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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Any special plans????
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| February 14th, 2006 09:41 AM |
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| nanatod |
From the web:
"One February evening in Chicago, seven well-dressed men were found riddled with bullets inside the S.M.C Cartage Co. garage. They had been lined up against a wall, with their backs to their executioners and shot to death. With the exception of Dr. Reinhardt H. Schwimmer these men were mobsters working under the leadership of gangster and bootlegger, "Bugs" Moran. Within a few seconds, while staring at a bare brick wall, these seven men had become a part of Valentine's Day history: the St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
In Chicago, if we don't get a repeat of 1929, we're happy.
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| February 14th, 2006 09:47 AM |
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| Angiegirl |
Happy Hallmark Day! |
| February 14th, 2006 09:48 AM |
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| egon |
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| February 14th, 2006 09:49 AM |
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| egon |
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| February 14th, 2006 09:49 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
nanatod wrote:
From the web:
Within a few seconds, while staring at a bare brick wall, these seven men had become a part of Valentine's Day history: the St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
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| February 14th, 2006 09:53 AM |
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| egon |
quote:
Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Any special plans????
Tonight i'll be mostly putting Ikea furniture together.
THAT is how much I love my girlfriend!
"why do i have 6 screws left ronnie?"
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| February 14th, 2006 09:54 AM |
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| nankerphelge |
Love the sheep!!
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| February 14th, 2006 09:58 AM |
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| egon |
so he does....
hey pssssst nank.....;
http://www.iamsterdam.com/ |
| February 14th, 2006 10:08 AM |
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| Candace Youngblood |
The History of Valentine's Day
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day --and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today.
Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.
While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial -- which probably occurred around 270 A.D -- others claim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival.
In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.
To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.
The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed.
Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February -- Valentine's Day -- should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.
In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine's Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass-produced valentines in America.
According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.) Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum. The first commercial Valentine's Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Howland, known as theMother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap".
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| February 14th, 2006 10:19 AM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
The 5 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts for Men:
1. The Razorba back shaver
2. Premature ejaculation cream
3. Fart filters
4. Erectile dysfunction pump
5. Nose hair trimmers
The 5 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts for Women:
1. Weight loss pills
2. PMS relief pills
3. Pregnancy test
4. Hair removal wax
5. Man Catcher Voodoo Kit |
| February 14th, 2006 12:10 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
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VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
The 5 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts for Men:
1. The Razorba back shaver
2. Premature ejaculation cream
3. Fart filters
4. Erectile dysfunction pump
5. Nose hair trimmers
The 5 Worst Valentine's Day Gifts for Women:
1. Weight loss pills
2. PMS relief pills
3. Pregnancy test
4. Hair removal wax
5. Man Catcher Voodoo Kit
I was reading where Hef is on viagra. Maybe he could use an erectile dysfunction pump. |
| February 14th, 2006 12:13 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
This was our header back in 2002
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| February 14th, 2006 12:14 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
This was the header last year, with special thanks to Irina
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| February 14th, 2006 12:17 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Awww..she didn't do another one this year???? Too bad. |
| February 14th, 2006 12:19 PM |
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| telecaster |
quote:
nanatod wrote:
From the web:
"One February evening in Chicago, seven well-dressed men were found riddled with bullets inside the S.M.C Cartage Co. garage. They had been lined up against a wall, with their backs to their executioners and shot to death. With the exception of Dr. Reinhardt H. Schwimmer these men were mobsters working under the leadership of gangster and bootlegger, "Bugs" Moran. Within a few seconds, while staring at a bare brick wall, these seven men had become a part of Valentine's Day history: the St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
In Chicago, if we don't get a repeat of 1929, we're happy.
LOL
I lived a block from there
Now it is a parking lot for a nursing home
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| February 14th, 2006 12:19 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
LOL yes... tooooooooooo bad
I was looking for the first St. Valentine's header, it is from an old Mad Magazine with a teenager girl listening albums of the stones |
| February 14th, 2006 12:20 PM |
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| Moonisup |
2 cards and a gift! |
| February 14th, 2006 12:21 PM |
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| Jumacfly |
a brand new vaccum cleaner...hope she will like it (and use it of course) |
| February 14th, 2006 12:26 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
quote:
Jumacfly wrote:
a brand new vaccum cleaner...hope she will like it (and use it of course)
I don't know if thats such a good idea. My aunts husband bought her a chain saw for Chrismas one year. The last year they were married in fact. She didn't like that at all. |
| February 14th, 2006 12:27 PM |
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| Jumacfly |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
I don't know if thats such a good idea. My aunts husband bought her a chain saw for Chrismas one year. The last year they were married in fact. She didn't like that at all.
thanks for the advice.I will buy a chain saw instead  |
| February 14th, 2006 12:28 PM |
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| nanatod |
"Now it is a parking lot for a nursing home"
Telecaster, maybe that nursing home was where Joseph Lombardo hid out from the feds when he disappeared for eight months recently.
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Reputed Mob Boss Joey 'The Clown' Lombardo Nabbed in Chicago
Saturday, January 14, 2006
CHICAGO — A reputed mob boss charged along with 13 others with plotting several organized crime murders was taken into custody Friday after nine months on the run, the FBI said.
Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, 76, was caught in suburban Elmwood Park and was expected to spend the night in a Chicago jail, said FBI spokesman Ross Rice.
Lombardo's lawyer said his client will appear at a detention hearing Tuesday.
" Osama bin Laden has a better chance of getting bond," said Rick Halprin, Lombardo's attorney. "So, it will be a formality."
Federal agents grabbed Lombardo after they caught him meeting with a someone they had under surveillance, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday night on its Web site, citing FBI officials.
Lombardo and 13 others were indicted in April as a result of a long-standing investigation aimed at clearing unsolved mob hits.
The indictment charges that Chicago hoodlums and mob associates conspired in at least 18 unsolved murders, including that of that of Tony "The Ant" Spilotro, once known as the Chicago Outfit's man in Las Vegas, and his brother Michael.
Joe Pesci played a character based on Tony Spilotro in the 1995 Martin Scorsese movie "Casino."
Lombardo and Frank "the German" Schweihs, are specifically named in the 1974 murder of Daniel Seifert. Schweihs, a 75-year-old reputed mob enforcer, was captured in Kentucky last month after eight months as a fugitive.
Copyright 2006 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
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| February 14th, 2006 12:32 PM |
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| Break The Spell |
"St. Valentine's Massacre" by Motorhead is some great music for the day's festivities. |
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