People act naturally when they know that they aren’t being watched. And they least expect to be noticed during sports matches because they know that the players are meant to get all the attention. That’s why if the camera happens to find them from time to time, they can be found doing a random assortment of things. However, what a woman was caught doing during the US Open is being considered a cardinal sin.
ESPN’s official Twitter handle put out a video of a woman having a snack during the US Open. Things were looking pretty normal until she ate her chicken.
Now, as a fan of chicken in general, I’ve eaten chicken in a lot of ways. I’ve eaten it with spaghetti, cheese, macaroni, rice, you name it. But for the first time in my life, I saw someone dip a piece of chicken into an icy glass of cola. And going by the reactions, it was a lot of people’s first time witnessing this strange combo.
You can watch the video here:
So this happened at the US Open today… 🧐 pic.twitter.com/fRDmpd3YWE
— ESPN (@espn) September 3, 2018
Netizens couldn’t believe what they were saying and they wanted the memory of this moment to be deleted from their minds:
1. I understand that feeling.
This insults me. https://t.co/dnylsoV1Qh
— Kelly Russell (@kellarussell) September 5, 2018
2. Physically or psychologically?
This hurts me. https://t.co/XJ7Jcluc6C
— Alexis Nunes (@alexisenunes) September 4, 2018
3. Just because they can, they shouldn’t.
Why do people do this?
Why? Oh why? #SodaIsNotADippingSauce https://t.co/oOqkIvT1UH
— Louis Ortiz (@LouisOrtiz92) September 5, 2018
4. Woah there now!
I’m calling the police. https://t.co/7nmMsf1Njo
— ThickySmiley 🍩 (@thickysmiley) September 5, 2018
5. So many questions, so less time.
What is happening?! How did she even discover dipping chicken tender in soda was good. Did she accidentally do this & tried to style it out? Or does she actually do this intentionally and likes the taste. I’m so intrigued! https://t.co/4tpXkGr1zA
— 🎧 (@itsaMiro) September 5, 2018
6. *spits out drink*
The spawn of Satan https://t.co/uxWv8phKy4
— Kumar Patel (@theKumarPatel) September 5, 2018
7. Somebody is already calling the cops.
Who is this monster and why is she not in prison!!! This perp must be identified!!! #USOpen #USOpen2018 @SportsCenter https://t.co/B0PVJIXRWN
— Timothy McVape (@SmileFrequently) September 4, 2018
8. Word!
Dipping your chicken into the soda is against the law of Nature… https://t.co/8tmxxKKaEf
— ♚ Jehan ♛ (@QueensBishop718) September 5, 2018
9. What if she ate chicken dipped in cola and pineapple pizza?
Could've been worse, that could be a pizza with pineapple on it. https://t.co/qufuFba2mf
— Kasper (@KasperShow) September 4, 2018
10. Are you saying it’s an illusion?
wait, she really dipped a chicken tender in her soda 🤯 https://t.co/cyH8DHUgm6
— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) September 5, 2018
11. That’s overreacting now.
burn the stadium down https://t.co/WYqn3y8DTA
— Nik (@Meganthetrainor) September 5, 2018
12. If there’s a game, she has destroyed it.
Either we are devolving as a society, or she is ahead of the game. I can't tell which. https://t.co/Dtyyq8kQJS
— SHANE WATSON (@TheShaneWatson) September 5, 2018
Given all the hoopla around this mystery woman, news outlets soon reached out to her to get an answer about her eating habits. According to Indian Express, she’s Alexa Greenfield from New York and she was just teaching her nephew what her dad taught her about cooling chicken pieces by dipping them in cola. Considering how she says her dad never did it, I guess he meant it as a joke and never said that he was kidding. That said, will you try this combo?