Divorce Ring.... Is this the new "thang"

I don't know what this says about society but the number one search term this morning is Divorce Ring. Well we all know about friendship rings, promise rings, engagement rings, wedding rings, and now there is a divorce ring. My best guess, because there really isn't much information out there, is you melt down your wedding rings and turn them into a divorce ring. I guess the other option would be to take the engagement band and wear it on your right middle finger. From all I've read, this would be a divorce ring.

From all the posts out there, it seems like some entrepreneurial pawn shop owner / Jeweller suggested a divorce ring to a recent divorcee bringing in her wedding band. This woman then wrote to Dear Abbey and told her about the story and how she found a Divorce ring online.

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Here is the original letter

DEAR ABBY: I am a 45-year-old woman with two daughters, ages 20 and 23. I married my high school sweetheart, "Cooper." I had heard rumors that Cooper had strayed from time to time, but had no evidence to back it up, and, of course, he denied it.

I went by my husband's office one day to surprise him, and his new secretary informed me that Cooper had just taken his wife to lunch at a local bistro! I went right over there and found them whispering, kissing and feeding each other. I did not make a scene. When Cooper arrived home that evening, I confronted him. He tried to deny it. I called him a liar and he slapped me! (A first.) He moved out that night, and I filed for divorce.

I pawned my wedding band and engagement ring. The clerk asked if I was going to buy a divorce ring. I had never heard of one. I searched online, found a nice one, ordered it and wear it proudly.

Cooper and his parents are livid! They say I am poking fun at him and accuse me of "promoting divorce." My friends and oldest daughter think it's cool. Some of my divorced friends have ordered rings, too. The ring is different in design, beautiful, makes me feel good and shows my independence. Should I feel guilty for wearing an identity ring like this? -- DIVORCING AND LOVING IT IN NORTH CAROLINA

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DEAR DIVORCING AND LOVING IT: No, you should not. The next time Cooper and his parents accuse you of "promoting divorce," remind them that it was Cooper who promoted divorce by openly cheating on you. If the ring brings you pleasure -- and comfort -- then enjoy it.

However, please be aware that many people will not understand its significance -- and if you wear it on the third finger of your left hand, they may think you are still married and unavailable.

Top 10 April Fools Day Jokes and More

Does April Fools' Day (or the mere thought of it) strike fear in your heart? Do memories of walking into your aluminum foil-covered office still haunt you at the end of every March?

Or, do you spend 364 days of the year plotting the mother of all pranks against your co-workers?

Whichever side you fall on, 32 percent of workers say they have either initiated or been on the receiving end of an April Fools' Day prank at work, according to CareerBuilder.com's annual April Fools' Day survey.

"Pranking at work can be risky business," says Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder.com.

"When determining whether a prank is a good idea on April Fools' Day, employees should consider the worst case scenario of their joke. Will his or her joke simply result in a laugh from fellow co-workers? Or could anybody, including you, lose their job?"

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While faking a resignation, gluing office supplies to the desk and covering someone's cube in aluminum foil are among the most common office pranks, here are 10 of the most memorable jaunts from this year's survey:

1. Placed a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet stall in a men's room to make it appear someone was using the stall. It sat there for hours until someone called security to check if the person had died.

2. Sent a fake love note to a co-worker from another co-worker.

3. All the women in office individually spoke to the president, confiding that she is pregnant. By noon, he 'knew' that all of his female workers were pregnant and he could not tell anyone because each asked for confidentially.

4. Called electric company, used a co-worker's name and told them he was moving so the electricity got turned off at the co-worker's house.

5. Filled the vending soda machine with cans of beer.

6. Rigged the boss' chair to drop suddenly during a staff meeting.

7. Placed a sign on the restroom door that read, "The company ran out of toilet tissue; please use your own resources."

8. Paged a co-worker over the loud speaker claiming the CEO was looking for him. The worker went into the CEOs office and the CEO didn't know who he was or why he was there.

