# Everyone hates it, it's notoriously bad, yet you love it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536 "2011-08-29T19:41:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/201 "2011-09-06T17:10:49Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Applebees is hated? It’s fucking delicious! In Doperland, absolutely. There’s an untold number of posts filled with vitriolic Applebees hate, and experiences bordering on the ridiculous; e.g. “One time I had the Cajun blackened chicken at Applebee’s, and 30 minutes later I came down with violent, high-pressure explosive diarrhea.” Anyhow, back on topic. [Styx](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_%28band%29). [New Coke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke). ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/202 "2011-09-06T18:30:21Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > See, I was raised in a very Catholic family, and every year we got a fruitcake from the Trappist monks of Gethsemani Farms. Damn, that fruitcake was scrumptious. Moist, tender, bursting with a dozen flavors all distinct but all happening at once, and real Kentucky bourbon to boot. What’s not to love? > > One time—_one_ time—I tried somebody’s homemade fruitcake. A dry, tasteless, completely inedible brick. Oh, so that’s why everybody else hates fruitcake! There’s just no comparison. See, I hate fruitcake, but a few years ago my mom ordered some of that monk-ass fruitcake (and the fudge - my god, I love the fudge! And the cheese that smells like feet) and I figured, hey, if I don’t like this premium AAA holy fruitcake I just don’t like fruitcake. Turns out I don’t like fruitcake. ---
**Author:** ![AuntPam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@AuntPam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntPam)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/203 "2011-09-07T02:03:07Z")
Being from Wisconsin, I freely admit that I adore beer cheese. Take a typical Muenster type cheese. Dunk it in beer. Toss it up on a cool dark shelf for a couple of months. Slice and serve. It doesn’t go bad–it goes decadent. But, yes, it looks and smells like something you’d ordinarily handle with tongs on the way to the outside garbage can. I used to put signs on it in our communal college refrigerator: THIS IS NOT ROTTEN. DON’T THROW OUT!! Darn. Now I want some. And I’m in New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/204 "2011-09-07T02:16:26Z")
There is a very popular Czech bar snack called beer cheese (in Czech the actual name is probably spelled with lots of J’s, K’s and Z’s) but I don’t think it’s actually aged IN beer, but instead mixed with beer (mashed up in a paste using beer) and spread on rye bread right before eating. Very strong, but for those who like stuff like that, it’s rather tasty… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/205 "2011-09-07T02:19:33Z")
> [@AuntPam](#): > > Being from Wisconsin, I freely admit that I adore beer cheese. Take a typical Muenster type cheese. Dunk it in beer. Toss it up on a cool dark shelf for a couple of months. Slice and serve. Wait, you can do this. Do you have a recipe or description link for it? How long do you let it sit in the beer? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536/206 "2011-09-07T02:41:32Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > See, I hate fruitcake, but a few years ago my mom ordered some of that monk-ass fruitcake (and the fudge - my god, I love the fudge! And the cheese that smells like feet) and I figured, hey, if I don’t like this premium AAA holy fruitcake I just don’t like fruitcake. > > Turns out I don’t like fruitcake. Well, at least you TRIED to like it. Can I have your share of the good fruitcake, then? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-hates-it-its-notoriously-bad-yet-you-love-it/594536.md?page=10)