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Old 09-22-2006, 07:18 PM
Zeide Erskine Zeide Erskine is offline
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Hi Mia,

One should add to the desiderata for phone-compatible pearl studs that the posts should not be overly long daggers as are popular among the "serious" jewelers. Frequent phoners wearing pearl studs with the long posts will sooner or later stab themselves behind the ear. This particularly applies to Tahitians and South Seas. It once happened to me and I have never worn the offending earrings ever again. It has also led to the curious phenomenon that I do not anwer the phone anymore when wearing studs.

Zeide
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