In #joiito, the one, the only, AccordionGuy points me to a review of oddities in sports, and, well, you can read for yourself in conjuction with my previous thoughts on marriage: “the whole exercise was a prank. "Many times in NBA arenas you see marriage proposals that result in a happy couple," Washington Wizards vice-president of marketing Ann Nicolaides said. "We thought it would be fun to see the fans' reaction if a marriage proposal went badly. Judging from the response we've had, I think we got everyone's attention."”