Drabble by Kevin Fagan for February 15, 2014
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Transcript:
June: Ralph, I can't believe you made me a valentine's card with paper and crayons! Ralph: By the time I got to the store, the racks were practically empty! The only card left was a sympathy card! June: That would've worked, too!
I used to work for American Greetings, the card company. Typically we were supposed to come in the day after each holiday to remove the cards from that holiday but I learned to not remove the Valentine’s cards til about 5 days after because some male would show up wanting a card for his wife or significant other. He’d act desperate, and I could tell he was in the doghouse with her. On another occasion this elderly man came in wanting an anniversary card. I told him where they were and he went and grabbed one without even reading them. That really ticked me off. I thought this woman has cooked his meals, washed his clothes, borne their children, cleaned their home, etc. probably for over 25 years and he can’t even take the time to pick out a card for her! As for Ralph making one with crayons, that’s rather sweet and I think she ought to forgive him. If every man who waits til the last minute ends up in the doghouse there will be a lot of men there!