Nickelodeon is responsible for a lot of great innovations in kid-dom, including such icons as “Ren & Stimpy,” “Doug” and “Clarissa Explains it All.”

But a newer program on the network may have inadvertently spawned the greatest idea yet: Spaghetti tacos.

I was reading through The New York Times the other night at work and could not pass up a story that included two of my favorite foods. It turns out, according to the Times, the combination of spaghetti and tacos is huge with the viewers of the show “iCarly.”

“That punch line has now become part of American children’s cuisine, fostering a legion of imitators and improvisers across the country,” the story says. “Spurred on by reruns, Internet traffic, slumber parties and simple old-fashioned word of mouth among children, spaghetti tacos are all the rage. Especially if you’re less than 5 feet tall and live with your mother.”

I haven’t been less than 5 feet tall since the age of two (OK, not true, but it’s been a while) and don’t live with my mother. But there is no doubt I will be purchasing taco shells in the coming days to give this dish a shot.

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