# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/61 "2024-02-11T16:27:31Z")
> [@Limmin](#): > > Hm, sounds like the kind of thing a modern ice cream place (DQ, Freddy’s, Culvers, etc.) would sell, if you added some inexpensive soft-serve to it and blended it up. “Birthday Cake Shake” or similar. Only $6! Portillo’s in Chicago has it. Fluffy has tried it. [https://youtu.be/VLuur2Xwx5g](https://youtu.be/VLuur2Xwx5g) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/62 "2024-02-11T17:05:42Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Ha! I never noticed that _I_ was the new OP. No wonder I keep getting notifications. You can manually change that if you like. Look at the little bell icon on the bottom left. (At least, that’s where it is in mobile.) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/63 "2024-02-11T19:12:45Z")
I think he was being sarcastic > **[Red Velvet Cake Blizzard® Treat | Dairy Queen® Menu](https://www.dairyqueen.com/en-us/menu/red-velvet-cake-blizzard-treat/)** > > Indulge in real red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese icing blended with DQ® signature soft serve. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/64 "2024-02-11T19:28:26Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve mixed up chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream and an Imperial Stout. I haven’t had it with cake, but stout & ice cream is great! ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/65 "2024-02-11T22:07:37Z")
So, a root beer float, without the root? ---
**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 12, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/66 "2024-02-12T01:59:01Z")
Hey, I’ve always thought the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/67 "2024-02-12T03:13:12Z")
Amazon’s got it. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/68 "2024-02-12T14:02:03Z")
Baah, terrible round-ended Pommie imitations of the original and best, the true, rectangular Weet-bix. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/69 "2024-02-12T21:06:13Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > So, a root beer float, without the root? Root beer generally no longer has any roots… ---
**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 14, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/70 "2024-02-14T22:21:44Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > A cereal called Death might not sell well tho’, just sayin’ Depends on who you want to market it to. Have you been among children? You would have a hard time going broke selling Fruity Boogerfarts. ---
**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 14, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/71 "2024-02-14T22:28:12Z")
Only to boys… ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/72 "2024-03-13T16:58:09Z")
Have you all seen [the updated commercial?](https://youtu.be/Do7y7sG_o_0) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/73 "2024-03-14T00:04:26Z")
I watched that and thought “wow, that looks 80s” then I noticed the date ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/74 "2024-03-14T00:50:59Z")
Since this got bumped, I thought I’d point out a sentence that I never thought I’d hear: > [@pulykamell](#): > > I was never a fan of cereals that stayed crispy in milk. . > [@Limmin](#): > > You tried Weetabix? Similar progression from crisp to mush … in a manner of seconds. I first met Weetabix in a tiny hotel in the Cotswalds, and ever since I found it at a local Trader Joe’s (and later at a regular store), I’ve learned to pour the milk with one hand and start spooning with the other. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/75 "2024-03-14T14:21:37Z")
Weetabix is _supposed_ to be instant mush. You’re using it wrong. 😉 If you want a durable crunch, eat Grape-Nuts. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/76 "2024-03-14T14:49:20Z")
They know Mickey. . . maybe they’ve loved everything he ever liked. Based upon that experience, if Mikey doesn’t like it, there’s no reason to chance it, but if he does like it, it must be really great. Sounds like pretty sound kid logic to me. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/77 "2024-04-30T14:25:56Z")
Further analysis of Mikey/Life _"Let’s get Mikey!”_ Mikey is no naive, innocent kid; he’s a mini-mastermind with a vendetta against his older siblings. When they passed him the cereal, it was like tossing him their rejects. _“Oh sure, give Mikey the stuff you won’t touch. Real classy, bros.”_ Mikey was also aware that his brothers were idiots. _“He hates everything!”_ Mikey thinks, _oh, do I now? Do you dolts really think I hate everything? I hate you two, that’s for sure…but, I don’t hate everything. Idiots!_ Mikey eats a spoonful of Life and thinks, _oh shit, this really does taste like crap. This is the most vile, disgusting slop I’ve ever eaten! It tastes like the bottom of a shoe mixed with regret._ He takes a moment to contemplate the situation before showing any emotional response. But then, genius strikes. Mikey’s brain kicks into Machiavellian mode. Mikey thinks, _hmm, if I act like I hate this retched cereal, that will simply validate my idiot brothers null hypothesis and I gain nothing…But, on the other hand, if I act like I like it, they’ll snatch it away like seagulls on a French fry and eat it themselves, thus leaving me the real prize—my beloved Frankenberry!_ _“He likes it! Hey Mikey!”_ Mikey thinks, _success!!! The idiots fell for my ruse. But this is just a test run. Strychnine comes next._ So, you see Mikey wasn’t an unwitting little kid at the mercy of his two older brothers. He was a juvenile psychopath with plans to exterminate his siblings. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/78 "2024-05-01T04:00:22Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > So, you see Mikey wasn’t an unwitting little kid at the mercy of his two older brothers. He was a juvenile psychopath with plans to exterminate his siblings. Brilliant. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414/79 "2024-05-01T04:04:51Z")
Yes, you should be a writer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakfast-spin-off-from-three-men-froze-to-death-thread/997414.md?page=3)