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 The Pearl of Lao TzuLinked to multiple legends, the Pearl of Lao Tzu is the largest known pearl in the world, measuring 9.45 inches (24 centimeters) in diameter and weighing 14.1 pounds (6.4 kilograms). Reportedly extracted from a giant clam off the coast of the Philippines in 1934, the pearl has been labeled "The Pearl of Allah" by some who believe it resembles the face of Muhammad and has also been connected to a legend involving the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. What is the pearl's estimated value? More...
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Hm.... wouldn't categorize this as bling... All pictures of it look like thick shaving cream and thus not very impressive. Anyone know other big precious stones/gems/pearls that might succeed at tickling my materialistic fancy?
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That is an ugly pearl!
Little drops of water~Little grains of sand~Make the mighty ocean~And the pleasant land~So the little moments~Humble though they be~Make the mighty ages ~Of Eternity/by Julia Fletcher Carney
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Christine wrote:That is an ugly pearl! Yes, it is an ugly pearl!
Love love love love co-co-nuts! , I I I I Island~~! Xo!!
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dp wrote:Hm.... wouldn't categorize this as bling... All pictures of it look like thick shaving cream and thus not very impressive. Anyone know other big precious stones/gems/pearls that might succeed at tickling my materialistic fancy? When I was in Turkey, I visited Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Among the gems displayed in their treasury is an 86 carat diamond known as the Spoonmaker’s Diamond. According to legend, the diamond was found by a poor beggar who did not recognize its value and traded to a jeweler for just three spoons. It is painful just to think about! You can read more about it here. 
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witchcraft wrote:Christine wrote:That is an ugly pearl! Yes, it is an ugly pearl! It looks like a HUGE wad of chewed up gum!
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Yeah, but it is an expensive wad of gum!
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Daemon wrote:Reportedly extracted from a giant clam off the coast of the Philippines in 1934, the pearl has been labeled "The Pearl of Allah" by some who believe it resembles the face of Muhammad Will people ever tire of seeing religious figures in inanimate objects?
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Drew wrote:Daemon wrote:Reportedly extracted from a giant clam off the coast of the Philippines in 1934, the pearl has been labeled "The Pearl of Allah" by some who believe it resembles the face of Muhammad Will people ever tire of seeing religious figures in inanimate objects? I saw Buddha in a jelly donut once. It was pretty rad.
Robert
"Words form the thread on which we string our experiences." - Aldous Leonard Huxley
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rluna wrote:
Will people ever tire of seeing religious figures in inanimate objects?
I saw Buddha in a jelly donut once. It was pretty rad.[/quote] I recommend watching the atheist melon on collegehumor.com. Hilarious critique on that point.
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If one looks closely at the Turin shroud, you can clearly make out the face of Roy Wood from Wizzard.
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