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In pictures: 15 of the worst Valentine’s Day cards ever

From light sabres to inappropriate messages – the cards you’d be glad to miss out on…

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YES, IT’S THAT time of year again – when restaurants are full of awkward couples, and strawberries are placed in champagne for no obvious reason.

Today, millions around the world will be sending, receiving, enjoying and possibly regretting Valentine’s cards. But for every card with a touching message of romance, there’s one with a troubling undertone of ‘stalker’. For every lovingly designed masterpiece, there’s a cobbled-together Comic Sans monstrosity.

So to celebrate this momentous day, TheJournal.ie brings you 14 of the worst Valentine’s messages ever committed to 160gsm cardstock:

In pictures: 15 of the worst Valentine’s Day cards ever
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  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Why say 'romance' when you can say 'taxidermy'? (riptheskull via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Terrifying. (pinkhippodesign via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Nothing says romance like the Jonas Brothers. (Kid's Birthday Parties via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Sorry, what exactly is the message here? (montagemagician via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    We have no words for this. (riptheskull via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Well, it's anatomically correct... (mia3mom via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Graphic designers agree - it's the ice cream that makes it. (Pearl Mountain via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Uncomfortable pressure, risk of burning... this card has all the ingredients of true love. (karen horton via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Valentine's Day: All about the spiders. (tengrrl via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Predatory. (riptheskull via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Just a woodchuck. With butterfly wings. (Furryscaly via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Noble sentiment, but we're not sure it's being correctly interpreted. (riptheskull via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    The Force is weak with this one. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Aside from the headache-inducing graphics, the threat of police brutality and the lack of trousers, there's nothing wrong with this. (riptheskull via Flickr)

  • The worst Valentine's Day cards ever

    Really? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
  • Why say 'romance' when you can say 'taxidermy'? (riptheskull via Flickr)
  • Terrifying. (pinkhippodesign via Flickr)
  • Nothing says romance like the Jonas Brothers. (Kid's Birthday Parties via Flickr)
  • Sorry, what exactly is the message here? (montagemagician via Flickr)
  • We have no words for this. (riptheskull via Flickr)
  • Well, it's anatomically correct... (mia3mom via Flickr)
  • Graphic designers agree - it's the ice cream that makes it. (Pearl Mountain via Flickr)
  • Uncomfortable pressure, risk of burning... this card has all the ingredients of true love. (karen horton via Flickr)
  • Valentine's Day: All about the spiders. (tengrrl via Flickr)
  • Predatory. (riptheskull via Flickr)
  • Just a woodchuck. With butterfly wings. (Furryscaly via Flickr)
  • Noble sentiment, but we're not sure it's being correctly interpreted. (riptheskull via Flickr)
  • The Force is weak with this one. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
  • Aside from the headache-inducing graphics, the threat of police brutality and the lack of trousers, there's nothing wrong with this. (riptheskull via Flickr)
  • Really? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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