My Brother The Romantic
Feb. 13th, 2007 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
highlyeccentricWhat to do when you have so many women, and only one Valentines Day? Many Sydneyites seem to be suffering from this problem- or the inverse, too many men and only one Valentines Day. Valentines Day Cards are purchased in pairs, even threes and fours. At first, i noticed these women and thought 'aha, smart girl- one for you to give to him, and one for him to give to you.'
With the men, somewhat sexistly, i thought 'aha, having a little bit on the side, huh? two little bits on the side?'
I am at a loss, however, to explain the woman who yesterday bought two cards "for my Husband".
Joel has a much more novel solution to this problem. According to mum, he will be swanning into school tomorrow bearing a single red rose (possibly pinched from the bunch dad bought for mum). This rose will then be distributed, petal by petal, to his lady friends.
Having been the occaisional recipient of roses myself over the last few months, and having shredded one of them, i can tell you that a rose has a lot of petals. So, it seems, does Joel.
With the men, somewhat sexistly, i thought 'aha, having a little bit on the side, huh? two little bits on the side?'
I am at a loss, however, to explain the woman who yesterday bought two cards "for my Husband".
Joel has a much more novel solution to this problem. According to mum, he will be swanning into school tomorrow bearing a single red rose (possibly pinched from the bunch dad bought for mum). This rose will then be distributed, petal by petal, to his lady friends.
Having been the occaisional recipient of roses myself over the last few months, and having shredded one of them, i can tell you that a rose has a lot of petals. So, it seems, does Joel.
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Date: 2007-02-13 12:01 pm (UTC)B) Boo! BOOOO! I say to those
luckygreedy enough to hoard Valentines Day cheer in the form of multiple partnershippings.C) Lucky sod. Wish someone'd give me a rose :(
D) I want to make snarky "
depetal-ingdeflowering" comments re the rose petals, but my brain is all fuzzledy at the moment.no subject
Date: 2007-02-13 12:05 pm (UTC)B) I say boo to valentines day in general. load of crap designed to torture stationeers* everywhere.
C) roses die. and who's the sod, anyway- me, mum or joel???
D) potential humour noted.
*stationeer= one who sells stationery.
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Date: 2007-02-13 12:31 pm (UTC)B) Oh, as do I. But still, those who get to have more than their fair share of the fake holiday goods are mean and greedy and I say boooo to them glarefully.
C) But the sentiment lives on, you see. And I was refering to you, for receiving multiple roses, even if over a larger period of time. I would never call your mother a sod, lucky or no.
D) thank you
And I could figure out what a stationeer was for myself, thanks :P
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Date: 2007-02-13 12:37 pm (UTC)b) indeed. although they are maintaining my employment
c) there's nothing i can say to that really.
d) no problem
s: fine
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Date: 2007-02-13 01:32 pm (UTC)B) True, true. And we do like to be employed; makes paying bills so much easier :P
C) You know I still love you, though, right?
D) I'd hate to think it was a problem.
:P
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Date: 2007-02-14 12:46 am (UTC)B) mind you, my timetable this year looks like a total bastard...
C) glad to hear it
D) i think that's sorted then.
;P
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Date: 2007-02-14 08:41 am (UTC)B) You already have your timetable? Is that a perk of living on Campus? 'Cause I didn't think they were available until O-week...
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