A Woman Needs a Man Like A Fish Needs a Bicycle
Yes, Singles Awareness Day (aka the Black Day of Death) is rapidly approaching. Some of you may know it as Valentines Day, but I prefer to celebrate SAD. When you stop and think about it, is Valentines Day worth celebrating even when you are part of a couple? Do we really need a commercial holiday to express our love to people? Really, Valentines Day ends up being miserable for almost everyone. Have you ever seen the hoards of men in the Valentine card aisle on actual Valentines Day? This is not something that is planned well in advance for most men (Ben and Ryan excluded of course). Most are just picking something up at the last minute so that their woman can't give them a hard time. Men mostly just find the whole day a hassle or an expectation to live up to. Most women end up disappointed, because they are the ones with grand expectations of romance and the significant others who are part of the last minute hoard. Meanwhile, single people just spend the whole day feeling left out while they watch other people get presents.
Discrimination against the singles - that is all it is! So, in rebellion against Valentines Day, this year I suggest you join me in celebrating Singles Awareness Day! Mostly this involves buying yourself chocolate and not sharing it with anyone! No expectations, no disappointment and chocolate galore.
To start getting into the spirit of this festive day, I plan to compile a selection of Singles Awareness music. Suggestions for bitter/anti-love songs are welcome! I'll post a few of the ideas I have already to get the creative juices flowing. :o)
posted by Dish @ 10:04 AM
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So here are a few of my musical suggestions: What's Love Got to Do With It, by Tina Turner, Shot Through the Heart by Bon Jovi, Kicked in the Teeth by ACDC, Girl Don't Go Away Mad by Motley Crue, No Scrubs by TLC, Don't Cha by the Pussycat Dolls, He Wasn't Man Enough by Toni Braxton, and You Think You're a Man by Full Frontal. Oh and probably anything from Alanis' bitter period. :o)
Love Stinks?
Love Bites
so you're saying that you're cheap? ;o)
Also, the song Will Never Marry by Morrissey should be added to the list.
Does anyone else hear birds? cheap cheap cheap!
how about love kills by the ramones and you just havent earned it yet baby by the smiths any smiths/morrissey song really also in love by ben folds/william shatner (the title is ironic)
LOL! I hear those birds trish! Loud and clear! Isn't your gal worth those flowers! whatever happen to the phrase "money is no option"
It's not "Shot Through the Heart", it's "YOu Give Love a Bad Name." My 80s pal faltered!
HOw about There You Go, and You Make Me SIck by Pink?
But shot through the heart is the more meaningful part!!! Gives it more oomph. I will have to talk to jonbon about having that changed.
what did you get before you went to the potato patch for xmas? what did you get when you came back? (do i want to know?)
Stop calling the man cheap when you know you'll be disappointed if you get NOTHING on SAD.
Face it Trish, deep down inside we all like the concept of SAD, but if there's someone out there willing to buy you something on SAD/V-Day, then you'll be disappointed if they don't.
Besides, if anything, he gave me an early V-Day/SAD gift with that lovely mullet photo. That's a gift where money is no option...
Look, I never said that people can't buy me presents if they want to. I am always willing to accept gifts. I am just saying that I don't like the idea of being forced to express love on February 14th to satisfy commercialism.
You're the one who agrees with my theory because it is convenient to not have to buy flowers on a day they are more expensive. I'll say nothing more on the subject. ;o)
Did you even read the posting? No expectations, no disappointment. I plan to read Different for Girls: How Culture Creates Women.
Back-up, everyone missed the hollyism.
"Money is no option"
My mistake, Palmer saw it
Trish is clearly saying more on the subject.
Also, I don't think Trish has a leg to stand on, in this debate.
"Singles Awareness Day! Mostly this involves buying yourself chocolate and not sharing it with anyone!"
So Trish is being all selfish buying herself chocolates, not sharing or buying anything for others, while Joe is getting blasted cause he is not buying flowers (or buying flowers for himself and not sharing).
Like I said, no expectations. The so-called blasting was just pointing out about the paying part...as though the girl would not be worth extra expense on v-day had she been expecting something. sheesh. Besides, I am so generous, loving and giving all the other days of the year, don't I deserve one day of selfishness? The problem with this blogging is that it is a male dominated-domain. I am always getting picked on!
Money is not an option when it costs an arm in a lake.
Personally, I am waiting with eager anticipation for the release of "Money is not an option when it costs an arm in a lake."
Enough already. I was teasing. Please. No one buy anything for me ever again. Sheesh.
Trish can't even take any of her own medicine. ;-P
Clearly you guys should come up with some new material...this whole no problem bit is getting old. Is that the best you've got? :o)
Trish above - "The problem with this blogging is that it is a male dominated-domain. I am always getting picked on!"
Bull,
Matt's (never old, and never boring) Top Ten list of things to say to get picked on, on your own blog.
10. "feminist literature"
9. "Slippery When Wet"
8. "give me free chicken!!!!!"
7. "this whole no problem bit is getting old." when it is just beginning, and clearly not at all old.
6. "woman in the kitchen where she belongs"
5. "he is trying to dominate you and show off his alpha-maleness"
4. "Bon Jovi"
3. "Should I Have Been a Man??"
2. "A Woman Needs a Man Like A Fish Needs a Bicycle" followed by
1. "I will wait and let the techies install it"
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