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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by takeda on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @04:31PM (#21529819)
Superstition that wearing someone's wedding ring is a bad luck. Probably was similarly manufactured to keep higher demand for diamonds.
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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by ncmncm on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @07:47PM (#21531583)
More that the people you would take it to have way too many already, and would love to unload them on the next pigeon.

I have got some mileage out of characterizing mined diamonds as symbolizing south-African slavery. At least, my wife didn't want one.

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