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He is seen in the likeness above in a rare, 19th century woodcut. This
image was rumoured to have been
commissioned after a bout of unpleasantness
in the White Chapel district of London. Do enjoy your stay and peruse our many, varied offerings, much of which cannot be found elsewhere!
::Today's soundtrack: Razed in Black "Everything's Gone Green" ::
Another Valentine's Day. How about that. When it comes close to this holiday, many of the banner ads on websites begin to target that. I noticed recently an advert for buying flowers. Sure, lots of people do that, right? I've done it. What I haven't done when it comes to flowers is spend gobs of money on it. The banner ads I see show lovely displays of roses with price tags of upwards of FIFTY USD. I'm sorry, But fifty bucks is too much to spend on flowers. 1. Cut flowers in water are going to be dead in a matter of days. 2. I would rather not spend that much money on something I am going to be knowingly throwing in the garbage in about a week. 3. For that price I would prefer to have gotten the recipient a REAL gift. I am not going against the buying of flowers as a whole here. I am only against it when you spend too much money on it. If you're spending over fifty dollars on flowers, then you are an idiot. I mean, giving flowers is perfect for when you're not exactly sure what to get someone and you definitely don't want to give them a silly bauble that will just clutter up their shelves needlessly. Flowers are good when someone is in the hospital as it beautifies an otherwise depressing hospital room but it isn't something the sick person really needs to be concerned with keeping track of with all the people coming and going. I'm saying that for fifty dollars you should have gotten them something useful like a videogame. Heck, the amount of money some people spend on flowers you could have given a videogame SYSTEM instead! Let's see, flowers, or a Wii? Hmmmm decisions, decisions... I think I'll go with the flowers... FAIL!
Why do most give give CUT flowers in vase instead of a potted plant, anyway? I once gave my grandmother a potted plant of some of her favourite flowers and she had it for YEARS! She liked taking care of plants, and every time she cared for that one she thought of me. Isn't THAT the effect you want your gift of flowers to produce? For the recipient to look at it and smile, thinking about you for giving it? You give someone a plant with ROOTS and they'll think about you for much longer than flowers in water. In many instances, potted plants go for about the same price as cut flowers, too!
You know else? Why don't more girls give their boyfriends/husbands flowers? Sure, not ALL men are into it, but some would appreciate the thought! I know I wouldn't mind getting a little modest bouquet once or twice in my life!
So, give flowers or don't, just whatever you do don't get suckered into spending crazy money on them. Use that extra money to get yourself a better class of hooker. She won't care how much you spent on the flowers.
William the Bloody (in full bloom)
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