# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=936 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 937 --- ## [Mia Farrow says her child with Woody might be Sinatra's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-farrow-says-her-child-with-woody-might-be-sinatras/670214)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-farrow-says-her-child-with-woody-might-be-sinatras/670214 "2016-01-03T18:31:18Z")
This is a MPIMS, but since it involves show people (like unto whom are no people I know) I’ll put it here. Mia Farrow’s son, born Satchel Allen but now known as Ronan Farrow, has long been hailed as Woody Allen’s only b… --- ## [Mythbusters Marathon starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-marathon-starts-tonight/741173)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-marathon-starts-tonight/741173 "2016-01-03T16:54:36Z")
Discovery is airing every Mythbusters episode in order starting at midnight(EST) tonight. It’s on The Science Channel(DISH 193). --- ## [How best could Episode VII piss off fans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-piss-off-fans/639398)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-best-could-episode-vii-piss-off-fans/639398 "2016-01-03T15:50:24Z")
Now that it’s been announced, how could the script of Ep VII annoy fans even more than the the unfairly attacked prequels? Lets see StarWars Episode VII, Original cast as they look today StarWars Episode VII! All Ewok… --- ## [Help ID this song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-song/742051)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-id-this-song/742051 "2016-01-03T11:55:00Z")
Stupidly, I didn’t shazam this song when I heard it. The lyrics I caught (and they repeated a few times) were the first few lines of “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy.” (“I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun…”) … --- ## [Goodbye Bob & Stephanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-bob-stephanie/741983)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-bob-stephanie/741983 "2016-01-03T07:21:06Z")
After growing up in LA and watching KTLA’s coverage of the Rose Parade whenever possible, it was sad to see Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards host their last parade this morning. I think it would be great if the committ… --- ## [Canned black beans liquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-black-beans-liquid/741919)
**Author:** [@Thinktank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinktank)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-black-beans-liquid/741919 "2016-01-03T04:42:46Z")
Simple question, that I don’t know an answer for. I did some reading about black beans because I enjoy eating them. On one site I read that unlike other beans, black beans can’t be cooked down until they fall apart and … --- ## [I have recently tried hard cider, and I like it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-recently-tried-hard-cider-and-i-like-it/741448)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-recently-tried-hard-cider-and-i-like-it/741448 "2016-01-03T04:40:41Z")
I started with Angry Orchard’s Crisp Apple. Then I tried Strongbow Honey. Both good, but I think I like the Angry Orchard better. The Strongbow Honey is really sweet but that’s not a big problem for me. Transitioning fr… --- ## ['Best' or most popular personality flaw for a hero or heroine to have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-most-popular-personality-flaw-for-a-hero-or-heroine-to-have/741435)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-most-popular-personality-flaw-for-a-hero-or-heroine-to-have/741435 "2016-01-03T01:42:14Z")
Literature loves its personality flaws in heroes and heroines, especially in the romance genre. What is the ‘best’ or most popular personality flaw for a hero or heroine to have? A hot temper? A misunderstood loner? A… --- ## [Guitarists: the earliest Gibson L-5. Swoon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-the-earliest-gibson-l-5-swoon/741813)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitarists-the-earliest-gibson-l-5-swoon/741813 "2016-01-03T01:20:06Z")
This probably belongs in the Great Ongoing Guitar Thread, but I was in the mood to start a new thread on this beauty :wink: Acoustic guitars came of age in the 1920’s - the designs and features established them largely … --- ## [Did Seinfeld ever have an actual dramatic moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-seinfeld-ever-have-an-actual-dramatic-moment/741797)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-seinfeld-ever-have-an-actual-dramatic-moment/741797 "2016-01-03T00:34:01Z")
I never watched the show when it first aired, but my dad watches the reruns all the time so I’ve seen (or rather ‘heard’) most all the episodes a few times over. Most all sitcoms have at least a few truly dramatic moment… --- ## [Jodorowsky's Dune](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodorowskys-dune/684326)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodorowskys-dune/684326 "2016-01-03T00:04:23Z")
I am wondering if anyone here has seen the documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune? It looks real cool. The access to the storyboards and drawings may be worth it alone. I can’t imagine how that movie could have gotten made gi… --- ## [Help identify this book.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-book/742005)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identify-this-book/742005 "2016-01-02T21:15:00Z")
I read it as a child. I don’t really remember what it was about but I remember one scene. A child from the future is expressing his surprise at how the pages in a book stay the same and don’t change to a different story… --- ## [Good books about death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-books-about-death/449804)
**Author:** [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-books-about-death/449804 "2008-05-20T21:58:40Z")
There you have it, morbid though it may be, I’m looking for some good books about death and dying, particularly as viewed by Western cultures. I’ve got “Stiff” (by Mary Roach) and “The American Way of Death Revisited” (… --- ## [Translate Dempagumi Song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-dempagumi-song/742015)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-dempagumi-song/742015 "2016-01-02T20:22:52Z")
Dempagumi Inc are a group I found completely by accident. Translation help for this song? I seriously am in love with these girls. --- ## [iTunes pros - a little help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-pros-a-little-help/741871)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-pros-a-little-help/741871 "2016-01-02T19:53:20Z")
