Found a pearl when I ate oyster today, what do I do with it?

[OldManBernie]

I had oyster today and I bit into something hard. It was a little white thing that isn't quite a perfect sphere. I'm guessing it's a pearl. I'm wondering if it's worth anything and if it is worth keeping. If I keep it, what can I do with it?

[pirc1]

Grind it up and then eat it. ;)

[RocketMan Tex]

I had oyster today and I bit into something hard. It was a little white thing that isn't quite a perfect sphere. I'm guessing it's a pearl. I'm wondering if it's worth anything and if it is worth keeping. If I keep it, what can I do with it?

Do you have a jewelery store you shop at? Take it there. They ought to be able to tell you if it is worth anything or if it is worth cleaning up/polishing it up.

[Jugdish]

It takes more than one to make a pearl necklace.

[OldManBernie]

Do you have a jewelery store you shop at? Take it there. They ought to be able to tell you if it is worth anything or if it is worth cleaning up/polishing it up.

On your advice, I called a jewelry appraisal place. They said that pearls found from "bred for eating" oysters generally aren't worth much. She asked if it is shiny or dull. I told her that it wasn't particularly shiny, then she said that it probably isn't worth much.

Well great... any other ideas of what I can do with it?

[Mr. Brightside]

Get a lawyer and prepare a lawsuit.

[cson]

I know what you can do with it ;) huh?.. ;) huh?.... ;) right?, huh? ;)

[pgabriel]

that happened to me once although you barely see it. it was about the size of the tip of a ball point pen.

I love oysters btw. houston press had an article a couple of years ago on oysters and people who are really into them and how the temperature, and area they are grown in, and size affect the taste.

[OldManBernie]

I know what you can do with it ;) huh?.. ;) huh?.... ;) right?, huh? ;)

huh? :confused:

[RocketMan Tex]

Well great... any other ideas of what I can do with it?

Take it to a jewelry artist and have that person make a piece of jewelry out of it for you or your spouse.

[rockHEAD]

put it in the junk drawer

[OldManBernie]

Get a lawyer and prepare a lawsuit.

That's tempting because I could've choked on it... in fact, I hurt my tooth a little by biting on it. However, I really like the restaurant, and I want to go back... so that's probably not something I want to do.

[thadeus]

1. Put it in your mouth, and really eat it this time.
2. Start telling rich people that you **** pearls.
3. Convince a dumb rich girl.
4. For proof, hand her whatever turd you manufactured that contained the pearl.
5. Get a job ****ting pearls, eat lots of rich food, possibly bang the dumb rich girl, then, after a week of them digging through your pooh but finding no second pearl, say, "Thanks for the shrimp and the poontang! Later!" and disappear with their bank account details and silverware, as well as nude pictures of the dumb rich girl (which can either be used for blackmail or sold on the internet).

Thank me later.

[LonghornFan]

Tell everyone it's a haunted pearl and sell it on ebay.

[ima_drummer2k]

1. Put it in your mouth, and really eat it this time.
2. Start telling rich people that you **** pearls.
3. Convince a dumb rich girl.
4. For proof, hand her whatever turd you manufactured that contained the pearl.
5. Get a job ****ting pearls, eat lots of rich food, possibly bang the dumb rich girl, then, after a week of them digging through your pooh but finding no second pearl, say, "Thanks for the shrimp and the poontang! Later!" and disappear with their bank account details and silverware, as well as nude pictures of the dumb rich girl (which can either be used for blackmail or sold on the internet).

Thank me later.

This is a perfect example of why I NEVER skip a thadeus post.

[Lil Pun]

Tell everyone it's a haunted pearl and sell it on ebay.


That's not a bad idea.

[Rocketman95]

It takes more than one to make a pearl necklace.

That's what SHE said.

[Lil Pun]

How big was the pearl?

[OldManBernie]

1. Put it in your mouth, and really eat it this time.
2. Start telling rich people that you **** pearls.
3. Convince a dumb rich girl.
4. For proof, hand her whatever turd you manufactured that contained the pearl.
5. Get a job ****ting pearls, eat lots of rich food, possibly bang the dumb rich girl, then, after a week of them digging through your pooh but finding no second pearl, say, "Thanks for the shrimp and the poontang! Later!" and disappear with their bank account details and silverware, as well as nude pictures of the dumb rich girl (which can either be used for blackmail or sold on the internet).

Thank me later.

It's not a bad idea, but it reminds me of the golden egg laying goose fable. Wouldn't the rich people gut me to look for more pearls? I suppose they would learn a good lesson when they find no pearls in my body. :)

[swilkins]

No picture of it?

[SwoLy-D]

I know what you can do with it ;) huh?.. ;) huh?.... ;) right?, huh? ;)Ooooohhhhhhh, now I get it... OldManBernie should put it on his eye and look like this smiley guy -> ;) , huh? Huh?? Right, huh?

[OldManBernie]

No picture of it?

ask and you shall receive...

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1396/pearl7or.th.jpg (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pearl7or.jpg)

[arkoe]

... a pearl necklace.

Obviously you missed the whole point of that story.

[Azadre]

Eat it!

[finalsbound]

Good job at posting about something that has probably never been posted about in the history of the BBS :)

[Kam]

Good job at posting about something that has probably never been posted about in the history of the BBS :)
call random person for me?

[wnes]

ask and you shall receive...

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/1396/pearl7or.th.jpg (http://img365.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pearl7or.jpg)

Wrap it good with bamboo leaves.

[pradaxpimp]

hahah. I've found 2 sh!tty pearls at the same restaurant on 2 different nights.

they were black and pearl colored and i think I gave it to my gf at the time and said it was romantic.

[A_3PO]

that happened to me once although you barely see it. it was about the size of the tip of a ball point pen.

I love oysters btw. houston press had an article a couple of years ago on oysters and people who are really into them and how the temperature, and area they are grown in, and size affect the taste.
I'm really into oysters. I used to use cocktail sauce and horseradish, then switched to squeezing lemon juice. Now, just the oyster and the saltwater inside the shell. It grosses out my wife. She thinks I'm crazy.

A friend of mine in Seattle is a true oyster connoissuer. In that area, there are several types of oysters, some of which make gulf oysters taste like mud. Whenever I come back from there, I can't eat gulf oysters for at least 6 months.

Found a pearl earlier this year about the size of a pea. Gave it to my son to play with.

[bladeage]

bronze it.

[OldManBernie]

I'm really into oysters. I used to use cocktail sauce and horseradish, then switched to squeezing lemon juice. Now, just the oyster and the saltwater inside the shell. It grosses out my wife. She thinks I'm crazy.

A friend of mine in Seattle is a true oyster connoissuer. In that area, there are several types of oysters, some of which make gulf oysters taste like mud. Whenever I come back from there, I can't eat gulf oysters for at least 6 months.

Found a pearl earlier this year about the size of a pea. Gave it to my son to play with.

Where do you think is the best place for fried oysters? My friend recommended Uncle Benny's on Main, and I absolutely love that place. That's the place where I found the pearl.

[Yonkers]

Grind it up and make some Suzie Wong Pearl Cream. Then use it and look young forever! ;)