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Kathleen Fent Read This Story
Kathleen, I wanted to do this in this most potentially embarassing way
possible, and I figured doing it here and now, in front of a
quarter of a million strangers
was as good a way as any. I love you more then I can describe within
the limits of this tiny little story. We've been together for many years
now, and I've known for most of that time that I wanted to spend my
life with you. Enough rambling. Will you marry me? Update
15 minutes 30 seconds later: Subj: "Yes", message body: "Dork. You made me cry. :)"
Hazah! I'm getting married!
:)
This is what I call A Geeky way to ask someone in mariage...
I like it !
Good luck to both of you.
"Tui Nati vulnerati."
Go for it... he's rich.
What better way to propose...well...except for maybe in person, with a ring? When I get married can I propose on /. too?
~.Evanrude
We really should have given her first post.
Hot Damn! It's the Soggy Bottom Boys!
I guess he "first post" me...
Man, I hope for your sake there's only on Kathleen Fent.
Assuming, of course, that you don't live in Utah.
Congrats either way.
--saint
I'm intrigued to see if her reply gets modded "Interesting", "Troll" or maybe "Flamebait". ;-))
If you two get married, will you be all propritary towards her, or will she be open source?
God is real unless declared integer
One ring to rule them all?
What will the moderation on her response be? (+5, Insightful), (+5, Informative), (+5, Funny) or (-1, Troll)?
Wuv is in the air on Slashdot. It's a beautiful thing. And I don't mean that sarcastically. Go Taco!
Imagine a beowulf cluster of ... euh ... ooops sorry, wrong story
-
#include "coucou.h"
"from the typed-with-one-pair-of-sweating-palms dept."
Was first seen as "from the typed-with-one-sweating-palm dept."
Which seemed much less romantic.
God, I hate this 'holiday'.
Brant
Argle. Bargle.
because he spell-checked this post.
So what happens when Miss Fent gets pounded by a quarter of a million Slashdot readers? Ewwhh...
1. No, you will not call him Commander. Or Taco.
2. He will not make you metamoderate during sex. It's just not right.
3. Cowboyneal is NOT allowed to sleep at the foot of the bed.
4. He has to leave work at work. No logging in from home.
5. You will not be the subject of various polls.
and finally,
6. No open-sourcing bedtalk!
Best of wishes.
My wife made me promise that computers wouldn't be involved in my proposal.
Seriously, congrats (I hope).
ceci n'est pas un sig.
How does this fall into the topic of "News for Nerds" then? ;)
Dude, this is so fucking lame, its not even funny. She's going to call up her mom...
Kathleen: "Mom, Rob proposed!!"
Mom: "GREAT!!! How big is the ring??"
Kathleen: "Uhm... Well... There isn't a ring.."
Mom: "Oh..... I see... How did he propose?"
Kathleen: "Well.. It was on his website."
Mom: "Run. Run Like Hell. Don't look back."
(Somewhere on the Black Horse pike in New Jersey)
Say, do you want to get married...
(Screech)
(Did I mention she was driving...)
"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
--Dr.W.Edwards Deming
...Assuming you survive the ensuing beating, that is.
hey, how come you rejected this when i posted it?!
Cretin - a powerful and flexible CD reencoder
Yes, I'll marry you!
Oh wait, that wasn't for me? BREAK MY HEART WHY DON'T YOU!@@#@#
Moderation: Put your hand inside the puppet head!
What has this got to do with news for nerds?
Plenty. It's so rare, that every time a geek finds love, it should be treated like a court judgement against Microsoft! Another win for the underdog!
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
....One ring to bind them.
Seriously, I hope she says yes.
You will let us know what she says, won't you Taco?
Brought to you by Frobozz Magic Penguin Fodder.
Go for it dude!
But be careful.. if you marry her, she's entitled to half of your mod points! Pre-nup!
Damn you Taco! Now Slashdot will really suck! This is just like the musical buffy episode.
