Flowers, chocolates, and expensive dinners. Last year, I bought so many of these for Valentine’s Day that I have been living off them ever since. Every morning, I braid my hair with a new set of flowers and sigh as I dig into my daily breakfast of chocolate and leftovers. But, thank God, the day when I can give away my extra chocolates and flowers has come again! Oh, you know what else I have a lot of? Valentine’s Day cartoons! Here are some of the finest; I hope you’ll enjoy them with a nice handful of chocolate and some flowers in your hair, just like I do.
Colin Stokes is a former member of The New Yorker’s editorial staff.
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