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I know it's already the 14th and that no one is even going to look at this thread or care, but I would like to point out that despite its name and southern origins, a can of ro-tel is no less classy than a can of crushed tomatoes (frequently used as a base for soups and pasta sauces by even the classiest cooks). I can't say the same for Velveeta, b/c it's laden with chemicals and metric tons of salt, but it doesn't need my help because it's indisputably delicious.

When I was in middle school/high school, I used to get the Pizza Hut "P'ZONE" (hilarious name) and dip it in ranch dressing. It was disgusting, but also awesome. Something about the inordinately salty, almost-fried crunchy crust of a sub-par pizza chain pie melds well with ranch dressing. Especially in places (such as Texas, where I grew up) where good pizza is not really available, and the only choice is pretty much Domino's or Pizza Hut or Papa Johns, I'm willing to give everyone who espouses this practice the benefit of the doubt.

And to be completely fair, the combo of "salty fried thing + creamy dip" is not all that crazy. I see it as an extension of this. I probably wouldn't do it now, as an adult, but I'm definitely not appalled.

at my old college there was this domino's delivery guy who used drive around campus in the middle of the night selling leftover pizzas for cheap from his car. that's pretty much the only way i can be persuaded to consume domino's: i'm extremely drunk, it's 2 AM, and a pizza arrives unasked for, unexpected, for very little money.

my grandparents are notorious for their obsession with low fat cooking. one thanksgiving, my aunt fried a turkey and put my grandfather in charge of carving it. while no one was looking, my grandfather trimmed every sliver of crispy golden fried turkey skin and threw it in the garbage. tragedy!

both these pictures are giving me heart palpitations. delicious!