Only true Americans skip it.

My usual Black Friday ritual....
1. Dig out the Christmas decorations.
2. Haul them upstairs. Assemble the tree. Untangle and test lights. Buy more lights if needed.
3. Play Christmas Music always starting with James Brown "Funky Christmas".
4. Hand off other portion of decorating to my wife.
5. Order Pizza and drink beer.

This year...I'm in Europe for work, so my ritual is different.
1. Go To Work
2. Back to Hotel
3. Eat Dinner and drink beer.

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we don't see color here

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I love it. My wife is out shopping and I lounge around watching some decent college football games with the kids eating leftovers. We pretty much do what we want and no one bothers us. I might throw a turkey in the smoker this year just because.

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Mulli is Howard Stern in his prime compared to Haugh.

Christmas tree does not go up until after the start of Advent.
Black Friday is for manly pursuits, such as sports viewing and thoroughbred wagering.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

There is an NFL game on this year on Prime.

ah, the old days of people lining up outside of Best Buy early in the morning to save 20$ on a Garmin GPS

Golfing at 9am
Bar by 2 for football.
Just the way baby Jesus intended.

Not directly related, but I'd bet there's only a handful of us old enough to remember lining up outside of Carson Pirie Scott @ 6 am to get a numbered wristband, which was sort of the equivalent of a draft lottery that determined if and when you could purchase concert tickets.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Donald J Trump - 4/10/25
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

yea for sure. Upper level of Carsons' at the Plaza baby
right next to the gift wrap station.

yeah a real barnburner of a matchup.

Just pointing out that it’s the first time they’ve ever had NFL on Black Friday. And if you place a bet, it can be as interesting as any other nfl game.

I'm normally on a beach in Nuevo Vallarta on Black Friday. Due to my FIL getting a bad case of COVID in April, we are not going this year. Not sure what I will do. #5 sounds good with some #3 thrown in there.

This guy gets it

It’s only manly if it’s a real Christmas tree.

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“How do you get to be president and you’re stupid?” Donald J Trump - 4/10/25
When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

I like putting the tree up after Thanksgiving. Everybody is home, it keeps my husband occupied with a project, looks nice, etc.

I love fake trees.

Good lord. Poor Mister Spaulding. No one wants to put a Christmas tree up the day after Thanksgiving. Again this is why I love Black Friday. Football, leftovers, and no one bothering us.

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Mulli is Howard Stern in his prime compared to Haugh.

He does a lot of it on his own and only the family tree and outside stuff. My tree didn't get put up one year because I had too much going on. I can't make him do anything he doesn't want nor do I browbeat him about anything. We both do a lot of what we want to and it's why we go so well together.

He's into tradition - his family always did a tree trimming thing the next day and he's a project guy. When he has nothing to do he creates stuff to do. It's rare for him to watch a sporting event from start to finish. He's also house proud. Nice lawn, some cleaning or neatening up, he goes and goes and goes. I like working out, doing something with friends, and going out to dinner the day after Thanksgiving. He cleans and puts stuff away, I think it can wait a day or 2.

I am with you on fake trees and I am with you putting up day after Thanksgiving.

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Solidly in the real camp.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I woke up late, went to the blackhawks game with my boys, then went to the Bodeans concert with my wife and friends. There are worse ways to spend a day.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

wow Bodeans, that's pretty hardcore . Did you have a can of 312 ?

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Elections have consequences.

That's now racist btw.

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You've become an oddly domesticated dolphin.

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Wearing your Megadeath concert t must really fool the kids into thinking you are one of them.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

they're the only people who I can force to hang out with me

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

could have come with a better insult, i'm the hipster person, not a metal head.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Megadeath may be Dolphin's idea of hip.

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