Soup for the masses
What could be simpler?
“Listen, partner, making soup is the easiest thing in the world.”
“That’s true, partner, but why make soup when someone else will make it for you?”
“Joseph, I appreciate you like to try new ideas but some things, like soup, will never change.”
“Abraham, my dear fellow, that’s just where you are wrong.”
“Okay, Joseph, what do you propose?”
“Well, we have a huge crop of the best New Jersey beefsteak tomatoes this year…”
“Mister Joseph Campbell, if we sell more than one truckload of canned beefsteak tomato soup, I’ll make a broth out of my hat and eat that.”
About the Creator
Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (20)
Mmm, mmm, good. Mmm, mmm, good. That's what Raymond's drabbles are: mmm, mmm, good.
LOL!!! I love this!
Clever micro ‘Did you know?’ Story, Ray! Congrats on the Top Story!
That does it. I am making a pot of soup today! Great story, Raymond, but I don't want to try that hat broth! 😂
You're funny 😁
Back to say congratulations for earning third place for Most Popular Story on this week's leaderboard with this piece! Well-earned!
Everything that a story needs to be and in so few words. Well done and congratulations on your placement in the leaderboard
Haha! Tomato Basil soup is the best. Great Job on pulling this off in 100 words! And Congrats, Ray!
Now I want some soup after reading this.
I was hooked then I realised I already got to the end. Very nicely done.
Tomato soup, don't get it, chicken soup...yes. Congrats, enjoy the hat soup.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Nicely done! Congrats on the TS.
Such a clever way of framing a story! Congrats on the well-deserved Top Story!! :)
Brilliant, Raymond! I wonder how that hat tasted?
Hahahahahaha this was hilarious! Very creative and brilliant of you!
Excellent. There was some hat eating going on!
Love Campbell's soup especially the Tomato and Beef Vegetable. Great story. (I hope you will read my Drabble that are all only 100 words. I would really like to read your opinion on them.)
Did he eat his hat? Such a funny Drabble, Raymond.
Very clever! Neat little bit of history in there and the voices were👌