The Louis Pasteur of Junkiedom ([info]calamityjon) wrote,
@ 2008-06-05 12:50:00
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So, this has been driving me nertz lately; at the office, we have a stash of Cup Noodle handy for those of us (hands!) who forget to bring lunch or can't get out of the office, whatever. It's our stash of Cup Noodle. The thing is, I could SWEAR that when I was a kid, "Cup Noodle" was called "Cup O' Noodles." Am I totally messed up here?

I've been thinking about it so much lately not just because we have that stash, but also because of all the British TV I've been watching, where it's apparently called "Pot Noodle" (as in the below 1992 advert featuring Phil Hartman, enjoy that [info]rjwhite) and, oddly, gets mentioned all the time. It is definitely these days called "Cup Noodle" in the US, and I can't find any reference to it ever being "Cup O' Noodles," although I even vaguely remember some commercials where they called it that. Anyone? Anyone help me out here?


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I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]tawdryjones
2008-06-05 07:58 pm UTC (link)
I remember it being called Cup O' Noodles but I have no proof. My brain is its own Cup O' Noodles, so take that with as much sodium and MSG as you want.

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]argonel
2008-06-05 08:21 pm UTC (link)
I remember it as either a Campbell's or Lipton cup o'noodle soup. It came in a foil envelope that you were to dump in a cup and add hot water.

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Oooh, that might be it! I remember its piss-yellowness!

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]littlewashu
2008-06-05 08:46 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, maybe that's it. Maybe the Cup Noodle was always Cup Noodle, but the existence of Lipton Cup O'Noodles is coloring our memories. I was a Giggle Noodle girl myself.

Edited at 2008-06-05 08:47 pm UTC

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 09:09 pm UTC (link)
A who the what now?

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]littlewashu
2008-06-05 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Giggle noodle! One of those soup packets with dry noodles in the shape of moons, stars, and hearts, and a big chunk of salty yellow stuff. Giggle noodle!

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Re: I also remember when they were called Ding Dongs not King Dons
[info]superdaintykate
2008-06-05 09:29 pm UTC (link)
I think Washu has finally snapped, poor girl.

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[info]mudron
2008-06-05 08:00 pm UTC (link)
http://www.amazon.com/Project-X-Nissin-Cup-Noodle/dp/1569709599

I AM JUST SAYING.

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:13 pm UTC (link)
Oddly, because of that difficulty in the Japanese language with pronouncing two hard consonants back to back, they appear to pronounce it "Cup-o-Noodles", or so YouTube and its collection of Japanese ads would have me believe.

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[info]calamityjake
2008-06-05 08:01 pm UTC (link)
You are correct. I remember eating cup o' noodles when I was just a litle boy. I didn't like it though, because it had peas in it.

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:04 pm UTC (link)
Wassamatta, you don't like that taste of fresh green pea-ness?

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[info]calamityjake
2008-06-05 08:06 pm UTC (link)
As a child, I found pea-ness to be gross. But now that I'm a man, I love pea-ness.

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:05 pm UTC (link)
As if to illustrate how often they discuss Pot Noodle over there ...

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Cup O Noodle
[info]joshkassel
2008-06-05 08:09 pm UTC (link)
Thank god for the internets...

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Re: Cup O Noodle
[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:12 pm UTC (link)
I'm not sure that your found cgi proves anything exactly ...

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Re: Cup O Noodle
[info]joshkassel
2008-06-05 08:19 pm UTC (link)
It proves I'm good at taking a quick look at something out of context and interpreting it as gospel. So there!

But yeah... I remember calling it Cup O' Noodles, too.

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[info]solipsiae
2008-06-05 08:22 pm UTC (link)
They used to be Cup O'Noodles. I remember.

Also, the Seafood flavor is my Achille's Heel.

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[info]pickled_jo
2008-06-05 08:24 pm UTC (link)
Cor, I remember that ad.
Pot Noodle have always tried to do outstanding and different adverts.

We have Cup Noodles here too!

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Your bounty is overflowing!

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[info]perma_boy
2008-06-06 06:37 am UTC (link)
Do we? I thought we only had Pot Noodle, but then again it's not the sort of thing I usually get. We do have Cup O' Soup, though - could that be what you're thinking about, Jon?

And is it just me, or is it incredibly fey to say o' when you mean "of"? It's even worse when people come up with cartoon characters with fake Irish names like Nick O'Time or Time O'Day or Day O'Mourning or whatever.

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[info]pickled_jo
2008-06-06 06:44 am UTC (link)
We do. I used to get them in Quality Save Home & Bargain shops.
I can't stomach Pot Noodles as they taste of rubber. But Cup Noodles are quite nice. 10 years aback they used to have chunks or real chicken in it! Yum!

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[info]dizzywhip
2008-06-05 08:31 pm UTC (link)
I had no idea it was called "Cup Noodle" officially. I always thought it was Cup O'Noodle. Am I crazy, or didn't Times Square have a big giant Cup O'Noodles ad in the middle of it for a long time?

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-05 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Yes, I think it did! The Cup (O) Noodles mystery deepens!

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[info]tmbgcat
2008-06-05 08:38 pm UTC (link)
it sure did.

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[info]kudaspeaks
2008-06-05 08:43 pm UTC (link)
I thought you had suffered a traumatic head injury, calling them 'Cup Noodles' like they weren't originally Irish! The O'Noodle clan has a long and proud tradition! I don't care what some fly-by-night Internet tells me, my brain knows the things that are true. Cup O' Noodles! Not hearing otherwise.

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[info]roninspoon
2008-06-05 09:01 pm UTC (link)
I got your back on this. I recall a Cup O' Noodles product.

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[info]tiki_monkey
2008-06-05 09:11 pm UTC (link)
Wait, I recall calling it Cup o' Noodles

and yet, this image shows otherwise.

The conspiracy deepens! Quick, someone update Wikipedia!


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[info]paraplu_ie
2008-06-05 10:36 pm UTC (link)
After perusing comments in this entry, my only conclusion is that I've read the word "noodle" enough for it to start looking weird.

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[info]tritium
2008-06-06 02:43 am UTC (link)
I distinctly remember Cup O' Noodles. However, typing "Cup O' Noodles" into Wikipedia search reveals this page. Since most of the rest of your Friends List seems to have this same delusion, clearly some kind of chem-trail mass hypnotism thinger is going on.

And as any fan of The Young Ones will tell you, across the pond this dish is called 'Pot Noodle.'

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[info]perma_boy
2008-06-06 06:42 am UTC (link)
I laughed out loud - I'm actually still laughing - to the wonderfully po-faced caption to the trio of pictures depicting a container in its box, the container outside the box, and the container filled with hot water: "Preparation of cup noodles"

It doesn't even need punctuation.

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[info]calamityjon
2008-06-06 02:27 pm UTC (link)
And as any fan of The Young Ones will tell you, across the pond this dish is called 'Pot Noodle.'

...Y-yes?

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[info]perma_boy
2008-06-06 06:54 pm UTC (link)
To be honest, I don't even like The Young Ones that much, and it's still called Pot Noodle.

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