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How was your Thanksgiving? Did you eat a lot of turkey, watch football, and fall asleep? You are not alone. Did you go shopping the next day, taking advantage of big sales for the opening of Christmas shopping season? If so, then you were not alone there, either. In fact, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been called Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it generates. The term originated in Philadelphia in the 60's, but then during the 80's it morphed into explaining the name, "Black Friday," as being due to the fact that so many retailers depend on Holiday shopping to take them out of the "Red" and into the "Black." In traditional accounting red ink shows losses and black ink is for profits. Though this is a less negative way of looking at it, for Retail Store employees, bus drivers, cab drivers, and police, the original meaning is likely to resonate. In many cities it is not uncommon to see shoppers lined up hours before stores with big sales...
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