Will Howard Stern Marry Beth O?



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Ever since Howard Stern returned from Florida where he spent the weekend celebrating the nups of "Bubba The Love Sponge (Averted Gaze)," there has been -- dare we say it? -- a weary tone of resignation in his voice. And although Beth O has said for the record in the past that she is uninterested interested in marriage, there was that incident several months ago in which she was caught preparing for Howard something called ... "Engagement Chicken."

And now the buzz is sounding as cacophanous as a Sybian. From Marksfriggin:

"Howard said that thanks to Robin there's an article in the paper today about how might be getting married. That came up when they played an audio clip from Bubba's wedding yesterday. He read the article that was in the NY Post (HINTS STERN MAY MARRY) today. Howard went through that and saw that they mentioned the Bubba the Love Sponge wedding in the article as well. Howard said Bubba should be happy about that, he loves when he's in the newspaper.
Howard said he knows that there's something wrong with marriage. He said he was looking at some statistics saying that there's a lot of women living alone and that's thanks to them making a good living on their own. Howard said that his relationship with Beth is kind of like a marriage since they do live together. He said being married might make it easier for Beth with her family.

"Howard told Robin that he wouldn't invite her to the wedding if he had one. He said the cackling would drive him nuts. She told him that she'd love to be there though because she would laugh."

And, later: "Robin said she knew that he was going to hook up with one woman and stick with her. Howard said everyone knows that she knew, she doesn't have to rub it in."

What is the over/under for a Stern wedding by the end of 2007?