I think you're right (on both points!)

Thanks! I didn't know if it was one of those things where intuitively, one would think that freshly chopped/prepared potatoes would mean a better quality fry, but the trick is to "xyz" (like how fresher eggs are don't look as nice hard boiled or some recipes are better with day-old bread or something along those lines)

:-) I don't mind In n Out's fries, they're just my least favorite fries of any fries I've had from anywhere else.

Not only did they offer the choice of different seats or a refund, they had someone from management there to process her refund request less than 6 minutes after first approaching her.

I agree. The security guard was super patient & respectful - he didn't change his tone or get patronizing or short with her.

I don't understand the mother's logic about the type of music making a difference.

For a few seconds, I was all OMG that sounded almost like that giant kitty said "hello" in a sorta Kermit-ish voice!

The first time my folks took us to Wendy's, my brother & I didn't want to eat the burgers because were square.

Watermelon shakes?! Tell me more.

Burger Lounge is the best. I'm vegetarian and their beef burgers are always my one exception.

Equating "fresh" and "homemade" with "good" doesn't always work (no offense to your grandmother).

I'd rarely eat Dick's burgers because they won't leave the mustard off and, having growing up in the tri-state area, mustard on burgers tastes wrong to me & grosses me out. And most visits to Dicks occurred when my coordination was too impaired to manage the process of scraping the mustard off.

I love them too, but they're like their own category of prepared potato items to me, they don't have the same crispiness as other french fries (or even steak fries, chips or frites from non-fast food places).

You're welcome - I like when I can put my tendency to over-think stuff to good use. Especially when it's for other people :-)

I hope this doesn't sound creepy - but I finally shaved my legs today and felt compelled to share :-)

I've never had this happen, but I'm going to visualize it...

Call the cops. Animal cruelty is illegal (at least in California).

I'd always been so self conscious about having a big butt, it was a bit of a "paradigm" shift to find out some women (or men) wanted bigger (or rounder) ones.

This reminded me of when microsoft got sued over an unfortunate clipart/keyword kerfuffle.

As a kid, I thought the name of the Chinese restaurant we'd go with my grandparent to was called "Chinks". When I asked my mom if we were "getting Chinks for dinner tonight", she set me straight.