The Tradition Of Engagement Rings Is Barely A Tradition At All. Guess Who Started It.

A century of advertising has “Inception”-ed us so hard. Everything about the ring is a racket. The video contains some NSFW dialogue.

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Rollie Williams

Mar 12, 2014

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