People who say "I am not a saddo, so why should I celebrate Valentine's Day?"

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people who celebrate Valentine's Day are enemies of the human race.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:40 (twenty-three years ago)

people who make a big deal about not celebrating valentine's day are just as bad if not WORSE.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:42 (twenty-three years ago)

RJG = totally OTM. Totally.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

KILL THEM ALL, NONE MUST ESCAPE

― duane, Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I call it the "Hallmark festival", get it?

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

No. Who's Mark?

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:56 (twenty-three years ago)

i celebrate every day of the year because 'i got so much love to gii-ive'

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Smell the glove.

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)

people who make a big deal about not celebrating valentine's day are just as bad if not WORSE.

in principle, yes. but people who celebrate it are FOOLS. I just do what I'd do any other day.

like tomorrow - the pub.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:00 (twenty-three years ago)

not ACKNOWLEDGING it is not enough--you must be unaware of its existence.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

What *are* you people talking about?

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Lara is OTM

― Vic (Vic), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

just put your hand in mine just put your hand in mine
just put your hand in mine just put your hand in mine
just put your hand in mine just put your hand in mine
just put your hand in mine just put your hand in mine

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

People who have the choice = Dud

IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

*very drunkenly and bitterly singing...*

haawwwlllleeedaaaaayyyy

sheeeeellllleeeebraaaaayaaaate

*breaks down weeping*

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

VAlentine's day might be a Hallmark holiday, but if you don't actually buy anything from Hallmark and use it as a celebration of lurve... what's so wrong with that?

Every day should be Valentine's. So there!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

If I'm willing to skip the pub on a Friday it must be love.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:50 (twenty-three years ago)

How did St. Valentine die, anyway? Shot with arrows? Grilled on a fire? Let's celebrate V-Day by forcing people who celebrate it to be tortured and killed in the same way! Hooray!

― kate, Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:50 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.somemoorecats.com/cards/pics/holidays/valentine/prideheart.jpg

CAREBEAR STARE!!!

MWAAAA HA HAA HAAA!!!!!!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:51 (twenty-three years ago)

You're just rubbing it in. Kittens AND hearts. Blech!!! I feel like throwing up. Don't make me renounce my mutual appreciation of you, McLusky!

― kate, Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:54 (twenty-three years ago)

I LOVE LOVE

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:56 (twenty-three years ago)

It would be so awesome if that was the Dizzee Rascal sleeve.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Every day should be Valentine's. So there!

If you discount the card-buying, I totally agree. If you're in love with someone, you really should be showing it a fucking sight more than once a year.

― SittingPretty (sittingpretty), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Two Valentine's Days!

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:10 (twenty-three years ago)

duane= OTM.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:11 (twenty-three years ago)

2 Valentine's days?
Oh god no, one is bad enough! Have you been to the shops this lunchtime?

― smee (smee), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes - I bought the Khia album and a sandwich.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Celebrate Valentine's Day by drinking too much and having a good hearty grudge-fuck with a person you absolutely hate. :D

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:57 (twenty-three years ago)

(ie: Do not feel at all flattered if nickalicious wants to have sex with you on Valentine's Day)

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 14:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Haha nothing says Valentine's Day like Khia, Tom!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom, perhaps I should rephrase: Have you been to C**nton f*cking Cards trying to push your way through the seething hordes of useless, unimaginative, men and find a b'day card for your baby sister? Coz I have!
Stressed, me?!!

― smee (smee), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Hallmark holiday aside, I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with celebrating Valentine's Day if you have something to celebrate, nor do I think it's particularly bad to let yourself feel a little overrun by all the hubbub in the event that you don't have someone to celebrate it with.

I do, however, still mostly dread Valentine's Day, if not for the rehearsed shows of affection that it encourages then for the simple fact that it brings out the disingenuous, single whiners in the same way that rain does worms.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:12 (twenty-three years ago)

"Happy Valentine's Day, honey."
*opening strains of "My Neck, My Back" issue forth from speakers*
"Oh, how ROMANTIC.... *swoon*

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Awesome! I love that song!

My UH! Just like that!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Dan there is a great deal more to Khia than that. What of "Fuck Dem Other Hoes" and "The K-Wang" eh?

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

What about Peaches? She's romantic too!

Suckin' on my titties like you wantin' me...

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I stand corrected.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:17 (twenty-three years ago)

(ie. as RJG notes, staging a huge production about not celebrating Valentine's Day is usually code for 'why does no one love me?' which is perfectly acceptable behaviour between friends but a little tiresome when it seeps into office small talk, etc.)

