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I agree, Andrus. Sometimes it makes me cringe to think what people have
done to themselves and to others—all for the sake of a sawbuck.
On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 11:46 -0700, Andrus wrote:
> That would be the "black Friday" that just passed... the day
> following Thanksgiving owing to the degenerate gambling-induced
> shopping practice that has become rampant in the US. They put deep
> discounts on a very limited quantity of enticing items so that the
> hoards are lining up at the door for opening time in hopes that in a
> mad dash they may be the "lucky" person to get the ultra-bargain to
> start t heir frenzied Christmas shopping.
>
> Sorry if I seem negative, but I recall when we thought it tacky
> commercialism to put up Christmas decorations and ads the very day
> after Thanksgiving! :-) Now the media seems ironically proud to
> call the practice "black Friday", and too many people go along with
> the term and the practice.
>
> Thinking the silent majority has been too long silent,
> Ben Andrus
> __________________________________________________
> On 2011 Nov 24, Thu, at 3:43 am, Geoffrey Heard wrote:
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> > This just came up on the Wizaerd's Canvas forum. I don't know what
> > "black Friday" they are talking about, but . . .
> >
> > http://sites.fastspring.com/macware/product/gdsdownload?coupon=GDSESD10BF
> >
> > Mac Graphic Design Studio
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Geoffrey Heard
> > The Ad-Doctor-Online
> > http://www.ad-doctor-online.com
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