Diamonds are for suckers

Ixzion · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 11:42 am

This is from a cache of a page that was up.

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Diamonds are for suckers: How De Beers transformed diamonds into a symbol of love.

Ã¢â‚¬Å“IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m continually amazed at the high price of diamonds, essentially
rocks. So I looked into itÃ¢â‚¬Â¦. Basically, ever since the late 1930s,
people have been beautifully f*cked by De Beers into thinking marriage = diamond.Ã¢â‚¬

Zombisem · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 11:53 am

Potatoes man. Potatoes. You know that thing everyone says about potatoes ... it's even on Urban Dictionary:

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Well, there are a lot of reasons. Roses only last, like, a couple of weeks, and that is if you leave them in water. And they really only exist to be pretty, so that's like saying "My love for you is transitory, and based solely on your appearance." But, a potato! Potatoes last forever. Not only will it not rot, but it actually grows stuff. There are so many ways to enjoy a potato! You can even make a battery with it! And that is like saying, "I have many ways in which I show my love for you." Potatoes may not look much, but they're still awesome. So that is like saying, "It doesn't matter at all what you look like, I will still love you."

Potatoes. Seriously.

Lantis · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 1:08 pm

Dude... if I ever get married (hopefully, I won't)... I'll be getting titanium rings. From what I hear, they are actually kind of popular in places.

Regal · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 1:57 pm

i'll be doing or getting whatever i feel like at the time.

though i guess 'her' (note inverted commas signifying a person unlikely to ever exist) opinion would probably be important

^^;

ShadowFox1001 · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 3:07 pm

I'll get my future wife a ring pop.

Zombisem · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 3:12 pm

^ XD whoever he marries will totally be the luckiest woman alive.

@lantis - Titanium ring? ^____^ that's funny.

personally i can't stand wearing rings anyway, would rather get a tattoo.. now THAT'S forever. XD

though marriage is nearly a dead profession these days.. >__> huzzah for being single. ^^

thetruecoolness · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 3:18 pm

Emeralds or sapphires FTW? At least they're not clear, who wants a clear stone. Clear has to be the most boring 'color'. And they will be surrounded with silver and not gold. Silver is an awesome color. Gold, not so much. Plus pure silver is not malleable to my knowledge.

I was always partial to 'Diamonds, that'll shut her up' or 'Diamonds, now she pretty much has to'. But yeah I'll be getting what I can afford and is reasonable if and when that moment comes. And with all the talk about diamonds (Blood Diamond anyone), it will likely not be a diamond.

Agentsix · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 3:23 pm

Diamonds work, future wife will be pleased.

ShadowFox1001 · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 5:09 pm

Most diamonds you find on rings nowdays are fake or of poor quality. They just sell them at high prices so they can get cahs and no one will notice.

N.L.Y. · **Posted:** January 16th, 2007, 6:16 pm

thetruecoolness wrote:

Emeralds or sapphires FTW? At least they're not clear, who wants a clear stone. Clear has to be the most boring 'color'. And they will be surrounded with silver and not gold. Silver is an awesome color. Gold, not so much. Plus pure silver is not malleable to my knowledge.

I was always partial to 'Diamonds, that'll shut her up' or 'Diamonds, now she pretty much has to'. But yeah I'll be getting what I can afford and is reasonable if and when that moment comes. And with all the talk about diamonds (Blood Diamond anyone), it will likely not be a diamond.

In my experience it's hardly the color that matters about a diamond, it's the brilliancy of it when flawless.
As Kratos said, most diamonds are blander because they're the low quality.
And silver is harder than gold, but not by much, both are still maleable.

Though the brilliancy statement could be applied to gold, in this case I'd agree, silver is a far more flattering precious metal, when of quality.

TheGnasher · **Posted:** January 17th, 2007, 2:08 pm

We have to admit, diamonds are for suckers, but women love them. That's the whole problem (there's also the cumulative problem that diamonds are hellish expensive).

I guess it all depends on your financial state. If you have the money and want to please your future wife/wife/proposee/whatever, it's a good call. Because they like it.

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