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Willow
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My ex told me that he didn't celebrate valentines because his dog had died on valentines when he was 13. Nice, real nice. So, now that I am with someone who not only recognizes valentines but buys me something nice - (and does this all year long) - I must say I very much appreciate it. I know the day is commercialized, but it does feel good to have your significant other take the time to go shopping, buy a card, or make dinner - doesn't have to cost money. It just feels nice.
However, I do think they should have something for people who are single. The anti-valentines would go over well with quite a few of my friends. A way to protest and have some fun. knowing them it would turn into a drunken party and I would be jealous and want to join them 
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I'd forgotten how funny -- and touchingly romantic, in some cases -- this thread was.
Someone's dog died on Valentine's Day? That's a pretty creative excuse. I'd prefer "I don't buy into all the materialism, so no chocolates for you today honey, but just so you know, you really do rock my world."
Let's see, the last time I got flowers on Valentine's day was ... huh. I think 1985. And possibly 1990 as a relationship was falling to pieces, but I don't remember amidst all the angst.
Not that complaining about a 20-year hiatus in floral deliveries is a hint, mind you.
Because it's the thought that counts. 
Oh, and for all of you who like me won't get flowers, some rainbow roses for all of us with my love:
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| JPG wrote: | | I like the little cinnamon hearts. |
Beware of the pee in bowls of cinnamon hearts.
Valentine's Day was always a big deal in India. I enjoyed celebrating it mostly because any romantic relationship I was in was kept a secret from many interfering, judgemental busybodies. The secretive and scandalous nature of my relationships always made any expressions of love rather more thrilling. Never bought cards though. Always exchanged love letters written on unique looking paper.
I don't remember if I did anything for Valentine's last year. Might have been too ill. thwap and I have often dressed up and chosen a rather quiet restaurant with cuisine that we don't often indulge ourselves in. Might have to forgo that this year as money is a bit tight these days.
I have spent a few Valentine's Days single and mostly, I remember just feeling glad to not be in a relationship. I was always happy when single (though falling in love and starting a new relationship is lots of fun too). Sometimes, I would feel a twinge of loneliness and wish I had somebody to give flowers to, but that only lasted a few seconds as I immersed myself in studying or thoughts of blissful singlehood or something else that occupied my attention.
The commercialism is annoying for sure, but tis the times we live in. Capitalism is hell-bent on seizing any occasion and pummeling all the romance out of it. Ignore it the best you can! Seriously, I have enjoyed perfectly romantic (and uncheezy!!) Valentine's Days without either myself or my partner buying anything.
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Love the rainbow roses, Tehanu. I will try to remember to post something for you in 4 days.
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Yes, killer roses, T! (I may just steal that graphic...  )
And as for VD as a singleton, it always makes me think of that hit song:
Woo-ooo, I don't need/ Anybody else/ When I think about me/ I touch myself...
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I was thinking of cooking stuffed moose heart for Valentine's this year, but Mrs. Rev gave me that look. I guess I should call Danny and tell him that I don't need a moose heart after all.
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Eeewww, that sounds gross.
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Reverend Blair
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It's actually fantastic, ephemeral. Very rich meat stuffed a lot like you'd stuff a turkey. I've never cooked it before, but I've had it a couple of times and it's great.
I do have to admit that I never would have tried it the first time if I'd known what it was though.
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| DSquared wrote: | So, that time of year is upon us.
I have a question for those non-single EnMasse members: Do you acknowledge Valentine's Day? Do you do anything special? Or is it "just another day" to you? I'm curious.... |
Sure. We exchange cards and generally he gets me a little something. I prefer flowers. Occasionally we go out to eat although we generally avoid it.
I wouldn't say we put alot of stock into it, but we're not anti-V either.
Best Valentine's Day (with apologies to the hubby) was the year I was dating a French chef who, wonder of wonders, got the day off. He surprised me with a four course meal. Now, that was fun. |
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Hephaestion
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What does one stuff a moose heart with? Bread stuffing? I would'a thought maybe...
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Reverend Blair
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My recipe is for wild rice, heavy on the onions and garlic, but one of the times I had it was with bread stuffing...again heavy on the onions and garlic.
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I think it was the garlic and onions that ruined the romance, not the moose heart.
