*POLL* We should change the name of "Valentine's Day" to:

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guyver01

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funny how I want to have sex sometime this year, so here's your jewelery Day is winning :p
 

MaxDSP

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Originally posted by: DanJ
"Hallmark's Fat Cash Day"

As we're on the topic, does anyone celebrate "Sweetest Day"?

that "celebration" seems to be more of a midwest thing. Valentines day belongs to hallmark, and sweetest day belongs to the Vermont Teddy Bear company. bastages
 

B00ne

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
I think the official name should be "National Retailer's didn't have anything to hype up in February and sell ridiculous amounts of crap that men are guilted into buying by their S/O's so they mass marketed Valentines Day, day".

Exactly and because it worked so well with you, they are starting to introduce this day on grand scale here too :D
 

Judgement

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"What do you mean you didn't get me any candy?"

---"Don't you realize Valentine's Day is just a scam to make people spend money on a holiday that doesn't truly exist?"

"You must not love me! You didn't waste money on me with stuff I don't need and have no real use for."

---"Don't you realize thats what the companies are trying to make you feel like, that if you don't get something no one loves you?"

"You're so insensitive to my needs!"

---*To myself* "The voice of reason will never sway her, just another year and another futile battle in the unmitigable war."
 

Fausto

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LMAO....you need to compile all your posts into MikeyD's Big Book of Rant and sell it on Amazon. You'd make a killing. :p


 

Mr N8

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Originally posted by: guyver01
funny how I want to have sex sometime this year, so here's your jewelery Day is winning :p

LOL at this poll! I agree, what's the point. My wife any I usually go out for dinner, and that's about the extent of it. We've got too many school bills to be able to buy jewelry just because hallmark says we should.
 

lilFajita

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...or you could just be a little creative and take Valentines Day as a chance to romance the girl that you supposedly care about. Actually, you should do that a little more often than once a year.

don't worry, I'll pay if you're so worried. ;)
 

Hammer

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Originally posted by: lilFajita
...or you could just be a little creative and take Valentines Day as a chance to romance the girl that you supposedly care about. Actually, you should do that a little more often than once a year.

don't worry, I'll pay if you're so worried. ;)

ok :p
 

Nitemare

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Does any man actually enjoy and look forward to Valentine's Day?






There should be a "Made in Korea" day for us guys where women go out and buy electronic devices for us

Can I get a Wo....men?
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Does any man actually enjoy and look forward to Valentine's Day?

There should be a "Made in Korea" day for us guys where women go out and buy electronic devices for us

Can I get a Wo....men?

OOooooOOOo i like that idea. I could use a New Mobo and CPU.

Valentines day sucks. it serves no point. juat another way to make you spend your money for no reason. If you have a SO you dont need to buy them a gift to show that you love them. personally i dont but anything other then a few flowrd for VD cause its pointless and i tell people that
 

Isla

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Originally posted by: AnyMal
I give my wife flowers every week. She doesn't need a day in the calendar to know how much I love her.


*sigh*

Too bad more guys don't think that way.
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Does any man actually enjoy and look forward to Valentine's Day?

There should be a "Made in Korea" day for us guys where women go out and buy electronic devices for us

Can I get a Wo....men?

OOooooOOOo i like that idea. I could use a New Mobo and CPU.

Valentines day sucks. it serves no point. juat another way to make you spend your money for no reason. If you have a SO you dont need to buy them a gift to show that you love them. personally i dont but anything other then a few flowrd for VD cause its pointless and i tell people that

yeah love is pretty pointless..and so are we stupid inane women.. keep your money dudes, if that's how you all really view the day :(
 

lilFajita

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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
yeah love is pretty pointless..and so are we stupid inane women.. keep your money dudes, if that's how you all really view the day :(

right? you're on today, GB. what's with the anti-woman sentinment? strange, considering how many threads there are about getting one.

 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Does any man actually enjoy and look forward to Valentine's Day?

There should be a "Made in Korea" day for us guys where women go out and buy electronic devices for us

Can I get a Wo....men?

OOooooOOOo i like that idea. I could use a New Mobo and CPU.

