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morninggloria
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
Here I thought that the best way to start a riot was to inform the public about rising health costs and how the insurance industry profits from their misery and wants to take away the possibility of universal health care.

Turns out, all I had to do was say, Hey guys, buying you all free coats! Psych! #fightclub
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lalaland13
10/15/09

@morninggloria: It depends on where you are. In some locales, saying "Hey! Did you know the president's a black Muslim who wants to implant a chip in you so he can send a feed to his Muslim friends and also force you to kill your grandma?" also works.

And if you run out of breath saying all that, just yell "Socialism!" #fightclub
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LaComtesse
10/15/09

@morninggloria: You do not fuck with some people's coats... #fightclub
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LaComtesse
10/15/09

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In a cartoon world, sans misery (the mental illness that caused the incident, the annoyed employees, the financial fallout, the riot, etc) this story is absolutely epic and I want to do this right now. [jezebel.com]
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SarahMC
10/15/09

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I feel so bad for the people working in that store. #fightclub
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wtfox?!
10/15/09

@SarahMC: I have a feeling not even the worst Black Friday of my life could compare what they must have gone through. Yeah, I had pissy and annoying customers who didn't like having to stand in line for more than five minutes, but they (usually) didn't throw things and trash the place... or need crowd control. #fightclub
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bess marvin, girl detective
10/15/09

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hilarious just envisioning all those people grabbing coats [jezebel.com]
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wtfox?!
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
Here is my public service for today. DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

Also, from the article, it sounds like this woman has some serious issues regarding her relationship to the truth. #fightclub
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BabyJane
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: The minute someone tells me not to read something, I feel compelled to check it out. I will try and resist the urge. #fightclub
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SarahMC
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: OK, see, at this point I think it's better to not even mention the comments because when someone says not to read the comments I HAVE to read the comments. #fightclub
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BabyJane
10/15/09

@SarahMC: I'm glad I'm not alone in that. #fightclub
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wtfox?!
10/15/09

@BabyJane: @SarahMC: Okay, but don't blame me when the apoplexy gets you! #fightclub
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I, Zombie Normal
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: Oh my gawd, I should have heeded your advice. Great, now I feel bad for this ill woman and think every commenter at the Daily News is a raging bigot. Breathe, calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean, serenity now... #fightclub
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SarahMC
10/15/09

@I, Zombie Normal: They're not bigots. They're just telling the truth ("LOOK! THEY'RE ALL BLACK!"). #fightclub
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boobookitt
10/15/09

@I, Zombie Normal: you think the Daily News is bad? Try the NY Post. On second thought, don't. #fightclub
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PhillyLass
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: Why, oh why didn't I heed your very sensible advice? The quantity of racist invective is staggering. #fightclub
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BabyJane
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: I did go read the comments by the way, (I have NO self-control) and you were right. They're repulsive. #fightclub
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wtfox?!
10/15/09

@PhillyLass: Let this be a lesson to you! #fightclub
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shorty63136
10/15/09

@wtfox?!: After reading the comments below yours here, I refuse to read the comments now. I can't have my head exploding this close to Friday. #fightclub
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beatrice2000
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
What kind of people would just believe what a stranger says and expect to be entitled to free stuff? These are grown adults, and this story is disgusting and full of greed. #fightclub
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LucyRed
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
As a Columbus resident, I'd just like to point out that this woman has a history of mental health issues, and according to her daughter, this is the manic state she's in when she is off her medication. The NYDailyNews article just gleamed right over that point with only a mention of a mental health evaluation. #fightclub
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I, Zombie Normal
10/15/09

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I don't know what is more sad, this deluded woman in need of attention or the shoppers who rioted, stole merchandise and were calling everyone they knew to take advantage of this woman's offer. #fightclub
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Mary McCarthyite
10/15/09

@I, Zombie Normal: I think it's sadder that she chose Burlington Coat Factory as the place to hash out this crazy plan. [jezebel.com]
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smallc
10/15/09

@Mary McCarthyite: Well, at Burlington Coat Factory,if you have $645, you are literally a king. #fightclub
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winner
10/15/09

@Mary McCarthyite: It would be funny / less sad if she had done the same at Barney's. #fightclub
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lalaland13
10/15/09

@I, Zombie Normal: Yeah, there's something sort of distasteful about "Ohh a mistake that benefits me! I'm going to screw the establishment and tell everyone I know to do the same!"