Don't me wrong, I am not a garlic hater - one wish I have is that everyone eats lots of garlic all the time so no one makes that stupid complaint about garlic. |
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Reverend Blair
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Nah...if it was the onions and garlic Mrs. Rev would have left me long ago. I think the mistake was saying, "Hey, Danny has a moose heart. That'd make an excellent Valentines supper."
It took me years just to get her to eat wild steaks, roasts and sausage, offering the parts she considers cat food was likely a mistake.
Oh well, I guess we'll go to one of those corporate chain restaurants on Regent instead. Maybe Montana's...they have a moose head on the wall.
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Diane Demorney
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If you can afford it, Rev, I highly recommend:
La Vielle Gare Restaurant
630 Rue Des Meurons
(204) 237-7072
But you'll have to get on those reservations, tout suite! 
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Reverend Blair
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Do they have a moose head on the wall?
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More to the point, do they serve stuffed moose heart?
I'd have thought that heart would have been a fine anti-Valentine's day thing to serve, myself. Come to think of it ...
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Willow
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Rev B - okay I LOVE moose meat, but even I have a hard time eating moose liver and heart. A tip for all you wild meat eaters with partners that like it NOT SO MUCH. Soak your backstrap (preferably) or roast in milk in the fridge for at least 24 hours. Then slice it thin, flour it, fry it, and bake it with whatever sauce you like. Or wrap your roast in bacon.
Or use the ground meat and make stuffed peppers.
Tehanu - I love those roses!
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Oh god, this brings back memories. EM'ers are not alone (although intentions are entirely different).
No Valentine's for Saudis
| Quote: | Saudi authorities consider Valentine's Day, along with a host of other annual celebrations, as un-Islamic.
In addition to the prohibition on celebrating non-Islamic festivals, the authorities consider Valentine's Day as encouraging relations between men and women outside wedlock - punishable by law in the conservative kingdom.
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To say nothing of man-man or woman-woman relations! And of course, don't forget, those inevitable human-animal relationships. I really, really, really hate some people. 
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Well, the Saudis got that one right...
Kidding, kidding... mostly... |
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Amy Grace
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I'm not a huge fan of Valentine's day, but I did just make a sort of breakfast the other day that would probably go over rather well if you're intending to do the breakfast-for-a-loved-one thing. Well, providing your loved one isn't vegan or lactose intolerant.
I don't really know where I got the idea, but I started with about 1/2c of ricotta cheese and a few tablespoons of plain or vanilla yogurt. Then I added some dried cranberries and mango that I'd chopped up, and let the whole thing sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning it wasn't sweet at all, so I added some (blueberry) honey and mixed it in. Then I mixed it in with 2-3 eggs and a couple tablespoons of water. I cut about 6" of a somewhat stale plain baguettte into one-inch cubes and then stirred them into the egg/cheese mixture and let it sit for a couple of minutes. The mixture got poured into a 7" cast iron pan with a bit of sunflower oil or a 1/2 teaspoon of melted butter, and I covered it with a lid so that it would set. Once I flipped it over and then cooked the other side briefly. Then I ate it with some (slightly) sweet vanilla yogurt.
I'm probably going to make it for myself and my roommate on Valentine's.  |
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Vundo Draxon
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| Amy Grace wrote: |
I don't really know where I got the idea, but I started with about 1/2c of ricotta cheese and a few tablespoons of plain or vanilla yogurt. Then I added some dried cranberries and mango that I'd chopped up, and let the whole thing sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning it wasn't sweet at all, so I added some (blueberry) honey and mixed it in. Then I mixed it in with 2-3 eggs and a couple tablespoons of water. I cut about 6" of a somewhat stale plain baguettte into one-inch cubes and then stirred them into the egg/cheese mixture and let it sit for a couple of minutes. The mixture got poured into a 7" cast iron pan with a bit of sunflower oil or a 1/2 teaspoon of melted butter, and I covered it with a lid so that it would set. Once I flipped it over and then cooked the other side briefly. Then I ate it with some (slightly) sweet vanilla yogurt.
I'm probably going to make it for myself and my roommate on Valentine's. |
Oh wow. Would you be my valentine? |
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| Er, you might want to take it to PMs. |
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Diane Demorney
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Vundo and Amy,
Sittin' in a tree...
ETA: I just wanted to add that yes. Yes I can be very immature. Shocking, I know!
