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DEAR MISS MANNERS: How many strands of pearls is too many? I had always heard that a lady should never wear more than three at one time. Now I see so many starlets and even Michelle Obama wearing five or six or more.

It still looks trashy to me. Have times changed?

GENTLE READER: Of course times have changed, but what do pearls care? With their innocent look, they don't have to obey the rules that restrict their flashier peers.

Miss Manners supposes it is technically possible to wear too many pearls. But five, seven or even nine strands (in a choker worn on a very long neck) have never been considered trashy.

Notice that the possibility of four, six or eight strands was not mentioned. That is because pearls do not lead a totally unrestricted existence. As Miss Manners' dear grandmother took care to teach her, "A lady does not wear an even number of strands of pearls."

 

http://www.uexpress.com/miss-manners/2015/1/4/boyfriend-and-his-exes-are-best



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Seriously? Who the heck cares? Where what you LIKE to wear.



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It's it IS trashy to wear 6 strands of pearls, but not 7. LOL!

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I don't like pearls. I'm trashy!

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Spouse is allergic to gold, and some other metals. So jewelry is a problem.

 

YES, she owns pearls and could wear them, if she ever gets dressed up and goes out of the house.

 



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Ugh. Who asks these questions.

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Since the only metal I can wear is platinum (and who can afford that!), I LOVE being able to wear pearls - with no clasp. That means I can wear one long strand, or wrap it twice, and wear two strands. When I was growing up, a lady could wear one, two, or (sometimes) three strands. Three if the pearls were small, and had one common clasp.





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This is funny. Only an odd number makes you a lady. I wonder if the same holds true for the number of men you date.

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So it's trashy to date two men so I need to date 3?

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Southern_Belle wrote:

So it's trashy to date two men so I need to date 3?

 Yes.  Ladies only date odd numbers of men.



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Well that's because there is an odd number of days in the week!

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You figured it out! You win the smart prize.

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Yay!

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I will up your post count by ONE!

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Lol. I keep telling myself I'm going to get a life and let it go...

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Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

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flan327 wrote:

Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

flan

Silly me, I once passed up an offer of a "three-some". One of the women was married to a drug dealer who was in prison ... and I had to think about "extras" she might be bringing with her.

So... ONE person having sex is better than TWO people having sex?



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And three trumps two, etc.

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ed11563 wrote:
flan327 wrote:

Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

flan

Silly me, I once passed up an offer of a "three-some". One of the women was married to a drug dealer who was in prison ... and I had to think about "extras" she might be bringing with her.

So... ONE person having sex is better than TWO people having sex?

 Well, that is the safest sex. 



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ed11563 wrote:
flan327 wrote:

Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

flan

Silly me, I once passed up an offer of a "three-some". One of the women was married to a drug dealer who was in prison ... and I had to think about "extras" she might be bringing with her.

So... ONE person having sex is better than TWO people having sex?

 How long have you been married?  When were you getting all these threesome offers?



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Lawyerlady wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
flan327 wrote:

Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

flan

Silly me, I once passed up an offer of a "three-some". One of the women was married to a drug dealer who was in prison ... and I had to think about "extras" she might be bringing with her.

So... ONE person having sex is better than TWO people having sex?

 Well, that is the safest sex. 

Winner, winner Chicken Dinner!!  biggrin 



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he may be married, but I doubt he is dead.....

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aergia wrote:

he may be married, but I doubt he is dead.....

 ???  ARe you talking about Ed?



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c'mon several decades of abstinence, seriously??

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
ed11563 wrote:
flan327 wrote:

Everyone knows that odd numbers are far superior to even numbers...

flan

Silly me, I once passed up an offer of a "three-some". One of the women was married to a drug dealer who was in prison ... and I had to think about "extras" she might be bringing with her.

So... ONE person having sex is better than TWO people having sex?

 How long have you been married?  When were you getting all these threesome offers?

"all these"? I think I said something like "once" .

I was younger then.



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Southern_Belle wrote:

So it's trashy to date two men so I need to date 3?

 Yes.  Ladies only date odd numbers of men.

 And here I thought ladies only dated odd men, regardless of number.  biggrin



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