Turn the deceased into diamonds...

[Faggot the Hutt]

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

[Maeve_Mari]

A significant life insurance policy and a diamond gem too! Could sorrow and sympathy get any better than that!

[Elemental]

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.

[Elemental]

I found Life Gem's website

http://www.MYLIFEGEM.com

If anyone else was curious.

[Artisan]

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!

[Maeve_Mari]

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.

[VorpalCat]

Big husband - big diamond, small husband - small diamond.

So you're saying size does matter?

[Maeve_Mari]

So you're saying size does matter?

Once again, the subject keeps coming up. There's just no getting around it!

[D'Artag-NOT]

My dad was a precious jewel in his lifetime. No need to try to make his mortal remains into one now.

[cornflower]

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!

[Capt. Slo-mo]

So you're saying size does matter?

It's not the size of the husband, it's how hard you can compress him...

[Inquartata]

And perhaps how facet...

[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."

[Capt. Slo-mo]

And perhaps how facet...

But would he carat all?

[gojujay]

But would he carat all?

(here goes...)

Only if it didn't set well with him...

(gimme a break it's my first shot)

[Elemental]

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

[Dasha]

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?

[Waterfowl]

that'd be awesome

[electricepeeist]

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...

[Capt. Slo-mo]

(here goes...)
Only if it didn't set well with him...
(gimme a break it's my first shot)

Absolutely flawless!