# Note to self: Don't eat two week old cheesecake again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158 "2007-10-18T12:53:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/1 "2007-10-18T12:53:15Z")
It was a Costco cheesecake, left over from my nephew’s birthday party. It was in the fridge, beckoning to me. I figured “hmmm…top shelf, which is pretty chilly. It should still be good.” It was a mistake. Ohh…my aching stomache. Awakened with diarrhea at 4:00 AM. And here I am at work, wondering how long I’ll last. Mundane, Pointless, TMI. StG ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/2 "2007-10-18T13:30:22Z")
Food poisoning from a cheesecake? How evil. That never would have happened to me because there’s no one a cheesecake would last 2 weeks. Anyway, my sympathies. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/3 "2007-10-18T14:30:22Z")
Mmmmm… Cottage Cheesecake. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/4 "2007-10-18T14:33:46Z")
And you thought it would go straight to your hips. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/5 "2007-10-18T14:37:26Z")
Demonstrating that [nothing is new under the sun:](http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/K/KiplingRudyard/verse/p1/theology.html) > [@Rudyard Kipling](#): > > I ate my fill of a whale that died > And stranded after a month at sea… > There is a pain in my inside - > Why have the Gods afflicted me? > Ow! I am purged till I am a wraith! > Wow! I am sick till I cannot see! > What is the sense of Religion and Faith? > Look how the Gods have afflicted me! ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/6 "2007-10-18T14:40:28Z")
So, don’t eat whales, either. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/7 "2007-10-18T14:42:23Z")
I think your first mistake was getting a cheesecake from Costco. Next time try the creme brulee from WalMart. Or perhaps the peanut butter pie from the Dollar Store. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/8 "2007-10-18T14:42:31Z")
> [@Telperien](#): > > So, don’t eat whales, either. That’s why I never do. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/9 "2007-10-18T14:43:36Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] That’s why I never do. [/QUOTE] As a bonus, you never have to struggle with keeping the refrigerator door shut. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/10 "2007-10-18T14:48:17Z")
Thank you for confirming for me that the correct thing to do with the unopened package of guacamole which had gone past it’s best used by date (but was really cold) was to deposit it still unopened in the trash. The guacamole was part of a two-pack. I wasn’t that impressed with the first one, then I traveled for a week, then I bought groceries and hid the guacamole, then I was cleaning stuff out and found it again. And debated whether I could still use it safely. Now, maybe I tossed something which would have been as tasty as it was the first time (not very) but maybe I was saved from debilitating diahrea. Still, I’m sorry that your mistake in judgement has led to misery. And I hope you feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/11 "2007-10-18T14:53:31Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I figured “hmmm…top shelf, which is pretty chilly. It should still be good.” Top shelf? Chilly? Don’t you know it’s _warm_ air that rises? You were obviously rationalizing, but 2 weeks after buy date is NOT the time to rationalize. You should have been jonesin’ for that cake much _much_ earlier. You clearly have a death wish. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/12 "2007-10-18T15:39:01Z")
**Beware of Doug** - Warm air rises, but the cold air from the freezer on top blows down into the refrigerator to cool it. Doesn’t it? No whales. Check. No guacamole (I’d rather eat whale). Check. **tdn** - CostCo cheesecake rocks! When it’s fresh. StG ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/13 "2007-10-18T15:40:44Z")
[QUOTE=StGermain] Awakened with diarrhea at 4:00 AM. [/QUOTE] I hope you washed your sheets. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/14 "2007-10-18T15:44:32Z")
**Autolycus** - I was awakened by the urge - the bathroom was only on the other side of the house. It’s a good thing I have excellent sphincter muscles. StG ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/15 "2007-10-18T15:48:19Z")
[QUOTE=StGermain] It’s a good thing I have excellent sphincter muscles. [/QUOTE] Now there’s something you don’t hear every day 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/16 "2007-10-18T17:24:07Z")
…I was going to heat up those leftovers from a couple of days ago, but now I think I’ll pass… ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/17 "2007-10-18T18:49:34Z")
We found that the shelf-life of my homemade spaghetti sauce is 6 days. On the 7th, the Lord may rest but our tummies sure didn’t! [QUOTE=Kythereia] …I was going to heat up those leftovers from a couple of days ago, but now I think I’ll pass… [/QUOTE] One way or another, yeah. > [@Eureka](#): > > Thank you for confirming for me that the correct thing to do with the unopened package of guacamole which had gone past it’s best used by date (but was really cold) was to deposit it still unopened in the trash. Well, yeah - it’d gone all green and slimy so that was the correct choice. what? As you can tell, I’m not a lover of guacamole. Nor of whale nor 2-week-old cheesecake. Goodies do _not_ last that long when I’m in the ZIP code! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/18 "2007-10-18T19:45:36Z")
[QUOTE=StGermain] **tdn** - CostCo cheesecake rocks! When it’s fresh. [/QUOTE] Never having been to a Costco, I guess I wouldn’t know. And I’ve only been in a WalMart once, a Target once, and a Home Despot twice. I just don’t do big box stores. Hell, I avoid The Cheesecake Factory. Maybe Costco is a wonderful place with wonderful foods, but it’s too incongruent for me to get baked goods at a place that has an electronics department and a lawn and garden department. It would never occur to me to go to Sears for triple layer fudge cake. Having said that, I once bought jelly, cheese, and crackers at a place that sold rakes, bolts, and beach chairs. That was about as general as a store can get. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/19 "2007-10-18T20:09:02Z")
The OP stopped making sense right in the title. What is this two week old cheesecake of which you speak? I’m afraid I don’t understand that concept. great, now I want cheesecake…damnit! The diet was going so well. ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158/20 "2007-10-18T23:58:03Z")
I’m really amazed that there are houses where cheesecake can sit uneaten for 2 weeks. ::boggle:: Even mediocre cheesecake. My god, it’s _cheesecake._ It’s concentrated temptation. Let’s not even discuss the potential of strawberries or whipped cream. Sorry you’re feeling sick, but let this be a lesson to you. Next time, eat it all before it goes bad! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-eat-two-week-old-cheesecake-again/423158.md?page=2)