Valentines day sucks. it serves no point. juat another way to make you spend your money for no reason. If you have a SO you dont need to buy them a gift to show that you love them. personally i dont but anything other then a few flowrd for VD cause its pointless and i tell people that

yeah love is pretty pointless..and so are we stupid inane women.. keep your money dudes, if that's how you all really view the day :(

i didnt say love was pointless. what i said is that buying an expensive peice of jewelery dosent prove that you love someone. the man that buys nothing can eaisily love someone more then the guy that buys a 5K$ ring
 

Isla

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Originally posted by: lilFajita
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
yeah love is pretty pointless..and so are we stupid inane women.. keep your money dudes, if that's how you all really view the day :(

right? you're on today, GB. what's with the anti-woman sentinment? strange, considering how many threads there are about getting one.


LOL!

Maybe what they all need are
RealDolls!

They are ready all the time and don't need affection, food, flowers, or even fresh air. That's right, you can let loose a real stinker while you are doing them and they won't mind! :D

 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: TheEvil1
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Does any man actually enjoy and look forward to Valentine's Day?

There should be a "Made in Korea" day for us guys where women go out and buy electronic devices for us

Can I get a Wo....men?

OOooooOOOo i like that idea. I could use a New Mobo and CPU.

Valentines day sucks. it serves no point. juat another way to make you spend your money for no reason. If you have a SO you dont need to buy them a gift to show that you love them. personally i dont but anything other then a few flowrd for VD cause its pointless and i tell people that


Yeah, while they're busy ignoring the "inane" things she says...

This forum is made up predominately of young people and to hear young people so jaded and so cynical about love and about women in general breaks my heart.. I try whenever possible to give a woman's POV in a light hearted manner but sometimes..men just need to get thumped in the head before they get it!

It doesn't need to be expensive,in fact it doesn't need to cost a
damn thing other than a bit of your time and some of your leet skills to show somebody you love them!

Some of the best and most romantic gifts I've ever gotten probably didn't cost more than $5..I give up on you guys!
 

bunker

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This is why I love my wife so much:

Her: "Valentines is such a stupid holiday. If you get me anything more than a card I'll be pissed at you for wasting money."

Or something close to that :)
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: bunker
This is why I love my wife so much:

Her: "Valentines is such a stupid holiday. If you get me anything more than a card I'll be pissed at you for wasting money."

Or something close to that :)

see more women should think like this
 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: Isla
Originally posted by: AnyMal
I give my wife flowers every week. She doesn't need a day in the calendar to know how much I love her.


*sigh*

Too bad more guys don't think that way.

So do I? I put food on the table(work full time) nearly go to school full time, do things around the house, buy my wife things for no apparent reason just because I see them and think she might like it. Why should I be subjected to yet another hallmark holiday? Do we need another day out of the year to show this or is it just for the people that spend the other 364 DOTY not showing and thus have to make up for it....


yet a 500-1000 dollar bauble makes up for 364 days of neglect?
 

Geekbabe

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Isla
Originally posted by: AnyMal
I give my wife flowers every week. She doesn't need a day in the calendar to know how much I love her.


*sigh*

Too bad more guys don't think that way.

So do I? I put food on the table(work full time) nearly go to school full time, do things around the house, buy my wife things for no apparent reason just because I see them and think she might like it. Why should I be subjected to yet another hallmark holiday? Do we need another day out of the year to show this or is it just for the people that spend the other 364 DOTY not showing and thus have to make up for it....


yet a 500-1000 dollar bauble makes up for 364 days of neglect?

The point is, that it needn't cost much at all and if you're with a woman who makes you feel guility for not spending huge sums of money,then you're with the wrong woman. I like simple stuff that's from the heart and so do most of the other women I know.If I want fancy jewelery I can buy it for myself.I can't buy myself some fool climbing the trelis singing me some song he wrote or other such romantic,fun stuff:)

 

Mallow

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lol, nice post and nice poll options. I will no doubt be spending quite a penny on dinner and some worthless flowers that will die in a week.
 

Electric Amish

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Originally posted by: MichaelD
Personally, I find "Valentine's Day" to be yet ANOTHER day of the year that I have to reach deep into my near-empty wallet all in the interest of keeping the peace and ensuring that I get to have sex again sometime this year.
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I say we change the name to reflect what it really is.

What do you think we should call it?

Vote in the poll.

You're dating the wrong type of women, then.

amish