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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 115416, member: 669&quot;]Believe it or not young man, disagreeing with you does not make someone stupid.&nbsp; In fact, I don&#039;t even think you&#039;re stupid for disagreeing with me - just young and excitable. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The folks who make coins into jewelry, and their customers, know exactly what they are doing. <ul> <li>They are taking an artifact of some value and altering it in a manner that <b>they believe</b> increases that value.</li> <li>They are taking an object of beauty and altering it in a manner that <b>they believe </b>makes it more beautiful.</li> <li>They are practicing an ancient art and <b>they believe</b> that they are honoring the artisans who preceded them by doing so.</li> </ul><p>As it happens, you and I both disagree with those folks on all three points, but I am very thankful that not everyone likes the same thing.&nbsp; After all, if we all agreed on everything, there would have been a whole lot of guys chasing my Beautiful Bride, and I might have missed out on the last 50+ years of connubial bliss. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW IMHO that cigar bit is at least as ridiculous as what passes for popular music among today&#039;s teenagers. :mouth:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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