[Jewelry making - Article 00323] - Re: [Orchid] Using the term semi precious gems

[Andrew Werby]

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>     pigeon blood red rubies

    Actually, I used to raise white king pigeons, and one day my
    sister's cat got to their nest... Their blood was pretty much the
    same color as people's blood, nothing like the hot pink color of the
    rubies I've heard described that way. I'm not sure if it's a case of
    a traditional superlative being applied to cheaper goods, false
    etymology, or poetic license, but simply describing a ruby as "blood
    red" would be clearer and truer to the facts. Of course, then they'd
    have to think of another marketing description for pink corundum -
    anybody want to buy some "albino-eye" rubies? 

Andrew Werby
www.computersculpture.com
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