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He made the first greeting card and got every other man in his town in trouble because they never thought of such a kind guesture.:wink:
 
What is the story of Saint Valentine?:scratch: I have heard so many. Which one is true?



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There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries. Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine". Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.

Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.

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.
 
Chaucer may be somewhat responsible for why we celebrate it on February 14th. In his poem "The Parliament of Fowls" he has this whole story about Valentine's Day being in February. The birds come to Mother Nature and select their mates.

He almost always works from a source, and no one can figure out where he came up with this idea. The original source has never been found. So some scholars think he actually made up Valentine's Day as we know it, as a nice holiday in the middle of winter to remind us of spring...
 
nbcrusader said:


It's what you make of it :sexywink:



i'll remember that when we're licking greasy Popeye's off our fingers and making fun of the (admittedly adorable) Bode Miller who can't seem to ski straight and laughing at the figure skaters who fall down.

(though that Chinese couple were pretty ballsy last night, weren't they?)
 
^ :yes:


even if i'm late, hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day.

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And remember...

if you're single

TODAY it's your feast!!
 
Where was this guy when I was in HS? Where is he now, only much older? :wink:


Student sends roses to 500 classmates

February 15, 2006

WESTON, Fla. --If any female juniors at Cypress Bay High School weren't aware of classmate Paul Kim -- they know him now.

The 17-year-old junior ordered 500 red roses and had them delivered to nearly all his female classmates on Valentine's Day.

A card attached to the roses said, "To all the lovely ladies of 2007, here's wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day. Affectionately, Paul Kim."

He said he used money he had been saving since his birthday in December to pay for the roses, which cost about $900.

"To me, Valentine's is a special day," Kim said. "I realized that not many girls would get anything and it would be an ordinary day. I figured I'd take the initiative and put a smile on their face."

Sara Farinelli, 16, got her rose during her math class.

"I don't know who this kid is, but he's sending everyone a rose," Farinelli said. "I think it's a cute gesture."

Kim's estimate on the class size was slightly off. There are more than 600 girls in Cypress Bay's junior class.

He said he got the idea Friday, when he saw the Business Professionals of America club was having trouble selling flowers as a fundraiser.
 
MrsSpringsteen said:
So what did you get your wife for Valentine's Day? If that's not too personal of course

I got her a number of small items that I knew she would like. Actuually, I enlisted the help of my 5-year old daughter. We have an ongoing date night each Friday. So, after we had some dinner, I would ask her to help me find things for Mom.

Let's just say that our relationship is strong if I can get her an oven mitt for Valentine's Day. :sexywink:

(ok, it was pink, heart shaped, and she thought it was cute).
 
i cooked the BF lamb vindaloo last sunday, and i bought him a Barbie Valentine's Day card.

he bought me a small white bear that held a big read heart with the words, "Shit Bitch, You Is Fine."

:love:
 
martha said:
new oven mitts :drool:

Is oven mitt secret code for something I don't know about? :sexywink:

Still in Love After 77 Valentine's Days

Tue Feb 14, 10:13 PM ET

Fred Landis has a Valentine's Day ritual. Sometime, somewhere, he'll lean over to his wife, Gwen, and say, "I love you." They say he's been doing that on Valentine's Days since 1928, when they were married.

In October, Fred, 102, and Gwen, 101, celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary, and they are not far shy of a record. The longest current marriage, according to the 2006 edition of Guinness World Records, is 78 years, 296 days.

On Valentine's Day 2006, Fred will say "I love you" a bit louder than he used to because Gwen is hard of hearing. Fred has macular degeneration, which has kept him from writing poetry for her.

Gwen says Fred wrote poems to her during their courtship, a gesture that may have won her heart.

"I think that had something to do with it," she said with a shy smile.

They met in 1924 as college students, he at Albany College and she at Simpson Bible College in Seattle. Fred attended a church where Gwen's father was the pastor. When they were married, Gwen's father performed the ceremony.

Gwen remembers receiving $800 for a wedding gift, then losing it all in the stock-market crash the following year.

The Landises spent the next four decades working in ministry and raising four children. Fred was the pastor at several small churches in the Northwest. Gwen played the piano and organ and taught Sunday school.

He retired in 1970, and they have lived in Salem since then. They moved to a retirement center in 1994.

"They're just wonderful people. You couldn't find any better," says a friend, Dorothea McAuley. "They're setting an example for everybody. They're always happy. I've never seen one of them angry. They're God's example."

Commitment is the word Gwen uses to describe their marriage success. Fred agrees.

"Sure, we've had squabbles and disagreements galore," he said. "But there's a commitment to marriage because we have a reverence to it."

They have eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Son John, 67, says he continues to be amazed by his parents, their relationship and their lives.

"I think — I know — they would not have lived this long singly," John says. "They keep each other going."
 
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