Ranking the Meanest Valentine's Day Cards from the 1800s-1950s ❤🔥
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Did you know that the Victorians were mean af? Cause they were. No one could serve an insult like a Victorian housewife (this is my hill, and I will die on it.) And while we live in an era of sugary-sweet valentine's day cards and candy, during the 19th and early 20th century there was a trend for mean Valentine's Day cards, commonly referred to as Vinegar Valentines today, that served different degrees of burns, from the "ha-ha" to the face scorching (and some so awful we refused to share them, ngl). Today, Chrissy, @NicoleRudolph, and I will rank some Victorian Valentine's Day cards on how funny and mean they are. Things get...weird. I hope you're ready...
oh, and btw, please don't ask me what a bratty bottom is...
Want to learn more?? Here's an article about Vinegar Valentine's Cards by the leading expert on the subject: research.brighton.ac.uk/en/pu...
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Welp. That was an adventure. Nicole broke me at the end. 🤣🤣If you would like some *quality* information on "Vinegar Valentines" here's an article by the leading expert on the subject: research.brighton.ac.uk/en/publications/the-valentine-has-fallen-upon-evil-days-mocking-victorian-valenti
Thanks for the extras you knew we would Need to see more I wasn't even aware these existed and I love it, but like this should have been on Brigerton why wasn't this part of Bridgerton lol( and know I don't know how to spell this so I tried both ways one's bound to be right) this made me laugh out loud
I didn't think it was possible to love you guy's content more than I already did, but you've done it.
I laughed so hard. Loved it!
I adore your videos!! Would there be any chance you could make a video about what smutty books you've read and liked?
I broke out laugh and crying with all emotions in between Why would anybody have the time to write Vinegar Valentine's day card if they were sour themselves.
This video confirms a hypothesis I have heard. It is not that we are more venal, more nasty and more petty than our ancestors, it is that we are as venal as nasty and as petty plus we have the internet...and I laughed throughout this video. We all need more laughs, so thank you all.
I completely agree. People never change, generation upon generation!
AMEN!!
Your husband is awesome, bless his heart. Every girl gathering, champagne drinking, needs a designated burger driver. Would love to see what a third bottle of bubbly would bring to the table.
He went and hid when we started filming the video *after* this one...which involved cocktails....and uh...another video will be coming out in a month or two that will basically answer your question ...
@@AbbyCox Nicole hinted about this when I was like: I wanna get drunk with you and Abby , when chatting on her twitch stream lol. I so can't wait to see the next video!!
It makes me SO HAPPY that the three of you have found each other and share so many of life's delights & talents (I love how Nichole is multitasking with hand-stitching throughout!!). As a video about Valentines, there is some genuine love shown amongst you three 🤎💙🖤. Lifetime friendship memories made here!
@@kimschellenberg7304 as a craftsperson I totally vibe with this! I have been known to crochet or weave while playing board games with friends. We even have an annual craft week where we pick something to binge, while eating comfort foods, drinking cocktails, and craft.
@@Rustyrc83 oh that sounds like so much fun!!!
About the Jay thing: It's a really insulting word, almost a slur. They're basically calling the couple hick scum.
Legit made me gasp, lol.
Oh my word, this is the chaos we need. The three of you are like a sassy Greek chorus and I’m here for it.
I seem to recall most Victorian authors would have been insulted to have their works referred to as 'novels'. Not because of the smutty nature, just because they didn't have a foundation in reality or some big, obvious moral to teach you, so they were seen as a waste of the reader's time, and the printer's resources.
Idk if it's been translated in other languages but in Italy there's a book titled "good girls don't read novels" and it explains exactly that, and also that they thought novels somehow made you "easy" because you relate to the characters
Lol I loved when my favorite book had the MC finding her eccentric aunt's novels. She's about 11 and her aunt says not to read them because they're "French novels". And then she writes in her diary saying, "But when I peeped into one, it was in English!"
