Victorian-era ‘vinegar valentines’ show that trolling existed long before social media or the internet
via history.com
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Ahh, Valentine’s Day: the perfect moment to tell your sweetheart how much you love them with a thoughtful card. But what about people in your life you don’t like so much? Why is there no Hallmark card telling them to get lost? The Victorians had just the thing: a cruel and mocking version of the […]