>But I took cheer from this Christmas tale: Saturday was international
>no-shopping day, according to the 'Friends of the Earth'. They launched
>a campaign against Toys, deciding that those happy smiling faces were
>the real danger to the environment. 'Christmas? Humbug!' Cried FoE and
>urged parents to refuse to buy christmas presents for their little
>charges. Thankfully, everybody ignored uncle Scrooge, and went out
>shopping instead.
James, don't you think there's something just a teensy bit fucked about Americans lining up at 6 AM - and in some places 1 AM - the morning after Thanksgiving to buy Furbys (Furby's? Furbies?)?
Doug