# What one food would you put in your "people feeder" to attract the most and varied kind of people? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550 "2019-01-28T15:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/41 "2019-01-29T04:21:57Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Fried clams. > > To hell with the aliens’ diversity program, I want my clams. Steamed hams? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/42 "2019-01-29T04:46:20Z")
Using m&ms would be good, but you would need something to attract the eye Better would be something with an aroma that has range and striking power. Cinnamon rolls have been mentioned and I actually experienced their attractive power. Years ago, when the cafe I worked in was getting ready to open, in our newly remodeled library, there was an evening tour of the facility for employees and their family members. At the cafe we were making cinnamon rolls, to check out how long it took. As the smell wafted through the building people began drifting down to our end of the place, to check it out. We could have sold a lot if we had been open for business. Popcorn has a good scent, or baking bread. Also the nuts and bacon that have been mentioned ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/43 "2019-01-29T05:17:53Z")
I know! Cinnamon-dusted nanaimo bars! (Why has no-one made this?) ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/44 "2019-01-29T05:18:56Z")
> [@Mesquite-oh](#): > > The aliens just want to observe as many and as varied people as possible, no probing necessary! No probing? Forget it then, deal’s off. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/45 "2019-01-29T05:30:12Z")
[Paczki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%85czki) ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/46 "2019-01-29T14:44:25Z")
Fresh baked bread with a tub of creamy butter standing by is very hard to resist. I found that out on a field trip to the bread factory. They gave us samples. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/47 "2019-01-29T15:40:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Using m&ms would be good, but you would need something to attract the eye \ How about [a big M&M truck with a huge picture of those two Santa-scaring goons on it](https://www.google.com/search?q=M%26M+truck&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMseC8qZPgAhUKbawKHVutA2kQ_AUIDygC&biw=1482&bih=948#imgrc=_)? ---
**Author:** ![Mesquite-oh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/48 "2019-01-29T16:00:47Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > No probing? Forget it then, deal’s off. Well there is probing in the VIP “Champagne Room,” but it will cost extra. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/49 "2019-01-29T16:26:59Z")
I hope they use cinnamon buns, because based on this thread, everyone will be running towards the aliens while I’m walking the other way. God I hate cinnamon. Those Cinnabon shops can stink up a whole mall. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/50 "2019-01-29T17:36:41Z")
Fruits and nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/51 "2019-01-29T17:37:33Z")
Pizza. And label your food kiosks “To Serve Man” It’s a cookbook ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/52 "2019-01-29T17:51:37Z")
Beer. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/53 "2019-01-29T19:01:32Z")
Cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/54 "2019-01-29T19:12:19Z")
Treating the subject semi-seriously, I think aromatic baked goods - bread, cookies, cinnamon buns - are the way to go. M&Ms and ice cream are pretty universally liked, I think, but the prey would have to notice the bait. It’s a whole lot easier to catch a nose than an eye. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/55 "2019-01-29T20:31:21Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Beer. You got my attention. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/56 "2019-01-29T22:21:21Z")
Almost anything that comes inside a roll and can be eaten with your hands. Like a burrito or a fritter. If not that then some sort of muffins. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/57 "2019-01-29T22:50:52Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I hope they use cinnamon buns, because based on this thread, everyone will be running towards the aliens while I’m walking the other way. God I hate cinnamon. Those Cinnabon shops can stink up a whole mall. Hmm… those words all appear to be English, but don’t seem to make sense as arranged… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/58 "2019-01-29T23:00:33Z")
Bourbon. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/59 "2019-01-29T23:16:40Z")
Rice? ---
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-food-would-you-put-in-your-people-feeder-to-attract-the-most-and-varied-kind-of-people/828550/60 "2019-01-30T06:37:05Z")
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