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I find the whole idea of Valentine's day sort of embarrassing. Maybe because the only Valentine's day gift I ever got was a chocolate heart that that had been squashed on purpose.

Can this day ever overcome the commercial hype and mean something true and worthwhile or does the sentimental and (ew) faux-sexy aspect make it just too gross for words?

Do you give cards or gifts on Valentine's day? What is the best/worst thing you've ever received?

― rainy, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I send cards out and I love to. I have never gotten a gift though only cards.

― Gale Deslongchamps, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This'll be the first time I'll be sending out Valentines in many, many years. Trick is: don't take this goddamn holiday too seriously. Many hearts have been broken, and many fights have been caused because of this arbitrary expection that's supposed to be raised THIS ONE DAY A YEAR... for reasons based in history that most people don't know.. BECAUSE IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY!! Sigh.

Instead, either A) treat it like any other day, or B) warp it to be an excuse for you to tell your closest acquaintances that they mean something special to you -- and if have a significant other, don't limit it just to that significant other.

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

http://www.histor ychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exh ibits/valentine/history.html Saint Valentine

― rainy, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Speaking of the history of Valentine's Day...

Still though, I hate how the holiday has warped into becoming the Celebration Of Not Being Single, as opposed to Celebration Of Those Who Died For Love.

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Woah! rainy bmac mindmeld

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BMAC?!

― ethan, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

here is the story of the only time i've ever done anything for valentines day: when i was in high school i was a wierdo and i stalked some guy and sent him a box of chockies for valentines day. he liked the chockies but he didn't like me, in fact he spread a rumour that i spread a rumour that hes gay. which i didn't do.

i've never received anything for valentines day.

― di, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I once gave someone a copy of the cd-single of "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston for Valentines Day. Seemed a bit silly after the very violent fight we'd had the night before.

No one has ever given me anything for Valentines Day but not many people do here - it seems to be considered pretty tacky and it's mostly bogans buying each other crappy little white teddy bears or red satin devils holding hearts. I think it's catching on more and more every year though. Yum, chocolate.

― toraneko, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I once gave someone a copy of the cd-single of "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

And this was meant to show your affection??

― Sean, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

BMAC?!

Nickname given to me all my life -- even during changing social circles. I can't deny it anymore. I am one with BMAC

― BMAC, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hmmm, it = licence-for-mentalism day

i sent [xXx] a big envelope full of dozens of difft kinds of cards, from weird to bland to sexy to silly to boring, and a note saying "choose the one you wd prefer to have got from me" (i remained anonymouse xcept not obv): i haf no idea how this went down, tho we were actual propah friends at that point and stayed so for some months, as NOTHING WAS EVAH SED. i am borderline embarrassed abt this...

― mark s, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've never really done the Valentines thing. Well, I did give a card to a girl in my class when I was nine but I don't think that really counts.

However, this year, I am going to the SEASIDE!

― jamesmichaelward, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my friends and i always run around being bitter and giving each other candy and hugging and the like. for the first time it looks like i'll actually have a date, who will be out of town for the week, so my tradition will not be disrupted.

in elementary school we all had to give out valentines to everyone in the class. one year i had the little aladdin punch-out cards ones and i spent a long time looking at the colors of each and deciding how they fit the personalities of my classmates. then we had lots of food and the afternoon off for a party. i wish school was still like that!

― Maria, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

valentines day can eat. you hear me?

EAT IT.

― jess, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hi Jessie :), you sound like maybe you have had some heart-break in your life? Valentine's Day is a beautifull day and should not eat it I don't think!! :)

― ethan, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

When I was in Form Two (twelve) this guy Brendan Paisley (I think that was his name) left a box of chocolates in my letterbox with the note 'To a fellow Pink Floyd fan.' Check it out, I wasn't that much of a Pink Floyd fan!

In the same class there was this guy with the nickname 'Smurf.' There was this poll and you had to write down beside your name who you most wanted to go out with. I wrote down 'Smurf' and he wrote down me so we started going out. It broke up after a few days, though.

Hey I've got a great idea. This should turn into a 'ILE Valentines Thread' and you can write an anonymous valentine to someone you love on the forum.

Or maybe we should have a poll like the one I did in Form Two. the girls who were conducting the poll ONLY BROKE MY ANONYMITY because me and Smurf wrote each other's names, so they weren't really betraying me, it was for love.

― maryann, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i choo-choo-choose you.

― ralph, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And what we should do is, Tom and DG should look at the anonymous IP addresses and if two people's love matches up, they have to go to each others country and get married. If they don't go to the country and get married, they are never allowed to go on ILE again except that there will be a thread to commemorate their love once a week and that is the only thread they are allowed on.

― maryann, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Plus burning matches under their fingernails.

― maryann, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This is beginning to give me the fear.

Anyway, last year I had someone to be Valentiney with, this year not. Ah well. Life continues!

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's the day where you get voyeuristic and lonely and watch people cuddle on park benches. Giddy lovers are in your face and little things, like seeing 2 dishes together in the sink, suddenly become threatening. What do the not-single people do anyhow? Do they gush along with the chocolate and red construction paper?

― Honda, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Play the game of love, Ned - or else!

― maryann, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

They should also have to take weekly quizzes to make sure they still love each other the same amount. If one person loves the other person a bit less, then somebody is not trying hard enough and should have to have a punishment of some kind.

― rainy, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

skin them alive

― maryann, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my not-single self is going to be doing the same thing she does every year, single or not:

pretend the chocolates and the frilly bits of paper and cheesy lingerie do not exist, 'cause valentine's day is lame.

― nancy b., Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hi Nancy B. :), why are you so bitter and frigid about Valentine's Day? I think you need help!! :)

― ethan, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

happy skinned alive day.

― rainy, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

she's got all the help she needs.

wow, is it that late already?

― jess, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmm, ethan/gale mind-meld!

Ladies & gentlemen, we have our winners!

― Bill E, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i send misestrone armpit smells...harldy anyone sends them back though

― goeff, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Your armpits smell like minestrone?

("Meeneh-strony Meeneh-strony... {clap clap}... WITH... CHEESE!"}

― Brian MacDonald, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Aww...Rainy that's just depressing. Poor food! Just wasted! Oh wait, I'm sorry it was purposedly squashed for you (oop...that didn't come out first, not on purpose ^_^*). I don't think this holiday can ever come over the commercial hype...nope. Christmas can't, Saint Patrick's Day can't...and certainly the day of amore won't. I personally only liked this holiday when I was in elementary school...it was a communist society where everyone got equal valentines, equal candies, etc. It was indeed, the utopia, though I don't think this should be applied to mass populations.

In any case, I usually give stuff on V-day though last year I skimped because I had a boyfriend (he was a little insecure let's just say...he didn't like me paying heed to other people, needless to say, we did not last). This year I will though, including my hospital coworkers.

Worst thing I've receieved (start off with the bad) was a single red rose. They're so commercialized, I grow them in my backyard, and he didn't even buy it himself! I personally am not really fond of roses but tulips instead (of which my best girlfriend bought me (in pink, an adorable color, and who also had to buy the rose for my boyfriend because he couldn't get out of his house...lame).

Best thing I received was a bouquet of 8 roses. Though I just said I wasn't really fond of roses (and still really aren't...at least not red, white, or yellow ones...unusual colors are kinda cool), this was a little different. This was my first serious boyfriend (I was in 8th grade, hah!) and my favorite number is 8. The guy was really sweet about it too.

But in any case, this holiday is a little infamous around me and my friends. No good has ever really come of it, actually, nope, never. It just makes the ones that aren't paired feel that much worse, and that's never good. Why are we celebrating love one day when it should be celebrated every other day of the year?

― kimera, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I always thought Valentine's Day was vaguely stupid...I don't think I've ever done anything special for it. It's not a bitterness thing, cos if I'm single I usually find someone to mess around with pretty quickly, but even when I'm in a relationship it's just like *shrug* hey, it's Valentine's Day. I've never been angry over being "alone" or happy over being "together". I don't want bloody chocolates or roses and I feel silly in the Frederick's of Hollywood dress up costumes, so it's not much of a holiday to me. I prefer St. Patrick's Day for useless holidays. Plus this year Valentine's Day is midweek! I mean what's the point?

