Dave Smith wrote:

> It seems to be only Italians who make a big deal about the quality of
> pasta, and as much as they comment about pasta being good or not, I
> have never been all that impressed with the stuff they serve. AS
> couple years ago we were cat sitting for our Italian neighbours and
> the cat had been shut into a storage room in the basement. They had
> stockpiled all sorts of cheap pastas and sauces that they had bought
> on sale.

Cheap pasta on sale and sauces? Those weren't italians, just "can't cook
anything" italians