February 14, 2007
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If Somebody Wrote It, Then It Must Be True
Well, today is Valentine’s Day; also known as that
Gross-Consumerism Holiday. Since I don’t have a date today, I thought I would
write a little history about this lovely holiday. As I’m sure you all know, the
day was named after the famous mafia killing that took place on this day in Chicago circa 1929.
Several mobsters were mercilessly slaughtered and one of them was named
Salvatore Valentino. It turned out that it was his birthday, and his fellow
gang-bangers were going to throw him a party. Rivals barged in, however, and
gunned them down. When the police identified him, they felt sorry for the guy
and petitioned to the mayor to ratify a day of mourning. At the time, the mayor
was having heart troubles and thought he would try to raise his constituents’
awareness of their heart. When the police visited him with their proposal (they
misspelled Valentino as Valentine), the mayor decided to take advantage of this
and append his heart-healthy message. He announced the first annual Valentine’s
Day and told everyone to pay attention to their heart. The heart, however, is
commonly related to love in United
States folklore, and his words were
misconstrued. As of that day, February 14th became a national
celebration of love, chocolate, and stress. And that's how it all began. Remember: it’s not libel when the
people are dead!
Comments (3)
I like Kageryu too. He could be Shiro's second in command or something. I'm working on supporting roles now anyway lol.
Happy Valentine's Day Josh! Sorry you don't have a date but video games are much better anyway. It may seem like you need a huge investment in the begining but they never say, "I've got a headache, not tonight honey." And video games rarely get jealous and most will welcome you back with open arms even after you spent the year without them. And they have a mute button.
Haha, my art teacher said the same thing today. He's all like "Let me tell you the history of Valentines Day. Blah blah blah~.......(a few minutes later). Ok, so when we start our Valentines Day Composition, I want you guys to tell me what you think of when I say "Valentines Day" and please, nothing dirty *sweatdrop*. Remember, in Studio II, we do things professionally...blahblahblah." Haha.
-Kristine X3-