Talk about signs from the heavens —

Richard Butler, a Knoxville, TN man recently decided that he was going to take a big, ill-fated step when he purchased an engagement ring and planned a trip to a local mountaintop with his girlfriend to propose to her. Bethany Lott was a nature-lover, enjoyed hiking and even spent a 2 years in Utah exploring the mountains there. Aw, how cute, you might think. What a lovely, romantic gesture, you’re probably saying.

Well, hold that thought.

Once on the mountain, Richard Butler pulled out a ring to propose, lightning struck 3 times, throwing them each in opposite directions. Richard received 3rd degree burns, but his nature-loving girlfriend was tragically killed.

Now, not even BCU can try and poke fun at a man whose soon to be fiancee was struck and killed by lightening. But we can surmise other common proposal methods gone terribly wrong.

1) Ring in your food: As you smile while your lady takes a bite of her delicious pie, waiting for her to notice the ring, she bites into it, cracks her four front teeth, and runs out screaming.

2) In a hot air balloon: “Yes! YES! A MILLION TIMES YES!” as she pushes you in disbelief and you plummet 300 ft into a pen of rabid dogs.

3) On a Jumbotron at a sports event: You dropped 500 dollars on tickets and planned the flashing message with more passion than you have for Call of Duty. Unfortunately you forget she’s one of the few Sarah’s withOUT an H. Being ditched on the Jumbotron hurts almost as bad as the Lions losing. Again.

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