# Campbell's soup is going DOWN! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158 "2005-01-22T23:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/1 "2005-01-22T23:16:11Z")
I sit here struggling to type because I have layer upon layer of gauze taped around my right ring finger. While opening a can of Campbell’s Soup, I sliced my finger pretty badly. The wound required a trip to the ER and three stitches. All I wanted was a bowl of creamy soup on this snowy, miserable day in the North-East. I did eventually return and eat the soup, but I must say it was not worth the injury! There’s no way that I’m the only one to injure him/herself while attempting to open this cans with the pull-tab. Surprisingly there are no warnings on the can. Perhaps one is required? Or maybe I’m just an idiot? The instructions to open contain two steps: [ol] [li]Lift tab to rim.[/li][li]Pull back slowly.[/li][/ol] The thing is, when one tries to “pull back slowly,” if the can does not want to open easily, much force is generated. Then, suddenly, such as in my case, the lid instantly peals off, and if any fingers are in the wrong spot, OUCH! YOU’RE SLICED! Stupid, throbbing pain. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/2 "2005-01-22T23:22:18Z")
> [@Hi](#): > > There’s no way that I’m the only one to injure him/herself while attempting to open this cans with the pull-tab. Surprisingly there are no warnings on the can. Perhaps one is required? Or maybe I’m just an idiot? Hope you feel better but no warning is required you’re just an idiot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/3 "2005-01-22T23:30:05Z")
Sorry for your injury, but it’s people like you that got us warning labels on coffee cups… 🙂 Sam ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/4 "2005-01-22T23:38:10Z")
Well I hope your cut gets better. But as someone who has opened one of these very Campbell’s cans this morning, I must say that it wasn’t hard at all. This doesn’t mean that you’re an idiot. But I hope you’ve learned a lesson. Hold the can with one hand, and completely out of the way of the angle in which the lid opens, and pull back with the other hand. It’s not hard. And if it requires more effort, and if and when the lid pops off suddenly, your other hand won’t be in the way. Not Campbell’s fault AT ALL. I mean, what kind of warning do you think it needs? “Warning: Sharp metal may cut you, don’t say we didn’t warn you, bitches.” :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/5 "2005-01-22T23:55:33Z")
> [@GaWd](#): > > Sorry for your injury, but it’s people like you that got us warning labels on coffee cups… 🙂 > Sam Hey, it’s not like I’m filing a lawsuit against Campbell’s. I’m just bitching because this day’s events got me in a terrible mood. I bled all over my new basketball shorts, not to mention I can’t even play now for another week or so ☹ > [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > Hold the can with one hand, and completely out of the way of the angle in which the lid opens, and pull back with the other hand. It’s not hard. And if it requires more effort, and if and when the lid pops off suddenly, your other hand won’t be in the way. Not Campbell’s fault AT ALL. I mean, what kind of warning do you think it needs? “Warning: Sharp metal may cut you, don’t say we didn’t warn you, bitches.” :rolleyes: Yes, my roommates gave me a tutorial on this as well. An enlightening moment to say the least. Maybe in a few months I’ll be able to try the ‘correct’ way, aka the non-idiotic way. My technique needs some tweaking, but I’ll be a pro someday! I’m so pathetic ;j ---
**Author:** ![legion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/6 "2005-01-23T00:06:44Z")
Last time I opened one of those there was a finger the can! It was only when I found I was having trouble dialing the Campbell Soup complaints hotline that I realized it was _my_ finger! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/7 "2005-01-23T00:30:44Z")
Good thing condoms don’t come in containers like that. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/8 "2005-01-23T00:33:23Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Good thing condoms don’t come in containers like that. Considering how many stupid people are out there and increasing, I beg to differ. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/9 "2005-01-23T00:34:41Z")
Never mind that last. I did eventually get the joke… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/10 "2005-01-23T00:46:15Z")
You did? There was? ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/11 "2005-01-23T00:50:10Z")
> [@Hi](#): > > Hey, it’s not like I’m filing a lawsuit against Campbell’s. Well that’s good. I had assumed that was what you meant by “Campbell’s soup is going down.” ---
**Author:** ![Okaybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc348/32.png) [@Okaybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okaybear)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/12 "2005-01-23T01:42:53Z")
Most importantly, _what kind of soup was it??_ I’m sitting here in suspense! hope your boo-boo feels better! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/13 "2005-01-23T02:36:45Z")
I cut myself with the lid of a cat food can about 15 years ago. Only stitches I’ve ever gotten. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/14 "2005-01-23T02:54:33Z")
> [@blowero](#): > > Well that’s good. I had assumed that was what you meant by “Campbell’s soup is going down.” Sorry to mislead you :eek: > [@Okaybear](#): > > Most importantly, _what kind of soup was it??_ I’m sitting here in suspense! Oh, right! The soup was Campbell’s Chunky brand Turkey Pot Pie. It was delicious, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a hearty soup. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/15 "2005-01-23T06:30:33Z")
I’m sorry that you are injured, but frankly, I found the contents of this thread to be a relief. From your thread title, I thought that Campbell’s Soup was going out of business. The Horror! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/16 "2005-01-23T07:28:13Z")
This is exactly why I won’t buy cans with pull-tab lids. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/17 "2005-01-23T08:34:39Z")
Turkey Pot Pie _soup_? Uhhh, how was the crust? Light and flaky? Little bit dry? Maybe too moist? Sorry, if this line of questioning seems a bit beside the point, but, come ON! PIE _Soup_??? That’s about a fucked-up as, well, a soup sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/18 "2005-01-23T08:47:35Z")
Well, depending on how loose you want to be with the term, a pot pie could be considered a sandwich of sorts. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/19 "2005-01-23T20:43:12Z")
It’s the contents of what is usually in a Pot Pie, but without the pie. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158/20 "2005-01-23T20:49:39Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Turkey Pot Pie _soup_? > > Uhhh, how was the crust? Light and flaky? Little bit dry? Maybe too moist? > > Sorry, if this line of questioning seems a bit beside the point, but, come ON! > > PIE _Soup_??? > > That’s about a fucked-up as, well, a soup sandwich. I take it you’ve never had French Onion Soup then? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campbells-soup-is-going-down/286158.md?page=2)