The entire world has been waiting for a little girl to get her french fries for more than a week.
On Feb. 26, Somer Williams, co-owner and operator of the Noble Smokin’ Joe’s BBQ in Noble, Oklahoma posted to the restaurant Facebook page about some funny calls they had received.
“Some little toot really wants French fries. If you have a kid around the age of 4 or 5 and they have your phone…. Check on them. He’s called about three times asking for french fries. Please, bring that poor baby here for french fries!”
Williams and her sister Taylor Wells just opened their establishment less than a year ago, as a spinoff from their dad’s Original Smokin’ Joe’s Rib Ranch.
“We have barbecue, of course, and our biggest seller is ribs. We have a Strawberry on a Cloud dessert that was my grandma’s recipe,” Williams tells TODAY.com.
As for the object of little toot’s desire, “Yes, we have fries! They’re beer-battered and crispy. Our loaded fries have queso, beans, any type of meat that you choose, sour cream, chives and jalapenos on the side. Everybody likes our french fries … except for one guy I saw on Google!” she laughs.
Something about the post caught the public’s imagination. To date, the original post has 2,800 shares, 5,900 comments and over 19,000 reactions, and the business page has added thousands of new followers.
In less than 24 hours, comments were pouring in from all over the U.S., and a dozen other countries on every continent. “It started in Australia,” Williams tells TODAY.com, “then Canada, and the U.K., Portugal, Spain, Antarctica, Asia.” Followers were soon offering tips on how to get the kids their fries safely and pleading for updates.
“Sitting in Rhode Island hoping these kids get their fries!” one commented.
Another chimed in, “Sending luck from the great potato state of Idaho!”
“Hi from Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand, what’s the latest!? Invested,” wrote another.
And, “Well, hello all the way from Portugal! This just showed up on my timeline, hope the kid gets his fries!”
The list of cities mentioned is a dizzying tour: Wilmot, Wisconsin; Tlapacoyan, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; Lusaka, Kenya.
Though the comments sections sometimes bring out the worst in people, in this case, everybody just wanted the kids to get their heart’s desire. Williams told us that she was touched by some commenters mentioning finding a much-needed bright spot in this story.
“People started reaching out,” she says, “wanting to help pitch in, just do little things, like pay for the fries or send things for the kids, just wanting to do something sweet.”
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