# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=94 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 95 --- ## [Soul Man Sam Moore has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-man-sam-moore-has-died/1012843)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soul-man-sam-moore-has-died/1012843 "2025-01-11T16:08:36Z")
Sam Moore, one half of Sam & Dave has died at age 89. Their music had a bit of a revival when The Blues Brothers movie came out. --- ## [Home bread bakers, give me your wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-bread-bakers-give-me-your-wisdom/1012728)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-bread-bakers-give-me-your-wisdom/1012728 "2025-01-11T15:06:08Z")
Many years ago I made bread for a living, so I know from bread. But doing it at a retail scale, even for a small bakery, is worlds different than doing it at home. Never got into it but I was forced by circumstance to do… --- ## [Help me make sense of this song from c. 1600 ("Will you buy a fine dog...")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-this-song-from-c-1600-will-you-buy-a-fine-dog/1012776)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-sense-of-this-song-from-c-1600-will-you-buy-a-fine-dog/1012776 "2025-01-11T03:10:10Z")
Will you buy a fine dog? With a hole in his head? With a dildo dildo dildo… What would have been the intended audience for a song like this? I assume that one would be more likely to hear it sung by a bard at a roadside… --- ## [Is Diana Moon Glampers a reference to someone?(Harrison Bergeron story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diana-moon-glampers-a-reference-to-someone-harrison-bergeron-story/731471)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diana-moon-glampers-a-reference-to-someone-harrison-bergeron-story/731471 "2025-01-11T00:00:57Z")
I’ve always had a odd feeling this character name is in reference to someone possibly from a political issue at the time the story was written, this is the only character where the middle name is included in the story. B… --- ## [Bands where the lead singer plays a non-traditional instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-where-the-lead-singer-plays-a-non-traditional-instrument/1012715)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-where-the-lead-singer-plays-a-non-traditional-instrument/1012715 "2025-01-10T20:34:43Z")
By non-traditional, (I’m thinking of rock bands) I mean other than guitar, bass, drums, or keyboard. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull being a flutist would count. A lead singer that occasionally bangs on a tambourine wouldn’t… --- ## [What are some of the fastest TV dinners to cook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-fastest-tv-dinners-to-cook/1012810)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-fastest-tv-dinners-to-cook/1012810 "2025-01-10T18:35:07Z")
My job has only 15 minute break/30 minute lunch and only a single microwave for an average of 10 people per break/lunch. So I need something I can warm up in less than 5 minutes if I get there first. Anybody eat enough … --- ## [What is your favorite brand of chicken stock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-brand-of-chicken-stock/1012756)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-brand-of-chicken-stock/1012756 "2025-01-10T08:59:21Z")
My favorite brand of canned/boxed chicken stock was More Than Gourmet. Unfortunately, I can’t get it any more. Ajinomoto bought the company and is no longer making those lines of retail products. Now I’m looking for ano… --- ## [Going vegetarian(ish) for January - recipes and tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-vegetarian-ish-for-january-recipes-and-tips/995235)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-vegetarian-ish-for-january-recipes-and-tips/995235 "2025-01-10T03:03:09Z")
I want to try to greatly reduce my meat consumption for the month of January in an effort to make myself cook more at home and see if changing up how I eat helps my energy levels. So does anyone have any tips on making a… --- ## [Difficult actors on TV shows whose characters are killed off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-actors-on-tv-shows-whose-characters-are-killed-off/1012674)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficult-actors-on-tv-shows-whose-characters-are-killed-off/1012674 "2025-01-09T23:39:52Z")
The Community and Pierce Hawthorne thread got me thinking, there’s a long tradition of killing off characters on TV shows, often in creative and embarrassing ways, when the actors quit after a conflict, demand too much m… --- ## [Why does stirring for longer improve the taste of a cocktail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-stirring-for-longer-improve-the-taste-of-a-cocktail/1012636)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-stirring-for-longer-improve-the-taste-of-a-cocktail/1012636 "2025-01-09T15:52:50Z")
I hosted on New Year’s Eve and a one of my guests is a whisky connoisseur and a close friend. It’s always good fun because we have a bit of a play around with the new alcohols we have procured that year. At one point tho… --- ## [Generics vs brand name breakfast cereals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generics-vs-brand-name-breakfast-cereals/1012598)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generics-vs-brand-name-breakfast-cereals/1012598 "2025-01-09T02:53:24Z")
To save money, I’ve been trying generics lately. For my three favorites, here’s what I’ve discovered: Cheerios - generic is not good. This is the worst of the three I’ve tried. Tastes highly processed and not very oaty.… --- ## [What dill pickle tastes like hamburger slices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dill-pickle-tastes-like-hamburger-slices/543660)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dill-pickle-tastes-like-hamburger-slices/543660 "2025-01-08T20:44:24Z")
Our town hasn’t had hamburger slices for purchase for almost 4 weeks now. Is there a style of dill pickle that tastes the same as hamburger slices. I will gladly cut the pickles into slices. I hate the dumb asses that ha… --- ## [Surprising things you learned when a YouTube video popped up on your screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-things-you-learned-when-a-youtube-video-popped-up-on-your-screen/1012713)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprising-things-you-learned-when-a-youtube-video-popped-up-on-your-screen/1012713 "2025-01-08T19:21:40Z")
The YouTube video with the URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHcFy7\_Q8LE has popped up on my screen at least twice when I went to YouTube. I don’t subscribe to anything on YouTube. I just ask it to show me certain vi… --- ## [Heroes from rock and roll songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-from-rock-and-roll-songs/1012532)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-from-rock-and-roll-songs/1012532 "2025-01-08T18:55:57Z")
I’m looking for individuals named in rock and roll songs, not necessarily the title of the song but at least the lyrics, who are called out for individual heroic acts. My example is Funky Claude from Deep Purple’s “Smok… --- ## [Looking for opinions and information on Movie Pass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-and-information-on-movie-pass/793886 "2025-01-08T15:37:48Z")
