Two students reportedly have wedding bells in their future after their Jansport backpacks became tangled while in line for Chick-Fil-A at the Hub.
The students, Bryan Prindle and Jessie Sootem, were both carrying around their roughly 35-pound backpacks between their summer classes when they joined the stampede for chicken sandwiches. During the rush, Sootem and Prindle’s packs somehow became connected and the two decided it would be better to join the line with a stranger rather than lose their places.
“I’m not entirely sure how it all happened,”
Said Prindle, a 19-year-old chemistry major.
“I think the flappy thing got connected to that buckle thing? Either way, I was just glad it didn’t happen 2 minutes before my bus stop this time.”
According to eye witnesses, the wait in line, despite being literally attached at the hip, was far less awkward than it should have been for the two lovebirds. After realizing how much they had in common, from their love of fried meats to their mysterious shoulder pain, the two quickly realized they had a connection almost as strong as the one between their backpacks. Sootem said the decision they had to make was obvious even after they finally unattached themselves.
“I mean it’s not every day that you meet a guy that you have at least two things in common with,”
Sootem said, already wearing the wedding dress she had constructed from lecture notes and Starbucks napkins.
“Plus, I’m pretty sure it’s an unspoken rule that you have to marry anyone that will even make eye contact with you in the Hub—let alone who bumps into you and says sorry.”
Sootem and Prindle’s wedding will be held on the North Lawn at 6 p.m. today, roughly 3.5 hours after they met. The couple has only invited a few select guests to attend the event, but many others have said they are sending the couple their best wishes. Laurie Kieran, Prindle’s roommate, says she is happy for them, but is slightly jealous of her friend’s good luck.
“I may not have a fancy backpack like her, but I’m hoping my Lilly Pullitzer fanny pack will catch me a husband next.”
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