# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=92 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 93 --- ## [Star Wars Skeleton Crew (spoilers as they come)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-skeleton-crew-spoilers-as-they-come/1005123)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-skeleton-crew-spoilers-as-they-come/1005123 "2025-01-25T02:34:45Z")
The next upcoming Star Wars streaming series. It’ll be interesting to see what in this one causes anvry review bombing. The adolescent Rebo seems to have limbs out of proportion with an adult Rebo, but that probably won’… --- ## [Do you put the lime in the coconut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut/1013317)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-the-lime-in-the-coconut/1013317 "2025-01-25T00:30:11Z")
Someone gave me a couple of bags of random fruits and vegetables. It included a small coconut and three limes. I used one lime for limeade. Never made it before, but the recipe of lime juice, sugar, and water was pretty … --- ## [Anyone else having a hard time finding bacon bits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-finding-bacon-bits/1013269)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-a-hard-time-finding-bacon-bits/1013269 "2025-01-24T19:17:48Z")
Or baconbits, for SEO. Haven’t seen them in our grocery store for many weeks now. That spot on the shelf is always empty. --- ## [Mmmmm Chicken Noodle Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-chicken-noodle-soup/1013133)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-chicken-noodle-soup/1013133 "2025-01-24T16:51:38Z")
Made some yesterday from mostly scratch(used premade broth). I’d never made chicken soup before, but I think it turned out pretty ok. Looked at plenty of recipes before deciding to just strike out on my own. One thing … --- ## [Hey, SURVIVOR fans, you might like this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-survivor-fans-you-might-like-this/1013179 "2025-01-24T16:01:30Z")
Deal or No Deal Island. We started it once and didn’t make it past the first episode. Tried again, and the rest of the show was actually pretty good. They do play Deal or No Deal at some point in the show but the empha… --- ## [Identify this Science Fiction Novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-novel/1013290)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-science-fiction-novel/1013290 "2025-01-24T12:44:16Z")
I read it in the late 70s, but I’d guess it’s 60’s or earlier, I remember the book being reasonably weathered when I got it from the library. A fleet of aliens visits Earth. They tell us there’s a migrant species that i… --- ## [I met Keir Dullea tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-keir-dullea-tonight/589324)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2025, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-keir-dullea-tonight/589324 "2025-01-24T02:19:00Z")
The Cleveland Cinematheque screened a new print of 2001: A Space Odyssey tonight and Keir Dullea, who played astronaut David Bowman, appeared for Q&A and autographs afterwards. The Cinematheque has shown several of his … --- ## [Perry Mason on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-mason-on-hbo/911306)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-mason-on-hbo/911306 "2025-01-23T20:07:55Z")
I liked it but it was slow. It’s set in 1932 when Perry is young and struggling to find work. He lives on a farm with 2 cows and there is also a small runway. He is working on case as a private detective. He a… --- ## [Advice for choosing new range (oven/stove)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-new-range-oven-stove/1008368)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-choosing-new-range-oven-stove/1008368 "2025-01-22T22:31:05Z")
This might be a good time to buy a new range, but there is a lot to consider. Happy to take advice and suggestions from Dopers. Here is what will affect my purchase: Must be “slide-in.” I’m currently set up for propane… --- ## [Garth Hudson dead at 87](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garth-hudson-dead-at-87/1013225)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garth-hudson-dead-at-87/1013225 "2025-01-22T16:30:13Z")
Tremendously underrated musician, put the magic in so many of The Band’s songs. Now they are all gone. --- ## [Rogers The Musical (From the MCU)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogers-the-musical-from-the-mcu/1013215)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rogers-the-musical-from-the-mcu/1013215 "2025-01-22T00:48:43Z")
I have been rewatching Hawkeye and we see that snippet of Rogers the Musical with that perfect cheesy show tune. That got me thinking about how that show would go in Universe, like as a show. The number we saw “I could… --- ## [I'm Considering Skipping Book Introductions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-skipping-book-introductions/1013174)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-considering-skipping-book-introductions/1013174 "2025-01-21T23:33:14Z")
I decided to read Steinbeck’s East of Eden, and as usual I read the introduction first. It was written by some English teacher somewhere. I would like to say the following: Attention introduction writers, an introduct… --- ## [Songs from Broadway musicals that became radio hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-broadway-musicals-that-became-radio-hits/1013136)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-broadway-musicals-that-became-radio-hits/1013136 "2025-01-21T18:04:52Z")
What are some songs that originated in Broadway musicals and became hits on the radio? Define “hits” as you will - Top 40, Top 100, etc. I can think of a few. From Grease, we have both the Title Theme, and You’re The On… --- ## [Does anyone know this German/Polish/Jewish song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-this-german-polish-jewish-song/1013134)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-this-german-polish-jewish-song/1013134 "2025-01-21T17:58:23Z")
Someone on Re\*\*it is trying to find a song that their grandmother used to sing… Does anyone recognise it ? Cheers ! --- ## [Heated barbecue sauce. Is that really a thing now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-barbecue-sauce-is-that-really-a-thing-now/1013111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heated-barbecue-sauce-is-that-really-a-thing-now/1013111 "2025-01-21T16:19:34Z")
I’ve eaten and enjoyed barbecue my entire life. I’ve also went to barbecue festivals and enjoyed barbecue. OMG the wonderful smell of a dozen or more smokers cooking pork. The sauce has always been in a plastic squirt b… --- ## [The Brutalist. Open spoilers allowed after op](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brutalist-open-spoilers-allowed-after-op/1013135)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brutalist-open-spoilers-allowed-after-op/1013135 "2025-01-21T06:29:27Z")
