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February 18, 2004 2:04 PM

Case mod, matrimony style; a geek's marriage proposal [with pics]
posted by moonbird (16 comments total)

I think that is actually really cool! I loved the detail on the computer! *ducking away from tomatoes hurled at me because I'm a geek*
posted by Spencerinc at 2:11 PM on February 18, 2004

I was expecting that to be awful. Instead, it was sheer brilliance.
posted by keli at 2:15 PM on February 18, 2004

Idiot. Flowers and lace make computers run slower. To go faster, you need racing stripes and spoilers.
posted by Galvatron at 2:18 PM on February 18, 2004

awww a token of your love that will one day become obsolete.
posted by trbrts at 2:45 PM on February 18, 2004

good quote:
That has to be ultimate casemoder proposal
Nice work!
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Flowers and lace make computers run slower. To go faster, you need racing stripes and spoilers.
Yes, but yours will be parked in the garage, while theirs makes it to the honeymoon suite and the bedroom.
posted by thomcatspike at 2:52 PM on February 18, 2004

Geeks? With girlfriends? What a country!
posted by PrinceValium at 2:55 PM on February 18, 2004

Neat! Tacky, but neat.
posted by dg at 3:48 PM on February 18, 2004

Geeks? With girlfriends? What a country!

In Soviet Russia, case mods YOU!

Also, the broken goatse.cx link on that server-ricing page made me cry all over again.
posted by cortex at 4:07 PM on February 18, 2004

Apple should take note.
posted by DenOfSizer at 5:15 PM on February 18, 2004

That's incredibly cute and funny. And romantic, romance being the result of genuine forethought and effort to please someone.
posted by orange swan at 6:00 PM on February 18, 2004

I give props to anyone who does creative stuff with their PCs. Sure, it's tacky, but it's kinda endearing at the same time.
posted by adampsyche at 6:06 PM on February 18, 2004

I know I've taken modding for granted when I read this thread and am genuinely surprised by people calling this tacky. The man had a worthwhile goal and expressed it in a competant, aesthetically consistent and attractive way (for a computer case, anyways). Where do people see the tackiness?

Or maybe I just have no taste. It would explain why I get stares whenever I wear my favorite polka-dots-and-pinstripes outfit.
posted by DaShiv at 7:18 PM on February 18, 2004

the all new Apple Ido available only in white.
posted by hypnorich at 7:35 PM on February 19, 2004

I think it's really sweet. Impractical, but very, very sweet.
posted by dejah420 at 9:09 PM on February 19, 2004

Damn, and I thought I was the ultimate geek for proposing to my husband by quoting Babylon 5...
posted by Katemonkey at 2:25 AM on February 20, 2004

awww a token of your love that will one day become obsolete.

At least their marriage is off to an honest start.
posted by inpHilltr8r at 4:07 PM on February 20, 2004