# It's a guy thing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543 "2014-04-20T15:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/1 "2014-04-20T15:12:23Z")
A couple of weeks ago the SO asked, ‘What’s for breakfast?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. There’s some leftover stroganoff…’ She said, 'Stroganoff for breakfast? :dubious: ’ ‘Why not?’ I asked. ‘Because I’m human, not a guy.’ What’s wrong with leftover stroganoff for breakfast? Or cold pizza? Or some beef paneang curry? Or spaghetti? Or meatloaf, hot or cold? Must be a guy thing, not having to have ‘breakfast food’ for breakfast. (I ended up grating some potatoes that day, and we had hashbrowns, eggs, and bacon.) Gentlemen, what things do you do that your Significant Female just doesn’t understand? Ladies, what does your guy-griend do that makes you shake your head and say, ‘It must be a guy thing.’? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/2 "2014-04-20T15:18:00Z")
Cold pizza for breakfast? HUGE glass of chocolate milk for chaser? NOW YOU"RE TALKIN’; when do we eat? ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/3 "2014-04-20T15:19:15Z")
I don’t know that that’s a guy thing. If there are leftovers from dinner it makes a good breakfast to me. I don’t care for most breakfast foods anyway. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/4 "2014-04-20T15:39:55Z")
For me, it used to be a cigarette & a Dr Pepper ™ ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/5 "2014-04-20T15:47:08Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘Why not?’ I asked. ‘Because I’m human, not a guy.’ Ooh, sick burn! 🆒 Of course, REAL men don’t bother with wimpy meals like breakfast. Except maybe that leftover can of beer that doesn’t have cigarette ashes scattered around the mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/6 "2014-04-20T16:03:12Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Cold pizza for breakfast? HUGE glass of chocolate milk for chaser? NOW YOU"RE TALKIN’; when do we eat? Great post/username combo. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/7 "2014-04-20T16:18:17Z")
Leftover pasta from the day (or even days) before is a damn good breakfast, sayeth this bachelor. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/8 "2014-04-20T16:35:51Z")
Female here. Leftovers for breakfast are fine. But then, I’m single, so what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/9 "2014-04-20T16:40:32Z")
I like left overs for breakfast but I like to throw in some kind of breakfast food to go with it, maybe eggs or toast and jam. Left over meats mixed into a scramble are my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/10 "2014-04-20T16:42:24Z")
This is stupid. A lot of women eat leftovers for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/11 "2014-04-20T16:44:39Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I like left overs for breakfast but I like to throw in some kind of breakfast food to go with it, maybe eggs or toast and jam. Left over meats mixed into a scramble are my favorites. I used to make whatchagot frittatas on the weekend when I had roommates. Excellent way to use up leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/12 "2014-04-20T16:52:41Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Great post/username combo. If I try that pizza/choco milk combo after 7:00PM, I will not-so-magically transform into GERDo the wonder mutt. Can I get an “Amen”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/13 "2014-04-20T17:07:36Z")
We are usually up all night, so by dawn we’ve already gone through the leftovers. Then it’s time to go to sleep anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/14 "2014-04-20T17:53:10Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > A couple of weeks ago the SO asked, ‘What’s for breakfast?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. There’s some leftover stroganoff…’ She said, 'Stroganoff for breakfast? :dubious: ’ ‘Why not?’ I asked. ‘Because I’m human, not a guy.’ > > What’s wrong with leftover stroganoff for breakfast? Or cold pizza? Mmmm…cold pizza…mmmmm. The stroganoff sounds good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/15 "2014-04-20T18:05:58Z")
It’s not a guy thing. I like leftovers for breakfast, too. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/16 "2014-04-20T18:25:09Z")
Anything can be made into an official breakfast by scrambling an egg and tossing it on top. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/17 "2014-04-20T18:40:02Z")
I eat leftovers for breakfast too. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that short of bathroom and certain grooming habits, there aren’t that many pure “girl” and “guy” things. Oh, there will be women who swear that women do or don’t X, Y, and Z, and guys who do the same thing about “their” stuff. But they make these judgments based on limited sample sizes. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/18 "2014-04-20T18:46:13Z")
Another leftover loving breakfast girl here. Mmmm…guy thing, guy thing… Well, I’ve had several guys in my life who would come into the room where I was reading or writing or working on crafts or something, and they’d turn the TV on and then walk out of the room. Er, um, thanks? 😕 I’m sure there are plenty of women who do the same, and men who wouldn’t dream of it, but it’s filed in my head as a “guy thing.” ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/19 "2014-04-20T18:46:20Z")
I think cold day-old ( or more) spaghetti tastes better than when it’s new and hot. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543/20 "2014-04-20T18:59:30Z")
Female here. I just had mac and cheese for breakfast. I’ve also enjoyed pancakes and beer for dinner. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-guy-thing/686543.md?page=2)