FEATURE/Valentine's Day "Don'ts" For the Romantically Challenged.WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Feb. 8, 1999-- Tips on how to stay out of the doghouse this Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. Plus: Romantic Survey - Online Shoppers Choose Date With Starving starve v. starved, starv·ing, starves v.intr. 1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. 2. Informal To be hungry. 3. To suffer from deprivation. Lion! Many of us goofed on the romantic front last Valentine's Day and are still paying for it today. Ouch!! Don't despair, romantically impaired. 1-800-FLOWERS has come up with a Top 10 list of "don'ts" for Valentine's Day that will keep you out of the proverbial pro·ver·bi·al adj. 1. Of the nature of a proverb. 2. Expressed in a proverb. 3. Widely referred to, as if the subject of a proverb; famous. doghouse (at least for another year). 10. When buying clothes, err in buying smaller, not bigger. 9. Don't give a gift for a complete makeover with a card that reads "thought you could use this." 8. If you are in a new relationship, don't talk about how great LAST YEAR's date was. 7. Don't come home from work on the 15th and say, "I told everyone I got lucky last night." 6. Never suggest to your loved one that, instead of a romantic dinner, "How about we go check out the World Wrestling Federation?" 5. Avoid buying her power tools, appliances, or a bowling ball. 4. Don't assume she'd prefer a funny card with a beer-guzzling dog instead of that sentimental mush (MultiUser Shared Hallucination) See MUD. 1. (games) MUSH - Multi-User Shared Hallucination. 2. (messaging) MUSH - Mail Users' Shell. about being the love of your life. 3. Don't argue that the Burger King drive-thru still counts as going out to dinner. 2. Avoid explaining that card companies looking to make a buck created this day and that you demonstrate your love every single day. 1. Never look at your Valentine seductively se·duc·tive adj. Tending to seduce; alluring: "his sad and fastidious but ever seductive Irish voice" John Fowles. and say, "You remind me of my mother." This last one is especially important!! -- Romantic Survey - Online Shoppers Choose Date With Starving Lion! -- In a recent survey of 503 online shoppers at 1-800-FLOWERS.com, 58% said they would prefer to feed raw meat - by hand - to a starving lion instead of either a date with a Congressman (12%) or an internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. at the White House (29%). 1-800-FLOWERS is the world's favorite florist, assisting with over 9 million floral purchases last year. In addition to its more than 150 company-owned and franchised stores, 1-800-FLOWERS distributes the world's freshest flowers via the Internet (http://www.1800flowers.com), America Online See AOL. (keyword: flowers), catalogs and by calling 1-800-FLOWERS 24 hours a day. |
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