August 22, 2002

8:03 AM

Now a diamond can literally be a girl's best friend... A Chicago company says it has developed a process for turning cremated human remains into diamonds that can be worn as jewelry. In a telephone interview, Herro said his diamonds are of the same quality that “you would find at Tiffany’s.”
posted by lilboo (19 comments total)

ahem
posted by starvingartist at 8:05 AM on August 22, 2002

a day late and a dollar short, sorry
posted by insomnyuk at 8:07 AM on August 22, 2002

whoops, sorry - delete
posted by lilboo at 8:08 AM on August 22, 2002

Hi Mom!
posted by David Dark at 8:13 AM on August 22, 2002

John 3:16
posted by luser at 8:22 AM on August 22, 2002

The cat sleeps on my
mousepad, though she has the whole
house to sleep in. Fuck.
posted by Slithy_Tove at 8:23 AM on August 22, 2002

imagine stealing that

"come back with my wife you villian"
posted by clavdivs at 8:24 AM on August 22, 2002

ARSE!
posted by i_cola at 8:29 AM on August 22, 2002

In Japan we have a food called okonomiyaki that looks somewhat like pancakes.
posted by planetkyoto at 8:35 AM on August 22, 2002

one of these days, when I work up the nerve, I'm gonna call the local talk radio station and tell them how baffling it is to still have to look at rebel flags in the 21st century and then promptly hang up.
posted by mcsweetie at 8:39 AM on August 22, 2002

God has a son?
posted by rotifer at 8:45 AM on August 22, 2002

so if you have a widow, what are the ethics of offering her to your fiancé?
posted by panopticon at 8:46 AM on August 22, 2002

planetkyoto: I've heard good things about okonomiyaki, but I'll be honest... that's not a very appetizing photo. what exactly is on that thing?
posted by GeekAnimator at 8:47 AM on August 22, 2002

so if you have a widow, what are the ethics of offering her to your fiancé?

If you have a widow, you are dead.
posted by saintsguy at 8:52 AM on August 22, 2002

Maybe he meant, like, a widow chained up in your basement?
posted by Kafkaesque at 9:02 AM on August 22, 2002

And remember, if those basement widows start sticking, a little WD-40 will usually open them right up.
posted by yhbc at 9:04 AM on August 22, 2002

sorry (not enough coffee): so if you are a widower, what are the ethics of offering her to your fiancé?
posted by panopticon at 9:10 AM on August 22, 2002

Since I didn't quite use up all my jokes in my own version of this thread thread, I'll post one here:

So, do they call the machine "The Widowmaker?"
posted by me3dia at 9:17 AM on August 22, 2002

Not to change the subject but how about the Sex Pistols coming back to America next month?
posted by oh posey at 9:19 AM on August 22, 2002