― Ally, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i am embarrassed to admit that david makes an absurdly big deal about this in a rather tacky way , limos , roses , expensive dinners , jewelry , i just want to forget it .

― anthonyeaston, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've never received a Valentine before! Back in school, yes, we were forced to give out Valentine's, but ever since then..none.

― Mandee, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I feel silly in the Frederick's of Hollywood dress up costumes

Hey, you're not the only one.

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think its GREAT.

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I dislike Valentines Day. I have never sent or received anything.

― jel, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I still remember with fondness the year at college when the only card I got was from a mentalist friend who was sectioned not long after. Or the year when a mate sent me & another friend sympathy cards cos he didn't think we'd get any. All terribly romantic.

― Emma, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Let's all send Emma an e-card!

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

HEY this is my first non single Valentines day and I intend to milk it. RIGHT, I want Buffy Season 2 eps 12-whatever video box set, all of season 3, four and go on, five, although I've not even seen all of it yet but what the hey. Lots of chocolate and I would also like a bottle of PORT, a bottle of RUM, a bottle of GIN, some cheese (stilton or a strong cheddar or krraft cheese slices), OH you know what I've not had for ages? FROSTIES I'll have some of those, oh I would quite like one of those zany new iBooks too, did I mention I have a wishlist at amazong.com? I can never find though CHIZ CHIZ but hey wouldn't it be fun to try??

Then again if I am still un-single after this post it will be a mirable. Emma, your story was touching.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(I have only ever gotten a card from my dad)

― Sarah, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

OK, I'll get you the Frosties then.

― RickyT, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If I get any e-cards I think I will have to spend the day in the ladies' alternately weeping or kicking the sanitary towel & tampon bin.

Once I had a boyfriend who gave me 2 cards - I knew 1 was from him but wasn't sure about the other. He said 'I gave you another card to see if you'd tell me about it'. Mind games! Madness!

― Emma, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Despite having a poor record for receiving I usually give in a very good anonymous fashion so that no-one ever knows it was me. I usually succeed in this by send cards to people who don't know me.

Did anyone elses family always eat Lambs Hearts on Valentines Day? Hmmmm Stuffed Hearts.

(Oh - and stop stealing my minestone armpit routine).

― Pete, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I really resent Valentines Day. It reminds me of when you go home for Christams and all your relatives interrogate you about why you don't have a boyfriend except the *whole world* is doing it rather than just your grandmother. I also like to think if I was in a relationship with someone I really liked we would do things all the time rather than conforming to cliched hearts and flowers style things. (This is why I liked Sarah's request for cheese and Frosties) This could mean I am either a terrible cynic or a hopeless idealist, both of these things make me a terrible girlfriend.

― Anna, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

YAY Frosties!! With some Nice Cold Ice Cold Milk please. I will eat them from my BOWL. Mmmmm num num. I have emailed RickyT a picture of Rob Crow in his pants for HIS Valentines day present.

― Sarah, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pete you fool that minestrone armpit 'routine' was a COME-ON. Duh!

I don't actually think V-Day is great by the way. Love = fantastic. Some traditional signifiers of love = fantastic. 2-foot high Forever Friends ooshy bear card = not fantastic. Thorntons chocolates costing £4.99 for 'cupid's arrow' shape = not fantastic.

Urgent question for Dr C, Omar etc. - the parental question ladder of which Anna discusses the first rung. It starts with "Why havent you got a proper boyfriend/girlfriend?". It continues with "Why aren't you married yet?". It then presumably enters "Where are my grandchildren?". WHAT COMES NEXT?

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Urgent and Key

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i just got to that third rung recently. worst luck.

― Owner of a lonely heart, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The whole thing is just totally ridiculous. Couples giving each other gifts and cards is just yeach and the rest of it is just a licence for stalkers and self-destructive dreamers. Sorry to be so unoriginal but get RID of it.

I've never received a Valentine's card in my life. One of my 'really!' eliciting facts that always has to be suffixed with "Except for one when I was about 12 that I was sure came from my mum and one when I was going out with someone. But they don't count."

― N., Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have, of course, sent dozens.

― N., Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

One of many reasons my mum = great: she has NEVAH sent me a valentine's card

― mark s, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

A nice idea is to send someone you *heart* a card from their pet cat or budgerigar. The ensuing confusion will render them defenseless to your amorous ardour.

― Trevor, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Christ Trevor it's lunchtime. Do you have to?

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I sent my dad a Valentine when I was a little girl, it was hand made (NB hand made Valentine = worse than not getting one at all) and featured loads of pink and red question marks with hearts instead of dots at the bottom. He still has it 20 years on. Aw, I wuv my daddy, he is the best, no man can compare etc. etc.

― Emma, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

horribly enuff, emma just melted my heart w.that story => perhaps i secretly yearn for a daughter?

pah this is entirely scary, please turn my heart back to ice someone

― mark s, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ADOPT EMMA!

― Tom, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Has that reality check worked on the ice front, Mark?

― N., Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is that like a spell check? I like the idea of my pc telling me to "Get Real" when I ask it to.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Christ Trevor it's lunchtime. Do you have to?"

Eat? Why, yes.

― Trevor, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Valentines Day became detestable to me after grade school and everyone stops trading ET and A-Team valentines. Those were great, if people just gave all their friends things like AfroKen and ChickenBear Valentines like this I would probably still lurve it.

― Nicole, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hello Sinker you English you wanna go disco you wanna boogie beat box baby you want go back to luxury flat in Acting Town?

― LadeelezzMan, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mr Sinker I wish to raise 27 sundry yet key points which I feel have been hitherto grievously excluded from the debate in question. Firstly . . .

there's an ice bucket if ever there were one!

― Roger Bristol, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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― Herr Silence of Austria, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

well those all made me laugh marcello (esp. the last) so nogo-pogo so far!

actually if i really think about it, i'm more interested really in why surges of (abstract?) slushiness evoke embarrassment and attempted distance

― mark s, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(respect also for hidden dj ötzi ref!!)

― mark s, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Further to my comment up thread I am now retiring to the ladies' to weep & kick things. I may be gone for some time.

― Emma, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Despite having a poor record for receiving I usually give in a very good anonymous fashion so that no-one ever knows it was me.

Welcome to Out-Of-Context Theatre.

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

given plenty, recieved plenty, but I still think it's a bullshit holiday created by Hallmark. No sour grapes here. I just think that if you feel that way about someone, then there shouldn't have to be a particular day of the year that you're obligated to be romantic or shower them with gifts, it should just happen out of the blue, because it's a nice thing to do for someone you like.

― Deadman, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If the intent behind you sending me that photo was to stop me fancying Mr Crow, Sarah, it's certainly worked.

― RickyT, Tuesday, 5 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my mom sends me valentines every year. usually little cards from the seventies that i have never figured out how she gets her hands on.

i always send my daddo valentines too. he pretends not to be a sentimental man, but i know he saves them in a little box. i caught him looking through them last summer, and it melted my little heart.

those are the only things i like about valentine's day.

― nancy b., Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Once, I bought the Ramones "Baby, I Love You" single, on Valentines Day...being totally unaware of what day it was. I'm hoping the record shop people didn't think I was some soppy fool.

On second thoughts, it would have been quite cool if I was buying said single for object of affection. *sigh* Oh well!

― jel, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It starts with "Why havent you got a proper boyfriend/girlfriend?". It continues with "Why aren't you married yet?". It then presumably enters "Where are my grandchildren?". WHAT COMES NEXT?

where i come from, they ask you where their grandchildren are first. "oh i apologise for not popping them out while i was in high school". gotta luv those small towns.

― di, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

heres a sad story of how valentines day is CRUEL and pointless. when i was in year 5 (aged 9 or ten of something) i got a anonymous valentines day card.then someone told me it might have been this ginger boy in the year above, who i secretely thought was quite cute (he went around one day asking all the girls to marry him and i was reall happy when he asked me. i said no, naturally), and i was really happy. Only to find out a few days later that it was actaully a so called friend of mine. this cruelty has to stop! if you're not single then give them presents & when you feel like it not cos you feel like you have to on one day of the year - that doesn't show love an affection does it. and stop making the rest of us feel bad.

