| [Justin Kenny] Monday, December 01, 2008 12:12:29 PM | |
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In all honesty, I didn't take part in the initial 'Black Friday' rush as my wife and eldest daughter opted...they were up at 3:30 that morning and arrived at the Wal-Mart by us just in time for the 4am opening. It was (by all description) very quick and busy...but the most out of hand region of the store seemed to be reserved to the electronics department (thank Christ). Her only M.O. for going there at all was because of the 75%+ off savings that were going on with some of the young miss/adult ladies' clothing....jeans, tops...shit like that. The girls have been needing some new clothing for some time now, and my wife managed to capitalize on the sales quotients...picking up said items for both of our daughters, a quick peruse through toys for some of the younger children in the family, hopped upon a line that was quite small and quickly moving..and got the hell outta there. I later joined my wife to set up the lay-away business we had to take care of at K-Mart...which went surprisingly smooth...but it's some of what I witnessed there, and the things I heard about later that day that really got me to thinking. I just can't excuse or rationalize such Cro-Mag behaviors as I learned about in Valley Stream (and anywhere else this had happened). It was a stark reminder of the madness that took place back when the 'Cabbage Patch Kids,' 'Tickle Me Elmo,' 'iPods,' and other high-demand items that emerged in the last 25 years to better tempt the consumer dollar. I'm sorry....but when something like that deduces the "..most advanced race" of this planet to mindless, careless, heartless frenzies....it behooves the ENTIRETY of those of us left with SOME semblance of decency and respect to set a new example and tell these retailers/manufacturers to take their 'must-have' items and shove 'em clean up their chocolate wizz-ways. Yes...I know how ironic that just sounded....LOL!!!
....it's a lot less harmful than hearing about store employees who won't be able to join their own families for the holidays because they DIED in the name of trying to make OTHER people's holiday "....happy and prosperous."
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, December 01, 2008 11:53:48 AM)| |  | Deep Freeze wrote: | | | So very well said (as usual) Justin. I can imagine that you see more than your fair share of public nimrods. |
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:53:48 AM | |
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| So very well said (as usual) Justin. I can imagine that you see more than your fair share of public nimrods. |
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| [LORD of TEXAS] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:48:32 AM | |
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there are people but more sheeple..........mobs are bad....
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Justin Kenny from Monday, December 01, 2008 11:41:34 AM)| | | Justin Kenny wrote: | | Lord...it never ceases to amaze me what can transpire in a matter of 4 days or so....seems once again this site is in danger of losing otherwise GOOD people because more of the proverbial shit has begun to needlessly annihilate the 'fan' for which it invariably targets.
Add to this, the events of the last three days on a more grand scale. I simply cannot get over the non-sensical bull-rush ethic I heard about this past weekend once 'Black Friday' hit. I mean...my God...an older, part-time employee of a Wal-Mart branch in Valley Stream, NY (which is about 40 minutes from where I used to live on Long Island) gets trampled to death just trying to open the feckin' store!!!?? Then I hear about two employees of another store that were shot (whether or not it had anything to do with the shopping rush has yet to be determined at this time)??
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!!???  
Alright...I know...it's the biggest shopping day that gets the holiday shopping kicked off in earnest. It's a pathetic time economically, and a lotta retailers are trying in vain to compete for whatever spending dollar consumers are willing to shell out...I get it...honestly, I do. But fer Chrissakes...does it REALLY gotta be about life and death?? Must this reduce otherwise rational, sane (I think?) people to regress some 10,000 years in order to obtain one or two coveted items?? I sure hope those who espouse the beliefs of the 'big-bang/evolutionary' theories have re-tooled their thinking as to just how advanced a race we humans have evolved into...because some of what I saw and heard would make me wonder like a sonuvabitch were I of the same order of thinking/belief...lemme tell ya! The only things missing were the overtly hairy bodies, a few mace clubs, and some added grunts and other guttural noises as a means of communicating (and while I think about it, I did see some of that too)!!! Know what gets my goat too?? The fact that once the Valley Stream police got the Wal-Mart evacuated, people had the nerve to complain.....you believe this!?? COMPLAIN....even after they heard about what had happened!!! Then, my wife tells me she overheard that there was a fight in the electronics department in the Wal-Mart by us because someone had the nerve to swipe a TV clean out of the shopping cart right in front of the person who had it in there in the first place!!!
Unreal....I mean that....absolutely UNreal. And people wonder why there are some of this world who have this abject hatred when it comes to holidays. I don't...I know what it's supposed to represent and what it's supposed to mean, and it will always be that way...but there are a vast number of people who really need a goddamn clue and in a bigger goddamn hurry. |
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| [Justin Kenny] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:41:34 AM | |
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Lord...it never ceases to amaze me what can transpire in a matter of 4 days or so....seems once again this site is in danger of losing otherwise GOOD people because more of the proverbial shit has begun to needlessly annihilate the 'fan' for which it invariably targets.
