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February 10, 2013
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| In this society, the people's medical expenses were huge, so the government began a drastic policy for the overweight people. The husband said, "Honey, I want to eat 'carbonara' tonight." His wife picked up her handy PC and checked something on the screen. Watching it, she said, "I think if you eat normal carbonara, you will exceed your monthly caloric limit. That means that you can't eat anything for another two days." He got angry, "What? Do you think I should die of starvation?" His wife was upset, "Of course not, of course not. But as you know, if you break the law that the Health Authority has decided, you and the cooker, I, will be arrested. I don't want to go to jail." He shouted, "I don't want to go to jail either, but I really want to eat carbonara!" After saying that, he remembered what his wife had said and said, "You said that I couldn't eat normal carbonara. What do you mean?" She said, "The government
She thought for a second and said, "Oh, I came up with an idea. I can make special carbonara for you. I'll use gelatin noodles instead of wheat noodles. I'll use avocado instead of egg. I'll use tofu paste instead of cheese. I'll also use fried tofu instead of bacon!" She checked something on the screen and proudly said, "In this case, at least, you can eat rice porridge for another two days." He sighed and agreed with her suggestion. That night, he was eating carbonara-shaped something. He murmured to convince himself, "This is the carbonara, this is the carbonara, this is the carbonara." But his wife, who was eating the same food next him, realized that this food was more like Japanese soba than carbonara. |
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*porridge: a soft breakfast food made by boiling oatmeal (=crushed grain) (or rice) in milk or water (L)