― fran, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

fran are you nick's friend?

― di, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Valentine Day's is horrid partly because I am perpetually single and partly because when was a little girl my father died the day before Valentine's Day (on Friday the 13th no less!) That was a rotten four day weekend.

― rosemary, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, get Frosties, 'cos they have a free Asterix mini-game cd-rom free with them! I was severely tempted by that but then I remembered that I never eat cereal (what with going to bed at the traditional cereal-eating time) and that "mini-game" quite possibly means "60k of rubbish Flash". But still. (And if you do get Frosties and you want to swap, I'll swap the Frosties Asterix mini-game for the Pokemon printing software I got free with my printer. Er, if I can still find it.)

Valentines day? Bah. I considered making it happier this year by ignoring the whole lurrrrve aspect and going to see Eska instead but then I thought I'd probably see thousands of smooching couples on the way there/blocking my view and get very annoyed indeed. They walk even more slowly and in-the-way-ishly on Feb 14, you know. And sometimes they hold roses and balloons, grrr.

Although perhaps it is better to be single then after all, since my experiences of Actual Valentines Stuff Happening To Me (shocking as such a concept is in itself) are fairly dud. Finally mostly-agreeing to abandon the on/off relationship that had been 99% off since NYE when I'd somewhat pompously and optimistically planned to make my move only to arrive at his house to find he'd grown a beard (eep!)? Hiding in my room in case creepy bloke did anything too unsubtle? The actual proper relationship where boyfriend played Celine Dion at me to be romantic (hurk!) and I surreptitiously fast-forwarded through it when he left the room to make it end sooner only for him to restart it when the cd finished? (For a moment this anecdote sounded vaguely Tanya-esque, but I'm sure Tanya would be only too keen to point out that if she'd been foolish to get herself in such a position to start with she'd have smashed the cd over his head after 30 seconds, garrotted him with his own intestines and downed all the wine before leaving...)

― r, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Your bloody Valentine's Days are still better than My Bloody Valentine.

― Tanya, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

As I have no computer either ways I'd still only be getting Frosties for the SUGAR RUSH hooray! Although MORE POKEMON STUFF MORE POKEMON STUFF *drool*. I love my Pokémon trading card cd-rom game. It's... beautiful. Does anyone here play Pokémon trading cards??? Anyone want to come over and drink beer and whisky and learn? It's fun!!! Really!!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ricky T, fetch the sedatives.

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Every year I make the same hilarious joke. I say "Yes I recieved a nice ROUND number of cards".

If anyone has any other ones we can swap or something, so people don't get wise to it.

― Ronan, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hope you gave that tampon bin a good thrashing on my behalf.

Sarah, I have the free Pokemon trading cards from the DVDs (Pikachu and Unown).

― Graham, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'd somewhat pompously and optimistically planned to make my move only to arrive at his house to find he'd grown a beard (eep!)?

I can think of no Valentines Day story more horrifying and tragic.

― Nicole, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

well last year i stuck a big 2 fingers up at Hallmark and MADE my boyfwiend a card with glitter glue, and also made him a fab sticky ginger cake with icing hearts and left these for him to find in the morning and he didn't find them. romance is (literally) A LIE!!!

― katie, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Shagbags I still have not seen he second Pokémon movie. I think I must buy it tonight. I have lots of Unown cards - what is the Pikachu one like? I have many Pikachus but he may have some special qualities. I quite like the baby Pokémon cards but I can't test them in a game cos no-one will play with me!!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Katie that is EXTREMELY soppy heh heh heh - I of course would never buy presents for anyone! (Of course this may be because you get outbid on eBay cos auctions always end when I am not at work and thusly can't bid chiz chiz).

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is strange how some people don't get V-cards. eg: Nicky D! he's tasty intelligent and romantic!! There must be a hidden illogic here.

I, of course, don't get them. But I have done in the past, believe it or not.

Valentine's Day Songs: Search and Destroy.

― the pinefox, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Pokemon Live Show is on in London soon.

― jel, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Jel, do you want to go??? Seriously, I think it would be a great laff!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is it one of these "you get what you put in" things? As in if you don't send any you don't get any? Perhaps not. I hate those sort of things, especially when you're 12 and your parents use it as an argument in favour of going to mass. "you get what you put in" they say.

― Ronan, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

he's tasty intelligent and romantic!!

Can that be my slogan, please?

― N., Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think it should only be allowed to be your slogan if you attribute it every time, like a film poster quote.

― Tom, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

please explain the pokemon live thing!

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And please explain how it relates to Valentine's day.

― Emma, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pokemon are real for one day each year Emma but they can only be seen by a lover whose heart is true.

― Tom, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ronan: no, it's not: cos t/i/r ND said he'd sent "dozens".

― the pinefox, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes, but in fairness, some of them were creepy.

Nick
"He's tasty intelligent and romantic!!" - The Pinefox
"His performance literally screams Oscar!" - Total Film
"Arrogant" - Pete Baran

― N., Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Alang look it is a Pokém on Musical!!!!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Is this you fantasising about your celeb status after you win Big Brother?

― Ronan, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pikachu looks very odd in that photo.

― RickyT, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hear that taking gurlfriends to a SHOW for Valentines day is quite the popular present!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got taken to a show for Valentine's day by a boyfriend 6 years ago (this makes me feel very old) and we had to leave at the interval cos we were so consumed with lust. So I would advise going to a cheap show with all the action in the first half.

― Emma, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

A recount reveals it was 5 years ago so I'm not that old after all.

― Emma, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

holy mother. hammersmith apollo!

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah, you ask too much. I hate musicals and the Pokemon cartoons even more, so the mere thought of a musical based on those cartoons gives me the howling fantods.

― RickyT, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Imagine if you did ACID before you went. AMAZING! Alan, do you want to go? Probably not on Valentines day but um.. whenever it is playing? May?!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

As wonderful as some druqks might be, I can't help thinking that in this case they would simply serve to intensify the horror rather than alleviate it.

― RickyT, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I trust you do not want to hear the Pikachu song then? I am haffing the GLEEE! *bounces* BOING BOING

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have heard the Pikachu song. S'OK, would be brill if it was a bit less plodding.

― RickyT, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Right Young Tunnicliffe I am leaving now so we shall continue this in the booZoR!

― Sarah, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(If we are having an ILE outing to the Pokemon show, I would love to go!!)

― jel, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Jel, you big fat gooseberry.

― N., Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I want a Valentine bad. Not the card, I mean an actual boy. Can he please be cute, thin, shorter than me, dress cool, have a cool haircut, like good music, uh....

― Sean, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hi All,:) If Ethan & I are the winners, What's the prize huh?

― Gale, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've decided that Valentine's is and probably always was too hopeless to be true and worthwhile but the commercial hype makes me REALLY happy. Red and pink and white decorating schemes cheer me up.

― Maria, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hi gale and ethan :) the prize is EACH OTHER!!

― mark s, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sean: I want a Valentine bad. Not the card, I mean an actual boy. Can he please be cute, thin, shorter than me, dress cool, have a cool haircut, like good music, uh....

If it's any consolation, Sean, my best friend just moved down to Oakland, and.. well, he's not technically a "boy" anymore, and I dunno if he's your idea of cute, thin, and short (I never met you, though I almost did), but he certainly dresses cool, often has cool hair, and definitely likes good music. He has the same taste in guys/boys as you, so you might have already met each other for all I know! His name is Jef. He co-DJed with me in Seattle the day before he left. I don't know he feels that I'm voluntarily pimping him out like this.. but at the very least, it seems you guys would get along just fine.

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There you are, Brian's new theme song. "Matchmaker, matchmaker, bring me a match!"

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hey, I'm still waiting for some patriotic rhumba on my sly new pad.

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sleep with Brian or the terrorists win!

― NicoLars, Thursday, 7 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've slept on the floor next to Brian's bed, does that count?

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark S!

― maryann, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got a valentine's day card in my second year of schooling.

since then. I got one last year. that's all.

