Comments on: Valentine’s Day http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/ Wed, 23 May 2012 01:24:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Valentines Day Hai Hai | DesiPundit http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-676319 Valentines Day Hai Hai | DesiPundit Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:17:37 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-676319 [...] critically looks at the concept of Valentines’ Day and denounces it as a superfluous capitalist phenomenon, where the primary intention is to sell unwanted goods to brainwashed [...] [...] critically looks at the concept of Valentines’ Day and denounces it as a superfluous capitalist phenomenon, where the primary intention is to sell unwanted goods to brainwashed [...]

]]> By: greatbong http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-4173 greatbong Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:43:19 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-4173 @Kartik: I have already mailed you replying to this offer. Did you receive it? @Kartik: I have already mailed you replying to this offer. Did you receive it?

]]> By: Kartik Kannan http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-4125 Kartik Kannan Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:21:34 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-4125 Hi, I am Kartik Kannan at Sulekha.com (www.Sulekha.com). I had the opportunity to see your blog post . I found the post on valentine's day really interesting, and so would anybody at Sulekha blogs which brings me to an offer I would like to make to you. By creating a parallel blog on Sulekha Blogs, you can dramatically boost the number of people viewing your posts, commenting on them and connecting with each other. All you need to do is give us your approval (Reply to this mail with a YES) so that we can feed your blog posts via RSS into your customized blog page on Sulekha. We at sulekha apologize sincerely if you think that we are intruding into your personal space, we had liked your post and hence just making you an offer that would enable you to put forth your ideas and share them with many people all over the world. Kartik Kannan (kartikk@sulekha.net) Team Sulekha I blog at www.katchucrap.blogspot.com http://kartik.sulekha.com Hi,
I am Kartik Kannan at Sulekha.com (www.Sulekha.com).
I had the opportunity to see your blog post . I found the post on valentine’s day really interesting, and so would anybody at Sulekha blogs which brings me to an offer I would like to make to you.
By creating a parallel blog on Sulekha Blogs, you can dramatically boost the number of people viewing your posts, commenting on them and connecting with each other. All you need to do is give us your approval (Reply to this mail with a YES) so that we can feed your blog posts via RSS into your customized blog page on Sulekha.
We at sulekha apologize sincerely if you think that we are intruding into your personal space, we had liked your post and hence just making you an offer that would enable you to put forth your ideas and share them with many people all over the world.

Kartik Kannan (kartikk@sulekha.net)
Team Sulekha
I blog at http://www.katchucrap.blogspot.com
http://kartik.sulekha.com

]]> By: dm http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3627 dm Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:44:19 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3627 hi greatbong, too bad i chanced upon your post so late, otherwise others too would've/might've read this article - http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198202/diamond . it's about how the diamond industry (re)created itself, and spun the whole myth of the timelessness of their product(s), through advertising, media placements, and consumer manipulation. a must read. hi greatbong,
too bad i chanced upon your post so late, otherwise others too would’ve/might’ve read this article – http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198202/diamond . it’s about how the diamond industry (re)created itself, and spun the whole myth of the timelessness of their product(s), through advertising, media placements, and consumer manipulation. a must read.

]]> By: Ritesh http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3546 Ritesh Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:13:15 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3546 "It also puts undue stress on those who do not have a “Valentine”—especially in a country like India where unbridled male-female interaction is an opportunity open to a few." So true :) “It also puts undue stress on those who do not have a “Valentine”—especially in a country like India where unbridled male-female interaction is an opportunity open to a few.”

So true :)

]]> By: greatbong http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3340 greatbong Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:27:31 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3340 @Anon: Relax. Its not that I am saying that all women love Vday...but you gotta accept the scales are a bit tilted here right? @Territorial Male: Does it consistently load slowly? Thats worrying. @Ashit Sinha: Not a problem... @Tanveer: Making money out of love---now that's an original concept. @JAP (Bhaiti): <blockquote>Chalna jeevan ki kahani Rukna Maut ki nishani </blockquote> @Anon: Relax. Its not that I am saying that all women love Vday…but you gotta accept the scales are a bit tilted here right?

@Territorial Male: Does it consistently load slowly? Thats worrying.

@Ashit Sinha: Not a problem…

@Tanveer: Making money out of love—now that’s an original concept.

@JAP (Bhaiti):

Chalna jeevan ki kahani
Rukna Maut ki nishani

]]> By: J. Alfred Prufrock http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3288 J. Alfred Prufrock Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:41:17 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3288 Bhaiti, I should have figured out why no new posts from you show up on Bloglines. Ei shob otyachaar, jaano toh. Abaar "Sub with Bloglines" koro, abaar template edit koro ... keno eto chonchol bolo toh? Have some consideration for those of us affected by (not-so-) premature senile decay! J.A.P. Bhaiti, I should have figured out why no new posts from you show up on Bloglines. Ei shob otyachaar, jaano toh. Abaar “Sub with Bloglines” koro, abaar template edit koro … keno eto chonchol bolo toh? Have some consideration for those of us affected by (not-so-) premature senile decay!

J.A.P.

]]> By: Tanveer http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3282 Tanveer Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:49:19 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3282 Well I wonder why do people bash such commercial festivals. After all they are also sources of employment. With so many scams going around, its nice to see one based on love :d Well I wonder why do people bash such commercial festivals. After all they are also sources of employment. With so many scams going around, its nice to see one based on love :d

]]> By: Ashit Sinha http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3280 Ashit Sinha Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:31:05 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3280 Arnab, Ah well you are right I should have mentioned the source which would have cooled the Anons. I got the fwd & then read your post so in a hurry just posted it. Anon, the fwd must have been there for ages. It was the timing & the context of this post that made it funny. Arnab, Ah well you are right I should have mentioned the source which would have cooled the Anons. I got the fwd & then read your post so in a hurry just posted it.

Anon, the fwd must have been there for ages. It was the timing & the context of this post that made it funny.

]]> By: TerritorialMale http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3276 TerritorialMale Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:20:48 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2006/02/14/valentines-day/#comment-3276 Yes, the blog looks OK eventually! What I meant to say was that it loads a tad on the slower side. Maybe its me. I'm not on broadband. Yes, the blog looks OK eventually! What I meant to say was that it loads a tad on the slower side. Maybe its me. I’m not on broadband.

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