Happy Black Friday, all you good little consumers

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

It's the Friday after Thanksgiving, where all good Americans show their support for our Way Of Life by becoming Good Little Consumers.

It's the day that many retailers look forward to all year; the day they make enough sales to put their books out of the Red, firmly into the Black.

It's Make or Break for many, and this year we will likely see more Breaks than Makes, thanks in no small part to the Current Occupant.

Now Get Out There and Consume!   


What?  Are you a communist or sumpin'   

[anthrobabe]

No way
No how
Not in my life time

I don't participate in Black Friday--- I am crazy enough as it is.
so I'm in the sumpin category.

they are starting at 4am here-- I can go over and crane my neck and look out my office, through the little window in the door, and see the parking lot behind us and yes Virginia there is a line for $5 Barbie Dolls.

You know the lyrics of this song aren't too far off the way some people actually act on this most holy of consumer days
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[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Sorry, anthrobabe, I could not parse the words to the above song.  I tried, and got about 1/2 way through (nice guitar riffs, though) when I gave up; unable to understand even a single word....

Do you have the lyrics, perchance?

[anthrobabe]

Bob it's Megadeth-- pretty much
kill
mayhem
i hate you
kill mayhem
i am a bastard but i have a record contract
I don't think anyone except Dave Mustane would ever actually understand it...

anyway here they are for you (with liner notes by AB)

Good Mourning/Black Friday--- Megadeth

Good Mourning (note mourn spelling-- it is called death metal for a reason)

Hey, I don't feel so good
Something's not right
Something's coming over me
What the fuck is this?
Whoa! (these few lines sum up the beginning of Black Friday sales day)
now the head banging begins-- you surely didn't think they forgot that part did ya?

Killer, intruder, homicidal man
If you see me coming run as fast as you can
Blood-thirsty demon who's stalking the street
I hack up my victims like pieces of meat(this part is all about the really intense shopper- they have lists-coupons-coffee fueled-- don't get in their way!)

Blood-thirsty demon, sinister fiend
Bludgeonous slaughter's my evil deed(yes they like those bargains)

My hammer's a cold piece of blood-lethal steel
I grin while you writhe with the pain that I deal
Swinging the hammer, I hack through their heads
Deviant defilers, you're next to be dead
I unleash my hammer with sadistic intent
Pounding, surrounding, slamming through your head
Yeah!  (ok substitute the word hammer with credit card and you've got it)

Bodies convulse in agony, and pain
I mangle their face till no features remain
A blade for the butchering, I cut them to shreds
First take out the organs, then cut off the head
The remains of flesh now sop under my feet
One more bloody massacre, the murder's complete
I seek to dismember, a sadist fiend
Bloodbath's my way of getting clean (Ok we are shopping now folks-- in fact this is the Wal-mart verse)

I lurk in the alley wait for the kill
I have no remorse for the blood that I spill
A merciless butcher who lives underground
I'm out to destroy and I will cut you down
I see you and I'm waiting for Black Friday (and I have been in this line, sleeping in a tent, eating take out pizza for a week too-- so you see I am going to have that prize)

Turn me loose! (ya think we should?)

Killer, intruder, homicidal man
If you see me coming run as fast as you can
A blood-thirsty demon who's stalking the street
I hack up my victims like pieces of meat (once again- that is my 29.99 plasma tv- don't touch it)

Blood-thirsty demon, sinister fiend
Bludgeonous slaughter's my evil deed A merciless butcher who lives underground
I'm out to destroy you and I will cut you down ( I am determined to max out my Visa- do not get in my way)

It's Black Friday, paint the devil on the wall (That's my story and I'm stickin to it!)

[Opsa]

I toadily do not BUY Black Friday, either. It's those people who are nuts, not us. Jeez, get trampled when they open the doors at Wal-mart at four in the morning to buy their flat screen TVs? Thank you, no. You will not count me in with those lemmings.

The best reaction I ever got to any gift was to my home-made fudge. It's a little sweetie an a little dollar-store bakery bag stamped with snowflakes. All it costs to make is a few bucks and a few minutes worth of time and care. All that commercial carp is not in the spirit of Yule, sorry folks!

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

I'm being a good little consumer--I have t-shirts to buy for Christmas and designbyhumans has the best sale right now. I friggin' love their shirts.

[stellinacadente]

well this was my first Black Friday and I was kinda undecided until my sister from Italy flew in...

needless to say, we had to go shopping... and I took advantage to buy the so needed warm jacket...

But I can tell you this much: NEVER AGAIN!

[anthrobabe]

I think homemade fudge (cookies, anything) is a good thing.
Sometimes if you find the very smallest tins on sale before the holidays they make good just pour it in fudge containers-- I once found some wee ones for 15 cents each at the dollar store-they were just perfect for individual fudges. I like the plastic bag idea as well- even Zip-Loc makes decorated bags now.

We used to be able to send care packages to soldiers and we'd make goodies and then line the clean, new shipping box with saran wrap or wrapping paper and use freshly popped pop corn for the filler material-- it not only cushioned the goodies but was clean and fresh and edible itself. I am not sure if this can be done any longer.

I used to send out Operation Dear Abby holiday cards (now it is all online only) and had a blast receiving the replies and photos from all over the world--I used to get cards and send them to school with the girls and get their classes to participate as well- the only 'negative' to ever come out of it was once I got a reply note thanking me for the card but that it really wasn't that bad to be away from home at the holidays-- the BRAT was stationed in Hawaii! I kept in touch with that kid for years.

Anyway it is 3 minutes to midnight-- so another BF behind us.

[anthrobabe]

i was making light of the Black Friday antics until this



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Wal-Mart worker supposedly trampled to death in Long Island
Also a 28 year old pregnant woman is reported to have suffered a miscarriage due to this crowd trampling her also.

I have looked at the Wal-Mart circular for today- there is nothing in there worth stomping a human being to death for in it.
But they have apparently done so.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

That is truly tragic, Anthrobabe.

I also read about some fights that broke out over a mere $10 savings... it ain't worth it.  The $10 ain't worth it, to me.

[pieces o nine]

We heard a news report about a man who punched a teen girl in the throat to grab the last copy of a video she had picked up.

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

For Walmart? I don't love anyone that much that I'll risk my life for them that early in the morning.

A couple years ago, one of my former co-workers almost got trampled by people trying to get into our Starbucks at four in the morning.

Hope they nail the throat-puncher for assault.

_{This is why I do my holiday shopping online...}

[anthrobabe]

it is just beyond belief-- for a television-- this man was stomped to death for a television-- that is a difficult thing to die from. I have seen trampled bodies- people who died this way at the crime lab-- it is just unreal.
What are we doing to ourselves-- especially in light of the fact that some of these people were bitching about not getting their crap because the store was closed down.