In article <m2zohtxqk9.fsf / zip.local.thomases.com>, 
Dave / PragmaticProgrammer.com says...

# Of course, you might ask where in the world you can find faceted
# Rubies occurring naturally in what appears to be a sandstone, but that 
# would be very, very picky.

   Of course, the first several times I saw that 'faceted ruby' on the 
cover and at rubycentral.com, I thought it was a guitar pick. I guess it 
all depends on how good one's depth perception is... I really didn't 
understand the connection between Ruby and a guitar pick....

Joey

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