Showing posts with label funny names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funny names. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter, Wal-Mart and a Black Brawl for Candy in Salisbury

Wal-Mart. We at SBPDL find the number one company on Fortune's list of top corporations to be the ultimate barometer of life in 21st century America.

If you want to see what the real status of the United State's is and how your fellow countrymen wallow in the muck of avarice and cheap goods, journey to your local Wal-Mart and admire the people. However, be careful to avoid commandeering the Public Address (PA) system. If you decide to take on this usurp the authority granted to Wal-Mart employees and address your fellow patrons, you might find yourself the unwitting subject of national news coverage.

But, if you find yourself in Salisbury, North Carolina, you're advised to steer clear of the Wal-Mart entirely, lest you desire party to potentially being maimed over discounted candy:

Police aren't sure whether Walmart's prices were so good or if there was a shortage of chocolate rabbits.

Whatever the reason, seven women ended up in a brawl in the Easter basket aisle Saturday evening.

Candy eggs, rabbits and Peeps flew through the air in an unlikely Easter exchange.

Property damage, primarily to candy and Easter decorations, totalled nearly $800.

Salisbury Police responded to the Walmart at 323 Arlington St. around 7 p.m. Saturday.

The five officers separated the women into two groups — with each claiming the other group started the fight.

Unable to figure out who initiated the brawl, officers decided to charge all of those involved in the incident with public affray.

Those charged, whose ages range from 17 to 24, are Carolyn Elizabeth Chawlk, Carmeisha Shannell Mitchell, Samise Tyshon Mitchell, Kim Rochelle Williams Mashore, Latikgwa Nikia Williams, Tameika Shareece Drye and Tiffany Elaine Chambers.
Now, those behind the algorithms and the analysis of buyer patterns that determine the low prices that Wal-Mart offers (such goods as Black dolls come to mind) aren't to be blamed for the candy aisle brawl that erupted in Salisbury.

The unmistakable Black names that color this story with hilarity and their desire to procure discounted candy are merely a coincidence, when compared to the riot by Black people that took the life of a Wal-Mart employee over the 2008 Black Friday.

Discounted candy from a reputable store such as Wal-Mart puts the reliability of freshness at an exponentially higher rate than the candy that can be obtained from the ever-present Dollar General or Dollar Store that find refuge in abandoned strip malls littering the landscapes of small towns.

No, it is of absolutely no coincidence that Black people decided to engage in a battle royal for the remaining sweet treats that were being sold for steep discounts.

We at Stuff Black People Don't Like have to ask: As the Royal Rumble for economically priced Easter candy waged in the makeshift ring of the Salisbury Wal-Mart by incensed Black patrons hoping to secure belated holiday sugar, did anyone have the temerity to request all Black people to leave the store?

More importantly, were the victors of the brawl-for-all the Cadbury in Salisbury forced to endure the insult of waiting at the back of line before the transaction for the hard fought candy was made?





Wednesday, May 27, 2009

#10. Normal first names


Black people have never been to fond of normal, White people sounding names. Biblical- grounded names went out in popularity in the Black community as quickly as Don Imus did from the Black persons radio.

Instead of James, Michael, John or Luke, Black people decidedly collectively to try and out Black their fellow racial members, into who could come up with the most original name, to compliment their "slave" surname.

Most people have read the 2006 tome Freakonomics, a bestselling book that discusses numerous topics normally sheltered in hushed voices in diverse places, like the high school locker room or country club 19th hole.

Nevertheless, the authors of that book have analyzed the top 20 White names, and the top 20 Black people names:

The 20 Whitest Boy Names

1. Jake
2. Connor
3. Tanner
4. Wyatt
5. Cody
6. Dustin
7. Luke
8. Jack
9. Scott
10. Logan
11. Cole
12. Lucas
13. Bradley
14. Jacob
15. Garrett
16. Dylan
17. Maxwell
18. Hunter
19. Brett
20. Colin

The 20 Blackest Boy Names


1. DeShawn
2. DeAndre
3. Marquis
4. Darnell
5. Terrell
6. Malik
7. Trevon
8. Tyrone
9. Willie
10. Dominique
11. Demetrius
12. Reginald
13. Jamal
14. Maurice
15. Jalen
16. Darius
17. Xavier
18. Terrance
19. Andre
20. Darryl

Stuff Black People Don't Like would like to point out the peculiarities between the different names for White and Black people. It is hard to imagine where Black parents came up with these names, but for sportscasters around the country, they sure did make it difficult on you. Spelling bee emcee's, not so much.

Black people enjoy standing apart from the crowd and turning heads. Normal names like Sam or Barry don't accomplish that task. Barack does, however.