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Vundo Draxon
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| Tehanu wrote: | | Er, you might want to take it to PMs. |
You know that's not how I roll.
| Diane Demorney wrote: |
Sittin' in a tree... |
... eating that ricotta and fruity goodness? I could go for that. 
(My actual plans for tomorrow involve finishing some homework and eating some cake. The college I attend is apparently having an annual celebration in honour of some guy, so there is going to be free cake. I don't know if it will be good cake, but at least it won't be a lie.) |
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Diane Demorney
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| Vundo Draxon wrote: | | Diane Demorney wrote: |
Sittin' in a tree... |
... eating that ricotta and fruity goodness? I could go for that.
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Is that what the kids are calling it these days? 
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| Quote: | | Oh wow. Would you be my valentine? |
Dammit Vundo! I realize that you are from way up there in Northern Alberta, but Jeeebus, yoga, cranberries and mango!? You understand that those are not types of cattle right? |
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Tehanu
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Happy Valentine's Day, lovely enMassists! I hope that you all have a wonderful, non-commercial, fun and happy day.
No flowers from me, just some dancing penguins.
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This reminded me of you T.
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Diane Demorney
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Funny story: yesterday, after lunch, I was wistfully thinking out loud that a wee bit of chocolate would be nice. I was told to walk over to the Mac's and get some. Naw, says I. I just want it to magically appear!
Just then the Purolator guy pulls up with 2 HUGE baskets of goodies from one of my vendors! Sweet!
Now, if I had only wished for a Lamborghini to magically appear...
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The Evil Twin
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Lamborghini? What good is that? I'd rather have chocolate!
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of course, with a Lamborghini, I could always trade it in for a LOT of chocolate and weed!
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| That's hilarious, Norse. I think I now have a new pick-up line ... "I'd really like our sets to intersect." |
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Diane Demorney
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OMG. Go. Read.
Happy Bitterest Day!
a small taste:
| Quote: | Bitterest Day, celebrated on the 15th of February, will be the official anti-romance holiday. It will be a legal holiday, involving time off work with full pay, but only for those who are nobody because nobody loves them. Its motto will be, “I am not appealing to the opposite sex, so I have lots of disposable income to spend on consumer goods.”
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Food
While lovers get 5-pound boxes of chocolates and expensive candlelit dinners at French restaurants, what do we, the non-adored get? Well, we also get expensive dinners at French restaurants. This is how it works. You call up “Danny,” your ex-boyfriend, and you tell him that you read in Ann Landers that it’s “Reconciliation Day” today, and you want to invite him to sup at Chez l’Imbecile to demonstrate that you’ve “gotten beyond” everything. Mention that you also want to invite Klamidia, the stewardess he dumped you for, since you know she must be a special lady.
When they arrive, tell them that this is a special occasion, and urge them to order the most expensive things on the menu—you do the same. During dinner, offer small talk such as, “I’m so happy to see that the two of you are still together. It’s rare to see somebody forgive the person who gave them . . .oh, but I shouldn’t be talking about periodic discharge at the dinner table!” And, “Danny, I have such special memories of our time together–I think of them whenever I watch the videos. Hey, have you heard about those websites where they pay for amateur bedroom tapes? Kind of intriguing, huh?”
Then, while they are enjoying dessert, get up to “powder your nose.” Keep on walking right out of the restaurant, leaving the check for them. Worried about repercussions? On Bitterest Day, there are none. It’s the law. |
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In the spirit of friendship, Happy V Day!
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Happy Pink Triangle Day!
| Quote: | | When most queers think of important dates in the gay calendar, Pride is probably the first one that jumps to mind. Halloween is perhaps not far behind. But very few of us remember, or have ever heard of, the first official gay and lesbian holiday in Canada: Pink Triangle Day. |
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Amy Grace
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| Vundo Draxon wrote: |
Oh wow. Would you be my valentine? |
That made my day (which was otherwise spent doing fun fun circuit design homework, par-tay!)
It *is* pretty delicious, though, I highly recommend it (the breakfast, not the circuit design).
ETA: Thanks for that link, Heph! |
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Cartman
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| Tehanu wrote: | | That's hilarious, Norse. I think I now have a new pick-up line ... "I'd really like our sets to intersect." |
Oh yeah! Stats geeks getting it ON!
"Hey honey, wanna correlate and then regress?"
"Everyone knows my statistics are totally longitudinal!"
