You can win free game tickets, too!
November 26th, 2008 by ShaunaAs the countdown to Thanksgiving begins, many of us are probably worrying about that turkey that needs cooking or other jobs that must get done before gathering for some R&R time with the family.
Of course, we’re also trying to remember that we should be thankful for a lot of things we take for granted as we go about our busy lives. As we help ourselves to seconds or thirds of that Thanksgiving meal, many are going hungry. The family and friends that bring joy to our lives may not exist for others. The technology we get impatient with when it doesn’t move fast enough is a luxury some may never get to experience.
Then there are those who have all that, and then some. Not that materialistic things should be the foundation of our happiness, but who wouldn’t be a bit envious at this one guy’s luck in contests... You thought the ODDS of winning a car was tough? Can you imagine winning two within two weeks?
Man wins 2 vehicles in 10 days, Chiefs tickets
Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. — In a span of 10 days, a man learned he won two automobiles in separate contests. Michel Horton picked up his newest ride on Friday, a 2008 "Bon Jovi Special Edition" Saturn Outlook, at a dealership in Topeka. He was notified of the win on Oct. 15.
The entry also netted him a guitar and gold-plated Bon Jovi records.
But that was his second free vehicle. Horton was notified Oct. 5 he had won a Mitsubishi Lancer in a contest sponsored by Bic lighter.
As if that weren't enough, he also won tickets to a recent Kansas City Chiefs game in another drawing.
Horton said rather than collecting the Lancer, he opted to take the cash-in value of $28,800 for the car. He said that will help pay the income tax and personal property taxes on his winnings.
Information from: The Topeka Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com
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So what preparations are you doing for tomorrow? Do you usually host the big meal, go to a family member's house or eat out?
How often do you count your blessings? Besides the usual family/friends, home, job and other basic needs, what else are you thankful for?
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Lucky comment numbers for today (will do new numbers each day to give more people a chance to hit it though #1, #88 and #100 are still the major ones): #29, #77 and #133
Tags: blessings, contests, free cars, luck, thankful, Thanksgiving, turkey meal
November 26th, 2008 at 12:19 am
#1 baby
November 26th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Ooops. I was going act like I was there before, but I get moke tendencies so no could help.
I'm not sure what we're doing for Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Wife say...Me do...
November 26th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Dang, I heard the guy won 2 cars in a week, but he won game tickets too in another contest? sheeez... THREE contests in ONE week? WOW!! I'm jealous! hehe
Don't count my blessings on a daily basis, and I probably should. Sometimes I get so upset about my life, that I forget that I have it good compared to a lot of others, and then I feel guilty. Then I feel thankful for what I do have.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:18 am
whoa, this is right up anklebiters alley!!! okay, so it's not a corvette, but it's a CAR and it has to do with bon jovi! so ODD!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:23 am
I'm thankful the blog is back up again.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Where's everybody?
Ynaku, your dog no gotta go shishi yet?
November 26th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Nobody to play with. I better go sleep.
Goodnight Peeps
November 26th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Good Morning qb, BBDs, honeyBEEs, newBEEs and musketeers! Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I try to "remind" myself to be thankful every day... sometimes things get to you and you forget how lucky you are! They say people who are thankful live longer!? So, might as well be thankful right? It's good for your body, good for your soul!
I've never gotten lucky
... never lucky enough to win three contests in a row, anyway! Ha ha... I'd be happy if I won one contest (in a row! heh heh!)! Oh... heck, I'd be happy to get a free soda with a combo meal! 
Ukuhead - Shucks, missed you! They shut down the server so I couldn't get into the HIVE!!
November 26th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Some people are just born lucky. Wish I was one of them.
Congrats to QB!
O&E got a shout out from the boss for being the #3 blog in hits.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081123/OPINION05/811230301/1114/OPINIONFRONT
November 26th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAKE UP BEEple!
You too HONEY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta go school...........and don't forget da "uknowwhat".
I'm thankful for what I have, a roof over my head, a good wife, a good son, friends.........including you BEEple. You folks can BEE "off the wall", but you're GOOD PEOPLE.
I tink I'm gonna cry....................
OL..............getting misty
November 26th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Good Morning. I'm up. Sorry, was brushing my TEETs.
@ukuhead Sorry for not keeping you company early this morning. I took da dogs shishi before I went to bed. Then again at 5. It's cold so they didn't want to wake up and get out of their warm beds.
Congrats Queenie. I read that article about you being #3 on the Blogs. Rodney made mention about that a few days ago. Not bad for being online for what? 6 months +? You right BEEhind the Tsaiko and Cat. Then WWD is not too far BEEhind you Plus get MLC. Yes the TRIAD RULES.
Big plans tomorrow. My wife like clean out the closets looking for stuff she can sell at HER garage sale (NO TOUCH MY TOOLS WOMAN!!!!)
There is a lot to BEE thankful for. I have my faith, family, health and a job. Then I have my extended family...You guys
I think I'm going cry on OL's shoulder now. *sniff* WAAAAAAA
November 26th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Good morning everybody!
November 26th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Must be the Holiday's, everybody sleeping in. Hey Teejay, did OL hand you the coffee yet? Sorry pal, I'm only having green tea this morning. Nothing to eat yet. Lots of paperwork to finish before the holiday. Not working tomorrow and Friday.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:14 am
GOOD MORNING QB and the HIVE!!!!
My plans for Thanksgiving is lunch with masako's family and relatives and dinner at home with my family. Plan our strategy for shopping the next day.
I'm thankful for Jesus who died for my sins on the cross
My wife, who's my bestes friend
My kids, I couldn't ask for better kids
My mom and dad, without them I wouldn't be here and where I am today
My job, I have the best boss
My friends, including all my blog friends who I have met and never have met yet
My health
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to AAALLL of you!!!!!!
BE SAFE!!! DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Speaking of BEEing a LUCKY TURD...........I've won a bunch of stuff SO FAR in my life. Radio contests, School Raffle I won a $100 gift certificate (30 years ago!), once at Trellis's restaurant at the Prince Kuhio we went for a family dinner. They had a box out front for a dinner for two and I told my wife, "I'm gonna win this".............I DID. And the BEEgest so far I won a grand prize-Trip for 4, hotel, car to New York!!!!!
Yes........I'm a LUCKY turd and for that I'm thankful.
OL.................lucky turd
November 26th, 2008 at 7:32 am
G'mornin Hive!
It's Aloha Wednesday! No work 'til Monday...!!!
I'm just thankful I am still alive. So many friends have died young.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:36 am
How often do I count my blessings? Everyday I pray and thank God for all he gives us.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Ynaku: I'm having my green tea this morning too. I also like the genmai cha.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Good morning everyone!!!! Checking in, bee back later. Missed da ching ching yesterday. Dang!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:10 am
What?! Moderated!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Good Morning Hive!
Like you guys, there are a lot of things I'm thankful for.
Family, a home, a good job.
A supportive wife.
My health.
Good friends.
All you BEEs in the Hive, and the other peeps who post in the Triad blogs. You guys are like my extended dysfunctional family.
That I can run away from.
nah nah. You peeps crack me up. 
And can't forget Queenie, Largo, and Braddah Lance for collectively setting up unique places for us to "hang out" and chill. It's a welcome respite from the real world.
I'm very thankful for what the blogs have given me. There was a time not very long ago when I was having some really hard times in my life, and the blogs were there to buoy my spirits and keep me going. So, a heartfelt thanks to the hosts and all the people who posted - you folks helped me more than you can imagine.
*sniffle*
Okay, 'nuff of dat.
Hope you all have a nice Turkey day!
Hey, Feel Good Wednesday!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Hey BF
Group Hug
ok ok then *fist bump*
November 26th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Hey Queenie,
Don't know if you remember I too was going through some hard times the past few months actually started 3 yrs but it came to a head about a month ago. Seems I wasn't getting the support from the people that should have backed me up. My wife helped me a lot but it affected her too.
If it wasn't for you guys, I don't know what my emotional condition would be. I'm an introvert. I hold things in. You guys let me bring it out. You guys make me laugh. I find this to be a group session.
For that I am thankful
November 26th, 2008 at 8:26 am
BF.................no worry........we stay.
OL..........."fist bumping" Banana......no wanna give him a hug cuz he might LIKE IT TOO MUCH
November 26th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Happy Pre Turkey Day everybody!!
