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Du rec. Nt xchrom Nov 2012 #1
LOL post of the day limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #2
Other countries must look at the USA and get nauseated. loudsue Nov 2012 #3
Other countries have their own embarrassments slackmaster Nov 2012 #27
I don't get it either. femmocrat Nov 2012 #4
That sounds like an illness. tblue Nov 2012 #7
Sounds like a hoarder. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #22
You have to make people feel like they are out of it if they don't undeterred Nov 2012 #5
bad example. I ignored my friend's suggestion to buy an iphone aletier_v Nov 2012 #15
But I AM out of it! this is temporary. Nov 2012 #38
Doing my best to stay off the mouse wheel. tblue Nov 2012 #6
K & R Care Acutely Nov 2012 #8
K&R Carolina Nov 2012 #9
"THE EEEE VILE ...MICKEY MOUSE!" L0oniX Nov 2012 #10
That's One Way to Lose Some Weight.... triplepoint Nov 2012 #11
The wife and I are staying home from wednesday to monday bearssoapbox Nov 2012 #12
I hope your wife's good health is your Christmas present lunatica Nov 2012 #26
What's even more embarrassing is the violence associated with Black Friday. Initech Nov 2012 #13
Third world is probably the wrong thing to call it lunatica Nov 2012 #28
Too much "reality Teevee". loudsue Nov 2012 #33
Yep some of our fellow peps have gone mad. zeemike Nov 2012 #14
You've got to FIGHT! For your RIGHT! To BUY!! BUY, BUY, BUT or DIE, DIE, DIE !!! reACTIONary Nov 2012 #16
My mind immediately jumps to... ReRe Nov 2012 #17
I am thinking a lot more about quality these days BlueStreak Nov 2012 #18
This: CrispyQ Nov 2012 #23
Congratulations on the no gifts for Christmas choice lunatica Nov 2012 #29
And what is wrong with expecting a retail industry to meet our needs 365 days a year? BlueStreak Nov 2012 #32
Rec'd, your posts are my favorite marmar just1voice Nov 2012 #19
Thanks for that.....I too went to the Farmer's Market today marmar Nov 2012 #37
Phones are a big deal. Ask someone whose phone has just died and see if they miss it or not. dkf Nov 2012 #20
We did just fine for years and years before cell phones were even invented. totodeinhere Nov 2012 #24
This is a perfect example of a "created need". bvar22 Nov 2012 #25
Does DU create people disassociated from one another? dkf Nov 2012 #42
hilarious, isn't it? Skittles Nov 2012 #41
that is just fucking sad Skittles Nov 2012 #40
Amen. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #21
. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #30
I love Star Trek, but the whole "memorabilia" thing is one of the worst examples of this. arcane1 Nov 2012 #31
I think now people do it for investments... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #36
Can't fix stupid, but you can fix prices Blue Owl Nov 2012 #34
It's no wonder so many people are in serious debt. SheilaT Nov 2012 #35
I see it all the time Skittles Nov 2012 #39
K&R 99Forever Nov 2012 #43
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