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US has Sun King's stolen gem, say French experts [ Hope Diamond ]
Yahoo/AFP ^ | Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | Richard Ingham and Marie-Pierre Ferey

Posted on 11/23/2008 3:03:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv

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To: SunkenCiv

Gee, I recall a program on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, or TLC (I can’t remember which) that showed how little stone had to be recut to make the Hope Diamond from the Great Blue.


21 posted on 11/23/2008 5:18:17 PM PST by Yo-Yo
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To: SunkenCiv

If we got the stone, where’s my cut?


22 posted on 11/23/2008 6:23:21 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins
However, since the diamond was put in the care of the Smithsonian Institute, there have been no unusual incidents related to it.

Maybe the curse just takes longer to kill an entire nation. 1958 - 2008 ... 50 years in our nation's possession.

23 posted on 11/23/2008 6:28:56 PM PST by Centurion2000 (To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
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To: Grimmy

I find this topic facetnating.


24 posted on 11/23/2008 6:30:46 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
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To: SunkenCiv

We must give it back to the French. It has a curse on it you know. Our nation hasn’t been worth a hoot since we got that rock. Let the French Have it or better yet—give it back to India where it once adorned a heathen Idol.


25 posted on 11/23/2008 6:34:06 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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