Damn you, Damn you to Hell!
Oh and I hope she says yes.
This
You hate spam and yet you post something like this for the entire world to see. You will get spam for the next few weeks saying congrats, then for the next few months sayin "has it happened yet??", then for the next year saying "WANT TO MAKE YOUR PENIS GROW 12 INCHES IN 2 WEEKS?"
Dude, this is so fucking lame, its not even funny. She's going to call up her mom...
Kathleen: "Mom, Rob proposed!!"
Mom: "GREAT!!! How big is the ring??"
Kathleen: "Uhm... Well... There isn't a ring.."
Mom: "Oh..... I see... How did he propose?"
Kathleen: "Well.. It was on his website."
Mom: "Run. Run Like Hell. Don't look back."
Is there nothing you're prepared to spellcheck? ;-)
Tales from behind the Lagom Curtain
Tele Communications Protocol / Internet Proposal Standards tested today on Slashdot.
Will the first test be successful?
We are still waiting for the results.
42 - So long and thanks for all the fish.
Coming Soon:
Slashback: Divorce
Once you get married, all your base are belong to her.
Would she change her name to Kathleen Taco or Kathleen Fent-Taco?
This space intentionally left blank
Go back while you still can! You have no idea what you're in for when you ge....
What? No, honey, I'm just typing a message on Slashdot. Yes dear, I'll take the garbage out.
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.
Well there is the issue of if IQ goes down in proportion to the size of the mob times the average intelligence.
For example, an individual scientist might be brilliant, but a group of them can be pretty dumb.
On this basis, the collective IQ around here has got to be heading into negative numbers.
[Joke! Joke!]
Of course, we are all waiting to see if
1) she replies in this forum,
2) if the reply is moderated to 5+.
3) Or will it go to -1 as redundant
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
How ironic...
I spent a good three minutes making an ASCII heart that says "SAY YES!" over and over again, but your own lameness filter prevented me from posting it, Rob!
If you celebrate Xmas, befriend me (538
Unix or Windows?
Free or Proprietary?
DMCA or Fair Use?
Vi or Emacs?
GPL or BSD?
Gnome or KDE?
C or C++ or Java or C# or ...?
Linux or GNU/Linux?
"Kathleen, I wanted to do this in this most potentially embarassing way possible"
The real question is embarrassing for you or for her? =)
There should be a moratorium on the use of the apostrophe.
Max V.
NeXTMail/MIME Mail welcome
... Slashdot is getting worse every day.
If you propose on ./, is she allowed to answer "CowboyNeal"?
No mention of an engagement ring... Hmmm, maybe he got her a token ring prior to this.
Heh.
I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep Dracula and Superman away.
What girl wont be persuaded by the romance in reading a bunch of profane, filthy troll comments at the end of a marriage proposal?
My nipples are hard just thinking of it.
I hope the our editors will keep out any "Whoops, duplicate posts" of this one!
Oh can we please change the colors of slashdot for today to pink and reds... maybe put little hearts everywhere too.... That'd be sooooo nice and romantic.
We've been together for many years now, and I've known for most of that time that I wanted to spend my life with you. Enough rambling. Will you marry me?
Shut-up. Just shut-up. You had me at hello. You had me at hello...
If you celebrate Xmas, befriend me (538
So, will it be an "Open" marrage?
Nah... this way you're on topic and you should get a load of karma.
Pants are still optional, but recommended for you.
*sniff*, *sniff*, *lip quiver*...this is so beautiful
So is it KathleenTaco now?
A speech...
Everyone knows the Slashdot editor moderate posts using SQL. Mod her up to +6 so it's above everyone else.
Nah... this way you're on topic and you should get a load of karma. --- Pants are still optional, but recommended for you. I knew there was a reason to leave .sigs on. Is it me or is this .sig funny in this context?
But please teach him how to spell. Best of luck to you both.
Love,
Jay and Silent Bob
Good the the lameness filter allowed her to post. Otherwise Taco would be really mad.
