well that was a change of news eh?

[Scylla]

well this theory can be chucked out the door, thanks to takai we got our reason.
so i guess im the looney cooley!

[takai]

You might be on to something. However, I would imagine that Synch-Point would have liked to release it before Black Friday (today), where everyone goes mad shopping.

Also, Synch-Point was having problems with the Ult Ed box. Apparently it wasn't printing right. Perhaps this has something to do with it.

[Bluerose]

Black friday?

[Scylla]

Black friday?

from wikipedia:
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Theories of origin

[edit] Accounting practice
One theory is that retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss for most of the year (January through November) and made their profit during the holiday season. When this would be recorded in the financial records, common accounting practices use red ink to show negative amounts and black ink would show positive amounts. Black Friday is the beginning of the period where they would no longer have losses (the red) and instead take in the year's profits (the black).

Earliest Citation, speaking to the Friday after Thanksgiving:

A BLACK FRIDAY.
There have been many Black Fridays in recent history. Most of them have been days of financial panic. There has been none of blacker foreboding than last Friday. And the blackness is not loss or fear of loss in stocks and bonds.
New York Times (1857-Current file).
New York, N.Y.: Dec 3, 1922. pg. 38, 1 pgs
ISSN/ISBN 03624331

Look up in the red, in the black in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
[edit] Stress from large crowds
Another theory comes from the fact that shopping experience on this day can be extremely stressful. The term is used as a comparison to the extremely stessful and chaotic experience of Black Tuesday or other black days. According to The Word Spy:

Earliest Citation:
Christmas decorations around Tampa Bay started going up in late October, and business has been brisk since then. And while Friday--known as Black Friday for the legendary hordes--will be the biggest shopping day for many area stores, others ring up the greatest sales the Saturday before Christmas.
—Marilyn Marks, "Retailers expect good sales this Christmas," St. Petersburg Times, November 27, 1986

Employees of retail stores have for years referred to Black Friday in a satirical way, to note the extremely stressful and hectic nature of the day. Heavy traffic and customer demands added to the long hours make it a difficult day.

[Bluerose]

thanks!

[takai]

Also from Wikipedia:
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically the busiest retail shopping day of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the Christmas season. Most retailers will open very early and usually provide massive discounts on their products, and offer doorbuster deals to draw people to their stores.

[Scylla]

Also from Wikipedia:
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically the busiest retail shopping day of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the Christmas season. Most retailers will open very early and usually provide massive discounts on their products, and offer doorbuster deals to draw people to their stores.

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and now add in cyber monday
the monday after black friday where most people do the most online business for the holidays