Virtual NotepadThe latest in a series of “features” that I think I will run on the blog and then lose interest in, Virtual Notepad is where I’ll write the ideas for jokes that haven’t coalesced into something complete yet. Hopefully what is funny about them will still shine through.
1) Right now my workload isn’t too intense. The few projects I’m on occupy less than an hour of my day. Still, when my officemate turns around to talk to me about the case that we are working on I still can’t help thinking “Jesus, didn’t he see that I was reading?"
2) Today’s NYT had an Op-Ed by Nina and Tim Zagat that threw their two cents into the immigration debate:
Twenty years ago, American perceptions of Asian food could be summed up in one word: “Chinese.” Since then, we have developed appetites for Korean, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese fare. Yet while the quality of the restaurants that serve these cuisines ... has soared in America, Chinese restaurants have stalled. ... China and the United States should work together on a culinary visa program that makes it easier for Chinese chefs to come here. With more chefs who are schooled in China’s dynamic new restaurant scene, we would see a transformation of the way Chinese food is served in this country.If that isn’t the most bourgois complaint to enter into the immigration debate, I don’t know what is. You almost expect him to say “and don’t get me started on how far behind the American experience is with Chinese laundry.”
