Darth Pounder wrote:Personally i detest Valentine's Day. It is an evil holiday designed by poeple in relationships to make people not in relationship feel like leapers.
Anything good will always generate feelings of jealousy among those who don't have it. I suppose that means we should hate anything good
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The_Great_Unbearded_One wrote:Ok people, here it is. Lets see who infact likes Valentines day and who infact thinks it's a waste of time. Who resents it because they are single and who thinks it's just a marketing ploy. Who thinks that Febuary 14th should be struck off the calendar, and who thinks we should have a repeat around August? Cast your votes, leave your comments, let the love flow.
I only like it when I have someone to spend my new yrs money on. otherwise, it's depressing.
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I'd be happy to, if only I hadn't already sold them to pay next month's rent....Shucks. Sorry, hon.
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Darth Pounder wrote:Personally i detest Valentine's Day. It is an evil holiday designed by poeple in relationships to make people not in relationship feel like leapers.
Anything good will always generate feelings of jealousy among those who don't have it. I suppose that means we should hate anything good
No i'm not saying we ALL should hate it. THis was a thread asking for our opinions, thats my opinion.
Sweetness day... well, it doesn't happen in New Mexico...
[quote"Darth Pounder"]Personally i detest Valentine's Day. It is an evil holiday designed by poeple in relationships to make people not in relationship feel like leapers.[/quote]
Actually, I think its just all the media hype that causes that. The media makes it look like that good gifts = happy love, while bad gifts = no love. On top of that they force this guilt down everyones throat, which only goes to remind single and lonely individuals of that day which, without the media hype, would probably be a lot more tolerable if not just ignored. Its just like Christmas and the increase of robberies. Media guilts people into believing that one must buy gifts for people or else their scrouges or assholes. Media also pushes being with friends and families, which only augments the depression and loneliness of those who don't have such during that holidy. Thats why I like holidays like Halloween or St. Patricks day. Your not guilted by the media (what, are they going to guilt you for not drinking green beer or for not buying candy...) and everyone can participate.
For those of you with short attention spans who are to lazy to read through all of this then: Media = guilty advertising = Sad people at V day and X-mas, thus Media Holidays = Evil by Guilt Tactics; Non-Media Holidays = All around Fun (or not for those inclined).
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Mark S wrote:I like Valentine's Day ok. Now St. Paddy's Day! That one doesn't get nearly enough air time!
Does it need more time?, if you truly love beer you don't need a day for it.
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The Great Unbearded One wrote:Ok people, here it is. Lets see who infact likes Valentines day and who infact thinks it's a waste of time. Who resents it because they are single and who thinks it's just a marketing ploy. Who thinks that Febuary 14th should be struck off the calendar, and who thinks we should have a repeat around August? Cast your votes, leave your comments, let the love flow.
Ahh....wait...I've a post already written for the 14th that should make my position clear....
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I don't really mind it. At least my school doesn't have school functions that make single people feel left out (At my school, there isn't a Valentine's Dance. It's that Christmas Dance that pisses me off).
In Korea, the women buy men gifts on Valentine's Day. Then one month later (called White Day) the men buy women gifts. One month after that, couples go out and eat "chachangmein" (noodles smothered in black sauce).
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The Great Unbearded One wrote:Why the Christmas Dance?
It's the big, expensive dance for my grade, and everyone else had dates, and went in their formal clothing, and got pictures with their partner, seeing the others who did have one made me left out. Last year, I tried going, and I left after an hour I was so depressed.
Grr... I still remember my first Valentine's Day in high school. I had filled out a sheet for some matchmaking shit that the school actually endorsed. On the 15th, I got my matches, and the names on the list were of girls that I had no interest in. It was a waste of my $1. Today, I'm embittered towards V-Day, and it's worse because I'm fucking single!
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As for me, Rebecca and I plan to go out to dinner on Valentine's Day, and as I've done every year for the last 10 years, I will buy her roses. Go ahead, V-day haters, hiss and sneer, but I will not allow your unhappiness to ruin my happiness.
"It's not evil for God to do it. Or for someone to do it at God's command."- Jonathan Boyd on baby-killing
"you guys are fascinated with the use of those "rules of logic" to the extent that you don't really want to discussus anything."- GC
"I do not believe Russian Roulette is a stupid act" - Embracer of Darkness
"Viagra commercials appear to save lives" - tharkûn on US health care.
I don't mind valentines day too much. I usually by some presents for my nieces and this year i get to celebrate it with a significant other for a change, and yes I did buy her a teddy bear.
As for me, Rebecca and I plan to go out to dinner on Valentine's Day, and as I've done every year for the last 10 years, I will buy her roses. Go ahead, V-day haters, hiss and sneer, but I will not allow your unhappiness to ruin my happiness.
Go ahead. My anti V-day bitterness is completely my own.
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