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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 363244" data-attributes="member: 1246">ToughAn acquaintance of mine, whose daughter was about to be married, decided to give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations. The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend if she would take a look at it. She agreed, but said that, instead of a fee she would accept lunch at one of Houston&#039;s finer restaurants. A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping a glass of Chablis, he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler&#039;s loupe, examined the diamond carefully and handed it back. &quot;Wow,&quot; said a diner who had been watching from the next table. &quot;These Texas women are tough!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 363244, member: 1246"] [CENTER][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Arial][COLOR=#cc0000]Tough[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/CENTER][FONT=Tahoma] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#004080][FONT=Arial]An acquaintance of mine, whose daughter was about to be married, decided to give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations. The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend if she would take a look at it. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#004080][FONT=Arial]She agreed, but said that, instead of a fee she would accept lunch at one of Houston's finer restaurants. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#004080][FONT=Arial]A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping a glass of Chablis, he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler's loupe, examined the diamond carefully and handed it back. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#004080][FONT=Arial]"Wow," said a diner who had been watching from the next table. "These Texas women are tough!"[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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