The alienated at Valentines Day are immediately thought to be those without partners. Right? Well, that’s only half the picture. If you don’t salivate at the word “chocolate”, you are on the outs on the biggest lovers’ day of the year. You could have a dozen lovers lauding you with gifts, but if you aren’t into chocolate, you are just not “in.”
I feel someone has speared me with a toothpick and held me under cascading chocolate sauce spilling over a gurgling fountain. I can’t escape the barrage of advertising and recipes, approaching Valentine’s Day. “Chocolate Crusted Sea Scallops?”P-l-e-a-s-e! Until I read today’s food section in the paper I had been craving scallops. The thought of them crusted with chocolate was enough to explode that dream.
Vanilla people cannot escape in a country of women who fuel their energy and sex drive with chocolate. In the past, these addicts harbored a bit of guilt as they indulged in their Devil’s Food cake and Dove Bars. No more. Now they remind everyone of the health benefits to their cholesterol levels. I’m happy for them. I really am. I’m just sick of hearing about their damn CHOCOLATE. Chew it with your calcium mixed in, rub it into your thighs, slather it on your belly. I don’t care. Just do it behind closed doors as you used to do. Some of us are so sick of chocolate we want to puke.
I’ll just celebrate Vanillatine’s Day, thank you very much.
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agreed, valentines day is overrated if only people treated their loved ones every day of the year like that
Vanillatine’s Day…. ha ha, Awesome! I happen to enjoy chocolate, but only on occasion. It is not something I wish to indulge in very often.
My best memories of Valentine’s Day are from my childhood…all those little cards and those hard little candy hearts with stupid messages on them. Oh yes, and cupcakes too: the white ones with butter frosting were always the best. Yum!
I think this year I’ll just eat an orange and call it Valenciatime Day.
Then there are those of us who have an allergy to chocolate! Chocolate gives me migraines. In fact, it is the number one culprit of migraine headaches.
Chocolate? Nah. Keep it. I’m just not that into it.
Indeed Valentines is a manufactured money maker that is aimed to make any of us not acknowledged to feel unloved, however should you by chance receive any of that unwanted chocalote feel free to forward it to your Texas niece LOL
Tabbie: Valenciatime Day. LOL I think we are on to something. Holidays are all about food anyway, aren’t they?
Cornia: Migraines? Who knew? Don’t worry about it. You’re only missing the Paris Hilton of flavors.
Debbi: It’s yours. Love ya.
I’d rather eat jelly beans. 🙂
Just the idea of a chocolate crust on scallops is… ewww!
*grins* I read this while eating a ‘Dove’ chocolate promise. Seriously.
Clever, cute post. I loved the end: “Happy Vanillatines Day”
*hug*
Aw, Beda, and you are my niece….your
old Aunt if an cholateholic….love it.
My grandkids gave me a small box of Lamme’s
chocolate creams….there went my diet.
Love you and know you miss your hugs
and kisses from Jerry, I still do from Connie.