It is now Black Friday. Do you know where your kids are?

[Dr.Phool]

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. There are idiots here sleeping outside the stores in record breaking cold weather

It will be 16 degrees tonight.

If I knew any of these morans had kids with them, I would report them for child abuse.

[valerief]

2. Maybe the morans will freeze to death and there will be that many

fewer idiots in the world.

[Breeze54]

7. How very 'democratic' of you

NOT!!! :grr:

Tell me again how long it took the Dems and how much the minimum wage was raised? :shrug:

[valerief]

11. I don't understand what stupid shoppers sleeping in the freezing cold has

to do with the minimum wage.

[Breeze54]

12. It's pretty simple.

DISCOUNTS!!

That means LESS money needed to buy something that would normally cost a whole lot more!

Middle class, poor people and minimum wage earners normally take advantage of those deals.

Haven't you ever used a coupon? :shrug:

[valerief]

13. But what does sleeping in horrid weather have to do with shopping?

It's stupid, and the world already has enough stupid people. Can't people sleep at home and shop in the morning?

[Breeze54]

14. Not if they want that particular item.

If you don't wait in line, then they will be sold out.

Then, you lose out on the deal. To get the deal you have to play by the rules of the deal.

Some of the BF deals are available online but not all.

Black Friday Ads - The Official Black Friday 2007 Website

http://bfads.net/

[valerief]

16. Wow. Risking pneumonia for crap to buy. Amazing. nt

[Breeze54]

19. The people I saw on TV had tents and sleeping bags

and pneumonia is caused by bacteria, not by cold air.

Hey, they don't have health insurance anyway, so they may as well die happy! ;)

I mean, what does one really have to lose when they don't have much to begin with? :shrug:

Might as well enjoy your life and live it with gusto!

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. WEhen you make minimum or close to it

the 200 or so dollar Toshiba at best buys may be the only way you can afford a compiuter

Some of these folks have VALID reasons to be there.

Oh and as Breeze said, penumonia is caused by bacteria... now if you already have a depresed immune system due to
bad diet and a cold the cold weather may make it worst... but the cold weather does not cause it directly

If it did, lord I shoud have gotten it so many times when I used to stand watch on the dog watch when I was much younger as a medic


Would not do it these days... but don't have a healthy body eiher

[Donnachaidh]

21. Those *deals* are crap

I keep an eye peeled at all times for sales. And I *beat* the best *doorbuster* being offered tomorrow at 5 am -- a MONTH ago.

Black Friday is bullshit. People have been brainwashed into thinking they are only going to find *deals* tomorrow, and only after they jump through the various hoops the stores have set out.

Last year many of the stores had plenty of supplies of the 5 am doorbusters at 3 in the afternoon. And even if you don't get exactly what you want - the stores will still be discounting before Christmas.

People need to shake off the consumer-conditioning and stop acting like sheep. Do the math - the *savings* are NOT that much difference. It's just the clarion call of the hype that makes it seem special.

[Breeze54]

22. Some may not agree with you and that's their prerogative.

A discount of over $600.00 on a computer bundle is a great deal in any book.

The early bird discounts are deep, indeed. ;)

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. They are free to make that choice

but if they take their kids with them and make them sleep outside, that's child abuse.

[Breeze54]

3. Yup! LOL!

About to head out to wait in line at a store to get a deal!

Oh, to be that young again! :rofl:

:hi:

[DaveinMD]

4. she sleeping in her room

I don't go to the malls from now until after New Year's. Internet shopping is the way to go.

[nightrider767]

5. Driving home from Thanksgiving dinner

with my family, I couldn't help but notice cars parked in the parking lots of many large stores.

For the love of god, people,,,,,, get a life.

This is an addiction and it is not good.

[TomInTib]

6. My sons are in the wholesale end of it...

They're rocking.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Two of them sleeping and one

playing... but feathered kids don't ask for ipods eaither

:-)

Just birdie wood toys to destroy

[kineneb]

15. my feathered child will be out playing in the yard

her idea of shopping is looking around for bugs and worms. Or mooching something from one of us.

Henrietta the Pet Chicken is a great friend- low maintenance, easy to feed, and is an affection junkie...yes, she sits in my lap.

Bird joke
Q: What is the difference between a pet chicken and a parrot?
A: About $3000.


Not much shopping frenzy here, the local choices being MallWart or Kfart. The rest of the stores are locals, and will be opening at the normal time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. None of the kids was 3,000

and they are very bright

Of course the tiel is twenty years yougn this year... and they are extremely affectionate too

Oh and most parrots that people bring into their homes are not that much either...

Some speices are... but I don't need a critter that destructive

That said, Henrietta produces eggs...

:-)

they don't... but when we got home the sun, Connie, she just snuggled up and was happy as can be

[msongs]

9. today is also buy nothing day nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Which I am participating in

we ain't buying nothing

The steak is thawing, and will cook tomorrow and stay home

[Cobalt-60]

10. Steely Dan knows what to do

When Black Friday comes
I'll stand down by the door
And catch the grey men when they
Dive from the fourteenth floor
When Black Friday comes
I'll collect everything I'm owed
And before my friends find out
I'll be on the road

[Marrah_G]

24. Mine are at home

And they damn well better be cleaning their rooms.