How not to propose...

[Andrew]

Honey, will you marry... Oh. Never mind...

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.

Fortunately, his girlfriend was very understanding.

"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."

[Sauru]

i wonder where the ring will land and if anyone will happen to walk by it one day and have it be thier lucky day.

also if you had a $12,000 balloon would you not tie it to your hand or something?

[Lamrock]

That guy who got rejected at the Rockets game a few weeks ago should buy him a drink.

[Andrew]

also if you had a $12,000 balloon would you not tie it to your hand or something?

You'd think he would have been more careful with it. Considering you can buy small helium tanks from party supply stores, he easily could have taken the ring home safely and prepared it himself.

[SpaceFlare]

I doubt he even remembered balloons float away when he thought of this as a plan for proposal.

[Patr1ck]

I would have thought the ring would weigh the balloon down.

[Fitzy]

I would have thought the ring would weigh the balloon down.

probably made out of plastic haha

[Andrew]

At $12,000, that would be some expensive plastic.

[shadowgrin]

He should ditch the bitch, it's obvious she's a gold digger, it's not the ring that counts the intention is.
She should also not marry the dude, it's obvious he's an idiot.

[Donatello]

He should ditch the bitch, it's obvious she's a gold digger, it's not the ring that counts the intention is.
She should also not marry the dude, it's obvious he's an idiot.

I was about to say both of those things.

[Sauru]

He should ditch the bitch, it's obvious she's a gold digger, it's not the ring that counts the intention is.
She should also not marry the dude, it's obvious he's an idiot.

i dont want to say it but i will, i agree with you. however dont think this gets you off the list

[shadowgrin]

I'm not worried. With your age you'll be unable to remember that you even have a list, old fella.

[Sauru]

i remember that i have a list, i just forget what the hell the list is of