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The Impending Marriage of Cyborg and Petronski | 22 July 2005 | Army Air Corps

[Dashing Dasher]

http://www.datelance.com/

Friends Mount Billboard for Bachelor

Jul 22, 9:48 PM (ET)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The friends and co-workers of Lance Archibald say it's time for him to get hitched. To help the process along, they've mounted a billboard campaign and created a Web site where interested women can log in and apply to be selected for a date. The billboard is located on Interstate 15 near Lindon, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.

"I'm Lance, Lets go out!" the billboard reads.

The Web site gives biographical information, a photo gallery and testimonials of Archibald's date-worthiness from those well-meaning friends and co-workers.

So why the concern over Archibald's marital status? As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members typically marry in their early 20s, the 31-year-Archibald is approaching a status as the male-equivalent of an 'Old Maid.'

"It kind of came out of discussions we had, that Lance is such a good guy but not married," said Morgan Lynch, CEO of LogoWorks, where Archibald is the director of marketing. "Someone threw out the idea of getting a billboard."

The sign went up a week ago. Archibald first saw while riding shotgun with a co-worker on a lunch-run plan to cruise him past his Mount Rushmore-sized mug.

"His eyes got bigger, and he leaned forward and said, 'What in the world?'" co-worker Noelle Bates said. "I think he was shocked that we actually pulled it off."

Friends say Archibald is marriage material: He's tall, handsome, has a degree from Brigham Young University - where he played on the school's basketball team - and the Harvard business school. He's also a returned missionary for the Mormon church.

"Team DateLance," the cadre of friends and co-workers behind the scheme are screening date applications. The site asks interested women to describe themselves, including age, occupation and personality, and to describe their ideal date with Archibald.

So far, the Web site has received more than 1,500 hits, with several women vying for a date. "We're still taking submissions," Bates said. "As much as we thought it'd be funny, we're serious about this."

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On the Net:

Date Lance: http://www.datelance.com

[Monkey Face]

Hi. tuliptree! Thanks for the ping. I think this is a good idea.

I'm still trying to wake up...:o|

[Monkey Face]

Cute article, cute idea!

Thanks for posting it. I always wondered if billboards worked. ;o]

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Funny you should mention that...

SO AM I!

(Groggy Smiley.)

:-)

[sweetliberty]

And slightly schizophrenic?

[sweetliberty]

"Its not the profile I want my philisophical adversaries viewing."

Who cares what they think?

Thanks for posting it.

[sweetliberty]

"I'm a single FReeper, but I'm what is considered in dating lingo as "Geographically Undesirable"

Blue state, eh?

[sweetliberty]

"So what does "Likes to take walks on the beach" mean?"

Stalker with a plan?

[scott7278]

Ooooh! I like those odds! :-)

This is better than any singles' site, IMHO -- I've never signed up for one, but I have browsed and had to laugh at the people saying that they were 25 when their picture obviously showed otherwise.

At least here, you get to know someone over a period of time.

[sweetliberty]

"old enough to remember when you had to get up and walk across the room to change channels on the TV and by the way, there were only about four channels."

You had 4 Channels??? You must've been one of them rich kids with the big antennas.

[Monkey Face]

Yah...the ones that are really endearing are the ones that have nothing to do but sit around in their BVD's and look at web porn and think they are God's gift to women.

I have signed up, but only for the "free trial" ~~ at most a week. It was enough to remind me not to waste my money.

;o]

[scott7278]

Since I live in a small town, the idea seems appealing on the surface -- but it freaks me out when someone would lie about their age. It makes me wonder how far in their lie they would go.

I'd probably end up sleeping with the fishes.

[sonofatpatcher2]

As I told allegra and pax_et_bonum on another thread, last night was strange...

and I guess I owe ya'll an explanation about last night, too.

It was Leela's fault!

No, it was her date. She came back early all upset.

It was the date from hell!

I suggested we go to this pirate party I knew was going on down the street.

Well, I figured it might perk up Leela. So we went.

The doorman wouldn't let us in!

I reasoned with her.

We got in. Kerry was there... with Katie Couric.

She was plastered and got nasty.

I was hungry...

But all they had was soup.

I liked the waitress...

Ya'll need a beer?

The Star Trek crew dropped in...

Captain that is not your drink.

Kirk drank Leela's White Russian and they got into it...

I tore him a new one!

That was debatable.

You should see the other guy!

After that, everything got wierd!

Someone pulled a gun on the dog...

I blacked out...

Guess who he picked up...

I don't remember that!

And you are sticking with that story?

I sure am!

Well, you see, girls, it was really, really late when we got back so we all crashed.

I partied on...

Well, can ya'll ever forgive me?

[sweetliberty]

"Yah...the ones that are really endearing are the ones that have nothing to do but sit around in their BVD's and look at web porn and think they are God's gift to women."

I guess that can work two ways.

.

[scott7278]

LOL!

[Dashing Dasher]

I'd like to kick the crap out of whoever taught you html/how to post pictures.

I just needed to get that off my chest.

[Dashing Dasher]

"So what does "Likes to take walks on the beach" mean?"

Stalker with a plan?

Ask Natalee Halloway!

[Monkey Face]

"I guess that can work two ways."

LOL!

You bet it does! ;o]

[Monkey Face]

ROTF!

This is too much for me...I gotta change clothes, now. Thanks a lot! ;o]

[sonofatpatcher2]

It was my old computer teacher at Navarro Junior College.

You'll need to wait to kick his rump as he is doing 8-12 at Huntsville...