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Thanks Metafilter
On October 31, the lovely and talented LN married some bonehead she met on the internet. We had met at a very small meetup on (Canadian) Thanksgiving two years ago. On Halloween night, you all were in my mind as I made our thanks and gave our toast at the reception to absent friends and family.
So, for all of you shy guys (and gals) out there in mefiland, I have to recommend walking up to perfect strangers in a bar, telling them you're a bonehead and asking if they're "from Metafilter". It's a sure-fire winner, in my experience.
Thanks Metafilter, from two ridiculously happy people.
On October 31, the lovely and talented LN married some bonehead she met on the internet. We had met at a very small meetup on (Canadian) Thanksgiving two years ago. On Halloween night, you all were in my mind as I made our thanks and gave our toast at the reception to absent friends and family.
So, for all of you shy guys (and gals) out there in mefiland, I have to recommend walking up to perfect strangers in a bar, telling them you're a bonehead and asking if they're "from Metafilter". It's a sure-fire winner, in my experience.
Thanks Metafilter, from two ridiculously happy people.
Need more pictures! Need more pictures!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:26 PM on November 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:26 PM on November 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
Best wishes!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:26 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:26 PM on November 2, 2009
Schmoopie! You're back!
Congrats, you two. What a nice story.
posted by mediareport at 6:34 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
Congrats, you two. What a nice story.
posted by mediareport at 6:34 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
Awww! Congratulations! Yay!
posted by lilac girl at 6:35 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by lilac girl at 6:35 PM on November 2, 2009
Aw, that's so wonderful! Congratulations from another MeFi couple!
posted by onlyconnect at 6:44 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by onlyconnect at 6:44 PM on November 2, 2009
From the meetup thread:
I wandered by at about 9 PM but I didn't see anyone who looked like St. U, so I left again. Did anything end up happening?
posted by Phire at 5:57 PM on October 7, 2007 [+] [!]
Bonehead and I were there, we had a little sign on the table and everything! :(
posted by LN at 2:26 AM on October 8, 2007 [+] [!]
So very sweet.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:45 PM on November 2, 2009
I wandered by at about 9 PM but I didn't see anyone who looked like St. U, so I left again. Did anything end up happening?
posted by Phire at 5:57 PM on October 7, 2007 [+] [!]
Bonehead and I were there, we had a little sign on the table and everything! :(
posted by LN at 2:26 AM on October 8, 2007 [+] [!]
So very sweet.
posted by UbuRoivas at 6:45 PM on November 2, 2009
Lovely. Congrats!
posted by fourcheesemac at 6:46 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by fourcheesemac at 6:46 PM on November 2, 2009
If only marrige were not a tool of political control.
Oh wait. You're Canadian. Nevermind. YEEEEHAAAA!!! Congratulations you crazy kids!
posted by vrakatar at 6:46 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
Oh wait. You're Canadian. Nevermind. YEEEEHAAAA!!! Congratulations you crazy kids!
posted by vrakatar at 6:46 PM on November 2, 2009 [2 favorites]
Mazel tov! Weird side note, St. U's H has been gone from the site since a few months after that meetup.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:50 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 6:50 PM on November 2, 2009
Congratulations! And I think it's cool that you and LN will now celebrate her birthday on Christmas and your anniversary on Halloween.
posted by carmicha at 6:58 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by carmicha at 6:58 PM on November 2, 2009
Aww! Congratulations! And those are gorgeous rings, too.
posted by maudlin at 7:00 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by maudlin at 7:00 PM on November 2, 2009
And I think it's cool that you and LN will now celebrate her birthday on Christmas and your anniversary on Halloween.
...and our first date was Thanksgiving. All part of my cunning plan.
Or would be if I had a plan.
posted by bonehead at 7:04 PM on November 2, 2009
...and our first date was Thanksgiving. All part of my cunning plan.
Or would be if I had a plan.
posted by bonehead at 7:04 PM on November 2, 2009
Congrats!!
(And LN, those are some badass shoes. Love them!)
posted by 8dot3 at 7:11 PM on November 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
(And LN, those are some badass shoes. Love them!)
posted by 8dot3 at 7:11 PM on November 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
Hooray! I'm so glad for you two! Thank you for letting us know and best wishes to you both for the future.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 7:12 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 7:12 PM on November 2, 2009
Aw, congrats, you two.
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 7:22 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by Durn Bronzefist at 7:22 PM on November 2, 2009
Congratulations you two love birds!
And, wow, those are the coolest wedding rings!
posted by marsha56 at 7:23 PM on November 2, 2009
And, wow, those are the coolest wedding rings!
posted by marsha56 at 7:23 PM on November 2, 2009
Yay! I love Metafilter weddings (which is good, since I had one myself.) Felicitations, y'all.
posted by sugarfish at 7:26 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by sugarfish at 7:26 PM on November 2, 2009
Aww! Awesome.
posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:30 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by Solon and Thanks at 7:30 PM on November 2, 2009
I feel that I can't take all the credit for this.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:46 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:46 PM on November 2, 2009
From the meetup thread:
I wandered by at about 9 PM but I didn't see anyone who looked like St. U, so I left again. Did anything end up happening?
posted by Phire at 5:57 PM on October 7, 2007 [+] [!]
