Ooo, Schlotszky’s! We liked that place when we lived in Dallas. I usually got a ham and cheese with their olive relish, kind of my take on a muffaletta. I see that there’s actually one about 1.5 hrs away from where I live now. I may have to make the trip sometime.

I’m south of Springfield, and we have a version here called the Chili Shoe. Surprise! It’s a Horseshoe with chili on it. It’s really, really, unhealthy, but you have to admit it can taste pretty good.

My dad still does this every single time we go out to eat somewhere with wrapped straws. I want to point out that he is 75 and I am 53.

I tried a BK taco on the day they came out. Honestly it tasted okay for what it is, but I got violently sick that night. The only thing I can think of that I ate that is a likely cause is that taco. :(

On the contrary, they’re the only kosher insect. Depending on the species, apparently.

It’s harder to clean anything containing a fat/oil off of plastic. That could be the reason. I think it’s doable, though. My in-laws have always washed and reused plastic bags, and my wife and I have at various times. If it’s not obvious, it helps to turn them inside out when you wash them.

I’m in the greater St. Louis area, so I was able to try one quite a while ago. I thought it tasted almost exactly like a regular Whopper. It was a bit over-cooked, honestly, but very Whopper-like.

Fritos and bean dip has always been one of my top snacking vices. I can easily eat a whole can of that stuff at once with Fritos.

Salsa or pico de gallo? I make guac with cubed avocado (not mashed), pico de gallo, lime juice, and garlic salt. The picture above is not what I normally think of as salsa, although I guess it sometimes is called salsa fresco.

It’s Vladimir Purrin’.

For years my dad gave my son either Eggos in a LEGO box or LEGO in an Eggo box. Also once Eggo socks in a LEGO box. Did you know they make Eggo socks?

To quote Adam Driver’s character in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, “There’s a plot?” Honestly, I liked Cats. I found it enjoyable, literally a poem in stage form.

It depends on the person. At 53 and with a sedentary job, if I eat more than about 1600 C per day, I gain weight. And that’s eating as well as I can reasonably manage and with a brisk 25-30 min walk every day, too.

I didn’t realize they weren’t in Chicago. Tons of Hardee’s here in downstate IL. My first job was working at Hardee’s in high school, which was...let’s say a few years ago.

There’s not always a house on fire, either, but we still need to keep the fire department open. Populations may be shifting, but there are still 3 million people in Illinois who aren’t in the greater Chicago area, for example. They still need access to a hospital closer than an hour away.

Krunchers are absolutely the best BBQ chips. Krunchers plain chips are good, too. If you can’t find Krunchers, Walmart’s house brand Great Value Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ chips are actually a decent alternative.

I have a soft spot for the Pacer. It was my first car, passed to me in about ‘83 from my grandfather after he couldn’t drive. I’ve always said that in many ways it was ahead of it’s time. People thought it looked weird, but 10 or 15 years later it would have fit right in.

Same. If it was a turbo (which I think would be required to get a factory manual), I’d take it. Although I’m a P-body kind of guy, that era J-body has always been my favorite convertible style.

I’m just not a big drinker at all, and while there are a few common beers I can stomach if I need to (Shiner Bock, Corona, a couple of others), the only one I’ve found that I actively like is Guinness. I like how it’s both quite bitter and quite sweet at the same time, which are two distinct flavors.

And the proper way to do it is you put the butter in the pan, let the water cook out of it, then put the bread/sandwich in. No fooling around trying to butter the bread before you put it in the pan. That’s just a waste of time, and a literal recipe for a soggy grilled cheese!