Once again Dusty “Nibs” Japes has discovered here-to-fore unknown and some what curious Valentine facts.
If you look at the word valentine very closely you will note it is actually three words. Obviously vale is the first word. The ‘n’ is short for the word and. The third word is tines. Vale is an old word that means valley. Tine is the fork in the antler of deer. Philology experts will tell you things about words. The phrase, “valley and tine” in old Norse referred to their homes in the dark valleys that were fractured and without love.
There was nothing happy about valentines for the old Norse!
Buskey Shoes Ad campaign in February, 1912:
Roses are red, your feet are sore. We have great deals at the Buskey Shoe Store.
The Buskey Shoe Company, Sandusky, Ohio.
Dr. C. Mitosies penned this to his sweetheart in February 1893:
The muscle
Of my red
Corpuscles
Beats only
For you.
Be my
Valentine
Or I’ll
Turn blue.
Some experts believe, "’Rule, Britannia!’ is a British patriotic song, originating from the poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne.” However, when we played it backwards on our 1903 Edison Victrola and discovered it is a series of awkward Valentines sung to Queen Victoria!
2/14/2018
