His brains was like whoa

I've heard tell of an American who went to China to teach English classes. Upon his arrival he was shown to his living quarters, given packages of instant noodles, and left alone. Now seeing as how this gentleman spoke no Chinese and was, apparently, incredibly dumb, he knew not what to do with this food and proceeded to starve for 3-4 days until someone sorted him out. I have a sneaking suspicion the breadth of his students' knowledge of English spans no farther than 'Duuude!' to 'Whoa!'.

Hot Cereal Review: Quaker Oatmeal Supreme (special request!)
Violet, pregnantly ensconced in the upside-down wintry depths of New Zealand, requested some porridge-y reviews (as did some anonymous Scot). The weather here these days has transmuted from 'humid' to 'sweat stew' and I've therefore tried to avoid hot cereals. But I'm a trooper and will plumb the memory banks for my thoughts regarding Quaker Oatmeal Supreme. You know, if Quakerism involved shaking and shimmying due to one's love of cereal I'd sign up. And I think it might be entertaining if they made a Quaker Oatmeal X-treme line by adding in Mexican jumping beans, but I digress. This newer product is the ol' cereal lovin' religious nut-job brand's attempt at cracking into the lucrative "more wholesome, healthful, & pricy" breakfast market. I sampled the Apple-Raisin variety and speaking of nuts it was indeed more hearty, nutty, & yes, pricy. It's still made from rolled oats but the texture is more substantial. Much better than the average and I'd certainly be willing to try the other types come cold-weather morns.

Interesting note: Boiled water preparation is strictly verboten! Perhaps mandated by god? Use a microwave or "the spirit of Christ within" might just be an upset stomach. Well not really, but they warn it will be underdone.