Add to this, the events of the last three days on a more grand scale. I simply cannot get over the non-sensical bull-rush ethic I heard about this past weekend once 'Black Friday' hit. I mean...my God...an older, part-time employee of a Wal-Mart branch in Valley Stream, NY (which is about 40 minutes from where I used to live on Long Island) gets trampled to death just trying to open the feckin' store!!!?? Then I hear about two employees of another store that were shot (whether or not it had anything to do with the shopping rush has yet to be determined at this time)??
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!!???
Alright...I know...it's the biggest shopping day that gets the holiday shopping kicked off in earnest. It's a pathetic time economically, and a lotta retailers are trying in vain to compete for whatever spending dollar consumers are willing to shell out...I get it...honestly, I do. But fer Chrissakes...does it REALLY gotta be about life and death?? Must this reduce otherwise rational, sane (I think?) people to regress some 10,000 years in order to obtain one or two coveted items?? I sure hope those who espouse the beliefs of the 'big-bang/evolutionary' theories have re-tooled their thinking as to just how advanced a race we humans have evolved into...because some of what I saw and heard would make me wonder like a sonuvabitch were I of the same order of thinking/belief...lemme tell ya! The only things missing were the overtly hairy bodies, a few mace clubs, and some added grunts and other guttural noises as a means of communicating (and while I think about it, I did see some of that too)!!! Know what gets my goat too?? The fact that once the Valley Stream police got the Wal-Mart evacuated, people had the nerve to complain.....you believe this!?? COMPLAIN....even after they heard about what had happened!!! Then, my wife tells me she overheard that there was a fight in the electronics department in the Wal-Mart by us because someone had the nerve to swipe a TV clean out of the shopping cart right in front of the person who had it in there in the first place!!!
Unreal....I mean that....absolutely UNreal. And people wonder why there are some of this world who have this abject hatred when it comes to holidays. I don't...I know what it's supposed to represent and what it's supposed to mean, and it will always be that way...but there are a vast number of people who really need a goddamn clue and in a bigger goddamn hurry. |
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| [LORD of TEXAS] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:27:01 AM | |
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I hope the best for your mom...... MG [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:54:36 PM)
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Well first and foremost I would like to say Hello, and say that I missed talking to you all...
My mother made it through the surgery, her cancer had spread.. and they ended up taking 17 additional lymph nodes from her under arm area.. and will be biopsy-ing them, and I wont know the results until this Friday.. And Depending on what type of cancer it is will depend on her treatment...
I see alot has gone on since I was gone... And unfortunatly. I see I will not be coming back out here for a very long time. I do not want to go through what I went through before on this site..
Anywase.. thank you all and e-mail me if you want my hot mail is listed..
Love and the best to all...
MG~
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:20:56 AM | |
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Well said, HB. Twice. You see, we cannot allow idiots and losers to undermine all we have built here on this Board. That is all he could have hoped to gain from his comments. As I mentioned, he has but ONE friend in FOUR years on this site. There is a reason for that. He is a loser in life as well. It is obvious. There is nothing we can do about their appearance, but we can do something about their tenure. We must stand together. We must not allow anyone to tear at us. We ARE family. MG, you know we are with you. You know that.
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| [Head banger] Monday, December 01, 2008 11:03:03 AM | |
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the good outnumber the bad. keep the faith
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Monday, December 01, 2008 10:46:38 AM)| | | MG_Metalgoddess wrote: | | Yep.. this is exactly what Iam talking about.. Its too bad that these people really have no clue..
For reasons such as this and others Its no-wonder this site may shut down..
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:46:38 AM | |
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Yep.. this is exactly what Iam talking about.. Its too bad that these people really have no clue..
For reasons such as this and others Its no-wonder this site may shut down..
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| [Head banger] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:34:00 AM | |
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assholes, the universal constant.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Monday, December 01, 2008 10:14:09 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Make that two (reports).
IDK, maybe we should raise the required number of respect points? The rate at which these assoles appear is unbelievable.
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | What an utterly disgusting and moronic comment. Have another drink, Quigley. You have been reported as Offensive. Been "nice" knowing you.
(My personal apologies to Murray!)
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:26:07 AM | |
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More than that, strat! Far more. You know, I think the fact that he has been a "member" for FOUR years and only has ONE friend says it all. And that "one" is probably himself.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Monday, December 01, 2008 10:14:09 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Make that two (reports).
IDK, maybe we should raise the required number of respect points? The rate at which these assoles appear is unbelievable.
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | What an utterly disgusting and moronic comment. Have another drink, Quigley. You have been reported as Offensive. Been "nice" knowing you.
(My personal apologies to Murray!)
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| [_strat_] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:14:09 AM | |
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Make that two (reports).
IDK, maybe we should raise the required number of respect points? The rate at which these assoles appear is unbelievable.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Monday, December 01, 2008 9:56:51 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | What an utterly disgusting and moronic comment. Have another drink, Quigley. You have been reported as Offensive. Been "nice" knowing you.
