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“The beautiful result of nature’s design, one irritating grain of sand can cause an iridescent pearl to form,” notes National Day Calendar. “National Wear Your Pearls Day on December 15 reminds us …

… “that when life throws dirt our way, we all have value in the end.”

Especially if it comes to a Happy Ending!

This particulate scene from the HBO series Girls scooped up Mr. Skin’s 2013 ‘Best Pearl Necklace’ Anatomy Award,bestowed uponchild star turned stunner Shiri Appleby.

National Wear Your Pearls Day : Sleuth Counts Down His Top 40 ‘Pearl Necklace’ Celebrities!

“A Seminal TV Moment,” proclaimed Slate. “In last night’s dark episode of Girls, Adam (Adam Driver) is shown having sex with his latest girlfriend, Natalia (Shiri Appleby). The comedy crossed a line that most TV shows never dare approach: It included a sort of ‘money shot,’ in which Adam’s semen is shown on Natalia’s chest.”

Actually, it was a mixture of conditioner and Cetaphil lotion to get the desired ‘F’•ect.

So why is it called ‘A Pearl Necklace’? Two guesses …

The blasted brunette is a Midwest housewife named Dulcinea, if you’re keeping spore.

As Wikipedia clinically defines the popular paste•time: “A ‘Pearl Necklace’ is slang for a sexual act in which a man ejaculates semen on or near the neck, chest, or breast of a woman. Such ejaculation can follow mammary intercourse, fellatio, intercourse or masturbation over the receiving person. The term originates from the way the deposited semen resembles a necklace of translucent white pearls.”

Ya think?

The above image—would you believe?—actually comes from family-friendly Wikipedia!

More direct and vivid is the Urban Dictionary, which defines the deviation in less standard language:

Their view of the spew proved so popular they even sell it as a coffee ‘cup’ for 25 clams:

And speaking of product placement, there’s now even ‘Pearl Necklace’ jewelry!

Let’s see, men, who ‘wore it’ best—as Sleuth starts his ‘Top 40Countdown with a classic recipient. Perhaps you can guess where he’ll finish

40. PAULETTE GODDARD

Screen legend who married Charlie Chaplin, Burgess {‘The Penguin’} Meredith and Erich Maria Remarque, author of the classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front. She would accept “no perishable gifts” from her many lovers and admirers, only precious jewels—“accumulating one of the largest collections of pearl necklaces in the world.”

39. DYLAN RYDER

Adult actress born Shannon Marie Lybarger, whose twin sisters Jill and Jocelyn compete in MMA. "Dylan gets a lot of attention at our fights," smiles Jocelyn Lybarger.

38. LILY ALDRIDGE

Victoria’s Secret supermodel married to Kings of Leon rock star Caleb Followill.

37. ELSA MARTINELLI

Elegant Italian actress turned jet setter who died this July at age 82.

36. DIAN PARKINSON

Miss USA 1965 became a Barker’s Beauty on The Price Is Right and sued Bob Barker for sexual harassment (in 1993), long before it was fashionable. Seems she offered a landing spot for her host lover’s ‘pearl necklace’ (above right), if the price was right.

35. CORINNE ALPHEN

1982 Penthouse Pet of the Year married Ken {Wiseguy} Wahl before divorcing him to become a certified tarot card reader.

34. CYD CHARISSE

Born Tula Ellice Finklea in 1922, she was Sleuth’s first screen crush and the aunt of Nana Vistor, who played Kira Nerys on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

33. ANNA FRIEL

At 17, performed the first lesbian screen kiss shown on British TV on the soap Brookside.

32. BRITNEY SPEARS

It was reported her nipples were photo-shopped out of this ‘Pearl’ session to maintain ‘her wholesome image.’

31. EVA MENDES

Has two daughters by Britney’s 1989 New Mickey Mouse Club castmate Ryan Gosling. Who knew they’d END UP together?

Coming Next:Notable ‘Necklace’ Numbers 30 – 21