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To: long-gone who wrote (81052)	1/24/2002 5:07:48 AM
From: IngotWeTrust	Respond to of 116764

WOW...now THAT page was worth waiting to load...I really enjoyed that diorama, Richard, thx! Oh, and on that other matter...you know....your reply about bra hooks? Best as I know, the only gold-plated ones are flying at the end of Dolly Partition's "flag" @ DollyWood, and only when she's in residence there on special occasions. Word is--or so I've been told by those whose job it is to hoist that particular pitard---THOSE bra-hooks were originally solid gold---but alas, were too soft to "do the job" in the bustierre department. So, gold-leafed bra-hooks have been substituted and are the "official metal content" ones flapping in dah'breezes from that august flagpole... But DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, RIchard, I've never been up, close and personal with any of Dolly's undergarments. Just like the exposed capitol domes around this nation...gold-leafing helps slow downdown deterioration from Dolly P's "flag" on the normally "exposed steel" bra-hook varieties as well. Like I said, since I'm *not* an official, card-carrying, life-time member of the "flagpole sitters union," I would suggest you verify the above information with your own supplemental research and perhaps a phonecall to DollyWood Public Relations Department personnel. gold_bra-hooks_tutor

To: long-gone who wrote (81052)	1/24/2002 12:44:37 PM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 116764

How do you know those stones are real gold? They could be just painted rock or perhaps fool's gold. I looked at some museum photos from one thread. There was no scale on them and they were kind of murky. Lighting was bad I guess. Still I guess it is an interesting exhibit. In all my years in mines I rarely saw visible gold. (Most gold mined is by assay/and/or mineral/rock association and the gold cannot be seen in the vein.) Often this is because the gold is very very small and buried in cracks in pyrite which masks it colour. Gold in pyrite is hard to see or believe. Visible gold was highly recognizable given the circumstances but often tiny and seeming insignificant much as people think gold is today. Often people see pyrites underground in their miner's lamp and they think its gold, but it isn't. It is a rule that if you wonder whether or not it is gold for any length of time, it isn't. If you don't wonder at all, then it is gold. There are exceptions to this very occassionally. Interestingly, children, even those who have not seen gold or diamonds before, can recognize the same instantly when they see them. The power of proving something negatively however is both not easy for adults and children. EC<:-}