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		<title>By: The Irascible Chef &#187; Blah, blahbity blah bla bla</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Irascible Chef &#187; Blah, blahbity blah bla bla</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Rob Kendrick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rob Kendrick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(Referring to Post #54) Remember, Marian, that a single person can be intelligent, kind, and wonderful.  People in large groups tend to submit to the mentality of a frenzied herd, and even those in the herd who might not want to frenzy have to do so and keep moving to avoid being trampled themselves.

My suggestion for the next Black Friday:

 - Post a warning on the door that if you break into the store before it opens, you will be shocked or shot.

 - Have a team of Wal-Mart employees at the ready just beyond the greeting area (before the store opens up before the masses) with cattle prods and/or tazers.

 - Because the line of pikemen will eventually fall, it is strategically important to have a ranged militia beyond them.  Pepper spray, paintball guns, or other painful-but-nonlethal ranged weapons are ideal.

 - After the expenditure of their ammo, the ranged troops should rush aside for the....okay, I figure that&#039;s enough.  I was partially joking with the whole strategy thing, but I truly believe that if you&#039;re going to be that assinine, you deserve to be punished for breaking into a store and KILLING another human being who was doing nothing wrong.

What happened was awful.  I certainly hope Wal-Mart has enough decency to put a barrier in front of the doors (and I do NOT mean shopping carts) to prevent this from happening again.  Unfortunately, I don&#039;t really think Wal-Mart cares enough to do that.

I guess we&#039;ll see...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Referring to Post #54) Remember, Marian, that a single person can be intelligent, kind, and wonderful.  People in large groups tend to submit to the mentality of a frenzied herd, and even those in the herd who might not want to frenzy have to do so and keep moving to avoid being trampled themselves.</p>
<p>My suggestion for the next Black Friday:</p>
<p> &#8211; Post a warning on the door that if you break into the store before it opens, you will be shocked or shot.</p>
<p> &#8211; Have a team of Wal-Mart employees at the ready just beyond the greeting area (before the store opens up before the masses) with cattle prods and/or tazers.</p>
<p> &#8211; Because the line of pikemen will eventually fall, it is strategically important to have a ranged militia beyond them.  Pepper spray, paintball guns, or other painful-but-nonlethal ranged weapons are ideal.</p>
<p> &#8211; After the expenditure of their ammo, the ranged troops should rush aside for the&#8230;.okay, I figure that&#8217;s enough.  I was partially joking with the whole strategy thing, but I truly believe that if you&#8217;re going to be that assinine, you deserve to be punished for breaking into a store and KILLING another human being who was doing nothing wrong.</p>
<p>What happened was awful.  I certainly hope Wal-Mart has enough decency to put a barrier in front of the doors (and I do NOT mean shopping carts) to prevent this from happening again.  Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t really think Wal-Mart cares enough to do that.</p>
<p>I guess we&#8217;ll see&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: jpconard</title>
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		<dc:creator>jpconard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why is Wal-Mart not responsible?  They advertise these sales to draw the big crowd.  Those in front were probably forced into the store or they themselves be trampled.  What event at other locations would not hire crowd control?

Maybe Wal-Mart shouldn&#039;t have a bait and switch sale in which they sale 2-3 items and that is all there is left.  And to boot they hide those items in areas of the store they don&#039;t belong in, like it is some sort of Easter Egg hunt.  

Remember in the old days when the teacher said not to bring it if you didn&#039;t bring enough for everyone?  Maybe corporate America should be following the old-time rules and we wouldn&#039;t be in the state it is today.  And as a reminder corporate America is run by the Republicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why is Wal-Mart not responsible?  They advertise these sales to draw the big crowd.  Those in front were probably forced into the store or they themselves be trampled.  What event at other locations would not hire crowd control?</p>
<p>Maybe Wal-Mart shouldn&#8217;t have a bait and switch sale in which they sale 2-3 items and that is all there is left.  And to boot they hide those items in areas of the store they don&#8217;t belong in, like it is some sort of Easter Egg hunt.  </p>
<p>Remember in the old days when the teacher said not to bring it if you didn&#8217;t bring enough for everyone?  Maybe corporate America should be following the old-time rules and we wouldn&#8217;t be in the state it is today.  And as a reminder corporate America is run by the Republicans.</p>
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		<title>By: Chuck Pelto</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chuck Pelto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>TO: Someone75
RE: Do You?