It's like when a gas station has an error and lowers its prices to say, a $1. People start lining up and calling everyone because they think the gas companies "have it coming." Maybe so, but Exxon will not pay for this. The store owner will. And to get mad and tear apart the store because you think you're "owed" something that isn't coming to you is just disgusting.
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Maritsa
10/15/09

@lalaland13: Yeah, I remember last year Target mistakenly advertised $300+ carseats for like $99, and people ordered them like mad. Then when Target wouldn't sell them at that price, people pitched fits and threatened to sue, etc. I have less sympathy for Target, but here's the thing: you aren't harmed by not getting a steal! #fightclub
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IndignationCoordinator
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
Thing is, the whole unfortunate kerfuffle started because Burlington Coat Factory shoppers are generally 8th graders who have just had their first taste of Shirley Jackson. #fightclub
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mariamariamaria
10/15/09

@IndignationCoordinator: HAHAHA! American Lit reference FTW! #fightclub
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linnyt is a walking cliché
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
I'm a bad person, I already know that, but I kind of want to do the same thing. Except I'll go to Wal-Mart because I hate that place. I'd love to see a riot there. #fightclub
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telecomic the thoughtful red panda
10/15/09

@linnyt is a walking cliché: do it on Black Friday for MAXIMUM CARNAGE!!!(sorry, I just watched a Michael Bay movie.)
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cate3710
10/15/09

@telecomic the thoughtful red panda: Hell no. I know you're joking, but a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death last Black Friday. And that was WITHOUT this kind of extra motivation to riot. #fightclub
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linnyt is a walking cliché
10/15/09

@cate3710: I forgot about that. I take my sick idea back. It's a terrible idea. #fightclub
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telecomic the thoughtful red panda
10/15/09

@cate3710: oh wow...that's right. Was that this past year or a couple of years ago? Your comment just jogged my memory about how some stores were going to avoid the stampede-type openings in `08.

I should have remembered that. Thanks for being our better conscious, Cate3710 #fightclub
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JessickerFletcher
10/15/09

@cate3710: I went to the mall last Black Friday and upon arrival we were told to not go near the Sears because an employee had been assaulted when a few customers had discovered that some of the items weren't on sale for the amount they had thought. I second your advice and appreciate your rationale. #fightclub
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cate3710
10/15/09

@telecomic the thoughtful red panda: It was last year.

On a happier and unrelated note, I love that all our avatars are cute animals. A kitty, a red panda, and a tree frog, all hanging out. Nice. #fightclub
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SarahMC
10/15/09

@cate3710: I feel like things are going to be 10x worse this season. #fightclub
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Maritsa
10/15/09

@SarahMC: You think? People were pretty panicky last season about the economy. #fightclub
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SarahMC
10/15/09

@Maritsa: Yeah but they're still panicky. Maybe less panicky. I don't know. #fightclub
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JessickerFletcher
10/15/09

@SarahMC: I really, really, really hope not - but it's certainly a possibility. I had a discussion on this subject with a friend the other day and he argued that the economy's a lot better than it was this same time last year. He neglected to realize that unemployment is way up and a lot of people's jobs are still on the line. Being the ever optimist, I just hope that everyone can wake up and realize that money ≠ happy holidays... #fightclub
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Maritsa
10/15/09

@SarahMC: Well a lot more people have lost their jobs, so there is that. Either way I am sticking to my practice of not going anywhere near the stores that day.

P.S. Cite me some examples of people being more panicky, OK? They're the EXCEPTION, not the rule, and I will back that up with some purely anecdotal evidence!! (I still haven't let that thread go.) #fightclub
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telecomic the thoughtful red panda
10/15/09

@SarahMC: I could see that for some of the massive sales that Best Buy, Walmart, etc... will have, selling laptops for 300 dollars or HDTVs for 200 - people who have tightened their Christmas budgets will go for the low-priced stuff even more.

