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Ghoulish Delight · 02-10-2010, 03:43 PM

That depends. Did someone give you a "Ride Him Cowboy" mug?

Gemini Cricket · 02-10-2010, 03:47 PM

It's not too late to drop a hint. $3 at Ross!

Alex · 02-10-2010, 03:53 PM

I find Valentine's Day to be entirely awkward ("let's be romantic because we're told we're supposed to be romantic today") so I'll say yes.

I've never actually seen Valentine's Day stuff occur between non-romantic coworkers so it is hard for me to say how awkward it would be. Is nudity involved?

Snowflake · 02-10-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Yaay, Snow! We're joining one next week- should be interesting. Last one was so far away it was easy to skip out on it, but this one is at the mall near our house.

Good for you!

Ja, this one is right across the street from the office. My taskmaster did not work me hard enough yesterday, I'm not sore. I can feel it in some muscles, but overall I feel pretty good. Did nice power walking today (and got very winded going up hill, pant pant) tomorrow back to the gym for more weights. I'm enjoying this, so far.

JWBear · 02-10-2010, 04:29 PM

No nudity, Alex. Sorry.

Several ladies are passing out little bags of candy with Valentine's Day cards attached. It just seems weird to me.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-10-2010, 04:30 PM

It's only weird if you consider prepubescent children trading valentine's day cards weird.

Which I do.

Morrigoon · 02-10-2010, 04:46 PM

I was just thinking about that the other day. The majority of V-day stuff out there seems to be primarily aimed at children. Isn't Valentine's Day supposed to be romantic? As much as I enjoyed doing the card thing as a kid, I almost feel compelled to "take Valentine's Day back" for grownups. Not gonna happen, though. I guess since we are stealing Halloween it all balances out

Alex · 02-10-2010, 04:54 PM

There's been a long thread about this on another message board I read. Those fine with the kids seem to view Valentine's Day through the lens of the various different kinds of love.

So it isn't just eros (thus standard romance for adults), but also philia (thus school children and coworkers).

Personally, I just think it is that adults enjoy mildly sexualizing children at an age when we think them innocent of such. So we like watching them exchange Valentine's Day cards in the same way we're amused when, at 4 years old Billy comes home saying that Sally is his girlfriend and they're going to get married. Or when Sally (or Billy if such is his wont), puts on mom's sexy little black dress and ****-me lipstick. It's why the little kid in Role Models hitting on women like he was 20 tickled the funny bone.

Andrew · 02-10-2010, 06:11 PM

Sooooo..... so far Seattle seems like San Francisco without the urine. I like it and wish we were staying for more than one day. Have to come back sometime soon.

Alex · 02-10-2010, 06:19 PM

Visit the U District or Pioneer Square on a Sunday morning and you'll feel more familiar (assuming public urine distribution remains the same as 13 years ago; also more frequent rain helps with urine removal so it doesn't get so stale).

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	That depends. Did someone give you a "Ride Him Cowboy" mug? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	It's not too late to drop a hint. $3 at Ross!
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02-10-2010, 03:53 PM	#5953
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I find Valentine's Day to be entirely awkward ("let's be romantic because we're told we're supposed to be romantic today") so I'll say yes. I've never actually seen Valentine's Day stuff occur between non-romantic coworkers so it is hard for me to say how awkward it would be. Is nudity involved?
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	No nudity, Alex. Sorry. Several ladies are passing out little bags of candy with Valentine's Day cards attached. It just seems weird to me. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It's only weird if you consider prepubescent children trading valentine's day cards weird. Which I do. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I was just thinking about that the other day. The majority of V-day stuff out there seems to be primarily aimed at children. Isn't Valentine's Day supposed to be romantic? As much as I enjoyed doing the card thing as a kid, I almost feel compelled to "take Valentine's Day back" for grownups. Not gonna happen, though. I guess since we are stealing Halloween it all balances out __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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02-10-2010, 04:54 PM	#5958
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	There's been a long thread about this on another message board I read. Those fine with the kids seem to view Valentine's Day through the lens of the various different kinds of love. So it isn't just eros (thus standard romance for adults), but also philia (thus school children and coworkers). Personally, I just think it is that adults enjoy mildly sexualizing children at an age when we think them innocent of such. So we like watching them exchange Valentine's Day cards in the same way we're amused when, at 4 years old Billy comes home saying that Sally is his girlfriend and they're going to get married. Or when Sally (or Billy if such is his wont), puts on mom's sexy little black dress and ***-me lipstick. It's why the little kid in Role Models* hitting on women like he was 20 tickled the funny bone.
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Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Sooooo..... so far Seattle seems like San Francisco without the urine. I like it and wish we were staying for more than one day. Have to come back sometime soon. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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02-10-2010, 06:19 PM	#5960
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Visit the U District or Pioneer Square on a Sunday morning and you'll feel more familiar (assuming public urine distribution remains the same as 13 years ago; also more frequent rain helps with urine removal so it doesn't get so stale).
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