08-31-2004, 03:51 PM
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| Turn the deceased into diamonds...
It's awfully convenient of a woman to turn her dead husband's ashes into a diamond... awfully convenient. http://www.local6.com/news/3693644/detail.html
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08-31-2004, 04:00 PM
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| A significant life insurance policy and a diamond gem too! Could sorrow and sympathy get any better than that!  | |
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08-31-2004, 04:15 PM
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| Wow!! It's like Final Fantasy come to life!!
Actually I think this is kinda cool for those that can afford it.
Maybe when I die I'll have my remains made into a diamond and then have that diamond set in a sword.
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08-31-2004, 04:17 PM
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| I found Life Gem's website http://www.MYLIFEGEM.com
If anyone else was curious.
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08-31-2004, 04:46 PM
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| Who would want their dead husband mounted on a ring?
Seems kinda silly, with a high scam factor to boot. The website shows all kinds of info about the size, type and pricing of the gemstones - and a small blurb about the source of carbon - your ashes: " the carbon in the ashes coalesces with the natural carbon used in the diamond growth process" So its not even entirely your carbon - they don't specify what percentage - if any. Also they have to cremate you differently - sort of half-baked, since normaly they bake you until the carbon burns off.
A huge opportunity to simply discard your ashes and sell you a synthetic diamond at 500% markup or more. $15,000 for a one caret COLORED diamond is WAY overpriced, plus the other Funeral Director fees.... Ripoff!
Whats wrong with the old fashioned method of returning your carbon to the earth? Recycle! | |
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08-31-2004, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Artisan Who would want their dead husband mounted on a ring?
A huge opportunity to simply discard your ashes and sell you a synthetic diamond at 500% markup or more. $15,000 for a one caret COLORED diamond is WAY overpriced, plus the other Funeral Director fees.... Ripoff! | I wonder if there are any franchise operations available? ha ha ! There's a sucker born everyday!
I noticed that you have to pick and pay for what size diamond you want. $2,500 for a quarter caret and up! My thought was why wasn't the size of the diamond dependant upon the amount of husband you had to start with. Big husband - big diamond, small husband - small diamond. | |
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08-31-2004, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Maeve_Mari Big husband - big diamond, small husband - small diamond. | So you're saying size does matter?  | |
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08-31-2004, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by VorpalCat So you're saying size does matter? | Once again, the subject keeps coming up. There's just no getting around it! | |
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08-31-2004, 08:38 PM
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| My dad was a precious jewel in his lifetime. No need to try to make his mortal remains into one now.
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08-31-2004, 09:06 PM
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| I think that's sorta strange... but sorta neat at the same time. I wouldn't do that for my parents and definitely NOT my pets, either!
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09-01-2004, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by VorpalCat So you're saying size does matter? | It's not the size of the husband, it's how hard you can compress him... 
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09-01-2004, 05:53 AM
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| And perhaps how facet... | |
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09-01-2004, 07:18 AM
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| Actually the diamonds can be made into any size. If it were a real diamond, could you imagine being a girl and inheriting grampa as a bauble in your mom's jewelery box?
I guess if it ever got stolen, that woman could get insurance on her husband twice KA-CHING!
Now let's see who can identify this quote:
"It's a moissanite"
"A what-a-nite"
"A moissanite is an artificial diamond, Lincoln. It's Mickey Mouse, man. Spurious. Not genuine. And it's worth... F***-all."
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09-01-2004, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata And perhaps how facet... | But would he carat all?
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09-01-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt. Slo-mo But would he carat all? | (here goes...)
Only if it didn't set well with him...
(gimme a break it's my first shot)
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09-01-2004, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Dasha Actually the diamonds can be made into any size. If it were a real diamond, could you imagine being a girl and inheriting grampa as a bauble in your mom's jewelery box?
I guess if it ever got stolen, that woman could get insurance on her husband twice KA-CHING!
Now let's see who can identify this quote:
"It's a moissanite"
"A what-a-nite"
"A moissanite is an artificial diamond, Lincoln. It's Mickey Mouse, man. Spurious. Not genuine. And it's worth... F***-all." | Snatch.
One of the pawn shop owners talking to a customer trying to sell them some jewels earlier in the movie.
Love that movie 
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09-01-2004, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Elemental Snatch.
One of the pawn shop owners talking to a customer trying to sell them some jewels earlier in the movie.
Love that movie | Dingdingding! You are right.
Ya like dags?
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09-01-2004, 09:32 PM
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09-02-2004, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Dasha Actually the diamonds can be made into any size. If it were a real diamond, could you imagine being a girl and inheriting grampa as a bauble in your mom's jewelery box? | here's grandma's engagement ring, here's the sapphire, oh and here's grandpa! See that little imperfection? That's the wart from his nose!
Actually, my great-aunt's ashes were distributed into little star-of-david shaped pendants to be bought by her relations for about 100 dollars, I think. My aunt is taking one of the necklaces on a tour of China. Pretty weird, but at least her ashes stayed ashes and weren't squashed into a prisim and injected with dye...
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09-02-2004, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by gojujay (here goes...)
Only if it didn't set well with him...
(gimme a break it's my first shot) | Absolutely flawless!
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