# I Want to be the "Soup Nazi"!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 20, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737 "2002-08-20T13:42:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/1 "2002-08-20T13:42:06Z")

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Remember the old Seinfeld show? About the guy who sold soup-if he didn’t like you, he wouldn’t seel to you!  
I particularly liked the part where the hapless George tells the guy that there is no bread in the bag-and the counter girl sbatches the soup back!  
Well, I would like to open a take-out soup place, just like in the show. I wonder if I could call the place “THE SOUP NAZI”-or does the show have this copyrighted?  
Anyway-come on in for some crab bisque-and prepare to be insulted!😃

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/2 "2002-08-20T13:44:53Z")

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Too late, ralph! HAH! I bought that old cupboard from your garage sale, and now I have all your recipes. Take THAT!

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/3 "2002-08-20T15:33:28Z")

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You _do_ realize the Soup Nazi is based on an actual person:

**Visit the guy who the Soup Nazi is based on, Ali “Al” Yeganeh, in New York at:**  
Soup Kitchen International  
259A West 55 Street NYC (@ 8th Ave)

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/4 "2002-08-20T21:00:34Z")

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> Visit the guy who the Soup Nazi is based on, Ali “Al” Yeganeh, in New York at:  
> Soup Kitchen International  
> 259A West 55 Street NYC (@ 8th Ave)

I have–and I didn’t get fussed at. _I_ followed his rules.

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/5 "2002-08-20T21:41:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mjollnir \*  
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> I have–and I didn’t get fussed at. _I_ followed his rules. \*\*

Well, aren’t _you_ a good lil’ monkey!

😛

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/6 "2002-08-20T22:55:26Z")

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Tell us the rules, can ya?

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2002, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-be-the-soup-nazi/124737/7 "2002-08-21T03:30:29Z")

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Here are the rules as I remember them:

State your order  
Have your money ready  
Move to the left

When I took the “real” Kramer tour, he told the story of a friend of his who was banned by the Soup Nazi for one year due to multiple violations of the rules. He went back eight months later, but when he got his turn to order the Soup Nazi yelled “ **Four more month!** ”