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: > > > 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