Mental Floss 2014-03-11T10:22:21+00:00 2009-06-09T02:00:22+00:00
2009-06-09T04:27:00+00:00 The Late Movies: Wedding Proposals and
Toasts Gone Wrong Randy  People ask other people to marry them
every day. But given the possibility -- however remote -- that
the person you're asking might say no, ask yourself this
question when planning your proposal: How public do I want this
to be? Here are a few videos of very public proposals gone
wrong. Guys, feel the pain.  Another failed basketball court
proposal. The announcer's verdict: "he'll probably get over it
in 10 or 12 years."  Even if she does say yes, you're not out of
the woods yet. There's still plenty that could go wrong at the
wedding and the reception. For instance, you could pick a best
man who's a terrible public speaker. I mean awful:  Your best
man might give a really lame toast -- but what ruins the
reception is the drunken heckling he receives from the other
guests afterward. Who spiked the punch?  And if those weren't
bad enough, here's an (actually