| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 477.1 | go for it! | COOKIE::DOUCETTE | Chuck Doucette, Database A/D @CXO | Mon Feb 29 1988 13:10 | 8 |
| As a man, I would just love to be asked. I think that is a neat idea.
Best of luck (from somebody who has always loved Sadie Hawkins day).
My only suggestion is try to arrange a romantic dinner ASAP either in or out.
Try and make it a bit mysterious (so your SO wonders why you are going to all
of this trouble but enjoys the attention).
Chuck
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| 477.2 | Believe it or not | VIDA::BNELSON | Talking back to the night | Mon Feb 29 1988 13:48 | 14 |
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Interesting this should come up. Coming into work this morning I heard a
woman ask for her SO's hand in marriage over the RADIO! At first I thought
it was a joke, but not so. NOT that I think there's anything wrong with a
woman asking a man, I just thought it was a tad surprising to hear it over
the radio!!!
I thought I'd throw it out there, but I don't know as I'd recommend it! I
still think the best way is to get the good eye contact and the sincere voice
and let'r rip. But then, I always have been a bit old-fashioned. ;-)
Brian
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| 477.3 | | QUARK::LIONEL | We all live in a yellow subroutine | Mon Feb 29 1988 13:48 | 10 |
| Feb. 29 is popularly considered "Sadie Hawkins' Day", after the
event in the "Li'l Abner" comic strip, but my understanding is
that in the strip, it was actually some day in September! Well,
we need something amusing for Feb. 29 anyway!
I would be thrilled to have an SO propose to me, as long as it was
something we had discussed doing previously (getting married, not
scheduling the proposal!) Do try to make it a surprise!
Steve
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| 477.4 | A bit late, but here goes... | ERIS::CALLAS | I've lost my faith in nihilism. | Mon Feb 29 1988 14:42 | 9 |
| re .0:
The traditional way is to say, "Darling, I love you, I need you, I
cannot live without you. Will you marry me?"
Dinner, flowers, champagne, and jewelry are often used to heighten the
mood.
Jon
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| 477.5 | or the lighter side | COMET::BERRY | Howie Mandel in a previous life | Mon Feb 29 1988 16:01 | 9 |
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RE: .0
>Men...how would you liked to be asked???
What about the morning after ?!?!?! ;^)
-Howie
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| 477.6 | perhaps no suprise is better | COOKIE::DOUCETTE | Chuck Doucette, Database A/D @CXO | Mon Feb 29 1988 17:00 | 13 |
| RE: < Note 477.3 by QUARK::LIONEL "We all live in a yellow subroutine" >
> I would be thrilled to have an SO propose to me, as long as it was
> something we had discussed doing previously (getting married, not
> scheduling the proposal!) Do try to make it a surprise!
A suprise was probably a bad idea. I believe I was thinking along the
lines of what you said above (the proposal from you and the timing
would be a suprise but not the idea of marriage). I guess I thought
a suprise would be more exciting; but, I'm sure a proposal would be exciting
enough (and it shouldn't be a shocking suprise but a pleasant one).
Chuck
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| 477.7 | Does he get an engagement ring? | FSHQOA::VJORDAN | | Mon Feb 29 1988 18:19 | 14 |
| I just got a picture in my head of a man showing up down at his
local hangout, sporting his new engagement ring (a man's ring of
course, with a diamond in it, somewhat similar to a school ring).
He sits down at the bar, and puts his left hand up on the counter
moving in around conspicuously in conversatin so that his friends
will notice. Then somebody says, "Hey, JAKE!, Where'd you get that
ROCK?!" He smiles shyly and says, "I'm getting married!" Then
they all crowd around him oohing and ahing over the ring, telling
him how lucky he is...
It's a very different concept, but I like it! Why not!
-Val
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| 477.9 | | VLS8::COSTA | | Mon Feb 29 1988 23:24 | 10 |
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re: .7
Val that really cracked me up!!!
Dave
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| 477.10 | calling all friends, calling all friends... | STEREO::FLIS | | Tue Mar 01 1988 08:07 | 8 |
| WELL??!?!??! WHAT HAPPENED!??!??!
Hmmmmmm?
