Friday, November 27, 2009
Black Friday
I'm not much of a shopper and I guess that's why I never took note of the term Black Friday. According to Wikipedia, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been referred to as Black Friday since about 1965. I must not have been paying attention because I've always called it the "Friday after Thanksgiving". Black Friday sounds so ominous, and rightly so. Last year some poor soul was trampled to death by a mob of shoppers, at Walmart no less. What a way to go, dying at Walmart. I'm afraid to leave the house. How typically American, we give thanks every year for all that we have, and the next day go crazy shopping to get more.
I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving, and ate their turnips.
POSTED BY STAN on November 27, 2009
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