'blue valentines' by tom wait's. um, 'valentine's day' by ABC. 'valentine's day' by james taylor [fishy love, finny fun!]. and that rodger and hart tune: 'my funny valentine.

not sure which to search and which to destroy.

― richard john gillanders, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hi Ethan :) Did you run away when you saw what the prize was?

― Gale, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't forget My Funny Valentine, by Chet Baker.

― Pyth, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

and "valentine's day" by palace.

― di, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

gale, i shit myself.

― ethan, Friday, 8 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm stii running too! lol HELLLLLLLLLP!

― Gale, Saturday, 9 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm You can tell I'm getting tired, when the words just flow together in no particular order lol the word was "STILL" There you GO! hahaha

― Gale, Saturday, 9 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If I see one more advert featuring ideas for Valentines, or even making veiled references to said day I'm going to go fucking postal. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

― chris at home, Saturday, 9 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Postal? Does that mean I can expect one from you?

― Gale, Sunday, 10 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm going clubbing on thursday night. IS THAT SO WRONG?

― Ronan, Sunday, 10 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not at all Ronan, I believe I may be going out getting plastered myself, it's the only sane thing to do.

Gale, going postal refers to the common (or it used to be I believe) occurrence of US postal workers to crack due to the stress or monotony of their job, climb the nearest belltower and start picking off random punters.

― chris, Sunday, 10 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Gale: Postal? Does that mean I can expect one from you?

Heh heh, nice one, Gale. :)

Me... I've been invited once again to DJ hip-hop at a bedrunken and possibly bedruggen University district party on the eve of Valentine's Day. I like this holiday celebration pattern I've developed. Hopefully the bottle-cap battin' kitten will be there to greet me again...

― Brian MacDonald, Sunday, 10 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Then, Does that mean I have nothing to look forward to on Valentine's Day? ( sniff, sniff sniff) :(

― Gale, Sunday, 10 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tom asked (way upthread) **Urgent question for Dr C, Omar etc. - the parental question ladder of which Anna discusses the first rung. It starts with "Why havent you got a proper boyfriend/girlfriend?". It continues with "Why aren't you married yet?". It then presumably enters "Where are my grandchildren?". WHAT COMES NEXT?**

Good question. I'm not sure that there are any further questions which are so universal as the first three rungs above. In my experience it's a bit of a pick and mix including the following:

1. Are the children doing well at school?

Real Meaning : "Have they started dossing about yet, like you did?

2. It would be nice to see more of you wouldn't it?

Real meaning : "Are you planning to move closer/back home yet?"

3. How's work?

Real Meaning : "Are you going to be made redundant?"

4. Have you lost weight?

Real meaning : "Have you got cancer/a wasting disease/whatever health scare they read about in the paper last week?

5. Is it a GOOD school?

Real Meaning : "Are 8 year olds dealing crack there?"

6. Is the car running well?

Real Meaning : " Are you too idle to maintain it, and therefore will it crash and kill our grandchildren?"

7. Have you phoned UncleX/Great-Aunt Y recently?

Real Meaning : "There might be some money in it for you when they pop their clogs, but only if you phone them".

― Dr. C, Monday, 11 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You're never too young for number 7.

― Ronan, Monday, 11 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cor I dunno 'baht Valentine Days, but I tell you who I is plannin' to send a stream of bouquet to, straight out of my system - that Thereza Bazar out of Dolla! FUCK! Did you see 'er on that top 10 duo thing? Blimey she lives in Oz now and must be comin' up for 50, but God she fuckin' makes me want to hose it over in a jumbo jet. Think I could send it 10000 miles and that? She's a fuckin' doll babe. An' that Tenil out of Captain and Tenile, christ that peroxide crop and the leather GOD I DON'T NEED NO FUCKIN REMOTE CONTROL JUST POINT MY MISSILE AT THE FUCKIN' SCREEN AND SHE'S SWIMMIN' IN IT.

I quite fancy shaggin' birds 50 years old ashly - bit of experience, know what to do, up to date, just like school disco is crap 'cos every REAL MAN when they was a lad wanted to shag the teacher. But that Bazar lady omigod Rowenta Tap Water Demineraliser to steam up my fuckin' iron AGGGHHAHAHAHAHAHHH URGH URGH flip flop ah shit.

― Chingford Tor Ascender, Monday, 11 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've never sent a valentines card except when I was going out with someone and she told me to do it. I mean I don't even know when it is. When IS it? Has it already gone? Does that mean I will be alone fer another year? How come you have tampon bins in yr toilets? Why don't we get them? At least we should have razor blade disposal bins etc. Porcelain is too hard.

― Steve.n., Monday, 11 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

soooo... did anyone get anything?

― di, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

From my boyfriend I got a Gerbera plant with red flowers, an apple scented candle and a little (unsquashed) chocolate.

And a microwave oven.

― rainy, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

congrats. i got nuthin. i didn't give nuthin.

― di, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i'd just like to take this opportunity to say, again, that valentines day can EAT IT.

― jess, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And a microwave oven.

He plays on your guilt, he does. For nothing says lovin' like something from the oven, and he will now ask for tasty treats all the time.

Actually, who is this new paragon of yours? And has Graham complained yet? ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

that valentines day can EAT IT.

what? a fortune cookie or an unsquashed chocolate?

― di, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, he's just my real life boyfriend. He's at some kind of boot camp today, I believe. I'm not entirely sure why, he's not even in the army.

― rainy, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's exactly two months to my birthday!!!

― jel, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I GOT 26!

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What a generous Mum you have.

― Tom, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

of course I planned ahead and had all my mail today re-directed to the sorting office as they are the only people who will be able to deal with such a high quantity of mail.

HA HA HA HA who am I kidding? NO-ONE!

― chris, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My excuse is I left the house before the post came. This excuse expires the minute I get through the door (or possibly sooner if the post came before Pete left).

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

what's a valentine's day?

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's this thing.

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

For all your anonymous ILE Valentines needs

― Tom, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It's not like it's an A-Team Valentine, what good is it?

― Nicole, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Emma. You got post. It said On Her Majesty's Service on it which means its either: a) A Valentine from the queen b) A letter confirming they got the makings of your passport.

― Pete, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Or I have a Valentine from a SPY! How sexy and romantic. Mmmm I hope he brings me exotic gifts from around the world.

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

a valentine from her Majesty! fancy

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Emma it's proof that you are a Princess - your Mum is sending you valentines!

― Tom, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It is definitely not from the queen, even if she is a lesbian I am certainly not. Maybe it is from Prince Philip?

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

That would be particularly creepy.

― Jonnie, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes, beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Absolutely, N.

There is a large chance the Valentines I will send will be in a Her Majestys Service envelope, but that's cos I am cheapass and nicking it from work. There are some SHOCKERS of tacky envelopes out there!

― Sarah, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Err, Sarah you've missed the post.

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Or are you sending on in the INTERNAL MAIL?

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh I am not organised enough to post a card! And my internal communications consist of printed off dumb web pages and snarky comments in ye transits. Ok the card I will GIVE TO SOMEONE IN PERSON will be in a HMS envelope. There!

― Sarah, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think I would rather have a Valentine from Prince Philip than none at all. This says something about how very sad and pathetic I can be.

Hang on - my Valentine isn't from YOU is it Sarah?

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Be afraid, be very afraid.

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It can't be from Sarah for the same reason it can't be from the Queen. You are not a lesbian.

― Pete, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

*blush*

*scuffles feet*

― No, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In which case I will stick to Theory A, that it is from either a spy or Prince Philip. I would have thought both of these would have enough cash to leave giant bouquet in reception as well so I can show off in front of everyone in the office. So thoughtless, these royals and spies.

― Emma, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah did admit to fancying Misty.

I've been wishing Happy Velentine's Day (like you do for birthdays) to all the cool girlypops I know, but have only just realised this is not what one does. But it seems cooler than getting people cards, so:

Happy Valentine's Day RL, RM, SC, and because I'm a hippy and love everyone, erm, AC, KG, EH, and, have I missed anyone?

― Graham, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Graham are you saying that you would only give Emma Lixi and Katie sympathy valentines!!!!!! HEARTLESS SWINE!

― Tom, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Aw Valentines day is making me feel sappy. Happy Valentines day to EVERYONE awwww.

