I know this is some kind of regional thing, but...

From a departmental e-mail, concerning an upcoming chili luncheon:

We still need a couple more people to bring chili. Thanks to all of you who have signed up and for those that haven’t yet, I’m sure we can also use more crackers, cheese, Fritos, pickles, ketchup and onions...

It still kind of surprises me when I see any mention of chili being served with pickles. Now, don't get me wrong, locals here like a dish called Spaghetti Red, which is simply spaghetti noodles with (no beans) chili on top of it, and I think it's absolutely delicious. But evidently it's the norm to serve that dish, or any chili dish, with onions and...dill pickles. Bleahhh.

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