Comments on: The $12,000.00 Bad Idea

By: angela

angela — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:32:44 +0000

My question is: where did he find the helium right out of the jewelry store ? :) Or are there helium balloon fillers all over the streets of London ?

By: T

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:54:10 +0000

Dear bfos7215,

No one here is saying they wouldn’t be “upset at all if your spouse blew $12,000.” What they are saying is, “why stay with this woman and blow ANOTHER $12,000???”

By: Paul W

Paul W — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:26:20 +0000

Was the bride to be Heather Mills?

By: libdave

libdave — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:36:11 +0000

I got a parking ticket today for $20.00 - now I don’t feel so bad.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:23:58 +0000

I wonder how this story was verified?

When I first heard about it, I thought, “That sounds pretty sucky if true, but I bet I’ll hear a follow up about the girlfriend breaking up with him because he had no ring, only to pursuade some jewelry company to swing in for the PR.”

Now that the first part of my guess has filled in, I await the second.

I honestly believe this guy fabricated the story.

Plus… a $12,000 ring would be pretty heavy… how big of a balloon did he have to fill to lift the damn thing?

By: Herkenham

Herkenham — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:49:39 +0000

If it was meant to be, that balloon will float down right on her balcony, with the ring safely inside. Otherwise, the relationship just wasn’t in the cards. (What are the odds?)

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:32:28 +0000

Hey - it happens to the best of them. Anyone remember that episode of The Commish?

By: Pedros

Pedros — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:09:19 +0000

On the other hand, tie a cheap plastic ring to a ballon - whoops just floated away my dear and I paid 12k for it, shall I gey you another one.

Cheap way of finding out if she is materialistic or romantic.

Call me cynical

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:01:52 +0000

He’s a moron; she’s a bitch.
The perfect couple.

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:57:02 +0000

Wow, I feel terrible for that guy. At least he learned something with his mistake.

Gravity weighs more than helium and a ring.

By: Fignuts

Fignuts — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:53:52 +0000

Best waste of $12,000 ever, if that’s all it cost to avoid a lifetime of misery and/or messy divorce proceedings, after marrying such a materialistic person.

By: Daemon

Daemon — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:51:55 +0000

So… does anyone know the wind patterns around London?

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:51:10 +0000

If this results in them not getting married and procreating, I’m sure there’s a Darwin award for them somewhere.

By: MrG

MrG — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:43:37 +0000

An expensive lesson, but it sounds like in the long run, it was worth $12,000 to find out what a bitch the finace was. Good riddance to her and the ring, I say.

By: bfos7215

bfos7215 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:42:34 +0000

Riiiiight. None of you would be upset at all if your spouse blew $12,000. If only people really were as laid back as they like to think they are.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:41:18 +0000

RUN DUDE!! She’s a b*tch…she gives real women a bad name… Save yourself from a loveless future and an expensive divorce..She’s a shark..RUNNN!!!!

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:30:02 +0000

Yet another unforseen consequence of the U.K.’s gun ban.

(Joking of course, discharching a gun into the air is exceedingly dangerous.)

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:18:26 +0000

She’s materialistic, he’s a moron, I’d say they should stay partners for life.