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February 24, 2012 at 6:29 pm
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(February 24, 2012 at 2:20 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I'm really getting to despise this country....or at least a lot of the people in it.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2012022...QUAO1.html
Quote:ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - More than 100 sheriff's deputies in riot gear broke up an out-of-control crowd waiting outside a mall to buy a limited edition Nike basketball shoe.
Authorities say there were no injuries or arrests outside the Florida Mall late Thursday. The crowd began getting unruly as hundreds packed the parking lot, waiting to buy the $220, limited-edition shoe that was timed to be released during the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando.
Assholes.
Since they were all mindless consumers and staunch capitalists they were let go no charges no questions asked.
The 20 or so 99%ers off to the side were beaten with rubber hoses and sent to jail on trumped up charges.
(February 24, 2012 at 3:57 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: Crass materialism at its finest. I wonder if they'd still pay that much if they knew the shoes were made from probably $10 of materials & labor?
They wouldnt care. The right wing majority of this country would find some fucked up excuse. they wouldnt even care if it was done under slave labor for slave wages...
All that matters is ME ME ME ME ME and RIGHT NOW!
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February 25, 2012 at 6:54 pm
I'd only be able to justify spending that amount on shoes if they made me fly, or become invisible.
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February 25, 2012 at 7:07 pm
$220 for a pair of of sneakers,which are made in some third world country for about $1? Context: my dopey ex-wife,Crune Punt, ( may her tits fall off) paid $120 in Honolulu for pair of 'Nike cross-trainers' in 1990. They were almost $200 here. For $100 I bought two spiffo Hawaiian shirts of sublime vulgarity.
I buy my sneakers at a factory outlet: Made locally,(seconds) black leather uppers,synthetic soles,they last 2 years of hard use.-----$20.
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February 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm
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Bought a pair 5 years ago, 15$, machine washable, comfortable..apparently, in-destructable. They're my work shoes..lol.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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February 26, 2012 at 1:02 pm
(February 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm)Rhythm Wrote:
Bought a pair 5 years ago, 15$, machine washable, comfortable..apparently, in-destructable. They're my work shoes..lol.
If I had these for work id have no toes. Damn you England!!!
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February 26, 2012 at 1:11 pm
(February 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm)Rhythm Wrote:
Bought a pair 5 years ago, 15$, machine washable, comfortable..apparently, in-destructable. They're my work shoes..lol.
Where do you work? A shrimp boat?
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February 26, 2012 at 1:15 pm
(February 26, 2012 at 1:11 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Where do you work? A shrimp boat?
Nope but outside knee deep in snow last year.. Fuck that..
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February 26, 2012 at 1:16 pm
hehe, I was netting bait for crab boats when I bought them, but no. I work with hippies, intentional community organizers, and plants. It's sort of part of the uniform.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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February 26, 2012 at 1:19 pm
(February 26, 2012 at 1:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: hehe, I was netting bait for crab boats when I bought them, but no. I work with hippies, intentional community organizers, and plants. It's sort of part of the uniform.
 Thought they looked very hippie.
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February 26, 2012 at 1:25 pm
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So do the hippies. Voila, I become trustworthy by my choice of footwear. 
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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