“This getting older thing really sucks. These days my eyes are so bad I have to buy the Large Print edition of Alphabet Soup”

A joke is that senior citizens whose eyes are deteriorating need “large print” alphabet soup, so they can read the letters.
 
“reminded of Campbell’s recent addition of large-print alphabet soup, for seniors” was posted on the newsgroup rec.juggling on January 26, 2010. “This getting older thing really sucks. These days my eyes are so bad I have to buy the Large Print edition of Alphabet Soup” was posted on X/Twitter by Tweety Tweets on July 28, 2014. “My eyes must be getting worse. I’ve had to buy large print alphabet soup” was posted on X/Twitter by John Collins on January 5, 2021.
 
     
Google Groups: rec.juggling
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Will Helm
Jan 26, 2010, 7:38:13 PM
(...)
(reminded of Campbell’s recent addition of large-print alphabet soup, for seniors)
 
X/Twitter
Zeke Miller
@ZekeJMiller
Old & Grump hat guy: “I walk into the grocery store and I [complain] that Campbell’s doesn’t have large print alphabet soup.”
9:31 AM · Oct 31, 2012
 
Facebook
Alan Gerstle
November 5, 2012 at 3:49 PM ·
CAMPBELL SOUP’S is coming out with a large print alphabet soup for senior.
     
X/Twitter
Tweety Tweets
@TomVeos
“This getting older thing really sucks. These days my eyes are so bad I have to buy the Large Print edition of Alphabet Soup.”
11:20 AM · Jul 28, 2014
 
X/Twitter
swollenvoice
@swollenvoice
I’m definitely getting older, I had to buy the Large Print edition of Alphabet Soup.
7:49 AM · Oct 24, 2015
 
X/Twitter
KungFu Shoes
@KungFuShoesSays
This getting older thing really sucks.These days my eyes are so bad I have to buy the Large Print edition of Alphabet Soup. #KungFuShoesSays
1:35 AM · Dec 6, 2016
 
X/Twitter
Not Mike
@ZwaaiK
This getting older thing really sucks. These days my eyes are so bad I have to buy the large print edition of alphabet soup.
11:58 PM · Jan 26, 2019
   
X/Twitter
John Collins
@HolyDalek
My eyes must be getting worse.
I’ve had to buy large print alphabet soup.
2:24 PM · Jan 5, 2021
 
X/Twitter
🎗 MOGGY 🎗
@DavidMoggy
My eyes must be getting worse.
I’ve had to buy large print alphabet soup.
5:17 PM · Jan 5, 2021 from Tamworth, England
 
X/Twitter
Col
@countcol
My eyes must be getting worse.
I’ve had to buy large print alphabet soup.
4:08 AM · Jul 20, 2023
 
Bluesky
Col
@baroncol.bsky.social
His eyesight is getting worse.
He’s had to buy large print alphabet soup.
3:05 AM · Feb 13, 2025
 
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
My eyes must be getting worse. I’ve had to buy large print alphabet soup.
7:59 AM · Nov 3, 2026