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Latest Project: The promotion of ASCII comic strips such as Midnight Coder.News Flash: CATSUP unilaterally condemns and declares war on acronyms more stupid and more contrived than our own, starting with the USA PATRIOT Act (it stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”.Catsup is the proper spelling for the beloved thick, smooth, and somewhat spicy sauce made from tomatoes. Illegitimate variants such as “catchup” were (and are) very bad. But when “ketchup” came into common usage, America had gone too far. Something had to be done. The Corporation for the Advancement of Totally Stupid and Useless Projects was formed with the restoration of the word catsup as its first totally stupid, useless, project. There are even dictionaries that list catsup as a variant of “ketchup.” CATSUP’s response is to blot out each travesty by pouring catsup on the offending entry, one dictionary at a time. Naturally the Corporation endeavors first and foremost to rekindle the red hot fire of life in the venerable spelling of catsup. Our ambition, however, knows no bounds. Catsup News2002 July 8, Monday, the CATSUP projects section of the web site opens with its first project: to develop True Recursion. 2002 February 10, Sunday, CATSUP issues its resolution against resolutions. 2001 November 11, Armistice Day, Sunday, the Corporation begins a new project: to support entirely excluded viewpoints. The first installment, Bless Afghanistan, is for use on car windows, storefronts, bumper stickers, and everywhere else the related, universally prevailing message is found. 2000 November 26, Sunday, was a great day in the history of CATSUP. Jim Davis, Garfield’s cartoonist, is hereby granted an honorary membership in the Holy Order of Defenders of the Faith. Patronize the creation of this noble man at Garfield.com and look at the Sunday strip with which he earned our respect. Some time in 2001, without his knowledge, Brian Corbin ascended to the Presidency upon a tower of sparks and swirling, flaming rocks. 1998 May 18, due to CATSUP’s efforts, and possibly before its founding, the Internet comic strip Red Meat published a strip that has nothing to do with catsup, but nonetheless included a correct spelling in its title. remote copy Allies of CatsupOfficial site of the world’s largest catsup bottle. An unofficial site of the same. This bottle may be made by a company (Heinz) that doesn’t know how to spell its product, but the photographer named the image perfectly. http://www.echonyc.com/~brett/amod/day49_.html Approved CompaniesHalf Moon Bay Trading Company: Iguana Lightning Hot n' Spicy Catsup. The source of our icon, and yes all their many varieties are spelled catsup, Certified Grocers of California, Springfield. Rogue Companies
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ProjectsIn a sympathy strike for another oft misspelled food item, the Corporation pledges to always spell doughnut correctly. Make that “pledges always to spell doughnut correctly,” because as part of a campaign to show hidebound adherence to antiquated Latin grammar rules, we promise to never split infinitives. (Incidentally, if “antiquated Latin” is redundant, chalk up a victory for another CATSUP project.) Still other projects include to:
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