UMMM WTF?
As a Canadian, it’s real easy to criticize our American neighbors and all their mighty flaws. And lets get it out right now, alot of Canadians do indeed criticize you Americans.
But our criticisms and groans are postured more like sibling rivalry – ever complaining that big brother USA always get’s preferential treatment and the lion-share of the spotlight. But can you really blame them? They got NFL, Lydia Hearst and California. We have Curling, Alan Thicke and Nunavut. Big brother is the prom king and the star quarterback. Meanwhile, we’re the kid that’s home-schooled and plays with dolls.
But every once and a while, the course of nature sorts all its wrinkles out and flips everything on their ass-end. Including big brother.
Now, I’m the last person that would cast the “America is fucked” stone, but a string of Black Friday events have sparked concern.
When Walmart sales are the catalyst for trampling, death, and miscarriages, I can truly say with earnestness that you my southern friends are fucked.
Seriously, this is on some “decline of the Roman Empire” shit.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Someone gets trampled, has a miscarriage or worse like EVERY Black Friday in the US. it’s almost a tradition in itself like Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving people will die to get a deal on something or another!
November 28th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
A similar experience I’ve had with regards to shopping on Black Friday – I started a riot at CompUSA two years ago when I jokingly asked an employee standing on a ladder to toss me one of the external hard drives that he was handing out to impatient customers. They then proceeded to swamp him, jumping at him and ripping the box out of his hands for the contents. The employee disappeared into the crowd like a fat crowd surfer at a metal show. People then started climbing the shelves for more computer peripherals, causing them to collapse and spill boxes everywhere. Then people started shattering display cases for things. Someone called the police, but the 2 cops that appeared were worthless vs hundreds of angry soccer moms and fat, balding 30 year old tech geeks. I couldn’t believe all the mayhem and carnage I had caused. It all happened within something like two minutes as well. I couldn’t believe it. I’m never partaking in Black Friday again.
November 28th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Honestly, you guys just need to come up here on December 26th. Weak Canadian dollar + passive shoppers + Boxing Day + not-so-lunatic-shoppers-talking-about-hockey = easy shopping and great deals.
November 28th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
We aren’t fuck, that shits normal. Americas been through way worse it just its been “hyped” more now.
November 29th, 2008 at 3:21 am
I think the shootout at Toys R Us trumps the original post concerning the Walmart trampling: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/11/shots-were-fire.html