Jul 7 2009OMG, There Is A Dead Person ON MY FINGER
Similar in concept to these voodoo talismans, LifeGems are precious stones made out of the ashes/hair of your deceased loved ones. They range in price from $2,700 to $20,000 (minus setting) depending on the size and color of stone you want and [do not insert joke about having a dead person around your finger here]. Now I'm not saying this company is fraudulent, but I am saying it would be if I were in charge. Who cares if the rock is actually 0% aunt Betsy, as long as you don't know, it's all good. Am I right? Now send me those ashes. Also, ask about my 2-for-1 'Back From the Dead' special. I'm talking zombies, folks, and you're undead relatives are gonna help us fight the robots.
Thanks to Sara, who wears the fingers of her enemies on a necklace. Stylin'.
Reader Comments
1. no one special - July 7, 2009 2:31 PM
Creepy is the only word for it but not as creepy as the stuffed dog my neighbour takes for walks (he uses a skateboard to stop it from geting scuffed on te pavement)
2. Moose Knuckle - July 7, 2009 2:32 PM
I suppose dead finger is better than fish finger...
3. frst - July 7, 2009 2:40 PM
I find this sexy : )
4. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - July 7, 2009 2:43 PM
The robots are supposed to help us fight the zombies not the other way around. GW is so funny when he shoots smack into both of his eyeballs.
5. Val - July 7, 2009 2:45 PM
reminds me of Lady Bag Lady from the book The Haunted
6. Pew³ - July 7, 2009 2:49 PM
They could turn MJ into a ring. Could you imagine that EBay auction?
Me neither.
7. Moose Knuckle - July 7, 2009 2:53 PM
If you had a ring made from sewer monster, would you have to kill YOURSELF with fire?
8. Pew³ - July 7, 2009 2:56 PM
YES!
9. Moose Knuckle - July 7, 2009 3:05 PM
Now, if you wore an MJ ring would it make you want to touch little boys?
10. GizmoDuck - July 7, 2009 3:06 PM
shoot them and make stylish jewelry. tee hee. "jew"
11. Madgame - July 7, 2009 3:11 PM
Hmmmz...maybe not a ring but could they make a stud for my prince albert instead?
12. Uncle Eccoli - July 7, 2009 3:11 PM
This has been around for a while.
13. LSDiesel - July 7, 2009 3:19 PM
@6, if they made MJ into a ring (or several) they would be the prizes in Cracker Jack boxes and would help you decode things.
14. Moose Knuckle - July 7, 2009 3:20 PM
What about making a ring from a piece of the UNDEAD, like....say... Madonna?
Would she come after you to claim her piece back, or would she just abduct another child and use its flesh to replace it?
15. Billy Rapture - July 7, 2009 3:20 PM
@6
Hes mostly plastic.
There wouldnt be enough ashes for half a stone.
Zing!
High five!
Anyone?
No?
Fine.
Ill high-five myself.
16. John X - July 7, 2009 3:23 PM
Now that's funny! Not the dead part - but the fraudulent part - I've got to retweet this !
17. Uncle Eccoli - July 7, 2009 3:25 PM
These people have got to be making an absolute fortune at this. One usually wouldn't pay that much for natural diamonds. I'm with GW; I don't trust anybody. Of course, I wouldn't trust the goon at the crematorium, either.
18. ginORMAGANTUAN - July 7, 2009 3:32 PM
DAYYYUUUUM I GO AWAY AND ALL SORTS OF EW MUHFUKUZZ SHOW UP!!!!!!! knameen, ginormaganwan be too busy taking them midterm exams n' shiiiit, damn, skool is kicken my azzzz!!!!!!!!! damn i miss harrassing THUMPERCHICCA........ we shall meet someday, by meet i mean do it! and my someday i mean BUTTSECKS!!!!
19. STOMPY - July 7, 2009 3:41 PM
@16
WTF does 'retweet' mean and how is it going to help me have a threesome with asian twins tonight?
20. STOMPY - July 7, 2009 3:44 PM
@18
Too many mother'uckas, uckin with my shii....
21. Boost - July 7, 2009 3:46 PM
Out of all the things you can do with your loved ones to keep their memory alive, this seems the least creepiest/most practical.
I have my speculations about it's authenticity though...
22. Jerry - July 7, 2009 3:52 PM
I for one find this to be a good use for our kindred dead
http://bootelicious.mybrute.com
23. Kiki - July 7, 2009 4:19 PM
Old news here. Older than this blog actually.
24. Billy Avenue - July 7, 2009 4:30 PM
wow this is old, I first heard about these dudes around 7 years ago.
I find it hard to believe they can actually press carbon with enough pressure to create a diamond.
25. STOMPY - July 7, 2009 4:35 PM
@24
Have you seen my mom? No problem...
26. ch4p3l - July 7, 2009 4:49 PM
MJ's ring would be a c0ck ring sold in pedophile stores. What? There aren't any pedophile stores??? I just new Cali would have one by now...then we'll just go with Hot Topic then.
27. Daisy - July 7, 2009 6:51 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max left a patient with a mouth full of cement, and then got chased by ghosts so it took him too long to get to her. Later he found out she was a widow with a kid.
28. whacko - July 7, 2009 7:08 PM
Way to report on the latest in 1991's creepiest technology...
29. Valerie - July 7, 2009 8:35 PM
I actually have a LifeGem pressed from my grandmother's ashes and I love it. It's a certified diamond - this company is legit, trust fa sho.
30. nana - July 7, 2009 11:45 PM
It's YOUR not you're.
31. led display - July 8, 2009 12:26 AM
......looks ok ..awesome ..!!
32. naas is drunk tonight - July 8, 2009 1:39 AM
There are several dead people on my fingers & they're starting to weigh me down
33. Phoenix - July 8, 2009 2:24 AM
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34. Jaded Icon - July 8, 2009 7:25 AM
Oh sure, this is "acceptable" by society, yet when I want to walk around with a necklace made from my family's skulls that's "insane".
35. Me - July 8, 2009 10:54 AM
i would sell that on Ebay
36. jessepko - July 8, 2009 11:52 AM
This is way cool. I always wanted to carry around my hub's ashes in a vial around my neck (after he is dead of course) but this is way better. The price is insane though.
37. cinndave - July 8, 2009 3:35 PM
These have been out for years. When you think about it, it's all about a good sales pitch. Diamonds are forever. You can keep the deceased person with you forever. And it looks much nicer than a urn.
38. sup - July 8, 2009 4:46 PM
I heard of this in a ripley's fact book.
39. sup - July 8, 2009 5:07 PM
It's a little creepy but think of it this way.
would you rather be buried into the ground,just to rot into something ugly, or would you want to be made into something that is beautiful,admired by everyone,and lasts forever?
40. SHADOW6 - July 9, 2009 2:42 AM
i was thinkin about doing this with my dog..
also imagine giving one to ur girl and breaking up hmm?
um babe it over!!! also can i have my dog back???