Our family usually comes over and we have a rather large get together. It's one of the few times other than New Year's that I see most of my extended family.
What I'm thankful for:
>Family
>Friends
> A job
> All my crazy friends in the Hive (even though I haven't met you guys yet
Have a great Thanksgiving everybody. Remember to do like the turkeys and gobble, gobble. =P.
myama99 (off to work woohoo!!!)
November 26th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Awwww, c'mon OL, I like hug you and Ynaku! Group hug!
Try wait, I gotta go put in my teet'.
Okay, now I ready!
No? K'den.
*fist bumps*
November 26th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I just thankfull everyone I know is au guuuuuud!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:46 am
The material things are cool (winning cars, tickets, etc), but it seems that everyone here realizes that spiritual beliefs and family and friends will always be what's most important to us. I'm most thankful for family and friends and their good health.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Morning everyone!!! Missed the chingy ching ching yesterday. Dang!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:51 am
#28
November 26th, 2008 at 8:51 am
#29!!!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Whoo Hoo M You da man.
What's special about #29 again? Oh yeah that's how old I am (again and again....)
November 26th, 2008 at 9:03 am
OK let's go for #77
I start since things SOOOO SLOW today. Actually I get plenty work, but no feel like doing them
I'll get it done BEE fore I leave for vac. I GOTTA take 4 more vacation hours BEEfore the end of the year or I lose it.
Let git er done:)
November 26th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Unreal the guy won 3 drawings just like that. The only thing I would win would BEE the phone call from the solicitors afterwards!
I can't even think of the best thing I've ever won in a raffle. $50 gift card? Something like that. Good enough for me!
Hopefully I get lucky this year and win my fantasy league. I know Queenie is cheering for me. She wants free fuud.
She thinks if I win, she wins. We'll see. 
November 26th, 2008 at 9:18 am
g'morning and happy thanksgiving eve y'all!!
i BEE thankful for waking up every morning and just living life. and for family and friends that are my support system.
and it's gonna BEE an even better thanksgiving since my mom has moved here to Oahu and we can spend more time with her now.....and not going back and forth to BI all the time.
and especially too my new found friends here in da Hive and in da Triad. you peeps ROCK!
i have BEEn reading and commenting on da HA blogs for like what......almost 3 years now i tink. and yeah....these blogs are like therapy.
and lets all give a BEEg thank you to our esteemed QUEENIE!
THANK YOU.....THANK YOU.....THANK YOU (insert kissy face here)
November 26th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hey, what happened?? somebody must have been in moderation...
November 26th, 2008 at 9:44 am
hehe Shizah get's moderated and he comes back to win #29 by the chingy ching ching
This too funny. Gotta give credit to M for trying. Hey we all thought we were UP TO DATE BABY (Waltah Pacheco's favorite saying on da radio Hilo)
November 26th, 2008 at 9:45 am
OK this supposed to bee #38
We see if anybody moderated.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Good Morning!!
i am thankful for so many things but i find myself focusing on the bad days rather than realizing just how blessed i really am!
the holidays are always a big production and takes MAJOR "choreography" to figure out where we're gonna be and at what time for how long.
tomorrow we've got 2 places to be for lunch and 3 place to be for dinner soooo yeah. it's crazy. gonna be busy with work (stop laughing, sometimes i actually DO work! 
) then leaving early to cook & bake for tomorrow's feast(s) ohhh i can feel the "i-overate-and-now-my-pants-are-tight-so-i'm-uncomfortable" feeling now! maybe i'll make a stop at Ross' and buy me a huge muumuu to wear tomorrow so i don't have to worry about the pants feeling tight after the festivities hahaha 
busy BEE busy BEE! if i don't get to check in later on tonight or tomorrow, everyone have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! and remember--it's not about the turkey & gravy, it's about taking the time to reflect and think about just how fortunate we all are...give THANKS to the Lord for blessing you so, and show your loved ones how glad you are to have them in your life
November 26th, 2008 at 9:59 am
@munch Have a nice time. Yes we have much to be thankful for. We don't need a special day to let people know how much we appreciate them in our lives.
Uncle Ynaku
November 26th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Good morning to the wonderful Hive! Can I join the sniffle fest? I would be no where without all of YOU!! I truly am so grateful that you enjoy this crazy place as much as I do.
Ukuhead: Woo-hoo! #1! Sorry no one was up to play with you...Sucks especially cause you missed snow by 10 minutes!!
M: Sorry, a couple comments were in moderation... If not, you were #29! OK, now let's see if you can get #77!
It seems like you have a lot to BEE thankful for! You seem to have everything a man needs to BEE happy! Lucky you! 
The Dork Knight: Thanks again! Do you really think you're unlucky? You gotta watch "Mean Girls" and find someone to turn your luck around! Hah! But seriously, I'm lucky that I got you exclusive on O&E!! Is it wrong to catch my jollies over that?
Shizah: Yeah, I can't BEElieve you missed all the fun yesterday!!! Actually, lots of us still comment off old posts so leave your thoughts on that. I gotta go back on that one later today since I missed out on a lot of comments also.
visitor: I totally agree with you and I think that's why everyone on here gets along great. We see that a lot of us have very solid values and even though many haven't met yet, we can see the kind of character these people have. Either that or these ODD stories I find are a stark contrast to how much more common sense we all have! LOL!
Ocean Lover: Wow, you're a pretty lucky guy, winning all that stuff! Shouldn't that also mean you're lucky on the sea, making all kinds of great catches? And thanks for letting all the BEES lean on your shoulder to cry, I mean sniffle!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:13 am
ahhh yes, i am very thankful for all that these honolulu advertiser blogs have given me! this is definitely a place where i can come and LAUGH!
ynaku: re: #22...uhhh, i dunno if you wanna hug BF...no offense BF, but i dunno if i wanna get myself close to those "teets!" hahaha, bumbye you might pull the mike tyson and bite my ear off or something!!! did you go see that dentist yet? hahahaha.
nah nah, let's all BEE thankful for something this weekend...no wait, we should BEE thankful for lots of things EVERYDAY!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:16 am
BananaFysh and Ynaku: I am still amazed that a blog has been helpful in getting you through some very difficult emotional times. If it is a place that truly lets you vent, share good and bad times, laugh your ... butts ... off or what have you, I'm so glad to have been a part of that. I never would have imagined it could BEE group therapy or something that could really help change you. And now that some of us have met IRL, we know we have made some lifelong friends.
And now that we know the power of a virtual world, let's hope it never comes down to this... There can only BEE one BananaFysh and Ynaku. BananaFish is allowed cause that's for the other blogs.
Lawsuit filed over virtual world
UPI
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 — A lawsuit before a federal court in New York is testing just how much jurisdiction U.S. courts have over the virtual world.
Richard Minsky, an artist and publisher who operates in Second Life, is suing an avatar, which is a representation of a real person, along with two directors of Linden Lab, owner of the virtual world, over use of the word "SLART," the Daily Telegraph reported Tueday.
Minsky obtained a U.S. trademark in March 2008, but avatar Victor Vezina began an art gallery called "SLart" in Second Life in 2007.
In a 25-page complaint to the U.S. District Court of New York on March 16, 2008, Minsky's attorney, an avatar called Juris Amat, sent Vezina a "cease and desist" order that he failed to respond to, the newspaper said.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:19 am
@HSiB - Awww, you no like let me hug you too?
I got put in my teet' and just nibble on your ear then. I no bite like Mike.
I'll also whisper Ezekiel 25:17 in your ear.
hahaha!!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Banana, I'll take a HIVE 5.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Good Morning Queenie!
Missed you yesterday!
So you were out shopping for most of the day? Wowsers! 
I hope you found something good for me. 
Who would have thought that my nonsensical, crazy comments were therapy for me?
hehe Well, they were, so thanks again for affording me the venue. 
There's something else I try to remember, along with BEEing thankful for what I have - when you encounter people - whether virtual or IRL, you never know what's going on in their lives. That one comment from you can either keep them going, or drag them down.
I dunno why, but I must have a "talk to me" label tattooed on my forehead. I've had random peeps tell me the most personal things, and share their problems with me. I guess it's easier to talk to a stranger? I dunno, I usually just stand there and listen. Hm, perhaps that's all they need, huh? A non-judgmental ear. MayBEE I need one of these "The Doctor is in" signs too.
