# Will You Marry Me? How 'Bout You? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348 "2004-05-21T12:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/1 "2004-05-21T12:58:32Z")
Love is in the air! Or is that all the pollen that’s making me tear up? Anyway, what with June fast approaching, and the suddenly expanded pool of potential mates in Massachusetts, the Marriage-O-Meter is rising fast. I’ll give credit where it’s due: It was the proposal of another Doper, in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257117), that started the wheels turning: If you were to propose marriage to any Doper(s), which would it be? And let’s make it more fun: You’re a Massachusetts resident and you’re setting up a menage a trois. (Yes, I know bigamy isn’t legal. Yet. We all know that gay marriage is just the camel’s nose, right?) So, which Doper of either sex (or more, if you like) would you invite to share your heart, hearth, and numbered Swiss bank account? As for me… hmmmmmmmmm… **Blonde**? **SanguineSpider**? **Siege**? **AvhHines**? I’ve already proposed to **Eve** in the other thread, but she has so many to choose from… And there are so many more cool Doperettes… 😕 For a man… Well, **Master Wang-Ka** jumps to mind. But wait! If I married him and **Siege** , would I have to move to Texas? :eek: Or I could go for broke, and offer my humble heart and hand to… **Coldfire** and **Lynn Bodoni**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/2 "2004-05-21T13:03:38Z")
Who’s the richest? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/3 "2004-05-21T13:20:52Z")
Alas, **ETF** , you’re a day (well, November of two years ago, but who’s counting?) late and a dollar (no comment) short:D ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/4 "2004-05-21T13:24:45Z")
Well, I’m game. Bring the horses, and my wife probably won’t even mind. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/5 "2004-05-21T13:27:19Z")
Well, I already have a man. I figure that since I live in MA, I should pick a woman. I get dibs on Harmless. That chick is funny 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/6 "2004-05-21T14:58:26Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Or I could go for broke, and offer my humble heart and hand to… **Coldfire** and **Lynn Bodoni**. 😃 Normally, I won’t even try to speak for **Coldfire** , but in this case, I feel very comfortable in declining your proposal on his behalf. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/7 "2004-05-21T16:00:48Z")
Aw, you guys are being too realistic. Assume no spouses on either end, that is yours or your potential Doper proposee. Hmm. Since this came up with SSMs, I guess for wives it would be a toss-up between **EddyTeddyFreddy** (for general sweetness, animals, and a real gift for light verse) and **Eve** (for that delightfully waspish wit, impeccable taste, and over-all Miss Manners touch). sigh. a pity I’m straight… Men. **Master Wang-Ka** springs immediately to mind, with his wonderful humor and general all-around good guy-ness (but he’ll have to move to NJ - somewhere in Texas a village is missing its idiot, hopefully he’s going back, and I don’t want to be in the same state!), but there’s something to be said for **Bippy the Beardless** - a Brit, he speaks fluent Oracle (even if he _is_ a DBA rather than a programmer), and I seem to remember that he’s a Dom… sigh. a pity I’m involved… ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/8 "2004-05-21T16:20:09Z")
Ahh doper love 🙂 I would have to propose to **auntie em** because she is so darn cool and cute and **plnnr** because he sounds like a fun guy. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/9 "2004-05-21T16:22:44Z")
Oh man, the two dopers that really jump out at me are **Eve** and **Maureen** , neither of whom know me from Adam. I love **Eve’s** sheer _presence_ (oops, I mistyped sheer as _sheep_. No, that’s not right at all). Since she’s already got a proposal in the works, I have a question for **Maureen** : **Mama Mo** , will you marry me? I’d be a good husband, except for being a straight woman and all; I can cook and clean and I have a promising garden. Oh, and I can raise you your very own beef! How 'bout it, eh? I hope Cowboy doesn’t mind… ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/10 "2004-05-21T17:01:29Z")
Oh, my!! **If6was9** , darlin’, you have competition. A woman who can cook? Always wanted one a them. 🆒 **Cowgirl Jules** , how’re your foot massaging skills? I give superlative back rubs. And, I don’t snore. Or hog the blankets. You’re even in the right state. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/11 "2004-05-21T17:07:03Z")
