# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=97 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 98 --- ## [Recommend some music from this century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-music-from-this-century/1011914 "2024-12-23T04:23:42Z")
Some of my favorites are Neil Young, Dylan, Graham Parker, Lucinda Williams etc. Haven’t listened to much new stuff for the past couple of decades, but I know Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Big Thief, Jason Molina, John… --- ## [I Want My Rice Cooker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-rice-cooker/1011965)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-rice-cooker/1011965 "2024-12-23T00:46:31Z")
When I got married in 1983, one of our treasured wedding gifts (given by my best man and his Hawaii-raised wife) was a Hitachi rice cooker. It received at least weekly use in our household for the entirety and of our 36-… --- ## [Why did my bread-machine bread fail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-bread-machine-bread-fail/1012012)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-bread-machine-bread-fail/1012012 "2024-12-22T20:59:19Z")
Yesterday, I decided to make a rapid buttermilk bread in my trusty old machine. I chose the rapid option because it was too close to suppertime when I decided to make it. While it tasted OK, I ended up with a short, dens… --- ## [Songs written TODAY, that will be played in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-written-today-that-will-be-played-in-50-years/1012011)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-written-today-that-will-be-played-in-50-years/1012011 "2024-12-22T18:39:37Z")
just to take a slightly different stab than the other thread … wich songs written today (let’s be generous: between 2015-2024) will be played or have turned into a classic in 2075? I show my age/ignorance by coming up … --- ## [I dislike BBT solely because of Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-bbt-solely-because-of-leonard/600199)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dislike-bbt-solely-because-of-leonard/600199 "2024-12-22T16:09:41Z")
I don’t think the guy’s a very convincing nerd. I don’t like his mannerisms. I don’t like his idolization of penny. Frankly I would find the show a whole lot more appealing if it was just the other 3 and penny was just t… --- ## [Bo Burnham: Inside - you should watch it(Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-burnham-inside-you-should-watch-it-netflix/943378)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-burnham-inside-you-should-watch-it-netflix/943378 "2024-12-22T14:13:33Z")
I don’t find Bo Burnham all that funny. I’ve tried his specials before and they are not that great to me. This one, however, was different. He clearly filmed the entire thing alone over the course of the pandemic and I … --- ## [Seeking a movie from incomplete data](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-movie-from-incomplete-data/1012005)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-a-movie-from-incomplete-data/1012005 "2024-12-22T05:41:12Z")
Trying to help out my son so these are the best facts I have about it In an insane asylum (not Session 9) Guy is in an iron lung and they pour eels in his throat (not Eels) Some guy is almost dead and they throw him i… --- ## [Artificial Duets that became (or did not become) real](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-duets-that-became-or-did-not-become-real/1011849)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificial-duets-that-became-or-did-not-become-real/1011849 "2024-12-21T20:12:00Z")
As a reference, we’ve got Neil Diamond’s “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers”, which he originally created to become a tv theme song, btw. Barbra Streisand did a version soon after, and some radio station dude created an artif… --- ## [Survivor 47 (and some bonus info!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-and-some-bonus-info/1007415)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-47-and-some-bonus-info/1007415 "2024-12-21T20:05:53Z")
Starts tomorrow. I’ve seen nothing about the new season. Are episodes back to 60 minutes or the full 90 like last year, which was during the strike? Bonus Info: Over in Australia, they are either filming or about to fil… --- ## [Do you bake bread in an air fryer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bake-bread-in-an-air-fryer/1009679)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-bake-bread-in-an-air-fryer/1009679 "2024-12-20T21:36:10Z")
I bake a loaf of challah every Friday, and have for years. (I don’t use a bread machine, and please don’t bother recommending that.) Since proofing and baking take several hours, and we want the bread to be warm from th… --- ## [Advanced voice mode on ChatGPT is amazing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-voice-mode-on-chatgpt-is-amazing/1007712)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-voice-mode-on-chatgpt-is-amazing/1007712 "2024-12-20T20:19:57Z")
I have been waiting impatiently for this ever since the announcement months ago and just 15 minutes ago it finally came ! I haven’t done anything special just conducted a bunch of regular conversations but it’s remarkab… --- ## [I wrote a clerihew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-clerihew/1011830)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wrote-a-clerihew/1011830 "2024-12-20T18:17:08Z")
And I don’t think I can share it anywhere except here. “What’s a clerihew?” Donald J. Trump Said, "I’m nobody’s chump! "I didn’t get shot 'cause I turned my head, “And on election night that map was red, so red, the… --- ## [Can anyone read this Japanese writing from a music video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-read-this-japanese-writing-from-a-music-video/1011925)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-read-this-japanese-writing-from-a-music-video/1011925 "2024-12-20T17:45:18Z")
Hi People, I’d love to find what the song is in this (time stamped) video… It only appears briefly for a few seconds. (Cool or what ?!) Can anyone translate for me ? Thanks. --- ## [Signature foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-foods/1011815)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-foods/1011815 "2024-12-20T15:21:29Z")
I heard a food critic say recently that if you want to try a great example of any signature food item associated with a geographic area, DON’T go to the city/area that’s known for it. He claimed there’s a tendency to get… --- ## [I love Fleetwood Mac but I would not call them “classic rock.” (Spin-off discussion)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fleetwood-mac-but-i-would-not-call-them-classic-rock-spin-off-discussion/1005236)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fleetwood-mac-but-i-would-not-call-them-classic-rock-spin-off-discussion/1005236 "2024-12-20T15:14:57Z")
