The Valentine Thread

[pevergreen]

In high school, we used to give each other roses in Australia. Heres the result..

Number of Roses I received in my whole life: 1
Number of roses which happened to be a prank:1

Happy valentines

Look Beefy, you shouldn't be sad. I meant that rose and everything on that card.

We miss you man! My 18th is tomorrow, and there is no beefy!

Also, I've never gotten anything for valentines day, even when I had a girlfriend.

[Husar]

It's a capitalist money making sheme and if I had a girl she would be special all the time and not just one day a year...
Since I don't have a girl I can save some money either way.

[Vuk]

It's a capitalist money making sheme and if I had a girl she would be special all the time and not just one day a year...
Since I don't have a girl I can save some money either way.

Actually, it has its roots in old folk traditions, but is just exploited like everything else. People just need to use their brains and get a life. I am not saying that getting your girl flowers is a bad thing (my first girl loved them), but people get obsessed.

[KukriKhan]

I haven't received a Valentine since age 7, when Margaret Conway gave me one, and cried that I hadn't given her one (nobody had 'splained Val Day to me).

I have learned that the women I've been "with" (married, or girlfriend) expected something on Valentine's Day. A card, at minimum. I've forgotten a few times, and they've gotten a little pouty for a day or two - so I've learned to pay more attention.

Ms. K gets a nice card with her morning coffee, and a pajama-gram later, if the Post Office comes through.

[Vuk]

Holy thrash Kukri! When did you resign as a mod? I had no idea. :P Did you get too busy?

[KukriKhan]

Holy thrash Kukri! When did you resign as a mod? I had no idea. :P Did you get too busy?

Yeah. Re-starting uni next semester.

[Vuk]

lol, it is weird not to see you in green. :P I know how busy the Uni can keep you though. :P Good luck.

[||Lz3||]

Gah...

Well... I got 2 pity lolipops today and a pity balloon today

As far for my plan:
Since everyone is "busy" with their respective gfs... I plan to play a lot of videogames tomorrow, maybe watching a movie.

It's now like a tradition!

[Strike For The South]

This should be the depressing thread.

[Hooahguy]

though im jewish, in my school we do valentines day anyhow. the day is so removed from religion we (the kids at my school) think its ok to do.
i personally dont give out any pity chocolate. people may get the wrong idea. but i do give chocolate to the girls i liked. now that i have a gf, we just go on a date instead of chocolate.
tomorrow night were going to some fancy resturant.

[KukriKhan]

I haven't received a Valentine since age 7, when Margaret Conway gave me one, and cried that I hadn't given her one (nobody had 'splained Val Day to me).

I have learned that the women I've been "with" (married, or girlfriend) expected something on Valentine's Day. A card, at minimum. I've forgotten a few times, and they've gotten a little pouty for a day or two - so I've learned to pay more attention.

Ms. K gets a nice card with her morning coffee, and a pajama-gram later, if the Post Office comes through.

After-Action Report: We don't usually 'do' Valentine's Day stuff other than a card. But this year, I'd won a few bucks on the Superbowl, so had some discretionary funds. Had the usual greeting card sitting by her coffee cup (also a 'funny' one from the cat, to her). "Oh, but I didn't get one for you. I was gonna...". "Don't give it another thought, Sweetie", sez I, "I knows ya luffs me. 'Sides, it's kinda a girlie sorta holiday, right?". "Okay".

Missus K is a dear, gentle soul, automatically given to cheerfulness and compassion. She also has an abiding sense of 'even-ness', developed over years of raising 2 boys, and making sure that each got their own (of anything) in equal measure. So, even though she said "Okay.", I could see the fair-play wheel starting to spin in her adorable li'l head.

I went to work. She had the day off. About 1400 a txt msg arrives: "Home @ 4?". "No, 3 rtes 2day. Hm @ 6", I txt back. Twenty minutes later, another txt msg: "Guess wut UPS dropped off? Jammy-gram!!!". I respond: "LOL.LUV U" .

