Pastamania Hits ^C1, Water Supply Drops

Citizens celebrated "Noodle Appreciation Day" by boiling up 10 gazillion pots of rigatoni, linguini and other pasta shapes to be shipped to hungry Creamettites across the country. While pasta silos filled, the ^C1 reservoir dropped to a dangerously low level as people filled their pots with water, preparing their pasta according to package directions. On an unhappy note, Raquelle Bortadella was testing her spaghetti for doneness by throwing it against a wall when an errant strand of al dente flew out the window, hitting passerby Otis Whimpy in the head. Whimpy's gasping, final words were a request to be buried in alfredo sauce.