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^ian^ wrote:Well... Valentines Day just sucks. It's one of those days where we feel obligated to spend money on our loved one just because of some stupid tradition invented by people who were a lot closer to monkeys than we are.
Why should there be a special day that forces us into action?
Why should it be so soon to Christmas?
ugh... I hate it. Every year it's the same old horseshit.
sauron wrote:Cheap - Crass - Commercial - Crap
However, somebody just sent me this and it made me smile.
>A group of professional people posed
>this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
>
"What does love mean?"
>The answers they got were broader and
>deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
>
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she
>couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
>So my grandfather does it for her all
>the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
>
>
>Rebecca- age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they
>say your name is different.
>You just know that your name is safe in
>their mouth."
>Billy - age 4
>Love is when a girl puts on perfume and
>a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
>
>
>Karl - age 5
>"Love is when you go out to eat and give
>somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of
>theirs."
>
>Chrissy – age 6
>
>"Love is what makes you smile when
>you're tired."
>
>Terri - age 4
>"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for
>my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the
>taste is OK."
>
>
>Danny - age 7
>
>"Love is when you kiss all the time.
>Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and
>you talk more.
>My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They
>look gross when they kiss"
>
>
>
>Emily - age 8
>"Love is what's in the room with you at
>Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
>
>Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
>"If you want to learn to love better,
>you should start with a friend who you hate,"
>
>Nikka - age 6
>(We need a few million more Nikka's on
>this planet)
>
>
>"Love is when you tell a guy you like
>his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
>
>Noelle - age 7
>
>"Love is like a little old woman and a
>little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so
>well."
>
>Tommy - age 6
>
>"During my piano recital, I was on a
>stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw
>my daddy waving and smiling.
>He was the only one doing that. I wasn't
>scared anymore."
>
>
>Cindy - age 8
>"My mommy loves me more than anybody
>You don't see anyone else kissing me to
>sleep at night."
>
>
>
>Clare - age 6
>"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best
>piece of chicken."
>
>
>Elaine-age 7
>
>"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly
>and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt."
>
>
>Chris - age 7
>"Love is when your puppy licks your face
>even after you left him alone all day."
>
>
>
>Mary Ann - age 4
>"I know my older sister loves me because
>she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
>
>
Lauren - age 4
>"When you love somebody, your eyelashes
>go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
>
>Karen - age 7
>"You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
>unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People
>forget."
>
>
>Jessica - age 8
>And the final one -- Author and lecturer
>Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
>
>The purpose of the contest was to find
>the most caring child.
>
>The winner was a four year old child
>whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost
>his wife.
>Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
>went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat
>there.
>When his Mother asked what he had said
>to the neighbor, the little boy said,
>"Nothing, I just helped him cry"
^ian^ wrote:Well... Valentines Day just sucks. It's one of those days where we feel obligated to spend money on our loved one just because of some stupid tradition invented by people who were a lot closer to monkeys than we are.
Why should there be a special day that forces us into action?
Why should it be so soon to Christmas?
ugh... I hate it. Every year it's the same old horseshit.
^ian^ wrote:Did I mention a florist wanted to charge me 300dh to deliver flowers to Garhoud today?
Flock that with a fish fork!
^ian^ wrote:Did I mention a florist wanted to charge me 300dh to deliver flowers to Garhoud today?
Flock that with a fish fork!
Jeevan wrote:^ian^ wrote:Did I mention a florist wanted to charge me 300dh to deliver flowers to Garhoud today?
Flock that with a fish fork!
and you sent them?
Nick81 wrote:Jeevan wrote:^ian^ wrote:Did I mention a florist wanted to charge me 300dh to deliver flowers to Garhoud today?
Flock that with a fish fork!
and you sent them?
Get on MSN fool!
^ian^ wrote:Did I mention a florist wanted to charge me 300dh to deliver flowers to Garhoud today?
Flock that with a fish fork!
bonitta wrote:but its guy's duty to buy presents ...not just on valentine's day..
bonitta wrote:no I don't think its materialistic...I don't mean diamonds cars and villas...but small presents make the girl realy happy
bonitta wrote:..not coz she can't buy it byherself, but coz she feels that the guy cares for her..Oh men
^ian^ wrote:Every day I have this opportunity... I just don't appreciate being forced into it by societal pressure.
bonitta wrote:I wish I lived in Middle Ages..when man fighted and died for women's love
bear wrote:Giving a lady your coat (before you put it in the puddle)
bear wrote:
Sorry Bonitta, you put your foot in it on this one.
^ian^ wrote:bear wrote:Giving a lady your coat (before you put it in the puddle)
Arrgh... now I know where I've been going wrong.
Thanks mate!
bonitta wrote:I don't understand how men can complain they r forsed to buy flowers???doesn't it sound mean?
bonitta wrote:I am realy glad u do good guy.
^ian^ wrote:bonitta wrote:I am realy glad u do good guy.
Except today. I wanted to, but 10,000 fag boys with maxed out credit cards forced the delivery price up to 300 dirhams because of 'demand'.
What a load of horseshit... I won't elaborate further.
asc_26 wrote:NO dinner date for me though.
^ian^ wrote:asc_26 wrote:NO dinner date for me though.
Nevermind, there's always DFM to keep you company while the rest of us are one transaction closer to relationship enforced poverty.
asc_26 wrote:^ian^ wrote:asc_26 wrote:NO dinner date for me though.
Nevermind, there's always DFM to keep you company while the rest of us are one transaction closer to relationship enforced poverty.
relationship enforced poverty?!
No dinner date for me on 14/02/2007, it's really awkward you know. Almost everyone was out last night..merry making.
But we're going to khorfkhan as post valentine's treat.
Jeevan wrote:asc_26 wrote:^ian^ wrote:asc_26 wrote:NO dinner date for me though.
Nevermind, there's always DFM to keep you company while the rest of us are one transaction closer to relationship enforced poverty.
relationship enforced poverty?!
No dinner date for me on 14/02/2007, it's really awkward you know. Almost everyone was out last night..merry making.
But we're going to khorfkhan as post valentine's treat.
Hmm no dinner date?? may be u need to look around, there might have been many good guys on DF who went without a dinner date:)