gf tries to get bf to propose, posts nudies online

[mojo]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetne...653271,00.html

Love's labour's lost online

Sally Bolton
Wednesday February 20, 2002

A website displaying a picture of a British woman's stark-naked boyfriend, built in a bid to gently blackmail him into proposing to her, has had to be taken down after attracting huge numbers of hits from internet users around the world.
For a short time on Valentine's Day last week, the modesty of Stephen McPherson, 24, was on full display for all the world to see after his girlfriend, Sarah Jay, posted a naked picture of him on the internet.

After rising frustration at his apparent unwillingness to set their seven-year relationship onto a more formal footing, Ms Jay, 23, decided to embarrass her boyfriend, a civil servant from London, into marriage.

So on Valentine's day she set up the page, entitled Tell Him To Marry Me, which declared: "This is Stephen and he is the man I want to marry. The problem is that he doesn't quite agree so I've put his picture on the net and I am asking you to help persuade him to say YES and until he does this picture is here to stay.

"I love him. I want him. Please help me out."

Ms Jay, also a civil servant, had intended the site to be for the eyes of the couple's closest friends only, emailing the link to "a small circle of friends". But other internet users soon found the page, and the story was picked up by the Register and FHM.com.

The site rapidly achieved cult status, despite attempts by the internet provider, Lycos, to reduce the numbers of visitors with the tactical deployment of a computer-generated fig leaf. But as interest in Mr McPherson continued to rise, the site crashed and was eventually removed.

An amused Register asked: "Is this internet blackmail at its finest, or the best proxy Valentine's card you'll ever read?"

In an interview with the internet magazine, Ms Jay revealed: "I just thought this up for an original laugh on Valentine's Day that may get him thinking.

"But he's got a sense of humour so he shouldn't react too badly. It lets him know I'm serious."

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the caption? of course: doesn't he look just like greg from dharma and greg?

[NuTs62]

Originally posted by mojo
http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetne...653271,00.html

Love's labour's lost online

Sally Bolton
Wednesday February 20, 2002

A website displaying a picture of a British woman's stark-naked boyfriend, built in a bid to gently blackmail him into proposing to her, has had to be taken down after attracting huge numbers of hits from internet users around the world.
For a short time on Valentine's Day last week, the modesty of Stephen McPherson, 24, was on full display for all the world to see after his girlfriend, Sarah Jay, posted a naked picture of him on the internet.

After rising frustration at his apparent unwillingness to set their seven-year relationship onto a more formal footing, Ms Jay, 23, decided to embarrass her boyfriend, a civil servant from London, into marriage.

So on Valentine's day she set up the page, entitled Tell Him To Marry Me, which declared: "This is Stephen and he is the man I want to marry. The problem is that he doesn't quite agree so I've put his picture on the net and I am asking you to help persuade him to say YES and until he does this picture is here to stay.

"I love him. I want him. Please help me out."

Ms Jay, also a civil servant, had intended the site to be for the eyes of the couple's closest friends only, emailing the link to "a small circle of friends". But other internet users soon found the page, and the story was picked up by the Register and FHM.com.

The site rapidly achieved cult status, despite attempts by the internet provider, Lycos, to reduce the numbers of visitors with the tactical deployment of a computer-generated fig leaf. But as interest in Mr McPherson continued to rise, the site crashed and was eventually removed.

An amused Register asked: "Is this internet blackmail at its finest, or the best proxy Valentine's card you'll ever read?"

In an interview with the internet magazine, Ms Jay revealed: "I just thought this up for an original laugh on Valentine's Day that may get him thinking.

"But he's got a sense of humour so he shouldn't react too badly. It lets him know I'm serious."

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the caption? of course: doesn't he look just like greg from dharma and greg?

I wonder if her plan worked.. Didn't say anything about him proposing yet.

[BigJon]

glad my gf doesn't...


*searches internet quickly*






whew!





....do things like that!

[BigJon]

off topic....

Why doesn't mojo have a custom rank? He always finds these hilarious, tragic, and weird articles for us to read. Thanks mojo.

[Grimm]

The only proposal I think she will get is for a court date.
That's just messed up.

[jase71]

Why do I suspect that if the roles had been reversed, and he had posted HER pictures, she would be a little less enthusiastic?

It's a cute idea, but one that should have been nixed after everyone had a good chuckle. If he really wanted to, and if this really offended him, he could make life pretty miserable for her. Posting nude pictures without consent is generally frowned upon in legal circles...

Unless he's got a hell of a sense of humor, she might have made a big mistake...

[Jenny]

Originally posted by mojo
the caption? of course: doesn't he look just like greg from dharma and greg?

Someone thinks they are PRETTY funny, don't they?

[chrissy]

Originally posted by jase71
Why do I suspect that if the roles had been reversed, and he had posted HER pictures, she would be a little less enthusiastic?

It's a cute idea, but one that should have been nixed after everyone had a good chuckle. If he really wanted to, and if this really offended him, he could make life pretty miserable for her. Posting nude pictures without consent is generally frowned upon in legal circles...

Unless he's got a hell of a sense of humor, she might have made a big mistake...

British humor and their comfort level with sex and nudity is a lot different than ours here.

I mean, look at Benny Hill, Monty Python and other British media to see just hints of this.

Heck, a guy who was stationed in Europe a few years ago was telling me about his son's boy scout trip they had taken. His son came back smiling (he had been kissed) Then his best friend finished the story by telling the dad that it happened in a Teen bar (ages 12-19) that served liquor and had a suds machine (there, they actually get nakkie on the dance floor when that is running). And this was a normal weekend outing for teens there in Europe.

[BigJon]

Originally posted by chrissy


British humor and their comfort level with sex and nudity is a lot different than ours here.

I mean, look at Benny Hill, Monty Python and other British media to see just hints of this.

Heck, a guy who was stationed in Europe a few years ago was telling me about his son's boy scout trip they had taken. His son came back smiling (he had been kissed) Then his best friend finished the story by telling the dad that it happened in a Teen bar (ages 12-19) that served liquor and had a suds machine (there, they actually get nakkie on the dance floor when that is running). And this was a normal weekend outing for teens there in Europe.

I want to be in boy scouts there...teen nudie bars....

[AmRivlin]

I would not be happy, but i would love if someone I was involved with sought me out... I tend to be on the shy side

[jase71]

Originally posted by chrissy


British humor and their comfort level with sex and nudity is a lot different than ours here.

I mean, look at Benny Hill, Monty Python and other British media to see just hints of this.

Hmm... I'm still a little skeptical of this. Their humor may be a little more outrageous than our own... but the British aren't exactly known for their reckless abandon and hedonism. Take a look at the Queen Mum. I think the humor is more of an outlet for the otherwise pretty straightlaced society...

When I was there, it seemed like the Brits were a lot closer to us here in the US in that respect than either of us were to, oh say, France.

But then, I can't blame them for not wanting to be like France.

(and of course, all apologies to the French among us)

[Merlin]

Let's see...

Posting "secret" pictures on the net and expecting them to remain confidential....

Starting off a marrage by blackmailing the guy...

I see some red flags going up here folks. This girl is damaged goods who shows truely poor judgement.