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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 02:55 #21

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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 04:03 #22

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Some people... when i first opened this i expected to see some video of the people of walmart on a special shoping spree or something where they run each other over and attack one another midstore
I came into this world kicking and screaming while covered in someone elses blood
and I have no problem with going out the same way :twisted:
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 13:46 #23

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I have to admit, when I watch the American films and see them carrying their shopping in a brown paper bag, I used to think it looked really cool, I loved the sound of those bags (weird fetish) I think their shoppers look more comfortable carrying their bags that way, unlike the British way, with 3 carrier bags hanging off each arm, or, the Orangutan look, as I like to call it!

Oh yes, I used to like their milk cartons too.

Yes, I'm strange. :D
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 14:13 #24

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Paper Brown

£1.50 for 100. A much better deal. :)
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 14:57 #25

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Baghead


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Money well spent!

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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 15:02 #26

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StarsChildren wrote:
Some people... when i first opened this i expected to see some video of the people of walmart on a special shoping spree or something where they run each other over and attack one another midstore
It's the same thing though eh?
People propping up their empty, insecure lives with 'things' which are supposed to display how much they've achieved.
From track shoes to Gucci. The irony is these 'things' are very effective at demonstrating just how ridiculously shallow they are.
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 15:13 #27

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feather wrote:
StarsChildren wrote:
Some people... when i first opened this i expected to see some video of the people of walmart on a special shoping spree or something where they run each other over and attack one another midstore
It's the same thing though eh?
People propping up their empty, insecure lives with 'things' which are supposed to display how much they've achieved.
From track shoes to Gucci. The irony is these 'things' are very effective at demonstrating just how ridiculously shallow they are.

Yep. This just gives ammo to the religious extremists of course, they label all westerners as being like this, when in fact most of us eat for a week on 150 quid for crying out loud, then theres a whole pile who survive on half that much a week on the bloody dole.
150 quid for a paper bag omfg ffs
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 15:22 #28

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I have to admit, when I watch the American films and see them carrying their shopping in a brown paper bag, I used to think it looked really cool, I loved the sound of those bags (weird fetish) I think their shoppers look more comfortable carrying their bags that way, unlike the British way, with 3 carrier bags hanging off each arm, or, the Orangutan look, as I like to call it!

My mom has always used the brown papers bags for groceries, moving to plastic was bad...imo
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 15:33 #29

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i just stabbed a hobo and got one of those. i swiped this warm 40 oz malt liquor too.
what idiot walks around the bad part of town with that?
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 15:35 #30

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i just stabbed a hobo and got one of those. i swiped this warm 40 oz malt liquor too.
what idiot walks around the bad part of town with that?


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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 16:09 #31

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feather wrote:
StarsChildren wrote:
Some people... when i first opened this i expected to see some video of the people of walmart on a special shoping spree or something where they run each other over and attack one another midstore
It's the same thing though eh?
People propping up their empty, insecure lives with 'things' which are supposed to display how much they've achieved.
From track shoes to Gucci. The irony is these 'things' are very effective at demonstrating just how ridiculously shallow they are.

A few years back I worked with someone who used to bring in a home-made lunch in a pret-a-manger bag. He had a man-bag already but prefered to carry the sandwich bag in his other hand.
When quizzed about this he said that more girls looked at him when he carried the 'posh' bag.
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 16:12 #32

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possibly aimed at this type of woman.

naivety attracts evil and evil attracts naivety
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 16:24 #33

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humanspirit wrote:
possibly aimed at this type of woman.


Thats sooo accurate its scary.
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 17:19 #34

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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 17:25 #35

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possibly aimed at this type of woman.

Without a doubt
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 17:29 #36

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I've met some people who buy the expensive crud like that. :chuckle:

An evening out with my husband and 2 directors of the company he works for and their wives - it was torture.

The men went off mooching around the bar, talking about work :zzz: , and I was left with the wives, who talked incessant drivel about their Gucci this, that & the other, and their expensive spa treatments. They insisted on telling me the price of everything they owned.

I shook myself from a coma after a bit, and stole the men's cigars, pierced them through their cellophane sleeves with my earring, and weed on them (in the ladies room though), because I was so very bored, and out of place, and annoyed at being left in that predicament.

Well, in my defence, I was a bit tipsy as well.
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I had a manager guy who was into all that garbage.
He was all smug showing me his new Rolex which he had scored for £1,000 cheaper than the rrp. (it was probably a fake).
I said "let me see it up close". So he put his wrist out. I put my piece-of-shit work watch up next to it and said "Yup, exactly the same time". :chuckle:

Same when he was showing off his new motor. He knew I was into music so he made a point of letting me hear the built-in mini-disc player. I asked if he got a discount on the car because it came with a dying format media player.
He shot me a look of hatred and panic. :D

He didn't like me anyway, (He has no idea how pleased that made me feel.)
I used to sing the Manic's "My Little Empire" around him. He knew I was having a dig but there's was nothing he could do about it.

Asshole 1st grade.
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Re: The madness of consumerism 03 Sep 2012 17:50 #38

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Gilly wrote:
I've met some people who buy the expensive crud like that. :chuckle:

An evening out with my husband and 2 directors of the company he works for and their wives - it was torture.

The men went off mooching around the bar, talking about work :zzz: , and I was left with the wives, who talked incessant drivel about their Gucci this, that & the other, and their expensive spa treatments. They insisted on telling me the price of everything they owned.

I shook myself from a coma after a bit, and stole the men's cigars, pierced them through their cellophane sleeves with my earring, and weed on them (in the ladies room though), because I was so very bored, and out of place, and annoyed at being left in that predicament.

Well, in my defence, I was a bit tipsy as well.

I know what you mean about the conversations.
I have found myself in situations where certain unfamiliar people at a social event or even at a friends house can be chatting away about certain topics(yes, I have experienced the 'bragger' types too Gilly) I do observe people, I find it fascinating, I listen for a while but usually in the back of my mind I'm thinking I don't think I'm going to have much in common with you kind, apart from the fact that we are homo sapiens, but, its either tune into their conversation or having to listen to the hypochondriac across the room talking about her (undiagnosed rare illness, that has every doctor baffled ) or her hysterectomy operation that she had 3 years ago!
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Gilly wrote:
I shook myself from a coma after a bit, and stole the men's cigars, pierced them through their cellophane sleeves with my earring, and weed on them (in the ladies room though), because I was so very bored, and out of place, and annoyed at being left in that predicament.

Well, in my defence, I was a bit tipsy as well.

:roflha:


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Asshole 1st grade.

I worked for a guy just like this.

He couldn't enjoy his new possessions by himself, so he went looking for the envy of others.
Since I don't care what other people have, he was always crestfallen when I displayed no envy as I was supposed to.

Perhaps joy and satisfaction only came to him through Schadenfreude.

He also had a "kewl sound system" on which was playing tracks like The Back Street Boys and Maddona. He labelled the CD "alternative mix". When a colleague seemd stunned the music was labelled "alternative" , I explained that it was the alternative from "good".
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