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Manning proposed last March in Hoboken, NJ, which raises the question, “Why would a guy ask for his honey’s hand in marriage in Hoboken?” . . . a worthy query that has yet to be answered.

But we digress, because we have another important question. What was the minister getting at when he observed that Eli’s hands are “quite large“? (Yes, we assume he’s implying their usefulness regarding footballs, but humor us, OK?)

No word on whether Double Stuff Oreos were served at the reception or whether brother Peyton challenged the new groom to a cookie face-off.

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Minister Comments on Eli Manning’s Big Hands at Wedding Ceremony

Yet when devoted reader Pat sent it our way this morning, we cast off our aversion to the Post’s lovey-dovey nickname for the sake of blog foddah. The sacrifices we make. Sigh.

The New York paper reports that the New York Giants QB and former box seat pariah Abby McGrew pulled a Beyonce and Jay-Z by snatching up a marriage license last week in New York. It’s all very hush-hush, apparently, with word coming that the vow exchange will take place in late April.

Now, as if the “Super Eli” nonsense isn’t enough, check out this from another enamored sports writer:

Four months ago he was generally thought of as the over-hyped little brother who was turning out to be a disappointment as the first pick in the draft. Now he’s a star on the field, and it sounds as though his off-field life is going well, too. Congratulations, Eli.

WTF? First of all, he’s STILL overrated, but you can now add “incredibly lucky” to the string of adjectives. And while we wish (most) people good things off the field, would Tony Romo or Tom Brady get this kind of back-slapping?

What is this perpetual lovefest between the media and the Mannings?

It must have been the Double-Stuff Oreo commercial that sealed their otherwise inexplicable pop culture destiny as “beloved” NFL icons.

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Eli Manning to Get Hitched; Media Lovefest Continues