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I used to date a guy who would complain about the food so he didn't have to pay for his dinner when we went out to eat. I, of course, had to pay for mine and my son's. After awhile, I got smart and stopped dating this guy.
There are cheapskates and there are people who just love to see if they can get away with having someone else pay for them. I am the type that doesn't get burnt as much as I once did. I will pay once. After that, I doubt I will be your 'friend'.

we have "friends" that do this all the time, to the extreme! Down to figuring out what some couples should pay if their children eat...it sickens me. They are not really our friends, more like friends of friends, so its not something I feel comfortable bringing up. We try and avoid anything at their house anymore. Last New Years Eve they charged everybody $12 a head for a dinner that none of asked for or wanted! On a more recent camping trip they tried to charge all the couples for the fire wood they brought! We thought it was a joke (no way I'm paying for firewood that you cut down on your dads property!). They earn nearly double what the rest of the couples in our circle does btw...

*lord i hope they don't read this*

I was once invited to someone's house for dinner. We get there with a nice bottle of wine in hand. They show off their new house, give us a couple hors d'oeuvres with the wine we brought, then say - where do guys want to go for dinner? I was flabbergasted. I have not accepted invites to their house since then and that was a couple years ago.

I would probably do what AyeEat did LOL

I would've said "Sure! let me run home and grab the money I didn't bring any. I'll be back in a half hour."

End of relationship.

Hot is hands-down better. Cold fried chicken needs to have a nice thick layer of fry on it to be good the second day. Otherwise it's like eating congealed fat :(

If I can only choose one for the rest of my life, I'll opt for the hot and crispy. That said, I have very fond memories of childhood picnics where cold fried chicken and potato salad was the featured menu items (both of which are deemed deadly now).
My most vivid remembrance of said picnic fare was chicken pieces dipped in a light batter and rolled in sesame seeds before being fried and chilled. Today I strive to emulate Edna Lewis' fried chicken, served hot and crispy..!

I prefer it hot. I agree with @juliebugsmama that it loses it's crispiness. I do, however love the idea of fried chicken at a picnic, but it depends on the seasoning.

We eat it hot and if there are any leftovers, they are eaten cold right out of the fridge. Both taste great, but reheated fried chicken doesn't taste very good.

Just went to Wendy's and had an order of chicken nuggets...so bad for you, yet so good.

Every once in a while I just have to have Nachos Supreme from Taco Bell (they aren't as good ever since the green onion scare, though) and a #1 combo with cheese from Krystal.

Sparks has some interesting history if that would make for good conversational tidbits. If I recall correctly there were some famous made guys whacked there.

Del Frisco's..are you kidding me? Mediocre food and service, typical chain food..I guess folks are dazzled by the room. For my money no steakhouse beats Ben Benson's. All the steakhouses have quality steaks but Benson's does everything else better then the rest.