"I got the software figured out, it's the hardware I need technical support with."
"Wanna see something statistically significant? Let's go to my office and I will show you 'a table' worth examining." |
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Tehanu
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Or more direct, "how longitudinal are your stats, really, hmm?"
"I think you need to put your mean over my median."
"My, what a nice binomial distribution you have."
Or you head into a bar and find yourself a hot little discrete random variable. Yowza! |
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| Quote: | "I think you need to put your mean over my median."
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Vundo Draxon
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| sparqui wrote: | | In the spirit of friendship, Happy V Day! |
Valentine's Day is quite the big popular event in India. However, there is a different day called Raksha Bhandhan reserved for friendships. It is a Hindu festival honoring I don't know which god, but people of pretty much any religion mark the occasion by making something for a dear friend. Usually, a wrist band that they tie on a friend's wrist. Might even buy some Indian sweets. There is a greater focus on crafting something by hand rather than running to a store to buy something. I think it is usually in August. The date changes depending on, again, I don't know what. I never questioned these things as a kid! I just know that a 'Rakhi' calendar is followed.
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Tehanu
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Ah, yes, that time of year again.
Hugs and kisses, enMassists!
(I've decided to be sloppily sentimental this year. For once.)(Don't worry, it won't last.)
And I'd forgotten the Venn diagram thing. Anyone want to compare sets?  |
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Diane Demorney
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| Tehanu wrote: | Ah, yes, that time of year again.
Hugs and kisses, enMassists!
(I've decided to be sloppily sentimental this year. For once.)(Don't worry, it won't last.)
And I'd forgotten the Venn diagram thing. Anyone want to compare sets? |
Hugs and kisses back, T!
And I REALLY don't think you want to compare sets with me... if you know what I'm talking about, and I'm sure you do...
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'lance
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Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 500
Location: the Monsoon Coast
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Valentine's day always reminds me that my darling wife and I have been married for two wonderful years.
The eight since haven't been too bad, either.
(ba-da-BUMP)
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Vundo Draxon
Leftist-rightie and rightist-leftie
Joined: 12 Apr 2006
Posts: 1712
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| Hephaestion wrote: |
And as for VD as a singleton, it always makes me think of that hit song:
Woo-ooo, I don't need/ Anybody else/ When I think about me/ I touch myself...
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Either that or Add It Up by the Violent Femmes... "why can't I get just one kiss?" and so forth.
My Valentine's Day this year was a helluva lot better than two years ago. At the time I wrote my first post in this thread, I had just recently given up on there being any hope in hell that I'd ever get a date with a certain young woman I was infatuated with at the time.
This year she told me she didn't want any cards or chocolates or flowers or any of that junk. So we enjoyed dinner at a nice restaurant and some good live theatre.
Sometimes it's good to be wrong. |
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Tehanu
More or less, more or less
Joined: 12 Apr 2006
Posts: 17637
Location: Seceded from the Ford Nation
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| Hey Vundo! Great news. What a happy story. |
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mamitalinda
con hijo, y arbol, sin libro
Joined: 12 Apr 2006
Posts: 272
Location: Hali
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Awwww that's great Vundo!  |
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Cartman
Beyond cuddly
Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 8635
Location: OMG! They killed Jason Kenney!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | This year she told me she didn't want any cards or chocolates or flowers or any of that junk. So we enjoyed dinner at a nice restaurant and some good live theatre. |
Did you take off the mask Vundo? Just sayin'. |
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Kaficoo
Member
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
Posts: 6
Location: Ontario
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My S/O and I don't "do" Valentine's Day. This year however...
I had the flu all last week. Thurs. evening S/O brought home Chinese take-out because he figured I'd have nothing ready for dinner. "Happy Valentine's Day" he said and then laughed as he plunked it on the table. So the next day, (we work at the same place) he had a 1/2 hr lunch instead of the usual 1 hr, wouldn't be able to make it home for lunch. I made him a sandwich and presented it to him at lunchtime. "Happy Valentine's Day" I smiled. Then we both laughed our heads off. Great Valentine's Day! |
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DSquared
aka Aristotleded24
Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 5570
Location: Winnipeg
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5 reasons it's okay to hate Valentine's Day
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sparqui
Dog tired
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
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Location: Winnipeg
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Between working all weekend and hearing that a good friend died of brain cancer last night, I'm certainly not celebrating VD or LR this year.
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