Wow! That's all it takes? A post on /.?
Michelle Pfeiffer, I love you, will you....
Er, what? He _knew_ this Kathleen chick?
Aw, crap.
Will you marry my Katz? I want some homosexual loving, and you're the only one who'll accept me, donkey wang and all. Remeber when we first met down in old mexico and I was molesting tourists. You came up to my tent and told me what beautiful donkey eyes I had and we made love like donkeys untill the sunrise, its a moment I will never forget! I LOVE YOU KATZ, PLEASE MARRY ME!!!!!
-RWD 2002, Retards Need Loving Too
Congratz Taco!
1) Not a single typo.. I guess whe you care, you can do it.. Now, care daily..
/. sans Taco's personal life.
2) Wasn't this posted before??
3) Imagine a beowulf cluster of Kathleen Fent's. A veritable harrem..
3) Can we see pics of her, nake and petrified, covered in hot grits.
and, the actual point:
4) When some red-neck hick rents a big-screen at a sporting event in order to propose, it's mildly sweet.. When the arena manager does it for himself, it's downright unprofessional. You really should have hired a sky-writer or something..
I kiss you! All your babe are belong to Taco! Congrats.. We now return you to a
The REAL jabber has the user id: 13196
What you do today will cost you a day of your life
This page was generated by a Squadron of Cyber Cupids for CmdrTaco and kathleen.
If you are confused about the context of a particular comment, just link back to the love page through the marriage link...
All the best!
You broke it. And a piece landed on my foot! You'll be hearing from my team of high-priced lawyers.
There should be a moratorium on the use of the apostrophe.
Max V.
NeXTMail/MIME Mail welcome
Great, for her engagement present we can /. her web site.
*Not a Sermon, Just a Thought
*/
I had my wife try out an application I was working on, saying I needed someone who had never seen it before to test it. After 4 boring dialog boxes and 2 error messages it suddenly showed a big flashy screen, and my proposal came screaming from the speakers. Lots of tears then too :]
:>
Again: Good luck Rob and have lots of kids. They are quite a bit noisier than computers but a helluva lot more fun to make and have
karma capped
Congatulations!
But you know, this -should- have been modded (-1, Saccharine Sweetness) -- that stuff causes cancer, you know! Not to mention (-1, Twisting the Knife of Bitterness in the Hearts of All Geeks Who are Alone on Valentines Day). But on the other hand, it should get several fat (+1, Making All the Trolls Feel Vaguely Uncomfortable About Trolling, For One Article at Least).
Haha. Congrats again -- be happy.
The enemies of Democracy are
You realise that hundreds of geeks the world over are going to be so touched by this story that they're all going to go off and propose to their girlfriends.
:)
Well, those that have girlfriends.
Now the question is... what'll li'l Luitenant jg Taco be like?
OFTC: By the community, for the community
I though my mom would enjoy this story. She's a sappy romantic. So, I e-mailed her.
Her reply:
"When are you going to move out of the house? You're 30 years old for God's sake!"
Crongrats CmdrTaco!
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. -- William James
This is the nerdiest thing I have ever seen, I'm in awe. Proposal on /., acceptance via email? Wow.
Wow, I can never hope to top that... Unless perhaps I propose via Everquest... I'm sure that's been done, though.
Congratulations.
...and you bought it.
;-)
This is just a ploy to kill all the "CmdrTaco is Gay" crapfloods
Best of luck to the both of you Taco. Might I suggest DisneyWorld for the honeymoon. Its where my wife & I went, and it was great.
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
First and last time I'll probably ever see a one word comment modded up to a 5. :)
-Restil
Play with my webcams and lights here
Remember to compliment the size of his CVS tree occasionally!
My deepest sympathy, Kathleen.
Congtratulations to you both!
FOR THE BRIDE: Taco may ask you to do some...things... after you get married. Some things you may feel uncomfortable doing.