I try to BEE on the positive side, but sometimes I slip up.
Cannot help, only human, yeah?
@munch - two words for your Thanksgiving meal dilemma = ELASTIC. WAIST.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:35 am
BF: ehhhh, you cool and all, but yeah, i go stand with shizah over dea, and take that "hive 5" and we can make up one cool secret handshake or something
hahahahahah, brah, you crack me up! i think those "teet" gonna BEE enshrined in da hive hall o' fame!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
@Shizah - Hive 5, comin' your way!
I still gotta figure out who you are IRL.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Can you just feel the love in the air? Or should I say "in the hive".
November 26th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Am I #50? Am I the "new half?" Geez, that is so wrong.....
November 26th, 2008 at 11:13 am
munch - too bad no mo something like one muu muu for men. for when we like pig out......then no need loosen da belt.
eh Ynaku and OL......get to it! chop chop!
BF - if you use your teets all da time.....den i'm preeetty shua that "talk to me" tat would disappear.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Hi all,
Since this is "odds and ends" try to figure this odd one out.
I posted to my Bro's site at 10:28, then looked at 10:38 and it shows my posting at 10:56, talk about time traveler "was up with dat" it isn't cause of "Mid Life Crisis" is it? Was that cool how I got all the Triad in on this?
Anywho's am really thankful to be around for another Thanksgiving, after nearly dying 41 years ago, a divorce, and a 16 realtionship that went bad, thought things sucked. What changed my mind was a little gathering downtown that made me see how many people there are out there that know how to have fun and made life seem so much better for me. And to that one girl that came in late, I still think you are hot!! muwahaa.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:21 am
first, to my fellow musketeer and SITC cohort, munch... just say "NO" to the muumuu!!!
aigoo! no muumuus for you!! pu-leeeez... 
second, thanksgiving plans... lunch at my in-laws and dinner at my sister's house. thankfully, don't have to do much cooking... just bring a dish or two and help clean up!
third, besides the normal things, i'm thankful for the opportunities i've had in life, that i've been blessed with (what i think is!) common sense and optimism. i'm thankful that i found this blog and this crazy but SWEET bunch of BBDs (aww... you guys going make me cry, too... or sniffle, too!), honeyBEEs, newBEEs and musketeers all led by our queenBEE, whose lighthearted and wacky comments make me laugh every day! i need my daily dose of O&E! the HIVE provides respite from this crazy world we live in! and, while it is addicting, it helps cure what ails us (or, at least forget about it temporarily... or is it temporary insanity?!!)!
thanks qb for all that you do! 
November 26th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Aawww man, Rod's Big Bro going make me cry, too! *sniff* But, welcome to the HIVE Rod's Big Bro!! Hope we see you BUZZing more often!!
November 26th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Welcome Rod's Big Bro to da hive.
We neva meet (yet) But we all family here. You come join us in dis ODD place. You BEE surprised how it brightens the day. Good Fun! It's therapy. There is more to life. We da support group.
BTW, you like me hook you up with the Hot chick that came late to da party? She thought she could sneak in but neva know was the front door, that girl? Oops, sorry I don't know how to get in touch with her. I think was her in one of the pictures, but since I was still standing in the rain at Hilo Harbor waiting for da SuperFairy, I neva make it to da pahty.
As Official Hive Greeter, I welcome you to join the Bee Bee Dees, HoneyBEEs and the NewBEEs.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Hi! Rod's Big Bro! since he's Uncle Rodney can i call you Uncle Big Bro? hehe
glad you can enjoy the insanity that we call the hive as much as we do!!!
and yeah, snow toooootally kidding about the muumuu....the images that keep flashing in my head are NOT pretty at all...and it's because all i see when i think of "muumuu" is Frank DeLima in his "for tutu-tutu-tutu" commercial LOL
ok so ATTENTION ATTENTION!!! if any of you crazy BEE BEE DEEs, honeyBEEs or musketeers are gonna be crazy nuts and hit ala moana on black friday, i have a "free valet parking" coupon and the "cheat sheet" that lists the discounts/sales that are happening at the stores. so if you want one, i can email it to you just umm...ask QB and we'll exchange emails? something like that we'll figure it out eh?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:38 am
@munch They get Valet Parking at AlaMo? Ho this Big Island boy don't know all this secret stuff. I just go around in circles (normal for me).
Nah nah. I no need coupons cause I do=unno when da SuperFairy going come get me.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:41 am
hey good job Uncle Ynaku for being on top of things with the welcome committee/Official Hive Greeter!!!
i think you deserve a raise *hint hint* or maybe she'll just forget about the 40 lashings with the wet noodle hehe
November 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Aloha all,
Thanks to the Welcome Wagon for making me feel so at home. Now I'm in a quandry (Big word huh, went to Kailua), who to visit first the Hive or MLC, but will add some words to all. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, hope the surf is good tomorrow, and no I promise not to visit any emergency rooms (ref: MLC's the other day). Take care
November 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Here's 2 unfortunate individuals that might not bee having a happy thanksgiving. MayBEE I should put this with yesterdays post.
Iowa fans cited for restroom sex during Gophs game
1 hr 2 mins ago
MINNEAPOLIS – While the Hawkeyes were stomping the Gophers on the Metrodome field last weekend, police said two Iowa fans were having a romp of a different kind in a restroom. Both events, police say, had their share of cheering fans.
A 38-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man turned to a handicapped stall for their tryst Saturday evening.
On the field, the Hawkeyes were on their way to 55-0 trouncing of the Gophers. In the restroom, a crowd of intoxicated fans gathered to cheer the off-the-field event.
Eventually, a security guard tipped off University of Minnesota police. Officers had to interrupt the couple to cite them for indecent conduct, a misdemeanor.
Police Chief Greg Hestness said the woman initially gave a false name to officers. She was released to her husband and the man was released to his girlfriend.
Both people in the stall were intoxicated.
Don't drink and drive and by all means no do what they did. Have a safe Holiday Season gang.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am
SPEAKING OF LUCKY, NOW ALL OF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET LUCKY!
What are the ODDS I come in to work and for the first time ever The Advertiser gives me two complimentary women's volleyball tickets to give away on O&E?!?
So the newest and best lucky number to hit on today's post will BEE #313! It doesn't have to BEE hit today, but whoever gets that number will get the tickets.
Here's the game info:
Friday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.
Stan Sheriff Center
UH women's volleyball
Hawaii vs. Cal Poly
Lower Level G
Section G, Row 18, Seats 1 and 2
Good luck!
November 26th, 2008 at 11:54 am
So does this mean you not going post anything until we hit #313?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:55 am
No new stories everyday?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Ynaku: The title was thankful for being lucky. That is the total opposite. Glad I ain't dem. What a holiday season it's gonna BEE.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Shizah. Hi
Thanks for keeping me company. I just fooling around and getting lunch ready. How dumb can peeple bee?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Hey as some good seats yeah?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I no can go, but I help whomever wants to go. Here come #313
November 26th, 2008 at 11:58 am
On second thought, I guess they thought they was getting "lucky". Now it's all shot to hell. She released to husband, he released to gf? Yikes.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Is it #313 or #133?
November 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
@Shizah When I saw that, I thought "oh oh, to the Doghouse they go" Now how do I keep finding these ODD stories? Gotta help our copy editor here.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
ok where was I?
November 26th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Shoots, I just noticed Queenie change the title
November 26th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I was going continue my list of things to bee thankful for
November 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Ynaku:you still wayyyy off, but you got 69!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I would be thankful if I could make it to the game.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Ynaku: It is #313. My regular postings will continue as normal. And whenever that number is hit, we got a winner. Winner winner chicken dinner! Now who said that again?
Gotta go read some proofs on new movie openings now. What a job...
November 26th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
@Shizah I give you #77
November 26th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Shauna, you mess me up
November 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Any good movies worth seeing? Nothing rated "R" please. I good boy
November 26th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
OK Lunch ready, BEE back laters.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Mean! I got two numbers today! Ynaku I give you the assist on that one. Gotta shoot for 88 now.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
BF: Regarding making comments to people, let me share a story, don't know if it is true but nice anyways.
