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Man Scales Brooklyn Bridge To Save Ring During Proposal

news.aol.com — An elaborately planned marriage proposal almost became an engagement nightmare after the groom-to-be opened the ring box on the Brooklyn Bridge -- and the jewelry fell into traffic below. Determined to save her ring, he scaled the side of the bridge as motorists, thinking he was suicidal, begged him not to jump.

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  • popzero, on 04/03/2009, -1/+56There's a fine line between love and stupidity. A veeeerrry veeeeeerrry fine line. Made of bungee cord. Unsecured bungee cord. Coated in Vaseline.
  • AReallyGoodName, on 04/04/2009, -0/+52When the motorists were yelling "don't do it you have too much to live for!" they knew perfectly well he was just proposing.
  • sockpuppets, on 04/04/2009, -2/+51Are you coming onto me in a way I don't understand?
  • AJShoes9789, on 04/03/2009, -0/+39It would suck if she said no.
  • kingbinji, on 04/04/2009, -2/+36"Determined to save her ring, he scaled the side of the bridge as motorists, thinking he was suicidal, begged him not to jump."

    marriage practically is suicide so the people weren't that off.
  • BossKey, on 04/04/2009, -2/+34nooooo...my preciousssss......
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -0/+26He'll have deja vu after 5 years of marriage.
  • sockpuppets, on 04/04/2009, -1/+26Apparently you've never been with a woman before.
  • OutpostNetwork, on 04/03/2009, -0/+22Nice to see that she said yes after all that trouble...
  • nepidae, on 04/04/2009, -2/+23She should have done it for the lulz.
  • Zippo, on 04/04/2009, -1/+20There's a keeper! Willing to scale a ***** bridge.
  • jftitan, on 04/04/2009, -0/+18Upon, realizing that the man was scaling the bridge to save a wedding ring, motorist started saying "Jump!"
  • Bic823, on 04/04/2009, -1/+14Hopefully this will be water under the bridge for the newlyweds...
  • kenvsryu, on 04/04/2009, -1/+11God was telling you something - don't get married.
  • RoyaleCheese, on 04/04/2009, -0/+8whoa, whoa, whoa, spoiler alert?
  • Unlgued, on 04/04/2009, -0/+7He almost ended his life twice, that day.
  • Coven, on 04/04/2009, -0/+7That's the only danger I'd be worried about...
  • inactive, on 04/03/2009, -3/+9and she probably complained about making her wait in the cold.
  • Farmer77, on 04/04/2009, -0/+6Very brave man. I walked the Brooklyn Bridge many of times, and I wouldn't even lean over to look at the cars coming. The traffic is much faster than shown in the video. It's like peering down at a grinder. The cars probably slowed down once they saw a man running in their direction.
  • glowfood, on 04/04/2009, -0/+5thread winner
  • Coven, on 04/04/2009, -0/+5Running down the Brooklyn Bridge through traffic is both dangerous AND crazy. New York drivers are out of their freaking minds.
  • socomoddjob, on 04/04/2009, -1/+5what a guy.
  • mycoplasma, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4While that kind of devotion is good to see in a relationship, I can't help but think that you probably don't want to marry someone crazy enough to risk his life for a material possession that is only symbolic of the marriage. You really don't need a ring to get married.
  • AndrewDB, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4Reading is difficult.. isn't it?
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -1/+4wasting money on a ring that could be better used, especially if you plan on brats? sheer stupidity.
  • Abomonog, on 04/04/2009, -1/+4I see what you did there
  • feliks2, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3Spelling too, it seems.
  • soulonfire928, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3RTFA

    "And the story has a very happy ending. The couple, both public school teachers, are planning an April 24 wedding."
  • popzero, on 04/04/2009, -1/+4Sorry sockpuppets! I tried going out with a sock in junior high but it didn't last long. And then there was chafing...
  • murrdpirate, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3Everyone saw what he did there.
  • rnawky, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3This is way different than the story I heard on Lex & Terry this morning.

    Here's what they said.

    Marriage proposal on the Brooklyn bridge.
    Ring falls down.
    Man scales down the bridge to retrieve the ring.
    Sets off some sort of suicide alert.
    People start yelling "jump, jump"
    Finally gets the ring and tells the cops he isn't suicidal and they let him go.

    I guess they were kind of close.
  • Hurricane, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Ordinarily this would mean good luck in a marriage, but in the case of the groom being so stupidly suicidal over material objects, this marriage is gonna end in tragedy.
  • BlackOculus, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Cheers to him for not dying. Boo to her for letting him do it. A diamond is forever, a loved ones life is not.
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2He should have gotten a ticket for breaking the law.
  • iCanHasUsername, on 04/04/2009, -2/+4Dugg for FMX Pic.
  • martoq, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2She better of said yes.
  • AJShoes9789, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2JK. LOLZ!
  • CeeJayDK, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2"better of said" ??
    What ?

    In english please.
  • bdbr, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2It made the story kind of a letdown...I was hoping that was how he got the ring.
  • AJShoes9789, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2What did he do?
  • kangy3213, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2did we just crash aol?

    edit: nevermind, it started working again...
  • stephakneex, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1i guess he loves her?
  • butterpat, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1April 24th? I hope that they aren't sending out the invitations by snail mail.
  • HardSide, on 04/04/2009, -1/+2Scaling? All he did was climb down from the walking platform to the car platform, hardly scaling, there are ladders every couple minutes.
  • inactive, on 04/04/2009, -1/+2The part that he "scaled" was the 15 ft trusses to the road, much like "scaling" a fence

    Skip to 40 second on the vid and you can see the metal trusses he "scaled"....The only danger is he could have fell into traffic.
  • ChloeMS, on 04/04/2009, -1/+2The cops didn't tazz him? Now THATS news!
  • joannastack, on 09/16/2009, -0/+0That's intense! I understand why he did it, but wow. Diamonds are made to seem rare because they are sold in a monopoly market where big name companies can control the prices and how many are available to the public. When I get married, I'm opting for a cubic zirconia ring! It will be much cheper and no one will even know the difference! haha. They have great rings at this website http://emitations.com
  • BettyBenz, on 09/13/2009, -0/+0must have been a Lolipop glass art ring! LOL!
  • gluecode, on 04/04/2009, -4/+4Either ways, he was trying to commit suicide.
  • lovemorgul, on 04/03/2009, -8/+7Obviously they were committed to marry before getting engaged..., so why not an interlock with an engagement ring or a nice band with diamonds in it? Nice gesture, but seriously, a commitment to respect and love one another through thick and thin should suffice.
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