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Grammar Cop: Soup Nazi Tribunal

Defendant: Al Yeganeh, a.k.a. "The Soup Man, a.k.a. "The Soup Nazi"

Count 1: Incorporating an apostrophe in the construction of a plural noun.

Count 2: Possession of grammatically improper packaging with intent to distribute.

Count 3: Negligent awnings.

Report: Officer was aware of the deliciousness of Soup Man soups from the 1995 "Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld and the most recent edition of Consumer Reports magazine. While on a routine visit to the depressing but convenient D'Agostino supermarket the officer spotted Soup Man soup for sale at an impressively obnoxious $5.99. The officer purchased the soup and returned to his domicile only to discover the grammatical negligence prior to cooking. In the following days, having been alerted to the potential for the suspect's grammatical indecency, the officer reconnoitered a Soup Man franchise location and discovered the infraction was also printed on all Soup Man store awnings.

Fine: Assorted delicious bisques and chowders - with a free side of bread.

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He was only following order's!

Posted by: Unclaimed Mysteries | December 15, 2006 1:34 PM

How dare you criticize the Soup Man! Let me be the first to say it:

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Posted by: macmedic | December 15, 2006 11:49 PM

He also ended the sentence with a preposition. I'm so disappointed in you.

Posted by: Kevin | December 17, 2006 11:19 PM

Shouldn't "WORLD RENOWNED" be hyphenated? I hate to nitpick, but isn't that what this whole thing is about?

Posted by: Eric | February 15, 2007 11:02 AM

Let's forget about prepositions positioned at the end of sentences. That type of nonsense I will not up with put!

If that last line mangled Mr. Churchill's words, apologies to one and all.

Posted by: Layne | February 28, 2007 3:08 PM

I've always heard the Churchill statement as, "This is the type of language up with which I will not put," but I'm not sure, either.

Posted by: Cory | May 31, 2007 9:49 PM

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