With this ring, I thee frag
A female employee of Australian internet service provider Internode has used the February 29th loophole that says women can propose to men to pop the question – inside Team Fortress 2 (TF2). Internode tells that employee Taryn Hicks dropped a line to Valve co-founder Gabe Newell to ask about a virtual ring that would be sold in- …
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Re: Ahhhhh!
Damn, you beat me to it.
“Accept my trade, b#*!h!”: I'm betting that one's not been used as a proposal line before.
Sounds like she is of that age and a little desperate to try and get her gamer partner to marry her.
Re: Ahhhhh!
Ahh, true love.
'Twould be so much simpler if everyone had access to flamethrowers.
Re: Ahhhhh!
Just love the idea of a relationship where you go out together to a cafe and then only interact through devices. Presumably they were sat next to each other - but maybe not!
Re: Ahhhhh!
Just love the idea of a relationship where you go out together to a cafe and then only interact through devices. Presumably they were sat next to each other - but maybe not!
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I personally think the same thing about going to the cinema. You go with someone to sit in a darkened room where you aren't even allowed to talk.
But the point is that its a shared experience, isn't it.
A relationship where one partner goes to such lengths seems quite healthy to me.
My view on the whole thing is that you find whatever works, and go with that. Screw what anyone else thinks is supposed to be going on.
Re: Ahhhhh!
> ...the cinema. You go with someone to sit in a darkened room where you aren't even allowed to talk.
If only. My very occasional visits to the cinema are kept that way by the prospects of sitting next to some group of people who are so intent on yakking away I wonder why they didn't just go to the pub for a convivial shout at each other.
Oi Gabe!
Enough with the pet projects - get back to coding HL3!
Caveman style?
For some reason that brings to mind crude comics of the 50s where men club the women they were to marry senseless before dragging her back to his cave.
Re: Caveman style?
Me too.
Man doing clubbing - No
Club - No
Cave - Maybe (depends on Café)
Slaughter Mammoth for burgers - No
Hang on a sec........
(Not Tradable)
Nice extra touch that the gift is "Not Tradable"
So they had to repair the restaurant? - Someone mean to say `retired`?!
No, that's a perfectly valid use of the word 'repair' . Perhaps a little archaic.
Valid and archaic use.
But also topical as he presumably has to restore (see link to "restaurant"?) from his burn marks, and possibly they have to repair some verbal bridges that were crossed.
"...So they had to repair the restaurant?..."
No. It says "...repair to the restaurant..."
Try looking it up.
I do hope that they thought things through
I mean, it is pretty cool, absolutely. But a possible downside to all this is that you're also signing away your rights to any sense of privacy you might wish for. No; not now. But I do hope that they'll feel the same in, say, 3 - 6 years or so.
After all; as this article has clearly demonstrated; whatever has transpired between them has become public domain. And sometimes that can work against you in the longer run.
BUT, most of all: congratulations to the couple! (seems I'm the first in the thread to think think about congratulating the couple?).
Re: 'After repairing to a restaurant, ...'
Perfect fuel for killing tiny cowards...
Ahhhh the days....
I remembered being horde going to SW Cath after killing Varian and doing a massive RP session with my bride...a female tauren. We both traded each other The 1 Ring ....and lived happily every after...until we got overwhelmed by alliance and it ended in massacre!
Why does it feel like a Friday today :) ?
Re: pix
http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/3/a/collegehumor.fb0cea63429bf295b309216a6272bc2a.jpg
Sorry, I'm sure they're a lovely couple really.
Re: pix
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/web-mistress-hits-her-mark-as-she-games-geek-love-during-in-game-trade/story-e6freuy9-1226313747007
A real pic of the happy couple.
Isn't it customary
"until death do us part"?
and not:
"your death do we start"?
Cute, but what will transpire down the road?
After a few years of marriage, I would not be surprised if Taryn asks them to include a dishwasher brush in the game because Derek can't be bothered to do the dishes. (no worries Derek, I don't touch the dishes either)
I bet he will soon refuse all in-game "gifts".
For some reason...
This reminds me of the Spy+Pyro animation.
Dammit, now I'm giggling on the bus.
Re: For some reason...
Yeah, now that you mention it...isn't Pyro the Scout's mom?
This is extremely nerdy, but also extremely scary. She obviously has a LOT of cats!!
Not the first Valve assisted proposal
The Portal one was way more involved. A whole custom level with genuine new GLaDOS voice overs.
She calls him a b****, makes the proposal, gives him a (virtual) diamond engagement ring, and kills him in a computer game. That lady's got balls.
It's clear who wears the hats in that relationship
I wonder if she crafted them herself?
Wow
its amazing how many TF2'ers are on here
But its lucky that they were'nt pyro and spy
mMMMmmmmmm uph mMMmmmmmmUPh MMMUUpph mmmeekkkk !!!!!!!
Roughly translated : Will you marry me you wonderful beatiful female spy OMG you're a 45 yr geordie truck driver!
at least he only has to deal with the proposal day anniversery once every 4 years.
on the other hand, he'll be damned if he forgets! ... oh wait. that's just normal.
Wedding Music
Personally I'm picturing someone running down the aisle to "Playing With Danger".
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Soundtrack
Bridesmaids with uber for the train maybe?
Thoughts
First thought on seeing the subtitle: 'I thee frag' usually comes later in the relationship.
Then again, how many marriage proposals include the proposer setting the proposee on fire and saying 'Now you're dead'?
Reminds me of this ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SdYz7cq04
Aww. I thought it was sweet (the Portal one, not TF2).
Congrats to the happy couple.
Really.
My ex-girlfriend gave me elaborate instruction on how, where and WHEN am I to propose her.
All the way down to type of flowers and how big tip should I give to the waiter to bring them to table at exactly the right moment.
Sad thing is, we broke up for completely different reasons....
Shaky start...
Call me a suspicious old hag who doesn't understand today's hipsters, but if you have to set fire to a guy to get him to pay attention to you, this might be a sign that the relationship is not working out quite as well as you may have thought.
Re: Left 4 Dead 2
I notice she dumps the gnome and grabs the axe when confronted by something unexpected...
Not even married,
and she's already nagging him, and has even progressed to assault with a deadly weapon?
I'm sure they'll be very happy together. Her and his life insurance, that is.
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