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9. Shrink-wrapped everything in a co-worker's cubicle.

10. Put a 'house for sale' ad in the newspaper regarding a co-worker's home.


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Here are some more:

Tuesday is April 1, a day on which we look over our shoulders, open drawers slowly and eat nothing we haven't prepared ourselves.

April Fool's Day fulfills some odd human desire to see others embarrassed, befuddled or just plain humiliated. Pranks range from the innocent and fun to the dark and mean.

The best pranks are harmless, well-crafted and malice-free. It's best when the prankster can laugh and the victim can laugh (while plotting revenge, of course).
So have a seat right here on this cushion and enjoy 10 of PDQ's favorite pranks for 2008, gleaned and adapted from the new book "The Pocket Guide to Mischief" by Bart King and the wonderful minds at AprilFoolZone.com.

The fake ad

Place a classified ad that offers an unbelievable deal, something like "Tribe-Yankees box seats FACE VALUE!" "Nintendo Wii, new in package, $50," or "free full-body massage." Then use your friend's phone number in the ad. He or she will spend the next week answering literally hundreds of phone calls from all sorts of unseemly folks.

The break-in

Borrow the keys to your victim's car. Next, put some clear glass bottles in a plastic bag and carefully break the glass. Open your victim's car, roll down the driver's side window all the way and place a few of the larger pieces of broken glass on the seat, along with a brick. Set up a camcorder to forever capture your victim's reaction.

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Air-sickness snack

Before your next flight, prepare a simple yogurt-and-fruit salad and put it in a zip-lock bag. Once in the air, discreetly put the wholesome snack into an air-sickness bag. Now it's your time to shine. Pretend like you're getting sick into the bag. Then, with all the passengers watching, grab a fork, say "Yum-MEE!" and eat your fruit salad.
Lunchtime

Enjoy half of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich for breakfast. Take the remainder of the sandwich, wrap it securely in some plastic wrap and then head to work early. Bury your wrapped food in your co-worker's garbage can (careful to keep it clean). Around noon, walk over to your co-worker's cubicle and ask, "You got anything good in your trash can?" As your victim looks on in stunned silence, rifle through the rubbish, pull out the sandwich and dig in.

Tug o' war

Perfect for dorms where the hallway doors open inward. At about 7 a.m. one Saturday morning, tie one end of a rope to a doorknob, tie the other end to the doorknob directly across the hall, leaving about two inches of slack. Knock loudly on both doors. Sit back and watch the residents of the two rooms try to open their doors.

But you look so young!

Next time you're out to eat with a friend, slip away to the restroom. While you're gone, tell your server that it's your friend's birthday, adding 10 years, of course. Ask the staff to bring over a dessert and sing, including the age in the song.

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Look at all the crazy people

Tape magnets to the bottom of a coffee mug and attach to the roof of your wife's car. As she drives in to work, she'll be amazed at all the people frantically waving and pointing at her.

So juvenile, so funny

On your co-worker's desk, leave the written message: "Harry Lyon called. He says it's urgent. Call him immediately." Include the phone number of an out-of-state zoo.
You may already be a winner

This is cruel. Early Wednesday morning, take note of the winning Mega Millions numbers from the night before. Rush out and buy a ticket with those numbers. Return home in time for breakfast. Put the ticket on the table and ask your husband to check the paper to see if you won last night's drawing. Soon, he'll be crying tears of joy. Break the news to him before he calls in to tell off his boss.

The fake-out

Tell your spouse to watch out, that you're planning the best and most embarrassing April Fool's prank ever. Act strangely tonight, Tuesday morning and all day. Then, of course, do nothing.

PDQ's Top 10 oldest and lamest pranks (attempt them and subject yourself to ridicule)

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Glue a quarter on the floor.

Tie someone's shoelaces together.

Turn on and crank up your mom's car radio, wipers and heat.

Set all clocks an hour ahead.

Put a rubber band on the sink sprayer.

Replace Oreo filling with toothpaste.