And yes, I do find women attractive, but only in 2D. I am sure this makes me some kind of ur... physicist?!

― Sarah, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

some kind of realist, surely.

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm amazed by ND's 26 valentines. (I want him to explain further - the number is almost incredible; too many to fit through the door - etc.) But then - maybe everyone has finally taken notice of the pinefox's wise words, and realized that ND is tasty intelligent and romantic?

― the pinefox, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Depthist. Breadthist? Or if you move your head Timist.

― Pete, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My day has not been out of the ordinary. However, it has now plummetted (sic? - don't go there) at the very end of working day. My collegues made a sparkly heart as a word document and sent it to me as I am only single person in office. A fact I only realised yesterday when they all started looking sympathetic. It is sweet, but something of a low point for me.

This is topped off by going upstairs for whole building corporate announcement and having Married Man who tried to snog me at the Christmas party (Don't you have a wife? Yes, do you have a problem with that? - quite frankly yes mate) crossing the room to say hello, ask if I got any cards etc and then smiling sweetly and saying never mind.

Go. Back. To. Your. Wife.

Rant over.

― Anna, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Good grief. I think that gives you a license to hunt and slay.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What was the whole building corporate announcement?

"EMAP employees should be advised that ANNA FI*LDING is the only one amongst you who is single and WITHOUT A VALENTINE. HA HA HA! All laugh and point now."

― N., Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dastoor lies, he got 1.

― Ally C, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got nothing. I did have the pleasure/misfortune of seeing the girl I love/hate in college today for the first time since I went back. BRILLIANT!/SHIT!.

― Ronan, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got nun.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Was she flying, Mitch?

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Enough drugs and anyone can fly.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes Tom, as they are fogeys (Lixi is in the wrong category I fear). Nobody sent ME sympathy valentines.

― Graham, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Actually after midnight I had three drunken text valentines from ex-men.One of whom I haven't seen for five years and shouldn't have my mobile number. It's nice to know people think of you fondly at the bottom of a vodka bottle.

― Anna, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ex-men? Cripes you do like to leave your mark, don't you?

― N., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I felt boyfriends would be overstating the case slightly.

Anyway it's just like kisses on a speling book.

― Anna, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i think i got one for the first time EVAH. but it's not a real one as i'm sure i recognise the handwriting of a nice ex-g-f. it's just a photo with a cryptic comment on the back in as anonymous a handwriting as poss. (not that anon, obv)

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

oh valentines day was soooo like two days ago!

― di, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You'll be glad to know that I got some Frosties and some milk. And some port and some Stilton! And some Buffy! I made a GRATE Valentines day card for RickyT with a MANG holding a bottle of LAPHROAIG on it hur hur it was brilliant.

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It was yesterday, Miss TIME DIFFERENCE! *rasp*

― Sarah!, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i wish someone had given me some bluevein cheese and rice crackers. but oh well what do you expect i hang around with poor people and homosexual faggots.

― di, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I enjoyed Valentine's Day as I made a major life decision.

― Pete, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

are you gettin married pete or sumpin?

― di, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No, he's decided Emma to come out as a lesbian.

― Graham, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Could you translate that into English please Graham?

And I am NOT becoming a lesbian. Yet.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(a v. poor gag what I should have bailed on upon realising its inability to be made grammatically. Or humourously)

― Graham, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hang on! Graham called me a fogey!

*mutters* young people today, no respect...

― katie, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I revel in my fogeydom Katie and so should you. We are mature women of the world etc. etc.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Exactly.

― Graham, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am thinking that the lesbian route is far preferable to the Mrs Robinson route I have been following of late.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If you were 2 dimensional you could do both.

― Graham, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Emma, do tell us more.

― N., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nick you know perfectly well that I am not one to go spreading details of my love / sex life over the modern interweb.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh no Emma, go on! I am sure there must be some corking things you could tell that would go down as well on the modern interweb as well as on a rainy street in Oxford... I am happy to talk about my love life on the modern internet but seeing as I made a vow to only love Pokémon (or people who take me to musicals about Pokémon) I bet no- one would be interested.

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Watch it young Sarah that was said in STRICTEST CONFIDENCE or at least the expectation that you would become too pissed to forget what I said.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Are we to assume that the On Her Majesty's Service envelope turned out to be from PRINCE HARRY?

― N., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes Nick that is exactly it. You sussed my guilty secret.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

HEY I admit that my card was a let down because I'd used the LAST On Her Britannic Majestys Service envelope to send to a bladdy FARMER! LOOK THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT WAS ON MY CARD IT IS GRATE!!!

Well I couldn't afford to buy an ACTUAL bottle of Laphroaig. And do not worry Emma whilst I could not forget a fact like that I have suddenly forgotten how to articulate it in words apart from "bad luck".

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I would so love it if you caused a constitutional crisis.

― N., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Chiz you can find it here then.

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sarah you have made me laugh which has caused my colleagues great anger as they do not like me to laugh as they are trying to repress my joyous nature. Would you like to come to the pub tonight so I can BEAT YOU UP?

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I have already been given notice of the boozer tonight and I'll be popping along for a while as will RickyT. Anyway I read the other thread and you must CURTSEY to me ha ha.

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

First I will curtsey then I will beat you to a pulp then I will curtsey on your bloodied corpse.

― Emma, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think you should take that back as it is known that bloodied corpses get rather loose tongues AHEM and we would not want anything bad (like GUTS or BLUD or CONFIDENTIAL SECRETS) to come pouring out would we now?

― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I got an email, albeit a day late. I'm fuckin terrified, I've no idea who it's from.

I also got a bizarre day late text from the object of my affection. That was nice actually.

― Ronan, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I never got any Valentines during school, but that was hardly surprising because during school no girls ever showed any interest in me whatsoever (very intuitive - oh wait there was one but she = mang and does not count; ironically now that I'm out girls hit on me a fair bit) and gay valentines as a rule don't happen at such a precocious stage. Luckily Australians are so half-arsed about this as with all traditions that it never occurred to me to care. I got my boyf a card this year though, and we went out to dinner and then came home to watch a nice romantic - oh wait, actually it was In The Bedroom.

― Tim, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one year passes...

revive! I had a fabulous Valentine's day! woo-hoo! and you?

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Great!

Best birthday gifts ever!!!

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:42 (twenty-two years ago)

pah, at work till 10:30 on the day itself and till nearly nine tofay, and on call all night.

― Ed (dali), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Too bad.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I DIED BECUASE A MONKY PUSHED TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE DROPS IN MY EYES! AND THEN I HAD TO PAY FOR IT!!

― KARL SMUMFY, Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

mine was far sweeter than expected.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 16 February 2004 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven months pass...

I am expecting a nice ROUND number of cards.

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 11 February 2005 12:27 (twenty-one years ago)

what's your address?

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 11 February 2005 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

the number of cards i am expecting coincides in appearance with one of the letters in cozen's name

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 11 February 2005 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't expect any. this is fine.

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Friday, 11 February 2005 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

valentine's day is pointless and DUMB.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Valentines are cool if they have smurfs or muppets or crap like that on them.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree with Caitlin.

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

This year I am asking everybody that so much as smiles at me to be my valentine. I am gonna get sooooo laid. Totally gonna happen.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

i got a present for valentines day. an ipod remote. my wife got a wallet from coach.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Marcello, is it n?

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

the number of cards i am expecting rhymes with cozen's name

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i have had five cards so far! they're all from the same person though. in fact, my girlfriend has been proving that she's the sweetest person in the whole world by giving me presents every day of february so far, even going so far as posting them to my college in cambridge in order to surprise me. i'm nreally looking forward to the day itself, too, having never been out to dinner on the day, or indeed nmade much of it, before.

(feel free to puke if you know us.)

― tobyg, Friday, 11 February 2005 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

puking right now

I don't do cards for any occasion, I am a miserable bastard

― Ed (dali), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

can we puke if we don't know you, T?

