Black Friday 1994

[Limewater]

Easy, buddy. My comment was not really intended to be a jab at football.

[Luke]

Easy, buddy. My comment was not really intended to be a jab at football.

I was actually picking on myself, the naive Cubs fan I am.

We'll never win a NLCS. *kicks rocks*

[YoshiEgg25]

Easy, buddy. My comment was not really intended to be a jab at football.

I was actually picking on myself, the naive Cubs fan I am.

We'll never win a NLCS. *kicks rocks*

I was going to yell at you but then you said you were a Cubs fan too.

Why do I have to be one of those diehard fans who go to games in April and go to Cubs Convention? (Note: last year was my first April game, and January will be my first Convention.)

[Luke]

I was going to yell at you but then you said you were a Cubs fan too.

Born and raised in Chicago's North side.

Being a Cub's fan is like having sex with a hot chick, but never reaching the big O.

You're glad to be there, you feel lucky to be there, and there is this huge build up that you keep thinking "any minute now...." but "now" never happens. And even though it never happens, you keep going back for more.

But I don't mind being the butt of jokes for being a cubbie.

[Jrecee]

I was going to yell at you but then you said you were a Cubs fan too.

Born and raised in Chicago's North side.

Being a Cub's fan is like having sex with a hot chick, but never reaching the big O.

You're glad to be there, you feel lucky to be there, and there is this huge build up that you keep thinking "any minute now...." but "now" never happens. And even though it never happens, you keep going back for more.

But I don't mind being the butt of jokes for being a cubbie.

Does that mean being a Yankees fan is like getting a really good prostitute who gets you off in 30 seconds?

[EvilRyu2099]

Does that mean being a Yankees fan is like getting a really good prostitute who gets you off in 30 seconds?

If that hooker costs $300 million..

[J T]

I avoid Black Friday like a plague. Piles of assholes fighting each other to save a couple of bucks on shit they don't need? I'll sleep in.

This. Although I like the online Black Friday sales. I don't mind getting a bargain as long as I'm not waiting in a long ass line with a bunch of over-eager consumer whores pushing and clawing their way to the bargain shit piles.

[dsheinem]

Actually, I haven't seen people killing each other over a sale every year; and your statement considering that is ridiculous and asinine. You are taking our discussion into a stupid argument, where you literally equate a sale to poisoning people (take a second and think about it, you actually did that). By that logic every person who dies in an traffic accident should blame only the company that manufactures cars. .

You are completely off your rocker on this one. You might as well support the people who sue McDonalds for serving hot coffee.

This is the first time that I read your posts and have to think "What's eating this guy?".

Of course, no personal disrespect, but you're way off on this.

I was comparing the "holiday" to a party, not a sale to poison. Small but important distinction. In any case, my point was that if people are getting harmed every year and you know this will happen if you run certain kinds of promotions, why keep doing it?

I didn't say people die every year, I said people are injured or die every year.

Blaming car companies and blaming McDonald's are false analogies, because they aren't promoting irresponsible behavior. Having limited qualities of items, working customers up into a frenzy, and poor security/management - after seeing what happens year after year - is irresponsible. Selling coffee or cars is not.

FYI:
2009: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article ... larksville

2008: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/200 ... after.html and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/2 ... 47032.html,

2007: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/loca ... ryid=96063

2006/2005: http://www.dailyemerald.com/2.2355/top- ... s-1.191502

Nothing against you, either, but there is a problematic recent history to this yearly event and that is why I feel as I do.

[Limewater]

I didn't say people die every year, I said people are injured or die every year.

Now I know you're talking about football.

[dsheinem]

I didn't say people die every year, I said people are injured or die every year.

Now I know you're talking about football.

The difference is that football players know the risk. Shoppers shouldn't have to take possible bodily harm into account when going to the mall.