The Wedding Ring

[silverwhisper]

phoenix: i dunno, i guess i'm just a brainwashed drone that way. all i can say on the matter is that the engagement ring i bought my wife was easily the best couple g i ever spent.

on rings in general: i agree that the tradition is goofy, but it's got such a deathgrip on the collective consciousness that it might as well be a religious requirement. that's a shame b/c it's a useful tool: it allows men to weed out all the women who think that a 1 carat diamond is a non-negotiable item. :>

ed

 

[SaraClarisse]

Bah... I think diamonds are too plain.

I thought so too...but I'd never really examined one closely until my man presented me with a diamond engagement ring. (He didn't know of my reluctance toward diamonds, and chose a nice, simple half-carat princess-cut diamond to complement my small hands.)

Boy, was it beautiful in the sunlight! I was entranced by it for hours. Not just because I was engaged and it was my ring, but because it really had some amazing sparkle and color-flashing properties.

I'm still entranced by it sometimes, when I'm in an elevator or office with nice lighting, or out in the sun.

I maintain that good diamonds are really pretty, and they can coordinate with just about any outfit.

That said, I don't feel that an engagement ring has to be a diamond. My mom's is wee antique sapphires and pearls that she'd noticed in a shop. She mentioned it to my dad, and he hunted it down later as a surprise.

 

[midwestyankee]

phoenix: i dunno, i guess i'm just a brainwashed drone that way. all i can say on the matter is that the engagement ring i bought my wife was easily the best couple g i ever spent.

on rings in general: i agree that the tradition is goofy, but it's got such a deathgrip on the collective consciousness that it might as well be a religious requirement. that's a shame b/c it's a useful tool: it allows men to weed out all the women who think that a 1 carat diamond is a non-negotiable item. :>

ed

Back when it mattered, I was able to weed out this type simply by asking if they liked my choice of a restaurant for a romantic date. Anyone who insisted on a $$$ place in the listings was not likely to have a second such date much less get close enough to be considered for an overpriced ring.

 

[SweetErika]

I'd love to see a pic, because I'm nosy that way.

Here ya go

 

[DLL]

Back when it mattered, I was able to weed out this type simply by asking if they liked my choice of a restaurant for a romantic date. Anyone who insisted on a $$$ place in the listings was not likely to have a second such date much less get close enough to be considered for an overpriced ring.

let me ask this..why not enjoy the finer things in life? is it wrong to enjoy that 4 star restaurant? and wear a huge diamond and drive a porsche? Would it turn you off if a woman approached you that was dressed in designer clothing...what if she was very grounded? If you can't afford it thats a different issue ..but if that is what makes you happy so be it...
Yank...would you eat a crappy slice of pizza and have a second rate whoopie pie if you could have the better of the two? hmmm hmmmm

 

[midwestyankee]

let me ask this..why not enjoy the finer things in life? is it wrong to enjoy that 4 star restaurant? and wear a huge diamond and drive a porsche? Would it turn you off if a woman approached you that was dressed in designer clothing...what if she was very grounded? If you can't afford it thats a different issue ..but if that is what makes you happy so be it...
Yank...would you eat a crappy slice of pizza and have a second rate whoopie pie if you could have the better of the two? hmmm hmmmm

There is a difference between enjoying the finer things in life and insisting that without them life is worthless. As much as I enjoy a truly great single malt scotch, if I am with friends who prefer beer, I can drink a beer with much pleasure as well.

You are right in one thing here, though: I would not eat a crappy (i.e., New York) pizza when I can have the best here in Chicago.

 

[silverwhisper]

you, sir, are an unlettered savage.

[smites yankee w/ a whole tandoori chicken]



ed

 

[midwestyankee]

you, sir, are an unlettered savage.

[smites yankee w/ a whole tandoori chicken]



ed

Thank goodness, that trout was getting a little fowl of smell.

 

[silverwhisper]

[cod-clobbers yankee]



ed

 

[midwestyankee]

[cod-clobbers yankee]



ed

Just as long as it's a real cod and not your cod-piece.

 

[silverwhisper]

"ah, maybe the black russian. that one always scares them..."--lord blackadder

 

[DLL]

There is a difference between enjoying the finer things in life and insisting that without them life is worthless. As much as I enjoy a truly great single malt scotch, if I am with friends who prefer beer, I can drink a beer with much pleasure as well.

You are right in one thing here, though: I would not eat a crappy (i.e., New York) pizza when I can have the best here in Chicago.

so when in rome huh???

I can enjoy a beer with next guy too you know....(maybe just out of a waterford mug)

 

[silverwhisper]

ah, so you're one of those high maintenance types, huh? :>

ed

 

[DLL]

ah, so you're one of those high maintenance types, huh? :>

ed

nope.... (very low maintenance here)

 

[silverwhisper]

so you say...

hm...that gives me an idea for a poll...

ed

 

[DLL]

so you say...

hm...that gives me an idea for a poll...

ed

ok i will post my reply to your poll....
ok i am off a bit ...where the heck are my keys to my porsche ..oh there they are in my prada bag...adjusts my cesare paciotti boots and off I go

 

[silverwhisper]

just don't slip out of your paciottis maneuvering among the hermes scarves and discarded manolos on the floor.

ed

 

[DLL]

just don't slip out of your paciottis maneuvering among the hermes scarves and discarded manolos on the floor.

ed

laughing....very good ed

 

[silverwhisper]

[bows]

i find that the beauty of the dance is only fully realized with a good partner. :>

ed

 

[GiveawayGirl]

Just as long as it's a real cod and not your cod-piece.

I am ashamed to admit that this actually made me laugh.

*bows head...slinks away

 

[midwestyankee]

I am ashamed to admit that this actually made me laugh.

*bows head...slinks away

Quoted merely for posterity.

But take heart, GG, it wasn't actually a pun.

 

[GiveawayGirl]

Quoted merely for posterity.

But take heart, GG, it wasn't actually a pun.

Which is the only reason I was able to admit it out loud!

 

[midwestyankee]

Which is the only reason I was able to admit it out loud!

GG, you've now given me a new goal in life.

Even if I have to live to be 110 to do it, I intend to get you to laugh at one of my puns. And just think, this commitment comes without the expense of a ring - diamond or otherwise (to slide back toward the initial purpose of the thread, youk see).

 

[GiveawayGirl]

GG, you've now given me a new goal in life.

Even if I have to live to be 110 to do it, I intend to get you to laugh at one of my puns. And just think, this commitment comes without the expense of a ring - diamond or otherwise (to slide back toward the initial purpose of the thread, youk see).

I'll respond, if only to quote your typo

I hate to see you devote any time at all to this since it is a lost cause. You and I both know that I'll never laugh at one of your puns....they are just too bad.

Sorry, friend...but I like you for other reasons and despite your inability to create a good pun.

 

[midwestyankee]

I'll respond, if only to quote your typo

I hate to see you devote any time at all to this since it is a lost cause. You and I both know that I'll never laugh at one of your puns....they are just too bad.

Sorry, friend...but I like you for other reasons and despite your inability to create a good pun.

My type?


Would that be a psychological analysis of someone based on a typo, sort of like a Myers-Briggs test for the terminally literate?