Oh! I luv this sort of thing!
jim
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| 477.11 | Worked for me | VAXRT::CANNOY | I was so much older then... | Tue Mar 01 1988 09:43 | 6 |
| Well, I proposed last nightand was accepted. (I used the strategy Jon
suggested in .4.) But then we just keep proposing back and forth and
saying yes. This has been going on for about a year. We're getting
married in April, but it's fun to keep asking.
Tamzen
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| 477.12 | A pretty story | SQM::AITEL | Every little breeze.... | Tue Mar 01 1988 10:35 | 7 |
| Well, my sister called last night - she and her SO got married
yesterday! This is a second marriage for both of them, and it
was sort of a sudden decision to do it on leap day, but they had
been planning to get married "sometime". The funniest twist is
that yesterday was the Rabbi's birthday - he was 15....
--Louise
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| 477.13 | Congratulations, Tamzen!! | REGENT::MOZER | Celebration time, *come* *on*!! | Tue Mar 01 1988 10:42 | 7 |
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RE: .11
Congratulations, Tamzen!! Wishing you both all the happiness
in the world!!
Joe
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| 477.14 | | AWARD2::HARMON | | Tue Mar 01 1988 11:35 | 7 |
| RE: .11
'at a woman.....Best wishes for the future and may you both enjoy
all the leap year days of your lives with fond memories of 1988!
P.
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| 477.15 | I didn't see the need to plan a romantic dinner | SSDEVO::YOUNGER | Calm down, it's only 1's and 0's | Tue Mar 01 1988 13:32 | 11 |
| Gee, I proposed over a month ago, not even considering Sadie Hawkins'
day.
All I did was start discussing the reasons why we should get married
(i.e., tax advantage in our particular situation, ability to share
various benefits by virtue of being a spouse as opposed to other
kinds of SOs, etc.) then asked him flat out to marry me. We're
getting married in April too.
Elizabeth
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| 477.17 | maybe .... | SVCRUS::CRANE | I'd rather be on my bicycle | Thu Mar 03 1988 00:21 | 6 |
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I'd like to be asked in the middle of an orgasm.
would'nt that be interesting.
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| 477.18 | | AKOV11::BOYAJIAN | $50 never killed anybody | Thu Mar 03 1988 04:16 | 20 |
| re:.0
How would a man liked to be asked to marry? Well, how would *you*
like to be asked? Chances are, men would like to be asked in much
the same way.
Of course, there's always the man who thinks it's the "man's job"
to do the asking, in which case, there's *no* good idea to ask him.
But what I want to know is: what the hell is the silliness about
women only proposing on Leap Year Day or even at any time during
Leap Year? Why can't (or shouldn't) women propose marriage at any
time they feel like it?
Why should men be the only ones burdened with the "job" of proposing
marriage? Why shouldn't women have the "right" to propose marriage
any time they want to? Sheesh! It's not like these are the Dark
Ages!
--- jerry
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| 477.19 | i'll take you bob. | SCOMAN::DAUGHAN | feel like jumpin the gun! | Fri Mar 04 1988 00:41 | 11 |
| okay bob,let's get married. please allow me to enrich your life.
i beg you let me bring sunshine into your day.
i promise to nag only once a week and not to blow smoke in your
face.
will you have me?
kelly ;-)
P.S. becareful what you ask for,you may get it....
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| 477.20 | Why Kelly... I didn't know you had it in you! :-) | YODA::BARANSKI | Words have too little bandwidth... | Tue Apr 05 1988 17:25 | 0 |
| 477.21 | CHUCKLE! | NEAVAX::CANINO | | Wed Apr 06 1988 08:59 | 9 |
| Thanks everybody who wrote to this note...I usually get in at
6:00 a.m. for work and this a.m. I decided to log into notes and
found this one. You guys made my day. With a chucle and a smile
especially with notes .18 - .20.
You made my day.
MAC
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| 477.22 | what do i have in me? | SCOMAN::DAUGHAN | heathcliff,its me,cathy come home... | Sat Apr 09 1988 21:54 | 6 |
| didnt know i had what in me jim????
did i punctuate for once or maybe i didnt make any spelling mistakes?
kelly
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