Anyone else here this?

Basically, there was always a wedding ring or band, but the Diamond thing came from a deBeers marketing campaign in about 1930, the 2 months salary was part of the campaign, etc.

The power of suggestion!

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I saw a video today about it. I don't know enough about it to know if it is accurate or not.

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GO BEARS!!!

I don't think anyone says anything contrary ... DeBeers entirely contrived the diamond market.

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http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/45768546804/diamonds-are-bullshit?c008e230

Somewhat lengthy, but fairly thorough.

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We used my mom's ring with my wife's grandmother's ring, added some stones and came up with something beautiful for under a grand.

DeBeers can kiss my ass.

international diamond trade is pretty disturbing. slavery, murder, that kind of thing.

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Sounds like something that somebody should make a movie about.

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Probably some rich people who don't want that movie to be made!

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BigFan getting married again? 2 months salary seems a bit ridiculous and inviting theft.

Not sure if serious...

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When I proposed (a bit over 25 years ago) I did not fall for that 2 month stuff and neither did my wife. We agreed it was better to not overspend on the ring and instead invest where it made more sense -- on a down payment on a house and a honeymoon.

She has since redone the setting and we are still in the house (since added on to and nearly paid for). Going low key on the ring was absolutely the correct decision. The Big Ring really is a marketing scam.

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Da Bears!

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

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Yeah ........

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

This should be required reading for all people getting married.

I suppose you could call it Death Diamond or something like that. Since all the blood that has been spilled over it. Maybe a big star can sign on...

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I dunno, was there a movie on it? My wife had to do some research on a book about the subject.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Diamond_(film)

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dont listen to them, big. a real man spends that 3 ear celery on an onion ring.

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What does this even mean? Is it a recipe?

3 ear celery on an onion ring?

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“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

i cant believe you dont know what that means. think harder

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