# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=973 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 974 --- ## [On Her Majestys Secret Service is the Best Bond Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-her-majestys-secret-service-is-the-best-bond-film/733314)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-her-majestys-secret-service-is-the-best-bond-film/733314 "2015-10-14T20:56:54Z")
This is a film I initially hated. George Lazenby? An abomination. The story? Too slow. But then the film got to me. I found out that Lazenby is probably the most believable Bond…he was in the Aussie special forces. The … --- ## [Do you like cold Pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-cold-pizza/734081)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Boone\_Fanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel_Boone_Fanatic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-cold-pizza/734081 "2015-10-14T20:47:41Z")
I love cold Pizza! When its a thin crust type of Pizza. If it’s a thick pizza, I like it warm. --- ## [Making homemade yogurt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-homemade-yogurt/734466)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-homemade-yogurt/734466 "2015-10-14T15:54:47Z")
Anyone here do this? I’m going to give it a try in my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker, which says it can do it. Any tips, tricks? What milk, yogurt (as a starter), sweetener or not, additions? Do you strain it to m… --- ## [Yet another "Identify that SF Short Story"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-identify-that-sf-short-story/734589)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-identify-that-sf-short-story/734589 "2015-10-14T15:38:30Z")
The story must have been from the late 60s, early 70s. Too fluffy for Analog, so maybe Galaxy or S&SF. I can recall all the elements of the story except the title and the author. Real short piece in the form of rejectio… --- ## [Favorite Ice Cream Flavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-ice-cream-flavor/734170)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-ice-cream-flavor/734170 "2015-10-14T15:11:28Z")
Forgive me if this has been done before, search just gives me a blank screen… After reading the thread about favorite sub sandwiches (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771455), I have decided what I w… --- ## [New Zealand bans YA novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-bans-ya-novel/730513)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-bans-ya-novel/730513 "2015-10-14T15:00:09Z")
I’m surprised a liberal democracy like New Zealand even has an official procedure for this. --- ## [Best recapping in a TWOP-less world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-recapping-in-a-twop-less-world/734460)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-recapping-in-a-twop-less-world/734460 "2015-10-14T13:43:39Z")
I loved Television Without Pity. They pretty much invented TV recapping, and did such an outstanding job that I would read the recaps of shows I watched faithfully just for the pleasure of it. They were the best at reall… --- ## [Did any of the Star Trek books explain how the economy of the Federation worked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-star-trek-books-explain-how-the-economy-of-the-federation-worked/461175)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-star-trek-books-explain-how-the-economy-of-the-federation-worked/461175 "2015-10-14T13:00:53Z")
I assume it was some sort Utopian socialism where basic needs etc. are taken care, but beyond that if someone wanted to accumulate land, resources etc how would they go about doing that? What if someone didn’t want to wo… --- ## [Id this song? \[Similar to Katy Perry's 'Roar'\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-similar-to-katy-perrys-roar/734597)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-similar-to-katy-perrys-roar/734597 "2015-10-14T12:30:08Z")
I heard this on the radio a few days ago. The vocalist was male. I don’t know whether the song sampled ‘Roar,’ or what, but it sounded a lot like it. That’s all the info I have. --- ## [Time adds perspective. Go figure, huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-adds-perspective-go-figure-huh/734555)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-adds-perspective-go-figure-huh/734555 "2015-10-14T12:25:30Z")
The TV series “Fireball XL5” is nowhere near as riveting as it was when I was 8 years old. I think it was the intervening years of Lost In Space, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Star Wars, etc. that did it. I’m still going to plow… --- ## [Merlot - high class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merlot-high-class/734590)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merlot-high-class/734590 "2015-10-14T04:02:44Z")
I’ve heard several jokes the past few years about Merlot wine being this upper-middle-class wine snob type wine. I’m just not seeing it – Merlot is EVERYWHERE! If a place has only 2 types of red wine, one is guaranteed … --- ## [How much money does Taco Bell lose on hot sauce packets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-taco-bell-lose-on-hot-sauce-packets/480264)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-does-taco-bell-lose-on-hot-sauce-packets/480264 "2015-10-14T03:41:35Z")
I’ve lived all over the country and have been to 100+ different TB locations and it is the same everywhere I’ve been. Regardless how many tacos you order they give you a HUGE pile of sauce packets with your order. I ju… --- ## [Were photorealistic paintings possible before the modern era? If so, why did we never see them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-photorealistic-paintings-possible-before-the-modern-era-if-so-why-did-we-never-see-them/734133)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-photorealistic-paintings-possible-before-the-modern-era-if-so-why-did-we-never-see-them/734133 "2015-10-14T03:33:10Z")
this painting of an m&m package is amazing in how utterly undistinguishable from reality it looks. And yet, it’s undoubtably a painting as the video shows a timelapse of it being painted. None of the equipment or techni… --- ## [Will the wester ever make a coemback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-wester-ever-make-a-coemback/734390)
**Author:** [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-wester-ever-make-a-coemback/734390 "2015-10-14T02:32:48Z")
Will we see western films in cinimas and t.v. like they did in the 50s? --- ## [Diners, Drive-ins and Dives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/734527)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/734527 "2015-10-14T01:46:31Z")