An art teacher received a letter from a former student. In it the student related how one day the teacher came up behind her in class while she was working on a painting. He looked over her work and told her he really liked the way she was progressing and he gave her a gentle squeeze on the shoulders. She went on to say that she had decided earlier to commit suicide that day but his encouragement really picked her up and she changed her mind. Now, years later, she was married and had a beautiful family and a good life and she wanted to thank the teacher for saving her life that day. The teacher spoke to a friend saying, "The weird thing is, I don't remember the incident or the student at all."
Remember, the littlest things we say can affect the rest of someone's life.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I got tickets for tonights VB game. Those seats are close by, I'm the next section over, lower level row 7, seat 1 and 2....
November 26th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Whoa! I walk away for little while and get all kine posts!
Eh Queenie, you whipping Ynaku up into a posting frenzy!
hehehe. "Whipping."
Aw man? VB tickets? Right after I go home too.
Gotta look for M & Masako on TV now.
@BC - That's so true. You never know how your words might affect someone. It might not BEE as life changing as your story, but we all affect one another. Either positively, or negatively. I'd rather BEE the positive guy.
@opso - hm, yes, if I wear the teet' full time, no one will bother me, ever again.
Except dentists. They will take my picture for the "BEEfore" shot. And people with worse teet' than me. Like Japanee tourists. 
As long as random people no come up to me on the street and go - "Eh, you da guy on dat blog, eh? Wit' da hagemoge teet'? Eh, you offend me on a daily basis! I going sue you fo' all da nightmares your pikcha gave me!"
That would suck.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
What am I thankful for? First, I'm thankful for the life I've been given. I'm thankful for my family, without whom I would be a withered mass of flesh, blood and bones. My friends, been with me through tough times, good times, bad. My job and working for/with such wonderful people. For this blog, and the people here on the blog, make the days go by quickly, and always bring a smile to my face, even when I'm down.
<<you seen 'em?
You know, they say that it's "better to be lucky than good..." I say that's crap! To me, it's better to be GOOD than lucky... If you're good at what you do, you'll make your own luck. If you're good at what you do, good things will come your way. Most of all though, if you've got a good heart, good luck will shine your way as well. I know, as well as all of you O&Ers know that all of us here have good hearts... Maybe that's why we're so lucky.
I may not have all the money in the world, or the fastest car (or ANY car) I may not be the best looking, or have the best looking woman (or ANY woman for that matter) but I know that I've got a good heart, and maybe, just maybe, that's something to be thankful for...
NEO(all pau being sappy and teary-eyed) :*(
November 26th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Whoo-hoo!
My lanai is pretty much pau - sidewalk is BEEing poured now.
Landscaping to BEE installed next week.
The down side - gonna BEE VERY poor next month.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
#313..........yeah bayBEE! Winnah! Winnah! WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!
I took the flu mist thingey a little while ago........I think its making me DELIRIOUS and my nose started RUNNING AWAY! I think all my guts and other liquids coming outta my nose! On the positive side.....good way to lose weight!
OL.....winnah in his mind
November 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I like BEE BEE-BEE
Since I was actually sleeping for the "First" time.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
@OL - I think that mist is melting your brain, and that is what's running out your nose.
Nah nah nah nah nah, just kidding, braddah.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
NEO............you need to talk to Mr. Coors.....you're BEEyootiful, man!
Banana.........you posted while I typed post #313 above....notice I also said "WHOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!"
I'm telling ya.....we are CLONES......mayBEE not in "looks", for you know I'm the ADONIS model.
Its the FLUMIST and lack of runny hana's in me body!
OL......drying out
November 26th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Anybody ever experienced a pimple INSIDE da nose? I had one yesterday and was SO SORE. No like touch em, no can scratch em. Brought tears to my eyes. But later the pimple opened and started to drain. Oh what a relief it is.
BF story about OL's brains draining brought back those horrible memories.
Ynaku, not thankful for pimples inside the nose.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Banana...........you're sidewalk's BEEing poured now? You better watch it.....wait about 45 minutes or so just when the cement's almost hard....but not quite. When its ready, get down on all fours and BITE DA CEMENT leaving your hagamoogi teeth impression for all posterity.
Scratch out the date also next to the imprint......BEEcause next year at this time, you NOT GOING HAVE ANY TEETH LEFT (if you no take care)!
I need anudder KLEENEX!!!!!!!
OL.......brain coming outta his nose
November 26th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Are we at #313 yet? Ok, I not done with lunch yet. Bee back
November 26th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Ynaku, a zit insai yo nose? Brah dat means you get some real toxic hanabata!!! I keed I keed!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
YNAKU.......having a pimple inside your nose is a GOOD THING. You're going through puberty again and BEEcoming a TEENAGER. You go tell the missus, "Eh Babe..............WANNA RIDE THIS?" and she'll have a BEEg smile on her face..............I promise.
OL...................in one of his "rant" modes caused by the FLU-MIST
November 26th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
YNAKU.............I hit #313 a while ago.....see above as it looks like dis #313
OL........still da winnah!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
@OL - Clones, eh?
Okay, you can BEE the "ADONIS" model, and I go BEE the "EINSTEIN" model.
@Ynaku - Pimple in the nose! Ai yah! that's pretty gnarly. The other bad one is pimple on the ear, especially when you wear glasses. Huuuuu, some sore!
November 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Yeah, see...you not old. You still one BEEnager! (and young at heart no?)
November 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
99
November 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
thank eh you guys.
I guess pimples better than boils on the butt 
November 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
BF:Einstein or Frankenstein model?
November 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
100????
November 26th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
OOOHHHHH! Man jus wen miss em.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
@M sorry I was typing real slow. I neva know we was close to #100. And I typing with one had while eating chicken with my other. Sorry sorry.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Just missed it, Ynaku got em...3 of us post the same times, Ynaku, Shizah and me, just seconds apart.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
@Shizah Sorry sorry, I mess you up too. WAAAAAA!!!!
See when you at puberty, your emotions all mess up. Now how many times I hit puberty? 1, 2, 3....
November 26th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
OL lay off the Flu-Mist!!! holy moly batman you're crazy! hahaha
better get plugs for your nose so you don't leak all your brains out!
how come the ones that you no can really see but it's there...under the surface...seem to hurt more than those nasty funky looking ones?
and you know what else is a pain? when you get pimple on the bridge part of your nose and it hurts to wear sunglasses
feeling owee now just thinking about gross pimples. eew. no lunch for me.
QB where are you???
November 26th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
If within the same minute we can all share right?
I'll drink to that
November 26th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
@munch Cause you can can squeeze em when stay inside
November 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
As what happens when you try type one hand.
Supposed to bee" You no can squeeze em"
November 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I going go finish my lunch.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Munch, its' because the ones that are just under the skin push up against the skin and change the surface tension of the skin, so rather than just hurting one pore, they're actually stretching out several pores. I dunno if this is true, but that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
NEO
November 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Ynaku:Cheers to dat!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
MUNCHEY!!!!!!!
You know where's a real problem "pimple wise".......the kind at the TIP OF YOUR NOSE and not "ripe" yet. MayBEE all red, yet not ready to POP UM and blast the mirror. Gotta walk around in PUBLIC trying to act like nobody's looking at it.........but you KNOW that that's ALL THEY'RE FOCUSSING ON. Go through a few days of that and one's "self esteem" gets lost.
My nose finally stopped running.............I tink I dum nau.
OL.........all his brain liquids leaked out
November 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
butt boils. omg.
yuck! now for sure no lunch!!! and then when i'm dealing with cranberries tonight i'll be thinking of you Uncle Ynaku haha ick!
am i #313? not that i can use the tickets...
November 26th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Ynaku new #1! and he got #77! Go for the hat trick!
Eh, so what we get for hitting the lucky #'s? I know Queenie said she was out shopping all day. She was buying prizes for us?
@Shizah - oh wow, eh? MayBEE I both then. Intellectual monster.
@OL - I think my teet' going get stuck in the sidewalk if I bite um. Get nuff aggregate inside already, no need my teet'.
Who else like their name in my sidewalk? Twenny-dallah, I write um. 
I going write my name though.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
sowee
November 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
you know what's funny...when i see people (ok girls) with those "unripe" pimpiles on da nose...and what to they do? they wear their big bug-eye sunglasses.
huh? i mean what do the glasses do besides hide your eyes? i feel like telling them "i can still see yooooou Rudolph! 
