Spring day just around the corner and it seems that love is in the air as a few of my mates recently got engaged.

We (the unconventional folks at Versus) was wondering what is the lamest and unconventional ways to get engaged.

Here is a list of the 7 lamest ways to propose marriage.

Can you add a few?

The list:

7. In a Twitter message:  “Dearest Guinevere, U R the luv of my life. Please make me the happiest man in the world and marry me. Text me your answer”

6. On an answering machine:

“Hi babe. I can see you’re not there. Like I was just wondering, sort of, if you fancied getting hitched like on Monday. That is if you haven’t got anything better to do that morning?”

5. On the phone.

“Hi, is this the Lorento’s?”

“Yeh well this is Mike. Could I speak to Mary-Anne please?”

“Oh she’s in the shower”

“Would I like to leave a message? Ehh O.K.”

“If it’s not too much trouble could you ask her if she would like to marry me?”

4. At the deportation office, even though there are plenty of witnesses there to chose from.

3. In your apartment while going over your bills.

“Priscella, I’ve just been going over the numbers and it would seem that if we got married we could save $1500 a month on our taxes. What do you say?”

2. “Wow I didn’t see that van coming. Are you O.K. ’cause I have  something I want to ask you?”

And the #1 worst way to propose

1. In a McDonald’s with an edible ring hidden inside a double whopper. The guy who actually did this deserved to be turned down.

Source: taitegallery.net

Hey, Hey,  Hey its Friday and surfed the net for something else and came across a few Gary Larson cartoons.

I showed it to some of the other unconventional folks (my wacky colleagues) and they loved it.

These unusual and funny cartoons has been around for many a year and this week’s Versus unconventional person/ artist of the week goes to Gary Larson the legend

Here are a few of his cartoons

Research shows that people are more superstitious on Fridays the 13th. This day has been seen as a day of bad luck since the eighteen-hundreds and will occur if the month starts on a Sunday.

The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia, (I have a fear of pronouncing this word in public) and 17- 21 Million Americas are set to be affected by the fear of this day.

I did a little survey among my collogues and it seems that some of the unconventional folks at Versus has friggatriskaidekaphobia.

A UK  survey found that one in five Britons (21 per cent) are more likely to regularly follow superstitions on Friday 13th: from saluting a single magpie to avoiding cracks in the pavement, due to their fear of risking any bad luck in the current economic climate.

According to the research, over a third (34 per cent) of people will act with caution or look out for omens of good or bad luck this Friday.

According to the research, over a third (34 per cent) of people will act with caution or look out for omens of good or bad luck this Friday.

The research, for Warner Bros, also reveals the nation’s main superstitions.

After breaking a mirror, most people would count walking under a ladder as their main concern.

Other fears include opening an umbrella indoors, spilling salt and putting shoes on a table or bed.

Walking on cracks in the pavement and stepping on three drain covers finish the list.

The UK’s top 10 fears, superstitions and signs of bad luck ranked in order of ‘superstitiousness’

1. Breaking a mirror

2. Walking under a ladder

3. Friday 13th

4. Opening an umbrella indoors

5. A black cat crossing your path

6. The sight of a single magpie

7. Spilling salt

8. Placing shoes on the table or on the bed

9. Treading on cracks in the pavement

10. Walking over three drains

Source: telegraph.co.uk

Trying to kill time at work I spotted this funny prank.

Pat you are mean but original so you take the Versus unconventional deed of the week.

I’ve seen some weird and unusual families on TV, but who is the most unconventional?

Families like  The Bundys  (Married with Children) , The Harpers ( Two and a Half Men), the Osbournes and of the Mafioso family of the The Sopranos.

We (the unusual folks at Versus) are having a discussion at work of who is the most unconventional TV family.

What’s your call?

Check out this site for some of the weird TV families.

Source: askmen.com

Sometimes the simplicity of life’s little things is what make us the  happiest. This is one of the thoughts of 1000 Awesome Things blogger , whose feel-good blog has become a resounding success.

1000 Awesome Things is a blog, updated daily, that enumerates the little things in life that make us happy. It’s a reminder that even the smallest of feats, like “#936 Perfect parallel-parking on the first try” or “#572 Learning a new keyboard shortcut” are a reason to smile.

The site was launched in June 2008 and has been counting down from 1,000 ever since. Now at post number 449, the site is so popular that creator Neil Pasricha even released “The Book of Awesome Things” in April. When asked what will occur when he reaches number 1, Pasricha said, “Something very awesome will happen.”

Well done to Neil Pasrisha , whose unconventional way of looking at little things is an inspiration and has given the folks at Versus a daily dose of smiles.

Cheers to Neil. He is my unconventional guy of the week.

Can you add a little thing in daily life that makes your day?

To view more visit: 1000awesomethings.com