:: A Modest Proposal ::

Monday, February 14, 2005

Meet Paul Alden, hapless romantic / love profiteer:

Some men have been turning to proposal consultants for ideas and help. Paul Alden, who runs the Web site 2propose.com, charges $9.99 for access to more than 100 proposal concepts, and, for a considerably larger sum, professional proposal coordinators who will carry out the plan with precision and flair.

"A lot of guys are consumed by the idea of the knight in shining armor whisking away the fair maiden," Mr. Alden said. "Sometimes they need help keeping up with the Joneses."

"$9.99 is really a drop in the bucket. If they bomb, there's no use crying over spilt milk," Alden continued, "at the end of the day, when all is said and done, when push comes to shove, some guys feel like they've been voted off the island." Closing his "Cultural Cliche to English" dictionary and placing it in his leather coat pocket he then announced, "If you'll excuse me, I must away to my native Federated States of Metaphoria and my Fortress of Straight-Talkitude. Who let the dogs out?"

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