"
OL maybe if you scoop up all the brains that leaked out you can put it in your ching ching coinpurse and hold onto it until your nose stops running...then you can reuse the brains
November 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
MUNCHEY...........I DON'T have a "CCP"......(I don't wanna mention that phrase in its entirety as I worry may get the BEE BEE DEES......the naughty ones......all riled up)
I asked my wife last night, "Eh, you know those squeeze um purses that we had as kids.....what do you call them?"
She said "Coin Purse".......she missed a "C".............."CCP".
OL........shoved all his brain matter back in through his nostrils, sort of like a REVERSE BOOGER action
November 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I told my wife about the "CCP." She said she remembers that, but her lunch money was stuck on her with masking tape!
Stuck to da shirt!
I guess was easy when lunch was $0.25. I dunno about now.
Next time she asks me for money, I should tape it to her too, for old times sake.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
hey NEO if you were a doctor i'd believe you haha! so here's a question...where's the ODDest place you've gotten a pimple??? keep it "PG" please
for me, i've gotten one on my arm of all places...very strange. i mean very ODD!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Don't open that door munch! Don't do it! Nooooooooo!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
And on that note, since gotta keep it "PG," I not going say.
I think I've already said too much.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Ever had a mosquito bite on your knuckle? Dat buggah hurt too!!! Sorry, neva mean fo change the subject munch.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
BEEple.........check out the blog "next door" to the right of Queenie's.
"ON THE FARM"........my EARS have melted. I would think THAT would BEE cause for "MODERATION".......
OL.....wondering what this "paper" is turning into
November 26th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Pimples?
ON nose
IN nose
ON ear
Forehead
cheek
chin
Arm
chest
butt
and places the sun don't shine
Nah nah joke. What me, teenager? I old fut.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I'm thankful to munch's mom for proving that there is at least ONE other person in this world that calls that fun little coin purse a "CCP"(No like say um. I scared I going get moderated!). That proves that I'm not some perv who turns innocent things into naughty things. That's what Banana is for!! JUST KIDDING.....sort of........
But really, I thank God for everything that He has given me. I got a VERY PATIENT and FORGIVING wife. A beautiful son. The love and friendship from all my family and friends(You guys included!!). I got a job that pays my bills. I got my health. Everything else is gravy.
Thank you also to Shauna for creating this fun and addictive place!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Ocean Lover: Why does the blog next door melt your ear? All I think about is "Oh McDonald had a farm, E I E I O..."
munch: Did you eat your lunch yet or are too grossed out, especially after hearing about Ocean Lover's brain liquids being leaked out and his reverse booger action? LOL!!! Oh yeah, I had pimples on some ODD places, too.
Ynaku: How about going to see the new "Transporter" movie? I wanna see that. I love those kind of movies.
Congrats on #100!
BananaFysh: Congrats on #88! Yeah, too bad your vacation wasn't even longer so you can have a chance for those tickets.
anklebiters: Where are you? Are you lurking until #313?
Rod's Big Bro: Yeah, don't know what's up with our blog clock. Gotta ask your younger brother to have a talk with the online guys!! And did you mean a 16-year relationship or 16 relationships? If the latter, you're going to BEE the new stud of O&E! Hah! But thanks again for coming out to the party and I'm glad you were happy to meet the rest of the group. Aren't we just a lovely bunch? Ooh, and you think our little Miss Late Arrival was a hottie? Heehee!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
OL i just read it and i can't BEElieve i just gave that a page hit.
he even said g$#damn 
but hey, to each their own...maybe that's popular subject matter
ok i'm off...literally. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TOMORROW!!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Bye munch.. Have a great one. Bee Happy Bee Thankful, Bee safe.
Uncle Ynaku
November 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I once had a pimple on the outside of my nostril, you know, like where the nose meets the face? I couldn't smile, cuz you know, when you smile, your nose kinda scrunches up, buggah hurt like thell! and then when you pop em, buggah starts bleeding and it's just a bad thing all around. I've also had a pimple square in the middle of my forehead, not an unusual place, but it seriously looked like I had a bindi on my forehead.
Y'know what I learned about popping zits, is that you should never squeeze em. you should pull em apart, that way you OPEN the pore, as opposed to squeezing em where you close the pore off... make sense eh?
NEO
November 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
OK
November 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
133
November 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Hope nobody was in moderation and mess me up. I worked hard for this one
BWAHAHAHAHA nah nah joke.. I like play
November 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Oh and maybe I make 133?
November 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Dang uncle, you good!! Cheers again!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Sorry Neo, You type too much
November 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Missed by 1 minute... Shauna, I was reading your post... and then when I realized what post number was winnah, I wen write an' den, I wen press da submit button, an' den, I wen scroll down an' den I wen look em, and den, awww, Ynaku got em...
NEO(no mo an'den!!!)
November 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Queenie,
See Munch's post BEElow yours for why my ears have melted.
You like the TRANSPORTER movie series? ME TOO!!!!!!!!!! My wife and I went to BEST BUY and moseyed in to the "home theater" room and started watching the movie BEEing played. We KEPT WATCHING for a while and I asked the guy, "Eh.....what movie's playing in there?" It was TRANSPORTER I...........I wanna see TRANSPORTER 3.
OL.............no moa hair like the TRANSPORTER guy
November 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Hey Shizah. What's da next numba? Us went hit em all. I no can make it to #313 too far.
Time for me to be creative. Nap time
November 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
congrats uncle Y!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Yeah Transporter good show. Ok I like go.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Farmer boy stay work Honokaa side. Kinda windy
November 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Next one is 313... No goin' be me dass for shua!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Eh Thanks Neo.
Sorry for taking you spot.
I stay in holiday mode. No like work.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Nah get chance hit #313. Us went hit 100 just after lunch. And look, not even 1 hour and we up another 46.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
So I figure if we keep this up, tomorrow baby. uh no, Peeple sleeping cause eat too much gobble gobble. Oh maybee Friday. Wait they shopping. Saturday? maybee get chance, oops no, they going buy tree. When the game? Maybee by then or not if Queenie posts another day then Us going forget about this one. I think I typing too much too
November 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
OK Ynaku tired. Going sit on chair and spazz. Coke anyone? With or without snickers? Whoo Hoo suger rush baBEE
November 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Ynaku with the hat trick! Cheee-hoo!
@Shauna - If my vacation was longer, you mean you wouldn't just GIVE the tickets to me?
HAHA!! Kidding! I know you would want something in return! 
I would get you a gift certificate for a free hug from Jim Leahey. hee hee hee.
@bamboohouse -
I have no idea what you're talking about.
HAHAHA!!
Dang it, you know me too well!
November 26th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Lunch for today:
Soba and curry.....at Peal Ridge...3 BEE Hives...
Dinner for tonight:
pork chops in cream of mushroom and onions...yours truly again....
November 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Shauna:
Resting....
Anyone know where I can pick up a soap called 'Hana Lima' or something like that?
November 26th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Uh oh, ankles gaining more weight and making me hungry....
November 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Anklebiter............try calling the Hawaiian Shop at Ward Warehouse. I forget the name of the store yet check the phone book listings....they got that kind of stuff over there.
OL.....helping Anklebiter out
November 26th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Its on the first floor under the OLDE SPAGHETTI FACTORY.
OL.........BEEing more descriptive
November 26th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Singer demands payment from Dr Pepper
Nov. 26, 2008 04:58 PM
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Axl Rose and the band are bubbling over with anger at Dr Pepper's botched soda giveaway.
The Guns N' Roses singer is accusing the beverage maker of profiting from the band's name - and then bungling its promised giveaway of a free 20-ounce soda to every person in America.
The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in the country if the band's "Chinese Democracy" album were released this year. Notorious for being delayed since recording began in 1994, the album went on sale Sunday.
While the band finally made good with "Chinese Democracy," Dr Pepper did not, lawyer Alan Gutman, who represents Rose and the band, said in a letter to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. dated Tuesday.
The soda-maker's Web site malfunctioned during the 24 hours it offered the free pop to consumers on Sunday, causing many fans to get upset, said the Beverly Hills-based attorney.
"The redemption scheme your company clumsily implemented for this offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of vocal fans, ruined' the day of Chinese Democracy's' release," Gutman wrote. "Now it is time to clean up the mess."
The lawyer demanded a full-page apology in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal; an expanded time period to redeem the soda; and "an appropriate payment to our clients for the unauthorized use and abuse of their publicity and intellectual property rights." He did not say how much was being sought.