Like
Whatever. Maybe that wasn't as funny as i tought it was. I'm hoerrbly distracted right now. Anyhoo... CONGRATULATIONS!
I submitted this a week ago, but they wouldn't post it!
Good luck!
or it would have been 5 very large paragraphs wondering if people really *can* fall in love in these times of strife, war, politics, information superhighway, technology, and the whole point would have gotten lost in the drivel.
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
T-1 connection: $1,000/month
Slashcode GPL: free
Proposing marriage on your own website and having your beloved say "yes," priceless.
One CPU cycle wasted on digital restrictions management is ONE TOO MANY.
The handbook pretty plainly states that if you have a life, you must be stripped of all your geekly honors and be forced to drive a mini-van. I'm afraid we can't make any exceptions. Please check your dual athlon at the door on the way out.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Actually, CmdrTaco should change his name now. It doesn't look too good being married and being known as "command her taco".
Disconnect your television. Do your own research. Draw your own conclusions. They're probably lying. Don't be a sheep.
dear sir
I fear that you will be takeing a redhead from the singles population and placeing her into the married population. I find this kind of act intolerable as there are very few of them left as it is.
regards
john jones
CowboyNealBestManOption? ;)
It wouldn't be that hard and it would be really sweet.
El Karma: excelente(principalmente la suma de moderación hecha a los comentarios de los usuarios)
This article/proposal is one of the coolest things I've seen on the web in a very long time.
A million points to Gryffindor!
Bold and daring, you get the Doritos!
/usr/local/waycool is full.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of marriage proposals...
"You've got my axe...and my bow...and my something borrowed..and MY something blue!"
First Pos^H^H^Hroposal!
But seriously, congratulations! Don't forget to try the chicken, I'll be here all week.
"Moderation Totals: Troll=1, Informative=5, Overrated=1, Total=7."
Troll? Overrated?! Man, slashdot moderators are TOUGH!
Congrats you two, best of luck!
Wax-Museum Fire Results In Hundreds Of New Danny DeVito Statues
I was going to post: "Imagine ... now they can start their own little beowulf cluster".
Congrats!
Tuus crepidae innexilis sunt.
I just think it is very funny to see comments such as the parent get modded as insightful. :-) Anyone think Taco may have had something to do with that? hehehe
Grats, ya fraud! ;)
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
The big question awaits... does she get your root password?
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...you do know you're going to karma hell for that, don't you?
You're using her as bait, Master!
... Well, this dispells the rumor that you're gay!
/. history, so I'm sure we'll be visiting this post sometime in the future.
Seriously though, congratulations to you both. You've also created yet another classic moment in
Now, go make some mad lovin'!
Skiers and Riders -- http://www.snowjournal.com
I was almost done sulking in my own self-pitty when you stuck it in my face. I had promised myself, that if any annoying cute cuddly couples got in my way today and rubbed in how crap my crap life is, i would strangle one of them (probably the guy). This troll/flame has made me feel better. So thankyou slashdot (PS. Please have it in your heart not to mod me down :)
This comment does not represent the views or opinions of the user.
Imagine starting a web site and building it up to be incredibly popular - taking almost 5 years - just to propose to your girlfriend. Now that's love.
Of course she cried; if a woman doesn't cry, then you just didn't get it right. Besides, that is the best part for us - it shows she really loves you.
How about laughing? My wife thought I was joking.
She's never going to live it down. (At least she did say yes.)
Eric
"Seven Deadly Sins? I thought it was a to-do list!"
No... but you can paypal either of us... and I'd settle their 45 inch plasma TV ;)
Pants are still optional, but recommended for you.
Nah -- he probably just did it to boost ad impressions. If over 700 comments have been posted, imagine how many page views this story has!
I guess it's only a matter of time before we've got little Tacquitos running around here, eh?
So where are you registered? Thinkgeek?
Mechanik
Will we be seeing child processes anytime soon?
Kathleen, just get his root password, then all the cooking and cleaning will magically be done.
