[hellbender]

I'm glad I used my noodle and read the article before I posted the "fact" that the Chinese invented pasta, which it says is a myth. I also learned this intriguing fact:

It's been associated with prestige - people used to buy votes with pasta.

I think we need another study: What is the favorite payment for votes these days? We need a statistical sample of Demonrats to work with.

[decimon]

It's been associated with prestige - people used to buy votes with pasta.

Prestige? If they could buy votes with pasta it was because people were dirt poor and hungry.