I’ve spent Christmas Vacation burning about 300 CDs into iTunes, and I’m running into a problem. It seems that iTunes isn’t recognizing an artist consistently. For example - I’ve burned maybe 15 Jimmy Buffett CDs. Some o… --- ## [Flavor Compounds for Macarons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavor-compounds-for-macarons/741859)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flavor-compounds-for-macarons/741859 "2016-01-02T17:50:40Z")
Moon Unit wants to make some exotic macarons. We have been surfing around looking for flavor compounds (or, less preferentially, extracts) to use in the recipe. And we’re finding some great ones (Guanbana anyone? Mast… --- ## [Best Canadian Number 1 Singles: 2014-2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-number-1-singles-2014-2015/741973)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-number-1-singles-2014-2015/741973 "2016-01-02T14:17:02Z")
Last poll of this series. Which of these singles to top the Canadian charts I 2014 and 2015 would you vote for? You can vote for more than ONE song in these polls. 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Societ… --- ## [Korbel 30 year old bottle of brandy--safe to drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korbel-30-year-old-bottle-of-brandy-safe-to-drink/741495)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korbel-30-year-old-bottle-of-brandy-safe-to-drink/741495 "2016-01-02T04:47:42Z")
My buddy cleaned out his liquor cabinet today. Someone probably gave him this bottle 30+ years ago. He never opened it. Can I assume it’ll be OK to drink it? --- ## [What foods are uniquely American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-uniquely-american/741128)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-uniquely-american/741128 "2016-01-02T02:21:14Z")
This thread, which discusses student complaints about cultural appropriation and ethnic foods in Oberlin College’s dining halls, got me to wondering: If the goal is to serve food that hasn’t been culturally appropriated… --- ## [What's cookin' for New Year's Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cookin-for-new-years-day/741932)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cookin-for-new-years-day/741932 "2016-01-02T01:33:16Z")
This morning we had ‘leftover omelettes’. I made salads last night with a slab of prime rib leftover from Christmas Dinner, sliced and heated in a pan. We ate about ⅔ of it. There were also diced tomatoes and sliced m… --- ## [Do you have any right to be pissed off at a free webcomic? "Spacetrawler" & "One Way" spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-right-to-be-pissed-off-at-a-free-webcomic-spacetrawler-one-way-spoilers/741528)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-right-to-be-pissed-off-at-a-free-webcomic-spacetrawler-one-way-spoilers/741528 "2016-01-02T00:44:51Z")
There was this great webcomic by artist Christopher Baldwin called “Spacetrawler”. It lasted three years from 2010 to 1013 and was very clever, imaginative and entertaining. It was one of my favorites and I would eagerl… --- ## [What's the backstory on the Jeopardy contestant who reappeared Dec 31?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-backstory-on-the-jeopardy-contestant-who-reappeared-dec-31/741953)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-backstory-on-the-jeopardy-contestant-who-reappeared-dec-31/741953 "2016-01-02T00:24:18Z")
What’s the backstory on the Jeopardy contestant who reappeared Dec 31? I missed the explanation. Can you explain it o provide a link? --- ## [I like the new Cherry Vanilla Pepsi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-new-cherry-vanilla-pepsi/741916)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-the-new-cherry-vanilla-pepsi/741916 "2016-01-01T23:02:53Z")
Pretty good – I can taste the cherry and the vanilla and the Pepsi. And it’s made with actual sugar instead of corn syrup. Plus, it doesn’t cost twice as much as normal Pepsi, like last year’s version of Pepsi with Rea… --- ## [Anyone else getting a little tired of Bummer Adele?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-a-little-tired-of-bummer-adele/741827)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-getting-a-little-tired-of-bummer-adele/741827 "2016-01-01T19:03:42Z")
Given, she’s got one hell of a clear voice, but every single song of hers I’ve ever heard is so depressing. Granted, I have not heard her entire library, but I’ve never heard an upbeat song from her. My early 20s aged ca… --- ## [Madonna has lost her \*\*\*\*ing mind in this custody dispute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-has-lost-her-ing-mind-in-this-custody-dispute/741290)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-has-lost-her-ing-mind-in-this-custody-dispute/741290 "2016-01-01T08:47:21Z")
You’re going to\* force\* a soon to be 16 year old to stay with you? Good luck with that! I get that being a celebrity with a gazillion dollars can make you disconnected, but I’m surprised no friend has pulled her aside a… --- ## [Just got home from seeing The Hateful 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-home-from-seeing-the-hateful-8/741890)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-home-from-seeing-the-hateful-8/741890 "2016-01-01T08:13:06Z")
Cinematic violence and gore have reached new levels. Tarantino has really outdone himself this time. Loved it! :cool: --- ## [Sinatra at the Sands for the New Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinatra-at-the-sands-for-the-new-year/741885)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinatra-at-the-sands-for-the-new-year/741885 "2016-01-01T05:14:18Z")
Lets not forget this genius in his centenary. --- ## [Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies/741413)
**Author:** [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies/741413 "2016-01-01T01:37:48Z")
I couldn’t put this book down on a long road trip: Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, by Ben Macintyre. Although I don’t enjoy military history, I picked it up from the library on a whim because it sounded… --- ## [The Christmas Roast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-roast/741141)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-roast/741141 "2016-01-01T00:36:06Z")
By tradition, Christmas dinner is prime rib. This year I got a 5.63 pound, USDA Prime, standing rib roast with three bones. Right around the same size as last year. Mrs. L.A. says it’s pretty. --- ## [What's your salad dressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-dressing/740837)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-dressing/740837 "2015-12-31T21:48:59Z")
You’ve been served a salad. You have a choice of dressings. Which one do you choose? (Rather than try to list every possibility, I’ve lumped them into broad categories.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=935) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=937)