They're kind of like their made of spaghetti noodles at first.

它们一开始有点像是意大利面做的。

For example, a food that's very popular especially among college students because it's cheap is ramen noodles, at least here in Los Angeles.

例如，一种特别受大学生欢迎的食物是拉面，因为它便宜，至少在洛杉矶是这样。

He couldn't find the noodles at any of the supermarkets, so he had tried to make them himself, but it hadn't gone well.

他在任何一家超市都找不到这种面条，所以他尝试自己做，但效果并不好。

And what was on my mind at that time was that Horatia and other colleagues and I had been noodling away at the subject of comedy for, for some months, I think it's fair to say, Horatia.

当时我脑子里想的是 Horatia 和其他同事以及我一直在研究喜剧这个话题，几个月来，我认为可以公平地说，Horatia。