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah I don't know many friends who tell me how much in love they are regularly or how big a celebration they are having for Valentines Day. Maybe none at all.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

I am wuvved and I don't celebrate Valentine's Day.

apart from starting this thread and scoffing at any of my friends who talk about how they are going out for a VD-ay meal, I don't make a big production about it.

[flounces off melodramatically]

there is something for Andrew's point about how it's nice to have the choice. part of why I don't like VD-ay is remembering when I didn't have the choice.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I dunno, you give yourself the choice or not, some people love wallowing anyway.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I am in lurve and I am a mushy guuurl and I still think Valentines day = marketing madness = dud.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I will celebrate Valentine's Day because it sounds like a good excuse to buy a chocolate bar.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

"Valentines Day. The only day of the year that I wish I was fucking single!"

- Quote from my house-mate

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

On the rare occasion I have someone to Be With on Valentine's Day (2 of the 24 that have passed in my lifetime thusfar), I actually get all retarded about it. Flowers (on one of the two, different colours of roses arriving at her workplace throughout the day), dinner (once I cooked, once we went out), actually even slow-dancing in the living room! Stuff like that that should only actually happen in movies.

(In all honesty, I'm only as bitter as I am in regards to Valentine's Day because I actually so love celebrating it, when I have something to celebrate.)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:57 (twenty-three years ago)

nickalicious - I think your last comment speaks for everyone who is bitter about valentines day, whether they admit it or not

― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:01 (twenty-three years ago)

flounces off melodramatically

Stealing my line, you bastard! Give that back!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

The one time I was DJing on the radio, it happened to be on VD-ay. So as a special romantic song for all the lovers out there (introduced as such) I played 'Beers Steers & Queers' by Revolting Cocks.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Saying "I am not a saddo..." = You are a saddo.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

so who likes VD-ay anyway?

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:40 (twenty-three years ago)

[by the way, ILXORs with long memories will recall that this thread title recalls another thread I started, about people who don't celebrate christmas and whether they are attention seeking cockfarmers; now I am the one who is scoffing at some externally imposed festival. Fortunately it is one that can easily be ignored]

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

There is the fun of knocking back clueless blokes who want to book a table by saying we've been booked solid for weeks then seeing their faces crumple with disappointment. If I'm feeling generous I suggest to them that they actually cook their loved ones a meal, thus saving the day. One did actually reply "I'd never thought of that". There are too many blokes out there who don't deserve girlfriends....All Valentines Day means to me is a seriously busy fucking night.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:09 (twenty-three years ago)

A seriously busy fucking night? Of course!

― Sarah Johnson (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

*slaps forehead*

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

*slaps that ass*

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

*ouch*

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Nothing wrong with taking some time off the daily grind to completely focus on one another for a night, I'd have thought. Yes, of course you could do this anytime, but, y'know, it's there, so why not enjoy it? It's more fun than being bitter and cynical.

I won't be able to focus on my beloved this Valentine's Day, or at least not in person. That makes me pretty sad, but the fact that I care about her so much makes me happy again. And I will be seeing her on my birthday, woo!

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Er, sorry Jel. Wrong ass etc etc.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Cockfarmer, all the way. Fuck all the noise about it -- do the unemployed bitch about Labor Day, just because a day off doesn't mean as much to them? "Hallmark holiday" is an empty phrase -- if you want to use it, please give up the rest of your one-of-these-days-is-not-like-the-others celebrations, including birthdays, Saturdays, and every other bump on the calendar that's been popularized by commercial motives. None of the negative things implied by it are required.

"I don't have anyone to celebrate it with" -- so it goes. If you're so bitter about it that you actively resent Valentine's Day, hey, I wouldn't date you either. If someone dumped you near enough to the day that you're still smarting over it, then yeah, that sucks -- but hey, unless you heal quickly, it's hard to schedule a dumping that ensures the dumped is over it before any and all holidays. One way or the other, you were going to wind up with a bad day.

"But EVERY day should be Valentine's Day" -- condescending, sneering cockfarmer. Holidays celebrating X don't imply an exclusive hold on X any more than the suggestion "let's have eggs for breakfast tomorrow" implies "... and ONLY tomorrow, and NEVER EVER AGAIN." Ideally, you should be happy to be you and happy to have been born every day, too -- who has ever used that as an argument against birthday celebrations? And who has ever truly treated their significant other with such devotion and care that it wasn't possible to up the notch for a day because there were no further heights of affection to be reached?

"It's just an excuse to sell overpriced cards, flowers, chocolates, and porn." So don't buy them. The attitude that there's only a limited set of appropriate ways to celebrate Valentine's Day perpetuates the bitterness: you resent not getting it when you're single and then expect it, feel entitled to it, when you're not single.

