creepy valentines…guns.

Let’s Celebrate!

Today, in honor of everyone’s favorite romantic holiday, I bring you everyone’s symbol of love and romance…GUNS.

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I’m not understanding exactly how the gun ties in with the submarine, but this all seems very Freudian to me.
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Yee haw! Very Yellowstone, isn’t it?
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Another Western celebration of phallic violence.
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At least this one says “Please,” but even if the recipient says yes, I don’t think consent given at gunpoint really counts.
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A cop. A service revolver. So messed up on so many levels, I don’t know where to start.
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Armed robbery! That’s romantic, yes?
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Okay, he’s not even sighting this properly, so he’s going to hit her god-knows-where, and what’s with the bunny.
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Oh, okay. Please note that this is a Hallmark, for when you care enough to send the truly sad and disturbed. At least this poor little guy is killing himself for love, and not the object of his skunkish affections. But this next one is worse.
Nothing like a Valentine that includes instructions for how to do away with yourself (and a happy ending, thank goodness).

Where did these come from? I really have to wonder about the level of frustration in the lives of designers of vintage valentines. Were they so tired of doing commercial illustration that their Valentines took this macabre turn?

Goodness me. It’s Valentine’s Day.

I wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day. Here are further thoughts on the subject:

Creepy Valentines: Cannibals

Creepy Valentines: Meat

Flowers at Work on Valentine’s Day

 

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