Valentine

[fpb]

Some nice person has sent me a virtual gift of chocolates. This would be just a pleasant way to underline the day, but what the person concerned cannot possibly have known is that this is the first time anyone has sent anything to me for St.Valentine's day in all my life. So thank you very much, Anonymous, you've made my day.

Comments

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know about St. Valentine, but the idea that Hallmark came up with the way to celebrate it is pretty common around here.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Maybe they did. After all, they or people like them invented Mother's Day, Father's Day, and an increasing proliferation of other "days". Even Christmas cards were only invented about 1842, I think.

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

It's funny that the widespread cynacism is widely acknowledged except by the mainstream media. I mean, they don't get anything out of it!