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The latest patch 5.4 newsShe said yes, and I thank the Tuskarr
by Michael Gray 
Dec 25th 2008 at 6:00PM
It's Christmas morning. Winter's Veil sprinkles snow over the idyllic mountains near Ironforge while gnomes frolic across the battlegrounds. Everyone is working to get With A Little Helper from my Friends. Most of us have the good sense to sleep in late. Some of us, however, have big plans.
With the aid of a homemade Christmas card, featuring my own gnomified dwarf Warrior and a Tuskarr fishermen, I popped The Question to my dearly beloved Draenei Priest (and sometimes Nelf Druid). She said yes, which was precisely the result I was hoping to get. Here's how it went down.
Sitting by the tree, I asked her to wear a blindfold for a moment. Working quickly, inspired by a Tuskarr quest, I sprinkled Swedish Fish down the hallway. Then, I removed the blinder, handing her the home-made Christmas card. On the front was a screenshot (above) of my dwarf completing the quest The Way to His Heart... and on the inside it said "Follow your heart ... and the fish." She followed the trail of gummy fish to where I'd hung a necklace strung with the proxy ring. (Since this is the second time at bat for both of us, she wanted to help pick out the ring.) And voila, I had the best Christmas ever.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, How-tos, Fan stuff, Humor
Reader Comments (Page 4 of 5)
onetrueping Dec 28th 2008 12:58AM
My own apologies, I only ever get to comment after work, late at night, which makes me rather impatient with the usual rampant stupidity, of which this was apparently misclassified.
When you find the quest, I'm sure you'll get a kick out of it, anyway. Good luck levelling!
Michelle Dec 26th 2008 2:55AM
Ooooh - so romantic! Wish I could get my man interested in Warcraft. I...yearn for gamer romance at times. :P
Angrycelt Dec 26th 2008 3:03AM
Totally geeky.
Very cute.
Congratulations!
(Don't make this a daily)
Glued Dec 26th 2008 4:40AM
Congratulations !!!
Astruar Dec 26th 2008 6:26AM
Congratulations! I wish you both the very best.
Delmonico Dec 26th 2008 7:37AM
Congratulations. Beats my technique of watching Monty Python's the Holy Grail and then asking.
Del
MeaganMonster Dec 26th 2008 2:18PM
Awww Love It!
My Husband and I wish you all the best!
LiaG Dec 26th 2008 8:04AM
Congratulations!
And may the Naaru's blessings be upon you!
Iceflow Dec 26th 2008 8:36AM
That is so unbelievably awesome :) My fiance incorporated WoW in his proposal as well. He had all of our guildies on a sky island in nagrand and he had a warlock summon me to the island without me knowing. And then he traded me a ring called Big Rock and I turned around and he had the real ring and he was on one knee. It was perfect!
Keyra Dec 26th 2008 4:35PM
That would have been so cool! Congrats to you too!
BTW...does anyone else see "finance" when skimming over "fiance"? Maybe that's why I like that word :-)
Fermented Dec 26th 2008 9:17AM
Congratulations! I applaud the WoW-themed proposal, but couldn't you find a more epic questline to base it on though?
Evi Dec 26th 2008 9:59AM
Congratulations!
Lyraat Dec 26th 2008 10:30AM
Congratulations!
My own proposal to my wife was about as romantic as day-old fish, so something as cool and fun as your proposal is awesome :D
sidhedevil Dec 26th 2008 10:35AM
Squee! Congratulations, you two! I'm so happy for you both!
Dean Dec 26th 2008 10:43AM
Although that's awesome, kind of sad you had to associate a with love for a real human being. It's not a sin to think outside of WoW you know.
nomadic0ne Dec 26th 2008 11:59AM
Congrats!!
First and foremost congrats on the engagement!
Second, congrats on having a WoW playing significant other!
I'm married to a non-wow player (but she loves board games!) and am still holding out hope against hopes that she will eventually turn to the light and start playing...someday...
;-D
The best to both of you!!
Stephen Dec 26th 2008 12:40PM
Grats!!
Eisengel Dec 26th 2008 1:56PM
1. Wow... now that's a quest reward.
2.
Not news: man proposes to woman
news: they're WoW geeks
WoWInsider.com: the method of proposal mirrored a quest from WoW
Obvious tag trumps Sappy, Scary won't come out from under the bed.
3.
Idol
Wife - Bind on Pickup
Equip: While Wife is equipped, you gain the 'married' aura and can not shift out of 'husband' form.
Use: Chance on coitus to produce offspring
onetrueping Dec 28th 2008 12:59AM
Correction for yah. All "chance on" effects are preceded by Equip.
fatpanda Dec 26th 2008 2:41PM
Congrats! My GF doesn't play WOW but when I told her about it she thought it was an awesome way to propose since it's something you both enjoy together.
Now make sure she does your cooking dailies while you go do your fishing dailies !