Local Woman Sees NEXT Graphic Suddenly Materialise Before Hinge Date Who Didn't Even Get Up To Greet Her

INGRID DOULTON | Lady Writer | Contact

A local woman raised on what she describes as "good Queensland values" has reportedly seen the early-2000s MTV graphic for "NEXT" materialise in front of her eyes after a Hinge date failed to stand up and greet her at a French Quarter gastropub this afternoon.

Gracie Thompson, a 30-something architect in the city, had only just re-entered the dating pool after ending a ten-year relationship when her fiancé got cold feet and, shortly before that, funnelled their entire house deposit through betting apps and the pokies. So she called time on it and thanked him for ruining a third of her time on this spinning hell rock we call earth.

But friends say the North Betoota woman's father, a retired linesman who still says grace before eating KFC, made sure she was raised not to tolerate disrespect "in any way, shape or form." Which is also why he was lucky to escape with no conviction recorded for throttling his nearly son-in-law into unconsciousness earlier this early.

"I watched him stay seated," Gracie told our reporter.

"Didn’t stand. Didn’t lean in. Didn’t even pretend to move. He shook my hand while seated and I think he kind of expected a kiss on the cheek."

“And I just saw it. Big purple letters. NEXT.”

Witnesses confirm the man offered a casual "Ya, howzit, lady?" while remaining firmly planted in his plastic chair.

"That's when Dad’s voice kicked in," Gracie explained.

"'I will end up choking this fat Saffa as well and I don't think the courts will be as understanding this time around.'"

More to come.