Campus dorks may get flak from their beer-guzzling, football-watching counterparts when they spend Saturday mornings finishing last night's WOW marathon instead of going to the game, but they know how to tailgate in their own way.

Because as far as they're concerned, the Super Bowl is nothing compared to Black Friday. Based on the number of C-permit parking passes in the windows of cars parked outside of Best Buy at 2:30 a.m. Friday, more than a few students decided to forgo a cozy night's sleep in favor of camping out in 28-degree weather for cheap outdated laptops, discounted nerd games, and dollar bin DVDs.

One of the first in line, burrito-ed in heavy blankets with a tent set up, had been there since 7 p.m. the night before. Sounds like a good humble way to spend Thanksgiving. Another guy in line surfed on his laptop sans gloves to pass the time while waiting for a Sony Vaio because his mom to him to get one. Sad to say, his mother must have been sorely disappointed when, at 4 a.m. (an hour before the store opened), store salespeople announced the all Vaio tickets had already been handed out. Frostbite for nothing.

But not everyone lost the great consumer war. One girl at the Gap said her boyfriend got punched in the face at Best Buy while struggling for the last $399.99 Samsung Blu-Ray player that came with 7 free movies. I'm not sure how the other dude rationalized risking a charge for assault for a prettier viewing experience. Anyway, the boyfriend managed to gain the advantage and bought the girl a season of Sex in the City too. Mission accomplished.