Will You #TrySomeStew? Chicago Man's Friends Surprise Him With a Bus-Stop Personals Ad

'This shows they really care,' says Ryan Stew

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Chicago social sciences teacher Ryan Stew may not have a girlfriend, a place of his own, or a winning fantasy football record. But at least he still has his friends. Even if they’re jerks.

Stew’s fantasy football league buddies paid for a bus stop personals ad for Stew that describes him as a “2016 fantasy football loser” who “perspires ambitiously.” They also, according to Stew, used a pre-weight loss picture of him from six years ago that isn’t what you’d call flattering.

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