Miasma
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Parted. LONDON (Reuters) - It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.
The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air.
Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question.
But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite possibly the affections of his girlfriend -- sailing away over the rooftops.
"I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper.
"I just watched as it went further and further into the air.
"I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me."
Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.
"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.
"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."
He is hoping the ring will still turn up.
"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.
(Reporting by Peter Apps. Editing by Steve Addison) She sounds like quite the catch herself  .
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WayAbvPar
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He is a dolt, but it sounds like his girlfriend is a materialistic c*nt. $12k is a fair price to find this out before he ends up married to her. His next move:  |
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Mrbloodworth
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I think the idea was sweet. I think he should have used a wight on the balloon. I think the girl is a bitch.
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justdave
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Definitely! The wight could have killed and eaten his girlfriend and spared him the pain of her company.
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"They started to resist with a crust that was welded with human brain and willpower."
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Signe
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What a dumbfuck. I hope she sucks him dry before she's done playing with his silly ass.  |
My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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WayAbvPar
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What a dumbfuck. I hope she sucks him dry before she's done playing with his silly ass. I think that is why he bought the ring. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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HaemishM
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the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
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Every married man knows the blowjobs stop when the ring goes on.
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Nevermore
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Sounds like a new sitcom: The Idiot and the Golddigger
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Over and out.
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Mrbloodworth
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Peter Sellers caused the wind.  |
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Llava
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Rrava roves you rong time
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Definitely! The wight could have killed and eaten his girlfriend and spared him the pain of her company.
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Nebu
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I think it's brilliant.
Step 1. Buy a balloon.
Step 2. Release balloon.
Step 3. Claim said balloon contained a $12k ring.
Step 4. See what your girlfriend's reaction is.
True colors and all that.
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
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Mrbloodworth
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I think it's brilliant.
Step 1. Buy a balloon.
Step 2. Release balloon.
Step 3. Claim said balloon contained a $12k ring.
Step 4. See what your girlfriend's reaction is.
True colors and all that.
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Grand Design
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Thank you Nebu. I was starting to wonder about everyone's bullshitometer.
Step 5. Get newspaper to publish ridiculous story to give it more credibility.
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Miasma
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Stopgap Measure
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Other reports talked to the florist who put the ring in there for him, weather matches too.
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Grand Design
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For a cut of 12k, I'm sure he did.
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lamaros
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I think Jesus is awesome. Also: Politics!
(Time to go now GD).
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Lantyssa
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She's a bitch for wanting a new ring. He's an idiot for spending 12k dollars on piece of rock. He's a bigger idiot for putting 12k in something that can float away.
If I were him I'd have to wonder about how greedy she is. If I were her I'd have to seriously rethink being hitched to a moron. Sounds like they'll work great together.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Calantus
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Indeed it is truly a match made in heaven. Fool and money, meet woman who wants to part you.
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Furiously
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The trick is to take your girlfriend to watch Blood Diamond first. Then ask if she wants a QZ.
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Yegolev
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2/10 WOULD NOT INGEST
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Q-bert zirconium?
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Furiously
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I guess it is a CZ...
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Azazel
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Q-bert zirconium?
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