Seekrit message for msbelle: where should we start the discussion of how last night's Eureka featured a shirtless and Hawt Colin?

I thought it was two months, or rather, it used to be two months, but even then, I don't know that I know anyone who abided by that. With the price of the products inflated over time, it doesn't seem right the months-salary part ought to get inflated, too.

takes-downs, strikes, kicks, pommel blows, and hooks with the cross guard

Hey, if the ref doesn't see it....

Seekrit message to Lee: OMG. Okay, so I cheated and I'm not msbelle. I got a bit uncomfortable oogling him last night knowing that he's ita's friend. But, my heavens, that was pretty. Also, his jeans hung just a wee bit in front and that was almost Too Much.

The "three months salary" thing has always confused me.

Once upon a time DeBeers said "one to two". Then they bumped it up. I suspect the whole thing is via DeBeers.

The 'number of months one SHOULD spend' and the notion that love is not real if it does not involve a common, but shiny, rock that is nowhere near worth what it costs...and often involves near-slave labor to produce, at that...really, really bugs me.

Just like the faux-post feminist 'wear a diamond on your right hand to show the world you take care of yourself' campaign.

"But they say three months' salary! That's crazy!!"

whoa! what happened to two months?!!?!

A friend of mine had some concerns about spending too much money on a ring, but he wanted to get something that she liked. I told him to find a jeweler he liked, make an appointment. Have the jeweler show her a selection of rings in his price range, she can pick from them.

Just like the faux-post feminist 'wear a diamond on your right hand to show the world you take care of yourself' campaign.

That one was deffinately a DeBeers invention.

I don't mean to make light...I really don't...but can I tag this?

I apologise for tiring you, and will ignore you at your request.

Not in the least about the actual conversation, just that I feel this way a lot about my interactions with others. I can't stop giggling.

I think more about the style (how the punches are thrown, the foot work, etc) rather than the rules of the ring

I guess it's because you can't really tell I'm not a boxer until I break one of the ring rules, yet I will kick and scream at the label--that's why I think of boxing as the sport. The punching and the footwork are fairly...well, I'm not good at the footwork, but I would be surprised to see anyone use it if they weren't training with the rules of the sport in mind.

Standard wikipedia disclaimer, but this is close to my opinion:

Boxing, also called pugilism, Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called "rounds". In both Olympic and professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or fighters) avoid their opponent's punches while trying to land punches of their own. Points are awarded for clean, solid blows to the legal area on the front of the opponent's body above the waistline, with hits to the head and torso being especially valuable.