I say when you agree to get married you are engaged. The rock is just a momento of the occasion.
I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
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sumi - Aug 26, 2007 9:11:47 pm PDT #3098 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
omnis_audis - Aug 26, 2007 9:15:27 pm PDT #3099 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
apparently the whole "diamond engagement ring" tradition started in this country (USA) about the same time DeBeers started selling diamonds here. Curious, no?
Hil R. - Aug 26, 2007 9:15:59 pm PDT #3100 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
what if the ring had diamond chips from the man made industrial diamonds. A diamond is forever, right? At least you know someones hand wasn't chopped off for it. So what if it's not huge. it's the thought that counts, ya?
That could be kinda cool, with the right design. (Of course, I'm also the person who thought that a necklace made of a piece of amber containing an ancient insect would be cool, so I'm probably not the person to talk to about normal peoples' jewelry preferences.)
WindSparrow - Aug 26, 2007 9:16:05 pm PDT #3101 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
(And I know that my first thought on getting a diamond would be "Do you know where it was mined?" which isn't terribly romantic.)
Daniel is well aware of my geeky preference for the exceptionally cool lab-grown diamonds that have been developed in recent years. I could be wrong, but I think he is just as enthusiastic about the superlative niftyness of synthetic diamonds of that high a quality.
tommyrot - Aug 26, 2007 9:18:39 pm PDT #3102 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ooh. How about a ring with a stone made from an Orb of Thessela? You could say, "My soul's in there."
WindSparrow - Aug 26, 2007 9:19:00 pm PDT #3103 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Hmm... Now I wanna buy a "Promise to Give You a Promise Ring Ring."How about a "Promise Promise Promise Aw Heck The Word Has Lost All Meaning Ring"?
tommyrot - Aug 26, 2007 9:21:18 pm PDT #3104 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How about a "Promise Promise Promise Aw Heck The Word Has Lost All Meaning Ring"?
Yeah. How about an "I Like You. Plus the Boinking is Nice" ring? Or maybe a "I think I love you so what am I so afraid of? I'm afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for" ring?
omnis_audis - Aug 26, 2007 9:22:54 pm PDT #3105 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
"I Like You. Plus the Boinking is Nice" ring?aren't those called "cockrings" ?
tommyrot - Aug 26, 2007 9:23:32 pm PDT #3106 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or a ring made from a fossilized walrus penis bone? [link]
Seen below is a portion of a fossilized Walrus penis bone that sold today at auction for $8000... This marvel of nature, some 4.5 feet long, was purchased by the holding company that owns the Rilpey's Believe it or Not! Museums.
Sean K - Aug 26, 2007 9:25:09 pm PDT #3107 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Skipping to the end to say:
Best part about looking at the moon through your new telescope? Watching it move out of your view, and having to chase it across the sky.
Also? Sharing it with random passers by.