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;Chuck, do you actually think I support pedophilia, rape, and human sacrifice?&lt;/i&gt; -- Someone75&lt;/blockquote&gt;

In the first place, as I&#039;ve pointed out, you say that it&#039;s wrong to &#039;judge&#039; people for their actions. 

In the second place, you haven&#039;t &#039;judged&#039; any of those actions as being &#039;bad&#039;. 

Ergo....

....you support them by not &#039;judging&#039; them as &#039;bad&#039;.

You, apparently, even support the homicide of the Wal-Mart worker...because to say it was &#039;bad&#039; of people to do that, would be &#039;judging&#039; them.

Or are you going to retract your previous statement about &#039;judging&#039; people?

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[The Truth will out....]

P.S. And as to your last question...

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;Did I fail to refute it?&lt;/i&gt; -- Someone75&lt;/blockquote&gt;

...in a word....

....Yes.

P.P.S. You do a pretty good soft shoe for a self-professed &#039;idiot&#039;. But I understand the autistic can be very impressive in one area or another. [Note: I&#039;m referring to definition #2 of the Macintosh Dashboard dictionary.]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TO: Someone75<br />
RE: Do You?</p>
<blockquote><p><i>Chuck, do you actually think I support pedophilia, rape, and human sacrifice?</i> &#8212; Someone75</p></blockquote>
<p>In the first place, as I&#8217;ve pointed out, you say that it&#8217;s wrong to &#8216;judge&#8217; people for their actions. </p>
<p>In the second place, you haven&#8217;t &#8216;judged&#8217; any of those actions as being &#8216;bad&#8217;. </p>
<p>Ergo&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230;.you support them by not &#8216;judging&#8217; them as &#8216;bad&#8217;.</p>
<p>You, apparently, even support the homicide of the Wal-Mart worker&#8230;because to say it was &#8216;bad&#8217; of people to do that, would be &#8216;judging&#8217; them.</p>
<p>Or are you going to retract your previous statement about &#8216;judging&#8217; people?</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Chuck(le)<br />
[The Truth will out....]</p>
<p>P.S. And as to your last question&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><i>Did I fail to refute it?</i> &#8212; Someone75</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8230;in a word&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8230;.Yes.</p>
<p>P.P.S. You do a pretty good soft shoe for a self-professed &#8216;idiot&#8217;. But I understand the autistic can be very impressive in one area or another. [Note: I'm referring to definition #2 of the Macintosh Dashboard dictionary.]</p>
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		<title>By: MARIAN</title>
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		<dc:creator>MARIAN</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OH MY GOD! ARE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE KIDDING ME? THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS, COMMERCIALISM, OR EVEN &quot;CHRISTMAS,&quot; THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN DECENCY! THE FACT THAT A BUNCH OF people, (more like wild animals) DON&#039;T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING, NOR ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES! IF THOSE PEOPLE BEHAVED IN A NORMAL MANNER, NOT THE IGNORANT, AND ARROGANT ANIMALS THAT THEY WERE, THIS WOULDN&#039;T HAVE HAPPENED!!! WHY ON GOD&#039;S EARTH WOULD YOU SUE THE STORE? THEY&#039;RE TO BLAME FOR PEOPLE BEHAVING LIKE BARBARIANS??? GET REAL! SO EASY TO TRY TO PROFIT ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN! TYPICAL!!!!!  AND ANOTHER THING, IF YOU THINK THEY WOULD WAIT IN LINE FOR UMPTEEN HOURS, (OR SHOVE THIER WAY THROUGH A CLOSED DOOR) TO GET A &quot;DEAL&quot; ON A TV TO GIVE AS A GIFT, YOU&#039;RE CRAZY. THAT TV IS SET UP IN THEIR OWN LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW!  PEOPLE DON&#039;T TRAMPLE ON A MAN TO BE KIND AND GIVE GIFTS TO OTHERS! I HOPE THE POLICE DO LOOK AT THE SECURITY FOOTAGE AND HOLD THOSE ANIMALS ACCOUNTABLE!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OH MY GOD! ARE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE KIDDING ME? THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS, COMMERCIALISM, OR EVEN &#8220;CHRISTMAS,&#8221; THIS IS ABOUT HUMAN DECENCY! THE FACT THAT A BUNCH OF people, (more like wild animals) DON&#8217;T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING, NOR ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES! IF THOSE PEOPLE BEHAVED IN A NORMAL MANNER, NOT THE IGNORANT, AND ARROGANT ANIMALS THAT THEY WERE, THIS WOULDN&#8217;T HAVE HAPPENED!!! WHY ON GOD&#8217;S EARTH WOULD YOU SUE THE STORE? THEY&#8217;RE TO BLAME FOR PEOPLE BEHAVING LIKE BARBARIANS??? GET REAL! SO EASY TO TRY TO PROFIT ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN! TYPICAL!!!!!  AND ANOTHER THING, IF YOU THINK THEY WOULD WAIT IN LINE FOR UMPTEEN HOURS, (OR SHOVE THIER WAY THROUGH A CLOSED DOOR) TO GET A &#8220;DEAL&#8221; ON A TV TO GIVE AS A GIFT, YOU&#8217;RE CRAZY. THAT TV IS SET UP IN THEIR OWN LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW!  PEOPLE DON&#8217;T TRAMPLE ON A MAN TO BE KIND AND GIVE GIFTS TO OTHERS! I HOPE THE POLICE DO LOOK AT THE SECURITY FOOTAGE AND HOLD THOSE ANIMALS ACCOUNTABLE!</p>
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		<title>By: Your personal finance recession survival guide&#8230; at SmartHippo Blog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Your personal finance recession survival guide&#8230; at SmartHippo Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] about Christmas shopping in a recession? Sadly this year it already cost a Wal-Mart employee his life, maybe it&#8217;s time to re-think [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Shopper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shopper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No wonder why lots of people are now opting for on-line shopping, even for last minute Christmas gifts. This is really a time that we are all being tested.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No wonder why lots of people are now opting for on-line shopping, even for last minute Christmas gifts. This is really a time that we are all being tested.</p>
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		<title>By: FancastFan</title>
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		<dc:creator>FancastFan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi,
Your all may be interested in having a little fun on Cyber Monday so if they want to take a wee entertainment break from shopping and just do some relaxing, check out Fancast.com - with the best budget price of all - FREE. Thousands of hours of great TV shows (current hits and classics) from all the major networks and producers, and feature films too. The TV library is at
http://www.fancast.com/full_episodes
and movies at
http://www.fancast.com/movies

