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This could possibly be the Twitter thread of the century.
Journalist Lee Sanderlin came in last place in his fantasy football league and for his punishment, he had to spend 24 hours in a Mississippi Waffle House...and lucky for us he took Twitter on the wild journey with him. The only way for Sanderlin to shave time off off of his sentence was by eating waffles - one hour would be subtracted for every waffle consumed.
Sounds simple, right? It seems otherwise. Sanderlin started off strong by eating 2 waffles to shave off 2 hours, but after his waffle count had doubled he was ready to be launched "into the sun."
Mind you he isn't even 2 hours into this marathon. We're in for a ride.
Lucky for Sanderlin, he is allowed fresh air (which let's face it, he's going to need). His fantasy football league commissioner gave him the OK to wander the parking lot without any penalties.
2,000 calories and a few hours later, waffle number 5 is attempted to take off a 5th hour from his time in the Waffle House and while it starts with optimism, it proves to be a challenge. At 7:33P he says he is "feeling grrrrrreat" but just a half hour later, he is asking the Twitterverse for thoughts and prayers as he's plateaued.
Keep going, bud. Thousands are rooting for you.
Finally at 8:19P, we are 5 waffles down.
A much needed break happens and at 8:32PM and then we return to the table for waffle #6 at 9:04PM.
It is not going well.
"Y’all they’re going down like cement now, and the heart is beating real heavy-like. I’m the only non-employee in here. Got half of waffle 6 left and so many hours," one tweet reads. "Damn this 6th waffle is not going down. Got my first shift change here and homies are getting a good tip. Lookin’ to rally here."
It took over two hours for waffle #6 to be eaten, but the plate is clear and our hero continues to push through.
OK, on to waffle #7 at 12:31AM, but this will prove to be a test. Exactly a half hour later, we learn that Sanderlin has hit a road block. Aside from him self-identifying that his body is ready to "revolt/shut down," we get an insight into where he is mentally:
"Full of waffles but devoid of life."
3:25AM. Waffle #7 is gone.
Fast forward to 7:01AM, we're in the home stretch and maybe it's a sign, but Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" is now playing and two more waffles have been ordered. If he can eat these, the count will officially be up to 9 and he is THAT much closer to freedom.
SO CLOSE.
And finally, sweet victory. After 9 waffles, 15 hours and who knows how many calories, Sanderlin is free.
"S/o to the staff for letting me hang out on a slow night (I tipped them well don’t worry). This was horrible and I recommend no one ever do this."