# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=939 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 940 --- ## [Fat content vs baking time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-content-vs-baking-time/741479)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-content-vs-baking-time/741479 "2015-12-28T03:16:34Z")
This year’s Christmas dessert was the same as last year’s dessert. Same recipe, also. Mixed everything together, put it all in the bundt pan in a water bath, covered with foil, and popped into the 350 oven (verified by o… --- ## [Holiday Desserts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-desserts/741387)
**Author:** [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-desserts/741387 "2015-12-28T00:19:06Z")
One thing I’ve been noticing the last few years is how little a role desserts play in the grand scheme of holiday dinners. In a way I can understand it: My extended family tends to concentrate more on appetizers and th… --- ## [Coffee maker recommendation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-maker-recommendation/741142)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-maker-recommendation/741142 "2015-12-27T23:26:29Z")
I debated on where to put this… But since it was a “food” related question, and since you can go to a cafe for coffee, I thought to start it here. If it needs to be in IMHO, no problem. Mods feel free to move it to whe… --- ## [Mega Twilight Zone Marathon is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-twilight-zone-marathon-is-coming/741458)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mega-twilight-zone-marathon-is-coming/741458 "2015-12-27T21:25:40Z")
It looks like Syfy is turning their usual New Year’s Zone marathon up to 11. They are playing every episode of the series in order starting Wednesday. Even the hour long fourth season which is often skipped. Talky Tina s… --- ## [Christmas Story Contest (fifteen dollar prize): What sort of look did Ralphie give his mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-story-contest-fifteen-dollar-prize-what-sort-of-look-did-ralphie-give-his-mom/741292)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-story-contest-fifteen-dollar-prize-what-sort-of-look-did-ralphie-give-his-mom/741292 "2015-12-27T20:34:09Z")
Ever since a young kid I always wondered what sort of look Ralphie gave his mom in this scene. “Don’t you give me that look, you’re gonna get it!” So post me a funny reaction photo of what type of look you think most ma… --- ## [Cast iron skillet newbie here - your wisdom solicited!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-skillet-newbie-here-your-wisdom-solicited/741175)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-iron-skillet-newbie-here-your-wisdom-solicited/741175 "2015-12-27T20:05:42Z")
We bought some prime rib and leg of lamb for the holidays, and I was kind of sick of putting these beautiful meats in an aluminum pan to roast in the oven, so I decided to purchase a brand new cast iron skillet. I proba… --- ## [Musings while making meringue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-while-making-meringue/741305)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musings-while-making-meringue/741305 "2015-12-27T15:28:29Z")
Who first discovered that if you whip egg whites, they stiffen? It doesn’t seem like the sort of thing that would happen accidentally: oops, I accidentally separated an egg, and accidentally whipped the whites for 20 mi… --- ## [Can You Speed Up The Ageing of Fine Whiskey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-speed-up-the-ageing-of-fine-whiskey/741356)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-speed-up-the-ageing-of-fine-whiskey/741356 "2015-12-27T08:52:29Z")
It seems to me that barrel ageing is a very inefficient process-it takes years, and you lose a lot via evaporation. what if you raise the temperature/ Since chemical reactions run faster at higher temperatures, could y… --- ## [Are musical genres especially confusing now or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-musical-genres-especially-confusing-now-or-what/741370)
**Author:** [@Alittlesmitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alittlesmitten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-musical-genres-especially-confusing-now-or-what/741370 "2015-12-27T05:29:42Z")
I came across this problem when building music playlists on my phone. Some music blends or leaks into other genres and then there’s some that I can’t even categorize. It’s becoming so confusing. All I want to do is build… --- ## [Movies with incorrect basic premises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-incorrect-basic-premises/740778)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-incorrect-basic-premises/740778 "2015-12-27T04:41:33Z")
So I was watching the first part of “Fury” last night, and was struck again by the basic inaccuracy of the premise. That premise being that at the very end of WWII the fighting in the West was particularly savage and fa… --- ## [Does \_Spectre\_ really, really suck, or am I just getting old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-_spectre_-really-really-suck-or-am-i-just-getting-old/738798)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-_spectre_-really-really-suck-or-am-i-just-getting-old/738798 "2015-12-27T03:13:31Z")
See subject. Couldn’t decide if this was a MPSIMS cry from the heart or a prelude to a Bond discussion. And the Russia with Love retread scene in the train made it doubly sad. Spoilers coming I guess. --- ## [Anyone familiar with Juana Molina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-juana-molina/741443)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-juana-molina/741443 "2015-12-27T03:06:13Z")
I was running the carpet cleaner and listening to Radiolab on the local NPR station. They were talking with JM and as soon as they started playing her stuff it really clicked with me. I would call it ambient Latin. If yo… --- ## [Romeo & Juliet as a love story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-juliet-as-a-love-story/740874)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romeo-juliet-as-a-love-story/740874 "2015-12-27T01:44:17Z")
“For never was a story of more woe. Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” It would seem that Romeo & Juliet was meant as a cautionary tale. But works which aim to promote or excite audiences have been known to use the co… --- ## [I just watched Twice Upon A Time properly for the 1st time in over 31.5 years!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-twice-upon-a-time-properly-for-the-1st-time-in-over-31-5-years/741375)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-twice-upon-a-time-properly-for-the-1st-time-in-over-31-5-years/741375 "2015-12-27T01:05:18Z")
For those who have never heard of this film, here’s the Wiki page. Interested parties may also want to check out this excellent article posted in 2004 on Earthlink(!). I’m one of the few who saw this air on HBO and was… --- ## [Songs that have been ruined for you by the music video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-been-ruined-for-you-by-the-music-video/740909)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-been-ruined-for-you-by-the-music-video/740909 "2015-12-27T00:28:28Z")
