# "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:** 2
**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, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/21 "2011-11-04T13:28:41Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Yea, it’s a community college. That’s still a college, sparky. Depends on who you ask. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/22 "2011-11-04T13:57:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I assume the ministroke soup is supposed to have a fly swimming in it? No, a tiny fly rowing crew. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/23 "2011-11-04T14:16:03Z")
Where I work I make some of the soups we sell. One of them is a beef stew made with [Fat Squirrel](http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/OurBeers/Beer/fat-squirrel) Brown Ale. I put up a huge fight and they still wouldn’t let me advertise it as Squirrel Stew. However, that’s still what I call it when I make it for myself at home. Also, we sell Otis Spunkmeyer Susan Komen For The Cause [Pink Cookies](http://www.spunkmeyer.com/Our-Products/Channel-Information/Foodservice-Products/Frozen-Cookie-Dough/Sweet-Discovery/Cookies-for-a-Cause/) or some other similarly long winded name. I was vetoed when I tried to shorten it to “Cancer Cookies” (By the way, they’re actually pretty good, I have some on my desk right now). ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/24 "2011-11-04T14:23:05Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Also, we sell Otis Spunkmeyer Susan Komen For The Cause [Pink Cookies](http://www.spunkmeyer.com/Our-Products/Channel-Information/Foodservice-Products/Frozen-Cookie-Dough/Sweet-Discovery/Cookies-for-a-Cause/) or some other similarly long winded name. I was vetoed when I tried to shorten it to “Cancer Cookies” (By the way, they’re actually pretty good, I have some on my desk right now). The cafeteria at work sells those too, or something very similar. We all call them boobie cookies. And we always buy two. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/25 "2011-11-04T15:50:11Z")
The restaurant down the street from me advertised “Beef Manhannatan’s” for a week or so on their marquee before someone apparently noticed. I worked in a grocery store in high school, and the “Bananna’s” and “Potatoe’s” and “Tomato’s” signs were a source of annoyance. Even after the mistakes were pointed out the signs remained. There’s a gas station at the store now, and I noticed yesterday the sign on the pump… “Hungry? We have bananna’s!” :smack: Some things never change. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/26 "2011-11-04T16:09:09Z")
We Delivery ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/27 "2011-11-04T16:29:45Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I worked in a grocery store in high school, and the “Bananna’s” and “Potatoe’s” and “Tomato’s” signs were a source of annoyance. Even after the mistakes were pointed out the signs remained. There’s a gas station at the store now, and I noticed yesterday the sign on the pump… “Hungry? We have bananna’s!” :smack: Some things never change. That would be a [Greengrocer’s Apostrophe.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocer%27s_apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/28 "2011-11-04T16:31:16Z")
There’s a Jason’s Deli here in town that has “Beef Stew” on their sign board behind the counter, but I do a double-take every time I see it because at first glance it looks like “Beef Steve”. It also cracks me up that the folks behind the counter refer to their Southwest Chicken Chili as “swilly”. ---
**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, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/29 "2011-11-04T18:33:29Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > That would be a [Greengrocer’s Apostrophe.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocer%27s_apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes) Here in western NY we go that one better and add an apostrophe and an s to words. It’s a not uncommon speech pattern in this region for people to say they’re going to Walmart’s or Burger King’s or Blockbuster’s. I’ll admit I never really noticed it until somebody pointed it out. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/30 "2011-11-05T02:34:45Z")
> [@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: So what? Maybe the mystery meat was from _female_ horses ;). ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/31 "2011-11-05T07:42:09Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > …and Cord On Blue. No joke. Laughed very very hard. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/32 "2011-11-05T07:44:53Z")
(Letterman) Top Ten Campbell’s Least Popular Soups: [http://www.mudslide.net/TopTen/lnwd1988.html#January19](http://www.mudslide.net/TopTen/lnwd1988.html#January19) I can’t even believe I found this - 1988?!? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/33 "2011-11-06T04:45:06Z")
A diner in Albany apocryphally once offered Cream of Vegetarian Soup. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/34 "2011-11-06T16:06:43Z")
A corner store near me proudly proclaims they have sandwishes. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/35 "2011-11-06T16:15:32Z")
Available items in the break room at my office: Breakfast Bleand Coffee Knifes -D/a ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/36 "2011-11-06T16:23:51Z")
A Mexican place near me offered a choice of corn or flower tortillas. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/37 "2011-11-06T22:31:48Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > So what? Maybe the mystery meat was from _female_ horses ;). That would be BABY female horses, much more tender.😃 ---
**Author:** ![RedWood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@RedWood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedWood)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/38 "2011-11-06T22:44:00Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > A Mexican place near me offered a choice of corn or flower tortillas. OOOOOOOO yummy thought! squash blossom tortillas? Om Nom Nom! 😃 (¿cómo se dice ‘om nom nom’ en español?) ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/39 "2011-11-06T23:49:38Z")
My illiterate mexican prep cook mixes up t and f. its a bit confusing when he labels the “roast beet” for sandwiches, and the “pickled beefs” for salads. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775/40 "2011-11-07T02:12:16Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > That would be a [Greengrocer’s Apostrophe.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocer%27s_apostrophe#Greengrocers.27_apostrophes) I knew there was a name for it, thank you! I forgot about the dim bulb I used to work with who would put the “N” up backwards on the marquee. She’d get mad when we would point it out to her. She also left the “L” out of “Public” once, that was the last time she was allowed to make the sign. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-noogie-and-ministroke/601775.md?page=3)