GO TACO
If people can connect to one another even the smallest of voices will grow loud.
--Serial Experiments Lain
congratulations to both CmdrTaco and Kathleen. Now you can spawn all kinds of child-processes! whooohoo!
"If I wanted your input on my pet project, I'd stick my hand up your ass and use you like a sock-puppet." - Muse
I love you more then I can describe
Close, oh so close...
- adam
One ring to bind them?
Will she be open source?
She should marry CowboyNeal!
Hey, I submitted this a week ago!
And, of course, best of all:
Taco's bride naked and petrified (well, almost).
But, man, did he have it coming or what?! Anyway, congratulations to you both!
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"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" - Derek Bok
..does what we have mean nothing to you? And who is this, this.. Kathleen? |-;
Congrats, you've now spawned a permanent process.
Of course, when I submitted this story a week ago, it was rejected. Fools. :)
Just kidding. Great way to get the job done!
Posted from the wireless couch.
Congratulations!
Are we all invited to the batchelor party?
Information wants to be beer.
When I asked my geek girlfriend (who occassionally goes by the hacker alias Kiesa) to marry me two months ago, I didn't use Slashdot, or even my webpage; just our Visors. (These would be PalmOS units built by Handspring.) We were driving east on I-84 east of Portland (Oregon) and I innocently suggested we stop by Multnomah Falls. Because it's a neat place, and we had a little extra time, we stopped. As we got out of the car, I covertly grabbed her Visor and stuffed it in my pocket next to mine. We hiked to the top of the waterfall, overlooking the Columbia River, and I broke out my Visor and scribbled "Kiesa - I love you and I want to share the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me? - Jaeger". I handed her unit to her and beamed the memo. She read it and I repeated my query verbally. She pulled out her stylus and started writing something. Even though I was fairly certian she would say yes, waiting for her to respond was still the longest fifteen seconds of my life.
She said yes. I was happy.
It's also interesting that her user number is 570, and she's only posted two comments ever (both to this story).
I can totally picture the conversation between her and Taco years back when Slashdot was in it's infancy...
Him: "Come on please, it will be cool. Just sign up for an account on my website."
Her: "Fine, just quit bothering all of my friends to sign up for this 'Slashdot' thing."
Seriously though, congrats y'all.
The only thing cooler than this, would have been to make it a Slashdot Poll...
But it would really suck if she decided to marry CowboyNeal.
Congratulations, man. Welcome to the ranks!
Yeah, she's got to watch out, though, for when his buddies come over and Metamoderate.
Rob: "Honey, would you get me a Lowbrau, please?"
Kathleen: (-1 Troll) "Get it yourself, Rob, you lazy bum."
Michael: (+1 Insightful) "Whoa! Rob, she's got you whipped!"
Cliff: (Unfair:Troll) "Rob, you gonna let her do that to you?"
Hemos: (+1 Interesting) "Hey, Rob, when did you start drinking?"
CowboyNeal: (+1 Funny) "I suggest we set up a slashpoll on this one and let the readers decide who gets the beer:
Kathleen
Rob
Anyone but CowboyNeal"
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
dont get the usual duplicate post from Timothy, we should be ok... ;)
And here is a much-larger picture for your viewing... er, "pleasure"...
http://www.fent.net/graphics/cleavage.JPG
Every once in a while I like to masturbate a new word into my vocabulary, even if I don't know what it means.
She sure thinks he's dorky. Happy engagement, folks.
Guvegrra?
Pretty ugly list of options, if you ask me.
Perhaps Natalie Portman as the maid of honor, with hot grits to be served at the reception.
-Cybrex
Boundless Expansion, Self-Transformation, Dynamic Optimism, Intelligent Technology, Spontaneous Order- BEST DO IT SO!
You know, I agree with you, but OTOH I proposed to my wife on Valentine's Day as well. In my defense, however, I can offer the fact that I was such a clod that I didn't even notice the date until afterwards.
