[vannrox]

A very good story. Contrary to common belief, this holiday was not created by the Card Industry.

[LisaFab]

Very good. Thank you.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Today is a wonderful day - I get to spend half of it in a meeting with reps from a Cardiology PACS Broker manufacturer... Weird... :0)

[tsomer]

"When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. So to assure quality soldiers, he banned marriage."

Claudius II might be history's first democrat-- certainly thinks like one.

[kennyo]

On February 24, 270, Valentine was executed.

So why do we celebrate on the 14th?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Thanks for the interesting post.

[My2Cents]

St. Valentine writing a letter "From your Valentine," is better than just before going to his execution, reaching into his pocket, and giving his executioner a small, purple, heart-shaped candy which read, "Be mine".

[TopDog2]

Lack of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but that sounds awfully familiar...

[mindprism.com]

Thats right! Where is our annual Vagina Day post?

Ahh here it is: The Vagina Monologues: V-Day Goes Down

Tradition =)

[BibChr]

So really, asking someone "Will you be my Valentine?" is kind of gross.

Dan

[TexasRepublic]

"This was around when the heyday of Roman American empire had almost come to an end. Lack of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and Mongolians illegals from Northern Europe and Asia all over the world increased their pressure on the empire's boundaries. The empire was grown too large to be shielded from external aggression and internal chaos with existing forces."

Sound vaguely familiar?

[Junior]

You're right. It's actually a conspiracy by the Swiss to sell chocolate.

[staytrue]

keep you posts coming, but did the card industry create "mother's day"?

[TopQuark]

this holiday was not created by the Card Industry.

Indeed: it is the card industry that was created by this holiday.