February 13, 2013
‘You Are Gay,’ ‘Fax Me,’ Let’s Read,’ and 17 More Amazing Retired Sweetheart Candy Sayings The Sweetheart is 147 years old. But not all of its cute little sayings have enjoyed quite the same sesquicentennial longevity. The folks from NECCO, the confectionery company that sells 4 million pounds of their traditional heart-shaped candies in the 6 weeks before Valentine’s Day, sent me the full list of their most notable retired sayings. DIG ME HOT CHA SAUCY BOY GIRL POWER OH YOU KID WHY NOT GROOVY COOL DUDE MY, SUCH EYES FAX ME HEP CAT TELL ME HOW YOU ARE LATE 1-800 CUPID [PEACE SYMBOL] YEAH RIGHT OH BOY YOU ROCK LET’S READ YOU ARE GAY This year’s batch includes: UR HOT, TEXT ME, and LOML [that’s: Love of My Life]. Read more. [Image: NECCO]

‘You Are Gay,’ ‘Fax Me,’ Let’s Read,’ and 17 More Amazing Retired Sweetheart Candy Sayings

The Sweetheart is 147 years old. But not all of its cute little sayings have enjoyed quite the same sesquicentennial longevity. The folks from NECCO, the confectionery company that sells 4 million pounds of their traditional heart-shaped candies in the 6 weeks before Valentine’s Day, sent me the full list of their most notable retired sayings.

  1. DIG ME
  2. HOT CHA
  3. SAUCY BOY
  4. GIRL POWER
  5. OH YOU KID
  6. WHY NOT
  7. GROOVY
  8. COOL DUDE
  9. MY, SUCH EYES
  10. FAX ME
  11. HEP CAT
  12. TELL ME HOW
  13. YOU ARE LATE
  14. 1-800 CUPID
  15. [PEACE SYMBOL]
  16. YEAH RIGHT
  17. OH BOY
  18. YOU ROCK
  19. LET’S READ
  20. YOU ARE GAY

This year’s batch includes: UR HOT, TEXT ME, and LOML [that’s: Love of My Life].

Read more. [Image: NECCO]

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    if i see another self-pitying valentines day gif i think i might just die. this on the other hand… ahaha SAUCY BOY. too...
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    They still had the “OH YOU KID” one into the late seventies, and I remember being baffled by it. Because yeah, I was...
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    Wow, I can’t say anyone has ever professed their love to me with a Valentine that said, “Let’s Read” or “You Are Gay”. I...
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    We should really bring back LET’S READ.
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