"One, two, three, four ... we don't love no more!"

Armed with colorful signs, seven protesters yelled in unison about their hatred of love and Valentine's Day in front of the Allen Street gates yesterday afternoon.

"People don't know the facts," protester Natalie Shiskowski (senior-computer engineering) said. "[Love
is] expensive and it takes up a lot of time."

The group, not sanctioned by Penn State, calls itself Reactionaries Opposed To Feeling Love (ROTFL). They braved the falling snow yesterday afternoon to inform students about the unknown consequences of love.

"It's an infectious disease," Dan Joynes (senior-telecommunications) said.

The group held signs that read "Love misspelled backwards is evil" and "Love, like Communism, is a Red Menace!"

Students Andrea Sharp (senior-microbiology) and Andrew White (senior-secondary education) were berated by ROTFL for holding hands.

"I think it's ridiculous that they are yelling on the most romantic day of the year," Sharp said, although she said she was not offended by their comments.

Colleen Creuz (junior-chemical engineering) said that although some students had called them offensive names, the majority of bystanders enjoyed the group's mockery of Valentine's Day.

"When we were holding up a sign that said 'Honk if you hate love,' we got a lot of honks," she said. "A lot of people were smiling and laughing."

Many onlookers said the group was probably protesting because the students could not get a date for the holiday, but protester Bob Williams (senior-East Asian studies) said that was not a reason behind the group's "hatred of love."

"The girls love me a lot, but bad things happen when you fall in love," he said.

The group said roses are especially dangerous.

"If you see a rose, burn it for your own safety," Creuz said.

Protestor Ryan Hennessy (senior-general sciences) said that instead of dampening their enthusiasm, the snow made group members more passionate.

"We still have to spread the news," he said.

The group planned to bring its protest to Willard Preacher Gary Cattell, but Shiskowski said members did not want to "start a riot."

"We're out to inform some people and have some fun," she said.

The group compromised by walking past the preacher silently with signs.

Cattell watched the group and shook his head. He said that while he usually has an opinion, he had "nothing to say" about the protest.

Independent contractors from Sweetland Engineering worked nearby throughout the demonstration.

"I guess you could say it was humorous, but we had to stand for the length of it," said Rich Rhoades, one of the contractors.

He added that most of the students walking by thought it was funny, and nobody was offended.

His coworker, Austin Long, said that maybe the students were not loved as children.

The ROTFL disbanded at 1:30 p.m. so members could attend class.

Most passing students just shook their heads and continued walking.

"Now I've seen everything," Desi Perez (junior-actuarial science) said.