tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post3553417949178059726..comments2024-01-19T17:19:30.290-06:00Comments on a few clowns short: time to take the black out of black fridayBill Lislemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-32939176902984005112013-12-11T14:34:50.542-06:002013-12-11T14:34:50.542-06:00I totally agree that shopping shouldn't be an ...I totally agree that shopping shouldn't be an event but it seems to be American's greatest leisure activity. Remember when we were kids and our families would "take a drive"....now it is go to Kohls and spend $100.00 to get $10.00 in Kohl bucks. <br /><br /><br /><br />I, too was sick of hearing about Black Friday for a whole week before and after the actual Friday. The word "black" kind of fits...it's gotten to be a depressing dark turn in our over materialistic society.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-58178173258818691202013-12-02T18:12:11.952-06:002013-12-02T18:12:11.952-06:00In the red or in the black - I don't really ca...In the red or in the black - I don't really care much unless I own stock in the company. I just think the name black Friday sounds bad. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-58672405731047871342013-12-02T14:50:10.582-06:002013-12-02T14:50:10.582-06:00All I know is that they better have made it to the...All I know is that they better have made it to the black for the year by then or these companies are in troubleBearman Cartoonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-44435923941517555232013-12-02T10:48:15.427-06:002013-12-02T10:48:15.427-06:00Yes that's another one that gets over used and...Yes that's another one that gets over used and over printed.<br />I read an ad just this weekend that said, "Cyber Monday - Going to work has never been this fun." I don't think a company would care for those ads.<br />thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-13980829645470819422013-12-01T23:15:13.895-06:002013-12-01T23:15:13.895-06:00An now it's Cyber Monday...An now it's Cyber Monday...Dawn Saros-Kirkhttp://www.thankyougreatspirit.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-34169491224165792142013-12-01T18:38:37.260-06:002013-12-01T18:38:37.260-06:00Good to see many comments agreeing with the less s...Good to see many comments agreeing with the less shopping idea. Of course maybe the other side are too busy shopping to read a blog. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-91300142838108140502013-12-01T16:51:18.230-06:002013-12-01T16:51:18.230-06:00I go with Buy Nothing Day instead of Black Friday....I go with Buy Nothing Day instead of Black Friday. I like Thanksgiving as a time to feel grateful rather than a time to acquire more stuff.Secret Agent Womanhttp://biredux.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-58569047582353505952013-12-01T10:38:42.932-06:002013-12-01T10:38:42.932-06:00A no shopping in December policy? Of course we al...A no shopping in December policy? Of course we always need the essentials of food and liquor. thanks for browsing bylislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-91406343226327850542013-11-30T22:08:33.580-06:002013-11-30T22:08:33.580-06:00I'm with you on this one, for sure!I'm with you on this one, for sure!longhollownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-44046274561564225192013-11-30T13:21:21.433-06:002013-11-30T13:21:21.433-06:00i don't even remember the last time i went sho...i don't even remember the last time i went shopping the day after thanksgiving, sugar! around our house it's "if it ain't here before thanksgiving, it ain't gonna be purchased until january the next year!" the only stores we visit between now and then carry groceries or liquor! :) xoxoxoxosavannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-28433212525691000102013-11-30T11:27:55.973-06:002013-11-30T11:27:55.973-06:00Good to hear you have found much better things to ...Good to hear you have found much better things to do than fight the hoards of shoppers. A hockey game is an event - not shopping.<br />thanks.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-49808955537278980822013-11-30T10:06:45.633-06:002013-11-30T10:06:45.633-06:00I h.a.t.e. Black Friday, which has now extended in...I h.a.t.e. Black Friday, which has now extended into Thanksgiving Day. I spend Friday taking down the fall decorations and putting up the Christmas ones. There is always a hockey game going on too. My 'black' Friday is spent peacefully. =)Tamihttp://www.prettypurplexing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-80298640160482638252013-11-29T20:06:55.674-06:002013-11-29T20:06:55.674-06:00That's why you're an engineer and I'm ...That's why you're an engineer and I'm an accountant. Happy Black Friday.Joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-65409314821767167382013-11-29T18:48:46.913-06:002013-11-29T18:48:46.913-06:00Interesting I always thought it was the other way ...Interesting I always thought it was the other way - flowing red ink was a loss. I agree that black does seem like a negative. thankslislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-46072811405226011012013-11-29T18:15:39.849-06:002013-11-29T18:15:39.849-06:00I listened to a lovely discussion on NPR today abo...I listened to a lovely discussion on NPR today about merchants resisting the "black" connotation. Black was common as a descriptor for bad things happening, such as half a factory calling off work the day after Thanksgiving. We're talking forty years ago. Black was stuck on so many Friday events, like the stock market ending an awful week by tanking on Friday, or the police directing all the traffic downtown when the fools went shopping the day after Thanksgiving, as began happening in my childhood in the fifties. Merchants sought out alternatives to the black designation and failing, looked to replace the meaning. Flowing black ink is another misnomer, but I'll save it for another day. (Oh well: sales are credits. Expense is debits. Debits are black, credits are red. A profitable business flows red ink.)Joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-23140174656135802632013-11-29T16:29:09.171-06:002013-11-29T16:29:09.171-06:00thanks and thanks for browsing over here. Your bl...thanks and thanks for browsing over here. Your blog was new to me and I think this one is probably new to you. Please take a look around when you have the chance. I don't get into the shopping competition either. Most of my shopping for presents is done online. You mentioned political differences in your reply on your blog - I think that might be common. I seem to be the political odd ball in my family.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29376160.post-63723459015555138832013-11-29T15:27:29.164-06:002013-11-29T15:27:29.164-06:00Amen! Great post! I couldn't bear to another B...Amen! Great post! I couldn't bear to another Black Friday posting this week that didn't involve screaming and possibly yanking out some hair over everything in your post. I don't join in on the Black Friday madness. I figure in another two to three weeks I'll catch all the 60-80% off sales. :)Gossip GrLnoreply@blogger.com