## [Name a food place (I. E. place that served food) that you've worked at before AND liked the food.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-food-place-i-e-place-that-served-food-that-youve-worked-at-before-and-liked-the-food/756805)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-food-place-i-e-place-that-served-food-that-youve-worked-at-before-and-liked-the-food/756805 "2016-06-11T00:24:20Z")
I’ve worked at four fast food places in my life: McDonalds, Jack in the Box, Wendy’s, and KFC. Of those four, I only ate, enjoyed and still love (to this day) the food of one: Namely KFC. It was the only foodie place tha… --- ## [Favorite era of Power Rangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-era-of-power-rangers/757061)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-era-of-power-rangers/757061 "2016-06-11T00:11:56Z")
Here are the entries: \*Saban Era (Mighty Morphin-Wild Force) \*Disney Era (Ninja Storm-RPM) \*Neo-Saban Era (Samurai onwards) Mine would be the Saban Era and I do like some seasons in the Disney Era. I only liked one s… --- ## [Best Songs Written by Multiple Female Songwriters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-songs-written-by-multiple-female-songwriters/757003)
**Author:** [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-songs-written-by-multiple-female-songwriters/757003 "2016-06-10T21:50:25Z")
I just stumbled across the factoid that the singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon co-wrote a song with a songwriter named Sharon Sheeley called “Dum Dum,” which Brenda Lee made into a Top 10 hit in 1961. It occurred to me t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=865) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=867)