From: king (Phillip King)
Subject: Happy St. Vengeance Day
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 10:56:30 -0800 (PST)

February 15th:

Long ago, a painfully single engineer who couldn't get a date to save
his life (literally) was put to death on this day.

You see, the king of the small Bavarian province where he lived was
pleased with his work for the kingdom, so much so that he said, "You
must become part of the royal household.  Marry my daughter."

But alas, the daughter would have nothing to do with the engineer.
The problem was, she said, that he was just such a "nice" guy that she
couldn't see any future with him.  Which had pretty much been the
story of his life.  He pleaded, he brought her fine gifts, wrote her
(bad) poetry, and did everything else of which he could conceive to
win her affection.  His efforts culminated with a spectacular bouquet
of flowers and balloons on Valentines day.  Still she was unswayed.

When he went, broken and defeated, to the king the next morning, he
explained to him, "She just won't have anything to do with me."

Believing that the young engineer had said, "She just won't do me,"
the king became enraged, although he wasn't sure if it was because his
daughter was being insulted or taken advantage of.  Regardless, he had
the engineer seized by the palace guard, and promptly put to death.
The young man's final words were "Well, it figures."

The spirit of the engineer, freed to roam, went out to wander the
land and take vengeance upon all the happily involved couples.  To
this day, relationships sour more on February 15th then any other day
of the year.

And that's where we get St. Vengeance Day!

				  Happy St. Vengeance Day!


						Phil.