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12 Feb 05 - 11:13 PM (#1407857) Subject: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: GUEST Valentine's day is Monday, when we celebrate romance. Tuesday is Susan B. Anthony's birthday. Susan B one of the leaders of the American Women's Suffrage movement refused to marry saying she could not marry when it could never be a union of equals. She devoted most of her life to getting women the vote. She saw some small victories, but she didn't live to see the amendment she had worked so hard for become law. Think of Susan B. and keep on fighting. |
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13 Feb 05 - 12:11 PM (#1408158) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: mack/misophist Equality can only be a choice, not a gift. And as soon as Valentine's is over, that left over chocolate will go on sale. |
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13 Feb 05 - 01:27 PM (#1408230) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Jerry Rasmussen Who says that there ever has to be "after the roses and romance." Far as I'm concerned, roses and romance never end.. Jerry |
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13 Feb 05 - 03:43 PM (#1408357) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: jacqui.c Champagne and roses? I got something better - a husband who finds new songs for me to sing and plays the guitar accompaniment when I KNOW that he really wishes that he could sing them himself. That's real romance. |
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13 Feb 05 - 04:29 PM (#1408403) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Amos That's the Real McCoy all right, Jacqui -- but then the skippuh always was a genuine sorta article. After 25 years I see no reason for the real or virtual roses to stop. A |
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13 Feb 05 - 05:23 PM (#1408456) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Liz the Squeak I just cannot see why someone should need to wait until a particular day of the year to show people they love them. It should be an all year thing. There should be no After for roses or romance... if you are going to be extravagant on one day, why not another day... It's a ridiculous day, hyped by people who want to sell cards, chocolates and flowers at ludicrulously inflated prices. LTS |
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13 Feb 05 - 05:30 PM (#1408467) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Jerry Rasmussen I'm with you, Liz: I celebrate my wife whenever I feel like it, which is often. I am not bound by seasons or holidays. I've already bought some presents for next Christmas (and am already giving some out.) Saves on special wrapping paper that way. :-) Whenever I think of something I can do, or give to someone, I do it THEN. I don't check the calendar. Jerry |
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13 Feb 05 - 05:39 PM (#1408475) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: GUEST,Fembo Kill all the men. |
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13 Feb 05 - 07:18 PM (#1408583) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: open mike send special wishes to those who do not have a sweetheart as this holiday has it's bitter side for them... |
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13 Feb 05 - 08:15 PM (#1408643) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Layah I think my displeasure of valentines day started in elementary school when all the kids give other kids valentines and I don't end up with any. And from then to this very day I have not ever had a good valentine's day. The best I can say is for the few Valentine's days that slipped by unnoticed. Eventually I'm bound to have a good one. It's not going to happen tomorrow though. |
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13 Feb 05 - 08:28 PM (#1408664) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Jerry Rasmussen Shoulda let me know sooner, Layah. I wooda sent you one. I nver got none either. Sniff, sniff.. Worst yet, I was always the last kid chosen for the football team. Charlie Brown was All American in comparison to me. Jerry |
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13 Feb 05 - 08:33 PM (#1408674) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Peace I stsrted a thread for Layah--whom I don't know: it is entitled "Valentine's Day for Layah". It is now for you, too, Jerry. Bruce |
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14 Feb 05 - 09:30 AM (#1409221) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: GUEST Fembo, sounds like you have a problem. Wanna talk about it? |
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14 Feb 05 - 10:00 AM (#1409264) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Mooh My bride has insisted that I not get her flowers this year. (As it happens it would be life-threatening to go get them or have them delivered today because of the freezing rain.) I hope it's not an omen. Peace, Mooh. |
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14 Feb 05 - 10:49 AM (#1409312) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: Flash Company Sheila and I got engaged on Valentine's Day thirty years ago, but are appalled by the hype that has overtaken it since then. We stay home in the evening now, and celebrate our own way. The Engagement night out was one to remember (or forget), we went to a Valentines Dinner Dance at a local hotel. In a room that would have held most of a hundred, there were fourteen people (including the band!). The most musical thing the band did was assemble the drum kit. From there on it got worse. Fortunately the marriage has made up for it! FC |
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14 Feb 05 - 02:59 PM (#1409610) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: kendall That almighty dollar has polluted everything in this country. |
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14 Feb 05 - 03:34 PM (#1409647) Subject: RE: BS: After The Roses and Romance From: mg Part of it is women's status thing. One way you measure each other, by how many flowers, how many pounds of chocolate, how many ounces of gold. So it has a lot to do with romance, yes, but also a pecking order type of thing. So don't even try to fight it with more romance on other days. mg |