# The greatest hero for college kids **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 7, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671 "2007-01-07T06:14:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/1 "2007-01-07T06:14:52Z")
> **[Ando was king of instant ramen | The Japan Times](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/01/07/news/ando-was-king-of-instant-ramen/)** > > Momofuku Ando, the founder of Nissin Food Products Co. and inventor of instant ramen, died of heart failure Friday evening at a hospital in Ikeda, Osaka Pr Has passed away. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/2 "2007-01-07T06:24:07Z")
I never ended up on the ramen wagon in college, but a ton of the people I knew did. I was more into the easy mac, chef boyardee, and dining hall shit, interspersed with cheap beer, vodka, and the occasional trip to mighty taco. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/3 "2007-01-07T08:59:34Z")
he will be missed… even though I had never heard of him until this point ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/4 "2007-01-07T09:21:43Z")
Im guessing to live that long he wasnt big on eating his own product? Maybe he skipped the broth part and just ate the noodles.lol ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/5 "2007-01-07T10:04:20Z")
ahhhh the ramen noodle historic museum… i know it well this guy… ![http://www.japantimes.co.jp/images/photos2007/nn20070107a2a.jpg](http://www.japantimes.co.jp/images/photos2007/nn20070107a2a.jpg) me… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0749.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0749.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0756.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0756.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0745.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0745.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0753.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0753.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0821.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0821.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0834.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0834.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0816.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/XwalkerX1/IMG_0816.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/6 "2007-01-07T10:11:38Z")
That guy had the best name ever…MOMOFUKU!!! ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/7 "2007-01-07T10:52:05Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > lol whatever is on the wall behind you looks like its coming out of your mouth. cigar? ---
**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-greatest-hero-for-college-kids/22671/8 "2007-01-07T18:28:09Z")
knowing walker it was probably some kind of alcoholic beverage…