Oh my gosh, those are the best ever. The Fish Market around here sells them as a side item and I have been known to walk into the restaurant merely to get the fried pickles. That's one of those Southern things where you take an item of food and say, "This item is loaded with sodium, fat, and cholesterol and has no redeeming nutritional value whatsoever. It couldn't possibly be any more unhealthy than it already is... but hey, wait! Wait just a minute!!"