Oops, new meaning to "Your love is lifting me higher".
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/od_nm/engagement_dc
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. ("More at link" said Taximom in that squeeky voice)
The update to this story will be posted 25 years from now in the Bizarre section. "$12,000 engagement ring found in stomach of fish - Couple divorced 15 years ago."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/od_nm/engagement_dc
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. ("More at link" said Taximom in that squeeky voice)
The update to this story will be posted 25 years from now in the Bizarre section. "$12,000 engagement ring found in stomach of fish - Couple divorced 15 years ago."