Nation Two strangers connected by an accidental text in 2016. Now, they’ve shared 7 Thanksgivings. November 25, 2022 Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic Comments Off on Two strangers connected by an accidental text in 2016. Now, they’ve shared 7 Thanksgivings. Wanda Dench texted a Thanksgiving invite to the wrong person, Jamal Hinton, who was then a stranger. Seven years later, they're still friends.