And they say gays are undermining marriage

You've seen them -- those super-public marriage proposals at professional sports games, when men, ready to embrace commitment, post "Will you marry me?" messages on scoreboards. If the television producer is especially deperate, he might zoom in on the couple as she (usually) agrees to the proposal.

An event last night at a pro basketball game didn't go quite as smoothly.

A woman participating in a publicity stunt during halftime was blindfolded and asked to locate a sponsor's mascot. When she successfully did so, she was dumbfounded to see the mascot's costume come off and her boyfriend emerge. Someone handed him a mike and he got down on one knee and asked the woman to marry him. She responded by covering her face in horror and sprinting away from the guy and off the court.

The link above includes a link to TV tape of the event (Windows media player required). It's pretty hilarious.

You know, I'm thinking -- maybe it wasn't her boyfriend.

Update: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann revealed the next night that the incident was a hoax. The man and woman were actors. (Low in transcript.)