Black Friday is the big day of the capitalist year,
\nwhere shoppers get to fight and save while wearing riot gear.
\nThe scuffles people go through just to save a dollar bill
\nmake the gruesome scenes in "Fight Club" look a little chill.
\nTheir purchases come home in boxes somewhat crushed and bloody.
\nHey, it looks as if you might have lost some teeth there, buddy.
\nBy Saturday and Sunday things have calmed down at the mall.
\nYour car’s parked so far away it’s a long distance call.
\nThey call it Cyber Monday, but then Tuesday’s just the same.
\nIt’s all the big green cherry of the advertising game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Black Friday is the big day of the capitalist year, where shoppers get to fight and save while wearing riot gear. The scuffles people go through just to save a dollar bill make the gruesome scenes in "Fight Club" look a little chill. Their purchases come home in boxes somewhat crushed and bloody. 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