The only TV I watch is DDD on UK food network. Happy to watch two episodes concurrently. That food just looks so good, so much variety, such a good show. --- ## [Creep - Excellent scary movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-excellent-scary-movie/725713)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-excellent-scary-movie/725713 "2015-10-13T23:00:45Z")
Watched this on Netflix last night. I don’t want to spoil it, but it was quite enjoyable, as far as “found footage” movies go. I recommend it if you like thrills that aren’t full of blood and guts. It’s the kind of movie… --- ## [American Ninja Warrior 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior-2015/720876)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-ninja-warrior-2015/720876 "2015-10-13T22:41:24Z")
ANW is back! Huzzah! I love this show. As I stated in the last ANW thread, I love that I can cheer for everybody. The hourglass drop was brutal. The lowest number of people successfully passed the course than ever befor… --- ## [When near future goes obsolete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-near-future-goes-obsolete/734075)
**Author:** [@yo\_han\_go](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_han_go)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-near-future-goes-obsolete/734075 "2015-10-13T21:48:24Z")
Just a thought to share with my fellow book worms. Movie enthusiasts also welcome. There are literally hundred of thousandths books written (and movies made) where everything happens in near future. But we are now well … --- ## [Hit the Gas and Blast a Song. Which One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-the-gas-and-blast-a-song-which-one/734039 "2015-10-13T20:08:01Z")
Imagine you’re in your car/truck and you’re on a long open road. There’s no other cars in sight and it’s just an awesome day to open her up and see what your vehicle can do. Now think about that and tell me what is the… --- ## [Very lovely ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-lovely-ads/734069)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-lovely-ads/734069 "2015-10-13T17:20:32Z")
As a counterpoint to this thread, let’s look at some beautiful adverts instead. I’ll begin with this one - a tv ad for TV… --- ## [The Berenstein Bears Controversy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berenstein-bears-controversy/729165)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-berenstein-bears-controversy/729165 "2015-10-13T16:24:23Z")
Everyone remembers the Berenstein Bears, right? Well, hold onto your hats, because this gets seriously creepy. See, The Berenstein Bears never existed. Nope, never. But you remember them, right? Turns out all evidenc… --- ## [The Last Kingdom on BBC America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-kingdom-on-bbc-america/734548)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-kingdom-on-bbc-america/734548 "2015-10-13T15:51:58Z")
Anyone catch this, which premiered over the weekend? I’m a big fan of the book series and I thought the first episode was terrific, and the show looks very promising. --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.03 "Four Walls and a Roof" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-03-four-walls-and-a-roof-open-spoilers/702618)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-03-four-walls-and-a-roof-open-spoilers/702618 "2015-10-13T14:37:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Rick and the others find themselves pitted against a group of nasty people, but may have a plan to gain the upper hand. \[/QUOTE\] Mary Lynn Rajskub, Slash, & a surprise cast member are on Talking Dead tonig… --- ## [Master and Commander: What was The Final Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-commander-what-was-the-final-music/734531)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-commander-what-was-the-final-music/734531 "2015-10-13T14:03:54Z")
AS the film ends, Aubrey and Maturin are playing their music in the great cabin-what was the piece of music they were playing? I think I have heard it before, but cannot recall it. --- ## [Funny Caper/Heist movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-caper-heist-movies/731356)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-caper-heist-movies/731356 "2015-10-13T14:02:02Z")
So this weekend I saw A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with a buddy who’d seen neither. First–even though they don’t seem to be thought of as caper movies, they pretty much are (most of the movies are abo… --- ## [Okay, so which 50s SF movie AM I thinking of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-which-50s-sf-movie-am-i-thinking-of/734284)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-which-50s-sf-movie-am-i-thinking-of/734284 "2015-10-13T11:25:25Z")
Ages and ages ago on “Chiller Theater” – I think that was the title, a late night anthology series of horror/sf movies, the host was definitely called “Veep” --I saw part of an even older SF movie before my parents came … --- ## [Dennis Eichhorn, 1945-2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-eichhorn-1945-2015/733966)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dennis-eichhorn-1945-2015/733966 "2015-10-13T04:46:44Z")
Dennis Eichhorn has died. He is best known for his autobiographical comic book, Real Stuff, and his indy underground newspaper, Northwest Extra. A well-known figure in the Seattle comics scene, his true-life stories feat… --- ## [Windows 10 Commercial with the kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-commercial-with-the-kids/734240)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-10-commercial-with-the-kids/734240 "2015-10-13T03:31:27Z")
So, Microsoft has a TV commercial in heavy rotation that shows kids doing various things. The voiceover says that these kids will do great things. You can view the commercial here. Can we all agree that great things a… --- ## [What's the "Lemon Pepper" they put on fried chicken on the south side of Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lemon-pepper-they-put-on-fried-chicken-on-the-south-side-of-chicago/734489)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lemon-pepper-they-put-on-fried-chicken-on-the-south-side-of-chicago/734489 "2015-10-13T02:13:32Z")
Lemon Pepper would be the obvious answer, but no. I added some to a sadly underlemonpeppered batch of chicken and it totally ruined it. As far as I can tell, there’s no pepper in it the restaurants’ Lemon Pepper at all. … --- ## [Please help to identify this story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-to-identify-this-story/734474)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-to-identify-this-story/734474 "2015-10-13T02:08:54Z")
Another “Can you identify this story” thread: Science fiction short story, late 80’s, early 90’s, in an anthology devoted to ecological issues facing the world at that time. The plot is that the owner/president of a pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=972) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=974)