We really have lost the true meaning of Christmas.

Dman001 · 29-11-2008 12:08AM #1

http://gizmodo.com/5099896/more-black-friday-bloodshed-2-dead-after-shooting-at-toys-r-us

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/28/doorbusting-at-long-island-walmart-leads-to-workers-death/

3 people have being killed today because of the mad rush from Black Friday deals. Are people so mad that they would actually kill someone else just for cheap products. It really is ridiculous.

brianthebard · 29-11-2008 12:10AM

If its any consolation, black friday is a thanksgiving tradition rather than Christmas...

Orange69 · 29-11-2008 12:13AM

I took a drive up to the Catskills today to get away from the mass display of stupidity that is back Friday..

Dman001 · 29-11-2008 12:13AM

brianthebard wrote: »

If its any consolation, black friday is a thanksgiving tradition rather than Christmas...

Well I know but alot of that shoppers could be shopping for Christmas.

Orange69 · 29-11-2008 12:19AM

brianthebard wrote: »

If its any consolation, black friday is a thanksgiving tradition rather than Christmas...

Actually its kinda both, its the day after thanksgiving and the first day in the Christmas shopping cycle.. And like most everything else associated with Christmas its retarded...

EamonnKeane · 29-11-2008 12:24AM

Did not the three wise men ambush and kill the merchant to get gold, frankincense and myrrh? Joseph and Mary were witnesses, and they did plan to kill them too, but a voice from the heavens, yea, told them to spare the life of the Christ-child that is in the Virgin's womb. And so it came to pass that the Magi did give them a cut to keep their mouths shut.

Highsider · 29-11-2008 10:45AM

Dman001 wrote: »

http://gizmodo.com/5099896/more-black-friday-bloodshed-2-dead-after-shooting-at-toys-r-us

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/28/doorbusting-at-long-island-walmart-leads-to-workers-death/

3 people have being killed today because of the mad rush from Black Friday deals. Are people so mad that they would actually kill someone else just for cheap products. It really is ridiculous.

The answer to your question is yes

antodeco · 29-11-2008 11:47AM

Is there a special on fried chicken that day?

ninebeanrows · 29-11-2008 11:52AM

Well at least it looks like Christmas today if thats anything!

Nalz · 29-11-2008 11:58AM

EamonnKeane wrote: »

Did not the three wise men ambush and kill the merchant to get gold, frankincense and myrrh? Joseph and Mary were witnesses, and they did plan to kill them too, but a voice from the heavens, yea, told them to spare the life of the Christ-child that is in the Virgin's womb. And so it came to pass that the Magi did give them a cut to keep their mouths shut.

Eh when you were typing that, what thoughts were going through your head?

faceman · 29-11-2008 12:01PM

It is true people have forgotten the true meaning of christmas

The birth of Santy

29-11-2008 12:13PM

Did someone say X-mas?

themadchef · 29-11-2008 12:23PM

Put a 90% sale on Manalo Whathisfaces shoes .... There would be minimum of 5 killed in the queue alone.

biko · 29-11-2008 12:43PM

I do miss the Yule we used to celebrate before St Patrick ruined it all with Jesus stuff.

Kold · 29-11-2008 01:35PM

Christmas has no true meaning fs. Unless that meaning is to keep the same holiday every time a new religion comes along.

Bob the Builder · 29-11-2008 02:06PM

When santa stops coming - christmas becomes obsolete.

ejmaztec · 29-11-2008 02:28PM

Bob the Builder wrote: »

When santa stops coming - christmas becomes obsolete.

Is this what you mean? :pac:

Nodin · 29-11-2008 03:17PM

Dman001 wrote: »

http://gizmodo.com/5099896/more-black-friday-bloodshed-2-dead-after-shooting-at-toys-r-us

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/28/doorbusting-at-long-island-walmart-leads-to-workers-death/

3 people have being killed today because of the mad rush from Black Friday deals. Are people so mad that they would actually kill someone else just for cheap products. It really is ridiculous.

Thats America. Why the "we"?

Nodin · 29-11-2008 03:18PM

Bob the Builder wrote: »

When santa stops coming - christmas becomes obsolete.

Doesn't get any cheaper though.

Terry · 29-11-2008 03:21PM

Nodin wrote: »

Thats America. Why the "we"?

I was just wondering that myself.

Don't lump me in with a bunch of crazy Americans.
I'm perfectly capable of behaving myself in a queue and I don't take my anger out on other just because they got the last power ranger toy or whatever you kids are into this year.

ronnie3585 · 29-11-2008 03:21PM

I celebrate festivus instead.

I'm off to get my festivus pole.

Mossy Monk · 29-11-2008 03:22PM

What is Black Friday?

SV · 29-11-2008 03:42PM

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

Galvasean · 29-11-2008 03:49PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

Selling as much crap to people as possible at hugely inflated prices.

ejmaztec · 29-11-2008 03:49PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

Some old fat guy man-handling his way into a dark hole so that he can empty his bulging sack.

faceman · 29-11-2008 04:31PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

The birth of Santy

4zn76tysfajdxp · 29-11-2008 04:33PM

Coca-Cola.

Kold · 29-11-2008 04:35PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

Celebrating our deity. Commercialism.

Nodin · 29-11-2008 04:58PM

ClioV6 wrote: »

so whats the true meaning of Christmas then?

Trying not to strangle in-laws, children and relations, getting drunk, stuffing ones face, making sure the childer enjoy it and not ending up broke for three months after can produce - due to its conflicting and stressful demands - a Zen like calm for a few hours in which one might look about and say "all here is good". Of course that could be the drink kicking in, its hard to tell....

galwaydude · 29-11-2008 07:20PM

Trully crazy what happened in long island where a wall mart worker was trampled on to death, all for a lousy bargain which could be got online.

Jack Sheehan · 29-11-2008 07:29PM

Nodin wrote: »

Trying not to strangle in-laws, children and relations, getting drunk, stuffing ones face, making sure the childer enjoy it and not ending up broke for three months after can produce - due to its conflicting and stressful demands - a Zen like calm for a few hours in which one might look about and say "all here is good". Of course that could be the drink kicking in, its hard to tell....

Christmas is only like this in a hollywood film. Personally I've never had fights with my 'in laws', or y'know, relations as they are known here.

We really have lost the true meaning of Christmas.

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