THANK YOU. It’s not all rednecks down here. And these sorts of things happen EVERYWHERE, not just the south.

ugh, mothers have this weird sense of ownership over their daughters’ bodies and it is the WORST. my mother did similar things until I started laying down the law.

more for us!

I made this pasta, but with greens instead of brussel sprouts because I don’t know if I like them any other way but deep fried off a food truck.

I should clarify, it’s big among WHITE southerners. I (a black lady) never heard of this until college and my family has been in North Carolina for over 200 years.

Talking about race is a different issue entirely than Wilmore’s often phoned-in humor. We can have a conversation about how disappointing The Nightly Show turned out to be but that he talks openly about race is probably one of the only things on the show NOT to complain about.

It is definitely filled with lax bro bankers. They are ruining Charlotte’s brand. A city that big should not be less liberal than the Triangle, which is nowhere near its size. The triangle is definitely the bluest part of he state, if that affects your decision.

Charlotte’s great if you’re a banker/basic yuppie type. If you lean more hipster/artistic you’ll probably like the Triangle better. I live in Durham and I love it, particularly for the cultural and economic diversity (and for what until recently was a very low cost of living). Raleigh has a lot to offer and…

I used to go with Fayettenam myself but that's shitty so in stealing Fatalville

I’m going to be that asshole and ask why you mentioned the Triad and not the Triangle. Unless you *meant* the Triangle, in which case I forgive you.

People will as me that when I’m sitting behind the circulation desk.

would still be worth reading.

I feel like most of them are exaggerated (although a few have felt outright invented) but there are worse ways to blow a few minutes on a Monday.

“Well you said you wanted to order from the lunch menu, but the lunch menu isn’t served again until tomorrow...”

I think it also helps them rationalize their choice to live there. Anything to get them through the day I guess.

I have a casein sensitivity so I just...don’t order cows’ milk? It’s not worth the risk to me.

Exactly. They eat it or they don’t eat.

I just tell people I'm mildly lactose intolerant. I figure if lactaid helps you you're entitled to that.

If they whistle they should lose their tongue.

Not to be that Pinkham’s Law person, but I didn’t think I was lactose intolerant for a while because I didn’t get the gas/bloating stuff so much as I got the horrible violent acid reflux/GERD stuff. But I say that knowing that a) lactose intolerance is not at all the same as celiac disease and b) I just don’t eat…