# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=953 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 954 --- ## [At-home clothing on old TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-clothing-on-old-tv-shows/737849)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-home-clothing-on-old-tv-shows/737849 "2015-11-26T20:46:53Z")
Over the years, I have watched a lot of old TV shows from the late 50s and early 60s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Mr. Ed, Hazel, Father Knows Best, etc. In many of those, men at home are dressed in suits and ties, inclu… --- ## [New Giant XKCD strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-giant-xkcd-strip/738544)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-giant-xkcd-strip/738544 "2015-11-26T16:00:55Z")
“Hoverboard”: xkcd: Hoverboard To fly, repeatedly hit your up key. This thing is huge: I believe it includes a scaled-to-the-characters Imperial Death Star. P.S. there are hidden “holes” in many of the black areas. --- ## [Steaks: the layer of flavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steaks-the-layer-of-flavor/738397)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steaks-the-layer-of-flavor/738397 "2015-11-26T15:10:34Z")
How does one retain the taste of the basting/marinade on a chargrilled steak? Does singeing burn most of it off? I find using just salt and pepper too bland for my taste. --- ## [Adele's 'Hello'. Goodbye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adeles-hello-goodbye/738487)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adeles-hello-goodbye/738487 "2015-11-26T12:42:31Z")
I can’t listen to this song. I’ve done it twice, all the way through. I shan’t do it again. It’s her vocals. To me she is trying waaaaay too hard to sound powerful. It’s Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey syndrome. It’s “lis… --- ## [Jam Making Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jam-making-question/738552)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jam-making-question/738552 "2015-11-26T07:01:53Z")
I’ve gotten pretty good at making jam out of the summer fruits in our garden and the surrounding countryside. Although I have successfully made apricot, peach and plum jam my specialty is razzleberry jam, which I make fr… --- ## [DWTS Season 21...discuss!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwts-season-21-discuss/731313)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwts-season-21-discuss/731313 "2015-11-26T05:18:08Z")
Who do you love? Who is the worst so far? Bindi Erwin: pretty good! Gary Busey: incoherent Victor Espinosa: rendered me speechless…possibly the worst dancing I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching the show since s… --- ## [Cheesy Old-Time Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-old-time-movies/738600)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheesy-old-time-movies/738600 "2015-11-26T03:44:43Z")
…Rescued from a dumpster… An actual Double Feature DVD of “Chills” featuring “Dead Men Walk” with George Zucco in the lead role as Dr. Loyd Clayton. Next up, after a popcorn gathering and a replenishment of beverages,… --- ## [Anyone else doing National Novel Writing Month 2015?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-doing-national-novel-writing-month-2015/735671)
**Author:** [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-doing-national-novel-writing-month-2015/735671 "2015-11-26T03:05:42Z")
(I looked, but didn’t see an active thread.) I’ve been a multiple-time participant, but zero-time finisher. Crossing my fingers! :smiley: --- ## [The Soup canceled on E!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soup-canceled-on-e/737924)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-soup-canceled-on-e/737924 "2015-11-26T01:52:25Z")
Certainly not TV’s finest show, but it was the only way I knew about half the crap on TV these days. Not sure I would have any cultural reference point for Kardashians or most other reality shows these days without the S… --- ## [Macaron Pies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaron-pies/738494)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macaron-pies/738494 "2015-11-26T01:03:40Z")
Mrs Cad love pumpkin pie but is GF. She also loves French Macarons. I was thinking of making some for thanks giving with this plan: pour a thin sheet of pumpkin pie filling and cook in the oven, let it set then cut out… --- ## [Dr. Sheldon Cooper's t-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-sheldon-coopers-t-shirts/738500)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-sheldon-coopers-t-shirts/738500 "2015-11-25T21:18:29Z")
Sheldon has a number of t-shirts which reflects his love of sci-fi and comic books. One shirt…dark blue with a white chevron/lamda…eludes me. What does it represent? --- ## [Saving Private Ryan question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-question/738193)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-question/738193 "2015-11-25T21:13:17Z")
Maybe this has been asked before, but I did a search and didn’t find it. The scene where Miller and the squad, against the latter’s better judgment, assault the machine gun nest, and Wade get killed: Wouldn’t it have b… --- ## ["Six Against the Rock": did they really think they'd get away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-against-the-rock-did-they-really-think-theyd-get-away/738526)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-against-the-rock-did-they-really-think-theyd-get-away/738526 "2015-11-25T20:30:55Z")
I was thinking of the David Carradine Movie so I googled the actual Battle of Alcatraz in 1946. The movie was more or less faithful to what obviously transpired among the six convicts. Reading the actual case, I finally … --- ## [So what newspaper comic strips do you read/follow regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-newspaper-comic-strips-do-you-read-follow-regularly/738314)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-newspaper-comic-strips-do-you-read-follow-regularly/738314 "2015-11-25T18:59:52Z")
This topic (about Luann) got me thinking… I used to love Luann and I read it every day as a kid and teen. From 1989 (when I was 9) to about 2000 (when I was 20), I read it damn near every day. But then I moved out of th… --- ## [Best Canadian Number 1 Singles:2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-number-1-singles-2001/738508)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-number-1-singles-2001/738508 "2015-11-25T18:32:56Z")
Which of these singles would you vote for? Remember you may vote for more than one song. Older Polls always open: 1964:Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board 1965:Canadian RPM … --- ## [The Cuckoo's Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuckoos-calling/663564)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cuckoos-calling/663564 "2015-11-25T18:00:34Z")
