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No. I picked out the stone and she went to help design the ring. I figured if she was going to be wearing it for a long time to come, she might as well help pick it out. We had been dating a few years and both knew it wasn't if, but when, we would get married. Several times since then I have wanted to upgrade the diamond and every time she has shot me down. It is small by her friend's standards (.9 carat) but she wouldn't trade it for anything.

Gee I hope we can make you feel better. If you care to buy a premium membership, email me your credit card information . . . I only used them if I was sick, or there was a playoff game, of I had something really important to do.

From a thread a couple weeks ago And you said you are struggling to learn English.

PA, ROTFLMAO

Parking lot at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills. We went to pick up the ring which had been made to her specifications. It was on April 1st. I thought she would realize it was all an eloborate April Fools joke

Too bad, I like to get mine more often then that . . .

What I just realized is you are about the only one here who uses his/her real name, if Stephanie is really your name. So in a sense we all are calling people names when we use PA, 2k2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Fanof14, etc. I actually kind of like the name calling. Brando had a very nice string aimed at my on line persona.

Nothing like good old fashioned Russian politics. I miss the days when they winner would have 99.8% of the "votes".

I was just poking fun at the whole calling people names in any forum on any topic, not specific to this. I can't believe anyone would change their mind about anything because someone on an internet message board told them to or called them a name. sorry, miss bossy pants BTW, which topic in the first twenty pages here is worth discussing?

Last year I couldn't wait, this year I'm wishing Jerry could f*** another championship season for a Chicago team with a strike, only this time it ain't the good guys. I really wish we had a #2 or #3, a 2nd baseman, center fielder, perhaps a proven lead off man.

oh of course Miss Perfect Steff would arrive to teach us manners. Maybe we should call you missy manners.

The world's attention to the problems in the diamond trade, daily x-rays of all employees for example, has helped in employee benefits. I read a few articles on the industry and was appaled by some of the practices. The other problems are in the distribution chain. Looking through the articles, a large number of diamond bought in a store have probably aided terrorists and the drug industry along the way. They are the universal currency, surpassing gold. When a relatively small bag can contain $1,000,000+ worth of diamonds, be converted to cash anywhere in the world, untraceable, legal to have, etc. it is no wonder diamonds are a terrorists best friend.

Buy the last or too many of these cheapskates will leave after the first round

How would you respond to someone that said the diamond industry has employed thousands of workers, both skilled and unskilled, and there would be widespread poverty and famine if Africa could not sell a very valuable resource? That is the side of the equation I have always struggled with. The world stops buying diamonds and these people lose their jobs without much hope of replacement. That doesn't seem like helping to me.

#1 Sig/Avatar Happy Birthday You say it's your birthday It's my birthday too--yeah They say it's your birthday We're gonna have a good time I'm glad it's your birthday Happy birthday to you. Yes we're going to a party party Yes we're going to a party party Yes we're going to a party party. I would like you to dance--Birthday Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday I would like you to dance--Birthday Dance You say it's your birthday Well it's my birthday too--yeah You say it's your birthday We're gonna have a good time I'm glad it's your birthday Happy birthday to you.

I don't have a dog in this fight, but there hasn't been an original thought in baseball in 100 years. Example: Let's find the first person to think trading Kong for a pitcher, because everyone else must be copying. Someone show me an example of original thought in baseball that a thousand other people didn't think of at the same time. I think we flatter ourselves a little too much if we think writers actually come here because they have no clue or ideas for columns. Yes, it is a great way to gauge the feelings of the die hard fans, but trust me, most sportswriters, and I know a few from my college newspaper days, think the internet sites are full of psycho crazies who would be ignored in most bars.

Amped2 It's as close to snow as I want to get

If you could live in an TV series, which would it be? Wanna be a "Friend", Quahog sound like fun? Perhaps you would like to be JAG?

3rd sounds about right and with the team on the north side it will be a nightmare in Chicago next season. Keep praying for a miracle.

gee cafepress where have I heard that idea before? Nice job guys but I believe we can pull together better graphics.

Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network. It has bounced a little between 10:00 pm and 10:30 on my system. For a while it was on after Futurama, now it is on before. Someone posted a message from the Family Guy site that another network was thinking of restarting a few episodes. Speaking of Futurama, andone else bothered by hearing Peg Bundy? I watched a Married, with Children episode then happened to flip to Futurama, weird. One thing we have to always remember, like The Beatles leading the way for The Who (greatest commercial R&R band ever); The Simpsons paved the way for every other adult "cartoon" on television. It also created some credibility for a network otehr than the big 3. There is a lot of ground breaking stuff happening with that show. How does everyone compare these to sit coms with humans? Better than Seinfeld, M*A*S*H, Friends, Cheers, etc.?