Cheers,
Jim (for Fancast)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,<br />
Your all may be interested in having a little fun on Cyber Monday so if they want to take a wee entertainment break from shopping and just do some relaxing, check out Fancast.com &#8211; with the best budget price of all &#8211; FREE. Thousands of hours of great TV shows (current hits and classics) from all the major networks and producers, and feature films too. The TV library is at<br />
<a href="http://www.fancast.com/full_episodes" rel="nofollow">http://www.fancast.com/full_episodes</a><br />
and movies at<br />
<a href="http://www.fancast.com/movies" rel="nofollow">http://www.fancast.com/movies</a></p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Jim (for Fancast)</p>
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		<title>By: Tom H</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom H</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry, my error - Oct 1 was the day of Atonement, not Pentecost in 7BC</description>
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		<title>By: Tom H</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom H</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just a thought to those in the Believer category - you do realize that there is plenty of evidence to indicate that Jesus was born on Oct 1, 7BC - oct 1 was Pentecost (Jesus would have been born on a significant day), and 7BC was a Jubilee year. How come we can&#039;t just forget the  pagan holiday of  Dec 25, and celebrate Jesus&#039; birth on the date it most likely occurred? If you are worried about the love, peace, hope part of the holiday, that should be happening every day, right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just a thought to those in the Believer category &#8211; you do realize that there is plenty of evidence to indicate that Jesus was born on Oct 1, 7BC &#8211; oct 1 was Pentecost (Jesus would have been born on a significant day), and 7BC was a Jubilee year. How come we can&#8217;t just forget the  pagan holiday of  Dec 25, and celebrate Jesus&#8217; birth on the date it most likely occurred? If you are worried about the love, peace, hope part of the holiday, that should be happening every day, right?</p>
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