It does very much depend on how far into the century you are, much like being called a writer
@@wherefancytakesme EMILY! Emily is my favorite. ❤️
@@KristenK78 oh thanks for this I found the book Emily of new moon. Totally forgot the name of that!
I don't know what was better, the vintage burns or the drunken antics! Y'all are my three favorite ladies on YT.
Drunk Abby ranting about mean girl behavior in 90’s teen movies is the kind of quality content that makes a loyal fan out of me.
Watching Nicole have a much higher tolerance for alcohol and visibly questioning if Abby is going to pass out soon is killing me.
About the jilting lovers: Anthony Trollope wrote a whole novel about a jilting woman ("Can you forgive her?").
The fun thing is, the woman is not unfaithful even once, nor does anyone think she is. What they call "jilting" is that she ended her engagement!
Drunk Nicole is a whole mood! "I just love ranting about history!"
I worked a job that made every employee give all the other employees a valentine.
We had to make little "mailboxes" and everything.
In a fit of malicious compliance, I hand made black hearts, with silver gel pen.
I was in my 30s
I would have received your black heart with honor.
How many people put a paper shredder on their desk with a sign "Valentines here"?
That last one about the bad singing reminds me of Florence Foster Jenkins. She thought she was an awesome performer. In truth she was so bad that her family and friends would pay people to attend her shows. They also paid reviewers to be kind. Honestly, I wonder if she inspired that card.
Oh fuck, I just read a bit about her on Wikipedia. Apparently she used to be a piano prodigy, but due to syphilis she contracted from her husband, she underwent the then common treatment with mercury and that supposedly fucked up her hearing and nervous system. Fuck
@@jayneterry8701 She sold out halls. People went to go see her ironically. She's an OG cringe meme.
that's the one they made a movie with meryl streep about, right?
it's so fun not being from an anglicized country, and seeing these traditions (like in valentines day, or during the holidays....)!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us, and for adding that historical ✨spice✨
By the end, I got the distinct sense I was sitting at your table in the middle school cafeteria. I am honored and shall wear pink on Wednesdays henceforth to commemorate the event. Now I feel like I want a review of classic novel protagonists as potential date candidates (or some such giddy school girl gossip) in that format.
Oh that was is perfect amount of chaotic silliness! Thank you ladies for the giggles.
You are *very* welcome...makes the hangover worth it. 🤣🤣
Valentine day is also my wedding anniversary, old romantic? NO I just though that all the reminders in stores would be useful!
😂😂😂 love it!
I had a bird that said”shut the f#$% up Richard” and “Go to hell, Richard “ . Can you imagine that I’m no longer married to Richard
Hahaha did you make a card of it?
Abby, Nicole and Chrissy just hanging out being Savage, I Love it!!
Watching these three ladies and their antics is a privilege and a pure joy every time, friendship goals!. I hope they'll still be able to keep this trio going now that Abby moved 💕
I Love this Videos, this IS how Friends togeather should Look like . . . .makes me Miss Mine but also bask in the Feeling second hand
One of them could have been straight from my great-grandmother b 1883 (who died when I was a teen so I saw her often) A little powder, a little paint makes a girl look what she aint" so I personally liked that one ;) This while she was applying her lipstick to mouth, cheeks and earlobes - which I never quite understood. ;)
Is... Is Nicole making her Gonzo gloves as you do this? Did she make leather gloves while getting drunk and trashing Victorian Valentine cards?!
The video is a delight, but I'm just... Dang!
yes. yes she did. #onbrand 🤣
I cannot Like this comment enough! Well spotted! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I was giving a presentation on stage for an art show in high school when two students in the fourth row started making out and using their tongues. I took the mic and went "excuse me, this isn't a make our session". The teachers separated them and the stage crew in back went "ohhhhhh" and rushed out to see what was going on lol.
Goth Kids at any given point be like: “I just went, ‘Ooh skeleton.’”
