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LOL! Mark Hamill's Bluesky post for Valentine's Day (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 14 OP
Only half as many calories then too...right? MiHale Feb 14 #1
In Harry Potter, we learned that chocolate is a remedy for the mood depressing effect of dementors. TomSlick Feb 14 #5
Chocolate contains theobromine, which translates as "food of the gods". niyad Feb 14 #10
But PLEASE popsdenver Feb 14 #13
An important reminder.. niyad Feb 14 #15
Aha NJCher Feb 14 #16
Prophylactic chocolate. TomSlick Feb 14 #19
damn straight NJCher Feb 14 #20
I count chocolate as one of the four main food groups! lastlib Feb 14 #2
So does Chocolate. Raine1967 Feb 14 #6
Chocolate, coffee, pasta, and wine. niyad Feb 14 #9
So you're saying leftieNanner Feb 14 #18
That! Hugin Feb 14 #3
The half price chocolates always make my V-day dreams come true! Ilsa Feb 14 #4
I am with the little guy on this one! niyad Feb 14 #7
That's how I feel about it, as well. GoCubsGo Feb 14 #8
Also, the day after easter, mothers' day, Halloween and christmas. niyad Feb 14 #11
Rec! canetoad Feb 14 #12
Works for me! calimary Feb 14 #14
Soon after my divorce, my best friens sent me an anti valentine Warpy Feb 14 #17

MiHale

(12,919 posts)
1. Only half as many calories then too...right?
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 04:51 PM
Feb 14

Or eat it with lettuce wrapped around it…call it a salad.

TomSlick

(12,974 posts)
5. In Harry Potter, we learned that chocolate is a remedy for the mood depressing effect of dementors.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:14 PM
Feb 14

It also works for the mood depressing effect of fascists. In a country run by fascists, eating chocolate is good for you. Eat all you want - it's good for you.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

niyad

(131,733 posts)
10. Chocolate contains theobromine, which translates as "food of the gods".
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:29 PM
Feb 14

Scientists verified years ago what most of us have known for ages. Chocolate does indeed help with depression. Around the same time, they verified that dark chocolate went with red wine. NSS!!! Of course, the idiots did not even mention Champagne. Utter barbarians!!!

popsdenver

(2,152 posts)
13. But PLEASE
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:43 PM
Feb 14

Not for DOGS, in any amount. Those same Theobromide's are highly Toxic to dogs, especially the larger concentration in DARK chocolate......

NJCher

(42,996 posts)
20. damn straight
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 08:27 PM
Feb 14

I just bit the head off a turkey gobbler chocolate I found hiding in the chocolate closet. Seventy-five cents at the after-Thanksgiving sale at the grocery store.

Yes, I have a chocolate closet. Doesn't everyone?

I feel great!!!

lastlib

(28,066 posts)
2. I count chocolate as one of the four main food groups!
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:05 PM
Feb 14

1) meat & potatoes
2) pizza
3) coffee
4) chocolate.

Where are the vegetables, you ask? Well, coffee comes from a bean, so there you have it--a vegetable.

niyad

(131,733 posts)
9. Chocolate, coffee, pasta, and wine.
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:23 PM
Feb 14

Chocolate and coffee both come from beans. Wine comes from grapes. well-balanced!

Ilsa

(64,245 posts)
4. The half price chocolates always make my V-day dreams come true!
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 06:10 PM
Feb 14

Semi-sweet and dark. Yummy. Raspberry, cherry, caramel, coconut fillings. Mmmmm.

Warpy

(114,549 posts)
17. Soon after my divorce, my best friens sent me an anti valentine
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 07:28 PM
Feb 14

I've forgotten most of it, but the punchline was "Besides, I can buy my own damn candy!"

So thanks for this, it dredged up a good memory as a grass widow and determined to remain so.

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