"Had you wished to engage in a commercial tie-in with our clients, you should have negotiated a legitimate relationship," he wrote.
A Dr Pepper spokesman did not address the demands, simply saying it was "a fun giveaway" that the company took great steps to fulfill.
The company extended the promotion by 18 hours through 6 p.m. EST Monday, and set up a toll-free line and an interactive voice recorder to accept coupon requests because of demand, he said.
"This was one of the largest responses we have ever received for a giveaway, and we're happy we were able to satisfy the thirst of so many Dr Pepper fans," he said.
The dispute comes after rapper 50 Cent sued Taco Bell Corp. this year, seeking $4 million in damages and claiming the fast-food restaurant chain used his name without permission in advertising asking him to change his name.
The rapper was upset by a print ad run by the Mexican-themed chain asking him to call himself 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent to help publicize its value menu. His real name is Curtis Jackson.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Count on TVs being cheaper past Black Friday
3 comments Nov. 26, 2008 10:13 AM
The Wall Street Journal
Good news, shoppers: This year, you may not have to get up at 3 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving to get a good deal on a flat-panel TV.
Television retailers and manufacturers always slash their prices on that day, known as Black Friday, to spur sales on what is typically the biggest shopping day of the year. Then after Thanksgiving weekend, prices usually bounce back to normal levels.
But amid a weakening economy this holiday season, there are signs that many of the discounts will stick around through the end of the year. That means shoppers seeking a TV could have several extra weeks of lower-than-usual prices to find the right deal.
"We're hitting a bad time, and I absolutely believe what's going to happen 1/8 is 3/8 we're going to see some very aggressive deals on Black Friday," says Riddhi Patel, an analyst with market-research firm iSuppli Corp. "Those Black Friday prices will continue all the way through December."
Indeed, some vendors and retailers have already started discounting their wares. Prices for 32-inch LCD TVs - the TV industry's most popular size - and 37-inch LCD TVs fell 2 percent during September, a month when there was no price decline last year, according to PriceScan, a price- and product-comparison service. In October, prices fell an additional 5 percent, compared with a 1 percent decline in the same month last year.
The Black Friday discounts will be even heftier, according to estimates. A 32-inch LCD TV will be discounted 54 percent to an estimated $399 in limited quantities on Black Friday from an average $875 in October, according to iSuppli. If those prices don't spur sales over Thanksgiving weekend, Ms. Patel says, many of the discounts will continue in December.
The price-cutting is being fueled by more than just the slow economy. Last year, some sizes of liquid-crystal-display and plasma TVs were in tight supply. Wanting to avert any shortage this holiday season, electronics manufacturers increased their output, counting in part on the February 2009 transition from analog to digital airwaves to boost TV sales. But the increase in inventory coincided with the onset of the economic slump, leaving the TV industry in a bind.
Bob Scaglione, a senior vice president at Sharp Corp., says he has never seen TV vendors bring back "doorbuster" prices - extremely low prices on specific items - after Black Friday in the past, but he's "not sure what's going to happen this year." Mr. Scaglione says Sharp has some broader promotions planned for the weeks after Black Friday, but he adds that those promotions are part of a longer-term pricing plan that hasn't changed.
In another sign that TV discounts will be more lasting this year, retailers such as Best Buy Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are for the first time adding more promotional selling days between Black Friday and Christmas. For instance, earlier this month, Wal-Mart started its "Operation Main Street" initiative, in which each week the company will cut prices on certain products in electronics and other fields.
Best Buy, meanwhile, is for the first time offering special deals on TVs and other electronics to members of its Reward Zone loyalty program, starting the week after Black Friday and going through the holidays. For the first time ever, the company also extended an 18-month no-interest financing deal across the entire store for purchases of $500 or more for the entire holiday season.
Josh Will, Best Buy's vice president for home theater, says the company understands "the economy is tough right now" and adds that it's trying to provide confidence to its customers that they have the best value. Mr. Will says Best Buy's specific doorbuster prices on Black Friday won't resurface after that day, but shoppers will see other, similarly compelling offers on a wide range of TVs after Thanksgiving weekend.
Consumers who wait to buy until after the holiday season may be in for even bigger price cuts. In the past, the days after Christmas and the month of January traditionally have been good times to buy, as vendors discount their wares leading up to the Super Bowl, the most-watched television event of the year. This year, if slow retail traffic continues throughout the holidays, the post-Christmas discounts will be deeper.
Of course, there are downsides to waiting. Supply of some "doorbusters" is limited, so shoppers who wait too long could find fewer choices in some categories, such as TVs with particular screen sizes.
Plus retailers are dangling some attractive deals already. Kmart, a unit of Sears Holdings Corp., featured a 32-inch Osram Sylvania LCD HDTV for $440 earlier this month, for instance. Best Buy this month was offering a 32-inch LG Electronics Inc. LCD TV for $550, down from $800.
Michael Borges, a retired teacher from Westport, Mass., decided not to wait. Earlier this month, the 57-year-old pounced on a preholiday sale at Wal-Mart to purchase a 46-inch high-definition flat-panel television from Sanyo North America Corp. for $798, significantly lower than the average selling price for October. "I really don't enjoy waiting in line for any reason," says Mr. Borges. "I'm glad to have that out of the way."
Other shoppers are holding out for better deals. Brian Reinke, an engineer from Redding, Calif., is planning on buying his nine-year-old son a 50-inch plasma television for Christmas. But Mr. Reinke, who wants to pay $700 to $800 for the TV, says he hasn't yet found a deal he likes. The 30-year-old says he'll definitely shop for a deal on Black Friday, but "if Black Friday is a bust, maybe I'll wait," he says. "I don't have to buy it now."
November 26th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Shizah:
lost a few tenths of a pound today
OL:
Thanks, I'll give them a call and see....the soap was bought in Maui so wasn't sure if they had it here.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Whooo hooooo..... we rollin' today boiyee.... dang..157 posts already? Not even 3pm yet!
November 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
The other night I watched The Alamo with my 9 year old daughter (mom didn't know). As Gen Santa Ana's army overran the fort and brutally slaughtered the Texas defenders, my daughter asked, "why do people have wars...they're so stupid." I asked her what if someone said you couldn't go to school, choose your own profession, or even walk around in a mall on your own all because you were a girl? If someone tried to take those choices from you would you stand up and fight for it?
So to all our men and women in the Armed Forces, you have my gratitude for taking your place in securing all those things worth fighting for.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I'm thankful (like everyone else haha) for the blogs! You guys all make my day. I feel like crap.... I read da blogs.... I lafffffff OUT LOUD(!!) and den I feel betta...NO matta we go off topic..... talk about uhmmm DD/SS/futs-(hey you never know, the australian, jumping animal was moderated yesterday), uhhh pole dancing, helicopters. Its ALWAYS a very entertaining topic! 'N boy, da stuff I learn! heeheee,..
Thanks to my sis da QUEEN BEE for always replying and adding to the HOOPLA! hehe....You and da other Musketeers are BEEyootiful!
November 26th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
One more: Much Mahalos to da BEE BEE Dees and the newBEES and da HoneyBEEs for you are all BEEutiful too! I'm thankful that you guys HAVE NO SHAME! bhahahha...... nah..... that you all are so open and funny but also very caring!
November 26th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
anklebiters- thanks for the articles.
i read BB's black friday add and still had the same "out of stock" hdtv that i was going to buy yesterday on sale for the same price. how ODD.
and they told me if i bought em yesterday.....it would arrive in a few weeks. and even da Aiea store neva have em in stock.
hmmm.....i guess going get a lot of "bait and switch" going on on friday.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
opso: I thought dat was called "normal procedure" nowadays.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
shizah - yup....seems like it. too bad....so sad.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Hope I didn't offend anyone if they work there. Anyway, Happy Gobble Gobble Day everyone!! Gotta get to my other job. See you later!! (By gobble gobble, I meant EAT!!!!) Shoots den....
November 26th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
anklebiters: That follow-up on the Dr Pepper story is interesting. So a lot of people DID go for that freebie!! Hey, I'm eating pork chops for lunch. Every time I make them they taste so dry. But don't you need to cook pork very well? I guess I have to BEE extra sure.
