Steve Pope wrote:
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> Spaghetti is iffy because a fraction of people have never
> learned how to eat it. Similarly Asian noodles that require
> slurping are a bad idea.

Whaaaaat?? Have you never seen "Tom Jones"? With all the ripping and
tearing and slurp, slurpping? Why, it's guaranteed to sway the most
reticent of dinner guests!