How Silly Is That

HOW SILLY IS THAT? Only the Chinese/Italians could have invented Something as absurd as spaghetti Impossible to spell Italian words Infuriating to get onto your fork Impractical to get a good mouthful And it always slips down and sways under my chin Always leaves sauce marks on my newly-ironed shirt How silly is that? If the Japanese/Germans were the inventors Spaghetti would be spelled “spagety” And it would be made in 1.5 centimeter-long strands With ribbed surfaces to hold the sauce Each forkful would be of exactly 43 strands And none would slip off. Deliciousness and efficiency