At my (first) wedding, Aunt of the Ex went around the recepton telling people that we were getting married because I was pregnant and that the family was not happy. Why she did this, I still don't know. Luckily, people found it funny, if puzzling.
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Aug 25, 2008 1:12:07 pm PDT #5307 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Aims - Aug 25, 2008 1:21:35 pm PDT #5308 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Aims and MM have the most perfectly Aims-and-MM proposal story.
Umm, assuming that was MM in the bar?
Indeed it was. And it was pretty typical of us. As was us both cracking up during the ceremony.
Connie Neil - Aug 25, 2008 1:25:11 pm PDT #5309 of 10003
brillig
Around here in Utah, the guys are expected to pull off some amazing stunt--balloon rides, hiding the ring in food, proposals on the electronic screen at sporting events--and the shallow bimbos who expect this of them like to play My Proposal Was Better Than Yours during dull times.
They stopped playing it with me when I smiled serenely and said, "Well, he did get down on one knee, but he had to get out of bed to do it, and since he was naked he had to make sure nothing sharp was on the floor under his knee. Then I said yes, and he climbed back into bed."
Also, we only got married because a neighbor who hated us ratted us out to our landlord, who was horrified at having a couple living in sin in his building. We'd been telling him we were married for nearly a year. But between him and Hubby's folks sighing and whining, we figured, why not? It made hte paperwork easier anyway.
Ginger - Aug 25, 2008 1:28:40 pm PDT #5310 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've sort of been ruined by Laurie's proposal to Amy in Little Women.
I was ruined by Lord Peter's proposal to Harriet. Anyone who proposed with "Placetne magistra?" would probably get an immediate yes, or rather "Placet." Bonus points if punting on the Thames is involved.
JZ - Aug 25, 2008 1:34:54 pm PDT #5311 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Our proposal story: Hec sent me the highlights of a lengthy IM exchange he'd had with amych the previous weekend. Then I burst into tears and mentally tortured myself and him for three weeks before saying yes.
Good times, good times.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2008 1:41:09 pm PDT #5312 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I so want to get him in a ring and punch him in the face.
Why do you need a ring?
Marriage proposals and face-punches: no ring necessary!
ChiKat - Aug 25, 2008 1:43:13 pm PDT #5313 of 10003
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
She also created Big Drama at my wedding as well, by showing up in a white lace dress.
My sister showed up at our brother's wedding in a white dress. Her response, "I know I'm not supposed to wear white at a wedding but I love this dress and I look good in it and no one's going to stop me."
1) My sister is very big on appearances, but she is also extremely self-centered.
2) The dress, in fact, decidedly did NOT look good on her.
megan walker - Aug 25, 2008 1:44:05 pm PDT #5314 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
2) The dress, in fact, decidedly did NOT look good on her.
That makes it all worthwhile.
amych - Aug 25, 2008 1:45:44 pm PDT #5315 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Aww, JZ! I'd thwap him over the head for you backchannel it all again a million times over, but I hated the weeks of mental torture part for both of you!
sarameg - Aug 25, 2008 1:49:10 pm PDT #5316 of 10003
My friend *begged* me to wear red at her wedding. She said I was the only person she knew attending who would, and wanted to scandalize some distant relatives, and distract from her mom's creepy boyfriend and crazy future SIL. I performed admirably. Though I am truly not a scandalous person and it wasn't a terribly conservative crowd.
I'd guess brother getting formally engaged probably involved him being called a dumbshit and him farting and blaming it on her. Because, even if it isn't true, it would be so...them.