OVERRATED | UNDERAPPRECIATED |
| stuffed jalapeños | smoked jalapeños |
| chain restaurants | local favorites |
boiled shrimp | Vietnamese hot and sour shrimp soup |
| jack cheese | Monterey Jack cheese |
| blue eyes | brown eyes |
| airport security | Social Security |
| pod coffee makers | burr coffee bean grinders |
| free hotel breakfasts | open bars |
| Christian faith | Christian acts |
| Katie Couric | Katie Holmes (no wait, I mean that other actress from Dawson's Creek, Michelle Williams) |
| notes | doodles |
| spiral ring notebooks | composition books |
| fountain pens | Number Two pencils |
| backpacks | messenger bags |