# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=888 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 889 --- ## [Were you aware the CDC recomends pregnant women heat deli meats to 165 degrees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-the-cdc-recomends-pregnant-women-heat-deli-meats-to-165-degrees/751927)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-aware-the-cdc-recomends-pregnant-women-heat-deli-meats-to-165-degrees/751927 "2016-04-16T13:35:11Z")
I wasn’t aware of this. Apparently Subway wasn’t either and they are retraining staff. Obviously that store clerk was a jerk. Microwaving a sandwich at a customer’s request isn’t difficult. Serving customers are what t… --- ## ["A Clockwork Orange"; I was underwhelmed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-i-was-underwhelmed/752003)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-clockwork-orange-i-was-underwhelmed/752003 "2016-04-16T13:32:24Z")
Saw “A Clockwork Orange” for the first time yesterday morning. I was underwhelmed. I’m sure that, had I seen it in the 70s, I would have been underwhelmed as well. Malcolm McDowell was, of course, cool/awesome, but, oh… --- ## [Kindle Oasis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-oasis/752078)
**Author:** [@Galwegian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galwegian)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindle-oasis/752078 "2016-04-16T12:59:16Z")
Just announced: the Kindle Oasis. I was in the market for a new Kindle, and was holding out for a Voyage 2 with a bigger screen. This new one looks okay, but still has a six inch screen and… $289.99 ! For a Kindle! H… --- ## [16 Blocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-blocks/752337)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-blocks/752337 "2016-04-16T12:27:47Z")
Just finished watching the film “16 Blocks”. I thought Bruce Willis did a remarkable job. Thoughts? --- ## [Gentleman's Agreement - any fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemans-agreement-any-fans/751570)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemans-agreement-any-fans/751570 "2016-04-16T08:15:53Z")
I was going to search for “worst best picture”, but the site isn’t letting me right now. I’m referring to the 1947 film starring Gregory Peck. My wife and I have started doing mini-retrospectives of various actors. We… --- ## [Theater Masks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theater-masks/752282)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theater-masks/752282 "2016-04-16T05:44:13Z")
Is there a name for the theater masks where one is smiling/laughing and the other one is frowning/crying? --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 2.01 "Monster" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2-01-monster-open-spoilers/751849)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-2-01-monster-open-spoilers/751849 "2016-04-16T04:05:15Z")
\[QUOTE=\] The families flee Los Angeles on Strand’s yacht and find yet more danger at sea. \[/QUOTE\] Season premiere tonight, and it looks like the writers are sending them out to sea sooner rather than later. Cliff Cu… --- ## [Steaks for kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steaks-for-kids/752052)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steaks-for-kids/752052 "2016-04-16T03:27:55Z")
When you buy steak at the grocery store for eating at home do you buy a cheaper cut for your kids? At what age do you stop? --- ## [How close are you to a video store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-you-to-a-video-store/752156)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-you-to-a-video-store/752156 "2016-04-16T01:15:45Z")
When I went back to my hometown in eastern Washington last week, we passed through a town of about 5000 people–and had an honest to goodness video store. This stunned me because in my current town of Tacoma (about 200 t… --- ## [What exact TV show title has had the most unrelated TV shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exact-tv-show-title-has-had-the-most-unrelated-tv-shows/751892 "2016-04-16T00:41:24Z")
I just thought: I could name 4 completely different and unrelated TV shows with the name Jericho, can think of maybe a few pairs and no triples. What other show titles are there that have had a lot of shows with the same… --- ## [Did Dennis Hopper's "Crush Proof" ever exist at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dennis-hoppers-crush-proof-ever-exist-at-all/178260)
**Author:** [@ElectroSunDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectroSunDog)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-dennis-hoppers-crush-proof-ever-exist-at-all/178260 "2016-04-16T00:14:59Z")
I have a question regarding a mysterious entry that appears in every single “complete” filmography of Dennis Hopper. It’s called “Crush Proof” (1972) and was apparently made just after the infamous “The Last Movie” (1971… --- ## [Psylocke's blades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psylockes-blades/752038)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psylockes-blades/752038 "2016-04-15T22:43:12Z")
Can someone please explain how Psylocke’s Psi-blades work? I mean from what I can tell, they are not solid blades, correct? So do they actually cut you or stab, or do they just make you feel the pain of the attack? Or… --- ## [Guitarist Julian Lage on NPR's Fresh Air: Thoughtful Discussion on Music from a Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-julian-lage-on-nprs-fresh-air-thoughtful-discussion-on-music-from-a-master/752260)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarist-julian-lage-on-nprs-fresh-air-thoughtful-discussion-on-music-from-a-master/752260 "2016-04-15T21:36:27Z")
Here is the link: Jazz Guitarist Julian Lage On 'Arclight' And Shifting Musical Genres : NPR I strongly recommend you listen to it, not read the transcript, because he plays - both complete pieces and illustrative snip… --- ## [Question about Simpsons episode "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-simpsons-episode-grampa-vs-sexual-inadequacy/752259)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-simpsons-episode-grampa-vs-sexual-inadequacy/752259 "2016-04-15T21:36:20Z")
In this episode there’s a short sequence where an odd looking onlooker (he seems to be drawn and animated in a slightly different style to what was normal at the time) says “I’m not convinced! I’ve had bad luck with aph… --- ## [If you're not watching iZombie, you should be!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-izombie-you-should-be/752124)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-izombie-you-should-be/752124 "2016-04-15T20:18:40Z")
It just wrapped up the 2nd season last night, and it was a heckuva finale: funny, action-packed, dramatic. Despite the fact that it’s on The CW and probably aimed at people half my age, I can honestly say I enjoy this … --- ## [New Amazon Series Based on Bob Dylan Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-amazon-series-based-on-bob-dylan-songs/752275)
