# "Chicken Noogie" and "Ministroke" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775 "2011-11-03T20:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/1 "2011-11-03T20:01:36Z")
These were the _soups du jour_ at the corner deli today, according to the hastily scrawled blackboard. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/2 "2011-11-03T20:43:55Z")
Those sound like things your big brother does to you when you’re 6. “CHICKEN NOOGIE! CHICKEN NOOGIE!” “OW OW OW STOPIT! MO-OOO-O-OM!” ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/3 "2011-11-03T20:49:02Z")
Ministroke sounds super fatty and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/4 "2011-11-03T20:50:28Z")
That’s nothing. My sister took a photo of the blackboard at her job’s cafeteria a few years ago. The special was ‘Filly Steak Sandwich’. And she works at a _library_! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/5 "2011-11-03T20:51:41Z")
You got something against horse meat?? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/6 "2011-11-03T20:58:37Z")
When I worked at a deli we briefly had a flavor called Cheeseberry and Raz. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/7 "2011-11-03T21:02:13Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > That’s nothing. My sister took a photo of the blackboard at her job’s cafeteria a few years ago. The special was ‘Filly Steak Sandwich’. > > And she works at a _library_! :eek: You sure you don’t mean liberry? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/8 "2011-11-03T21:06:08Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > That’s nothing. My sister took a photo of the blackboard at her job’s cafeteria a few years ago. The special was ‘Filly Steak Sandwich’. > > And she works at a _library_! :eek: For giggles, I will take photos of the hanging menus in our cafeteria and post them so people can PALA the misspellings. Our COLLEGE cafeteria. Yea, it’s a community college. That’s still a college, sparky. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/9 "2011-11-03T21:12:49Z")
According to the signs, our school cafeteria frequently served “chicken sand.” I used to tell the students that “chicken sand” was really small chicken nuggets. The lunch ladies didn’t like that. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/10 "2011-11-03T21:15:50Z")
Did they ever serve Chicken Sand Dumpings? ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/11 "2011-11-04T01:19:01Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > That’s nothing. My sister took a photo of the blackboard at her job’s cafeteria a few years ago. The special was ‘Filly Steak Sandwich’. > > And she works at a _library_! :eek: Maybe they’d just gotten another copy of _My Friend, Flicka_ for the children’s collection. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/12 "2011-11-04T01:45:38Z")
We used to wait with bated breath for the cafeteria in our building to e-mail the daily menu. The two that stand out in my mind were the Chickens Frenchaze and Cord On Blue. No joke. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/13 "2011-11-04T02:47:08Z")
I assume the ministroke soup is supposed to have a fly swimming in it? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/14 "2011-11-04T02:50:10Z")
My college cafeteria would re-use the signs that told you what each line was serving. I hated mexican nights because it meant I’d have to see that damn sign. Tacos Enchiladas Burrito’s What. The. Hell. How do you get through two thirds of the damn sign and then trip at the finish line? Stab. Stab. Stab. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/15 "2011-11-04T06:56:08Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/16 "2011-11-04T07:04:20Z")
In a school cafeteria, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of burritos rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a poorly written sign My arm grew stabby and my eyes got red But I couldn’t lose my place in line There she stood in the doorway The lunch lady from Hell And I was thinking to myself, “It would be Heaven if she’d just learn to spell” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/17 "2011-11-04T07:37:14Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > The special was ‘Filly Steak Sandwich’. Maybe it was just really big and filled you up. ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/18 "2011-11-04T07:43:36Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > In a school cafeteria, cool wind in my hair > Warm smell of burritos rising up through the air > > Up ahead in the distance, I saw a poorly written sign > My arm grew stabby and my eyes got red > But I couldn’t lose my place in line > > There she stood in the doorway > The lunch lady from Hell > And I was thinking to myself, > “It would be Heaven if she’d just learn to spell” It’s late and it’s the Eagles, but I’ll give you a round of applause anyway. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/19 "2011-11-04T12:50:36Z")
Campbells Cream of Gristle and Turkish Prison Surpise were never bit hits. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/20 "2011-11-04T13:27:18Z")
One deli I used to frequent had a menu painted on the wall above their counter. Until they remodeled, the menu contained items such as “ham and Sweese” and “muffines”. To be fair, English probably isn’t the primary language among the staff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775.md?page=2)