I could also see it go the other way, where some folks will go "forget the gifts, let's go out to dinner or have a nice brunch instead." #fightclub
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SarahMC
10/15/09

@telecomic the thoughtful red panda: It seems like no matter how bad the economy gets, some people cannot have a happy holiday unless they have x number of presents under the tree (either for themselves or their kids). They may not have jobs but they WILL get a deal on a 1 million inch television. #fightclub
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Sodypop
10/15/09

@JessickerFletcher: I work retail and the amount of stolen goods and shoplifters being caught have increased; noticeable. #fightclub
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mariamariamaria
10/15/09

@JessickerFletcher: I used to work retail, I NEVER shop on Black Friday. I go buy our Christmas tree on the day after Thanksgiving. #fightclub
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DutchessOfDork
10/15/09

In reply to Woman Causes Riot Over Lottery Hoax
That was Coatally wrong. #fightclub
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CurtCole
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: She really needs to jacket in as a human being. #fightclub
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GirlFailer
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: Truth. That lady is Slicker than a snake. I'm glad the riot didn't result in any Gore(Tex). #fightclub
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Lymed
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: She should learn from this and button her hole #fightclub
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: I know. You really can't blame the people for getting all up in arms. #fightclub
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BabyJane
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: I agree, this wasn't in anyone's vest interest. #fightclub
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keldo
10/15/09

@Lymed: She should definitely zip it. #fightclub
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Mary McCarthyite
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: She really got herself into a trench with this. #fightclub
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wtfox?!
10/15/09

@CurtCole: Don't sugarcoat it, Curt. #fightclub
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Cam/ron
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: She should've stayed in the parka-ing lot instead of being a turncoat. #fightclub
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tldr
10/15/09

@DutchessOfDork: I shirtanly hope the mental health of this woman doesn't cloak the responchobility of the crowd. #fightclub
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Ultraprison!
10/06/09

In reply to New Recommendations For Depression During Pregnancy, But Few Answers
Since depression and anxiety are genetic in my family, I'll just think of it as giving my future children a head start on their meds!
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clairedeloony
10/06/09

In reply to New Recommendations For Depression During Pregnancy, But Few Answers
Oh, I'll gladly go off meds while pregnant, so long as someone throws money at me so I don't have to work. Because I won't be able to. Not only would I be beyond a wreck, but the only way out of it would be talk therapy several times a week. Neither one's conducive to steady employment. So the kid will either have birth defects, or will have a broke, depressed mother. Win-win!

This whole topic makes me scared and angry, because it's coming up on kid-having time and I'm damned no matter what I do. All I know is, I'm tracking down one of those high-risk perinatal physicians, and possibly a prenatal psychiatrist, if they have those. There has got to be a balance of risks here that I can live with. Even though I'm sure there are going to be more scare pieces on how it's got to be either/or.
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femputer
10/06/09

@clairedeloony: They have those (the prenatal psychiatrists).
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aubreyrussell
10/06/09

In reply to New Recommendations For Depression During Pregnancy, But Few Answers
They are talking about Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD), which range in severity. I was born with one that healed on its own when I was 8, but I had to see a cardiologist regularly as a kid, and had to take penicillin before going to the dentist, etc. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11066
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pesematology
10/06/09

In reply to New Recommendations For Depression During Pregnancy, But Few Answers
I assume by "hole in the heart" you mean patent foramen ovale. If so, then technically all babies have a "hole in the heart" that "closes on its own" when the lungs first inflate. So maybe a more accurate way of saying this would be "delayed closing of the foramen ovale" since implying that there is a "hole" in the baby's heart that wouldn't otherwise be there also implies long-term complications associated with such a "hole" and scar tissue, etc.
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Anna N.
10/06/09

@pesematology: The term the article uses is "septal heart defects" -- I'm not sure if that's the same as what you're talking about.
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