C&H is (mostly) great! Dark humor, clever jokes, bizarre... makes a great morning read. or a couple of hours going through the history... not that i'd know
p.s. on liquid pasta - i had a tupperware container with potato salad once (going home after brother's graduation fiesta = a LOT of leftovers). The container made the rounds through the hands of all staff at the entire effing checkpoint to confirm that it was safe to fly with... good times.