we were just sitting there eating lunch and out of nowhere he drops that line.
i was like “what do you do trust then?” and he goes
“crackers. a cracker’s honest.”
i’m never looking at soup the same way again 💀💀
we were just sitting there eating lunch and out of nowhere he drops that line.
i was like “what do you do trust then?” and he goes
“crackers. a cracker’s honest.”
i’m never looking at soup the same way again 💀💀
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Thanks for ruining soup for me!
The man’s got a point.
Obligatory “he’s out of line but he’s right” meme.
I like your grandpa!
Your grandpa and I are kindred spirits. What nutter decided that dousing all your food in a gallon of water was making it better?
Wouldn’t it be the other way around? No one thinks of soup as being a “drink”
This is a case of YMMV because I know some very dishonest crackers. I’m related to about half of ’em.
We call soup “hot wet salad”
We are vegetarians and in our house the kids either have a salad or have some soup as part of the meal. That’s the main way we get a ton of vegetables in our diet.
That is wisdom of a man who has truly lived.
Soup has had a serious lack of innovation for a while. All the new soups are basically adult babyfood. I don’t want cheeseburger soup. If I want a cheeseburger, I’ll get that. There’s never been a time where I was like, “This cheese burger isn’t soggy enough! I need to dump broth on it!”
Soup needs to get comfortable with who it is and learn to be its own thing.
I can’t even articulate what “a cracker’s honest” means, but I agree
Sounds like something Mitch Hedberg would say.
I love soup, but he’s not wrong 😅
Well….shit.
He’s on to something. I never trusted soup
I get it. Soup is for food scraps no one wants to eat anymore. Carrots and celery a little soft? Chop them up and toss them in a soup. Tomatoes or potatoes bruised just cook and blend and add to a soup. Scraps of meat on its last leg and you’re about to toss, throw it in a soup.
The man is a visionary. I don’t trust people that get all giddy about a bowl of soup either. Have you ever had wings? Or a good curry? Give me a break. A bowl of soup gets you going? I think not.
He sounds like a man who never had good soup.
I like a good tomatoe soup with a grilled cheese sandwich, a New England clam chowder from Maine, a rich bone broth pho with vermicelli noodles and thin slices of beef or an Italian wedding soup with meatballs.
Gramps has clearly never put wet bread in his mouth. Soup is pleasant. Wet bread is worse than water torture.
Aww man, your grandpa is an honest person. Cherish him. On the other hand, my grandpa left home 17 years ago, and when I tried to stop him, he promised he’d buy me an ice cream. He’s still not back, though my mom says he lives upstate now.
Feels like a lot of people here never had good soup
Soup is one of the oldest foods in history. The moment humans made water safe pottery we’ve been making soup and stew. It’s also incredibly nutritious and the easiest way to get a fuck ton of nutrients for the lowest cost.
How does he feel about chowder?
I want more opinions from your Gramps.
Your grandpa should have a blog called Food for Thought 🤔
My husband calls soup “a chunky beverage,” and says it’s not a meal.
Doesn’t really make sense, but ok
This is hilarious. Elderly folks crack me up!
Your grandpa is so Nick Miller (New Girl) coded I can’t believe it 😂
I love soup, but other than plain broth I would never drink it like a beverage, so it’s interesting he sees it as a drink. It’s eaten with a spoon is the main distinction for me. I’m sure there are many agree with him that soup is not substantial enough.
For a second there I thought I was looking at something on /r/dadjokes. I was surprised when I clicked on this and didn’t see a punchline.
I had a coworker who would call it dirty food water😂😂
He doesn’t like chicken noodle, gumbo, vegetable beef, stuffed peppers, clam chowder ect
Some are pretty hearty
I love this
My guy has some very deep, very specific trauma
Agree with grandpa. As long as I have teeth I will not eat soup
Soup is possibly the most influential human thing ever invented.
I don’t know if r/soup would like with this statement or not. I’m gonna guess not.
I love this sub. It’s the only place I’ve found that’s like the internet before algorithms. Also, I miss my grandpa.
It’s the exact reason why I love soup! It’s easy fluid intake without having to ‘drink’.
He’s one honest cracker
Don’t tell him about champurrado
Most food is wet, just some more than others.
I’m with grandpa. Not a huge fan of soup
Is your grandpa Ron Swanson? 😂
I used to really dislike soup. And I think that’s why!
With age comes wisdom. Also a lot of foolish bullshit.
It’s just hot vegetable smoothie 😂
I love your grandpa and his honest food!!!
This is actually exactly why I love and trust soup.
I feel like it’s more a drink pretending to be wet food
A “crackers honest” obviously not!
Similarly is a smoothie a drink or a food? Depends if you’re hungry or thirsty.
Apologise to get off a tangent. Read the title and confused soup with soap. Now that I am a bit more awake, yeah your title makes sense now. I have to disagree with the not trusting soup, it’s comfort food to me.
Does grandpa eat stew? Stew is a form of soup.
I prefer my food solid and my liquids refreshing. Soup can gtfo!
So, does putting crackers in soup make the soup “trustworthy?”
Put that on a t-shirt! I’d wear it!
Foods last chance to be eaten
You know, much to think about. 🤔
I’m not big on soup. My favorite is New England clam chowder, not that red crap. But I only eat it when I’m sick or it’s cold enough. So maybe twice a year, and you must have crackers and good bread.
So many better things to eat other than soup. Especially soup that’s just mostly broth.
What does your grandpa think of crackers IN soup?
Your grandpa has never eaten a proper soup his entire life. Is he from the US or Europe/Asia/Africa?
What sounds more insane … A BOWL of liquid or a CUP of liquid? Soup belongs in a cup. Its a hot beverage with chunks! This whole process is untrustworthy.
