# Breakfast: spin-off from "Three men froze to death" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 8, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414 "2024-02-08T14:36:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/1 "2024-02-08T14:36:48Z")
While we’re waiting for the lab tests to come back… I never understood the “Mikey likes it” commercial. “New cereal. Sposta be good for you. I’m not gonna try it. You try it. let’s get Mikey (big smiles of logic) Yeah! He won’t eat it. He hates everything.” So…how does that prove anything? If Mikey hates everything, him not liking Life reveals no new data. And if he doesn’t like it…what? “Mom, we’re not gonna east your new cereal. Mikey hates it.” “Shaddup and eat it, or you go hungry!” JAQ, whose middle name is Mikey, Life cereal eater since 1970. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/2 "2024-02-08T14:45:24Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > So…how does that prove anything? They’re kids, they’re not trying to prove anything, they just want to watch Mikey squirm over a bowl of cereal he hates. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/3 "2024-02-08T15:52:28Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > They’re kids, they’re not trying to prove anything, they just want to watch Mikey squirm over a bowl of cereal he hates. Like when they fed him Pop Rocks and Coke and his stomach exploded. > **[The Explosive Truth Behind the Legend of Mikey's Death by Pop Rocks and Coke](https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/pop-rocks-urban-legend-mikey-death)** > > The rumor put Pop Rocks under. Literally. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/4 "2024-02-08T16:05:31Z")
> [@Three men freeze to death in a friend's backyard and aren't found for three days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-men-freeze-to-death-in-a-friends-backyard-and-arent-found-for-three-days/996151/364): > > > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > > So…how does that prove anything? > > They’re kids, they’re not trying to prove anything, they just want to watch Mikey squirm over a bowl of cereal he hates. Mikey hates everything. Mikey reluctantly tries Life cereal and loves it. Therefore… 1. Message to kids: Every kid will love it. You too. So every kid should bug Mom to buy some. 2. Messagw to Moms: Even fussy eaters will like this stuff. And it’s healthy. Every Mom should buy some. In more scientific parlance, Mikey hating Life cereal is the "null hypotheis" that proves nothing. OTOH him liking Life cereal is statistically huge. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/5 "2024-02-08T17:52:36Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > They’re kids, they’re not trying to prove anything, I respectfully disagree. The cereal didn’t just spontaneously arrive in their kitchen. Mom bought it. One assumes she left it out for them for that long-ago day’s breakfast. But, they are afraid - they don’t want to try the cereal. Maybe they really want the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs they used to eat, but mom says about the Life, “try it - you’ll like it” (she is also a fan of quoting commercials, like us.). So feeding to to Mikey accomplishes nothing. Yes they are kids. Still… You may say I think to much about a commerical, but I’ve had 50 years. I spread my commercial contemplation out over time. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/6 "2024-02-08T21:24:15Z")
As an older brother and habitual sibling challenger, I identified with the ‘other kids’ in the commercial. But some kids will see more of themselves in the Mikey character. Either way, everyone’s happy in the end and let’s tell mom to buy some Life brand cereal right now! ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/7 "2024-02-09T16:07:47Z")
So I was getting my daughter some Life cereal when I noticed that on the back of the box was an activity where you mad libs in some lyrics to a song. The prompt for the activity reads: “We need a totally awesome song for the Battle of the Bands show. Wanna help me with the winning one? Let’s rock! -_Mikey_” Who knew that Mikey was still a Life Cereal mascot? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/8 "2024-02-09T16:41:51Z")
This thread has taken a very bizarre turn. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/9 "2024-02-09T17:21:15Z")
…as bizarre as the turn the dead men took into the backyard. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/10 "2024-02-09T17:22:54Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > as bizarre as the turn the dead men took Dead men take no turns. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/11 "2024-02-09T17:25:43Z")
Yeah, I meant _morituri_ rather than _mortui_. Damn you, lack of a future active participle in English! ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/12 "2024-02-09T17:27:12Z")
It left me cold, to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/13 "2024-02-09T20:06:36Z")
The true story of Life and Death ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/14 "2024-02-09T22:45:07Z")
Maybe Life-In-Death won the fourth guy. Anybody seen an albatross around? ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/15 "2024-02-09T23:27:36Z")
> [@Three men freeze to death in a friend's backyard and aren't found for three days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-men-freeze-to-death-in-a-friends-backyard-and-arent-found-for-three-days/996151/367): > > > [@Cheesesteak](#): > > > > They’re kids, they’re not trying to prove anything, > > I respectfully disagree. > > The cereal didn’t just spontaneously arrive in their kitchen. Mom bought it. One assumes she left it out for them for that long-ago day’s breakfast. But, they are afraid - they don’t want to try the cereal. Maybe they really want the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs they used to eat, but mom says about the Life, “try it - you’ll like it” (she is also a fan of quoting commercials, like us.). So feeding to to Mikey accomplishes nothing. Yes they are kids. Still… Actually, I think you’re onto something. Perhaps they think that if they don’t like it (and they are sure they won’t) mom will buy them new cereal, a kind they already know they like. But they don’t want to have to actually _try_ the cereal themselves to report they don’t like it. So instead, they’re like “a oh, hey, Mikey! We’ll give him the cereal, he surely won’t like it, and then we can tell mom he hates it, and she’ll buy us the cereal we like!” It was but a happy accident that Mikey actually liked the cereal. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/16 "2024-02-09T23:46:26Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > It was but a happy accident that Mikey actually liked the cereal. Cut to the next morning… Mikey is discovered frozen in the backyard. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/17 "2024-02-09T23:50:21Z")
Clever use of different threads! ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/18 "2024-02-10T00:22:06Z")
> [@Three men freeze to death in a friend's backyard and aren't found for three days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-men-freeze-to-death-in-a-friends-backyard-and-arent-found-for-three-days/996151/379): > > > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > > > It was but a happy accident that Mikey actually liked the cereal. > > Cut to the next morning… Mikey is discovered frozen in the backyard. Well, cinnamon life is like crack… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/19 "2024-02-10T00:32:41Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > Cut to the next morning… Mikey is discovered frozen in the backyard. Life and death, as they say. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/20 "2024-02-10T03:20:10Z")
In a big enough crack you can hide not only the bodies of 3 adults but also lotsa little kids. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414.md?page=2)