Some Things Are Just Plain Wrong

huh??? what kind of site is this. omg

"Marry Our Daughter is an introduction service assisting those following the Biblical tradition of arranging marriages for their daughters."

okay, that's exactly what i thought when i saw it. biblical. ( but if that was an islam site... i could hear everyone scream so loud bout human rights etc etc)

internet is strange, isn't it ? :)

what's even more interesting is ( click on propose...):

" - Do not be sexual or sexually explicit in any way. - Do not describe the Daughter’s body other than to say things like “pretty” or “beautiful smile.” - Do not specify contact info – we will provide your form to your prospective bride’s family and it is up to them to contact you either through us or directly. It is fine to write in general terms such as “northeast” or “southwest.” - Do not specify your age, except in a range such as “20s, 30s, 40s, 50s” etc. - Do not specify your income save as above in terms of what you would be able to provide - Do not include or attach a photo (you can’t anyway) – the Daughter may ask you for a photo or not, at her discretion. - Don’t include your full name. - Do not propose to multiple Daughters or all your proposals will be rejected."

oh what a semi-serious site :D

They can't be serious! I mean, read the testimonials! "Our 15 year old daughter Mary wasn’t very popular and did nothing but mope around the house bringing everybody down, so we decided to marry her off through your site. Now our house is a lot cheerier and we love our new swimming pool and Jaccuzi! We’ve told our youngest that when she turns 15 we’re going to marry her off too!" LOL

Honestly, it would be a lot less creepy if they weren't all so disappointingly unattractive. If you're going to pimp your little girl out over the internet you should really consider charging such a high price for generally rather sub-standard goods. I could get a sixteen year old Russian for a fraction of the price and what's more she could suck a golf ball through a garden hose to boot, and come with a buy one get one free option on her slightly less attractive little sister. Good, wholesome American daughter-pimping stands no chance against these cut-price foreign imports.

Wow. That's a shocker. Good old fundamentalism, but this is even better - these little girls (how can you call a 15 year old anything but a girl?) are gonna make their family proud by fetching a tidy sum. Praise Jesus.

nat, it's funny Mrs. Mentok said exactly what you did, even focusing on the same testimonial. My reaction, like others, was disgust and I couldn't even look at it in any detail, but Mrs. M. read it over carefully and is convinced that the whole thing is a gag. I don't know... if it is, the humour doesn't seem quite broad enough. The frightening thing is that it's not so hard to imagine that there could well be some trailer-trashy families who might actually think this is a good idea.

Yes, my first reaction was shock & disgust. But upon closer examination, I too think it's a gag. Only thing that makes me unsure is the e-mail I just got telling me that I'm now engaged to a 13-year-old from Dropkickmejesus, Utah...

On another note:

Dearest Marcy, why won't you Scrabble with me?? :(

Yeah, that and the Testimonials would seem to give it away....

i don't know if it's real or not! how could those parents live with themselves if they really did that and then bought boats and jacuzzis and what not? oy vey. maybe i'll look it up on that website that checks out urban legends or fake emails--only i can't remember what it's called. either that or ask my son, as i think he's the one who found it. ;-)

p.s. fil--you'll be happy to know i finally figured out scrabble and it's your move! : )

It has to be a very unfunny joke - but the sad thing is there will be some sick f**kwits who will get a kick out of reading it.

As an aside, great choice of tunes from you.

i agree. i find it more depressing than funny--let's just hope it is a joke! and thank you for the kind words about the music. isn't ella just the best? : )

This is obviously a joke website based on the testimonials. I always find it hysterical when people get indignant about such sites, erroneously convinced of their authenticity.

carl--i wouldn't say i was indignant so much as incredulous. and yes, i suppose i should have known that it was a hoax, but you never know about these things! : )