> [@Cowgirl Jules](#): > > **Mama Mo** , will you marry me? I’d be a good husband, except for being a straight woman and all; I can cook and clean and I have a promising garden. Oh, and I can raise you your very own beef! How 'bout it, eh? I hope Cowboy doesn’t mind… There ya go, **Mo**! You said you can’t even grow mold. And she can raise beef too. I can’t offer any of those things. Well… I can clean. And I can EAT beef… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/12 "2004-05-21T17:19:27Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Ahh doper love 🙂 > I would have to propose to **auntie em** because she is so darn cool and cute and **plnnr** because he sounds like a fun guy. I’m heartbroken, **misstee**. I thought we had sumthin’ goin’. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/13 "2004-05-21T17:45:32Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > I’m heartbroken, **misstee**. I thought we had sumthin’ goin’. 😉 Hey, he is willing to get [naked](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4867695#post4867695) Are _you_ willing to get naked ? If so, I hereby change my mind: **vunderbob** will you marry me? ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/14 "2004-05-21T18:08:31Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > Well, I already have a man. I figure that since I live in MA, I should pick a woman. I get dibs on Harmless. That chick is funny 😃 Woo Hoo! I do, I do! 🙂 Yay! I got’s me a redheaded lesbo of the bi variety! 😃 I always wanted one of those! (My mother always used to say I was a lesbo. Then again, she used to say I was black, too. :dubious: ) Can we add\*\* Hal Briston \*\* and **kittenlm** to our group? KITTY! :-p How many people can we marry? 'Cause I have a list! Can I have a harem?! :eek: Oh, please, please, please, please, please, please! I used to have one in high school! I take ever so good care of them! That way I can rotate them out and no one gets exhausted. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/15 "2004-05-21T18:24:10Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Hey, he is willing to get [naked](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=4867695#post4867695) > > Are _you_ willing to get naked ? If so, I hereby change my mind: > > **vunderbob** will you marry me? Hell ya, I’m willing to get nekkid. I’m not so sure you want to see it, but if it means we’re engaged… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/16 "2004-05-21T18:29:15Z")
Hmmmmmmmmmm… Let’s see. Doper men I propose to: **Homebrew** (cause you know, I have a crush on him), **plnnr** ( he made me drool when I saw his calendar shot), **Bumbazine** , **Exgineer** , **Rue DeDay** , **ShibbOleth** , **welby** (the fun men in **Rue’s** MMP threads). That’s enough for starters. Doper women, I propose to: **FairyChatMom** (just cause she’s her), **Kallessa** (she drinks, smokes and gambles all at the same time. What’s not to love?), Ashes Ashes (she’s just fun), **Lissla Lissar** (she has extra husbands and eclectic furniture. Plus I need at least one Canadian), **Taters** (she cooks dinner for her husband, so I figure…), **tanookie** (she designs puzzles and is plotting with **FCM** for world domination) and **Tupug Anachi** (who’s in the process of getting her online MD in Psychiatry just so she can write me a doctor’s note to permanently excuse me from stoopid meetings.) And after the wedding we’re all gonna have a big ol’ pool party/ reception. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/17 "2004-05-21T19:02:05Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **tanookie** (she designs puzzles and is plotting with **FCM** for world domination) Yikes – I have a doppelganger? I was planning to ask you to be part of my marriage, **swampy** – you being familiar with the cabana-boy setup in the attic and all – but if you’d rather marry the _other_ puzzle-editor-and-plotter-of-world-domination, well – say “sayonara” to Sergei, knowwhatImean? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/18 "2004-05-21T19:15:04Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Yikes – I have a doppelganger? I was planning to ask you to be part of my marriage, **swampy** – you being familiar with the cabana-boy setup in the attic and all – but if you’d rather marry the _other_ puzzle-editor-and-plotter-of-world-domination, well – say “sayonara” to Sergei, knowwhatImean? 😛 AARRRRRRRRRGH!!! I got **twicks** and **'nookie** mixed up! **twicks** of course I wanna marry you and Sergei. I want both of y’all in my marriage. Why, it’d just be incomplete without ya. [sub]I am such a screw up![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/19 "2004-05-21T19:16:35Z")
What the heck, I’ll try anything once. Besides, **swampy** has a pool and a floating cooler and a bar on his deck. I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348/20 "2004-05-21T19:27:26Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > Hell ya, I’m willing to get nekkid. I’m not so sure you want to see it, but if it means we’re engaged… 😃 Wooo Hooo, I gots me some nekkid **vunderbob**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-marry-me-how-bout-you/246348.md?page=2)