Rant

God, do those Salvation Army bell ringers annoy me. Be honest, they annoy the hell out of you, too. Who in their right mind wants to run the guilt gauntlet just to slip into the local Megalo Mart to buy Grand Theft Auto 6: Bangkok Adventure, now with more teen whore gutting?

Well, okay, when it comes right down to it, me. While Target is completely within its rights to ban the bell ringers, it's stupid from a PR standpoint. I applaud the shit storm of bad press comparing the store chain to Scrooge, the Grinch and Emperor Zurg. Because, while I'm walking briskly into the grocery store past the red bucket brigade to purchase coconut rum and hypo-allergenic safflower oil for a special evening, I'll remember that there are less fortunate people in the world this time of the year. And that's a good thing. I might even drop a buck in the bucket on the way out--without making eye contact, of course.--AT