Americans might not know much about Red Nose Day, but it’s a British celebration to raise funds for comic relief. If you have some extra money, you may want to help out, or you could also donate to the Red Cross for the Japanese earthquake fund.
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Valentine’s Day may be over, but it’s never too late to enjoy absolutely precious pictures of animals kissing and enjoying their love for one another.
Wrapping up our Valentine’s Day posts, Mental Floss has a great article detailing the strange role the flea once played in romantic poetry:
The most famous of these poems is The Flea, by John Donne. The poet’s narrator, struggling with a woman who wishes to hold on to her virginity, compares its loss to a fleabite: small and insignificant. When a flea actually does bite them both, he notes that their blood has mingled inside it. He just wants to mingle other bodily fluids anyway, so sex should mean neither sin nor shame nor loss of virginity at this point. Other writers imagined themselves as fleas exploring their lovers’ bodies, or bemoaned the fact that they were not fleas able to explore the secrets of a woman’s body without detection.
Fleas were symbols of love outside of poems, too. Some Frenchmen would pluck fleas from their lovers’ flesh and keep the insects as pets—it was a way to have a small piece of their beloved with them always. The fleas lived in tiny gold cages worn around the neck and were fed a daily meal of the man’s blood.
Here’s hoping you don’t get bit by any literal “love bugs” this year.
Image via Scurzuzu [Flickr]
If you’re looking to give your Valentine something a little more intelligent this year, may I suggest one of these delightfully fun science-themed Valentines Day cards?
And what better way to celebrate than with two animals kissing. Of course, if you like this one, be sure to check out our kissing animals photo and contest. And, if you love red pandas, then don’t miss this great Mental Floss article.
These absolutely precious animals certainly know how to keep things romantic. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we want to see your cutest critter kisses. So we’ve partnered up with the tee-shirt company 604Republic to reward you for showing off your romantic side.
UPDATE: Because we weren’t getting enough entries, we’ve changed the rules of the contest. To enter, just start following 604Republic on Twitter or like their Facebook page, then leave a message on their Facebook page or compose any tweet with the hashtag #kissingcritters. That’s it and good luck.
One person from each service will be chosen at random on Saturday the 19th to win a free tee-shirt of his or her choice from 604Republic –a great gift for your special someone, or a nice way to treat yourself. Winners (and their picture submissions) will be posted here after the contest is over.
Now on with our cute animal pictures:
Image via Spicuzza [Flickr]
Image via Muzina Shanghai [Flickr]
Image via BekiPe [Flickr]
Image via Foxtongue [Flickr]
Image via Lovehate [Flickr]
Image via Muzina Shanghai [Flickr]
Image via Wolfy! [Flickr]
Image via Athene8 [Flickr]
Image via Piez [Flickr]
Image via CornholioLU [Flickr]
Image via zund [Flickr]
Image via Vectorlyme [Flickr]
Image via Magnusvk [Flickr]
Image via Tambako The Jaguar [Flickr]
While you tune in today to enjoy the game and the best commercials of the year, here are the 10 funniest Super Bowl commercials up until this year.
If you want out of your relationship, but are too much of a chicken to say anything, you can always try buying your guy or gal any of these terrible gifts.