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I haven't really been following this thread at all but i thought Black Monday was the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday. The people who don't go Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving will log on to the internet Monday at work and start buying Christmas presents online. or those who forgot someone during their mad shopping on Friday will make online purchases on Monday. Or maybe I am misaken.
No, no, you're not mistaken. That's the Black Monday. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shalot
your correct but it's called Black Friday:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)
Or s it a Steely Dan song?:D
Okay I am not going crazy then -- there is another Black Monday other than the what kilted is talking about which is this (I think):
I was talking about this Black Monday (from the Wall Street Jounal):Quote:
Black Monday is the name given to Monday, October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped dramatically, and on which similar enormous drops occurred across the world. By the end of October, stock markets in Hong Kong had fallen 45.8%, Australia 41.8%, Spain 31%, the United Kingdom 26.4%, the United States 22.68%, and Canada 22.5%. (The terms Black Monday and Black Tuesday are also applied to October 28 and 29, 1929, which occurred after Black Thursday on October 24, which started the Stock Market Crash of 1929.)
The Black Monday decline was the second largest one-day percentage decline in stock market history....
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Online Retailers Gear Up For Busy 'Black Monday'
By Mylene Mangalindan Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
This coming Friday is one of the year's biggest days for shoppers and retailers. But for many, the Web has made the following Monday just as crucial.
With the rapid expansion of the Internet, the Monday after Thanksgiving has grown to be the all-important kickoff of the online holiday shopping season. On that day, consumers head back to work -- and their computers -- ready to shop after the long holiday weekend.
Last year, the Monday after Thanksgiving was the peak day for online transactions, according to VeriSign Payment Services, a unit of eBay Inc.'s PayPal that processes electronic payments ...
Now that I have it straight in my mind you can continue with your debate/discussion :)
Not at all! more like relief!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lote-Tree
You must be very frigid then :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
But we like our Sensuality :D
now now lote! no need to insult me for my jest!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lote-Tree
I take that back Niamh. It did not mean to insult...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Niamh