The first time I heard the lyrics to, “I Got The Boy,” by Jana Kramer I was blown away by how sophisticated it’s approach to reminiscing about a high-school romance was. I found it almost Buddhist-like in it’s evaluation… --- ## [Which Star Wars fan theories do you hope are true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-wars-fan-theories-do-you-hope-are-true/741429)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Mongoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Mongoose)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-wars-fan-theories-do-you-hope-are-true/741429 "2015-12-26T23:13:48Z")
So there’s already lots of discussion about the merits & demerits of TFA - that’s not the goal here. I want to hear your theories about where the next movies will take us. Upon leaving the theater, I commented to Mrs. M… --- ## [Favorite Christmas spoof songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-spoof-songs/741208)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-spoof-songs/741208 "2015-12-26T22:38:16Z")
Deck us all with Boston Charlie! Walla Walla, Wash. and Kalamazoo! That’s the beginning of of Walt Kelly’s spoof of Deck the Halls, sung every Christmas in his comic strip Pogo. I also remember a schoolyard parody of W… --- ## [Star Trek TNG documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-documentary/738933)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-documentary/738933 "2015-12-26T21:59:00Z")
I just discovered that Netflix has a new documentary called Chaos on the Bridge. It’s about The Next Generation, and it’s written and produced by William Shatner, who seems to have appointed himself the Star Trek histor… --- ## [I need some terrible fake idioms/sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-fake-idioms-sayings/741105)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-terrible-fake-idioms-sayings/741105 "2015-12-26T21:15:31Z")
In a couple weeks, I’ll be participating in a murder mystery for a friend’s birthday. I received my bio today, and I’ll be playing a retired Victorian colonel who may or may not be addicted to opium. Anyway, according t… --- ## [What if Star Wars Episode II and III had been good? (Video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-wars-episode-ii-and-iii-had-been-good-video/741114)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-star-wars-episode-ii-and-iii-had-been-good-video/741114 "2015-12-26T16:29:27Z")
So, I’m all into Star Wars this week, and it being a light week at work I’m watching some videos on it. I came across these two that basically ask the question and go into some details on how this guy thinks Episode II … --- ## [Glee Fans--"Rocky Horror" episode---bwah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-fans-rocky-horror-episode-bwah/741313)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-fans-rocky-horror-episode-bwah/741313 "2015-12-26T14:44:40Z")
Someone just sent me a clip (“Hey, you like musicals, right?”) of what appears to be the Glee cast putting on Rocky Horror. But…apparently they don’t know what many of the words mean. There’s a black lady with a really… --- ## [Alternative history that's not scifi or WW2 related](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-thats-not-scifi-or-ww2-related/741250)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternative-history-thats-not-scifi-or-ww2-related/741250 "2015-12-26T14:23:54Z")
So re-watching the West Wing I came to the realisation that show is a rare case of alternative history fiction that doesn’t include time travel or Germany winning world war 2. In the show the presidential history of the … --- ## [German bakers... help me out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-bakers-help-me-out/741352)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-bakers-help-me-out/741352 "2015-12-26T13:18:31Z")
My wife’s family is very German, but by now a few generations removed. The holiday season brings out the bakers in the family. Everyone seems to have taken one recipe that has been handed down. My daughter seems to be t… --- ## [Songs from your youth ... which you didn't understand until you were an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-your-youth-which-you-didnt-understand-until-you-were-an-adult/735100)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-your-youth-which-you-didnt-understand-until-you-were-an-adult/735100 "2015-12-26T07:23:56Z")
I grew up in “the church”. A Christian church. And my church had “that guy”. The adult, anti-rock crusader. He was just on FIRE, warning us kids about the evils of rock and roll and all of the bad messages it was sending… --- ## [When did Christmas Day movies become "big"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-christmas-day-movies-become-big/740309)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-christmas-day-movies-become-big/740309 "2015-12-26T06:15:03Z")
This Christmas, a lot of people are going to the movies and Hollywood is taking advantage. When did going to the movies on Christmas Day become a big thing among the public? And what were the first movies to open or go… --- ## [Your Favorite Coen Bros. Character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286 "2015-12-26T04:41:56Z")
Go Vote and let’s discuss here. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Captain Ron, and Other Movies That Annoy You Because You Like Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-ron-and-other-movies-that-annoy-you-because-you-like-them/741192)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-ron-and-other-movies-that-annoy-you-because-you-like-them/741192 "2015-12-26T02:41:41Z")
I recently watched the movie “Captain Ron” again. I’ve watched it several times. I like it. But … I know it’s a soulless piece of plastic extruded by Disney for the sole purpose of extracting bucks from an older middle c… --- ## [I'm cruising Youtube tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-cruising-youtube-tonight/741309)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-cruising-youtube-tonight/741309 "2015-12-26T01:15:12Z")
Christmas eve all alone. Kids are with their mum this year. No big deal. I’m listening to “Subdivisions” at the moment. Awesome. Send me some stuff to listen to. Let’s share. --- ## [Help me ID a time travel movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-time-travel-movie/740781)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-time-travel-movie/740781 "2015-12-25T23:03:33Z")
for a friend on another board. This is his original post there. "So, a couple of nights ago, in yet another bout of cantsleepitis, I was flipping endlessly through the channels. I came across a time travel movie. I did… --- ## [If you had to eat at one of these fast food places for the rest of your life, which would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-eat-at-one-of-these-fast-food-places-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-would-it-be/740967 "2015-12-25T22:14:56Z")
Included are pretty much American-only places, that are known to be juuuuust a little bit better than average. If you agree or disagree with what I consider “just a little bit better than average”, though–or think anoth… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=938) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=940)