Remove the labels on all the canned goods in the house.

Make some pinholes in a plastic cup.

Sew the legs of someone's jeans shut.

The evil troika: doggy doo-doo, a paper bag and matches.

Sexy red headed Delta AIrlines Safety Video - See it here

I don't know what the big deal is, at least they didn't use the typical blonde Barbie.

From now on, all Delta flights are smokin'.

We're not talking cigarettes— they're still banned. We're talking about Katherine Lee, aka "Deltalina," now starring in the airline's cheeky new safety video. A fetching redhead who scolds against lighting up with a saucy wave of her finger, Lee's causing turbulence on the Internet, where nearly 300,000 viewers with, uh, safety on the brain have watched the short clip.

"It's crazy," said Lee, who's as bubbly as a glass champagne in first-class.

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, she has traveled ever since she can remember. Her father is from Puerto Rico and her mother is German; he was in the military, so the family moved around a good bit. Lee, 33, graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1992 and was living in Melbourne, Fla., when she applied to become a Delta flight attendant in 1997.

"They hired me on the spot," said Lee, who lives in Buckhead and likes to hike and travel in her free time.

A Delta flight attendant ever since, she was culled from an initial pool of 1,000 candidates for the safety video, winnowed down to 82.

"It was really based on personality, comfort in front of an audience, and the ability to engage people," said Chris Babb, Delta's product manager for in-flight entertainment and media.

The clip was filmed in January at Delta's Atlanta headquarters by a Hollywood production company hired for the job. (That tantalizing finger wagging was written into the script, by the way). The casting director ultimately picked Lee. Babb says she was in his personal top 2.

"Clearly, she shone," he said. "The goal was to engage, and we thought it was important to introduce bits of humor. The idea is to get as many people to watch the video as possible."

Mission accomplished. The clip begins airing on 400 Delta flights in about a week, but it's already a hit online, where viewers have dubbed her "Deltalina."

"I love Angelina Jolie, To be compared to her is beautiful," said Lee, who's been fielding a steady stream of media requests and at least one marriage proposal. She's single, doesn't have a boyfriend, and says those pouty lips are all hers.

Asked if Delta has further plans to showcase its new star, Babb thought for a minute.

"This all just happened two days ago," he said. "We haven't brainstormed that yet. But having an individual with a great personality talk directly to customers is the way to go."

Lee is working in training right now and looks forward to flying again soon. She's already getting recognized, but doesn't mind the attention.

"I'm such a people person," she said. "It's so great because (the video) is bringing awareness of safety and how important it is. That's the bottom line —it's all about safety."

The choking "Game" What a stupid way to die.

More than 80 young men and women have died after taking part in a dangerous "game" that involves temporarily cutting the blood flow to the brain.

Teenagers taking part in the so-called "choking game" - which is similar to erotic asphyxiation - use dog leashes, bungee cords wrapped around their necks to reduce the amount of oxygen to the brain.

Their goal is a dreamlike, floating-in-space feeling when blood rushes back.

American officials estimate as many as 20 per cent of teenagers and preteens play the game, sometimes in groups.

The first count of deaths caused by the practice found 82 youths aged between 9 and 16 had been killed while taking part.

But nearly all the deaths were youths who played alone, according to the count complied by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nearly 90 per cent were boys, at an average age of about 13.

Officials have urged parents to be aware of the practice, and to watch for possible warning signs like bloodshot eyes, marks on the neck, frequent and severe headaches, disorientation after spending time alone, and ropes, scarves or belts tied to bedroom furniture or doorknobs or found knotted on the floor.

Many of the children who died form the choking game were described as bright, athletic students who apparently were intrigued by a method of getting high that does not involve drugs or alcohol.

Erotic asphyxiation, which involves blocking oxygen to the brain in order to increase pleasure from orgasm, is typically popular among older men, from 15 to 25.

Michael Hutchence, lead singer for INXS is rumoured to have died from auto-erotic asphyxiation in 1997, although suicide was the official cause of death