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Cold Comfort

At one time or another, I'm guessing that we have all spent Valentine's Day in the company of everyone's soulmates in solitude, Ben and Jerry. So why shouldn't we leave a bouquet of roses at their domicile, the refrigerator/freezer? Frigidaire thought it was a fine idea in 1964. Today, we might consider extending our appliance-appreciation practice to the microwave, as well—offering a posy for the electronic enabler of Orville Redenbacher, perhaps?