Oh Valentines Day, how I do I love thee? I don’t really…
I have one Offspring heartbroken about tomorrow and the other baking cookies for their valentine. I was told on the weekend that my Valentine is taking me to Cats! All of this for an over rated holiday in the middle of winter.
Back in the OLDEN DAYS called the 1970’s, Valentines were paper with the occasional box of chocolate or flower given out. I had a boyfriend who looked at flowers as a waste of money, so he would give me a plant. I would kill it out of spite. I wouldnt even get a card from him. Then there was the year he had his wisdom teeth removed on Valentines Day…ya I became jaded. He did want to ever give me a box of chocolates, but he did give me an exercise bike. I know…he was a keeper – she said dripping in sarcasm.
I feel for one Offspring and am excited for the other, it made me a little nostalgic for the cards we would make as kids and give out to our pals. I made a card for everyone…sadly I never received a lot in return. That was saved for Leslie, the blonde Goddess of the third grade. Oh if Brad had only noticed me then… Who am I kidding. Short Italian kid who is likely still only up to my knees… but he was cute in a Marty McFly kind of way.
As I was searching for Valentine Cards to make to give to my Valentine, I stumbled up on vintage cards and had a real laugh. Corny with a capital C! That is what makes them so amazing! I am SURE you will find the perfect sentiment for your Valentine!
Valentines for those Domestic Types
Give Your Valentine a Politically Incorrect Card!
Seriously? A Hanging is romantic?
I Hope I win the Hobo!
Nothing Says I Love You more than a good killing
Domestic Abuse Valentine
Sure ya did….”rash” looks like bruises to me!
The Classic Double Entendre Valentine
I am leaving you with the ever Creepy Valentine – from me to you
Because really, who are we kidding, Valentines Day is all about the creepy stalker if you don’t get what you want from who you want it from. I know you will be creeping facebook and twitter to see where your valentine is.
Please be my Valentine…or at the very least Don’t be my Valentine and see if I care.
Happy Valentines Day!
Musings of The Edmonton Tourist 
Oh, this gave me such a great chuckle! Thans!
My pleasure! They are funny…yet shocking.
Whoa.
Did you know the background of your theme fades from blue to yellow as you scroll down? Never noticed that before…
Love the cards! And HAPPY V-DAY!!!!!!!
Why yes I did know that! Nothing gets past you Mark! Happy Valentines Day to you and Tara 🙂
Great stuff–I kind of wish you had left off the African American “lynching” one, bringing such a terrible time in our existence to the forefront…and then I thought, no that is exactly WHY we needed to see it. To remind us we are not as “nice” as we think–not then and not now.
We as humans can pervert anything, race, tragedy, love–and somehow make money from it. May God help us all, and may this be the year we let His love reign in each of us and to all of us His children. Peace.
Thanks for the blogger love! I was shocked we I saw lots of these valentines. Our history is often looked back on with fondness and affection. Clearly our history of actions and words was incredibly hurtful. The long term damage of these consequences can still be seen today. We think as a society we have come far, but have we? I am still dealing with the effects of a physically and verbally hurtful first marriage. He would look at all of these valentines, yes all of them, and see nothing wrong. Action and words come from thoughts. I am willing to bet many people still have these thoughts, just refrain from the action. Shameful isn’t it?
Spread the love! Happy valentines day!
As someone who has done a good bit of historical research and worked with lots of historic material, I thought I had a good understanding of the casual but vehement racism of US popular culture of the last century. But that Valentine Lynching card shocked and boggled me afresh. Thanks for sharing these artifacts from a sometimes quaint and sometimes horrific earlier civilization.
It was apparently found in a 150 year old farm house in the attic in Idaho. It astounds me what is normalized in some peoples brains
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Great stuff–And this is EXACTLY how jaded I am about this day…I kind of wish she had left off the African American “lynching” one, bringing such a terrible time in our existence to the forefront…and then I thought, no that is exactly WHY we needed to see it. To remind us we are not as “nice” as we think–not then and not now.
We as humans can pervert anything, race, tragedy, love–and somehow make money from it. May God help us all, and may this be the year we let His love reign in each of us and to all of us His children. Peace. And Blessed Feast of Sts Cyril and Methodius!