I just heard about Movie Pass. It’s a company that sells movie tickets. The basic idea is you pay a monthly fee and then you can go to theaters to watch movies for no further charge. The main limit is that you can only … --- ## [Old short film version of 12 Days of Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-short-film-version-of-12-days-of-christmas/521973)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-short-film-version-of-12-days-of-christmas/521973 "2025-01-08T06:04:00Z")
I recall as a child in the 60s, occasionally seeing a short live-action film version of the 12 Days of Christmas. It would appear randomly on the TV schedule during the yuletide season, so it was a rare treat. From wha… --- ## [Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-yarrow-of-peter-paul-and-mary-has-died/1012705)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-yarrow-of-peter-paul-and-mary-has-died/1012705 "2025-01-08T05:58:11Z")
I know this was reported in the Celebrity Death Pool thread, but I think it should have its own thread here. The trio was an iconic part of the peace movement and while most of their hits were written by others, they sta… --- ## [What "standard" food/ingredient is only available seasonally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standard-food-ingredient-is-only-available-seasonally/1011615)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-standard-food-ingredient-is-only-available-seasonally/1011615 "2025-01-08T03:02:00Z")
Ms. D (our household’s food procurement officer) was baking a pumpkin pie this morning, and I asked if canned pumpkin was available all year round. She said just about everything was available all year long these days. … --- ## [What We Do in the Shadows Season 6](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-6/1009056)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-season-6/1009056 "2025-01-07T22:21:15Z")
Off to a pretty good start. I like . Earlier threads: --- ## [Christmas song you associate with a specific performer / recording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-song-you-associate-with-a-specific-performer-recording/1012352)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-song-you-associate-with-a-specific-performer-recording/1012352 "2025-01-07T21:35:31Z")
For me, a lot of traditional Christmas music is up for grabs, grew up hearing many different performers doing it (“Silent Night”, “The First Noel”, “Jingle Bells”, etc) but there were a handful where I only ever heard on… --- ## [Your top three rock and roll songs of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-rock-and-roll-songs-of-all-time/1010884 "2025-01-07T21:34:31Z")
Not three from each era. Not three of each type. Not “some”, the later “some more”. Not albums-songs. Not groups-songs. Not “These aren’t rock and roll, but they are still my favorite”. Definitely not “I just ca… --- ## [How do they teach acting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-teach-acting/1012390)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-teach-acting/1012390 "2025-01-07T21:18:34Z")
I have no aspirations to learn acting, but I’m fascinated by how intangible it is. For drawing, there are objective skills you can teach, like perspective, proportion, and color theory. Draw a line that looks like that … --- ## [Futurama - was Nibbler's shadow in original airing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-was-nibblers-shadow-in-original-airing/1012527)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futurama-was-nibblers-shadow-in-original-airing/1012527 "2025-01-07T15:19:07Z")
(Spoilers I guess). We later learn that Nibbler nudged Fry into the cryo chamber, and we see that in a flashback. but was Nibbler’s shadow there in the original airing? Well someone got hold of a promo tape and went to … --- ## [Recommend me some history books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-history-books/1012641)
**Author:** [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-history-books/1012641 "2025-01-07T14:37:42Z")
I did this back just before Covid and got some great suggestions, but that was a long time ago so I’m hoping folks have some new ideas for me. What I don’t like: overly general surveys (“history of Ireland”, etc.), mil… --- ## [Songs known today which will still be played in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-known-today-which-will-still-be-played-in-50-years/1011989)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-known-today-which-will-still-be-played-in-50-years/1011989 "2025-01-07T03:05:06Z")
This has almost certainly been discussed before, so if a mod wants to merge it into an existing topic, no worries. I’ve been playing as a hired-hand bass player in a Modern Country band for quite a while. And it seems … --- ## [Do singers know when they shouldn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-singers-know-when-they-shouldnt/1012502)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-singers-know-when-they-shouldnt/1012502 "2025-01-07T02:58:54Z")
In a brief aside in the latest MMP thread I mentioned about how we had gone to a concert with primarily music by Gershwin and Ellington, and how the opera singer they brought in was the wrong choice of voice for that sor… --- ## [Humorous Allusions to Actors' Previous Roles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-allusions-to-actors-previous-roles/928191)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-allusions-to-actors-previous-roles/928191 "2025-01-06T20:34:21Z")
On Frasier, Laurie Metcalf as a frustrated “Nanny G” asks the titular character if he has “any idea what it’s like to play the same character for 20 years,” an allusion to Kelsey Grammar’s role on Cheers! On The Beverly… --- ## [Singing to a Dead Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-to-a-dead-lover/1010623)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singing-to-a-dead-lover/1010623 "2025-01-06T20:23:24Z")
After I suggested Stephen Foster’s Beautiful Dreamer as one reminding me of a movie (Mighty Joe Young, in this case. What? You think I’d pick Jezebel or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?) I looked it up, and found this on… --- ## [Is there a way to preserve donut shop donuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-donut-shop-donuts/1012642)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-donut-shop-donuts/1012642 "2025-01-06T19:57:58Z")
My wife and I have little self-control when we go to the local donut shop, which thankfully isn’t very often. But when we do go, we usually get a dozen various types of donuts, fritters, long Johns, etc. This is more t… --- ## [New Prime series Secret Level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-prime-series-secret-level/1011283)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-prime-series-secret-level/1011283 "2025-01-06T16:27:17Z")
A new animated series is starting on Amazon Prime in December 10th. The show is called Secret Level. It has a basis in popular video games and is from the people behind LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS. The trailer lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=95)