#NerdsUnite: Valentines Day For Dummies
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Tribble. I met him through my buddy Daniel when we were in this social media job competition a few years back. Really rad kid, the job didn't work out for either of us, but we stayed friends and he connected me to his buddy Tribble who is on the CMT show Sweet Home Alabama. Like me, he's looking for love - just through a veerrrryyyyy different medium. He's here to tell you about his search and I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT TRIBBLE!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @TribbleReese
Hope everyone had an excellent Valentine’s Day this week. I had a hot date with this wonderful lady.
Hopefully you got your fill of hearts, love, chocolate, roses and everything else associated with the “holiday.”
I never really knew the backstory behind V-Day besides the fact good old patron saint Valentine had something to do with it. Make sure to pay attention so you can impress that special someone by dropping some serious knowledge on them. Did Hallmark invent this holiday? Why’s it gotta get get all up in Black History Month’s biznass?
Valentine’s Day and my good friend patron Saint Valentine are quite the mystery. February apparently has always been the month of romance, and this special day has traces of both Christian and Ancient Roman tradition. Who knew? Not this guy. What’s so special about this Valentine character? How the hell did he get his own day? How do I get my own day?
The Catholics recognize a couple different dudes named Valentine or to quote Penny from “Happy Endings” (love that show) ‘Saint Valentine deVal Valentinus’. Apparently some say Valentine was a priest from Rome. When it was decided that single dudes made better soldiers than married men did, marriage was outlawed for young men. What a nut that Emperor Claudius was!
However, Valentine, being the romantic he was performed some secret weddings. Not sneaky enough, he was caught and sentenced to death. Ouch. I wonder how Valentine would do on a reality dating show. He’s definitely ballsy, he’s noble, buttttttt he’s too selfless. He was too busy helping others to worry about his own ass. Sorry Valentine, I think you would be eliminated pretty early.
So you guys still with me? Some people think Valentine was killed for helping Christians escape really sketchy prisons. Like prisons in Tijuana, and trust me…you DO NOT want to go to a prison in Tijuana. My personal favorite is that while in jail, Valentine sent a note to a girl who frequently visited him. I wonder if he put it in a shoebox like back in elementary school. Nothing like giving your love a happy VD sneakily from your jail cell. And yes, February 14th is the only day of the year Happy and VD go hand in in hand.
Whichever version is true, this Valentine was a pretty cool guy with strong morals. Nice guys don’t always finish last. Sometimes they get their own friggen day!
DISCLAIMER: Tribble Reese does not endorse the idea of breaking the law in order to get your own day.
So there it is folks. Valentines Day in a nutshell. How did you spend your Valentines Day? Full of love and happiness or heartache and pain? Either way, hit me up on Twitter @TribbleReese and let me know.
