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From The Woodstock Age To The Coffee Age Ahhh...The '60's. Long hair. Timothy Leary, Woodstock, and organic foods, not to mention all the vices that came with that generation. Stores That Sell Funny Valentine's Gifts On The Internet Time is of the essence. Valentine's Day isalmost here. My better-half and I have made it a habit to buy each other funny gifts each year. To us, humor has been the glue of our existence, the bond that has held us together through the best and worst of times. We love to celebrate our two decades, sometimes ridiculously awful, but , more often pleasant, with a funny Valentine's present. The Zen Of Greeting Cards The sending of greeting cards and Egypt. These, so-called greetings were actuallyhand-written messages of good cheer on papyrus scrolls for New Years, the only day celebrated with such a "card". In the 15th Century, in Germany wood-sculpted New Years cards were exchanged. Later that in that century, paper Valentine's cards were given not just in Germany but all over Europe. It was not until the mid 19th century that the card had evolved into an affordable attractive way to communicate a message on other occasions, and were made on printing presses. In 1840, the postage stamp was created and this served to fuel this industry. The U.S. Post Office found itself delivering about 11 million more letters per year. An artist named John Horsley rendered the first Christmas card in 1843 in London. He had been commissioned by Sir Henry Cole so that he might send it to his friends to spread holiday cheer. The first Valentine card was actually not a card at all, but a message given by St. Valentine to his executioner. He was in prison for secretly performing marriage to military-aged men during the Fall Of The Roman Empire. Claudius felt marriage weakened the soldier and had outlawed it. While in prison, St. Valentine, who was known to have healing powers, allegedly healed the blindness of his jailer's daughter. "From Your Valentine" was a note that St. Valentine scribbled and handed his executioner, also his jailer, right before his death. Novelty Buttons: The Magic Of Self-expression Novelty buttons are making a comeback. Especially humorous buttons. Collectible political buttons, which are also still very popular, but now, more and more "trendy types" are buying novelty buttons as a way to express themselves through funny graphic or slogan buttons. I prefer the graphic cartoon buttons.