"But it's externally imposed." So is "having Saturday off" for the bulk of people who work a traditional five-day week. That's not an inherently bad thing. Yeah, the holiday as we know it originated for commercial reasons -- but so did most of the rest of them. No one is so powerless that they can't reclaim a holiday for their own purposes, and doing so needn't benefit the imposers. Celebrate it or don't celebrate it, but making an actual issue out of other people celebrating it is spectacularly petty.

"But I hate feeling obligated to XYZ." Then don't. Talk to your SO. Put the effort in to make it clear that you're not just looking for an excuse to spend less money, time, or attention on them. Consciously or not, one of the reasons so many people appreciate Valentine's Day is because it's a stylized, predetermined, shorthand way for one's SO to demonstrate that they are willing to put a certain amount of effort into a relationship. We feel validated when people who care for us put demonstrable effort into making us happy. But that shouldn't lead to a sense of obligation. No one can make you feel obligated -- they can only punish you for not living up to the obligation. Both can be dealt with.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

What Tep said.
We win.*

*(Ok, so maybe earlier in this post I said Every day should be Valentine's. So there!, but that was obviously in favor in the day, so...)

Also, apologies to anyone offended by all my mushiness. I'll try to get some of it out of my system tomorrow.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I also agree with Tep. Valentine's Day is whatever the hell you wanna make of it. You don't have to buy Hallmark cards or candy, and hell, you don't even have to be in love with the person you're sharing the day with -- maybe a friendly kiss is Valentine enough.

I mean, Christmas as we know it was invented by Coca-Cola's advertising team, but most people don't bring THAT up every time the holiday is mentioned.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 February 2003 20:26 (twenty-three years ago)

some people do.

even though it's not a true thing.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 February 2003 20:30 (twenty-three years ago)

It's not like it's hard to turn around and have fun with; if people can make Christmas a hallmark holiday then why can't a Hallmark romantic holiday become a hallmark just-plain-meaningless commercial holiday? You can dress up in pink, red, black, and glitter, and you can exchange candy and cookies with whatever single friends you have. How is this bad?

― Maria (Maria), Thursday, 13 February 2003 20:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I have made a nice valentine's card to give to someone on our third date. I'm hoping I see him then; otherwise I'll just give it to him the next day. Gosh, I'm all excited!

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 13 February 2003 22:11 (twenty-three years ago)

everyday is halloween. even tommorow.
kittens and hearts included.

― kephm, Thursday, 13 February 2003 22:14 (twenty-three years ago)

You know you are all my valentines, right? You don't actually expect cards and flowers and chocolates, I know.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 13 February 2003 23:30 (twenty-three years ago)

http://photo3.matchnet.com/alpha/2003/02/13/16365254.jpg

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 14 February 2003 00:30 (twenty-three years ago)

should i bother to check the mail today? 'cause it's raining.

― duane, Friday, 14 February 2003 00:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Sean, I kiss you.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 14 February 2003 00:35 (twenty-three years ago)

if it's raining then the valentine i sent melted already duane

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 14 February 2003 00:36 (twenty-three years ago)

it wz a helicopter made of spun sugar

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 14 February 2003 00:36 (twenty-three years ago)

they forgot the love.

― di smith (lucylurex), Friday, 14 February 2003 02:27 (twenty-three years ago)

yesterday i was tutoring these kids in latin and one of them gave me a little scooby doo valentine. i was like "awww! here is my valentine to you, have a worksheet about conjugations!" i am a mean, mean person.

― Maria (Maria), Friday, 14 February 2003 02:39 (twenty-three years ago)

You know you are all my valentines, right? You don't actually expect cards and flowers and chocolates, I know.

No, but I would LIKE to receive them.

Seriously, the Catholic Church has desanctified (or whatever they do to saints they don't believe in any more) St. Valentine. Therefore, the foundation on which February 14 exists has been removed.

Now why won't the whole marketing-industrial structure surrounding Valentine's Day collapse? [/cri_de_coeur]

― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 14 February 2003 03:50 (twenty-three years ago)

From today's Irish Times:

"I know the horse has bolted;
I am one year late.
Will you marry me
And be my life-long mate?
To N., love always D."

WHO IS SHE?

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:06 (twenty-three years ago)

In the interests of not starting unnnecessary threads:

1) Who in this bitch got an anonymous valentine's greeting
2) If so, do you reckon you know who sent it to you?

I obviously got none, which is no surprise given I have never received one of these anonymous secret admirer type thingies. Hence I am misanthropic about the whole V-day schtick and not an attention seeking cockfarmer.

― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I did not get one.

I am OK about that.

