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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

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.

-snif-

I've heard of sweetness day. 3rd Saturday in October.
http://www.theromantic.com/sweetestday.htm

Darth Wong wrote:

Zaia wrote:

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Girl?! I thought you were a monkey!

I'm both. I'm a girlie monkey.

Are you messin' with me, or did you seriously not know I was a chick?

He's just trying to trick you into posting nude pictures of yourself as proof

Damn! Foiled again... uh I mean, I'd never do that.

*whistles innocently*

Admiral Valdemar wrote:

Darth Wong wrote:

Zaia wrote:Are you messin' with me, or did you seriously not know I was a chick?

He's just trying to trick you into posting nude pictures of yourself as proof

Damn! Foiled again... uh I mean, I'd never do that.

*whistles innocently*

I'd be happy to, if only I hadn't already sold them to pay next month's rent....Shucks. Sorry, hon.

Zaia wrote:

Admiral Valdemar wrote:

Darth Wong wrote: He's just trying to trick you into posting nude pictures of yourself as proof

Damn! Foiled again... uh I mean, I'd never do that.

*whistles innocently*

I'd be happy to, if only I hadn't already sold them to pay next month's rent....Shucks. Sorry, hon.

AAARGGH!

Now I'll have to download porn or something.

Nuts.

Darth Wong wrote:

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.

Kelly Antilles wrote:I've heard of sweetness day. 3rd Saturday in October.
http://www.theromantic.com/sweetestday.htm

Thank you! See, I'm not delusional or being suckered!

Zaia wrote:Nope, I'm a girl and I'd never heard of it before. *shrug* Must be a Durandal thing.

Wouldn't you like to find out.

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).

Amen to that one Larz!

Who's this Val person anyway?

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.

If you're Irish, it's just an excuse to get someone else to buy a round! Tactics Paddys, Tactics!

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....

Durandal wrote:

Kelly Antilles wrote:I've heard of sweetness day. 3rd Saturday in October.
http://www.theromantic.com/sweetestday.htm

Thank you! See, I'm not delusional or being suckered!

All that means is some one else is getting suckered along with you. Or as in Kelly's case, is doing the suckering.

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).

Why the Christmas Dance?

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).

XPViking

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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Why I might actually enjoy Valentines Day this year.

And yes, until this year I was just another one of the unhappy masses.

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.

I don't actually 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.