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bossradio93 · 04-15-2008, 02:01 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/...ammer_proposal

Programmer pops question on girlfriend's video game

1 hour, 16 minutes ago

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Hiding a ring in a bouquet just wasn't enough when a computer programmer decided to pop the question.

Bernie Peng reprogrammed Tammy Li's favorite video game, "Bejeweled," so a ring and a marriage proposal would show up on the screen when she reached a certain score.

Li reached the needed score — and said yes.

The word of the romantic feat last December filtered out after Peng, a financial software programmer, posted details on his blog. The reprogramming was a tricky task and took him a month.

"I thought it was pretty cool, in a nerdy way," Peng told The Star-Ledger of Newark.

The couple plan to marry over Labor Day weekend, and PopCap, the Seattle company that makes "Bejeweled," will fly the couple to Seattle as part of their honeymoon.

"Most video game companies would frown on people manipulating their games," said Garth Chouteau, a spokesman for PopCap.

"But it won him a woman. As a bunch of geeks we have to say, 'Bernie, hats off to you.'"

The company is also supplying copies of "Bejeweled" to hand out as favors to the wedding guests. In the hugely popular game, players score points by swapping gems to form vertical and horizontal chains.

Yahoo! News/AP-April 15, 2008

Courtnee · 04-15-2008, 07:41 PM

Awww, how sweet. <333

TJL · 04-15-2008, 07:59 PM

Awwww... another painful reminder that i don't have a girlfriend and will probably die alone.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 04-15-2008, 08:43 PM

haha aw, that's cute in a totally nerdy sort of way

InspectorExstead · 04-15-2008, 09:50 PM

aww. that's a cute and very creative way to propose.

Stormtracker TF · 04-15-2008, 11:48 PM

That rules. Really creative.

sara · 04-16-2008, 12:09 AM

Awww geeky but cute.

04-15-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
bossradio93 Game Show Fanatic! Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2004 Location: Bellflower, California Posts: 2,392	Programmer pops question on girlfriend's video game http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/...ammer_proposal Programmer pops question on girlfriend's video game 1 hour, 16 minutes ago JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Hiding a ring in a bouquet just wasn't enough when a computer programmer decided to pop the question. Bernie Peng reprogrammed Tammy Li's favorite video game, "Bejeweled," so a ring and a marriage proposal would show up on the screen when she reached a certain score. Li reached the needed score — and said yes. The word of the romantic feat last December filtered out after Peng, a financial software programmer, posted details on his blog. The reprogramming was a tricky task and took him a month. "I thought it was pretty cool, in a nerdy way," Peng told The Star-Ledger of Newark. The couple plan to marry over Labor Day weekend, and PopCap, the Seattle company that makes "Bejeweled," will fly the couple to Seattle as part of their honeymoon. "Most video game companies would frown on people manipulating their games," said Garth Chouteau, a spokesman for PopCap. "But it won him a woman. As a bunch of geeks we have to say, 'Bernie, hats off to you.'" The company is also supplying copies of "Bejeweled" to hand out as favors to the wedding guests. In the hugely popular game, players score points by swapping gems to form vertical and horizontal chains. Yahoo! News/AP-April 15, 2008
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