De Beers and their minions have found a way to sell ugly diamonds

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In summary: And so do men: shiny sports...In summary, women are still living in the stone age because they are attracted to shiny objects. Brown diamonds have become acceptable because of the Argyle mine. De Beers is responsible for many problems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Monique said:
How can someone interested in physics not like light-reflecting crystals?

I like your light-reflecting crystals.

Eyes, I mean! I'm talking about your eyes...
You have beautiful eyes.
I'm getting buried here, aren't I?
 
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  • #37
Danger said:
I like your light-reflecting crystals.

Eyes, I mean! I'm talking about your eyes...
You have beautiful eyes.
I'm getting buried here, aren't I?

You definitely need to read the threads giving advice on pick-up lines.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1963199&postcount=35

Evo said:
I know I've heard that line hundreds of times. The only time I remember was sitting with my (now ex) husband on the couch. We had been married about 6 years, no special occasion. He just suddenly blurted out "you have the most incredibly beautiful eyes". It might have been the first day in 6 years my allergies weren't bothering me. Who knows? But THAT I remember. I decided to divorce him shortly after that.

Alas, I've botched the beautiful eyes line more times than I care to imagine. Somehow, I think the meaning of my compliments are sometimes lost in translation:

In the way those eyes I've always loved illuminate this place
Like a trashcan fire in a prison cell
Like the searchlights in the parking lots of hell

That works about as well as text messages about bowling.

Better to just say nothing and give diamonds.
 
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  • #38
turbo-1 said:
I wouldn't characterize his wearing that ring as vanity as much as pride in his parents' resourcefulness and his family history. Our company was headquartered in Scotland, and he was a first-generation US immigrant of Chinese descent. He's a pretty low-key guy, and sharp as a tack.

BTW, the $$$$$ value of that ring would have been of no consequence to him. That stone stays in the family. He was just pleased that I recognized the sapphire for what it was. Most Americans have no clue. If a stone is not the color and opacity of Carter's ink, they don't recognize it as a sapphire, because that's the kind of junk that is sold here.

I should never have used the word vanity. It's lost its meaning in abuse. I was lost for words. None of us are vain; only other people are vain. Why do you wear jewelry? If so, why?
 
  • #39
Topher925 said:
I'm not saying all woman in general are fascinated by shiny objects, I'm just saying that the majority of them are. Even worse, the majority of men are willing to spend insane amounts of cash to obtain those shiny objects.

[URL]http://www.diamondboycott.com/images/truelove.jpg
[/URL]Guilty, as charged.

Does anyone else get the dark humor?

This atrocity is unattractive now, at this time, to those that can't ignore it, but not in other times and other places. In example, war trophies won with death and blood are coveted treasures disjoint with their intrinsic value.The ebb and flow of cultural dictates the status of materially useless crap. In other times, in other cultural norms, even the magnitude of suffering of slave labor associated an item will increase its value. Here's a good example: The impressionable number of dead Chinese slaves accrued in the building of the so-called Great Wall of China significantly raises it tourist value. wonderful to be human, isn't it?
 
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Phrak said:
I should never have used the word vanity. It's lost its meaning in abuse. I was lost for words. None of us are vain; only other people are vain. Why do you wear jewelry? If so, why?
I don't wear jewelry. I made myself a ring with a tsavorite stone to match the one I made for my wife, but it's tucked away somewhere.
 
  • #41
I was expecting more from you, evo! :P Maybe a ban, but I'll take the gold membership if its still possible :D.


BobG said:
You definitely need to read the threads giving advice on pick-up lines.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1963199&postcount=35


Alas, I've botched the beautiful eyes line more times than I care to imagine.

Thank you for the thread! I will be using some of those soon.
 
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chaoseverlasting said:
Thank you for the thread! I will be using some of those soon.
They are field tested. I tried most of them out on my wife and they all worked.
 
  • #43
Jimmy Snyder said:
They are field tested. I tried most of them out on my wife and they all worked.

But isn't your wife already "picked up" (by you I'm guessing)?
 
  • #44
BobG said:
You definitely need to read the threads giving advice on pick-up lines.
:-p
Well, my old stand-by was "Excuse me, but is there any chance that your stand on meaningless recreational sex is compatible with mine?" Believe it or not, it actually worked a couple of times.
BobG said:
Alas, I've botched the beautiful eyes line more times than I care to imagine.

What I find—not ironic, exactly, but at least somewhat incongruous—is that my ex-wife's niece, who is still mine by association, is totally blind due to retinitis pigmentosa and has absolutely the most beautiful dark chestnut eyes that I've ever seen. It's a shame that they don't work.
 
  • #45
Topher925 said:
But isn't your wife already "picked up" (by you I'm guessing)?
They worked compared to "Is that another gray hair I see?" I slept on the couch that night.
 
  • #46
What's the point of buying an Earth-made diamond instead of a man-made diamond?

Man-made diamonds look better, they're a lot cheaper and you're probably not giving your money to evil people.

The only person who knows you're wearing an Earth-made diamond is you, and the value of Earth-made diamonds is bound to go down, since I'm sure people are going to wake up and realize that Earth-made diamonds are just imperfect versions of man-made diamonds.
 
  • #47
leroyjenkens said:
What's the point of buying an Earth-made diamond instead of a man-made diamond?

Man-made diamonds look better, they're a lot cheaper and you're probably not giving your money to evil people.

It's that last point that really matters to me.
 

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