Stanza 1 I Came to buy a smile – today – But just a single smile – The smallest one upon your face Will suit me just as well – The one that no one else would miss It shone so very small – I’m pleading at the “counter” – sir – Could you afford… Read More “I Came to buy a smile – today –” (2.Analysis)
Marilyn: “Diamonds, I don’t mean Rhinestones…” A RHINESTONE is an imitation stone originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic. It is generally cut in the form of a brilliant and set in silver or other inexpensive mounting, so as to stand any amount… Read More Marilyn: “Diamonds, I don’t mean Rhinestones…”
Are diamonds still a girl’s best friend? In an article published in The Scientific Fundamentalist. evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa stated that, since women make greater parental investment in children than men, their primary task is to discriminate between males who are willing to invest in a woman and her offspring in the long… Read More Are Diamonds a Girl’s Best Friend?
In the film/musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Marilyn Monroe sings: “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” The French are glad to die for love They delight in fighting duels But I prefer a man who lives And gives expensive jewels A kiss on the hand may be quite continental But diamonds are a girl’s best… Read More Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
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