Decent Proposal

From New Jersey's Star Ledger, "A nerd programs his way into her heart."

This guy spent a month hacking a copy of the popular online game "Bejeweled" so that it would propose to his girlfriend after she reached a certain score.

It gets better. The video game manufacturer heard about it, and instead of being upset from the hacking, they were extremely impressed. They are even helping to finance the wedding and flying them 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, the Seattle company that manufactures the game. "But it won him a woman," Chouteau said. "As a bunch of geeks we have to say, 'Bernie, hats off to you.'"

Note to Self: Take note guys - Be creative, and you'll reap the rewards.