There's some debate as to whether Oklahoma is the South or part of the Southwest, but it's very common here. There are actually a lot of people who seem to think it's weird if pizza doesn't come with ranch, and get bent out of shape if no ranch is available. I did it sometimes when I was young and poor and ate a lot…

I'm guessing you don't have kids. One of the big surprises of parenthood for me was the realization that kids are wired with their own personalities, and are not simply a collection of things I said and did. Also, I have a strong suspicion that Pickle is on the spectrum.

You are 100% correct. It's often referenced in articles and books about that time/scene, but for some reason as a kind of like, oddity of the period.

It was my entry point to Pavement, and I do love Brighten the Corners. It might actually be my favorite, but it's really hard to choose a favorite…

Agreed on the candy corn… I also really like the pumpkins, which are the same thing, but bigger so you don't have to eat a handful of candy corn to get the same sugar rush. I bought some of that peanut butter sludge and put it on my desk at work as a semi-joke… my deskmate had never had it and he tried a piece, then…

Good point… I definitely could be doing what I do without college learnin'. Probably couldn't get hired to do what I do, but I could definitely do it.

I'm sure he helps a ton of people… I think I'm just curious to see what would happen. It would probably be a solid eye-roll followed by "no," but you never know!

Sometimes when I meet a rich person (which rarely happens), I REALLY want to ask them if they'll pay off my student loans. For someone like Chris Rock, it would be like, chump change. I'm not sure why I'm bringing this up, but when I saw this I had a strong urge to find Chris Rock's address and write him a letter.

I'll bet Jack David would have liked this… too bad he'll never get to hear it :(

Thank you for the sympathy… I've managed to bust my ass into middle management, and I'm probably better off than a lot of my contemporaries. No savings though… not sure what's going to happen with retirement. I read an article this morning about how Boomers are STILL getting richer, even AFTER THEY FUCKING RETIRED.…

Liked for 'mountebank.' If anyone ever refers to me as such, I will feel like my life has had meaning.

I don't get it either… several years ago I wrote a review in a local paper of The Cake Eaters. It's an okay movie, but I was impressed with Kristen Stewart's performance. Her character had some sort of physical malady, and she had to use crutches and pretend her legs didn't work. Anyway, I made some positive comments…

I really would have liked it if I had read the headline, clicked the link, and found out the answer was 'no.' Just like… that's the article. No, you can't do that.

I think Red Hot Chili Peppers is a thing among that age group… I think they grew up during their 90s radio period and now they're, like, nostalgic. About the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Which is #8,002 for me to feel old this year. #getoffmylawnmillenials

I used to think the Gothic Archies was a brilliant band name for that reason… never cottoned to their music as much as their name, but that's just me.

Go to hell, jackass.

I like how lately they've been doing more of a blow-by-blow description of the trailer in the article, so if you don't want to watch it you'll know what it's about. Or, if you do want to watch it, but don't understand what just happened, you'll know from the description. Or if you THINK you understand what you just…

I see it now… but other people were making comments like they'd just watched it. I feel like I'm in some kind of mirror-maze of emotion!

I can't see it either… not sure what the deal is.

Yeah, I really hate Santa Baby.