This little tidbit caught my eye and I just had to share it. Apparently the new rage these days is the right-hand ring, a 21st century alternative to the engagement ring. (Initial linkstorm via Memepool) Where do I begin?
First off, most cultures outside of American wear their engagement/wedding bands on their right hand. So your little "right-hand" marketing ploy is only going to work on American women who are being told that they are missing something.
Second, the whole engagement ring thing has always kind of irked me. That's not to say I wouldn't wear one. I've always kind of thought I'd be the kind of gal who'd go for the whole Pamela and Tommy tattooed ring thing if I ever delved into a commitment with a fella, but there was a time I thought I'd never wear lipstick too. I do know I'd never spend $2000 for a right-hand ring. And can anyone tell me what the Alzheimer's Society has to do with it?
Well, at least this rant has gotten me out of my self-imposed funk. A little steam-blowing. I mean it's not like there's anything important going on (like increased hostility in Iraq, increased insanity here ...)
By the way, I read somewhere that some definitive study by ABC News was done that proved Oswald was the lone shooter. Okay, uh, 40-years-old news and, uh, wrong. They say that the reason people doubt the lone-shooter theory is because of government secrecy and the Oliver Stone movie. Ahem, the movie came out in the 80s, people doubted Oswald since he took a bullet to his belly courtesy of Mr. Ruby and his massive connections to the Mob. It's a long story and there's no dearth of information out there. But Marilyn was there and Bobby and Peter Lawford and you Scarecrow, and you ...
