...I busted out laughing when my wife and I first saw the video taken at the Wal-Mart store in the Grand Rapids area, showing consumers being trampled by other consumers. I laughed because just a few days ago I blogged that these people "all deserve each other."
You wouldn't want to get between a meth freak or a crack addict and his next fix, so why would you think it would be safe to place yourself between wild-eyed consumers and their next consumption? The media whips these addicts into a feeding frenzy starting around Halloween and then the climax builds until 5:00 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving and all hell breaks loose. Go figure! Maybe the catchy little "Black Friday" moniker can now be changed to "Black-and-Blue Friday".
I know it's wrong, but...
...I busted out laughing when my wife and I first saw the video taken at the Wal-Mart store in the Grand Rapids area, showing consumers being trampled by other consumers. I laughed because just a few days ago I blogged that these people "all deserve each other."
You wouldn't want to get between a meth freak or a crack addict and his next fix, so why would you think it would be safe to place yourself between wild-eyed consumers and their next consumption? The media whips these addicts into a feeding frenzy starting around Halloween and then the climax builds until 5:00 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving and all hell breaks loose. Go figure! Maybe the catchy little "Black Friday" moniker can now be changed to "Black-and-Blue Friday".
Season's Beatings!!!
R.J.
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