Noodleous doubleous: rigatoni, penne and spontaneous generation

by Sarah Gilbert, Posted Oct 12th 2005 @ 1:38PM

What happens when scientists have too much time on their hands? To find out, please refer to the "scientific paper", "Origin of the Novel Species Noodleous Doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design." You'll learn that, in an experiment conducted in Thomas D. Schneider's Frederick home, despite the fact that it is "impossible to observe the pasta" through the bubbly froth present during the cooking process "without disturbing the environment," numerous N. doubleous (penne rigate pasta inside of rigatoni pastas) were discovered upon removal from their natural environment. As no cause can be determined, this is evidence of intelligent design good enough for the highers-up at the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

If you're concerned about the fate of these amazing creatures, well, the news isn't good. "Although it is considered unethical to destroy incipient life-forms, thereby causing them to go extinct, the experimenter was hungry so he ate them anyway." The experimenter did not report whether the life-forms were sauced or unsauced upon consumption. [Thanks Eliot!]

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