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I'm sure someone has had this thought before, but this just hit me like a sack of potatoes this morning. Everything is soup.

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Toothpaste is just condensed tooth soup. Cream of tooth.

[–] Una@europe.pub 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Aren't humans just a soup?

[–] UNY0N@lemmy.wtf 3 points 3 weeks ago

Sentient Soup.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's what YOU think! I eat MY cereal using my fists! Straight from the box! I go in dry!

[–] nkk@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had a bowl of nails for breakfast this morning... without any milk

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Depends on how much milk you add to it. Personally, I see it as more of a breakfast stew; more solid food in the bowl than liquid.

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But isn't a Stew ultimately another form of Soup?

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't salad just soup without water?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Stew is fat based(i.e. milk), soup is water based.

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Good point. I was going to say gazpacho.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And salad is just solid soup

[–] 0178877@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Prior research has been done on this topic, actually. Alternatively, soup is just a wet salad, but tomato tomato (especially when added to either)

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

And people say philosophy degrees are a waste of time

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And hot tubs make human broth

[–] Realspecialguy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Uhg. Omg. Lol, it sounds terrible, but ive definitely basted in sweaty, skin particley, stale water that is a hot tub, many times before... and BTW, sex in a hot tub is not as fun as you think... in fact, it out right sucks, dont even bother.

So sweat, skin particles, butt stuff, and cum... community hot tubs are terrible... sorry i went off there for sec

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Mmmmm…. soup….

Throw some carrots, onion, and celery in there and you’re golden baby!

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No it isn't; I do make soup out of my cereal like other weirdos.

I tried milk on cereal twice, puked both times. I just always ate dry cereal.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn't your mouth get dry? Do you drink water while eating it? Do you use a spoon and bowl? What cereal do you eat?

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

I recently found out gluten was a source of trouble (probably coeliac but not confirmed just yet), so none anymore. However, for the first 30ish years of my life: cereal in a bowl with a spoon. Cinnamon Toast Crunch as an adult treat, other boring health cereals (some kinda bran thing, I think a Special K one at some point, etc.), and Alphabits a lot as a kid. Also sometimes Cheerios, Frosted Flakes, and others depending upon what we could afford. I would just have some normal beverage alongside it but I don't remember feeling particularly compelled to drink more.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

The only thing I disagree with is the breakfast part.

[–] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And everything else is just soup without the broth. E.g. steak soup, concrete soup, thermal nuclear warfare soup.

[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had dry hot dog and potato bun soup for lunch.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] JayFonduh@lemmy.org 0 points 3 weeks ago

Milk is only 34% of what you think it is