Anybody read this before it was revealed that debut author Robert Galbraith was really J.K. Rowling? Did the reveal change your opinion of her as a writer? --- ## [Is gershwin's Music in the Public Domain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gershwins-music-in-the-public-domain/738453)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gershwins-music-in-the-public-domain/738453 "2015-11-25T17:34:41Z")
I ask because United Airlines still uses the music (“Rhapsody In Blue”) to advertise its services. Gershwin died over 75 years ago-are his works available to anybody? --- ## [Did Alfa Romeo have to Pay MGM ("The Graduate")?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-alfa-romeo-have-to-pay-mgm-the-graduate/738540)
**Author:** [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-alfa-romeo-have-to-pay-mgm-the-graduate/738540 "2015-11-25T13:22:56Z")
many years after the movie came out, Alfa Romeo released a new edition of the Spyder sports car-“The Graduate”. Since it was a direct reference to the movie, did they have to pay MGM to use the name? Product tie-ins to … --- ## [Red Bull + Torani syrup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-torani-syrup/738503)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-bull-torani-syrup/738503 "2015-11-25T02:52:29Z")
Is this a thing anywhere else? In a couple towns near me,Biddeford and Sanford, if you go into any coffee shop or deli, they also sell cans of red bull. I should mention i havent seen this in other parts of Maine, just… --- ## [Does Sluggo Have Parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sluggo-have-parents/738384)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sluggo-have-parents/738384 "2015-11-25T02:10:53Z")
I found a paperback at a thrift store called “How Sluggo Survives” from the “Nancy” comic strip. Sluggo appears about ten years old, yet he seems to live alone in a shack, he sleeps on bedsprings, his roof leaks, the wi… --- ## [Seinfeld: "Not that there's anything wrong with it"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-not-that-theres-anything-wrong-with-it/738007)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-not-that-theres-anything-wrong-with-it/738007 "2015-11-25T02:05:25Z")
I was in my company’s cafeteria today when I heard someone say the phrase, “Not that there’s anything wrong with it”, followed by some chuckles. I have no idea about the context of the conversation but it immediately re… --- ## [Can I use sunflower lecithin instead of soy lecithin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-sunflower-lecithin-instead-of-soy-lecithin/738492)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-sunflower-lecithin-instead-of-soy-lecithin/738492 "2015-11-25T01:17:53Z")
I’ve tried to Google an answer but it’s mostly drowned out by the sea of woo that makes out lecithin to be a miracle drug. I’m going to make some (food) foams using lecithin as an emulsifier. All the recipes that I see… --- ## [What's the deal with the xlated books in the 70's movie"3 Days of the Condor" \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-xlated-books-in-the-70s-movie-3-days-of-the-condor-open-spoilers/738469)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-xlated-books-in-the-70s-movie-3-days-of-the-condor-open-spoilers/738469 "2015-11-24T22:36:16Z")
I recently watched “Three Days of the Condor”, and while it was a good movie, I didn’t understand the main plot point about the secret message discovered by Redford. In the movie, Redford analyzes books for the CIA. He… --- ## [Nathan for You is the most underrated piece of comedy genius on TV now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nathan-for-you-is-the-most-underrated-piece-of-comedy-genius-on-tv-now/738002)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nathan-for-you-is-the-most-underrated-piece-of-comedy-genius-on-tv-now/738002 "2015-11-24T21:41:08Z")
I can’t express how much I love Nathan for You on Comedy Central and just how GENIUS some of his premises are. For those who don’t know, in the series, Fielder plays an off-kilter version of himself, who tries to use his… --- ## [Survivor: Cambodia 11/18: "Witches Coven"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-11-18-witches-coven/738018)
**Author:** [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cambodia-11-18-witches-coven/738018 "2015-11-24T21:31:46Z")
SPOILERS . . . . . . . . . . . (I haven’t seen the episode myself yet, but here’s the thread for those who want to comment) --- ## [Beverly Hillbillies car ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-hillbillies-car-id/737805)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beverly-hillbillies-car-id/737805 "2015-11-24T20:22:58Z")
In the episode ‘Hot Rod Truck’, Jethro drives up in \[=Beverly%20Hillbillies%20(Jethro%20combined%20the%20Hot%20Rod%20Truck%20and%20the%20Jalopy%20together)&filters\[primary\]=images&filters\[secondary\]=videos&sort=1&o=12"\]t… --- ## [Help Me Remember This Scene In Return of the King (the book, not the movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-scene-in-return-of-the-king-the-book-not-the-movie/738289)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-remember-this-scene-in-return-of-the-king-the-book-not-the-movie/738289 "2015-11-24T16:22:28Z")
I vaguely remember a sequence of events that went something like this: one of the Men in Gondor’s army committed an offense of some kind - abandoned his post, disobeyed an order, something. But he did it for the right re… --- ## [Project Runway Season 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-14/727831)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-runway-season-14/727831 "2015-11-24T16:19:01Z")
Am I the only one still watching PR? Nothing much to say yet, but I finally figured out last night who Blake reminded me of: Joslyn Fox from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Season 6. (Google him out of drag to see why. I’m pretty … --- ## [Film industry people - do you know you're making a bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-industry-people-do-you-know-youre-making-a-bomb/737346)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-industry-people-do-you-know-youre-making-a-bomb/737346 "2015-11-24T15:43:42Z")
I see a lot of movies, many good, some dreadful. When you’re making a movie, particularly one with people who have done good work before, do you know that you’re making a turkey while the shoot is still happening? Is it … --- ## [TV or movie cartoon characters used in commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-cartoon-characters-used-in-commercials/738057)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-cartoon-characters-used-in-commercials/738057 "2015-11-24T14:41:41Z")
I’m thinking along the lines of the Flintstones being used for the Fruity Pebbles brand. Not characters that were made up for the campaign, like Cap’n Crunch. Any other examples? Apologies if this has already been done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=952) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=954)