Momofuku Ando dies

[jkid]

CNN reports that Momofuku Ando the creator of instant Ramen noodles has passed away.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiap ... index.html

[Psy]

Ladies and gentlemen, good friends and fellow Japanese learners, in memoriam of a man who influenced the lifestyle on college campuses around the world, whose invention has fed countless millions and brought the word "ramen" into language upon language, let us all slurp our noodles in a revered silence.