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Old September 15th 03, 03:15 AM
Benjamin Mark
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Rumor of a Jeweler

I would venture to say 99 and 9/10ths of the populace
have no clue as to how, when, or who creates the rumors
that are spread the worldwide. As it happens ... I do know how
and who and when the rumor about this particular jewelry
designer began.

The year: Circa 1951. Alfred Philippe had just finished
designing the first part of a series of costume jewelry
brooches for Trifari. The climate outside was lousy. The
pieces--even if he had to say so himself--were stunning
.... one of his better endeavors. They were made with smooth
and faceted glass ... pav‚'d with rhinestones and set with
baguette shaped stones. He gazed at them lovingly under shop
lights.

The radio spoke of nothing but the weather. Hurricanes. Winds.
Overflowing rivers. He had heard of people who had lived in
the Mississippi delta too close to the river. Some had lost
their homes ... their life savings.

Our designer worried about damage to his new creations. He was
creative and he was adept. He would form a water-proof casing
in which to hold the items in order to prevent water damage
should the worst case scenario occur. He was working--in his
mind--against the clock. The casing had to be large enough to
hold all the brooches. It had to have insulating compartments
in order to avoid the jewelry from kraashing one into the other
--in case of weather-induced turbulence--and causing irreparable
harm. He had put in too many hours to take risks. And most of
all ... the casing had to be water-proof.

He began. He first sketched out a schematic with exact measurements.
He worked at night because he didn't want to cause his employer to
suffer any losses due to his fears. Trifari was a major name in
costume jewelry and production had to be maintained.

Our designer bought light-weight but strong wood and began his
chores. He used a water-proof glue and rust-proof hinges. He sealed
all the cracks with water-proof putty. What if the waters overflowed
the embankments and began rising in the streets? Utter nonsense? Why?
Had it not happened before in the south and Midwest? Cars underwater?
Boats roaming the streets of a once bustling city?

When a mind becomes obsessed with a direction ... there is often no
turning it back. And so it was with the jewelry designer. When he
finished the casing--he did it all in less than a third of a day--he
took it home to test in his bath tub. He closed the casing and
submerged it and let it go. It popped back up to the surface. Again
and again he submerged the casing and again and again it popped up. He
opened it. It was dry. He was ready. He went back to the shop that
very night and lined the casing with straw-like material and placed
the brooches inside. They would not kraash into each other.

The brooches upon which he had worked so laboriously and so
meticulously ... were safe. He could continue the collection with
peace-of-mind. Out of sentimental urgings ... he named the casing: No
Kraash ... as a symbol of its protective qualities in securing his
brooches against harm. Cryptologists would work on the name in later
years trying to unscramble and re-form the letters. Of course ... the
most important part of the rumor that had been spread about our
jeweler and his casing was this: What did the brooches that he had so
diligently worked on to protect look like? Anyone out there have any
idea? The answer--of course--is contained in the rumor itself.
Perhaps it should be re-read before proceeding to the image. Let me
know if you figured it out or not.

For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will scroll
down the left side menu till you get to the area that says Tidbits
Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: No Kraash ... where
you'll see an image of the contents of the rumored casing.

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark

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