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  1. This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist so I
    really don't feel like researching it but the article was an interesting
    read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want to
    turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes from.

    World's oldest noodles found -- in China

    Excerpt:

    By Patricia Reaney
    Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest they
    may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday the
    world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in China.

    http://tinylink.com/?MLs9ysvmfv

    or:

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=8&u=/nm/20051014/od_nm/nood
    les_dc

    Michael

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  2. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Dog3 said:

    This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist so I
    really don't feel like researching it but the article was an interesting
    read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want to
    turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes from.

    World's oldest noodles found -- in China

    Excerpt:

    By Patricia Reaney
    Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest they
    may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday the
    world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

  3. Stan Horwitz said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Dog3 said:

    This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist so I
    really don't feel like researching it but the article was an interesting
    read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want to
    turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes from.

    World's oldest noodles found -- in China

    Excerpt:

    By Patricia Reaney
    Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest they
    may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday the
    world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

  4. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Margaret Suran said:
    Stan Horwitz said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Dog3 said:

    This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist so I
    really don't feel like researching it but the article was an interesting
    read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want to
    turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes from.

    World's oldest noodles found -- in China

    Excerpt:

    By Patricia Reaney
    Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest they
    may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday the
    world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    Regards,
    Ranee

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  5. "Ranee Mueller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Margaret Suran said:
    Stan Horwitz said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    Dog3 <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist
    >so I
    >really don't feel like researching it but the article was an
    >interesting
    >read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want to
    >turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes
    >from.
    >
    >
    >
    >World's oldest noodles found -- in China
    >
    >Excerpt:
    >
    >By Patricia Reaney
    >Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET
    >
    >LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest
    >they
    >may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday
    >the
    >world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in
    >China.

    When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    Regards,


    Ranee

    Maybe we can get a reply for each decade:
    Here's mine:

    Quoted message said:

    When I was a kid in the 1940's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉


    Dee Dee

  6. On Tue 18 Oct 2005 06:06:36p, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Ranee Mueller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Margaret Suran said:

    Stan Horwitz wrote:
    > In article <[email hidden]>,
    > Dog3 <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food
    >>purist so I
    >>really don't feel like researching it but the article was an
    >>interesting read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water.
    >>I just want to turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really
    >>care where it comes from.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>World's oldest noodles found -- in China
    >>
    >>Excerpt:
    >>
    >>By Patricia Reaney
    >>Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET
    >>
    >>LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest
    >>they may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said
    >>Wednesday the world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000
    >>years, were made in China.
    >
    >
    > When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    Regards,


    Ranee

    Maybe we can get a reply for each decade:
    Here's mine:

    Quoted message said:

    When I was a kid in the 1940's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉


    Dee Dee


    When I was a kid in the 1950's, we were taught in history class that

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*
    _____________________________

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    Meet Mr. Bailey

  7. when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

  8. "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    I thought Marco Polo was someone in the pool

    nancy

  9. Nancy Young said:

    "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    I thought Marco Polo was someone in the pool

    nancy

    Hey, he gets around! He's always in our neighborhood pool, too.

    gloria p

  10. On Tue 18 Oct 2005 07:01:49p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    I thought Marco Polo was someone in the pool

    Aw, nancy, you're thinking of Mark the Poolboy!

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*
    _____________________________

    http://tinypic.com/eikz78.jpg

    Meet Mr. Bailey

  11. Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> looking for trouble wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    On Tue 18 Oct 2005 06:06:36p, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Ranee Mueller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    Margaret Suran <[email hidden]> wrote:

    > Stan Horwitz wrote:
    > > In article <[email hidden]>,
    > > Dog3 <[email hidden]> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food
    > >>purist so I
    > >>really don't feel like researching it but the article was an
    > >>interesting read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water.
    > >>I just want to turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really
    > >>care where it comes from.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>World's oldest noodles found -- in China
    > >>
    > >>Excerpt:
    > >>
    > >>By Patricia Reaney
    > >>Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET
    > >>
    > >>LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest
    > >>they may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said
    > >>Wednesday the world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000
    > >>years, were made in China.
    > >
    > >
    > > When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    > > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.
    >
    > When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    Regards,


    Ranee

    Maybe we can get a reply for each decade:
    Here's mine:

    Quoted message said:

    When I was a kid in the 1940's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉


    Dee Dee


    When I was a kid in the 1950's, we were taught in history class that

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉


    When I was a kid in the 1960's we were taught in home economics class that
    R&F brought pasta to the supermarkets after his travels to the factory 😉

    Michael

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  12. "Ranee Mueller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Margaret Suran said:
    Stan Horwitz said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    Dog3 <[email hidden]> wrote:

    >This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food purist


    so I

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >really don't feel like researching it but the article was an


    interesting

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water. I just want


    to

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really care where it comes


    from.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >
    >
    >
    >World's oldest noodles found -- in China
    >
    >Excerpt:
    >
    >By Patricia Reaney
    >Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET
    >
    >LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest


    they

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said Wednesday


    the

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in


    China.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    When I watched a TV film in the 90's, it *SHOWED* Marco Polo bring back
    noodles *AND* gunpowder to *ITALY* from China. Ok I win bye!

