November 28, 2008

THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS IS WINNABLE

The Great Satan.

Today is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. 23/6 would like take a moment to commend our troops in the War on Christmas. Focus on the Family commentator Stuart Shepard might threaten you with boycotts for being "Christmas-offensive" in your refusal to demand that your employees say "Merry Christmas" to customers, but you do not blink. You brave retailers who put yourselves and your profits in harm's way solely to strike a blow against this yearly abomination that has plagued our nation for generations, you are the stores that will be remembered when this war is won and when Christmas is nothing more than a bloody corpse trodden under the feet of Godless department store greeters everywhere. When we speak of courage, we speak of:

American Eagle

Banana Republic

Bloomingdale's

Lane Bryant

Old Navy

We commend you. Because of you, this year Christmas is going to reach into its stocking and find nothing but razor blades.

We only hope we will be joined in our efforts by the Christmas-Negligent, like Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Dick's Sporting Goods. While these retailers share our desire to take Christmas into an alley and make it eat wet garbage, they have not yet committed to our cause. We must show them we are serious, that we will not quit in our offensive until Christmas is forced to find work as a prostitute on a Somali pirate ship.

We will destroy the Christmas-Friendly. Wal-Mart, L.L. Bean, even Dillards, we are coming for you and all of your kind who still believe store greeters should be allowed to say the words "Merry Christmas" without being water-boarded.

Make no mistake, Christmas will be destroyed in our lifetime. And when it is on the ground, bloody and begging for mercy, we will lean in close and whisper a simple message into its ear: Happy Holidays.

And now, a brief word from your leader, General Sutherland:

Posted by: Bob Powers      I’m a fan of Bob Powers
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kiki800
posted 11:11 pm on 11/30/2008
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All the more reason to shop online! No crowds or annoying Salvation Army ringers either.

However, there is something about shopping in a store. I spent 10 years in financial services and never had the day after Thanksgiving off so I've never had the desire to shop on Black Friday and have only done it once to find a Best (Wo)man's dress. Haven't done it since.

This is disgusting and insane.

imnoone
posted 2:39 pm on 11/29/2008
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Three people died yesterday so America could celebrate Xmas. Okay, two died at ToysRus as a result of a shooting, but the other poor soul died as customers attacked a Wall-Mart like some scene in The Simpsons. They actually pushed the doors off their hinges to get to their Chinese made wares. From now on the call for freedom around the country will be:

THE SHOPPERS ARE COMING. THE SHOPPERS ARE COMING.

bubbuh
posted 11:51 pm on 11/28/2008
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Unfortunate time for this with at least two dead from Black Friday stampedes.

chascates
posted 1:51 pm on 11/28/2008
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And what will happen when the God Squad first hears "Happy Kwanzaa"?

Bearman - 1 Reply
posted 7:05 am on 11/28/2008
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The biggest travesty of December shopping season isn't that someone says "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" to me. It is that there are store directives as to what their employees will say. If someone wants to say "Happy Holidays" in a "Merry Christmas" store or visa versa, it should be there choice. Those in both camps have tried to politicize what is simply a pleasant greeting and nice gesture. The bigger question you should ask is why can't these people be just as nice to me the rest of the year?

replying to Bearman; posted 11:26 am on 11/29/2008
How much do spend for shopping before & after the Xmas selling season? You may expect a cherry greeting if you spend big all year. Retailers know & care for big customers the year round. It's simply good business & common courtesy.
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