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Strangest Valentine's Day Gifts?
BladeMelbourne asks: "On Valentine's Day my partner gave me (among other things), two comet goldfish, to put in my tank with my existing comet. Where she got the idea to give fish for Valentines day is still a mystery. I'm curious to know if any Slashdot readers gave/received any unusual gifts - and whether the gift was appreciated or not?"
My Dad once got my Step Mother a Bonzi tree for soem gift to her holiday (V-day,B-day Mothers day etc.). She hated it because it was like another pet to take care of and it promptly died due to neglect (though it is the thoguh, right?)
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Wait, sorry, not a poll thread... my mistake.
I got some "Valentines" gifts and cards from family members, but as they're not in the so-called "spirit" of the holiday, I don't suppose they count.
That being the case, I believe one could say that I didn't get anything for Val's day. That being the norm, one could question why I'm posting in this thread at all, to which I would respond, "bite me." In truth, it's probably loneliness and a touch of frustration which inspires me, and no doubt many others in similar romantic situations (or lack thereof), to post here.
A few have expressed it before, that the holiday of February 14 is a discriminatory one, and I have to agree. Still, one could argue that it is no more or less a discriminatory holiday than any other "major" holiday is; Christmas is discriminatory to non-Christians, for example. The difference is that Christmas is an "optional" holiday, whereas Valentines Day seems to be applied to everyone, regaurdless to whether or not they want to take part in it.
Think about it, you don't see many resteraunts offering cross-shaped salmon filets on Christmas, but for some reason it's popular and acceptable to offer heart-shaped filets, steaks, etc. on Valentines day. It is, in short, assumed that every man, woman, and child will be participating in said holiday, even though said holiday is not applicable to every man, woman, and child. The only other holiday where such assumption is made (which I can think of, right now) is New Year's Day, but you're hard-pressed to find people who do not use the "common" (aka Judeo-Christian) calendar primarily.
But enough of my rather off-topic rant; please, those of you who were able to truly celebrate the holiday, share with us your stories. I, at least, want to hear of your experiences, how they were exciting and/or different, seemed strange and/or wonderful, or were just plain horrible.
Respectfully,
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Strange.....but I loved it.
No more strange than us having a threesome for the last three anniversaries though.
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I installed this program called HappyWife on my girlfriend's computer. She thinks I hacked into her computer and that it was "cute." *phew*... Sometimes it pays off to have a non-geek girlfriend...