Obligatory vsauce reference: is Cereal Soup?
Chowdah
Lol! I say something similar to this about Decaf coffee and tea… It’s just flavored water pretending to be coffee. And also nonfat milk. It’s just water pretending to be milk! 😂
Yall have never had a halfway decent soup and these comments are proof of that
Distrusts soup, trusts the driest food on the other side of the spectrum??
So how much weed does OP’s grandpa smoke?
The only soup pretending to be a drink is a cup-a-soup
He’s wrong (soup is food made easy to eat!! So low effort!!) but I appreciate everything about this lol.
Soup might be full of lies, but crackers will never have you rode hard and put away wet.
I have issues with food textures and combined foods, so soups are tricky. There’s mushy textures, chewy textures, semi-crunchy textures, and actual liquid- all in the same bowl. It sort of reminds me of vomit. The only soups I truly enjoy are tomato bisque, kale and potato, or the lemon chicken soup from the local Greek restaurant.
Wet food? The fuck?
Tell your grandpa I said pspspspsps.
Whenever I have soup, I crumble enough crackers in it so that I can eat it with a fork, or use soup as a dip for baguette style bread.
Never liked soup but never knew why. Now I know!
The sea was angry that day friends. Like an old man at a deli returning soup.
This made my day
Your grandpa knows. Soup is liquid deception. It’s food in disguise. A broth-based psyop. And don’t even get him started on bisques — that’s just soup with a superiority complex. Meanwhile, crackers? Solid. Reliable. Been keeping it real since day one. Grandpa’s not paranoid… he’s awake. 🛸🥣👀
As someone who hates soup, I feel validated. Thank your grandpa for me.
“Soup: its just wet ass food” – ned
Your grandpa is autistic
“The only thing I hate more than liars is skim milk. Which is water LYING about being milk.” -Ron Swanson.
How do I unlearn this knowledge…
I feel that way about broth type soups and soupy chili (instead of a thick stew-like chili). They just don’t feel satisfying. I’m always looking for something more substantial to eat afterward.
The only way to eat broth is by crushing up a half sleeve of saltines into the soup until a spoon practically stands up in it. Now that will stick to your ribs!
My son doesn’t like soup. He says “it’s too wet”
Soup is food’s last chance to get eaten.
Steven Wright
He’s got a point. My bestie calls beer “cold barley soup “ so I guess he’s not really wrong.
I’m with your grampa on this one. I hate when I’m slurping some soup and all of the sudden I have some moist string of I don’t know what in my mouth.
Add some broth, a potato. Baby, you’ve got a stew going.
Makes me think of the episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 when Mike and the bots have an “Andy Rooney-Off”
“Well, there are French soups with bread in em. I don’t really understand that. To me, it’s arbitrary. Whether you put bread in a soup or soup in a bread, you still have sloppy bread.”
https://youtu.be/HOU5JNA958A?si=9tzF_xdFP6hzskLO
Crackers are fucking honest tbh
Your grandpa sounds hilarious. That’s a precious observation.
Your dad would get along with Jay Leno, he’s notorious for hating on soup.
Your grandpa sounds like the kind of man you need to take to a bar and buy him a pint and let him philosophize about life. “No, they never been to the moon boy-o. There’s a very isolate place in the Sahara desert where they fined all that. I saw it my self. Then I skeedattled”.
Your grandpa is correct
Grandpa knows what’s up
Girl I’ve been talking to said a burger is basically a meatball. It’s had my mind in a pretzel
That is brilliant
Soup is actually a really good poor man’s meal. It’s also healthy
Eating soup really helps you lose weight as you get filled up while not intaking as many carbs. The extra fluids also helps you meet your fluid intake (unless have a medical condition that doesn’t like fluids
I’m a big fan of soup helping regulate my own eating habits tbh
I always thought of it as a drink pretending to be food. I also don’t like soup.
So.. Most people here haven’t had a good bowl of soup? Good to know, but also kinda sad. Soup is the best. Gramps is just wrong.
If I want water with my food I just get a glass of water.
Old people wisdom do be hitting.
But also soup slaps. Broth is the best way to hold flavor. It’s just savory drink with all the goodies in it.
Soup is good food.
As much as I’m not really a fan of soup, to claim crackers are superior is a wild take. Some crackers can be a nice snack, but a good soup is a solid meal. How the fuck can he think crackers are better?
I’ve always thought of it as a drink pretending to be a meal
Nah he’s right. I dislike soup because of similar reasons lol. (Also a bloody mary is cold alcoholic soup)
My husband does not trust soup, either. He calls it “food swamp.” It’s hilarious.
Ok but reading this after hitting the penjamin. Your grandpa truly has a way with words. 🫡
Man never had a good Caribbean soup in his life
Yes the near 90 year old man jokes like a meta internet hipster, I buy it
Lmao I know he’s hilarious
Is it wet food pretending to be a drink or is it a drink pretending to be wet food? 🤯
You should get some like tomato soup and drink it from a mug in front of him. See how he reacts 👀
The show The Good Place said something in the same vein. “New England Clam Chowder is just hot ocean milk with dead animal croutons”
They serve saltines with soup to act as a reference
Soup dumplings are sleeper agents
I mean, he’s not wrong…
He hasn’t had Asian soups. Beef noodle, Tom yum, catfish and lemongrass and coconut, bun Bo he… it’s a delicious world.
I am so looking forward to being a grandpa. Saying stuff like this and having someone take you seriously is as high up as getting a tractor on my bucket list.
I hate soup. You never know what could be hiding in there. Was that a pinky toe?
Im convinced these anti wet food people eat those saucy foods with a spoon/fork and only pick up the meat with barely any sauce (where all the flavour and hard work went into).
soup is life and ❤️ r/ramen