No one said "Fried HoHos"

The first few months of the new year are usually given over to resolutions, some devoted to healthy eating, and Lent has arrived with its self-sacrificing intentions often targeting food.
Thus, it is with ROUTE 1's usual lack of proper timing that readers answer this week's FRIDAY QUESTION:
"What is your favorite fried food?"
ELLEN B. -- Funnel cake! Yummy.
MIKE D. -- My doctor advises me against participating in this Friday Question.
RICK T. -- Southern fried chicken.
KERSTIN H. -- I don't have one so I'm just going to say fried Twinkies.
SASKIA M. -- Texas Roadhouse's Onion Blossom!
JOHN S. -- Chicken wings!
KERI M. -- Mars Bars!
SANDYE V. -- I don't eat fried foods very often, since I don't want to die of a heart attack before I get to retire. But I do make an exception for the sweet potato fries dunked in a spicy sauce at Star Restaurant. I first tasted sweet potato fries at a little restaurant called The Herb Garden in Angola, Ind. We go to a puppet festival near there every November and a highlight of the weekend is supper with friends at this restaurant. So I was delighted to find a local restaurant serving them. Plus, sweet potatoes are good for you, so maybe it cancels out some of the saturated fat....?
BEKAH P. -- I don't have a favorite. I like them all. But right now, I could realllllly go for some fried dill pickles. Seriously scrumptious, those!
JEFF T. -- I have a real weakness for onion rings and fried pickles... probably in my arteries!
CLINT A. -- Homemade Mashed Potatoes, mashed by hand, not whipped. . .Yukon Gold. . .garlic. . .lots of butter. . .
ERIK H. -- I didn't even know Fried Macaroni & Cheese existed until a week ago. Since, this Wisconsin delicacy has stormed to the top of my Fried Food Charts.