Cut to 1730. I finished up more quickly than I'd thought at work, and pulled into the driveway at home, only to see my Darlin' rushing toward her little car. "Six O'Clock, you said!" as she backs out and takes off, "Go clean up. I'll be right back." I shower, wondering 'what the...?'. She returns promptly at 1755, bag and bottle in hand.

"Sit", she orders, while laying out

Seafood Portofino & stuffed mushrooms, while uncorking a nice little Chianti. <---Kukri's fav meal.

She'd planned out and timed with precision this whole dinner affair (only to have my work schedule mess it up). She later explained that she'd hoped to meet me at the door with a cold can of beer, wearing the (flimsey) robe I'd got her from PajamaGram, and usher me into dinner.

Heck, she could'a handed me a can of corned beef hash, and I'd have appreciated it just as much.

I sure love that girl. Have no idea what she sees in me; but I'm grateful she hasn't kicked me out yet.

And that was my Valentine's Day, 2009.

[pevergreen]

What a lovely story Kukri. Apart from the texting part.

Is it that hard to key out proper words?

[KukriKhan]

What a lovely story Kukri. Apart from the texting part.

Is it that hard to key out proper words?

LOL. I have fat thumbs and tiny keys on my ancient cellphone. So I used a pen to type 'em out, and resort to cell-speek.

Thanks.

[Beefy187]

Look Beefy, you shouldn't be sad. I meant that rose and everything on that card.

We miss you man! My 18th is tomorrow, and there is no beefy!

Also, I've never gotten anything for valentines day, even when I had a girlfriend.

Well I never had a girlfriend full stop

Happy birthday Pever! Sorry for not being there for your 18th... Love you

@everyone

Happy valentines.. Good luck

[Hax]

I'd send you a box of chocolates, but by the time it arrives in Nippon they'd probably be melted anyway V_V

Three cheers to the coolest Japanese guy of the internets!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

[Beefy187]

I'd send you a box of chocolates, but by the time it arrives in Nippon they'd probably be melted anyway V_V

Three cheers to the coolest Japanese guy of the internets!

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Its ok. Its 21 degrees here. Chocolate doesn't melt below 26.

Well at least thats what the guy on the news channel told me..

[Hax]

..that chocolate doesn't melt below 26 degrees?

[Beefy187]

..that chocolate doesn't melt below 26 degrees?

Chocolate melts below 26?

Im going to sue that professor.. He deserves for giving me false hope..

[desert]

In my high school one can buy roses with some sort of note/message attached; these are sent to the appropriate official class mailboxes, and our OC teachers hand them out on the Homeroom day closest to Valentines (this year, it was today).

Let me tell ya, it's really amusing watching girls attempt to stuff their massive haul of flowers into their lockers.

Many even buy small bags from the school for the sole purpose of carrying the roses.

It should be noted that something like a quarter of the roses are from one guy to another guy, and half from one girl to another.

[King Jan III Sobieski]

Valentine's Day is the senseless exploitation of a legitimate Saint's Feast Day. The only people who profit are card manufacturers, candy makers, and vain women.

[PBI]

I once had a friend who was so depressed and lonely on Valentine's Day he decided it would be possible to cheer himself up by taking the train to Darlington for the day.

Which, hopefully, is a note of encouragement for those Orgahs not expecting Valentines tomorrow. Just keep reminding yourself, "it could be worse. I could be in Darlington."

For the record, tomorrow I will be one half of one of those irritatingly smug happy couples. The plan is to go see a soppy rom com in the afternoon, followed by a fancy dinner. My smugness is somewhat tempered, however, by the facts that:

1) It will cost me an arm and a leg.

2) It will mean missing the rugby.

[Lemur]

I'd like to officially ask ... Devastatin' Dave to be my Valentine. Please say you will, DD!

[Devastatin Dave]

I'd like to officially ask ... Devastatin' Dave to be my Valentine. Please say you will, DD!

Was there ever any doubt Lover?

[||Lz3||]

Chocolate doesn't melt below 26°...