― Miles Finch, Friday, 11 February 2005 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Eurgh! Toby, I will definitely puke on you if I remember next time I see you. With affection, you understand.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 11 February 2005 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Still hate it. Have had to explain that no, saying I don't celebrate Valentine's Day doesn't mean I will sulk if you don't surprise me, in fact I will feel guilty and embarrased if you get me anything because I won't have anything for you. The look was mostly one of relief, but I am begining to worry I am a disapointment to boyfriends in this area.

(xpost - and then they all Liz up)

― Annahatesfun (Anna), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel the need to point out now that I like romance. I just don't think it should be confined to one day and splattered with tackyness.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a load of embarrassing crap.

― alix (alix), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you Alix.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I got a flower from my MOM. I already regret posting that with this username.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree too. Getting flowers is nice but seeing all these gorillas that hold hearts and play "Wild Thing" just makes me twitchy.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

My golden rule: don't go out on 14 Feb. My g/f and I will go out on Sunday instead. There's nothing worse than being with lots of other couples, it's fucked up. It's a good excuse for doing something, but it's too icky to really buy into.

― Miles Finch, Friday, 11 February 2005 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a fine line between sweet and creepy. actually, it might not be that fine.

i got the obligatory large shiny expensive box of chocolates from the parents.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:16 (twenty-one years ago)

It is always overshadowed by being MY BIRTHDAY so I get bombarded with cards and presents anyway :)

The downside is all you encoupled bastards are out there doing romantic stuff when there is excessive drinking to be done.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a fine line between sweet and creepy. actually, it might not be that fine.

That's funny, I just got a myspace message yesterday from some random that said "it's a fine line between sweet and creepy" at one point. I think she erred a little on the creepy side, unfortunately.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

excessive drinking is quite romantic when it's just the two of you

― Alienus Quam Reproba (blueski), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

However, for the other 364 days of the year its very useful as a litmus test for whether girls are interested or not.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

(A birthday on Valentines day, not excessive drinking, although that is an even better litmus test)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't do cards for any occasion, I am a miserable bastard

-- Ed

I've just noticed this. Last time I give you a birthday card.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

its valentines day everyday in my house. i'll send some flowers and get her a card. when she gets home i'll turn up the "Return of The Mack" and get busy. For 35 seconds.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I get in on that? It sounds awesome.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:27 (twenty-one years ago)

sure...bring tom.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

HOTT.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:28 (twenty-one years ago)

My bloke's taking the day off work and we're going to just hang around at home on a week day. We might rent some DVDs. We might read and drink some wine. I'm really looking forward to it.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

We don't do Valentine's Day. My girlfriend confirmed this morning, she was like, "We don't do Valentine's Day, right? 'Cause I've been telling people that we don't."

I haven't decided if I'm going to get her flowers or something sexxy BEFORE Valentine's Day though, all ninja-style.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Whatever happens, it's a freaking Monday.

― Miles Finch, Friday, 11 February 2005 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm feelin manly and your shaker's comin in handy
Slide em across from New York down by your Virginia
Ticklin you around Delware before I enter
Turn to seduction from face hips to feet
A wiggle and a jiggle can make the night complete
Now since you got the body of the year, come and get the award
Here's a hint - it's like a long sharp sword

just sing that.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a wee little bit of my old-fashioned soul that clings to the hope that, at least once in my life, I will have one of those corny fucking Hallmark-style V-Days where me and a ladylove have some kinda cliched "romantic" encounter with all the annoying twee couple-y nickname stuff and cherubs shooting us in the ass and whatnot. A wee little bit of me that just refuses to die no matter how much tequila I poor down its rotten, bloated face hole. And for that, I regret the V-Day.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

cousin?

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i would be so thrilled if someone got me one of those gorillas that holds a heart and plays 'wild thing.'

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

nickalicious on the motherfucking money.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i agree with lauren.

― Allyzay Dallas Multi-Pass (allyzay), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm certainly hopeing to get something in my ass.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

nb, I am much less cynical about this kind of thing when I am happily in love. As it stands, I am complicatedly in something that sort of feels like maybe it will be one day or could be one day, but for now is slightly confusing and mildly unfulfilling.

I R A SAD BASTARD.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

there's a local boy i have the hots for - i am hoping that on saturday night he will get beer goggles and want to snog me.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

that's extremely unlikely, though.

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I miss grade school when there was always the possibility of a surprise valentine from the CLASS HUNK. My mom keeps asking me what I want for valentine's day, like it is christmas or my birthday and she is supposed to shower me with gift.

― gunther heartymeal, Friday, 11 February 2005 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I really love Valentine's day, you get to make cards for people! GET ONE JOY.

I will spending it watching RDF lecture on Tragedy and then going to London and getting a passport for Big North American Adventure this summer, both of which are totally perfect. I can't wait.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

hey sister -- jinx. who is the local boy? yeah I am hoping to LOCK EYES with some hot stranger at the valentines day prom.

― gunther heartymeal, Friday, 11 February 2005 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

If the boy needs beer goggles for that, he is not worthy!

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe he is, I don't know. I need to stop trying to be the arbiter of worthy.

― known vaginatarian (nickalicious), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:09 (twenty-one years ago)

well, if it weren't for beer goggles, i would never get action, ever.

OH and local boy.. I'll tell you later,...

― jill schoelen is the queen of my dreams! (Homosexual II), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a waste of a good February day, IMHO.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I have ever received a surprise Valentine. When you're seeing someone it's just a perfectly lovely excuse to badger an expensive present out of them (something you forgot to put on your Christmas list, for example). I'm all for cards in red envelopes, bouquets of flowers and surprise invitations but so, so agree that this holiday is a pack of shit.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

If it was an actual holiday, I'd be all for it.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:35 (twenty-one years ago)

If you owned Hallmark it would be.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I totally don't get why it isn't. That'd be awesome.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I sent a valetines card to the first girl I ever fell in love with. She returned it, telling me she didn't believe in victorian holidays.

― cleveland marriott (lawrence kansas), Friday, 11 February 2005 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate that vday is all over tv commercials and internet ads. the guy i'm with doesn't think much of vday, i dunno if he'll do anything at all. i got him chocolates. but, yeah, wot nickalicious said.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck you valentines day, buzzkiller to blissfully ambiguous quasi-relationships everywhere!

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

"vday" makes me think vagina day. now that would be a holiday i could get behind. so to speak.

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Valentines Day is Vagina Day! Unless you're gay, I guess.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

guess that explains why red is the color associated with it.

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Oops, have you been fucking baboons again?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

doesn't explain why my girlfriend didn't like me giving her douche last vday though

again? do you not know the difference between a macaque and a baboon? christ.

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh please, like you could pull a macaque.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

that's why they make tranquilizers.

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

oops, will you be my valentine?

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

yes. will you be my vagina?

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

No, but I've got an apple you can core.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

an apple-bottom???

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

eww i just grossed myself out

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm just confused.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 21:59 (twenty-one years ago)

(google image for apple bottom)

― ()ops (()()ps), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:01 (twenty-one years ago)

But the phrase "apple butter" just popped into my head. EW.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I sent this to my ex, I'm not even sure why...
http://www.godiva.com/assets/images/prodimg/1028.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I have images turned off but that better be that creepy bust of samuel l. jackson!

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 11 February 2005 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

haha!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 11 February 2005 23:03 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/likevoltron/cards/375/03rideme.jpg

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 11 February 2005 23:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmmm.

Anyway, I hate Valentine's Day and all it symbolizes. It is almost guaranteed to be one of the worst days out of the whole of the year. Maybe I wouldn't feel that way had some of my earlier exposures to the day been more "romantic" in nature, but I have never for one year had a Valentine's Day that has ended up being anywhere even approaching "decent". Was it Anna upthread who complained about Valentine's Day being this day where everyone in the world transforms themselves into the awful, annoying relatives who ask if you've got a boyfriend and if not, what could possibly be wrong with you? I think so. Anyway, yeah, I agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment. I feel like every time I see something about Valentine's Day, it's the world sending us singletons the message that we're wrong to be unattached and, "Hey, when are you going to hurry up and get involved in a relationship with someone?" Really, really, really bugs the shit out of me, and I think with all of those years of similar negative experiences, there would be no way in the world that Valentine's Day could be rescued for me.

