Saint Valentine- the facty guff.

• Men buy their ladies wayyy more stuff like flowers & chocos on Valentines day than vice versa- guilt much lads?
• Dans the Middle ages the young ones would draw the name of their valentine from a bowl. Then had to wear the name on their sleeve for one week.
• King Henry (the 8th) declared Valentine's day a holiday and also executed most of his womenfolk. Wouldn't want a Valentine from him sez them lassies.
  • "It's a letter from darling Henry - I'm to lose my head!"
• Saint Valentine was two (or more) fellahs who married those who weren't supposed to be allowed to marry (soldiers/christians). Cue hymn - Onward Christian Soldiers ... anyway much later after everyone was reliably soused, the two Vals got morphed into one by the history makers cause that's the how they did things back in the semi dark ages. Confusion reigned so he/they got knocked off the liturgical calendar in the 60's. In other words the poor mixed up romantic lad(s) got dumped (by the church no less!).
• “Valentinus”—from the Latin word for worthy, strong or powerful. Nothing in there about flowers or chocolate.
• Some even buy their pets presents on St Val's day 
  • "I woof u"
• Lovers call on Saint Valentine but also he/they are called on for intervening in matters of bees,  as well as the plague. So altogether now;  from the coronavirus 2.0 save us Saint Valentine!
• Meanwhile if you do have a boner do spare a thought about Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin where some of the dug up remains and relics of Saint Valentine are now resting.
  • Hint: if you are single there are other singletons hanging about the candles on their knees praying for a mere rub of the relic - maybe ask one out.
    • "Fancy a bag of chips from the corner love?"