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Old 07-11-2014, 03:36 AM
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Yesterday in Gardnerville NV. my darling girlfriend became my fiancee.

She was astonished and utterly taken by surprise, but delighted..

Took 65 years to find my one and only!

Life is so wonderful.

The actual marriage proposal comes with a very unusual back story - it begins in Berkeley CA. Unbelievably a San Francisco television station just happened by, unannounced...

and rolled the camera!

Berkeley Tech Firm Makes Anyone An Action Hero With 3-D Printer « CBS San Francisco

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Old 07-11-2014, 06:14 AM
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Whoa! That's wonderful news! Congratulations! I'm kinda floored .

So how exactly did you do your proposal? I see it involved a 3-D figure of you?

I loved this quote from the article:

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At Twindom we ran into a guy named Jim Baubel, who was using the service to enhance his marriage proposal. We told him to be careful, since our report would appear weeks before his intended proposal date and his secret would be out.

Jim was unruffled.

“We only read books. I don’t even have a television. I don’t believe in them, sorry,” he told us.
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That's pretty cool.
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Doubtful that you will top that. (Its all downhill, now)
Seriously, congrats on finding your true love.
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Congratulations Jim!

I hope you are as happy as The Mrs. and I am. Sometimes it takes more than one try to get the right gal but if you find her it is a wonderful life.
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Congratulations Jim!

I hope you are as happy as The Mrs. and I am. Sometimes it takes more than one try to get the right gal but if you find her it is a wonderful life.
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Congratulations! I hope she didn't get wind of it from other sources.
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Yesterday in Gardnerville NV. my darling girlfriend became my fiancee.

She was astonished and utterly taken by surprise, but delighted..

Took 65 years to find my one and only!

Life is so wonderful.

The actual marriage proposal comes with a very unusual back story - it begins in Berkeley CA. Unbelievably a San Francisco television station just happened by, unannounced...

and rolled the camera!

Berkeley Tech Firm Makes Anyone An Action Hero With 3-D Printer « CBS San Francisco
LOL, JIM! Well done and congratulations!
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Where shall I send your subscription to Playboy For Husbands? It's the same as the regular edition, but the centerfold is always the same.
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hahaha, thats about the best proposal idea ive ever seen!

more info for us, what did you do, mail her the action figure? or did you have it made into a digital version?
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That's soooo coool!!

Congratulations Jim. Many years of happiness to you both.
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Hey Jim, congratulations!
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That's pretty cool. Congrats!

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