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News & ArtsFriday, November 25, 2011
Events The Day Consumerism Turns Fatal
Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Today is Black Friday, which, once upon a time, was just "the biggest shopping day of the year!" and the unofficial kick-off to the "countdown to Christmas!" (blet). More recently, it's become the day that the promise of low, low prices drives Americans to fatally trample each other. It's always been gross.
Let us celebrate with a quiz.
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"Pepper Spray! A yummy and delicious form of crowd control"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SYTbFDS…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SYTbFDS…
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If stores put prices so low that it inspires people to hurt or kill each other, the store should be held legally accountable. Once they get hit with the long arm of the law, this crap will stop.
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