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Arador

Berenene

Strata said:

Wait. What black friday are you referring to in that post?

Anaidiana

@berenene: In the US, the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas Holiday shopping season. So termed 'Black Friday' because it's the one day of the year that all commerical businesses operate 'in the black' (meaning they turn a profit instead of being 'in the red' (losing money)).  

In recent years, however, it's turned into a consumerism-driven rampage of trampling, beating people over the heads with merchandise, and overalll debauchery as normally pleasant people scramble to purchase as many things as cheaply as possible. 

What's really disturbing (to me) is how several businesses are open as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving -day-, preventing workers of those stores from enjoying the holiday with their families. Yes, there are people 'without family to spend it with' or who would rather have the bonus double 'holiday pay' or get '25% off total purchase' perks, but in the end....it's only going to make this problem worse.

Fitz

Recent years? I remember people getting trampled over Tickle Me Elmo's back in the early 90s.

Achimrst

Fitz said:

Recent years? I remember people getting trampled over Tickle Me Elmo's back in the early 90s.

I think my mom beat someone up for one of those. My little brother was afraid of the damn thing when he opened it though!

Exelethril

Real fighter jet training/combat simulations with 6 countries participating. Presenting, Red Flag.

Skye

could no longer be terrified of elmo after that

Trilliana

My Zim episode of the day... and I'm totally Gir

Daslin

@Dunn

Dunn

D'awwwww. I get Lucy on Saturday for the day.

Daslin

@Dunn best have pics, bro. Also, Shit you're fast.

Dunn

I just walked back into my lab from class too. Total coincidence.

It's not a coincidence, however, that I am now quickly responding as I have an hour until departmental happy hour...

Daslin

Happy hour, eh? Booze?

Achimrst

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/25/seth-rogen-james-franco-bound-2_n_4338075.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=4203847b=facebook

Dunn

Booze paid for by the professors in my department awwwww yissssss. Never have I so fervently answered the question "Another pitcher, guys?"

Daslin

Bro, have a few for me.

Jozlyn

Jozlyn

How I feel about most of the IC rants...they make me laugh so hard I have a coughing fit and have to find my inhaler.

Riley

Anaidiana said:

@berenene: In the US, the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas Holiday shopping season. So termed 'Black Friday' because it's the one day of the year that all commerical businesses operate 'in the black' (meaning they turn a profit instead of being 'in the red' (losing money)).  

In recent years, however, it's turned into a consumerism-driven rampage of trampling, beating people over the heads with merchandise, and overalll debauchery as normally pleasant people scramble to purchase as many things as cheaply as possible. 

What's really disturbing (to me) is how several businesses are open as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving -day-, preventing workers of those stores from enjoying the holiday with their families. Yes, there are people 'without family to spend it with' or who would rather have the bonus double 'holiday pay' or get '25% off total purchase' perks, but in the end....it's only going to make this problem worse.

Heh, last time I worked retail was 99-01 at Best Buy, most of us worked through Thanksgiving anyway. They uncapped OT from Wed-Sat for Black Friday prep and recovery. 

I used to love working Black Friday, you got to see the funniest fist fights, stabbings, gun waving, and pepper spraying.

Berenene

Anaidiana said:

@berenene: In the US, the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Christmas Holiday shopping season. So termed 'Black Friday' because it's the one day of the year that all commerical businesses operate 'in the black' (meaning they turn a profit instead of being 'in the red' (losing money)).  

In recent years, however, it's turned into a consumerism-driven rampage of trampling, beating people over the heads with merchandise, and overalll debauchery as normally pleasant people scramble to purchase as many things as cheaply as possible. 

What's really disturbing (to me) is how several businesses are open as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving -day-, preventing workers of those stores from enjoying the holiday with their families. Yes, there are people 'without family to spend it with' or who would rather have the bonus double 'holiday pay' or get '25% off total purchase' perks, but in the end....it's only going to make this problem worse.

Ah thanks.  I was a bit confused and figured it must have meant something else. Over here "Black Friday" refers to one of the worst bushfires in victorian history back in 1939.

Kyrra

I thought that was Ash Wednesday?

Berenene

Kyrra said:

I thought that was Ash Wednesday?

Black Friday, Ash wednesday, Black Saturday - All very bad bushfire days.  I think those are actually the big 3 of the worst.

Jozlyn

Anaidiana

...ash wednesday to me is the day when good little Catholics go to church and have little crosses drawn on their foreheads with ashes. 

Hegua

Nakari

Anaidiana said:

...ash wednesday to me is the day when good little Catholics go to church and have little crosses drawn on their foreheads with ashes. 

Don't forget Anglicans :P

Jozlyn

Synbios

Kresslack

I'm no physics major, but it doesn't look like he's got this...

Synbios

Kresslack said:

I'm no physics major, but it doesn't look like he's got this...

If anything else, it would appear that the prone juvenile human has spheres of steel, knowing that he'll get a face- and crotch-ful of wheelie.