tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post8221975381979457350..comments2023-09-23T03:33:28.757-07:00Comments on BUMMER-FREE ZONE: 7 reasons I gave my Fiancee a thimble instead of a ringJosh Tatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976118208537492704noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-66679624307106680742012-01-23T11:46:21.110-08:002012-01-23T11:46:21.110-08:00you are funny Joel!you are funny Joel!marlrini@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945002859245711814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-15140706446835669302012-01-18T02:09:02.124-08:002012-01-18T02:09:02.124-08:00Wonderful post Job. I love the symbolism of the t...Wonderful post Job. I love the symbolism of the thimble.Roxanna/Aunt Roxanna/Aunt Roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068240417924576031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-26820406347713262762012-01-17T16:41:32.409-08:002012-01-17T16:41:32.409-08:00Wonderful post, Brother Job. And Marlene, that...Wonderful post, Brother Job. And Marlene, that's a very apt comparison and I love how quickly it takes the conversation in a morbid direction. "Enough talk of rings and undying love - let's talk caskets!" And for the record, I'd like to be cremated, and the ashes stored in a cardboard box, but not a cheap cardboard box. You know, a nice one.Joel Tom Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17077810921992333759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-83400294808885739252012-01-17T13:52:23.227-08:002012-01-17T13:52:23.227-08:00You are so right Job. It is like feeling pressured...You are so right Job. It is like feeling pressured to buy the most expensive casket to show that the depths of your affection. Diamonds are more a symbol of status than love anyway. <br />I say give me a true & faithful pine box anyday!marlrini@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945002859245711814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-73888776838925152502012-01-17T12:36:48.636-08:002012-01-17T12:36:48.636-08:00Here's my clothing breakdown-
Baseball Cap= C...Here's my clothing breakdown-<br /><br />Baseball Cap= China<br />Sweatshirt= Indonesia<br />T-Shirt= Haiti<br />Pants= Sri Lanka<br />Underwear= Thailand<br />Socks= ?<br />Shoes= United States of America<br /><br />My clothes are better traveled than me! Too bad they're not sentient. Oh, the stories they could tell!<br /><br />I got your back on this one, Job. Blood diamonds are especially reprehensible. Good call. I applaud what good you have done. Can more be done. Always. In this you have done a good thing.Josh Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976118208537492704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-71447213161232578542012-01-17T12:24:01.305-08:002012-01-17T12:24:01.305-08:00We have to wear clothes (but I will dwell on your ...We have to wear clothes (but I will dwell on your point and question myself on how ethical my shopping is, comprehensively) but nobody has to wear a diamond - and I urge you to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_diamond<br /><br />While diamonds aren't technically a commodity they behave like one in a lot of ways and slavery is often used to harvest diamonds and then go on to fund any manner of reprehensible things. Factories in Taiwan or Pakistan that make a pair of jeans may have woeful practices in place but I'm sure that every city in those countries that house those factories is extremely grateful to have them there.<br /><br />The same cannot always be said of Diamond operations.Rocket Surgeon, Phdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460228829181474336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-67304443379469375562012-01-17T10:48:57.850-08:002012-01-17T10:48:57.850-08:00I dig it!
(Also the ring you did get her is beau...I dig it! <br /><br />(Also the ring you did get her is beautiful!)al'xaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103973835549381721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-38429581928343216722012-01-17T08:24:14.825-08:002012-01-17T08:24:14.825-08:00A quick question, are your clothes homemade? Check...A quick question, are your clothes homemade? Check the tag an then rethink number 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-11370718840624868422012-01-16T19:39:09.025-08:002012-01-16T19:39:09.025-08:00Can I get you a cactus cooler?Can I get you a cactus cooler?Josh Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976118208537492704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-21155347908400443942012-01-16T19:38:32.272-08:002012-01-16T19:38:32.272-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Josh Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976118208537492704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791661742116268494.post-65347702548036084862012-01-16T19:35:33.410-08:002012-01-16T19:35:33.410-08:00Welcome to the Octagon, Job. I'm ordering out ...Welcome to the Octagon, Job. I'm ordering out for pizza. What toppings would you like?Josh Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976118208537492704noreply@blogger.com