6 Responses to “This is why…”

1. #1 |  Jill |  February 14th, 2003 at 1:52 pm

   I loathe Valentine’s day. It turns otherwise rational women into insecure, flower-and-gift grubbing lunatics.
   I made the mistake of going to the mall yesterday and saw throngs of glassy-eyed men dashing desperately from Hallmark to Godiva to Victorias Secret. Pitiful!

2. #2 |  Frank N |  February 14th, 2003 at 2:24 pm

   The roots of St. Valentine’s Day lie in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on Feb. 15. For 800 years the Romans had dedicated this day to the god Lupercus. On Lupercalia, a young man would draw the name of a young woman in a lottery and would then keep the woman as a sexual companion for the year.

   See! Once again, the old ways really were better!

3. #3 |  toshiro888 |  February 14th, 2003 at 5:34 pm

   Frank N. – Upon hearing that, you have just made me a devoted convert to _true_ traditional values. ;) After all, you always hear the Straussian neo-cons (like Steven Kurtz and Leon Kass) talk about the absolute and total greatness of ancient Rome.

   And man, that was the funniest piece I have read in a very long time. I really hope it was satire.

4. #4 |  Bitter B. |  February 14th, 2003 at 7:33 pm

   Actually, the guy teaches at an all women’s college. He could get some if he wanted to. The straight girls tend to throw their standards for interesting and/or cute out the window after the first couple of years without guys.

5. #5 |  Asymmetrical Information |  February 14th, 2003 at 8:29 pm

   To Hell with the Flowers

   Just get me Michael Jordan for Valentine’s Day: Valentine’s Day flowers are like celebrity endorsements. Why do consumers care if

6. #6 |  taktile |  February 14th, 2003 at 9:48 pm

   To coin a proverb: There’s a difference between an economist and a salesman.

---