Perhaps you heard about the Japanese man who married a character from the popular Nintendo DS video game Love Plus. The man, who goes by the name Sal900 (that's tech speak for "giant freaking dork"), wed his virtual girlfriend from the game in a ceremony officiated by an actual live human priest.The 2-D bride even gave a "speech" during the ceremony, and the whole thing was of course broadcast over the Web on a Japanese video site. (Hey, they saved on a videographer.) And, naturally, the couple is registered at the PlayStation store.

Though the whole thing smacks of "stunt" (the guy is a performance artist), it actually seems kind of plausible. With technology going the way it is, it stands to reason that guys will just start marrying fictional characters and inanimate objects left and right.

Here a just a few things that I fully expect some dude will marry before the year 2012.   

-- Action figures. Seriously, they're getting more and more detailed these days. Have you see the Heath Ledger Joker figure? It's terrifying.  

--Robots. They've already invented a German sex robot that can breathe. It's only a matter of time before some crazy person takes one to Vegas, makes it his bride, and brings about the robot apocalypse.

-- Sim, World of Warcraft or Second Life avatar. Honestly, I'm surprised this hasn't happened yet. Though avatars do have a mating song. 

-- iPhone. Most iPhone owners would rather part with an arm than go without their "precious." Once Apple invents a quickie marriage license app, it'll be all over.   

-- This Krispy Kreme burger. Or the "Craz-E-Burger" as it's also know. Seeing as how they're now on sale in America, it's only a matter of time before some guy makes one his bride. Just looking at that thing makes my heart pound with desire. No, wait, I think it's giving me a heart attack.