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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts) Tue Feb 9, 2016, 01:20 PM Feb 2016

Have a sanctimonious Valentine's Day everyone!!!!

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Have a sanctimonious Valentine's Day everyone!!!! (Original Post) AlbertCat Feb 2016 OP

Oh god.... there're more! AlbertCat Feb 2016 #1

Link. Link. I need a link!!! progressoid Feb 2016 #2

I just googled "Puritanical Valentines" AlbertCat Feb 2016 #3

Ah. Thanks. progressoid Feb 2016 #4

Another holiday where the Xian take-over failed miserably. onager Feb 2016 #5

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

1. Oh god.... there're more!

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 01:32 PM

Feb 2016

progressoid

(50,748 posts)

2. Link. Link. I need a link!!!

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 02:04 PM

Feb 2016

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

3. I just googled "Puritanical Valentines"

Reply to progressoid (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 02:31 PM

Feb 2016

progressoid

(50,748 posts)

4. Ah. Thanks.

Reply to AlbertCat (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 03:04 PM

Feb 2016

Found the original link. http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6870031/puritan-valentines-day-cards

I particularly like this one:

onager

(9,356 posts)

5. Another holiday where the Xian take-over failed miserably.

Reply to AlbertCat (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:06 AM

Feb 2016

Since I'm pretty sure that even the dumbest Xian, even centuries ago...even the damn Puritans...could figure out the symbolism of a long, shaft-like object piercing a heart-shaped object.

I mean, you don't exactly have to be Dr. Freud to understand that visual metaphor.

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