On Valentine's Day, joke is on cupid

CHENNAI: While lovers exchanged red roses, smiles and more on Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, the jovial netizen logged on to social networking and microblogging sites to pull cupid’s leg. Sites were replete with comments and cartoons that poked harmless fun at lovers and the forlorn alike.
Some snorted at the philanderer; some others sniggered at the committed.And then there were others who laughed at themselves. Like this guy who tweeted: “In the morning, she asked me if I remember what day it was. ‘Tuesday,’ I replied. This post is from a hospital bed where I am recovering from a frying pan attack.” Also going viral on the net was the tale of a shopkeeper who was impressed by a young woman’s request. “I want a card that says ‘you are my first and last Valentine,” she demanded.
The shopkeeper said he was happy that such pure love exists in this age of lust. “Not many takers for that, madam,” he replied, “but you are lucky that I have such a card.” The woman pondered for a minute before adding, “Well, can I have ten of them?”
A few were just visual fun. Like this cartoon that showed a couple getting cosy on the couch, their black pet cat by the side and cupid hovering above. The next frame shows cupid on the floor, being torn away by the apparently hungry cat. Cupid came under attack again in this picture showing a matchstick figure of a man aiming a gun at the cute one as he readies to shoot the arrow of love. The man says, “Don’t even think about it! The last time you screwed it up!” Vidhya Srinivasan, a corporate outreach consultant had a tastier post on Facebook—a picture of a heart-shaped dosa and chutney, with the comment ‘Valentine dosa and tomato chutney that Ram Sene would approve of.’
Chef S A Kiran offered some food for thought for the singles, wishing ‘happy independence day for all those not celebrating Valentine’s Day.’ Some others who shared the post added, “For lovers there is Valentine’s Day; for the others there are 364 days.”