I feel sorry for those people who are born on or close to Valentine's Day, actually, having to have your special day associated with that ugly one. I mean, yeah, I was born only four days after Christmas (and 2 days before NYE), but at least Christmas can be a happy occasion regardless of one's social situation (or, if you don't celebrate Christmas, more people are going to understand your nonfestivity toward that time), and thus no one needs feel like a failure for not having any cause to celebrate Christmas.

Valentine's Day? Bah humbug.

― Surreal Addiction (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 12 February 2005 06:12 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't hate it because i'm not in a relationship, i just really don't get holidays in general. this one just makes me wanna puke more than the others.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Saturday, 12 February 2005 06:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i like the reflections from the back of mylar balloons best. and yeah esp. if the room is dark and lit with candles and maybe another body next to you. but really, its all about the mylar balloons people and i fucking hate holidays

― come on sock it to me, Saturday, 12 February 2005 07:02 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.shindigz.com/itm_img/2F027A.jpg

― come on sock it to me, Saturday, 12 February 2005 07:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I will come to the defense of Valentine's Day, Hallmark creation though it may be. It's a nice excuse to have a party, and if you're not attached it's also a nice excuse to have an anti-Valentine's party. I just love holidays. All of them. Bring on the champagne!

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 12 February 2005 07:07 (twenty-one years ago)

three years pass...

http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/wngstp/pc/200802/1/2.jpg

Thanks inbox!

― Abbott, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/wngstp/pc/200802/1/1.gif
http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/wngstp/pc/200802/1/2.jpg
http://www.fishbowl.com/clt/wngstp/pc/200802/1/6.jpg

There we go.

― Abbott, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:41 (eighteen years ago)

you're leaving a hint for your man aren't you

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:44 (eighteen years ago)

Hahaha that would be true except I told him I got this email from Wingstop the moment I picked him up from work.

That meat on the right is fucking Valentine's card red!

― Abbott, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:52 (eighteen years ago)

He is the first person EVER who got me a gift on the holiday. It was a Robert Crumb pin and probably some candy and a CD.

I always drew really elaborate cards w/puns ahoy for previous datees and they did not give a fuck! I don't care if you hate the holiday, at least lie and say thanks.

― Abbott, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:54 (eighteen years ago)

this sort of reminds me of how KFC is marketed as an American Christmas tradition in Japan

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:56 (eighteen years ago)

Everything about that sentence is perfect.

― Abbott, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 02:57 (eighteen years ago)

http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/1139674845/gallery_2_4_92190.jpg

― bell_labs, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 03:09 (eighteen years ago)

It isn't even a proper holiday. As a receptionist working in an office of mostly women with a boyfriend living in another country who also thinks the whole thing is a crock, I'd love to stay home and avoid the parade of flower deliveries that will arrive at my desk first and the inevitable sinking feeling I'll feel in my stomach when I have to redirect them. I am hoping that the hints I've dropped (and the resulting drop in self respect) will save me from meltdown on February 14, 5 o'clock hometime.

No matter that my guy makes me feel loved every other day of the year. Hallmark, FDA Florists and candy corporations with their money mantras manage to worm their way into my heart on February 14.

― hilrrroy, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:37 (eighteen years ago)

My friends' band is playing on Valentines...I want to go but their music is kind of pie-eyed romantic stuff and there will be lots of people being all woe-is-me. Maybe I'll wear green and pretend it's St Patrick's Day.

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:42 (eighteen years ago)

i have to break things off with a girl, so i guess i had better do it today or tomorrow, huh? :(

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:44 (eighteen years ago)

today

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

although I don't really buy that breaking up with someone on Valentine's Day is that much worse than any other day. Breaking up sucks period.

Maybe it's like 10% worse.

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

stupid valentine's day.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

Grow a pair.

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

haha that sounded mean. GOOD. GETTING READY FOR TEH BIG DAYY

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:48 (eighteen years ago)

either way she's going to resent you.

this holiday is a load of crap. we already have to celebrate people's anniversaries and weddings and all that, why do they get another day to make us feel lame? actually, i don't feel lame at all but they're trying to make you feel lame!

― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 18:48 (eighteen years ago)

I am expecting a nice ROUND number of cards this year for the first time since 2003 or so.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:02 (eighteen years ago)

here you go Jordan:

http://ms-tac.org.msstate.edu/personal/Bitter_Valentine_1.png

― petey_carnum, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:21 (eighteen years ago)

either way she's going to resent you.

yup, unless she's secretly scheming to break it off with you. you're going to live on in stories as "that guy who dumped me the day before valentine's day."

― lauren, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.solarnavigator.net/food_and_drink/food_and_drink_images/Gordon_Ramsay.jpg

Grow a pair.

-- nickalicious, Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:47 PM (38 minutes ago)

― Ronan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

even if she's planning to break it off with you, she's going to resent you because you beat her to the punch!

― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:41 (eighteen years ago)

she isn't.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:42 (eighteen years ago)

that's what you think.

― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 19:50 (eighteen years ago)

Do it ASAP so you're not out and about when the happy couples are -- you want to be broken up and firmly ensconced back in your apartment when the 14th arrives. And no you can't do it by email.

― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 21:43 (eighteen years ago)

And no you can't do it by email.

aww damnit

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 21:45 (eighteen years ago)

The Wing Stop ads reminds me that I passed a White Castle the other day offering a "Valentines Day special."

― jaymc, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 21:51 (eighteen years ago)

yup!

http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/tien%20mao/2006_02_swhitecastleval1.jpg

― Jordan, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 21:56 (eighteen years ago)

I think that's where the Beastie Boys used to take their pre-Tibetan girlfriends.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 22:02 (eighteen years ago)

that includes texting

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 22:05 (eighteen years ago)

The Wing Stop ads reminds me that I passed a White Castle the other day offering a "Valentines Day special."

My girl saw that poster upthread and said that if I took her there she would consider it the most romantic thing ever. alas, we live in London...

― stevie, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 22:13 (eighteen years ago)

wtf $45 for ten tulips?

― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 06:06 (eighteen years ago)

welcome to valentines day pricing! I worked as a florist for a few years and I can tell you that the shops are not making the money on a lot of this stuff--at our shop (a small-town shop in mid-90s) we normally charged $40 for a dozen roses. Around Valentines we charged $70-ish but were barely covering the shipping costs. There was always talk of closing the shop around Valentines b/c it was super stressful and not a profitable time of year (but of course in the long run it was worth it, as it was a huge opportunity for exposure and future, more profitable projects.)

― Jesse, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:27 (eighteen years ago)

Was supposed to go see Rotting Christ with my BF for Val Day, but I forgot that I have a class that starts that night (U_U)! I should just drop out.

― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:32 (eighteen years ago)

Send him (or her) one of these:

http://images.etsy.com/all_images/2/24b/742/il_430xN.17362984.jpg

It shows you care.

― Stone Monkey, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:36 (eighteen years ago)

wtf $45 for ten tulips?

dude, if you were from 17th century Holland you would consider that a bargain.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

I'm going to be in Albany, NY on Valentine's Day. What the hell is there to do in Albany? We're so going to end up at Denny's.

― ENBB, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:49 (eighteen years ago)

go to valentines LOL

― sleep, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.valentinesalbany.com/vtines.jpg

― sleep, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:11 (eighteen years ago)

ha! Wait - do you know Albany? Any recommendations for somewhere to eat/hang out? We're only there that one night.

― ENBB, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

We will be watching LOST. Maybe I'll pour some vodka into champagne flutes.

― Bonita Applebum, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

i only vaguely know albany... the best place to hang out is probably lark st between madison and washington though, there's a decent stretch of bars and restaurants

― sleep, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:25 (eighteen years ago)

ch0wh0und is good for stuff like this. search for albany on the tristate board - there seem to be a lot of suggestions (including a place called the wine bar on lark st which sounds fairly "romantic").

― lauren, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:27 (eighteen years ago)

Oooh - thank you both so much! That's really helpful and I hadn't thought of that.

― ENBB, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 16:31 (eighteen years ago)

I read up on truffles yesterday because I was hungry. Critics agree that Godiva isn't the best anymore.

