Re: Girlfriends, wives, etc.

[PATRICK_KELLY@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com]

     Graydons' comment on the diamonds and jewels brings to mind some 
     thoughts I had at the diamond store the other day.  Since we've been 
     dating for ahh... 7.. or so..years I decided that I'll have to pop the 
     question sometime soon or else she'll do it herself.  So I'm in the 
     back room of this store and they start bringing out the stones.  As 
     I'm holding these colorless little rocks with a set of tweezers and 
     looking at them under a magnifying glass, the price tags begin to 
     conjure up images of comperable priced things. Like say a used 200tq, 
     or even a used S4, or even a down payment on a new S4, yah she would 
     like that. Who thought up this engagement ring thing anyway, sounds 
     like nothing more than a marketing ploy by DeBeers.  So I begin to 
     imagin it, A quiet candlite dinner, or maybe a deserted moonlit beach, 
     I pull this black velvet box out of my pocket, look deeply into her 
     eyes and slip something over her ring finger, an engagement ring, No, 
     a key ring, with a very large, shiny, black plastic and chrome key 
     dangling elegantly.  What do ya think Audi fanatics, anyone BTDT? Did 
     she say yes? did she start crying and run away? are you still 
     toghether? Has her father ever spoken to you since? I gotta know.
     
     Patrick Kelly
     '87 5kSQ