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Why I Love Twitter
Stephanie Smith, a reporter from the New York Post, just wrote a piece, “I’m 124 Sandwiches Away from an Engagement Ring” describing the process of luring her boyfriend into a proposal by making him every possible variation of “bread and meat creations.” Twitter responded with a fury. Her cringeworthy post might have slipped into obscurity, but thanks to the trending hashtag #300femininstsandwiches, it’s now immortalized. Here’s a sampling:
Ham and Germaine Gruyere @flurrious
Betty FriedEgg and Bacon @NorthernMNer
Ruth Bader Ginsburger @c_heller
Shawarm-up-your-own-dinner @expatcook
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I read about this on Slate (or Salon) and was flabbergasted that she would actually admit to this in a public forum.
That said, I’m 3 Cracker Jack boxes away from an engagement ring. Mine will be plastic and I’ll give it to myself!
LOL…. I LOVE it!
No diamond?
If Cracker Jack starts coming out with precious gem “prizes”, I’ll be ordering a truckload of boxes!
An occasional gem prize might tempt me into a box.
Maybe I read this differently than everyone else. Guy loves cooking and food, and it sounds like he’s pretty damn good at it. He’s more than willing to do the heavy lifting of catering dinner parties and making fancy, romantic dinners at home. But he wants to share this thing that’s very special to him with his woman, in a simple way.
I get where “make me a sammich” comes off wrong. But *shouldn’t* we be doing nice, caring things for SOs? Especially if it relates to a passion of theirs? Sure, sure, some of the language/experiences are off. I rolled my eyes at “why haven’t you made me a sandwich” if you’ve been up for 2 seconds. And putting a number on it…GAG. But I also felt the love in him gobbling up a simple sandwich and declaring it excellent. Inside jokes don’t always translate well, I guess…
I appreciate your generosity, JoDa. And maybe you’re right that something got lost in translation. But this woman is a senior reporter, and should’ve communicated her story better. In any case, the Twitter response was delectable.
That’s almost enough to make me join Twitter…
Used wisely, it’s a barrel of fun.