As we reflect on the year past, with all of it's surprises and historical events that we are still digesting, we need to take time to reflect on what is the True Meaning of Christmas.
Fourth Quarter Sales.
Yes, we as a Nation, and a Culture, depend on Fourth Quarter Sales to provide our economy, and our way of life, with the "fuel" that drives the "engine" of our financial system.
So, it is important, no, it is URGENT that we come together, like one big family, and spend as much fucking money as we possibly can tomorrow, and the following days leading up to Christmas, and for you Canadians, Boxing Day.
If we do not, and i dont want to scare you, but IF WE DO NOT SPEND LIKE A SAILOR ON FURLOUGH AT A WHOREHOUSE IN VEGAS then Santa will die.
If Santa dies, then we too, shall die a horrible death, unlike any pain and torture you have ever known.
it will be like shopping in Bulgaria, pre 1987.
Grab your wallet, steal Grandma's secret stash, Sell your Gold and Silver by sticking it in an envelope and mailing it to some unknown refinery for cash. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. The consequences are simply not an option.
YOU MUST BUY EVERYTHING OR WE ARE FUCKED! DO YOU WANT THAT?
i think not.
so tomorrow, go, be there at 4 am, waiting like Teen-ager at his prom expecting to get his first piece of ass, and shop like your life depends on it,
because it does.
Santa Loves You, Please Save Santa, and remember, inventory is SHIT until you sell it.
Buy Everything Day.
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Buy Everything Day.
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now these people know how to shop....
NEW YORK – A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an "out of control" throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said.
At least four other people, including a woman eight months pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries, and the store in Valley Stream on Long Island closed for several hours before reopening.
Nassau police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the store doors at the mall about 20 miles east of Manhattan. The impatient crowd knocked the man to the ground as he opened the doors, leaving a metal portion of the frame crumpled like an accordion.
"This crowd was out of control," said Nassau police spokesman Lt. Michael Fleming. He described the scene as "utter chaos."
Dozens of store employees trying to fight their way out to help the man were also getting trampled by the crowd, Fleming said. Witnesses said that even as the worker lay on the ground, shoppers streamed into the store, stepping over him.
Kimberly Cribbs, who witnessed the stampede, said shoppers were acting like "savages."
"When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling 'I've been on line since yesterday morning,'" she said. "They kept shopping."
The 34-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m., police said. The exact cause of death has not been determined, and the man's name was not released.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital, where she and the baby were reported to be OK, said police Sgt. Anthony Repalone. At least three other people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
Police said criminal charges were possible in the case, but Fleming said it would be difficult to identify individual shoppers. Authorities were reviewing surveillance video.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., called the incident a "tragic situation" and said the employee came from a temporary agency and was doing maintenance work at the store.
"The safety and security of our customers and associates is our top priority," said Dan Fogleman, a company spokesman. "At this point, facts are still being assembled and we are working closely with the Nassau County Police as they investigate what occurred."
Shoppers around the country line up early outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving in the annual bargain-hunting ritual known as Black Friday. It got that name because it has historically been the day when stores broke into profitability for the full year.
NEW YORK – A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an "out of control" throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said.
At least four other people, including a woman eight months pregnant, were taken to hospitals for observation or minor injuries, and the store in Valley Stream on Long Island closed for several hours before reopening.
Nassau police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the store doors at the mall about 20 miles east of Manhattan. The impatient crowd knocked the man to the ground as he opened the doors, leaving a metal portion of the frame crumpled like an accordion.
"This crowd was out of control," said Nassau police spokesman Lt. Michael Fleming. He described the scene as "utter chaos."
Dozens of store employees trying to fight their way out to help the man were also getting trampled by the crowd, Fleming said. Witnesses said that even as the worker lay on the ground, shoppers streamed into the store, stepping over him.
Kimberly Cribbs, who witnessed the stampede, said shoppers were acting like "savages."
"When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling 'I've been on line since yesterday morning,'" she said. "They kept shopping."
The 34-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m., police said. The exact cause of death has not been determined, and the man's name was not released.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman was taken to a hospital, where she and the baby were reported to be OK, said police Sgt. Anthony Repalone. At least three other people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
Police said criminal charges were possible in the case, but Fleming said it would be difficult to identify individual shoppers. Authorities were reviewing surveillance video.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Ark., called the incident a "tragic situation" and said the employee came from a temporary agency and was doing maintenance work at the store.
"The safety and security of our customers and associates is our top priority," said Dan Fogleman, a company spokesman. "At this point, facts are still being assembled and we are working closely with the Nassau County Police as they investigate what occurred."
Shoppers around the country line up early outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving in the annual bargain-hunting ritual known as Black Friday. It got that name because it has historically been the day when stores broke into profitability for the full year.
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Damn Simon, you beat me to the punch--I was just going to say that the people in NY must have read your post.
We had someone get shot in CA in a Toys R Us too. Two girls--probably fighting over a toy--but all the details aren't out yet.
JK
We had someone get shot in CA in a Toys R Us too. Two girls--probably fighting over a toy--but all the details aren't out yet.
JK
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When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realized that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me
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Sailors take liberty, not furlough. Duh.
My relatives dragged me to Wal-Mart. Twice. I thought we were going to visit aunts and uncles down on the farm, but no, the guys went shooting and I could either stay alone at the house or go shopping. Wonderful. Yes, I bought some things, but mostly shirts for my nieces.
My relatives dragged me to Wal-Mart. Twice. I thought we were going to visit aunts and uncles down on the farm, but no, the guys went shooting and I could either stay alone at the house or go shopping. Wonderful. Yes, I bought some things, but mostly shirts for my nieces.