so I look to see what else from dios and, hee:
It seems like there is a diet for anything. I have heard about and seen examples of diets which consist of eating one thing. What I am wondering is, what effects there are and how effective a diet would be if a person only ate popsicles for a month or two. I'm not asking for dieting advice outside this question. hee. posted on Apr-14-05 at 9:45 AM PST
- I would guess the result would be similar to only drinking water (and a drop or two of Blue #5, or something) equal to the volume of the popsicle. That is, you'd survive for several weeks, but become pretty lethargic and unhealthy.posted by odinsdream
- I think a big problem would be the lack of protein. If you did lose weight (say from not eating 100 popsickles a day), it would rapidly start to be muscle weight. Your body would be eating itself...so, I guess, in a way, you wouldn't really be on a popsickle only diet. (hmhee 1) Soylent green is people. (?2) posted by OmieWise (!3) --so first I smile at 1, then I wonder what 2 means, then I see that 3 this is andrew! as I only learned today! and I was looking at his posts, but came here not that way but via tvz search! (although, ok, I was probably looking at metafilter bc of andrew - omie wise revelation. still rather synchronistic ~) and I can ask him about 2.

ah wikipedia so gd:
Soylent Green is a classic 1973 science fiction movie credited as being based on the 1966 science fiction novella about overpopulation by Harry Harrison, Make Room! Make Room!, but maintains only a loose structure of that work, and diverges into its own plot points and ideas. The most common use of the term Soylent Green today is in reference to the fictional food product which is at the center of the film's plot. The film has since entered into the realm of popular culture for a variety of reasons, most notably Charlton Heston's melodramatic performance of the film's final line, "Soylent Green is people!" , and Phil Hartman's Saturday Night Live reenactment of said performance. Many television series, movies, and video games have parodied the final scene of the film, especially when dealing with topics of cannibalism. Such use has become so extensive that it has become a staple of parody, used not in specific reference to the film but rather as a self-reflexive allusion to its wide use in popular entertainment. whoa -audio file SciFlicks.com "Soylent green is people" wav
The "horrifying secret of Soylent Green", in itself, has become a popular example of a twist ending that is already known by the public at large, even those who have not seen the film (see also Planet of the Apes and The Empire Strikes Back).