A Modest Proposal

[Silhouette of Seraphim]

Now that's how you get her to say yes.

http://kotaku.com/5795066/claptrap-has-a-proposal-for-you-tora

http://kotaku.com/5795148/when-your-favorite-game-is-proposing-marriage-the-answer-is-yes

Definitely a unique way or proposing.

[Grail]

Obnoxious, impersonal, and devoid of romance, in my opinion.

[Uennie]

No. Pass. I can see how some chicks would be holyshit over that, but if it were me I probably would have looked at him and thought to myself "Does he know me at all"?

[Silhouette of Seraphim]

Obnoxious, impersonal, and devoid of romance, in my opinion.

Convincing a game studio to spend a week making a video for you, with a character from a game that's a favorite to the both of you and something you started the growth of the relationship on, and doing it in a room full of your friends is none of those things.

[Uennie]

Convincing a game studio to spend a week making a video for you, with a character from a game that's a favorite to the both of you and something you started the growth of the relationship on, and doing it in a room full of your friends is none of those things.

That's your opinion. I can see that, but not everyone's idea of a good proposal is the same. If you were talking about how to make a proposal that's relevant to the relationship then that's what the thread should be about and it should include lots of other proposals instead of just ONE that is up for criticism.

EDIT: Also, if that's what this guy did, there's no way this is a 'modest' proposal.

[Digglett]

Chrono Trigger proposal is better. It's on Youtube.

[Grail]

Convincing a game studio to spend a week making a video for you, with a character from a game that's a favorite to the both of you and something you started the growth of the relationship on, and doing it in a room full of your friends is none of those things.

I'm going to suggest you work on your reading comprehension. When you're done, go back and notice that I qualified my statement with the words "in my opinion".

*To me*, intimacy, and creating the right circumstances yourself, trumps farming the work out to someone else, then putting the poor girl on the spot in front of a crowd and simply waiting for a reply. That's about as lame as it gets.

I can see we have different tastes and sensibilities.

[Silhouette of Seraphim]

That's your opinion. I can see that, but not everyone's idea of a good proposal is the same. If you were talking about how to make a proposal that's relevant to the relationship then that's what the thread should be about and it should include lots of other proposals instead of just ONE that is up for criticism.

EDIT: Also, if that's what this guy did, there's no way this is a 'modest' proposal.

Of course everyone's idea is different. If you'd bothered to read the articles though, you'd have seen this was indeed one that's relevant to the relationship, and really rather unique at that.

I can see where it would he ho-hum and underwhelming for some though. Perhaps you should help spice up the thread by telling us all about your engagement and how it went down? Same with the other no-doubt... erm... fine and sensible gal that's replied.

[StayTuned]

This is truly wierd. But if she likes it and if it helps him to get a YES from her... then by all means

[Silhouette of Seraphim]

I'm going to suggest you work on your reading comprehension. When you're done, go back and notice that I qualified my statement with the words "in my opinion".

That was clearly my fault. It seems I didn't add "in my opinion" to my statement, so I couldn't possibly have been stating my own, and not necessarily saying that you were somehow wrong in any way.

Don't let that stop you from being a snarky cow though.

[Grail]

Lol, that's exactly what you were doing. Don't try to weasel your way out of it, you little liar. You're just mad because nobody agrees with your bad taste, hehe.

[Blznsmri]

I came here expecting an actual discussion on "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.

[Deleted]

People around here are disturbingly close-minded.

[HazardYo]

I approve of Claptrap.
I find it mildly funny that she would like that proposal, but hey, apparently she said yes, so congratz to them.

That being said, it was still amusing. Claptrap is probably the most awesome character ever invented. Yes, I did say that.

[Lotharion]

It's special to the couple. Whether you find it romantic or not is completely irrelevant. It's not for you, and nobody cares if you find it insensitive. Go away.

That said, I applaud Gearbox for doing this.

[Deleted]

I came here expecting an actual discussion on "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift.

Heh.

I wouldn't call this a modest proposal; fancy perhaps, but not modest. It's not my taste, but if it suites them; then that's fine by me.

[Uennie]

It's special to the couple. Whether you find it romantic or not is completely irrelevant. It's not for you, and nobody cares if you find it insensitive. Go away.

That said, I applaud Gearbox for doing this.

What the hell is the point of a thread if people aren't allowed to disagree with it? This isn't a place to feed an ego. If anything disagreements make things to some people even more important. It gives you something to fight for.

I agree that this proposal was right for this couple. For me, it wouldn't be, I'm just a different kind of person. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

[Lotharion]

What the hell is the point of a thread if people aren't allowed to disagree with it? This isn't a place to feed an ego. If anything disagreements make things to some people even more important. It gives you something to fight for.

I agree that this proposal was right for this couple. For me, it wouldn't be, I'm just a different kind of person. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

You inserted yourself into the situation, and (obviously) concluded that you would not have liked his method of proposal.

That's an incredibly redundant observation. You should have just said "nope, not for me", you didn't have to be so virile about it.

[Deleted]

You inserted yourself into the situation, and (obviously) concluded that you would not have liked his method of proposal.

That's an incredibly redundant observation. You should have just said "nope, not for me", you didn't have to be so virile about it.

I'm wondering what that makes of your post(s).

[HazardYo]

I agree that this proposal was right for this couple. For me, it wouldn't be, I'm just a different kind of person. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

Just, please, let it drop.
We understood you wouldn't like it and that's not the point of this thread anywho.
So yea, just stop.