This next song is very sad. Please clap along. -- Robin Zander
Even tougher now:
.gif or .jpg?
.fent file format in use somewhere. (Probably obscure, though, especially since it goes over 3 letters.)
Moderation Totals: Flamebait=1, Troll=1, Insightful=2, Informative=5, Overrated=2, Total=11.
I could possibly see flamebait, but in a good way. I suspect most of the down-modders just think she's an impostor. (If anyone's meta-modding it, though, I think this is among the clearest examples of unfair moderation, much moreso than the thread to which I will not link.)
You have a girlfriend? What's her last name?
Hey, for all we know, there might be a
The e-mail exchange...
>>>>>> Yes!
>>>>> Yes, what?
>>>> Yes, I'll marry you!
>>> Huh? You are such a kidder.
>>Proposing to me over Slashdot was so romantic!
>>Should we plan on a June wedding?
> I don't know how to tell you this, but
> someone hacked Slashdot. I didn't post
> that. I mean, I love you and all, but
> I'm not ready for that kind of commitment.
> Besides, things are really so great
> between us, I'd hate to do anything to
> mess it up.
Kathy? Did you get my last message (see above)? Hey, I got you a heart shaped box of chocolate. Maybe we can go to a movie tonight. I think you've got a problem with your phone. Every time I've called, it rings once, sounds like it's being picked up, and then disconnects. Call me. Please. Luv U!
...
Now we all know who taught CmdrTaco how to spell.
...or maybe it's the other way around.
Pre-nup.
DefCon parties are wild enough, image what that would be like??
Drew, I wanted to do this in this most potentially noticeable way possible, and I figured doing it here and now, in front of a quarter of a million strangers was as good a chance as any that you'd read it. I love you more then I can describe within the limits of this tiny little story. Although I've never met you, I saw you on E.T. and ever since then I've known that I wanted to spend my life with you. Enough rambling. Will you marry me? Update 1 minute 30 seconds later: Email from HFA, Subj: "No", message body: "Please cease and desist or we will sue you for harassment and other unmentionables." Crap! This happened when I wrote to Angelina Jolie! :(
Producer: NEXT!!
Ralph Wiggum: Chicken necks
hmmm...Nicely done Taco.
Congratulations!
Now for the inevitable question. The question that follows every wedding announcement.
When can we expect Sub-Commander Taco?
"The words of the prophets are written on the Slashdot walls."
So basically y'all just invited 150,000 trolls to your wedding. [mental image of a bunch of large green people fidgeting in white tuxedo/dress outfits under the watchful eyes of a squadron of truncheon[1]-armed moderators... and the single most popular wedding present would be fairly predictable]
Kidding aside, w00t! Congratulations! I did the bent knee thing, but for a twist I hid the ring in her clothes so I pulled it out of her pocket instead of mine...
[1] Five use only, patent pending,
News for Geeks in Austin, TX
Why would anyone WANT to marry Taco? He's one big fat fucker. Imagine being mounted by that!
...
6. Create a website devoted to computer/geek topics, spend a few years cultivating a worldwide audience, and drop da bomb on V-Day.
...
Congratulations!
So when is the first litter of taquitos expected?
And Kathleen, please keep your last name... Sooner or later, someone is going to call you "Kat" Taco, and you know it's going to stick.
Congrats!
Karma: 0 (But I wield a mean +10 Vorpal Apathy)
I find it uplifting that a poor child in the middle of a warzone with a 20 year-old computer can share this moment of joy with CmdrTaco.
Who would of thought that the internet would make such things possible.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and enemy of growth. -JFK
But i`m available if someone wants to marry me...
PLEASE ANSWER!!!!
Love it that someone has moderated the wife to be as offtopic ;)
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
I got this from a t-shirt and think it will help all of us single geeks out there that are still waiting for something like this to happen to them:
How to meet chicks:
1. Pump iron three times a day
2. Join a rock and roll band
3. If all else fails, stuff a sock down your pants
The last one assumes, of course, that you have opted in for the "pants" option.