(My personal apologies to Murray!)
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| [brian dawe] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:03:29 AM | |
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| [kiamat] Monday, December 01, 2008 10:02:17 AM | |
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Thank goodness for the ignore button. Much better.
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| [Deep Freeze] Monday, December 01, 2008 9:56:51 AM | |
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What an utterly disgusting and moronic comment. Have another drink, Quigley. You have been reported as Offensive. Been "nice" knowing you.
(My personal apologies to Murray!)
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| [brian dawe] Monday, December 01, 2008 9:49:38 AM | |
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| [Metallark] Monday, December 01, 2008 9:26:37 AM | |
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Sorry to hear about your mom's news. Know you will be in our thoughts.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:54:36 PM)| | | MG_Metalgoddess wrote: | | Well first and foremost I would like to say Hello, and say that I missed talking to you all...
My mother made it through the surgery, her cancer had spread.. and they ended up taking 17 additional lymph nodes from her under arm area.. and will be biopsy-ing them, and I wont know the results until this Friday.. And Depending on what type of cancer it is will depend on her treatment...
I see alot has gone on since I was gone... And unfortunatly. I see I will not be coming back out here for a very long time. I do not want to go through what I went through before on this site..
Anywase.. thank you all and e-mail me if you want my hot mail is listed..
Love and the best to all...
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Sorry to hear that. Best wishes to your mum.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:54:36 PM)| | | MG_Metalgoddess wrote: | | Well first and foremost I would like to say Hello, and say that I missed talking to you all...
My mother made it through the surgery, her cancer had spread.. and they ended up taking 17 additional lymph nodes from her under arm area.. and will be biopsy-ing them, and I wont know the results until this Friday.. And Depending on what type of cancer it is will depend on her treatment...
I see alot has gone on since I was gone... And unfortunatly. I see I will not be coming back out here for a very long time. I do not want to go through what I went through before on this site..
Anywase.. thank you all and e-mail me if you want my hot mail is listed..
Love and the best to all...
MG~ |
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| [Jeanine] Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:36:37 PM | |
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Freeze, congratulations on your sobriety! I think it is wonderful that you have realized true unconditional love. What is also amazing and wonderful is that you shared this with us all. Thank you. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Friday, November 28, 2008 11:29:00 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Ah! Nice and quiet in here now! First, I must say how wonderful it is to see old friends return! Tim, Bev, WW!!! Welcome back and please know that you have been missed. It is my sincere hope that you do not make long absences your habit!
The Princess woke up with a bad cold this morning, courtesy of my two grandsons that brought it along with them! *ugh* My daughter and the rest just left a while ago and I am, once again, sitting quietly in the living room...alone. It is amazing what turbulence children bring with them and how much we miss it when they go... I do not believe I have ever seen two more stressed out cats! HA!!! It was truly a wonderful Thanksgiving in spite of the dreadful illness that will soon be passed from the Princess to me. A very small price to pay for the joy of seeing my two, beautiful grandchildren smiling and laughing and asking me a million questions! That, my dear friends, is a joy that I do hope each of you can share someday. And now....silence. Just this computer and the TV. Serenity returns.
This holiday was a gentle reminder of what is really important to me. Family. The love of a daughter that had such a terrible father years ago. The cheer of two adorable grandsons that remind me SO much of me and my brothers. The warmth of an evening by the fire, laughing and remembering that no matter what has happened, there is always redemption. There is love. There is family.
Yesterday, I celebrated something else that is so very important to me. My fourth year of sobriety. To have my daughter here for that milestone was extra special. For you see, she was the one that endured a childhood without a dad. She had to see things a child should never see. And yet, she loves me. We come together on this special day and we are father and daughter. Something we were not, all those years ago. I treasure this time of my life more than anything. Through clear, sober eyes, I see the woman that was once my daughter. I see the mother that was once my daughter. I see the wife that was once my daughter. And now, I can see the man that was not a dad, but has been redeemed, and I am proud. I am thankful.
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| [scorpion01] Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:34:42 PM | |
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BEST WISHES MG! HOPEFULLY ALL WILL TURNOUT ALRIGHT. OUR THOUGHTS WILL BE WITH YOU! [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:54:36 PM)
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Well first and foremost I would like to say Hello, and say that I missed talking to you all...
My mother made it through the surgery, her cancer had spread.. and they ended up taking 17 additional lymph nodes from her under arm area.. and will be biopsy-ing them, and I wont know the results until this Friday.. And Depending on what type of cancer it is will depend on her treatment...
I see alot has gone on since I was gone... And unfortunatly. I see I will not be coming back out here for a very long time. I do not want to go through what I went through before on this site..
Anywase.. thank you all and e-mail me if you want my hot mail is listed..
Love and the best to all...
MG~
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| [Soylentgreen4u] Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:54:32 PM | |
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