How To “Not” Propose to Your Girlfriend
Remember when I mentioned that Essence Magazine and its parent company Time, Inc were going to be releasing an internet TV show called “30 Dates in 30 Days“? Well, it started and you can check it out online. Before I ever heard anything about 30 Dates in 30 Days, I remember reading Essence’s “Will You Marry Me” feature in their magazine. It kind of seems like this show will follow along the same theme as that contest. But, I can only assume there will be no marriage proposals in the end. And, since we’re on the topic, speaking of no marriage proposals … About a week ago or maybe more, a coworker forwarded me this video and article about the College Humor Prank War. Funny to watch. Though, I’m not so sure it would have been fun to be on the receiving end of this prank.
Basically, Amir Blumenfeld gets Yankee Stadium to put up a fake marriage proposal announcement on the big screen during the middle of one of their games. Streeter Seidell is at the game with his girlfriend, Sharon, and neither have no idea about the prank. Half way through the game, the announcement goes up. Sharon jumps to her feet and gets all excited. ‘Yes,’ she says, ‘yes, I’ll marry you.’ Streeter is kind of like, ‘No. Wait. Stop. I didn’t put that up there! I think we just got punked.’ Sharon slaps Streeter across the face hard. I read this article and they seem to agree that it’s almost a little too over the top to be real, but it’s a special little video nonetheless. [[UPDATE: TMZ just posted the video online.]]
September 20th, 2007 at 2:23 am
I’m not sure there are any limits to how low some people will sttop but this one definitely seem like it’s at the extreme end of the spectrum if it isn’t staged.
September 20th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
I laughed my ass off with that prank, I know: I’m evil… but I enjoy these kinda things!!
September 21st, 2007 at 9:58 am
@ Mr Angry: I’m not sure if it’s staged. And, yeah, it’s totally over the top.
@ Nat: Bless you for being brave enough to admit you laughed about this one. I felt really guilty, but I laughed (hard) at the “one, two, three strikes you’re out” part.
September 21st, 2007 at 1:04 pm
There’s a word I’ve recently come across which I think is appropriate…
Schadenfreude
Roughly translated as ‘pleasure taken from someone else’s misfortune’
There’s not english translation, but when I was watching that video, that’s EXACTLY how I felt – it was funny as hell!
September 21st, 2007 at 1:05 pm
is this working?
September 26th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Hey Mitch!
I just shot you an email. I found your comments in the Spam Bucket of Hell, and I released them. All of your other posts should show up now. If they don’t, email me. :)
FBC