I found some interesting things to share today.
First of all, I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and they didn't go to sleep feeling too sick.
And second, I hope no one killed anyone trying to rush to get into a store to buy STUFF. I'm kind of ashamed for us this time of year, especially today. To be trampled to death by shoppers at six in the morning is... I don't even have a word for it. And what must the world around us think when they hear of stories such as these? That we're terribly materialistic? But really, to kill someone in a rush to buy shit you don't need is embarrassing. (The story of the Wal-mart worker's death is here.)
On a more happy-holiday-spirit note, a zoo in Illinois is selling ornaments made from reindeer... droppings, I guess (I'll just use the word the article used). They're actually kind of pretty if you don't think about where they comes from.
And one more interesting thing. This isn't funny, or at least it wasn't in 1942. Now it just seems so pathetic you kind of have to laugh. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was cancelled that year and the balloons were melted back to rubber to help out with the war. For the 650 pounds of rubber, the Red Cross War Fund of Greater New York got a check for $12. There's a list of "10 Things That Have Deflated the Macy's Parade" here on mental_floss.
Okay, whatever. That's all. Have a nice Thanksgiving weekend and don't kill anyone. Please. Please. Please. And get over going out to shop and spending hundreds (thousands, maybe?). JUST GET OVER IT.
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