Mark Thorson wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> I've gotten into the habit of breaking my spaghetti in half but I was a
>> non-breaking spaghetti purist for most of my life. As with hair, shorter
>> pasta is easier to manage when dishing out and in the plate and I like
>> to wind up a smaller amount on my fork. I also cook my pasta a tad more
>> than I used to - it occurred to me that I like it better that way so
>> screw all that al dente stuff.
>
> That's right. Al dente pasta should only be
> served to people with teeth. That's what
> "al dente" means. :-)

You young punks think you know it all - just because you have teeth and
regular bowel movements! You should just choke on your pasta!

>
> You should probably cook pasta to the
> al roker stage.

Hey... that's kind of funny. Dammit.