how much do we love those stories? if this little noodle chain has the best first day performance of any ipo this year? the price range for this deal was supposed to be between 15 and 17. what a sleeper. turns out, when it happened, noodles and company priced at a slight premium, $18 a share. but the moment the darn things open for trading, it shoots through the roof, instantly doubling to $32. if you got a piece of this noodles and company, you got 100% gain in the space of a heartbeat. and noodles hasn't stopped. stock closed at $36.75 on friday. and then it rallied again. closed at $38.18. noodles? so we ought to ask ourselves what the heck happened with this noodles deal, and why is the stock still roaring? noodles and company may be a well-run company with terrific growth prospects, but you don't expect this kind of performance from a fast food chain. sure, chipotle doubled on its