I LOVE Fleetwood Mac but I would not call them “classic rock.” They are in the rock genre to be sure but I would say they are, by FAR, the best pop-rock band ever. Bar none. But not classic rock. ETA: Beatles are clo… --- ## [Songs that would have been as big a hit if sung by someone else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-would-have-been-as-big-a-hit-if-sung-by-someone-else/973906)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-would-have-been-as-big-a-hit-if-sung-by-someone-else/973906 "2024-12-20T15:08:44Z")
Have you ever listened to a song and thought, “This would have been great if (fill in the blank) had sung it!”? This thought came to me on the way to work today while I was listening to Elton John belting out “I’m Still… --- ## [The Godfather Trilogy: An American Tragedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-trilogy-an-american-tragedy/1007177)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-godfather-trilogy-an-american-tragedy/1007177 "2024-12-20T15:08:09Z")
Is the saga a demonstration of the failure of Michael to achieve the American dream of escaping the responsibilities of protecting his family? When I watched it I felt it was more a corruption of the American dream --- ## [Piano-Bass-Drums Trios in Rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piano-bass-drums-trios-in-rock/1008233)
**Author:** [@Moonrise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonrise)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piano-bass-drums-trios-in-rock/1008233 "2024-12-20T14:38:05Z")
The piano-bass-drums trio is one of the classic formats in jazz, and (almost ?) all jazz pianists have played in one at some point : Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Horace Silver, Lennie Tristano, Brad Mehldau,… --- ## [Why is 'God' such a great song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-god-such-a-great-song/1009480)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-god-such-a-great-song/1009480 "2024-12-20T14:35:23Z")
By John Lennon I am a music theory illiterate. Possibly due to my hearing disability I can’t pick up key signatures and their changes. Same with time changes. But the music in God stands out (to me) as so beautiful …… --- ## [Humor/satire of the 1950s and 1960s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-satire-of-the-1950s-and-1960s/1009348)
**Author:** [@ggf.nyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ggf.nyc)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-satire-of-the-1950s-and-1960s/1009348 "2024-12-20T14:29:44Z")
I’m hoping to get some suggestions of humorists and satirists from the '50s and '60s (and I’ll even take the '70s!). I recently finished Peter Devries’s “Without a Stitch in Time,” which left me wanting more. I’m a big f… --- ## [Books you reread over and over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-reread-over-and-over/1011325)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-you-reread-over-and-over/1011325 "2024-12-19T20:43:17Z")
I covered book series you reread over and over, such as the Nero Wolfe Mysteries for me. Now, standalone books, not really part of a series- For me it is Lord of the Rings- of course, but also’ American Gods and The … --- ## [Making Meatloaf for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-meatloaf-for-the-first-time/943392)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-meatloaf-for-the-first-time/943392 "2024-12-19T18:35:00Z")
As the title says. I’m a meatloaf making newbie. As such, I don’t really want to try some un-vouched for recipe off a website(doing that with other dishes has been hit or miss for me). So, please, can I have your reci… --- ## [The Annual 'A Christmas Carol' Thread (2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-a-christmas-carol-thread-2024/1011496)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-annual-a-christmas-carol-thread-2024/1011496 "2024-12-19T16:07:55Z")
I’ve often said that the 1984 version of A Christmas Carol, starring George C. Scott as ‘Scrooge’ and Edward Woodward as ‘The Ghost of Christmas Present’, is my favourite. I’ve given my reasons in the past, so I’ll not … --- ## [Why was Joker 2 so bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-joker-2-so-bad/1009412)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-joker-2-so-bad/1009412 "2024-12-19T15:42:52Z")
I did not get a chance to see it but I intend to when it comes out on streaming. I see a lot of reviews on youtube that it is the worst movie of 2024. I’m avoiding watching those to avoid spoilers but can someone paint… --- ## [Can Anyone ID this Sci Fi Duology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-sci-fi-duology/1011821)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-id-this-sci-fi-duology/1011821 "2024-12-18T21:37:44Z")
I was thinking of a duology I read years ago (mid 2000s maybe). It was set on an Earth where Venus and Mars were the way 1800s scifi writers thought of them. Venus was Swampy and filled with Dinosaurs. Mars had an ancien… --- ## [Is there a SF alien invasion story told from the aliens' point of view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sf-alien-invasion-story-told-from-the-aliens-point-of-view/1011575)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-sf-alien-invasion-story-told-from-the-aliens-point-of-view/1011575 "2024-12-18T21:01:45Z")
What I am talking about is an alien invasion of Earth in the mold of War of the Worlds or Independence Day only the story is told from the perspective of the alien invaders. I’m especially interested in the sort where t… --- ## [Shelf stable caviar review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelf-stable-caviar-review/1011775)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shelf-stable-caviar-review/1011775 "2024-12-18T19:09:16Z")
Every so often I get the idea to try some more caviar. I had some at a party decades ago and liked it. Since then I have tried it a few times but have not found any “real” caviar that is inexpensive enough to buy so I h… --- ## [Timely Question: The Waltons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timely-question-the-waltons/1011685)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/timely-question-the-waltons/1011685 "2024-12-17T22:49:20Z")
Yes, I am guilty of being THE last to warm up to a show. I am the last hold-out (probably) to start watching the Waltons. Anyway, two questions: a) What is Olivia’s maiden name? Do they ever say? b) In what season does… --- ## [How do they work with babies and toddlers (psychologically) on TV and movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-work-with-babies-and-toddlers-psychologically-on-tv-and-movies/1011725)
**Author:** [@GailForce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GailForce)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-work-with-babies-and-toddlers-psychologically-on-tv-and-movies/1011725 "2024-12-17T21:09:22Z")
I’ve just been bingeing Six Feet Under (again—what a great show it was) and I marveled at the baby-turned-toddler twins who played the (single character) Maya who joined the show in mid-course as a newborn and ends the s… --- ## [Happy Beethoven's birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/1011731)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-beethovens-birthday/1011731 "2024-12-17T16:13:40Z")
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