Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
two words: Kevin Federline

You - 1

Me - 0

Fuck, I'm getting hammered today.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

Which brings up an interesting question. What do married women do with their engagement rings when the marriage is over? Sell it on Ebay? Sell it to Coltrane for a good price? Keep it as treasured family heirloom albeit with bad karma? Wear it on the right hand? Feed it to the cat? melt it down with wedding ring and dance naked around pyre? Give it back? What's the etiquette?

Get the stones made into a necklace. Though not a pearl necklace.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
You - 1

Me - 0

Fuck, I'm getting hammered today.

Don't be so sure that KF hasn't won the "So Clueless He Might be Retarded" award. I'm trying to google it now.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
It's a true story. And it happened to me. I didn't murder him. I also didn't marry him.

What do you say? "Are you fucking serious? You're kidding me, right?"

"So, you want me to move in with you and contribute to a household which will be paying a few hundred a month in child support to a chick you banged on the side, and didn't have the good sense to use birth control with... Where the fuck do I sign up? Am I wearing a fucking dunce hat?"

Frankly, I'd be pissed someone would ask me to do something that ridiculous.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What do you say? "Are you fucking serious? You're kidding me, right?"

"So, you want me to move in with you and contribute to a household which will be paying a few hundred a month in child support to a chick you banged on the side, and didn't have the good sense to use birth control with... Where the fuck do I sign up? Am I wearing a fucking dunce hat?"

Frankly, I'd be pissed someone would ask me to do something that ridiculous.

As I remember it, I said "I don't think I like you very much right now" and then got in my car and drove away.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
That said, if I were a man, and about to spend more on a piece fo jewelry than I'd ever spent before, I'd want to have a pretty good idea that my intended was going to be happy wearing that ring every day for the rest of her natural born life. And yes, that can be as simple as a discussion about cuts and styles. And I suppose, the color of the metal in the setting.

We are in agreement. It is the woman who will have to wear the ring, so it should be something she likes. But most of those things can be learned through casual conversation. "Honey, that ring looks cool. I dig the setting. You?" "Well, I don't like square cut stones, but I love the platinum. It really helps accentuates the stone." Etc.

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
But I think that you ought to have that discussion, as well as the discussion about whether or not y'all might get married before you get down on one knee over dessert at The Palm.

You said you weren't going to mention this anymore. And you know that if there wasn't so much sawdust on the floor, I would have done it at Lugers.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
My updated, already divorced, view on rings is this: If I ever got married again, I'd want a wedding ring that is really my taste.

Doesn't everyone shop for wedding rings together?

TM

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
J. Geils Band? WTF?

Remember that their last go-around was a comeback. They were great way back when.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by bilmore
Remember that their last go-around was a comeback. They were great way back when.

It's okay, I understand, this ain't no never-never land.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Though not a pearl necklace.

You're the last person I thought would say this.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by bilmore
Remember that their last go-around was a comeback. They were great way back when.

A great bar band, no doubt. See Nick Hornsby's collection of essays on music (I forget the title; something like "songs"). But Hall of Fame worthy? Questionable at best.

Puting aside arguments as to whether there should even be a R'n'R hall of fame:

U2's a no-brainer, though I'm not a big fan. Same for Grandmaster Flash. Skynyrd probably should make it, especially if they can get the Drive-By Truckers to do the intro. Sex Pistols: duh. And could be entertaining if they choose to show up.

Oh, and in response to a prior post by GWNC: no, haven't seen the new Ramones documentary, which hasn't made it to my relatively small town. Sounds amazing, if perhaps a bit depressing.

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think, no matter how much or little money my fictional prospective spouse has, I'd feel very weird accepting and wearing an expensive engagement ring.

I never wanted one. It worked out great for both of us - the money went to his student loans instead.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Get the stones made into a necklace. Though not a pearl necklace.

What's wrong with pearl necklaces?

[SEC_Chick]

The problem with hinting is that some men really are clueless. I don't like the idea of shopping together or me going and saying "Buy that one" . But somehow my repeated hints about me 1. not liking or ever wearing yellow gold; 2. window shopping comments "I love that princess cut solitaire" and 3. "I really like my friends set... and mentioning how it was great that her SO thought about the set rather than just the engagement ring separately, resulted in me receiving a surprise yellow gold emerald cut with side stones. At the very least he could have asked my sister what I would like, but he said he didn't trust her to keep the secret.

Don't get me wrong... what he picked out is very "me" and I love it. It's jut not what I would have picked. And it didn't really match the rest of my jewelry (which, mainly just involved a new watch and switching the silver studs for gold ones). I just recently got my e-ring back after over 2 months without it due to a custom wedding band fiasco that almost required an entirely new setting due to the damage the jackass caused.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
It's okay, I understand, this ain't no never-never land.

Hm. I would have gone with "I've done the blues, the reds, and the pinks."

Apropos of nothing, do you think that your song is misogynistic?

ETA: Jaysus! That personal K is rapidly approaching!