Did you find out if that shop in Ward that Ocean Lover mentioned is the one? I've BEEn there BEEfore and they have lots of local candles...
Wade: Ditto that! Freedom is the one thing we take for granted since we are so used to it! So thanks to the U.S. military for keeping us and our families safe today and every day!
HNL2LAS: I wonder if anyone has actually farted out loud while reading about futs!! LOL! In your opinion, is it easier for men to fart out loud in public while women do the silent ones?? MayBEE we better not head there. Too off topic!
opso: So you ARE going to go to Best Buy on Friday??
munch: Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy your 5 get togethers and try to log on tomorrow!!
Shizah: Is today your day off? Or are you making up for your absence yesterday? Are you trying to win those tickets?
Ocean Lover: Was it the first 'Transporter' that had that cute Asian girl? I don't think she is in this third one though.
NEO: No more pimple talk. Too gross! Haha! And you were so close to hitting the number!! So whatcha cooking up tonight?
snow: Why do you say no to muumuus? Haha! Kinda curious to see what munch looks like. Thank YOU for helping me keep the BEES in line, tormenting Banana (oops, did I just say that out loud? LOL!) and adding your crazy comments. You alone equals 10 honey BEES so I'm grateful for that! Sniffle, sniffle! See what Ocean Lover started! Kidding!
honda si boy: Are you also grateful for good neighbors?
I'm sure Ynaku's ones are. Hah! So you're working on Black Friday, right? MayBEE you might see some of your new friends!! 
myama99: Wow, sounds like you're going to have a fun party! OK, we will all gobble gobble!
BC: Thanks for sharing that heartwarming story. Can you imagine that the power of your one O&E comment can save a life? (Don't do it Banana, don't do it!! Kidding!) So thanks for always keeping things fun for us here while also giving us perspective on the bigger picture!
November 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Queenie - me? go shopping? on black friday no less? C'MON!! that's why i went yesterday. i guess you don't know me that well.
i BEE working on fri. might as well.....no mo nothing special happening.
November 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Anyone going to the Craft's Fair on Saturday at Blaisdale?
You can simmer the pork for a while to soften it up...I don't mind it a little tuff. I haven't called them yet.
Anyone looking to buy a Sony model 350 Blu-ray player...K-mart will have them on sale tomorrow for $199 - $100 off regular price.
November 26th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Speaking of the military...I was at the Atlanta airport restaurant waiting for my flight to PHX, this was during the march to Baghdag. There were two US marines sitting in the next table, from the sound of their convo, they were BF/GF. One was being sent to Iraq with the rest of his group. I had the waitress let me take care of their bill. As they stood to leave they thanked me...I said "we owe you many thanks for what you're doing over there. I hope you return safely."
Maybe for the 2nd Annual Triad Party, we can adopt-a-soldier and have him/her be the guest of honor? Maybe a dentist
November 26th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
thank you!
and you!
and you!
and yes,
YOU!
November 26th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Happy Thanksgiving everybody
gatta go to dinner now 
QB; did you get my reply about the t-shirt's?
November 26th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
@Shauna - there you go, tormenting me again. I think that's your favorite spectator sport, eh? Oh no, wait, you participate in that one as well. In fact, you get the gold.
Aw man, I never get my Dr Pepper coupon! I was still on Oahu!
I did buy the Guns & Roses cd though. I'm with opso: meh. We waited all this time for THIS?!?! meh.
You know how to make pork chops? Pan sear it first. Then finish in oven. Stick the thermometer in to get it up to temp. Should come out moist.
November 26th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!! Teejay is thankful for many things but would like to take the time to thank all of you for the online friendship. Hope to meet each one of you soon! Go wahine!
November 26th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
BEE back later Hive! Meeting a friend from the mainland for dinner.
Then some RockBand! Yeah!
I'll check back later to win those tickets I can't even use.
November 26th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Yes, qb, listen to BananaFysh about the pork chops because I'm sure he's watched enough of Giada to know what he's doing! Oh wait, maybe that was Rachel Ray... 'cause if Giada's on, I'm pretty sure he's not paying attention to her cooking!! Hee hee...
qb - Muumuus have no shape or style! Too old farty darty! How can we be SITC girls if munch is wearing muumuu (muumuus and Manolo's - FAIL! ha ha!)??? No can, li' dat!! (but, munch, if you read this... I knew you were kiddddding!
) And, wow... I equal 10 honey BEEs?! I'm so flattered! But, how many BBDs to I equal???? Hee hee...
anklebiters - Ohhh, that was so nice of you! Many of us think about thanking the military but never really do it! You did it and that is awesome! (made me teary eyed!)
HNL2LAS - fellow musketeer, you are BEEEEutiful, too!!
glad to have met you!
Happy Happy Thanksgiving qb, BBDs, honeyBEEs, newBEEs and musketeers!!
*getting grossed out by OL's earlier leaking brain episode!*
November 26th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
@ Queenie - "Was it the first ‘Transporter’ that had that cute Asian girl? I don’t think she is in this third one though."
Yes, I BEElieve so. Only thing, I must CORRECT YOU again.
She wasn't "cute". "Cute" is for lil toddlers or lil people.
"She".............was HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!!!!!!
Okay......time for "din din".
OL.........."Mini ME" is "cute"
November 26th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
The HOT HOT HOT girl is Shu Qi
You should watch her in the Asian action film So Close.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
The pork chops came out really tender...you could shred it with your fork
November 26th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
BananaFysh: Stick it in the oven?!? Then the juices might splash all over and get my oven dirty!! Don't know why but I only use the oven to bake. What a waste of a great stove!
chawan_cut: Aw, that's sweet! I'm thankful to YOU for coming on O&E more regularly now... I heard you're a sports fan. Of which sports?
Ocean Lover: OK, I figure it's better if I call another girl cute than hot. Plus don't you tell your wife as you're watching, "Oh that girl is kinda cute..."
Teejay: Hope you have some wonderful Thanksgiving plans! You know I'm thankful to you for all the support you've shown me way back when many didn't even know O&E existed...
NKHEA: You're doing some early Thanksgiving dinners?
Yup, I got your reply! Thanks! Guess I gotta wait till after the holiday to call...
anklebiters: Wow, that's such a typical nice thing for you to do regarding the soldiers at the airport. I got this really warm feeling wash over me when I read that. Truly giving without expecting anything back is sometimes rare nowadays. Your idea about adopting a soldier is kinda cool... We really should look into that!
snow: Muumuus and Manolos!! Haha! Mini skirts and Manolos sound like a better match, yeah? I'm thinking we need to do themed outings... Imagine the photos that we could get from that!
opso: Oops! I misread this comment: hmmm…..i guess going get a lot of “bait and switch” going on on friday. I thought you said you were going to go on Friday... So Friday is not a holiday for you guys??
Ynaku: Where did you go? Did you overdose on that Coke and Snickers? Wake up, wake up!
M: Do you guys have season tickets for any other sports?
UH volleyball on TV! Teejay? Are you there?
November 26th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
#131: You're a volleyball fan! Are you watching?
November 26th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
OL……….”Mini ME” is “cute”
Speaking of Mini Me...guess you can call him cute, his GF would agree
This is where anklebiters originated from.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdMRnh7WHlE
November 26th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I'm here watching the game and hoping the wahine can get their game going. Give Cal-Poly credit.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Shauna:
That long sleeve pullover that I was wearing at Shokudo, my friend in LA did the embroidery for it....meant to show it to you but forgot...laughing to hard all night
You can thank the BEEs that were there for that 
November 26th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Hawaii wins game one!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Queenie.....I stand corrected and I agree. YOU have to say "cute" although to ME she's "HOT, HOT, HOT!"
Shu Qi? Kinda like "I don't care if her name is BIG LOOGEY.........she's still HOT, HOT, HOT!"
Watching the V-Ball.........the "intensity" isn't quite there as this is a meaningless match.
OL..........."Hot, Hot, Not!"
November 26th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Anklebiters,
Your son in the video? Good looking buggah.
OL.........on VACATION!!!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
I just turned to it. Just got home a little while ago.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Come on wahine!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
If Cal Poly looses this game it is the coaches fault.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
He should've called it when they were up by one.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
anklebiters: Cool video!! I never really was into hockey but watching the footage made it look exciting! Couldn't really hear the announcers too well but what are the awards for? Top scorer and stuff like that? I'm not too familiar with hockey terms. I remember you mentioning a long time ago that you wanted to convert all your son's old videos onto DVD, right? How's that going?
