The Official Seinfeld ‘No Soup For You’ Truck Is Coming!
Rejoice, all those who like soup in the height of August and didn’t read about Soup Spot this morning! In an inexplicable attempt to cash in on an almost 20-year old sitcom that did to 3/4ths of its cast the same thing Star Wars did to Mark Hamill, the official Seinfeld page on Facebook has convinced some obviously debt-ridden food truck operator to make a “No Soup for You” truck to appear across the country.
Yes, you too can maybe shake the hand of Larry Thomas, whose career was no doubt boosted greatly by his one-episode appearance that in turn gave rise to a tourist-trap soup chain.
The Soup Nazimobile — which only devalues the -mobile suffix and makes the Batmobile very, very angry — hits NYC on 8/1. Specific location and time frame to follow, but if I were you, I’d spare the disappointment and just go to Hale and Hearty to get it over with, or if you’re feeling generous, give Al Yeganeh your money directly at one of the Original Soup Man locations. The rest of us will keep Soup Spot in our minds and hearts.
Freeloaders, move to the extreme left after ordering and set phasers to “soup.”
Posted by MJP at 1:45 pm, July 23rd, 2012 under Soups.
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Oh, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing particular against Seinfeld – it just kinda boggles the mind, why now? Blu-Rays coming out? Reunion tour? I dunno.
I will say this: I’ll give the soup a fair shot, especially A) if it’s free and B) if it’s not a line around the block. But can we really anticipate anything better than Soup Man branded soups, or worse, Seinfeld branded soups?
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Ah, fair enough.
And – dear God has it really been that long?
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I didn’t see any mention of SoupMan or Soup Kitchen, I would guess it’s Seinfeld brand soup
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At least they were smart enough to not put the word “nazi” on their truck. That may not have gone over so well.
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The Jews have a sense of humor. Bring on the Nazis!
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you gotta be kidding me.
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It was my understanding that Yeganeh sold his interest in Original Soup Man years ago, and is no longer affiliated with the chain. Is that not true?
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From what I can tell, he’s still affiliated. This 2007 article puts him with Original SoupMan as a brand: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/soupmans-expansion-effort-stumbles/?scp=9&sq=%22soup%20kitchen%20international%22&st=cse
There’s also something a little more recent that still has him returning to his original location, where he kept the lease while it was closed during his focus on SoupMan: http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/al-yeganeh-the-soup-man-will-reopen-his-original-shop/
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Bitter, table for one!