Saint Valentine's Day

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"Valentine's Day gifts, however, are another matter — there, American men outspend women two to one. The most popular gifts, according to the National Retail Federation, are (in descending order): candy/chocolate, dinner/a night out, flowers, and jewelry."

Men outspend women because most women are selfish, materialistic creatures who can't be happy unless someone is giving them something very expensive and yet completely useless.


"The first valentine on record was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. That message is on display in the British Library. In the 1840s a Massachusetts woman called Esther Howland came up with the idea of mass-producing Valentine's Day cards; now, about a billion are sent yearly, mostly by women.

"Dearest Roger,

I am giving you this cheap, unoriginal piece of card stock to show you how much I adore you. In return I expect a night out on the town and dinner in an expensive restaurant. Also, if it wouldn't be too much to ask, I would like a diamond the size of a golf ball.

With all my love,

Sally"