The dark day of Valentines Day is upon us...

[Dr. Bombay]

This is the first year that I've had a girlfriend on Valentine's Day...I thought that it would make this a better day.....once I see her tonight sure, but it seems to me it's made it worse! Simply because I feel like I'm supposed to be giving her not only diamonds and cars and such but that my skimpy roses (of which there are 12) aren't good enough...I should be giving 24....this is all because of what is advertised all the time and what is shown in the movies and such....my friends, some of which are girls, assure me that I'm doing all right and I don't need to stress...but it's killing me....I bought the best book though. It's called "I hate Valentine's Day" by Bennet Madison. I bought it at Target and it's hilarious! I recommend it to everyone.

 

[Katzi428]

This is the first year that I've had a girlfriend on Valentine's Day...I thought that it would make this a better day.....once I see her tonight sure, but it seems to me it's made it worse! Simply because I feel like I'm supposed to be giving her not only diamonds and cars and such but that my skimpy roses (of which there are 12) aren't good enough...I should be giving 24....this is all because of what is advertised all the time and what is shown in the movies and such....my friends, some of which are girls, assure me that I'm doing all right and I don't need to stress...but it's killing me....I bought the best book though. It's called "I hate Valentine's Day" by Bennet Madison. I bought it at Target and it's hilarious! I recommend it to everyone.

Dr. Bombay...a dozen roses are better than none at all. It's the thought that counts. Your girlfriend will love them! I have never gotten roses or any type of flower for Valentines' Day or any type of day (unless you count a "Sweet 16 corsage")
That "I Hate Valentines' Day" book sounds good. If Mr. Right doesn't come along for by the time next year comes, I'll buy it.
Your friends are right...don't stress over it.

 

[JaniceFerSure]

Happy Valentine's Day everyone at MC. As for me,I got the usual,just lots of HVD from my co-workers.I'm happy with that,least its something.

 

[AndyWan Kenobi]

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! Hope the day has treated you well!

 

[Dantecat]

Happy Valentine's Day to you too Andywan!

 

[Muppetsdownunder]

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

It's a good idea to give things to friends on valentines day, I never thought of that. It might stop the left out feelings when you dont have someone.

 

[Uncle deadly]

I got a card, and I don't know who from. How annoying!

 

[Dr. Bombay]

Dr. Bombay...a dozen roses are better than none at all. It's the thought that counts. Your girlfriend will love them! I have never gotten roses or any type of flower for Valentines' Day or any type of day (unless you count a "Sweet 16 corsage")
That "I Hate Valentines' Day" book sounds good. If Mr. Right doesn't come along for by the time next year comes, I'll buy it.
Your friends are right...don't stress over it.

Well, it turned out fanhigglytowntastic! She LOVED the roses and the peanut butter cups in a heart shaped box and the gift certificate to her favorite store (which I didn't know it was her favorite store, I just guessed) and the beautiful card. We had a fantastic dinner at our favorite Chinese place and then we went back to her place and "watched" 'Love Potion #9'. I don't know why I get so worried about impressing people....I sorry you haven't got flowers...I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will happen this year....

 

[Convincing John]

Here we go again!

Valentine's Day is coming...and I still stand by what I said last year about Valentine's Day in an earlier post:

Yeah, I've never cared much for Valentine's Day either. Apparently Kermit doesn't either (check out the Andy Williams Muppet Show episode).

What really bugs me is the commercial sappiness to get people to buy more stuff. I have no girlfriend, and I'm pretty sure I'll never have another one again as long as I live. My last girlfriend had an absolutely rotten temper, and said quite a lot of hurtful things about myself, my family and my friends too. And yes, she even insulted Jim Henson. I could type what she said about Jim here (she didn't swear), but I'm not going to. It was bad enough I had to hear it. I don't want you guys to have to read it.

To put it simply, it was an absolutely miserable experience. When she finally left me, I watched that beat-up old car of hers rattle off into the distance, and I stood there with two Fraggle Rock moments going on in my head. One was from "You Can't Do That Without A Hat" where Boober yells "I'M FREE!!!" and throws his hat in the air. The second one was the happier reprise of "The Friendship Song" from the "Marooned" episode. "Stay a little longer with your friends..."

Since then, I have enjoyed being single, and I'm just glad to be able to watch my Henson-related stuff without any snide remarks or eye rolls from that insufferable shrew.

Yeah, Valentine's Day can be kinda depressing the way commercialism has forced it down people's throats...and with the way all that stuff's displayed in the stores, I instantly turn into Oscar the Grouch whenever I go shopping.

"Hey, what is all this? Pink hearts? Flowers? Yuck! Hey, what's this sign...oh no! 20% off all stuffed Smoochie-Woochie Bearsy-Wearsies? This is enough to make a grouch sick! Get me outta here!"

I agree with what DrTooth said earlier in the thread about when you're single for Valentine's Day, you get to save money to buy more Muppet stuff. Right on, DrTooth! Quite frankly, I don't want to spend my money on sappy stuff. As Kermit once said "I hate romantic junk like that!" My hard-earned cash is going towards two Uncle Deadly figures, thank you very much.

As for those chalky little hearts. There's only two things good I can see about them. One is that they inspired a really cool Futurama episode (called Love & Rocket):
http://www.gotfuturama.com/Information/EpisodeGuide/4ACV/#4ACV03

Click here for a funny sound clip from this episode:
http://www.gotfuturama.com/Multimedia/EpisodeSounds/4ACV03/13.mp3

And the other thing good about them was the "crunching contests" my class had back in grade school. Thirty kids all crunching at once in the classroom...heh heh heh...we all sounded like a bunch of old hound dogs eating Kibbles N' Bits! Drove the teacher nuts! Heh heh heh!

But yeah, all this commercialism..."Wuv" confuses and infuriates me too. Perhaps I'm part Omicronian...hmmm...

Convincing John

Valentine's Day...bah.

Convincing John

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Double bah, and a humbug even. I never got valentine's when I was a kid. Well other classmates, sure, but that's because they HAD to. I never had any that was sincere. I hope one day I'll get something "sincere."