Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Funny Valentines Day Quotes
Every February 14th, Cupid hauls out his bow and a quiver of arrows and takes aim at lovers in the name of Saint Valentine. Its a day for love and romance, candy and flowers, cards and trinkets thats celebrated in America and nations around the globe. So, just who was this Valentine? There are several theories, but its a good bet that while one saint or other of three martyred Catholic saints was eventually affiliated with it, the origins of the holiday likely date back to an ancient Roman fertility ritual known as Lupercalia. The Historic Evolution of Valentines Day Valentines missives were traded by lovers as far back as the Middle Ages, but the holiday truly came to into its own during the 17th century. A hundred years later, people from every social class had gotten into the spirit, exchanging cards and gifts. As the 20th century dawned, improved technology saw printed cards beginning to replace handmade ones. In addition to being economical and easy, such cards were viewed as an acceptable outlet for peoples emotions in an era when expressing personal feelingsââ¬âespecially in personââ¬âwas often frowned upon. While Americans started passing hand-made valentines back and forth in the early 1700s, it wasnt until the 1840s that mass-produced valentinesââ¬âcourtesy of Esther A. Howland, a.k.a., ââ¬Å"Mother of the Valentine in Americaââ¬âmade their debut. These days, the Greeting Card Association estimates that about 145 million Valentineââ¬â¢s Day cards are sent every year. Is Valentines Day Funny? Sure, Valentines Day can be a tough proposition if you dont currently have someone to share it with, but even so, it helps to try to keep a sense of humor about things. Who knows? By next year, your situation might change. Even for those in love, humor and romance are not mutually exclusive. In fact, some people actually consider humor to be an aphrodisiac. Like Marilyn Monroe, one of the 20th centurys most iconic sex symbols, so aptly said, ââ¬Å"If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.â⬠In that spirit, here are some lighthearted quotes for this big-hearted holiday. Quotes for St. Valentines Day ââ¬Å"The only bubble in the flat champagne of February is Valentineââ¬â¢s Day. It was no accident that our ancestors pinned Valentineââ¬â¢s Day on Februaryââ¬â¢s shirt: he or she lucky enough to have a lover in frigid, antsy February has cause for celebration, indeed.â⬠ââ¬â¢Tom Robbins,à Jitterbug Perfume ââ¬Å"Valentine, just a few words to tell you how I love you. I have loved you since the first day I saw you. Whenever that was.â⬠ââ¬â¢Charles M. Schulz ââ¬Å"It was Valentines Day and I had spent the day in bed with my life partner, Ketel One. The two of us watched a romance movie marathon on TBS Superstation that made me wonder how people who write romantic comedies can sleep at night.ââ¬âChelsea Handler, My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands ââ¬Å"If my Valentine you wont be,Ill hang myself on your Christmas tree.â⬠ââ¬â¢Ernest Hemingway,à 88 Poems ââ¬Å"Its called Valentines Day, you moron. If youre going to date a human, Dankmar, you need to remember their holidays.â⬠ââ¬â¢Abbi Glines,à Predestined ââ¬Å"On these little visual interpretations, no emblem is so common as the heartââ¬âthat little three-cornered exponent of all our hopes and fearsââ¬âthe bestuck and bleeding heart; it is twisted and tortured into more allegories and affectations than an opera hat. What authority we have in history or mythology for placing the head-quarters and metropolis of God Cupid in this anatomical seat rather than in any other, is not very clear; but we have got it, and it will serve as well as any other. Else we might easily imagine, upon some other system which might have prevailed for any thing which our pathology knows to the contrary, a lover addressing his mistress, in perfect simplicity of feeling, Madam, my liver and fortune are entirely at your disposal, or putting a delicate question, Amanda, have you a midriff to bestow? But custom has settled these things, and awarded the seat of sentiment to the aforesaid triangle, while its less fortunate neighbours wait at animal and an atomical distance.â⬠ââ¬â¢Charles Lamb,à Re: Valentines Day Cards, Essays of Elia I wanted to make it really special on Valentines Day, so I tied my boyfriend up. And for three solid hours, I watched whatever I wanted on TV.ââ¬âTracy Smith ââ¬Å"For this was sent on Seynt Valentyneââ¬â¢s dayWhan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate.â⬠ââ¬âGeoffrey Chaucer, Parliament of Foulesâ⬠ââ¬Å"Right, he said, sitting on Harrys ankles, here is your singing Valentine: His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad,His hair is as dark as a blackboard.I wish he was mine, hes really divine,The hero who conquered the Dark Lord.â⬠ââ¬â¢J.K. Rowling,à Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Valentines Day Money-Saving Tips:â⬠¢ Break up on February 13th, get back together on the 15th.â⬠¢ In place of bubble bath, use lavender-scented dish-washing liquid.â⬠¢ Forget rose petals. Sprinkle the bed with sliced beets!ââ¬âDavid Letterman One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.ââ¬âOscar Wilde The Eskimos have fifty two words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love.ââ¬âMargaret Atwood Valentines Day: the holiday that reminds you that if you dont have a special someone, youre alone.ââ¬âLewis Black To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia. ââ¬âH. L. Mencken ââ¬Å"Id never done Valentines Day before. We didnt celebrate it in Catholic School. I understood Valentines Day, as a concept. The naked baby shoots you with an arrow and you fall in love.â⬠ââ¬â¢Trevor Noah,à Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.ââ¬âErich Segal Valentineââ¬â¢s Day is when a lot of married men are reminded what a poor shot Cupid really is.ââ¬âAnonymous Women with pasts interest men. They hope history will repeat itself.ââ¬âMae West ââ¬Å"Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.â⬠ââ¬â¢Charles Dickens ââ¬Å"Oh God. valentines Day tomorrow. Why? Why? Why is (the) entire world geared to make people not involved in romance feel stupid when everyone knows romance does not work anyway. Look at (the) royal family. Look at Mum and Dad.â⬠ââ¬â¢Helen Fielding,à Bridget Joness Diary ââ¬Å"...My funny valentine,Sweet comic valentine,You make me smile with my heart.Your looks are laughable...Unphotographable,Still, youre my favorite work of art.Is your figure less than Greek?Is your mouth a little weak?When you open it to speak,Are you smart?Dont change a hair for me,Not if you care for me...Stay, little valentine, stayââ¬âEach day is Valentines Day.â⬠ââ¬âLorenz Hart, My Funny Valentine
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