Blank Room Soup: the answer is real costumes + a stolen costume + an anonymous email. solved nothing

one of the oldest youtube mysteries, from basically right after the site launched in 05. clip first floated around as 'Freaky Soup Guy.' it's a man at a table, shoving spoonfuls of soup in, looking like he's about to cry, while two figures in these big lumpy white costumes come up and pat his back, ……