Bonehead and I were there, we had a little sign on the table and everything! :(
posted by LN at 2:26 AM on October 8, 2007 [+] [!]
OMG. Phire, you planned this, didn't you? Nice set-up!
posted by typewriter at 7:59 PM on November 2, 2009
I wandered by at about 9 PM but I didn't see anyone who looked like St. U, so I left again. Did anything end up happening?
posted by Phire at 5:57 PM on October 7, 2007 [+] [!]
Bonehead and I were there, we had a little sign on the table and everything! :(
posted by LN at 2:26 AM on October 8, 2007 [+] [!]
OMG. Phire, you planned this, didn't you? Nice set-up!
posted by typewriter at 7:59 PM on November 2, 2009
Hah! I'm glad I missed the meetup. Congrats, you two.
(I did eventually meet both of them at a later almost-as-tiny Ottawa meetup and they are both lovely. Lovely I say!)
posted by Phire at 8:12 PM on November 2, 2009
(I did eventually meet both of them at a later almost-as-tiny Ottawa meetup and they are both lovely. Lovely I say!)
posted by Phire at 8:12 PM on November 2, 2009
Mazel tov! I am very happy for you two.
posted by philfromhavelock at 8:15 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by philfromhavelock at 8:15 PM on November 2, 2009
Congratulations, what an auspicious start to what I am sure will be a lifelong love.
posted by msali at 8:25 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by msali at 8:25 PM on November 2, 2009
Opa!
posted by ocherdraco at 8:39 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by ocherdraco at 8:39 PM on November 2, 2009
*returns from bar w/ smashed martini glass on head*
Any other bright ideas?
posted by mannequito at 9:14 PM on November 2, 2009
Any other bright ideas?
posted by mannequito at 9:14 PM on November 2, 2009
(just joking, congrats!)
posted by mannequito at 9:14 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by mannequito at 9:14 PM on November 2, 2009
Congratulations! And thanks for bringing some much-needed Schmoopy back to the grey.
posted by rtha at 9:25 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by rtha at 9:25 PM on November 2, 2009
How wonderful! And as an extra special bonus, I've just discovered the lovely vocal performances that LN posted. Really incredible!
posted by otherwordlyglow at 9:27 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by otherwordlyglow at 9:27 PM on November 2, 2009
Congrats!
posted by darth_tedious at 9:54 PM on November 2, 2009
posted by darth_tedious at 9:54 PM on November 2, 2009
From another Halloween anniversary couple to you guys, congrats!
posted by maxwelton at 12:24 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by maxwelton at 12:24 AM on November 3, 2009
Congratulations! All the best for a long and happy life together.
posted by dg at 3:11 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by dg at 3:11 AM on November 3, 2009
Oh, that's lovely. Congrats!
posted by Stewriffic at 5:29 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by Stewriffic at 5:29 AM on November 3, 2009
That's great. Congratulations! And she really is very talented.
posted by chococat at 7:13 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by chococat at 7:13 AM on November 3, 2009
That's wonderful—congratulations!
posted by languagehat at 8:34 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by languagehat at 8:34 AM on November 3, 2009
Yay!!! Congrats - may you have many, many happy boneheaded years together :)
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:53 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by grapefruitmoon at 8:53 AM on November 3, 2009
"a little sign on the table and everything!"
Well, now we know what the "everything" was! L-O-V-E!
Congratulations!
posted by tizzie at 9:32 AM on November 3, 2009
Well, now we know what the "everything" was! L-O-V-E!
Congratulations!
posted by tizzie at 9:32 AM on November 3, 2009
Fabulous! Congratulations. If you ever produce little MeFites, I hope they continue your pattern of making holidays into happy anniversary dates.
posted by notashroom at 9:46 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by notashroom at 9:46 AM on November 3, 2009
Mazel tov, the world needs as much love as possible.
posted by Divine_Wino at 9:56 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by Divine_Wino at 9:56 AM on November 3, 2009
Congrats you two!
posted by futureisunwritten at 10:23 AM on November 3, 2009
posted by futureisunwritten at 10:23 AM on November 3, 2009
I'm sorry, but I think the last thing the world needs is MeFites meeting, marrying, and breeding.
Haven't we done enough?
posted by blue_beetle at 11:55 AM on November 3, 2009
Haven't we done enough?
posted by blue_beetle at 11:55 AM on November 3, 2009
Aw, what a sweet story! And what stunning rings. Cheers and congrats to both of you.
posted by JenMarie at 1:25 PM on November 3, 2009
posted by JenMarie at 1:25 PM on November 3, 2009
Mazel tov!
posted by freshwater_pr0n at 4:30 PM on November 3, 2009
posted by freshwater_pr0n at 4:30 PM on November 3, 2009
What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing and congratulations to you both!
posted by dog food sugar at 4:12 AM on November 4, 2009
posted by dog food sugar at 4:12 AM on November 4, 2009
Felicitations!
posted by The corpse in the library at 7:31 AM on November 4, 2009
posted by The corpse in the library at 7:31 AM on November 4, 2009
Congratulations to you and your sweet singer!
posted by Pallas Athena at 7:00 AM on November 5, 2009
posted by Pallas Athena at 7:00 AM on November 5, 2009
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