Her skin will be oranger than John Boehner's...

Let us take a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Morrie Yohai, who died July 27th at the age of 90…

So who the hell was Morrie Yohai?

Glad you asked. He created the Cheez Doodle. Sure, he may have done other things: he fought in World War II as a pilot, he was the associate dean of the business school at the New York Institute of Technology on Long Island in the 70′s. He authored two poetry books, one of which focused on interpretations of the Torah. He learned Hebrew to read the teachings of the Zohar, a foundational work in the literature of Kabbalah (you know, the thing that made Madonna and other celebrities wear red strings around their wrists? And his foundation supported various environmental causes.

But really, he had to know that when it was time to kick the bucket, that it would be filled with ungodly orange puffed snacks that sorta tasted like cheese. Sometimes, we don’t get to pick our legacies. His was this:

Did you ever wipe your orange fingers on your white socks as a child?

Rest in peace, Morrie. And suck it, Chester Cheetah…

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