# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=899 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 900 --- ## [Agents of Shield: S3 E12 "The Inside Man" 3/15/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e12-the-inside-man-3-15-16/749130)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e12-the-inside-man-3-15-16/749130 "2016-03-22T14:53:12Z")
Coulson, his new partner Talbot, and the team head to an international conference on Inhumans. While those back at base analyze a potential game changing Inhuman vaccine. And stuff happens with Ward/Hive. Better episode… --- ## [A Serious Man. Please explain the end (spoiler alert).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-man-please-explain-the-end-spoiler-alert/555055)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-man-please-explain-the-end-spoiler-alert/555055 "2016-03-22T14:48:56Z")
Just saw the film A Serious Man. I didn’t really care for it, but seeing I got it at the library it didn’t cost me anything but time to watch it. So I’m not that bummed out by my dislike of it. I have 2 questions about… --- ## [What is THE quintessential 70's song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-quintessential-70s-song/748263 "2016-03-22T05:47:49Z")
Wondering what is the song that puts you right back there in the 1970’s. Try to think beyond disco, though I won’t fault you if you can’t. For me, it’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” It’s haunting and moving, … --- ## [Today, we are cancelling the Apocalypse! (Pacific Rim) SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-we-are-cancelling-the-apocalypse-pacific-rim-spoilers/663355)
**Author:** [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-we-are-cancelling-the-apocalypse-pacific-rim-spoilers/663355 "2016-03-22T02:13:21Z")
This movie is 2,500 tons of awesome! I caught an early advance show last night. I know there’s another thread here mentioning being “strangely psyched” to go see it, but having seen it, I’m already past that point. I’m … --- ## [Restaurants & Refills - Tea vs Coffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-refills-tea-vs-coffee/749362)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-refills-tea-vs-coffee/749362 "2016-03-22T00:15:20Z")
Maybe this is just a US thing, but why is it that in so many eating places coffee refills are provided for free, but unless you politely insist they will only refill a tea drinkers cup with water? Or sometimes they’ll pr… --- ## [Editing mistakes - typos and factual errors you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-typos-and-factual-errors-youve-seen/726996)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-typos-and-factual-errors-youve-seen/726996 "2016-03-21T23:50:47Z")
I just picked up my copy of “Today in History”, a book put out by The History Channel. It is good for a quick read, as every two pages have info on what happened in history on that day. I was reading the entries for Ju… --- ## [Soft foods... need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-foods-need-answer-fast/749692)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soft-foods-need-answer-fast/749692 "2016-03-21T22:30:51Z")
Friday morning my son had four wisdom teeth yanked from his mouth. I had stocked up with pudding, mashed potatoes, soup, yogurt, etc. but he is still sore and I’m running out of ideas. He is at the point that he can chew… --- ## [Star Wars Rebels is Firefly Meets The Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-rebels-is-firefly-meets-the-empire/749622)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-rebels-is-firefly-meets-the-empire/749622 "2016-03-21T22:30:36Z")
Started watching Star Wars Rebels this week. Really like it… but my goodness, the plucky crew of the Ghost reminds me very much of the plucky crew of Serenity. --- ## [A Stolen Stradivarius: NPR's Nina Totenberg's Dad and the Man who Stole his Violin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stolen-stradivarius-nprs-nina-totenbergs-dad-and-the-man-who-stole-his-violin/749747)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stolen-stradivarius-nprs-nina-totenbergs-dad-and-the-man-who-stole-his-violin/749747 "2016-03-21T21:53:56Z")
This was announced some months ago. Nina Totenberg’s Dad was a famous violinist who bought a Stradivarius in the 40’s. It was stolen in the 70’s and there was a clear suspect, an excellent-but-quirky student named Phi… --- ## [The fastest way through a border checkpoint.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-way-through-a-border-checkpoint/749784)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-way-through-a-border-checkpoint/749784 "2016-03-21T20:39:26Z")
I do not recommend trying this, especially not for anything illegal, but I found it amusing. It’s safe for work. --- ## [Best video game commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-video-game-commercials/139051)
**Author:** [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-video-game-commercials/139051 "2016-03-21T19:50:29Z")
Ok, I know video games rarely get advertised on TV, but lately they have been becoming a lot more common. So what are your favorites? I saw one recently that I think is just brilliant. It’s for Metal Gear Solid 2: Subs… --- ## [Best all around single](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-around-single/749491)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-around-single/749491 "2016-03-21T17:04:08Z")
There have been lots of “greatest single ever” lists around. But how about listing singles where all the tracks, including B-sides or extra tracks, were strong? The first one I though of was the dance single version of… --- ## [More Sugar in Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sugar-in-chef-boy-ar-dee-ravioli/749603)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sugar-in-chef-boy-ar-dee-ravioli/749603 "2016-03-21T15:58:48Z")
(I can hear Firesign Theater fans crying, “More Sugar!”) I had a bad day, and so I bought a can of Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli as “comfort food.” Num num. Love the stuff. But…it seems to me that it was sweeter than I rem… --- ## [Post-Beatles faves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-beatles-faves/749484)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-beatles-faves/749484 "2016-03-21T15:50:07Z")
ok so I lied. make something out of it? (as I perhaps not too convincingly put up my spasmodic dukes in big, swooping, backwards circles, like the Keystone Cops) (put “post-Beatles” in search and dagnammit if I didn’t … --- ## [Childrens Book: Macek and The Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-book-macek-and-the-wolf/749454)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-book-macek-and-the-wolf/749454 "2016-03-21T13:46:25Z")
