Many people get confused between the words “broth” and “brothel.” Is a brothel a soup factory?

An exchange in the movie The House Bunny (2008) is:

Mrs. Hagstrom: [about the college] This is not a brothel.
Shelley: Oh, I’m not looking to make soup.

“Recalling the time i thought ‘brothel’ was another name for a soup factory. oh dear” was posted on Twitter by Laurina on November 5, 2011. “Haha brothel is soup factory haha” was posted on Facebook by Timmy Tom Evans on September 13, 2012. “What is a brothel?? is it a soup factory?” was posted on Twitter by adam on September 3, 2015.

“What do you call a soup factory run by strippers? A brothel” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on September 21, 2020.


IMDb (The Internet Movie Database)
The House Bunny (2008)
Quotes
Mrs. Hagstrom: [about the college] This is not a brothel.
Shelley: Oh, I’m not looking to make soup.

Twitter
Laurina
@NumberOneMidget
recalling the time i thought ‘brothel’ was another name for a soup factory. oh dear..
12:05 PM · Nov 5, 2011·Mobile Web

Facebook
Timmy Tom Evans is with Kirsten Emily Thompson.
September 18, 2012 ·
Haha brothel is soup factory haha

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President B. Nana
@Nico_Daigle
For the longest time I thought a brothel was some kind of soup factory, for like chicken broth. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
11:01 PM · Aug 13, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

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Lauren Lewis
@L4urenLewis
I genuinely thought a brothel was like a soup factory or something looool oops
11:35 AM · Apr 10, 2014·Twitter for iPad

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adam
@adaamthorn
‘what is a brothel?? is it a soup factory?’ - safe @ell_torrance
8:55 AM · Sep 3, 2015·Twitter for iPhone

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Jham.
@Jhamsssy
The word Brothel makes me think of a soup factory Face with tears of joy
6:38 PM · Jun 16, 2016·Twitter for iPhone

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Trey Stone
@TreyStoneAuthor
[After our first visit to a brothel]:
Me: “... Yeah...”
Friend: “Right?!”
Me: “I… I take it back...”
Friend: “I told you so many times!”
Me: “Yeah, definitely not a soup factory—”
Friend: “DEFINITELY NOT A SOUP FACTORY!”
2:56 PM · May 15, 2019·Twitter Web Client

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MJC
@mCase513
I’m watching The House Bunny for the first time and the Anna Faris line:
“Brothel!? Oh I’m not looking to make soup”
is so good
11:48 PM · Aug 8, 2019 from Brooklyn, NY·Twitter for iPhone

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Anxious Pringles
@claudiaeats
Replying to @OhNoSheTwitnt
I thought a brothel was a fancy soup factory. I also though the “No outlet” signs on the road meant I was entering a place with no electricity.
2:03 AM · Jan 13, 2020·Twitter for Android

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/xkelsx1 September 21, 2020
What do you call a soup factory run by strippers?
A brothel