Purdue wastes money with new waffle makers

It was like any other day. I woke up, brushed my teeth, took a shower, got dressed and went downstairs to eat breakfast in Warren. But to my horror, the day would not be just a normal day. It was the day I learned the truth. The truth that would change my dining experience forever. The truth that I would never devour a real waffle in a residence hall again!

So, to those of you who don't already know, Purdue has new waffle makers. But new does not mean better. In this case, it means wrong! Horribly, horribly wrong! That morning as I flipped my waffle onto my plate, my stomach sank. It sank so deeply that I couldn’t breathe. Instead of seeing that ever-so-inviting crisscross pattern on my plate, a different, flat, pancake-like thing lay in its place. On one side of this breakfast delight, I now found the Purdue train steaming where it does not belong, and I was at a loss as to what to do. Where would the butter and warm maple syrup go? They no longer had a home or barriers to keep them off my plate.

And so, I am mortified. I cannot believe that Purdue would spend money on such an atrocity. What happened to the traditional waffle? Did it go out with yesterday’s fashion trends? I think not. Now, I do understand that non-sticking replacements were needed, but did Purdue have to go to this extreme? Never again will waffle lovers wake up to a real waffle on their plate. And by "real," I mean the dictionary definition of a waffle: "a thin batter cake baked in a heated appliance, whose parts hinged to enclose the batter, leave a deep, gridlike, indented pattern on it."

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