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- Eldorian, on 03/15/2008, -2/+222From a Reuters article on the same story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/od_nm/engageme ...
Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.
"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.
"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."
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Dude, consider this a $12,000 lesson to not marry that materialistic bitch. - aberon1, on 03/15/2008, -4/+126Buddy. Listen. That's God's way of saying: "Don't DO IT!" Whew! Just saved you 10 years on your life and a full head of hair.
But me, I love my wife... thaaaanks, God. - boobsbr, on 03/15/2008, -2/+93his girlfriend is a heartless bitch...
- chicagoeditor, on 03/15/2008, -4/+83It must have been a really big balloon in order to carry away a 6,000 pound ring. That's like 3 tons, right?
- skateboard1, on 03/15/2008, -6/+69IDIOT!!!
- Asrrin29, on 03/15/2008, -9/+71Was the balloon's name Lucy? (digg me if you get the reference)
- empeethree, on 03/15/2008, -0/+59D'oh
- inactive, on 03/15/2008, -1/+58Cheaper than a lawyer.
- dafragsta, on 03/15/2008, -3/+48No *****. How is this any worse than the little ***** who complained about the Lexus?
- dafragsta, on 03/15/2008, -2/+37I KNEW I was doing it wrong.
- inactive, on 03/15/2008, -3/+29Who cares?
- masfenix, on 03/15/2008, -9/+34All smart-ass comments/people aside, I really really really hope he gets it back. Thats devastating.
- FeloniusMonkey, on 03/15/2008, -6/+31Florist Helen Savva, of Cockfosters, London, told the newspaper: "I thought he was taking a risk. I said, 'I hope you hold onto it'."
HAHAHAHAHAHA... "Cockfosters!!!" - StusGhost, on 03/15/2008, -1/+25I hope there's some strong winds and that ring makes its way to Astoria, NY. I'll return it of course. . . if he agrees to not marry the greedy bitch.
- Exekutor, on 03/15/2008, -1/+21Maybe is the same bitch.
- CerMakAlot, on 03/15/2008, -3/+21"Yeah, I think I'm going to stick the ring on a balloon. It's more romantic that way. Don't see any way that could go wrong..."
- Stevanoski, on 03/15/2008, -6/+23Reminds me of the rancher in Australia that bought a very, very expensive bull that his cowboys "cut" before he could tell them it was a breeder.
- MasterPain, on 03/15/2008, -1/+15I bet Johny Quest could find it Hajji
- TriZz, on 03/15/2008, -2/+15Probably should have bought a bigger diamond...
- getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -1/+13Sounds like it's time to toss her out on her ass.
- Autrix, on 03/15/2008, -2/+13Holy freaking crap his gut must just sank when he reached out and missed that balloon.
- zippy757, on 03/15/2008, -0/+11...for those over 40 .... no happy "The Red Balloon" ending here ...
- ahawks, on 03/15/2008, -0/+11Cuz dragging a balloon around on a string is pretty pathetic looking.
- inactive, on 03/15/2008, -0/+11i think the cosmos is telling him 'she is NOT the one'
- pbaehr, on 03/15/2008, -0/+10I would have tied that thing around my wrist with titanium thread before I left the shop. Jeez.
- TheMikey, on 03/15/2008, -0/+10I, for one, seriously doubt that any insurance would cover tying it to a helium that accidentally gets let go.
Just sayin'. - getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -0/+10So where can I go pick up a free 4 or 5 year old vehicle? Or are you one of those people that considers 3 or 4k "no value"?
- BN2L, on 03/15/2008, -1/+10Its definately a sign that he shouldn't marry the bint
- earthforce1, on 03/15/2008, -0/+9I would rather put a down payment on a new house than give $10K to the DeBoers cartel. Fortunately my wife thinks the same way.
- Stevanoski, on 03/15/2008, -2/+11But I live in America where we do.
- semigloss, on 03/15/2008, -5/+14This probably happened exactly the way the guy says and the story reports. I've got no real reason to suspect otherwise. However, I'll bet some sympathetic or hopelessly romantic soul -- a rich one -- replaces the ring for the guy, and, well, that would happen whether or not there was actually a ring attached to that balloon, if you get my drift.
- 06metzp, on 03/15/2008, -1/+9He wanted to show her he loved her by buying an expensive ring - got it. But how does that redeem the fact that she "is refusing to speak to [him] until I get her a new ring"?
- haaaaey, on 03/15/2008, -0/+8that sucks, my boyfriend and i just got engaged. my ring didn't cost anything near that and we still weren't stupid enough to risk losing it like that.
though it does sound like his would-be wife is a total *****. 12,000 dollar lesson learned. - Autrix, on 03/15/2008, -2/+10must *have just sank
stupid grammar. - getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -0/+8What the ***** car costs tens of thousands of dollars and will only "last" a couple of years?
- zeiben, on 03/15/2008, -0/+7Sounds like the makings of a great sitcom: Greedy Bitch and Dumbass
- parkamark, on 03/15/2008, -0/+7What a plonker!
- ICSU, on 03/15/2008, -1/+8How many does he have?
- bliz, on 03/15/2008, -2/+8Yes, I get your 'drift'.
- franklymister, on 03/15/2008, -0/+6You're smart enough to make a "homemade burning laser," but you haven't learned to type without using pre-teen text speak?
- atown44, on 03/15/2008, -3/+9Lucy in the Skyyyyy with Diamonds!
- digdug2020, on 03/15/2008, -1/+6Well he did a dumb thing, that doesn't mean he's stupid, just a little over-romantic. The up side is that he got off cheap if he'll just admit she is obviously money grubbing. $12000 is nothing compared to how much a doomed marriage can cost you. If this guy is reading this, cut your losses and run! Find a woman who really will enrich your life rather than just make poorer, both financially and spiritually.
- franklymister, on 03/15/2008, -0/+5That doesn't make any sense.
- LadyDub, on 03/15/2008, -3/+8And it's IN the balloon, so it will probably never be found.
- mtnbluet, on 03/15/2008, -0/+5From the nasty reply that his fiancee gave him with no appreciation of the 2 hours driving trying to keep the balloon in sight, I would say that God definitely did him a HUGE favor.
My words to him: Go home and go on with your life and career and forget about her. End of story. - StusGhost, on 03/15/2008, -1/+6I hope there's some strong winds and that ring makes its way to Astoria, NY. I'll return it of course. . . if he agrees to not marry the greedy bitch.
- MarkOfTheDead, on 03/15/2008, -1/+5I'm Just curious how a woman can refuse to speak to you through a closed front door while you're in the comfortable warmth of your home and she's out on her ass for being pretty much a glorified whore after you try to do something creative and memorable for the start of your lives together.
- threemagic, on 03/15/2008, -1/+5I came in to say the same thing (close anyway)...
"I shall name that balloon, "Lucy"" - Professr, on 03/15/2008, -0/+4Ah, but the proper helium-air ratio would result in a perfect Balloon Equilibrium!
- threemagic, on 03/15/2008, -0/+4yeah.. yeah.. yeah.. heehehhe...and it ruled!
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