About. Just getting wider distribution. My wife and I saw it last night. Theater pretty empty. Well it is big time commitment. I haven’t seen a movie with an intermission since 1981’s Reds. Filmed in VistaVision. Long… --- ## [Smoked sprats/sardines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-sprats-sardines/1013030)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-sprats-sardines/1013030 "2025-01-21T03:50:40Z")
I have an abundance of tinned sprats (little sardines). Now, I like just eating them out of the tin; but each tin contains two servings. That’s a little much to eat on their own in one sitting. I could make sprat sand… --- ## [2024 SDMB Photo of the Year poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-photo-of-the-year-poll/1012589)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-photo-of-the-year-poll/1012589 "2025-01-20T21:25:23Z")
This thread is to determine the 2024 SDMB Photo of the Year. These photos are the winners of our 2024 monthly contests (there are more than 12 entries on account of ties). Please vote for your 3 favorite photos, using w… --- ## [OkGo has a new video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okgo-has-a-new-video/1013043)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okgo-has-a-new-video/1013043 "2025-01-20T21:06:24Z")
It doesn’t look like it’s a “one take” but a decent song. --- ## [Youtube requiring sign-in to watch videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-requiring-sign-in-to-watch-videos/1013131)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-requiring-sign-in-to-watch-videos/1013131 "2025-01-20T18:01:06Z")
As the title says, this is something that has just started happening to me. Is anyone else experiencing this? --- ## [What's the deal with Trump's Inaguration Committee's inability to secure "A" list talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-trumps-inaguration-committees-inability-to-secure-a-list-talent/776192 "2025-01-20T17:36:05Z")
I am more than a bit surprised by the difficulty them seem to be having in securing any A list talent. I did not vote for Trump, but the reality is that he’s now the POTUS and you’d think there be some non-country, non-r… --- ## [Jeff Beck's guitar collection goes on sale next week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-becks-guitar-collection-goes-on-sale-next-week/1013122)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-becks-guitar-collection-goes-on-sale-next-week/1013122 "2025-01-20T03:54:16Z")
Wow, what a monumental collection of axes. They go on sale January 22nd. Get your bids in soon! Link to Christie’s auction website – it has a virtual tour and a link to watch the auction live on youtube. You can view t… --- ## [Can you name this 1970s-1980s-ish British smut film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-1970s-1980s-ish-british-smut-film/1013019)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-this-1970s-1980s-ish-british-smut-film/1013019 "2025-01-19T22:24:49Z")
Lately a memory from back in my childhood has been sneaking into my consciousness. For context, my parents kind of only haphazardly monitored what I watched, and I saw my share (and your share and his share and her share… --- ## [Exceptions to "actors who always play themselves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exceptions-to-actors-who-always-play-themselves/1012524)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exceptions-to-actors-who-always-play-themselves/1012524 "2025-01-18T21:34:18Z")
Some actors, like Daniel Day Lewis and Gary Oldman, are famous for completely disappearing into varied roles. But there’s another class of famous actors who are often perceived to be “playing themselves” \[1\] \[2\] \[3\] \[4\] … --- ## [TV Series that only had a great first season (closed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-only-had-a-great-first-season-closed-spoilers/1012879)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-only-had-a-great-first-season-closed-spoilers/1012879 "2025-01-18T19:39:17Z")
What are the TV Series that had a great first season then fell away rapidly after that? That you are not sure to recommend to friends because they’ll likely get hooked as you did, then disappointed if they can’t resist c… --- ## [Lucy Worsley and the princes in the towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucy-worsley-and-the-princes-in-the-towers/1012381)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucy-worsley-and-the-princes-in-the-towers/1012381 "2025-01-18T19:18:22Z")
Okay, I just watched this special. Lucy at the end decides that RIII dun it, based on the following- Thomas More wore a hair shirt, thus he must have been pretty honest. Two, a letter was found that More met a man wh… --- ## [Dismalest movie ending (SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismalest-movie-ending-spoilers/1007047)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dismalest-movie-ending-spoilers/1007047 "2025-01-18T19:12:56Z")
I just caught the last 15 minutes of the movie Cell, (though I’ve seen it a few times). Dayum, that ending is grim. The film in general is pretty meh, but the final scene is a really well done bummer. You think John Cuza… --- ## [Strange inter TV relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-inter-tv-relationships/1012847)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-inter-tv-relationships/1012847 "2025-01-18T17:07:24Z")
Shower Thought I recently had: Is Marge Simpson Mary Tyler Moore’s best friend’s sister? Well, I had to look it up and. . . yes but technically probably no. Mary Richard’s best friend, Rhoda Morgenstern, had a sister na… --- ## [Elementary school music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-music/1012712)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-music/1012712 "2025-01-18T15:38:09Z")
In elementary school, we always had a music segment in our classes. My 5th grade teacher was Mr. Hyatt. He played guitar (and was a SCUBA diver, and was a pretty cool guy – he’d be 85 years old now, if he’s still aliv… --- ## [Twin actors from movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-actors-from-movies-and-tv/1013047)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twin-actors-from-movies-and-tv/1013047 "2025-01-18T15:31:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2): Both twins not necessarily actors. This started with a reference to Ann B. Davis (Alice on the Brady Bunch) who had a twin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=93)