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I think St Valentine had his still beating heart ripped from his body, quite apt really.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

And dispatched to Dublin for safe-keeping.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know who D. is. If s/he would like to send me it in the post next year it would be more convenient.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Either me or my girlfriend got an anonymous valentine's e-card thing (we share the main email address). It was probably her. Thing is, it was sent via some local community site called ourworcester.net. Neither of us knows anyone in Worcester. Neither of us is too sure where Worcester is. The card also said, "Thank you so much for everything you've done xxxxxx", and neither of us ever does anything for anybody.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Valentine's day: Dud, because my brother's birthday is 4 days before and it's impossible to find a good card (see also my mum's birthday, 2 day's after christmas).
Classic, because my girlfiend and I make our own cards for each other which is much more romantic.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

The card also said, "Thank you so much for everything you've done xxxxxx", and neither of us ever does anything for anybody.

Ha ha.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Possible argument: V-Day is better for those without lovers than for those with them.

I'm not sure I even buy this, though.

An atmosphere of Romance (in the culture, in the world, in the rainy shopping streets of silver hearts) is a good thing. The problem is that the older you get, the harder it is to be part of, or take part in, that atmosphere. And maybe it was already hard enough, for me, a decade ago.

― the pinefox, Friday, 14 February 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Valentine's Day has touched my life in one way: I had a heart-shaped cheesecake at lunchtime. Everything is lovely.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

From the Irish Times again:

"We met upon the boards one night
A friendship electronic
Expressed alone in words and thoughts
Inevitably platonic.

Our lives are way too far apart
To mingle in the flesh
But sometimes more than friends
Our hearts and feelings mesh.

And you my love reveal yourself
With just a voice, no face
In our strange and funny world
Our precious cyberspace"

Spooky!

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Possible argument: V-Day is better for those without lovers than for those with them.

Perhaps. It really makes no difference to me. I may in the minority, but I do not give a fig about V-day either way. It's kind of sweet to receive valentines from friends or a gift, but I don't buy cards for people and I don't really care to celebrate it. It doesn't make me unhappy, I'm just indifferent to it. I have always felt this way regardless of whether I have been in a relationship or not.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

To those who want it, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! I love you all. Mush mush.
xoxoxo

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Right back at you, Sarah!

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I just remembered that once in high school I got an anonymous valentine that said "we should be together on Valentine's Day" ("Stan"?).

In fact, that same year my best friend overheard some totally random anonymous female voice say on their cheesewagon-ride to school "I'm gonna be Nick C***man for Halloween". I was kinda creeped out for awhile after that (especially 'cause I was neither a hottie nor popular whatsoever, so anyone that chose to stalk me must have been very very desperate...I hope they were just making fun of me).

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh yeah, HAPPY DAY TO YOU ALL (whatever kind of adjective you wish to attach to it such as "Valentine's..." is fine and dandy)!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:31 (twenty-three years ago)

It's my mate Ken's Birthday. Happy Ken's Birthday.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Bravo Ken!

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)

http://sakaigam.hp.infoseek.co.jp/gif/VALENTINE.jpg

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 14 February 2003 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

what does the bottom of the picture say?

― Maria (Maria), Friday, 14 February 2003 16:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I like how the boy is clouded in mystery...as it should be. :D

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 February 2003 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

My Japanese isn't so good but I *think* it says "Did I mention that I once ~~anal~~

... no, not today.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

You know what we got for Valentine's Dud at my work today?

We all got copies of the firm sexual harassment policy. I thought that was sweet.

― felicity (felicity), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I think that card says something about "Jungle Fever"

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"Romance is mush,
stifling those who strive,
I'll live a lush life,
in some small dive,
and there I'll be,
while I rot with the rest,
of those whose lives are lonely too"

Valentines day will be easy this year as I don't even have a crush this year. Somehow my radical isolation is paying off! Valentines Day used to depress me in high school because: a) I was a hopeless romantic (still am but repressed) b) i never had a SO on Valentines Day c) I knew enough gossip to know which girls who were swooning over flowers were getting cheated on d) I knew, and still know, I would never cheat.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 14 February 2003 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

It says something roughly like, "I'm giving you chocolate. It has an unforgettable taste." Which puns on don't forget *me* I think. On Valentine's Day in Japan girls give boys chocolate, not the other way around. This is reciprocated on White Day about a month later, when boys give girls chocolate. The practice is quite extensive in the office place as well. Buying chocolates for your boss and co-workers etc. is de rigeur. I gave my students the little candy message hearts, they said they tasted like medicine, I was sad. The best Valentine's Day gift I have gotten (so far) was the Joy Division box set.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 14 February 2003 20:12 (twenty-three years ago)

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People who say "I am not a saddo, so why should I celebrate Valentine's Day?" - classic or attention seeking cockfarmer?