#131 and Teejay: This other team must really BEE good. Usually UH is always leading!!
Ocean Lover: OK, we'll secretly say she's HOT HOT HOT!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
The coach is super lucky that Houston was off on the last two points.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Hawaii loses game two. I swear Houston is hitting bad tonight but then again Kanani isn't doing well and Aneli following suit. Might be a time to change setters.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Aneli has had five or six shanks in the back row. They need to take her out.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Can't blame the setter. She needs better passes. She is not Ah Mow or Kamanao where she can run everything down. Both setters are not to fast.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Where is Hawaii's Passing?
November 26th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Teejay: Congrats on #188!
#131: thanks also to you for the company!
BananaFysh: So where did you guys head for dinner?
Almost at #200!
Sorry, gotta head home now even though the game didn't end! It's been a LONG day!
#197!!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
What happened to the volleyball updates?
November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
OL:
That was him - Mini Me - he was about a foot shorter and 50lbs lighter than the rest
Shauna:
Sportsmanship, MVP, Breakaway..
I'm still transferring them to DVD....I hope my camcorder doesn't break first
November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Too disgusting to watch?
November 26th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
200! 201
November 26th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
what's the volley ball score?
November 26th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Hawaii loses 25-19 in game four. Going to five.
November 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Oh my.....
November 26th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
HSiB:
Your two favorite ppl's favorite - QB's Bon Jovi and my cars
November 26th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Everybody it's "PARTY TIME" COhiba from big island is in town for one fast one on Friday, he's going to try to make it to Side St. at about 4:00 pm....who's in...me and IKHEA will try to make it...let's party again!!!!!
even if only one fast-one 
QB; shhhhhh, don't tell anybody, but was BD today so IKHEA and the kids took me to dinner
(NKHEA feeling old
but still like party 
)
November 26th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Hawaii wins!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Boy was that match hard to watch.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Shauna,
i'm an all around UH sports fan. been so since i can remember. it was enforced when i was in the band, which i think you were in. or maybe your sister. i forget.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Thanks for the updates Teej. I'm working till 11:30pm
November 26th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
CW: No problems on the updates. Hawaii has to come out stronger and stop playing to the level of their opponent.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
NKHEA: OK, I'm just going to whisper this: happybirthdaytoyou, happybirthdaytoyou, happybirthdaydearnkhea, happybirthdaytoyou!!!
Hope you had a nice dinner with your family! 
Regarding the party, I would've loved to go but I'll BEE working at that time. 
Coconut Willy: Congrats on #200 even though it wasn't a designated lucky number! Still a big milestone for one day's worth of posts! Woo-hoo! And the night is still not over. Hint, hint.
Teejay: Wow, that must have been an exciting game!! So how come these tickets I'm trying to give away is for the same team?? Why are we playing them twice?
chawan_cut: Hmm, so you're a fellow former band member like us? What instrument did you play? Not sure if you attend most of the games, but BEE sure to check out tomorrow's post. Hint, hint.
anklebiters: Yeah, when I saw the post I couldn't help but think about all those Bon Jovi references we made. It's funny that as we read these stories, we can start finding people on this blog who the story was totally meant for. And I hope your camcorder doesn't break either. That's really touching on what you're doing for your son. Has he seen any of them yet or is it a surprise?
November 26th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Shauna-UH needed a team to play in between the WAC championship and the first round of the regionals or else they would've had to long a break and got rusty. Hopefully Hawaii will be able to host the first sub-regional but who knows with the stupid NCAA which wouldn't surprise me if they sent the team to Florida.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
amen to that Teejay... Shauna, are you @ home and bloggin' from home? That'd be awesome!
November 26th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Teejay: So that Cal Poly team is just a filler and doesn't count for anything? And it's a team they don't normally play??
NEO: Yup, finally home after a long day! How was your day?
November 26th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Shauna I stay. I WAS going nap but my Grand-daughter came over and that was that. Had a meeting right after then my wife wanted to go Walmart for some paper towels and stuff and just got home. Didn't eat dinner yet.
Oh BTW
Happy BEEday to you
Happy BEEday to you
Happy BEEday Dear NKHEA
Happy BEEday to you.
And many moooore!!!!!
Have a great one.
We get one another BEEday wish for tomorrow but I go wait. I dunno if they like me say anything though.
Hey NKHEA, I forgot cOhiba was from Big Island. Picture please so I know who he is and I can say hello if I bump into him. Have a heiny lite for me. I pay you back.
OK me REALLY hungry. I going change out of my good clothes and put on my shorts and t-shirt.
Hope to BEE back.
OL, have a great vacation. If you can comment on the blog when on Kauai, we see you then. If not, we try keep it flowing in your honor.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Happy Birthday Nkhea! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
November 27th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Can I say Congratulations to one of our HoneyBEEs?
Happy BEEday to you
Happy BEEday to you
Happy BEEday Dear SNOW
Happy BEEday to you
And many moooore!!!
Congrats on your special day too.
XOXOXO
Uncle Ynaku
November 27th, 2008 at 12:47 am
NKHEA Happy birthday!!! I hope it was a great day for you!
November 27th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Dear snow,
I stayed up special just for you. May you have a wonderful day. What a way to celebrate your special day. Same as Thanksgiving. You certainly have much to bee thankful for. A loving family and friends. Though we never met personally, I'm glad to bee considered a friend too.
Best wishes to you.
Uncle Ynaku
November 27th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Happy Birthday NKHEA!!!!!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Happy Birthday Snow!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Happy birthday Snow
November 27th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Minnasan Ohayoo Gozaimasu!!! Tankusugibingu omedetoo gozaimasu!!! So very much to be thankful for thsi Thanksgiving... Family, friends, freedom, food, air, water, a roof, a bed, a blanket, a pillow, hot running water, a flushing toilet, enough TP, lysol spray, soap, the blogs, the wonderful, amazing, spectacular, stupendous, blogger that makes THIS blog possible
BEEs, BEE vomit, toast, BEE vomit toast, clean BBDs (as if that's ever possible in here) HoneyBEEs (they're so BEEyootiful) newBEEs (gotta have fresh meat) Musketeers (somehow that term doesn't quite fit, but we love em anyway 
) and the QUEEN BEE (cuz she's Royalty!!!) Thankful for Macys, Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, TV, Football, TV with football playing, Job, job that pays, job that pays enough so I can eat, job that pays enough so I can eat that I actually enjoy doing... Thankful for my boss, a genuinely nice guy who is as concerned about getting the job done as I am, but also is very concerned about making sure his people are taken care of. Overall, I'm thankful that I am able to share all of this with you, the fellow inhabitants of the hive/mancave/honeybeehaven/lurkahz/lanceformers/kwonics/MLCers/Tsaikos/Dishers/CL101ers...I think that's all the ones that I post to...
Aloha!
NEO (is up early cuz he's crazy!)
November 27th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
No one has yet won tomorrow's tickets!! Come on guys, we're looking for a winner at #313!!
November 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Shauna:
He's seen them all....watches them once in a while, especially the early years. His GF gets a kick out of watching him when he was so Mini-me.
November 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Just trying to get dis buggah to 230.
November 27th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
anklebiters: Hah! His GF gets to watch his videos? But at least he was a winner on the team so nothing to BEE shame about!
Shizah: Is it fair if I lower the winning number?
NEW COMMENT # TO HIT TO WIN THE UH TICKETS IS #241!
November 27th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
241 huh? We'll see what I can do...
November 27th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
230
November 27th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
#231!
Can either of you make it? Looks like it will BEE a good game. I'll watch it on TV and look for you guys!
November 27th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Going with da family to see Bolt tomorrow. Got any tics for dat?
November 27th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Shauna, hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving... working I see... Well I'll be working tomorrow so maybe you can keep me company, and I'll do the same. Sorry that I haven't been around the hive as much as I used to be, I do miss you guys, things have been a little crazy lately... I'll try to be better...
NEO
November 27th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Coconut Willy: Sorry, they didn't give me tickets to that! Heard it was a good movie though. Have fun and eat some popcorn for me!
NEO: OK, we'll keep each other company tomorrow! Don't worry if things get crazy...that's why you can turn to us when you need some comic relief!