max ch ch chou
max chou (a recently geriatric man) was born in a prominent New England city infamous for its rich American history. Despite his roots, which musical does he refuse to watch with his girlfriend?
hamilton
when Sally read aloud the name of this UChicago building, Max's immediate response was to ask if a military commander shared the name
Julius
Max's favorite coworker at 1st collab is this unmarried man
Leon
who won in max and sally's first argument
sally duh
max and sally used to watch this Australian children's show together
bluey
a normal person would let one fart out, but when max lets it rip, he always lets it out in a succession of this
3 small farts
Max got this score on his CodeSignal Data Science Assessment, just 11 points shy of a perfect score
839/850
nerd
this is lowkey max's biggest fear
getting fat
before sally came into his life and blessed max by opening his taste buds to other cuisines, max ate this religiously
ground beef and onions
trolls
Max asked me why Japanese restaurants always say this word when you enter, but he confused it with this yoga class staple
namaste
max's dad bought max a t shirt to wear for this class so he could impress his professor
hittite empire
this is max's favorite frozen fruit to munch on
strawberries
Sally told max that she was tired of cooking for the both of them and working like a dog at mayo so he surprised her with this Chinese dish when she came back from work one night
mapo tofu
he never made it ever again </3
this is max's favorite movie and he said it was ironic because the main character's girlfriend's name is sally and now he has a girlfriend named sally
cars
max always does this before a trip or a weekend getaway to make sure he doesn't leave anything behind when repacking his suitcase after the trip
record and narrate clothes that he's bringing
This professor with a very common Chinese last name sent max and 4 other students an email congratulating them on being the top students in their class and wanted to treat them to a pizza party at Nella.
zhang
Max and Sally used to play this popular children's game on their phones and troll kids on obstacle courses by making it seem like they were helping them by pressing a button, but then at the last minute getting off the button to make them fall into the abyss and have to start over
Roblox
sally made max eat this asian noodle dish and it changed his perception of it forever because he always thought he hated it but it just was him being a hater
pho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when sally and max first started dating, she introduced max to her love for this wholesale club and is one of their favorite date spots
Costco
Max chou thinks that he can beat this legendary baseball player, but doesn't want to admit it because he is a minority.
jackie robinson
max got upset at sally when she walked to this grocery store near uchicago's campus by herself in broad daylight while he was working because he was convinced that she would get mugged
trader joes
on Valentine's Day 2025, sally was working a day shift at the Mayo Clinic. Max asked what she wanted to eat for dinner, and she narrowed the choices down to these 2 fast food restaurants and told max to make the final decision. When she returned home from work, he did the most romantic thing and got her both.
chipotle and jersey mikes
When sally asked max the hypothetical question of "would you still love me if I turned into a worm," max proved his devotion by promising to buy sally this
dirt playpen
max eats this candy bar before going to the gym
twix