Father of Instant Ramen Passes Away

Chained Fei writes "Ando Momofuku, Father of the Instant Ramen, passed away on January 5th at the age of 96. He concocted the idea for Instant Ramen after WWII, hoping to reduce the amount of poor nourishment for soldiers in the field. If not for this great man, many a poor college student and programmer would have starved over the years. From the article: 'In 1971, Nissin introduced the Cup Noodle featuring instant ramen in a waterproof plastic foam container. Dubbed the "Ramen King," Ando is credited with expanding Nissin into the No. 1 company in the industry and was well-known for his dedication to his work ... In 1999, Ando opened the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, after installing his second son, Koki, as president of the company.'"

Re:Ate much ramen?

[The Clockwork Troll]

His body was 96 but he had lost his noodle long before.

Truly a Miracle

[triikan]

Ramen noodles are proof of the far reach of the FSM's noodly appendage.

Re:Oh noes!

[mikkelm]

How is that foregoing anything?

There must be a mistake...

[__aaclcg7560]

I thought instant ramen came from heaven...

What a heart warming story

[joss]

That guy needed success so he could move into a good neighbourhood.
It must have been confusing for him in a bad neighbourhood...
random stranger: "Hey, momofuka"
Ando: "how did you know my name"

Ramen.

[icefaerie]

Allow me to say, Ando was truly touched by His Noodly Appendage. We have lost a great man. Ramen.

Re:RIP

[Bloke down the pub]

"Peace will come to the world when the people have enough to eat,"

What about the wolves?

Momofuku Ando

[doomy]

Proof that a great name would always work in captalism.

RIP. Momofuku Ando.

PS: Your noodle are in my stomach.

Mr. Ando reportedly ate tons of the stuff

[antifoidulus]

and yet lived to be 96 years old. Maybe there is hope for me yet :P

Honoring him

[Chris Mattern]

I believe we should each observe three minutes of silence in memory of him. Some of you may even have a timer for that.

Chris Mattern

Re:Truly a Miracle

[tiluki]

Ramen to that!

I don't think Genghis would'a done it...

[mtec]

First, you would have gotten a call from one of his 'people'. Then after many forms and interviews with more lower mid-level 'managers', and lots and lots of waiting in tiny little rooms you might catch a glimpse of Khan but after they were finished, he wouldn't even ever know your name. And God help you if you get trapped in an elevator with him afterwards...

wait. That's 'trying to get on at Apple.'

Re:RIP

[markbark]

What about the wolves?
If enough people come, they'll have plenty to eat too!

Re:There must be a mistake...

[gamer4Life]

It did. The FSM sent it's beloved son, Ando Momofuku, to the world to teach the world about FSM through Ramen. The FSM exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of two beings - the FSM and Ando Momofuku. You might ask yourself, "Why?!" -- the answer my friend, is to just accept it, the FSM works in mysterious ways.

Ra-men, brother.

Re:I live in LA...

[nomadic]

If you are lucky enough to live in LA

That's a novel definition of the word "lucky"...

Re:damn now I'm hungry

[Mr Jazzizle]

and I have no instant noodles :(

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