My life's goal is to get a score of +3!
You had me at
Rob: Kids, did I ever tell you how I proposed to your grandma?
... what's a "web-site?"
Kids (Sighing): No, grandpa.
Rob: Well, I ran a successful website called Slashdot. And one day, I asked her to marry me. On the front page. Where everybody could see it.
Kids: Um, grandpa
-Baka!
Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of CmdrTacquitos? Now that'd be a handful... :)
:)
BTW, anyone who says "Is this news for nerds...?" etc. is a complete and total moron, and should be modded as such.
Also, you greatly improved my otherwise lonely and exam-filled V-Day.
One more thing: if you are CmdrTaco, why are you reading this? You should be celebrating with your fiance long after this discssion is archived
Congrats to you both.
LOTR: Elijah Wood is a munchkin asshat. Yes, asshat. LOL.
Shouldn't this really be in Ask Slashdot?
Embarassing? If she said "no", now that would be embarassing.
=brian
Kathleen Fent and Cmdr "Rob" Taco
The wedding will be broadcast as streaming media over a wireless T3 link from the home network of Hemos, who has graciously, if unknowingly, offered the hoSPITality of his home. The ceremony will be performed by a JP, offending everybody, but offending everybody EQUALLY.
As a sign of their approval of this solemn event, the families of the happy couple have generously allowed them the satisfaction of paying for their own arrangements.
To insure that the guests feast on their favorite foods, the happy couple have decided to make it a pot-luck. Bring a covered dish! This means you! Guests are invited to feast on all the food they can bring, in a sumptuous atmosphere including: genuine plastic cutlery, dishes made of the finest paper and a wine so good, it comes in a box.
The wedding will be semi-formal and the reception semi-informal. The bride and groom will exchange matched rings - twice. (Something old, something gnu...) The token rings will be made by Hemos, a close, personal friend, and the flowers will be provided by CowboyNeal, a less close, more impersonal friend. Music will be borrowed from the top bands in the world, via mp3. (You got a problem with that?) Suspence will be provived by the bride's mother, who may or may not attend.
FEEL the tension as the in-laws meet for the FIRST TIME!
SEE the happy couple nervuously approach their STATE OF WEDDED BLISS!
WATCH as people you know dress in FUNNY CLOTHES and ACT SILLY! (Pants are manditory.)
THRILL to the luxery of FOLDING TABLES AND CHAIRS!
HEAR the bride's mother cry VERY, VERY LOUD!
The happy couple would prefer not to allow their friends, or even their families to drive home drunk, so bring a sleeping bag. (You know who you are.)
(This invitation is covered by the GNU product license.) ---
Alright, it's just a first draft.
=brian
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher... and that is a good thing for any man.
-anonymous
Many other females might prefer the "traditional" medthod of proposing, but I liked this way best.
:)
... in all, a kindler, gentler Slashdot, none of this bachelor-suited tough talk we've been having.
"medthod"?? They ARE a perfect match.
Coming in June to Slashdot:
News for HouseHusbands: Stuff They Want
Your Dinner Online
Ask Mrs. Taco
His-and-Hers Microsoft Licenses
Love the Emacs Way
How to Build Quieter Computers in Prettier Colors?
Chris
Does this make Kathleen CmdrTacoBelle? ;) Anyway, Congrats and many happy years and Sub-Commanders together!
Gonarat...still happily Married since 1987...
Beware of Sleestak
Wow, she's human!
If you thought "Kernighan and Ritchie" when you read that then you are a nerd.
Look at the Hall of Fame. The stories above this one are all about Osama bin Laden. If you are not posting to the this story, then that means you support Osama bin Laden over Kathleen Fent.
Post to this thread now, so I won't have to report your name to Dick Cheney for incarceration at Guano Bay, Cuba.
Thanks, and with your help the scorge of terrorism will be eradicated from the HOF page once and forever.