    ',;~}~

    Shaun aRe

  13. "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Tue 18 Oct 2005 07:01:49p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    I thought Marco Polo was someone in the pool

    Aw, nancy, you're thinking of Mark the Poolboy!

    Did he drown?

    Shaun aRe

  14. Shaun aRe said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >>world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000 years, were made in


    China.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >
    >
    > When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    When I watched a TV film in the 90's, it *SHOWED* Marco Polo bring back
    noodles *AND* gunpowder to *ITALY* from China. Ok I win bye!

    ',;~}~

    Shaun aRe


    I believe that in the 1930, Gary Cooper, as Marco Polo brought
    spaghetti back to Italy from China.

    I also believe that there is a reference to pasta in Italy from about
    the 400 s. And Marco Polo went to China about a 1000 years later.

    And could someone explain that Marco Polo thing in a pool. I've heard
    it mention a number of times, but I never knew what it was,

    Pan Ohco

  15. Pan Ohco said:

    On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:42:21 +0100, Shaun aRe wrote:

    And could someone explain that Marco Polo thing in a pool. I've heard
    it mention a number of times, but I never knew what it was,

    Pan Ohco

    Marco Polo and swimming pools - from my kid.

    Get a bunch of people in the pool. One person is "it" and they have to
    close their eyes. The rest of the people swim around trying not to make
    noise and avoiding the person who is "it." The person who is "it" calls
    out Marco, the rest of the swimmers call out Polo. The person who is
    "it" tries to find them based on where the word "Polo" came from and
    tag them. The people who call out Polo do not have to stop swimming.
    Every once in a while, the person who is it will call out "Fish out of
    Water." The person who is it will open their eyes and anyone who got
    out of the pool trying to avoid being tagged will be eliminated from
    the game. If only one person got out of the pool, that person becomes
    "it."

    Best to be done in a large public swimming pool.

    SD

  16. Pan Ohco said:

    I believe that in the 1930, Gary Cooper, as Marco Polo brought
    spaghetti back to Italy from China.

    During the Depression, all we had was spaghetti. We ate what was put in
    front of us, and we were glad to have it because children were starving
    in China.

    <paraphrasing my mother there>

    Quoted message said:

    I also believe that there is a reference to pasta in Italy from about
    the 400 s. And Marco Polo went to China about a 1000 years later.

    That must have been the sequel.

    Quoted message said:

    And could someone explain that Marco Polo thing in a pool. I've heard
    it mention a number of times, but I never knew what it was,

    Don't say that to Adam Corolla.

  17. "Puester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Nancy Young said:

    "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    I thought Marco Polo was someone in the pool

    nancy

    Hey, he gets around! He's always in our neighborhood pool, too.

    gloria p


    =========

    He doesn't just swim either! He works in my warehouse...I know because the
    guys are always hollering for him when they're working in close proximity to
    the various lift machines.

    One day the "Marco", "Polo" bit went on longer than my headache was up for
    and I nearly shouted, "For crying out loud, the SOB died over 400 years
    ago - leave him the hell alone!"

    --
    Syssi

  18. "Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    On Tue 18 Oct 2005 06:06:36p, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:


    "Ranee Mueller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    Margaret Suran <[email hidden]> wrote:

    > Stan Horwitz wrote:
    > > In article <[email hidden]>,
    > > Dog3 <[email hidden]> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>This was a rather interesting article. I'm not a chef or a food
    > >>purist so I
    > >>really don't feel like researching it but the article was an
    > >>interesting read nonetheless. LOL... To me noodles are like water.
    > >>I just want to turn on the faucet and have water, I don't really
    > >>care where it comes from.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>World's oldest noodles found -- in China
    > >>
    > >>Excerpt:
    > >>
    > >>By Patricia Reaney
    > >>Fri Oct 14,11:02 AM ET
    > >>
    > >>LONDON (Reuters) - Italians are known for them and theories suggest
    > >>they may have originated in the Middle East but scientists said
    > >>Wednesday the world's oldest known noodles, dating back 4,000
    > >>years, were made in China.
    > >
    > >
    > > When I was a kid in the 1960's, we were taught in history class that
    > > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled to China.
    >
    > When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that
    > Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    When I was a kid in the 1980's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    Regards,


    Ranee

    Maybe we can get a reply for each decade:
    Here's mine:

    Quoted message said:

    When I was a kid in the 1940's, we were taught in history class that
    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉


    Dee Dee


    When I was a kid in the 1950's, we were taught in history class that

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Marco Polo brought back pasta to Europe after his travels in China. 😉

    --
    Wayne Boatwright *¿*

    Ok, I was born in 65 and don't remember what decade I learned this in so
    I'll take the 70's....

    When I was a kid in the 1930's, we were taught in history class that Marco
    Polo brought back pasta to Europe when he traveled in China.

    Bret

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  19. "Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    when i was a kid in the 1970s, were were taught in history class that
    marco polo brought pasta back to Europe after his travels in China!

    Damnit! You beat me to the 70's!

    Bret

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