The guy who invented Val-Day is a pussy-whipped ass wipe.

[bogo]

Its sooo fucking gay.

[Sosa]

amen to that

[crockett]

Originally Posted by bogo

Its sooo fucking gay.

It was probably invented by Hallmark or a chocolate company..

[Scott McD]

I guess it was invented by someone who ran out of ideas on how to get laid...

[Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life]

Originally Posted by crockett

It was probably invented by Hallmark or a chocolate company..

word, the guy who invented valentines day is a marketting genious, not a puss whipped bitch. he saw a way to make millions off pussy whipped bitches...

[bogo]

Valentines Day is the biggest commercialized holiday of the year. "Oh here you go dear,heres your chocolates and flowers".

If you really appreciate someone you dont need 1 day every year to show it, you could do it on any regular day.

http://www.antivday.com/forum/forum-1.html

[LiveDose]

I was thinking about that today while I was standing in a sausage line with all of us holding $5 cards.

I don't think it was a guy that invented this shit. Have you ever seen a Hallmark store owned by a dude?

[After Shock Media]

Blame two dudes and the church. Though it was meant for handwritten notes. People just done got lazy and greeting card companies jumped in.
Though the candy industry really needs this day.

However I do not understand how this is gay. If any holiday has become gay it would have to be halloween, the homo's done took this one over.

[Big Red Machine]

I drove past a Chocolate Shop today a huge line of P=Whipped guys wrapped around the joint. All I thought about was ....you never see a line of girls doing anything for their guys......Freaking Halmark Hollidays

[JD]

rofl I'm failing to see how buying your wife/girlfriend a rose and a card/balloon is considered pussy whipped.

10 bucks says 90% of the people calling other dudes pussy whipped are either A) Single or B) Going to make a mad dash for the flower shop tomorrow so their wife/gf doesn't whoop their ass.

[czarina]

actually, he was a priest by the name of Valentin, who married people secretly a few hundred years ago, when it was illegal to get married by the catholic church. Can't remember the country off the top of my head, but it was somewhere in Europe.

[After Shock Media]

Originally Posted by czarina

actually, he was a priest by the name of Valentin, who married people secretly a few hundred years ago, when it was illegal to get married by the catholic church. Can't remember the country off the top of my head, but it was somewhere in Europe.

Two dudes named valintine.

Originally Posted by bogo

Its sooo fucking gay.

Wow, I bet you have all kinds of women loving on you with that attitude.

[wyldworx]

Originally Posted by bogo

Its sooo fucking gay.

Valentines day rocks!

[ayne468]

Maybe they make as bigger deal of it in the USA...because in NZ it is not that CRAZY!!!

[wyldworx]

neither here....

[sharp]

lmao.....

[Twisted Dave]

I've actually put some effort in this year ...

But I love my girlfriend and don't need a single day to show it. It's just a bit of harmless fun isn't it? Put some fucking time in and do something nice for once

So many guys don't give a fuck and just do last minute shit and it always seems forced.

[fangtastic]

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.

[fangtastic]

St. Valentine's Story

Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.

I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!

[fangtastic]

Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour 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.

Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.

The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the celebration of this new feast. So it seems that the custom of young men choosing maidens for valentines, or saints as patrons for the coming year, arose in this way.
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[fangtastic]

As you can see from the posts above there are various origins that may be true or not?

One thing I do know ..... is that like Christmas, and Easter, Valentine's Day is more about commercialism and hype than true love to the masses!

I show my girlfriend love every day and sex every night! :D

[uno]

An even bigger scam is "Sweetest Day". I don't know much about it, aside from the fact that the only people I've ever heard talk about it are from Chicago.

[uno]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Day

[madawgz]

Originally Posted by crockett

It was probably invented by Hallmark or a chocolate company..

yep, probbly was...

[Semi-Retired-Dave]

This is not only the funniest thread ever but SO TRUE!
Thank you, so much politics behind this day I don't even want to get into it.