Only true Americans skip it.

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

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.

There is an NFL game on this year on Prime.

yeah a real barnburner of a matchup.

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.

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.

This guy gets it

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.

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.

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

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.

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

we don't see color 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.

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

You've become an oddly domesticated dolphin.

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

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

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