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    Image of jordos1 jordos1
    11:04 AM

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    If Thursday is gray, and Friday is black, do we start calling Saturday red? As in that is when Americans realize they've just bought themselves 27 $7 lime-green, irregular Polo Sport hoodies in xxxl, and a drop of about 10 points in their FICO score.
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    08:30 AM

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    One year I want to use photoshop and a laser printer to print realistic looking, but fake, Wal-Mart Black Friday ads - promoting insane deals like "$5 Toshiba Laptops!" and "$14 Sony HDTVs!" and sneak them into a lot of Thanksgiving newspapers that are still on the newstands and then go to the nearest Wal-Mart the next day and watch the managers and employees try to deal with people demanding these deals.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/26/09

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    Don't even TALK to me about this. Do you know how long I was formatting affiliate links for the blog network I work on? Well, I got up about 23 hours ago. Let's just put it that way.

    And the affiliate websites are actually crashing from everyone else doing exactly the same thing.
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    Image of drunkexpatwriter drunkexpatwriter
    08:27 AM

    @raincoaster: I feel your pain. I spent most of thanksgiving writing affiliate content for one of my clients.
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    11/26/09

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    Being forced to work on a family holiday pretty much stinks, but in these tough times I'd think that every workplace has staff that would welcome the extra hours, particularly if overtime/holiday pay factors in -- which it darn well should, though I am sure it doesn't always. As a newspaper refugee, working holidays was something I got used to and even sought.
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    Image of Kimrod Kimrod
    11/26/09

    @Glib and Bitchy: I was so looking forward to working the holidays this fall, it was one way to get alittle ahead. They eliminated my position and laid me off instead.
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    Glib and Bitchy promoted this comment Edited by Kimrod at 11/26/09 7:46 PM Kimrod was starred Kimrod was unstarred
    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    10:05 AM

    @Kimrod: I know it doesn't really help, but I am sorry to hear that and wish you the best.
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/26/09

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    Don't tell me what to do, Ravi! I am perfectly content sitting around waiting for the food to stop cooking.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/26/09

    In reply to Don't Just Sit There — Go and Shop!
    All I ask for is that these stores put their sales online so I don't have to wake up at four or get trampled by fat crazy people. So far, the only store to get my Black Friday cash is Amazon.com. Thanks for the $5 MP3 albums, guys!
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/26/09

    @DahlELama: I'm just about to go through all of the "Black Friday" ads in today's paper.

    I'm not really planning to buy a lot tomorrow and it's way too early for me to think about gifts, but there are a couple of things I've been needing and since I live in a non-metro area, Black Friday isn't a scary thing.
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    Image of Glib and Bitchy Glib and Bitchy
    11/26/09

    @DahlELama: Unless they've got their eye on one of the door-buster promo sales, I never understood why anyone would put up with the predawn rush. And even then. . .
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/26/09

    @DahlELama: See my post above. I've been getting 30-40 emails a day from affiliate stores trying to induce me to PICK THEM PICK THEM to throw some traffic to on Friday. I am heartily sick of capitalism now, and I didn't even buy anything!
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    Image of Dictator for Life Dictator for Life
    11/26/09

    @Glib and Bitchy: Those door buster sales are always on the stuff that's cheap anyway. Get a DVD player for $39! It's the Korean one that's regularly $49, but it's a helluva deal! (Valid from 4-6 am only, limit 6 per customer.)
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/26/09

    In reply to Starving Artists' Souls Never Die, Although Their Bodies Do, By Starving
    Some twerp just tried to start a conversation by telling me "even in this terrible recession, the rate of entrepreneurship is increasing! Isn't that great?"

    I said no, it was not great, because what it reflects is the fact that the involuntarily unemployed are desperately trying to start something, anything, that will keep a roof over their heads.
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    11/25/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I used to get upset at these folks and the kids claiming to sell candy for their basketball teams, until I realized something: There really has never been a point in history anyone begging has been honest about it. I mean outside of the Salvation Army, can anyone think of a street group that is regularly outside that does spend the money the way they claim to spend it?

    I think the only time I have ever felt 100% secure in knowing what I gave to someone was something they used/ate was when my mom made cheese sandwiches she'd give me to give to Bill, the neighborhood acid casualty who always told me "You're mom is a very nice person!"

    I miss Bill.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I only support freelance homeless, because as much of a pinko as I am, I'm more of an anarchist.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I know a girl who put herself through college shaking jugs so people would give her money. It's nothing new.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    Another weird thing about moving in with Mom and Dad is that whenever they call you, the call

    is coming

    from inside

    the house.
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    Image of Sergio Hernandez Sergio Hernandez
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    I used to feel bad for ignoring that jug guy outside the Starbucks on Spring Street...

    but then I remembered I'm an organ donor, which is basically a lifelong "good deed" credit anyway, right?
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/24/09

    In reply to Demonize the Homeless Long Enough and No One Will Notice You Moved Back Home
    Bowling for dolors.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/23/09

    In reply to A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
    The plebes are falling for it... commodity bubble is growing. Faster than you can say "executive order 6102" your shiny metals will be reduced to toxic waste. (or something like that)

    Invest in toilet paper and freeze dried coffee.
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    Image of freedc freedc
    11/23/09

    In reply to A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
    You can't collect insurance on a suicide, the insurance companies won't pay out and if they even suspect it, you'll be in court trying to get the policy money.

    Sorry to ruin your plan. Instead of killing ourselves, maybe we should just rob some other countries? ;)
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    Image of MyrtleWilloughby MyrtleWilloughby
    11/23/09

    @freedc: Oh man. I was holding out for Death of a Salesman 2: Nappa hijinx at the Loeman Winery.
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    Image of Atilla the Bun Atilla the Bun
    11/23/09

    @freedc: Not that I'm recommending this as a life plan, but some life-insurance policies do allow recovery even if cases of suicide but that coverage usually doesn't kick in for a term of a number of years (usually two) after purchase of the policy.

    I just hope Fluffy in the picture consulted with his lawyers before assuming his benefits are vested in the case of suicide.
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    Edited by Atilla the Bun at 11/23/09 5:12 PM Atilla the Bun was starred Atilla the Bun was unstarred
    Image of freedc freedc
    11/23/09

    @Atilla the Bun: Interesting. But bad public policy, no? And probably a lot more murders made to look like suicides if you can get the $.

    The cat is so cute even if so inappropriate.
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