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Ok, let me rephrase:" Anybody who's not like that crazy rambling drunken hobo on the street corner doesn't actually treat Halloween like it's a religious holiday any more." xp Only ridiculous extreme stupid people still go around "It's an evil day! Ye shall all be smited if you dress up to go get candy!"

Hehehe, I did think that comercial was funny. I myself have come to hate diamonds in most circumstances due to what they've come to represent and be treated as by society. Really, people took a pretty sparkly thing which could also have many practical uses and turned it into an obligaton and something that's a very expensive way to cheap out emotionally. It could be put to use in machinery to build the hospital that could save your life one day, instead you're nagging that guy to put it on your finger to show off to your friends and family or "he doesn't love you." And then from that point on, being seen as what was neccesary to placate once, it's now used as the easiest way to manipulate later on. Want her to do something? Make her mad and want to get forgiven as easily as possible? or as one comedian pointed out, just want to make her shut up? DIAMONDS! The answer to your problems! Not only that, but the SIZE and NUMBER of the diamonds counts too. If it's not big enough, it's not good enough........ gonk

Sounds like a good plan. xd

And I know. That's another stupid point--they'll freak out if they know it's a man made diamond. Again, it's "not good enough." They're not jewlers and they don't know any so wuldn't find out if they weren't told, but still people are stupid enough to buy into the "it has to be natural!" thing. You like shiny things, you got a shiney thing- does it really matter where it comes from if it looks the same? gonk