The marriage proposal link under MGo.Licio.us. Click it.

Submitted by Blazefire on
Seriously... click it. Uhh... Probably shoo the kids away from the computer first. Normally, I'm not a fan of the celebrity press, but... just too awesome. As Michigan fans, I think that belongs a little bit to all of us.
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Topher

February 25th, 2010 at 9:33 AM ^

"Well, she married me. Comrie got a better deal." Bad-dum-PSSSHHH!!! DeBeers is stupid, though - and evil. The "diamond engagement ring" was a postwar marketing campaign designed to jack up demand for diamonds that has brainwashed American men and women. Meanwhile they restrict the very abundant diamond supply (why do you think diamond-tipped sawblades don't cost thousands of dollars?) through a cartel to keep the gemstone price up. This restriction suborns an unholy black market, hence the rightful activism of "blood diamonds." I don't have a real problem with a symbol of engagement like a ring, but the idea that a man should blow two to three months' salary on it is absolutely ridiculous. It's a brideprice, thinly veiled in a concept of romance. This is the 21st century, women don't need to bought and should not demand it.

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TIMMMAAY

February 25th, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^

While you're absolutely correct about industrial diamonds (their value is nil), diamonds are not rare. Ruby and Emerald are far more scarce than diamonds, and if DeBeers didn't control worldwide diamond prices by hoarding them and controlling their release to the market, they would be far less valued. Diamond prices are artificially inflated.

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Blazefire

February 25th, 2010 at 12:39 PM ^

If I produce a type of car that everybody wants, and it's easy for me to make it, but nobody else can, and I only make a few, that still makes that car scarce, whether it NEEDS to be scarce or not. They control it, and keep the supply in check. I.E. - They are rare as far as the market is concerned.

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TIMMMAAY

February 25th, 2010 at 12:44 PM ^

But they are only rare because DeBeers buys up mining rights everywhere, and hoards their supply. They aren't actually rare at all, that was my point. If the diamond business were to suddenly become an open market, subject to real world supply and demand their value would fall precipitously.

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Feat of Clay

February 25th, 2010 at 10:15 AM ^

What's ridiculous is how they build it up to be some kind of "investment" that you're supposed to research to the 9s. It's no investment, and while you don't want to get ripped off, it is not going to be a tragedy if the ring your girl loves is a VS2 and you buy that one instead of a smaller, more expensive VS1. Or whatever.

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gater

February 24th, 2010 at 8:55 PM ^

you can't tell me he didn't realize the person was there...they obviously were there for some time and he was facing the window while she did it. It doesn't make that any less of an invasion of privacy, but i still think he knew someone was there and if he was really concerned he would have moved from the window.

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Blue_Bull_Run

February 24th, 2010 at 11:01 PM ^

I once read a long documentary on the "pap," and it made me feel a *little* less hate/anger towards them. Specifically, a lot of them are poor (immigrants) who can't really find jobs. However, if they catch a killer shot with their camera, that could be a year's worth of salary. Now, I also don't think it's really cool to exploit other people's lives to make your living. Also, I'm sure tons of them are assholes, and I really REALLY hate it when they drive recklessly and endanger other people. Nonetheless, if you could earn your year's salary just by taking a picture that's visible from the open street (I'm gonna assume that's what happened, for the sake of argument) then I would have a tough time blaming you.

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Wendyk5

February 24th, 2010 at 9:07 PM ^

But if you check out the whole photo link on popsugar.com, you'll see that she's not giving him a blowjob, she's kissing - or doing something to - his stomach. She pops right back up.

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Lordok

October 5th, 2020 at 12:52 AM ^

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