"The alarms start going off at 3:30 in the morning. Soon-to-be shoppers stumble angrily out of bed with fanny packs of coupons strapped to their waist. Coffee begins working its way through the Thanksgiving themed traffic jam in your entrails. Showers are neglected. Puppies are kicked. Bleary-eyed motorists start pulling out of driveways, and it becomes official. The Holiday Shopping Season has begun.
Even if you don't make the trip to the mall every Black Friday, you probably assume everyone out there is fighting through waves of toy riots and security guards to be the first ones in line. In reality, most of what you believe about Black Friday is a myth, right down to the day it falls on."
Given that today is Black Friday and all, I thought this article from Cracked was appropriate to share with all of you. About the only thing on there that makes me go "wait a minute..." is the bit about the shopping not being as dangerous as the media makes it out to be. While I agree with that for the most part, I think that the media reporting all of the violence that's happened makes it seem like it's the norm and almost encourages people to be more violent. However that's just my opinion. What do you guys think?
Even if you don't make the trip to the mall every Black Friday, you probably assume everyone out there is fighting through waves of toy riots and security guards to be the first ones in line. In reality, most of what you believe about Black Friday is a myth, right down to the day it falls on."
Given that today is Black Friday and all, I thought this article from Cracked was appropriate to share with all of you. About the only thing on there that makes me go "wait a minute..." is the bit about the shopping not being as dangerous as the media makes it out to be. While I agree with that for the most part, I think that the media reporting all of the violence that's happened makes it seem like it's the norm and almost encourages people to be more violent. However that's just my opinion. What do you guys think?
