I suppose all that background was just a way for me to say, “Sorry I haven’t replied to your message.”  :)

I only have my Kinja login on my desktop, so I almost never check my notifications. Something to do with getting grandfathered in from the old Disqus system. I remember we were all very upset about it at the time, but now the details escape me. 

Hello from the state capital :)

I also live with a Quad-Citizen. I was rude enough to whisk him away to central IL where we all eat tavern style pizza. I get to hear about Happy Joe’s and Harris A LOT when he’s suffering through another crispy thin crust pie. He will be glad to see a shout out to QC style pizza.

I’m glad to know downstate has representation on The Takeout staff. May you never lose the chip on your shoulder, earned from years of telling out-of-staters that you’re from Illinois but NOT Chicago.

This is the 80's version for women in their early 40's now :)

They stopped charging overdue fees on children’s materials, which means they’ve lost out on $20-$30 worth of guaranteed annual revenue from my household. For some reason I can never remember to renew my kids’ checkouts.

I got excited too!

The jackets I like, but he also buttons his polos all the way up, and I just can’t approve of that.

Buffalo chicken.

I lent a coworker $10 when he forgot his lunch. He brought me a 20 oz Diet Coke back along with his meal and considered that paying me back. Yes, he used my money to buy me a drink and considered us even. He asked me to loan him money for lunch a few weeks later. I actually laughed at him.

I would totally party with John Adams. That’s a great list!

They’ve always been great together!

My wealthy aunt once called her bank to dispute a $4 service fee on her money market account. Then she turned around and bought a round of drinks for the entire establishment where she was having dinner. I think rich people think/talk about money more often than us plebs.

Wow, this didn’t seem like it was going to be such a controversial article. I feel obligated to say that I also use salted butter in baking. Nobody has ever complained, and in fact the results often receive compliments. It’s not a big deal, use unsalted butter if you want to; the author never said you were doing it…

YES! Fried chicken and roast beef sandwiches. I still miss them both!

I’ve only just discovered Skillet, and I’m already in love with everything you’ve written.

That bothered me too.

The only winning move is not to play.

Just testing since it looks like my account didn’t get created, but now it also says my username is already being used.