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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:34 PM Original message |
Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friend.... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Diamond industry makes slaves of a lot of people and millionaires |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. That is a very good question. Nobody NEEDS to own |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Do people need to own a plasma TV? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Plasma TVs aren't the product of a cruel monopoly. nt |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Ever seen this happen to someone over a plasma TV: |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I'd make an exception for an engagement ring because |
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uncertainty1999 (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. try conflict-free CANADIAN diamonds n/t |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:37 PM Original message |
In other words, bring on the throwaway vanity items |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Somehow throwaway vanity items seem to be appropriate given |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. My ex-girlfriend took the large engagement ring from her failed marriage |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, I'd rather have good old |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Second paragraph is correct. first one is nuts. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. not for me |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Not for me either.. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. In other words.... BUY MORE STUFF!!!!!!! |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. A diamond will still be around in 50 years... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. Personally, this girl would prefer a chainsaw |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I'd settle for a geothermal system installed in my home. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. See, that's a gift that keeps on giving! |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Yup. And your fiancee will be suitably impressed. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I recently got a chainsaw.... |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Someone stole mine |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. yeah yeah, we'll see. |
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Tsiyu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Hey! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. Diamonds are worthless, incredibly common, and a prime example |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. They have some industrial value. In drill bits, for example. nt |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Exactly! We use them all over because they are very useful and very |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. There are more diamonds on the planet than there are |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Oooohhh - I love emeralds better. |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Rubies for me. |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
20. I don't want either. |
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guinivere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. As un-PC as it may sound |
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jerry611 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. The study didn't say ALL women |
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misternormal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. How about a full tank of gas??? n/t |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. blood diamonds... |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
34. A BJ is still a man's best friend. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. Hubby knows the way to my heart is a gadget... |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. No engagement ring for me.... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-02-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. We've been married for 19 years and do not wear rings... |
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