Poodle Noodle Battle

I'm watching an episode of "The Iron Chef" right now. The secret ingredient of the day is the staple of any self-respecting college student's diet: ramen. That's right, this episode is called the "Noodle Battle" This does *not* mean that the iron chef is chasing the defender about with a foam noodle, (though according to my poll of Japanese shows, this does happen frequently). Rather, the chefs are racing against the clock to make the perfect dish using the lowly noodle. Noodle battle... bring it on!!!

This reminds me of one of my favorite books growing up, "The Cat in the Cat" by dear Dr. Seuss. I'm not sure which I liked more, the wierd pictures, or cheering on my poor parents on as they tried to race through tomes of twisted prose.

"When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles, they call THIS a muddle puddle tweedle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle"

I just never thought I'd see Dr. Suess' imaginations acted out on tv!