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/kitchen/chocolate/review.html
pretty good article

― CaptainLorax, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 17:00 (eighteen years ago)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/expatrica/IMG_3224.jpg

I used my awesome artistic skills to make my husband a valentine. That's about as into Valentine's Day as I'm gonna get.

― ENBB, Thursday, 14 February 2008 02:22 (eighteen years ago)

Use this thread to wish Henry Rollins a happy 47th birthday!

― El Tomboto, Thursday, 14 February 2008 02:26 (eighteen years ago)

I was unable to find flower delivery (should have reserved earlier), but we're not going to see each other at all anyway and we decided to just celebrate V-Day on the weekend.

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 14 February 2008 02:27 (eighteen years ago)

Hm I didnt even think to buy some nice booze for tonight. I think I'll go get some fancy drinx and food later, and have a night of drink n w33d n assorted other bf related nonsense.

Bit like most nights, but hey, when in rome.

― Trayce, Thursday, 14 February 2008 02:34 (eighteen years ago)

― Jordan, Thursday, 14 February 2008 03:05 (eighteen years ago)

i ended up getting my valentine the $33 box of these:

http://shop.lartisanduchocolat.com/myProducts.cfm?CategoryID=2|Chocolates%20by%20Weight

plus a bag of their fleur de sel caramels.

― get bent, Thursday, 14 February 2008 05:07 (eighteen years ago)

hi ILX

http://i31.tinypic.com/27xqpvm.png

― StanM, Thursday, 14 February 2008 08:00 (eighteen years ago)

Despite our agreed no gifts I received a silver/diamond heart necklace, a dozen roses and the most beautiful and perfect card ever.

I gave him a card with Christina Aguilera lyrics written inside with a Sharpie.

I feel like an ass. (But love my gifts nonetheless.)

― Bonita Applebum, Thursday, 14 February 2008 14:44 (eighteen years ago)

Bonita, same thing happened to me a few years ago but with more threats if I got her anything, and I can't remember the gift she got me other than it was wrapped. What a setup!

― RabiesAngentleman, Thursday, 14 February 2008 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/02/12/valentine-darwin.jpg

― StanM, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:10 (eighteen years ago)

the only Valentine's day gift I ever got was a chocolate heart that that had been squashed on purpose

Best thread start ever.

― contenderizer, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:19 (eighteen years ago)

I must have gotten something once for Valentine's Day, there was that one year I had a boyfriend...I can't remember.

― Laurel, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

No one's grief can compare with squashed on purpose.

― contenderizer, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:23 (eighteen years ago)

the one time i had a boyfriend i got roses

― homosexual II, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:28 (eighteen years ago)

I feel like I missed the rainy era but I do enjoy her in revives.

― Laurel, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:40 (eighteen years ago)

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/25b/29e/25b29e54-bd9b-4ad6-a160-a019facec599

compassion! exposed boobs!

― roxymuzak, Thursday, 14 February 2008 21:13 (eighteen years ago)

Valentine's Day can fuck the fuck off. No I'm not perpetually single and bitter about it.

― The Reverend, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:04 (eighteen years ago)

Hell Ive never gotten vday stuff even WITH boyfriends. I mean I dont mind, but honestly, the gesture'd be nice even once in a while :\

― Trayce, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:14 (eighteen years ago)

this is the valentine i got.
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2828/valentinescd2.jpg
inside of card:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/4545/valentines0001ls5.jpg

at this rate i am going to be kathy in like 2 years sheesh!

― tehresa, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:42 (eighteen years ago)

aww you can be my valentine if you want

― latebloomer, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:46 (eighteen years ago)

aw <3
i don't really care about not having a valentine, but the fact that people send me things like that is maybe a reflection of what i project? i should fix this.

― tehresa, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:47 (eighteen years ago)

After news of what's happening to two friends of mine this week (one word: divorce), I'm pretty damn happy to be single on Valentine's.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:51 (eighteen years ago)

I'm at work and my valentine's in S. Africa. Worst one ever :/

― will, Friday, 15 February 2008 03:53 (eighteen years ago)

Aw Tehr I wd totally date you for valentines.

― Trayce, Friday, 15 February 2008 04:46 (eighteen years ago)

>:(

― gbx, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:19 (eighteen years ago)

I wound up buying cheapy flowers at the green grocer and leaving them for the wife for when she got home late from class (and I was at practice), but we're going out somewhere nice Saturday and I'm going to try to find a gift tomorrow as well.

― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:23 (eighteen years ago)

stfu

― gbx, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:23 (eighteen years ago)

This is the florist I usually get my wife stuff from, and that did our wedding:

http://www.antheia.net/

They're amazing, but all they had today was dozen roses for $120. They were amazing-looking roses, but no thanks.

― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:25 (eighteen years ago)

We had a pre-arranged deal to celebrate V-day late anyway, so the flowers were just an extra surprise.

― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:26 (eighteen years ago)

http://fluxion23.com/valentine/valentine1.jpg

― kenan, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

gbx, stop punishing self by reading thread.

― Laurel, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

hahaha i swore mandee was about to say "the one time i had a boyfriend i got squashed on purpose"

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

So, we were supposed to go see Rotting Christ, but I had to cancel at the last second. So I went over to his house late and he got a DVD of Rotting Christ and we watched it. And he gave me this:

http://fici.bira.gen.tr/06.04.2007DVDVILE7_Misanthrope260.jpg

― roxymuzak, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:47 (eighteen years ago)

It must be love. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:54 (eighteen years ago)

i had too much sake and got sick, but he loves me anyways

― bell_labs, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:56 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Courtesy of the Found Footage Festival, Valentine's lolz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB3qoz6RivY&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfSqN88tsc&feature=player_embedded

― El Poopo Loco (Pancakes Hackman), Friday, 12 February 2010 16:54 (sixteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

http://i54.tinypic.com/29d4k1.jpg

― Cunga, Wednesday, 9 February 2011 06:36 (fifteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://i48.tinypic.com/2rdya9x.jpg

― a tidy profit in Russia (Eazy), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 16:48 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

Just arranging card and whatnot. Just noticed it says 'To my boyfriend'.

I'll ad-lib something witty, p sure we'll get by.

― the waifdom of gizzards (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 February 2014 22:41 (twelve years ago)

I don't mind, d ;)

― 龜, Friday, 14 February 2014 05:38 (twelve years ago)

zero of the signified and i don't have any plans for tomorrow; we're going out on the 15th so we can get the regular menu and less-stressed service.

― kilt by defrock (get bent), Friday, 14 February 2014 07:08 (twelve years ago)

four years pass...

Are you ready for our Love Sausage? Heart-shaped, lightly-truffled, wrapped in bacon and in store tomorrow. Say it with sausages – tag who you’ll be sharing your Love Sausage with this Valentine's Day! #MyMarksFave pic.twitter.com/VPQi4ENnsn
— M&S (@marksandspencer) February 7, 2019

― Neil S, Thursday, 7 February 2019 09:32 (seven years ago)

Would eat tbf.

― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 10:20 (seven years ago)

two years pass...

My four-year old daughter just got a Valentine’s Day card. This photograph is posted here for Louis. Yes, you know who you are. pic.twitter.com/Bbc7hnfN7h
— Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) February 12, 2021

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 13 February 2021 12:39 (five years ago)

is big Tom Ruggedhat saying he has previous experience of shooting down four year old kids?

― calzino, Saturday, 13 February 2021 12:49 (five years ago)

well that was a very unfortunate name for tugendhat's future son in law to have

― imago, Saturday, 13 February 2021 12:51 (five years ago)

violent misogyny is hilarious

― The Scampo Fell to Earth (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 13 February 2021 13:03 (five years ago)

Shall we all take a minute to remember what he tried to get Stewart Lee cancelled for?

― imago, Saturday, 13 February 2021 13:05 (five years ago)

xp only if well written like

― scampsite (darraghmac), Saturday, 13 February 2021 13:21 (five years ago)

Lol

― The Scampo Fell to Earth (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 13 February 2021 13:27 (five years ago)

Shall we all take a minute to remember what he tried to get Stewart Lee cancelled for?

― imago, Saturday, 13 February 2021 bookmarkflaglink

Nobody to spend a second on this.

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 13 February 2021 13:50 (five years ago)

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