One primary purpose *only* for this mini-blog: ENSHRINEMENT of the following, 10/9/13 news article by Alice Woodhouse of Reuters. (No affiliation.)
...Via the story's headline, and certain "pickled cabbage noodle" references, alone: The "drollness-in-reporting-award-of-the-month" award, is hereby awarded.
(Screen capture of the beginning of the article, click (on the image) to be re-directed to the full story.)
(Link to original article, new window opens)
Oh: More noodle kings speed-noodlin': Off-site link to a 4/1/2011 article, New window opens: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2011-04/01/content_12262550.htm
P.S. A completely-unrelated-to-the-above second enshrinement, in the blatantly un-subtle category. Off-site link, new window opens: http://www.theonion.com/articles/marcus-vick-likely-out-for-sunday-shift-at-sbarro,34169/
>>>Runner-up (off-site link): http://www.theonion.com/articles/thunk-u-for-nobbel-prise-me-happie-now,34171/
.....More: This month's winner for honesty and accuracy in reporting (off-site link, new window): http://www.theonion.com/articles/chipmunks-plan-for-future-better-crafted-than-that,34172/
...Via the story's headline, and certain "pickled cabbage noodle" references, alone: The "drollness-in-reporting-award-of-the-month" award, is hereby awarded.
(Screen capture of the beginning of the article, click (on the image) to be re-directed to the full story.)
(Link to original article, new window opens)
Oh: More noodle kings speed-noodlin': Off-site link to a 4/1/2011 article, New window opens: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2011-04/01/content_12262550.htm
P.S. A completely-unrelated-to-the-above second enshrinement, in the blatantly un-subtle category. Off-site link, new window opens: http://www.theonion.com/articles/marcus-vick-likely-out-for-sunday-shift-at-sbarro,34169/
>>>Runner-up (off-site link): http://www.theonion.com/articles/thunk-u-for-nobbel-prise-me-happie-now,34171/
.....More: This month's winner for honesty and accuracy in reporting (off-site link, new window): http://www.theonion.com/articles/chipmunks-plan-for-future-better-crafted-than-that,34172/
