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Lovers. without putting too fine a point on it, qualify to be the world’s stupidest persons simply on the basis of the gifts they exchange. These gifts are generally priced exorbitantly knowing full well that when in love the brain stops functioning. Exhibit A: Teddy Bear dolls. I can’t even begin to figure out what is cuddly about these dolls for college girls and young women. A young man in love cannot get anywhere without investing sufficiently in such dolls and knickknacks. Exhibit B: Coffee shops and body sprays.

James Cameroon showcased the nuttiness in a invidiously smart way in Titanic. When a mighty vessel is sinking, the most natural thing in the world to do is to grab a lifeboat and try to get the heck out of the place. But the characters that Dicaprio and Kate Winslet played were busying themselves in love. The captain of the ship, it could be argued, had rammed the vessel intentionally into the iceberg just to escape from the two love struck rollicking themselves like raccoons.