> > On Valentine's Day... > > Bhairitu: > We should rename it "future diabetics day." :-D > So, you're thinking that the cause of diabetis is sugar intake? Go figure.
> Like Halloween it's been turned into a big commercial holiday. All to > make money for the candy companies and florists. Only in capitalistic > America. I've told the story here before but back in the 1990s at the > company where I worked I knew there were a number of single people and > particularly ones who had just broken up with someone so I proclaimed an > evening at the company favored dive bar across the street as a gathering > for a "Valentines Bah Humbug!" party. It was very popular except that > the bar owner didn't like the idea so next year he made sure he had a > Valentines event going on. > > So happy Valentines to those who feel it and Valentines Bah Humbug to > those who don't. :-D >
