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Geekiest Marriage Proposals Ever

Posted by samzenpus on from the got-the-valentine's-achievement dept.

carusoj writes "Just in time for Valentine's Day, here's a collection of marriage proposals done in true geek fashion — from hacked video games, to an iPhone app, to CmdrTaco's own 2002 proposal here on Slashdot."

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  1. Sadly, we know what happened. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    "Taco,

    Will you be my life-partner? I will be in our secret WoW cave awaiting your reply.

    ~CowboyNeil"

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    1. Re:Sadly, we know what happened. by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hemos proposed as a dupe the next day.

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      Do you even lift?

      These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  2. Putting the pressure on by suso · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some people use the threat of embarrassment in order to pressure the girl into accepting. I used the threat of certain death by proposing on the roof of an 8-story building. Nah, that wasn't my plan, I just thought she would like the view since it overlooked the city. She's the greatest geek wife ever though because for my 30th birthday party she surprised me with a cake that had the numbers 11110 on it. ;-)

    1. Re:Putting the pressure on by Abstrackt · · Score: 2

      Some people use the threat of embarrassment in order to pressure the girl into accepting. I used the threat of certain death by proposing on the roof of an 8-story building.

      Ah yes, the threatmantic approach. Works every time.

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    2. Re:Putting the pressure on by DudeTheMath · · Score: 3, Interesting

      My wife recently turned 42 (she's a Douglas Adams fan, too). I put eight candles on her cake, and lit three of them: 00101010. She got it right away. Not bad for an English professor. I lost her, though, when I said she was my shining *.

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    3. Re:Putting the pressure on by tlhIngan · · Score: 3

      Some people use the threat of embarrassment in order to pressure the girl into accepting.

      it does backfire though. I think there was one guy who tried to propose during a basketball game... and his girlfriend said no right there in the middle of the court.

      In fact, I think it can easily be more embarassing to the proposer than the proposee.

    4. Re:Putting the pressure on by hedwards · · Score: 3, Informative

      I can't blame you on that. Diamonds weren't popular for engagement rings until DeBeers started one of the most successful ad campaigns in history to convince women that if their man didn't fork over a wad for a diamond that he wasn't really serious.

      Personally, I prefer sapphires, rubies and emeralds, because at least they're pleasing to the eye. If I had the money I'd totally get a Mario ring with the appropriate stones.

    5. Re:Putting the pressure on by drspliff · · Score: 2

      This is valentines day, I'm more thinking about "Let's !"

    6. Re:Putting the pressure on by gknoy · · Score: 2

      It's possible that most of the other people on the freeway are also driving fast, and are neither surprised nor offended by him driving 80. (My local freeway speed limit is 70; most people seem to drive 75.) As long as they aren't being jackasses or weaving through traffic, it doesn't seem that disruptive when a fast-mover passes me.

    7. Re:Putting the pressure on by RussellSHarris · · Score: 2

      All he got out was, "Be safe. Remember, five miles an hour is .." before I interrupted with "a two-hour difference!"

      Well... that actually depends on which 5 miles per hour it is.

      On a 1,000 mile trip, the 5 miles per hour between 55 mph and 60 mph equals a 1 1/2 hr time savings.

      However, on the same trip, the 5 miles per hour between 75 and 80 mph equals only 50 minutes.

  3. Poor Geeks by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 3, Funny

    end up like this guy ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPkxzHKLpk

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  4. Missing the hacked Ms. Pac-Man proposal by Gulthek · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The guy that did this was actually a co-worker of mine at the time. Pretty awesome.

    http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/06/hacked-ms-pac-man-rom-wins-hand-in-marriage/

  5. But You Forgot by kitsunewarlock · · Score: 3, Informative

    You guys forgot Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. He proposed to his wife with a custom card.
    http://howell.seattle.wa.us/games/MtG/Proposal.html
    Its currently one of the most expensive cards in the game (there are other copies of it handed out as wedding invitation gifts or something similar).

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  6. And for geeky weddings... by Mike+Van+Pelt · · Score: 2

    A friend's daughter got married last month, wearing these "Think Geek" T-shirts.

    Instead of the "unity candle" part of the ceremony, they had two iPads set up on a music stand, and after being pronounced husband and wife, they went to the iPads and changed their Facebook statuses to "Married."

  7. Geocaching by blaster151 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I proposed to my wife on a geocaching expedition. I'd set up a fictitious geocache location (with a box full of mementos and photos and special stuff pertaining to us) in a secluded forest clearing. I modified the latitude and longitude in the HTML on the geocaching site screen scrape in order to fool her into thinking it was a legitimate geocaching site like any other. We "found" the cache together; she opened it up and saw all of our stuff in there, including the ring box, and was floored. I got down on one knee and proposed.

    I thought it was somewhat geeky! But she liked it and it went well from there.