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theseeker
Joined: 25 Jul 2000
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gentlemen don't forget...
 Thu Feb 14, 2002 9:58 am
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Happy Valentine's Day Ladies !!!
The History of Saint Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised. The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
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3T3L1
Joined: 08 Mar 2001
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Thu Feb 14, 2002 2:59 pm
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Seeker, you ol' romantic! Thank you! A celestial Valentine back atcha:
[Edited 1 times, lastly by 3T3L1 on 02-14-2002] |
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KnewEyes
Joined: 23 Apr 2001
Posts: 667
Location: under those cloud-like things |
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Thu Feb 14, 2002 3:08 pm
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Thank you T/S for the only Valentine I'm "kinda" getting this year  hehehe.
That was very nice of you to start our day on such a pretty and pleasent note, and I wish you a Happy Valentines Day too,... and that your mail box is filled to the brim with pink and red fluffy cards, from secret admirer's
I Hope the same for Everyone here, also.
Special Note for defender:
I want to publically apologise to you defender, for accusing you of purposely burying peoples posts, and thinking the worst about you. I see and know that the information you bring to the board is very valuable, and accept that we all have our own styles of posting, different as they all may be.You, like a hawk, like to do your posting in one felled swoop, and I nickname you "SwoopingHawkDefender" I hope Valentines Day is especially, and surprisingly heart warming for you, on this Feb.14th 2002. -KE-
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Lulu
Joined: 22 Dec 2000
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Thu Feb 14, 2002 3:08 pm
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Seekermon! I totally forgot it was Valentine's Day. What a sweetie you are...thanks |
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FLKook
Joined: 28 Apr 2001
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Location: East Central Florida |
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Fri Feb 15, 2002 3:45 pm
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Kneweyes, that public apology to Defender was very big of you. You are a class act. Hope he reads this thread.
I surprised my husband with a very special Valentine dinner (clothing optional of course!) |
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KnewEyes
Joined: 23 Apr 2001
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Location: under those cloud-like things |
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Fri Feb 15, 2002 7:07 pm
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FLKook, in my eyes You are a class act around here. Thermit couldn't have made a better choice,picking a new moderator. Thank you for the kind words.
Also I hope you wore your very finest at your Valentine dinner with Hubby last night,, that being your birthday suit!  |
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FLKook
Joined: 28 Apr 2001
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Sat Feb 16, 2002 12:54 am
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Ahh shucks... |
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mirageghost
Joined: 17 Feb 2002
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Mon Feb 18, 2002 3:30 am
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i disagree with a government mandated holiday that forces a guy to give chocolates and roses and all that junk to his battleaxe. if you aint getting it regular then there's something wrong anyway and valentine's day aint gonna help with the situation. it's a conspiracy by hallmark cards to get a dumb bastard to pay five bucks for a really sappy piece of poetry on a piece of paper. |
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mirageghost
Joined: 17 Feb 2002
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Mon Feb 18, 2002 3:37 am
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ok, now that i read that back, it did sound a little bit hostile. sorry about that. bert's not a bad guy, just unhappy because he's got a rash on his privates and isn't getting any. |
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Thermit
Joined: 08 Jul 2000
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Location: Texas |
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Mon Feb 18, 2002 3:41 am
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g'night bert...  |
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Ellyn
Joined: 16 Jul 2000
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Mon Feb 18, 2002 3:52 am
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Thanks for the post, Seeker, it was uplifting. I've been a bit down for the last few days because with the sunshine here in Spokane, Washington, has come the heavy chemtrailing, along with the denials by weather forecasters that anything is amiss.
Sometimes little thoughtful acts can really make a soul feel better.
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