Mood
Hi, this has nothing to do with the video and honestly I haven't even pressed play yet, but can Chrissy please drop a tutorial for how she does her hair for that shaved sides braided crown look? Asking for the village gay, by which I mean myself. I'm growing my top length out trying to do a similar look, but haven't quite figured out how to do the round the head braid on myself.
She knows she's dropping the ball on that one, but she promises she'll post a tutorial on her IG at some point in time. (she's thelacedangel on IG if you want to add your voice to the many who want a tutorial) 😊
@@AbbyCox Oh my gosh, thank you for the absolute lightning speed reply! I will go follow her rn!
Also Christine again looks like a cotton candy cupcake in the best way! Her hair is always 🤩 Okay watching now
Oh the secondary enjoyment I get from my dog's head tilt at every squeaky toy censoring... 😹
I NEED to send the last one to my neighbor😭 the guy is singing off-key opera and playing a broken flute at 3am EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT
Those rosy cheeks on cracking open bottle two....😂
These are pretty hilarious, in a mean way!
That rosey glow is almost instant for me 🤣
As an English graduate student, I am very interested when the card about the novels created, especially the attitude towards novels in the beginning of the 19C. For reference, see my favorite passage in defense of the novel from Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey! Great content, Abby!
The squeaky bleep noise totally made my dog do zoomies trying to find the squeaky toy. Fun old cards!
I would LOVE to see Abby's Kindle library. I'm in need of some quality smut in my life.....
...it's a lot of Ruby Dixon right now... 🤣
Everyone needs more quality smut in their lives.
Check out the Parasol Protectorate- There are Youth, YA and Adult levels of romance and Paranormal Steampunk information, and lots of details on outfits.
@@kelleenbrx6649 How many 🌶 do they have?
Very spicy but not complete smut
The skiddo valentine is the Victorian version of a "Text Break-up"
These are so harsh! I don't understand the purpose, were they jokes that one would send to a friend or would you actually send to someone you disliked?
Unrelated: the undercut / braid combo is INCREDIBLE.
I’m pretty sure they would be sent to a friend. It would be really bold to openly ridicule someone - people back then were horribly rude in private but polite in public. Kinda like today with those anonymous assholes on the internet! Things haven’t really changed.
Lots of people enjoy Putting Other people down, ever read the comments creators get? They where plain ment to Hurt and feel better about yourself at the expense of someone else
About the snake one: "stung by a snake" means you're pregnant.
oohhh good to know!!!
Curious, but slightly scared to look into, how that particular euphemism came about
@@bellablue5285 In this case, snake = Lucifer. So you get bite (stung) by the snake (Lucifer) and sinned (so probably premarital/unmoral at the timedeviancy.)
@@brittany45 interesting, and appreciate the explanation. Thank you!
I’m wondering if in that good Victorian way if it wasn’t a double entendre. A one eyed snake is another euphemism for the male member. So getting stung by said snake while playing . . . 😁
The Victorians were not the prudes most people assume.
24:13 I think I can speak on behalf of at least some people when I say we're gonna need some recommendations for victorian dime novels.
Yay! I loved going through cards in a Victorian history course. I had no idea what an expansive world that was until the assignment . It was a few years ago & I always meant to do further research but I never did. That you for the reminder!
What a fabulous way to start the day! ❤❤❤ My poor cat had to keep re-settling herself on my lap, I was laughing so hard! 😹😹😹
Love the shirring on that shirt, Abby.
Jimmy's careful nope-ing out at the end is the funniest XD
The more I watch the more I understand why you three made such excellent Sanderson Sisters 😁
I love shenanigans with the three of you! Almost makes me feel like I have friends. Also, Nicole's face during Abby's drunk rambling is like it's own comment track. *chef's kiss*
I was the victim of a good deal of bullying in grade school. I received my share of mean valentines, or not getting valentines, when everyone was supposed to give one to everyone in the class. I suspect it’s part of why I am not fond of Valentines Day as a social vs. personal holiday.
On the other hand… Nicole, I want to see more of what is clearly some glove making!