**Author:** [@NeonMadman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NeonMadman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-amazon-series-based-on-bob-dylan-songs/752275 "2016-04-15T19:02:54Z")
Story Here Apparently this will be a “season anthology” (that is, each season will comprise a complete story essentially unrelated to the stories told in other seasons, like in American Horror Story). So which Dylan so… --- ## [Kristen Wiig in "Welcome to Me". Did anyone else find this interesting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristen-wiig-in-welcome-to-me-did-anyone-else-find-this-interesting/752080)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kristen-wiig-in-welcome-to-me-did-anyone-else-find-this-interesting/752080 "2016-04-15T18:11:09Z")
I was up all night last night with stomach troubles, and decided to watch this on Netflix. Wiig is always hit or miss with me: she can be brilliantly funny (or stupidly so), or she can miss the mark so hard I’m sure that… --- ## [Prime time tv shows by year. What was your most memorable year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-time-tv-shows-by-year-what-was-your-most-memorable-year/751759)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prime-time-tv-shows-by-year-what-was-your-most-memorable-year/751759 "2016-04-15T15:49:14Z")
My most memorable year of tv viewing was 1968. Mod Squad, Land of the Giants, Hogan’s Heroes, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Ironside, THE F.B.I… I had a favorite show to eagerly watch every night of the week. It was one of t… --- ## [Elton John's "Island Girl" - or, Songs You See Differently Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-island-girl-or-songs-you-see-differently-now/750639)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-johns-island-girl-or-songs-you-see-differently-now/750639 "2016-04-15T15:16:12Z")
I heard “Island Girl” recently after not hearing or even thinking about this song in many years. I was 12 when it came out, and had never really listened to the lyrics or understood what it’s really about: A girl from Ja… --- ## [What is the best music video you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-music-video-youve-ever-seen/751544 "2016-04-15T14:31:57Z")
After cringing through some of the gawdawful examples given in this thread about bad music videos, I thought it would be nice to take the other extreme. What, in your opinion, is the best music video you’ve ever seen, w… --- ## [Beverly Cleary turns 100, and Al Jaffee is 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-cleary-turns-100-and-al-jaffee-is-95/751156)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-cleary-turns-100-and-al-jaffee-is-95/751156 "2016-04-15T08:35:58Z")
I had no idea Ms. Cleary was still with us. And yet her last book was in her eighties, she looked great at age 90, and she still sounds perfectly lucid today. Forty of her books are still in print. Her ideas on child-… --- ## [Whaaaaaa? Galaxy S7 Edge commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaaa-galaxy-s7-edge-commercial/752040)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaaa-galaxy-s7-edge-commercial/752040 "2016-04-15T03:27:54Z")
I’m a White guy, so maybe I don’t have a right to an opinion; but the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge commercial seems a mite racist. --- ## [London (Broil) Calling - need recipe fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-broil-calling-need-recipe-fast/752226)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-broil-calling-need-recipe-fast/752226 "2016-04-15T02:13:26Z")
Ok so i bought a beautiful choice London Broil. I’ve never cooked or eaten one before. I have sliced mushrooms, onions, various spices, herbs, and sauces. I was thinking about making steak sandwiches with it. But give me… --- ## [The 30 Day Song Challenge, number 4: A Song That Makes You Sad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-day-song-challenge-number-4-a-song-that-makes-you-sad/751965)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-30-day-song-challenge-number-4-a-song-that-makes-you-sad/751965 "2016-04-15T00:46:14Z")
This one, easy. Coming up in the next one: A list of all of the posters who are currently eligible for the payment (thus far, as long as they keep doing the challenge with me). --- ## [What is this movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-movie/752229)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-movie/752229 "2016-04-14T23:53:27Z")
I keep having a scene from this movie, or these movies, in my head. It’s more a motif than a scene (I think that this is the 2nd time today that I’ve used the word motif:o:dubious:, etc…) I think. So: the hero is in som… --- ## [What fictional characters do you think would be banned here rather quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-you-think-would-be-banned-here-rather-quickly/751964)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fictional-characters-do-you-think-would-be-banned-here-rather-quickly/751964 "2016-04-14T22:09:01Z")
I think Sheldon Cooper (from Big Bang Theory) would last maybe a week and then be banned for not being able to resist shutting up whenever he thinks he’s right. All it would take is one mod note that he thinks is incorre… --- ## [Bay scallops recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-scallops-recipes/752112)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-scallops-recipes/752112 "2016-04-14T19:11:26Z")
Other than a saute with garlic, butter/olive oil and white wine, does anyone have a suggestion for preparation of bay scallops? These are the little ones, not the large sea scallops. I got some at the market today and … --- ## [Where is this scene from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-scene-from/752165)
**Author:** [@SimonOnMars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SimonOnMars)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-scene-from/752165 "2016-04-14T18:15:05Z")
Black and white film. Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz (I think) on a boat on a river, with reeds. I was absolutely sure this was from Wenders’ ‘The American Friend’ But I just watched it and the film’s in colour and there’s… --- ## [What's your favorite Western Film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-western-film/751680)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-western-film/751680 "2016-04-14T17:23:51Z")
I’m putting together a retrospective film festival and trying to pick 8-10 films to show. The genre I’ve picked is Western, which has many sub-genres associated with it. I could go by what AFI, Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb th… --- ## [Team America World Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-america-world-police/751940)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/team-america-world-police/751940 "2016-04-14T17:18:44Z")
Who comes off worse in Team America World Police Liberals or Conservatives? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=887) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=889)