Black Friday Daily Delawhere [11.25.11]

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1. Jason330 says:

   November 25, 2011 at 7:21 am

   The Earth, Wind and Fire Institute?

   Actually, The old Academy Building was always one of my favorites, so I finally get to be first.

   If you go, check out the Civil War era graffiti etched into the bricks around the front door.

2. Delaware Dem says:

   November 25, 2011 at 7:41 am

   What does it say? “Die Confederate Scum?”

3. socialistic ben says:

   November 25, 2011 at 7:46 am

   “Old College” (it’s in the picture)

   and today…. hopefully…. retail stores will all close business in the “black”

4. puck says:

   November 25, 2011 at 7:51 am

   No, it says “Stop all this partisan bickering” and “Seek bipartisan consensus” and “Free up more capital for plantation owners.”

5. FlashCat says:

   November 25, 2011 at 7:53 am

   Black Friday got its name because its supposed to be the one day of the year that a businesses ledger will only have black ink and no red ink. i.e. turned a profit

6. Dana Garrett says:

   November 25, 2011 at 9:41 am

   Isn’t that where the art gallery is located at the University of Delaware?

7. Joanne Cabry says:

   November 25, 2011 at 3:44 pm

   The term “Black Friday” originated in Philly –and had nothing to do with the profit margin of retailers.

   http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/11/real-story-behind-black-friday

8. Frank says:

   November 26, 2011 at 8:55 am

   Black Friday originally referred to the traffic problems attendant to the Army-Navy Game in Philly. It is definitely a Philly coinage. I first heard the term when I moved to the Philly area in the early 1980s.

   http://www.todayifoundout.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Black-Friday-Facts-History-.jpg

   Also, any retailer who’s not showing a profit by Thanksgiving is already on the way to joining Korvettes, Monkey Wards, and Ames with an opening on Memory Lane.