I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds very relatable for a lot of people I'm sure. Probably why they ( teachers?) finally caught on and requested a Valentine 💝 for everyone in class.
Glad your here for the video anyway Gretchen S.
That’s the reason I’m not a big fan of April Fool’s Day…
I remember going through a book of postcards and whatnot after my grandmother passed and seeing some particularly salty ones, those make so much more sense now. Always fun to see vids with the three of you, bet this was a riot
I had a student years ago that made "Bitter Valentines" every year. She was amazing and clever and I miss her still.
Abby being inebriated is a MOOD we don’t have enough 😂 #CleanTheBoozeCabinet
im not even a minute in and I'm already cracking up
your soft lil bleep noise is GOLD
I’m loving the filters applied to the judging process.
I LOVE drunk Abby. I'll miss Chrissy and Nicole beeing all the time here.
I'm sorry for how weird this is, but that pink eyeshadow Abby is wearing is literally amazing.
How is it that all vintage-loving gals have chaotic energy?!🥰
Hahaha this was so much fun!! And as it goes on you can see the flushing. 😆
And yes, smutty readings are good!!
I was watching this between Olympic coverage, so triumphant music started playing behind the most scathing tier of Valentine burns at the beginning
I just almost spit my coffee everywhere with some of these, particularly the Yes Man! also, Nicole's dog with the button!
There was a whooole thing in the late 18th century and onward about how terrible it was for women to read novels. That women couldn't differentiate between fantasy and reality. A character in Madame Bovary was especially called out over it. I don't think "bluestockings" were so much novel readers as just readers in general. An article describes the "novel reading panic in 18th century England". Lol.
It really bothers me that BH advertises so much online, but the pay to professional therapists is pretty shit. Every job review I've read says they do not offer adequate compensation or benefits unless you work yourself to death spamming patients 24/7.
I was thinking about this. Like... I don't think it's appropriate to text a therapist and expect quick responses - I want them to have good work boundaries.
It's something where I see it as a tech startup (despite being old enough to be out of that phase) that doesn't understand the industry it accompanies (being therapy)
@@ML-fw6yh
That bugs me every time, I hear it. Like, how does that work? How would a Therapist have the time and energy and focus, to deal with you outside of an allotted appointment?
Kinda reminds me of my dating experiences lately. Like: 'Dude, just because we exchanged numbers and I agreed to meet you for a drink next Friday, does not mean, I want to be bombarded with messages all day till then. Especially not at 5:30 in the morning'. True story. I've had to tell men, to NOT contact me before 7:00 am or after 10 pm, because apparently that's not a given anymore, these days.
Just because you can disable ringtones/notifications, does not mean it's ok, to contact a complete stranger during the night - it means you have a serious lack of respect for other people's boundaries.
Even with a dedicated work phone and all that ...I can't imagine the therapists not being burned out and highly resentful towards endlessly needy patients, who abuse that system.
I’m a high school English teacher and can see so many fun directions to take this in my classroom - clap-back from your favorite fictional villainess, snarky exchange between characters from the book we are reading… Thank you for inspiring me to take Vday in a new direction!
Do I smell a Drunk History video in the making? 😁
Yesssss!
Omg the witch cackle at the end got me I love yall
Reading too many novels used to be considered a decent reason for being put in the mental asylum. They also believed it could possibly cause damage to the maternal organs.😳
Poor Belle 😕 makes the behaviour of the village people in the movie very understandable.
Chrissy's finger in the bubbles trick is STELLAR!
Hi from Lizton, Indiana ladies! Oh, this video is hilarious, The three of you are like the 3 main ingredients to making up mischief! I had no idea that cards like these ever existed and I thought the pickle card it got for my birthday was bad. Abby, welcome back home to Indiana!
I so can't wait for the March video.
*awkward laughing*
You make watching the mandatory 30 seconds of the ads so much easier.
Okay, now I need to find out more about Victorian dime novels...