I search of another kids book. I remember it was the first thing that terrified me. It’s a russian folk tale i think. I can’t say it isn’t related to Peter and the Wolf, but it’s not related to the boy who cried wolf. --- ## [Deep fried bacon mozzarella sticks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-fried-bacon-mozzarella-sticks/749669)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-fried-bacon-mozzarella-sticks/749669 "2016-03-21T13:00:26Z")
This might have been the best idea I’ve had all week! They sell mozzarella cheese in little, round sticks that are just perfect for this. I took those sticks, cut them in thirds, wrapped each one in bacon, coated them i… --- ## [Gibson Guitars apparently doesn't know the SDMB's "Don't Be a Jerk" rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gibson-guitars-apparently-doesnt-know-the-sdmbs-dont-be-a-jerk-rule/749416)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gibson-guitars-apparently-doesnt-know-the-sdmbs-dont-be-a-jerk-rule/749416 "2016-03-21T03:46:30Z")
Here’s a link to a thread on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. Respected lawyer and freelance guitar journalist John Thomas uncovered the story and wrote a book on the fact that during WW2, women Rosie the Riveter types buil… --- ## [Guess why. Chicken thigh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-why-chicken-thigh/745658)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-why-chicken-thigh/745658 "2016-03-21T03:18:56Z")
The two pots of jambalaya required one chicken thigh each. Naturally, the supermarket sold their boneless, skinless thighs in packages of ten. I tightly wrapped each of the remaining thighs in Saran Wrap, put them into… --- ## [No thread for... The Profit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-for-the-profit/685030)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thread-for-the-profit/685030 "2016-03-21T01:45:33Z")
Everybody should definitely pay heed to The Profit! It’s a show about a billionaire investor named Marcus Lemonis. On the surface, it’s another of those quasi-reality famous-guy-fixes-it-up shows, a genre which I rather… --- ## [What happened to Cibo Matto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cibo-matto/279060)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-cibo-matto/279060 "2016-03-20T23:53:49Z")
I bought Stereotype A when it came out in 1999, and I love it. But they haven’t made a new album since then. Is Cibo Matto no more? --- ## [Larry David on Seinfeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-david-on-seinfeld/749125)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-david-on-seinfeld/749125 "2016-03-20T23:49:50Z")
Moments where Larry was seen or heard. “Is anyone here a marine biologist?” George Steinbrenner Guy on plane who forgot he ordered the kosher meal Caped guy on street? Add more. --- ## [My mind is blown -- Chaim Topol was only 36 when he played Tevye in the '71 Fiddler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mind-is-blown-chaim-topol-was-only-36-when-he-played-tevye-in-the-71-fiddler/749638)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mind-is-blown-chaim-topol-was-only-36-when-he-played-tevye-in-the-71-fiddler/749638 "2016-03-20T20:55:38Z")
Wow. He looked almost 60. And he’s still around, and only 80. --- ## [Documentary recs for Young Adults](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-recs-for-young-adults/749402)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-recs-for-young-adults/749402 "2016-03-20T19:42:19Z")
I’m going to be hosting a group of middle school kids about twice for about 90 minutes each time. I’ve been asked to show a video (the primary way of dealing with tweens since three minutes after Edison marketed the firs… --- ## [Songs with odd/creepy/incongruous endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-odd-creepy-incongruous-endings/748904)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-odd-creepy-incongruous-endings/748904 "2016-03-20T17:27:18Z")
“She’s a Rainbow” - Rolling Stones…Nothing like a nice, bucolic tune about a wonderful girl that ends with horror movie soundtrack violins. Rambling, almost Bartok-like piano at the end of Bowie’s “Aladdin Sane” - even … --- ## [Sunday Morning Listening: Jenny and The Mexicats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-listening-jenny-and-the-mexicats/749642)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunday-morning-listening-jenny-and-the-mexicats/749642 "2016-03-20T17:03:53Z")
Youtube link to the full album Ome: Jenny And The Mexicats - Ome (Full Album) \[CD Completo \] - YouTube Heard about on a radio update on SXSW. Heard of these guys? Latin rock with huge fusion of Pop and Caribbean -alm… --- ## [Outsiders on WGN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outsiders-on-wgn/746235)
**Author:** [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outsiders-on-wgn/746235 "2016-03-20T16:58:13Z")
Anybody watching this? Are there any people like this left in the US? --- ## [Bagpipes and Amazing Grace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipes-and-amazing-grace/749267)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bagpipes-and-amazing-grace/749267 "2016-03-20T16:49:08Z")
Is there any reason 99 times out of 100 times that I hear bagpipes being played, Amazing Grace is the song? In my facebook feed today, someone posted a video of a “REALLY COOL BAGPIPE PERFORMANCE!!” I said to myself, “B… --- ## [Metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal/749649)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metal/749649 "2016-03-20T15:28:57Z")
No, forgers - not the material. Any subgenre for discussion will do - definitely no shortage of them. The last couple bands I drummed in were more grind-oriented, so that’s where I’m coming from…also liking the technica… --- ## [Gary Puckett and Union Gapp - what is the percussionist playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-puckett-and-union-gapp-what-is-the-percussionist-playing/749548)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gary-puckett-and-union-gapp-what-is-the-percussionist-playing/749548 "2016-03-20T06:26:22Z")
I assume its a type of snare drum? Maybe? Custom made or were these sold back in the 60’s? Kind of looks like a metal trash can lid on a stand. :smiley: its seen early in this performance. Paul Wheatbread shows off a bi… --- ## [Erin Andrews is awarded 55 million by jury.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-awarded-55-million-by-jury/748244)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-awarded-55-million-by-jury/748244 "2016-03-19T21:57:49Z")
I’m beyond surprised. Shocked. Hotels routinely grant guest’s requests for specific room. Many people that travel a lot have a room they prefer. How was the hotel supposed to know they had a minor celebrity in the other… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=898) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=900)