Bride Jokingly Says "No" At Wedding - Official Breaks Off Ceremony

[matcom]

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VIENNA, Austria --Wedding jokes aren't always funny. When a bride in Austria jokingly answered "no" instead of "yes" when asked if she wanted to marry her husband-to-be, the official performing the civil wedding promptly broke off the ceremony.

Not even the bride's sobs could reverse the decision and the couple had to wait two and a half months before they could give it another -- successful -- try, the Austrian newspaper Oberoesterreichischen Nachrichten reported Friday.

Officials at the registry office in the city of Steyr where the mishap occurred declined to comment directly but noted the incident was highly unusual, according to the newspaper.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2007/01/05/brides_joke_breaks_off_austrian_wedding?mode=PF

[AllegroRondo]

1. Never joke with Austrian government officials.

[Richardo]

2. Wort zu Ihrer Mutter

:|

[WCGreen]

4. Great thin book of all time....

500 years of Tuetonic Humor....

[El Fuego]

3. You vill not joke. Der joking is VERBOTTEN!!!

[BarenakedLady]

5. Darn

I should have though of that...

[RedStateShame]

6. It's even harder trying to explain you said "I do" sarcastically.