Had to get up before 7am on a Sunday for the airport. But I have this vid to get me through. Thanks Abby!
..uhh..make sure you watch this with headphones on... (you're welcome- have a safe flight!)
Abby, from one bratty bottom to another, it's all good. Be proud, we rule!
When cars first came out my great grandfather and one other dude owned the only cars in the entire town they lived in.... They ended up crashing into each other
Trolling on Valentine’s Day hits different. Like a truck containing cars kinda different.
Idk I think this tradition needs to come back but as friendly and loving ROASTS! 😂
That was so fun to watch! I had fun watching the burns and ranking them along with you. 😆
"The Lazy Man" would be perfect for Twister from Lark Rise to Candleford! 😂
Your tipsy banter is hilarious! 🤣
People back in the day were SAVAGE! I died laughing from these old school burnies.
they were *SO* savage back in the day. I've also been collecting insults and general savagery from ladies magazines too because they just have me screaming. (Literally there's a whole short story in one and it's 100% about how the young daughter is ugly...and there's no moral tale or how she found "inner beauty"... no. The Title: "THE UGLY DAUGHTER" The plot: Everyone telling her she's ugly and no one wants to play with her. 🤷🏻♀️)
...it really explains *a lot* about the layers of trauma the last few generations have been dealing with and overcoming cause...wow...
I'm going to give the lemon Valentine to any dude who clearly isn't getting the hint that I'm not interested in them
"Nothing wrong with a smutty novel" and I just started shaking my head at the exact same time as them. xD It has been a big part of my mental health regime so far in 2022. :'D
It's really cool when ya'll get together. I can tell that you guys have lot's of fun together and you can even laugh at yourselves. That's the best medicine that anyone can have.
As a See’s employee, I see you got the good stuff to spill the old tea 😉 the perfect sweet to balance out the sour and bitter of vinegar Valentines lmao
The music subtly playing in the background made this a Chef's Kiss.
This was a blast! Love watching the three of you having a great time together!
My favorite quote “It’s a creative dumpster fire”
this made me both laugh and "oooOOOOHHHH BURN" out loud, thank you for the best valentine's day entertainment possible 😂❤
Love it when you all get together ❤
Number 12 is just a bookaholic like me…though my preferred genres are humor, sci-fi/fantasy, mystery, and maybe a smidge of romance.
This entire video was absolutely hilarious, but the fanfic terminology at the end absolutely SLEW me 😂😂😂
I would watch just the banter, this was very enjoyable
LOL, too funny! I just love your content! After a blissful day in my sewing room, I get to grab my hand quilting and watch you! I must have giggled out loud a few times. Thank you for sharing your skills and techniques.
Oh my goooodness, how does Chrissy do her hair? I mean, every video of yours that she Special Guest Stars in I’m watching and wondering, but please, please, Chrissy! I would love a tutorial!!
As to the dog voices at the end, I hear my scruffy dog's voice as my Grandfather's. Deep, melodious, with good diction
Lady on the right is mesmerizing! I couldn't look away
This was a fun time! Chrissy, I love your hair. I think the Valentines got better as the bottles got more empty.
Well now i would like a list of your favorite/best smutty novels please 😂❤️😅
I'm so happy for you that you are home! Home is so important!
That last one was just. WOW ON ALL THE LEVELS
You ladies should do this more often . That was hilarious !
I bet that was one of the most fun videos to create! Loved the Vinegar Valentines & the camaraderie of you ladies. And Jimmy. And the doggies. I needed a laugh like that! :D
This is so hilarious and just what I need for Valentine's day
The high point was '"I bid you "Skidoo"." I'm gonna remember that.
13:36
"he looks very handy"
Burton 'thinks-he's-smooth' Guster: "I can fix that 😏"
Am goth kid, will hand this out.
Only to my friends though because other people are scary
This is going back a couple hundred more years but Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 is my favorite mean love poem. He just lists several flaws she has but it ends like this:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
It’s my favorite ❤️
thank you for adding subtitles at the release, really helps