Jeff was let out of his little cage yesterday in celebration of Thanksgiving. And, I think, there may have been turducken involved. After all, nobody else was willing to spend that much time deboning all of those fowl, and Jeff is used to being up to his elbows in unpleasantness. He’s the one that handles most of the coding problems on this site, and chicken guts are probably pretty pleasant in comparison.
Today is what’s known as Black Friday in America. Supposedly, it’s called that because today is when most stores move from losing money to turning a profit. Perhaps that was what Jeff was investigating when he found that little tidbit about the origins of the holiday. I think that Roosevelt had an interesting idea about shifting the holiday back to extend the Christmas shopping season, but it is rather a moot point now, as most retailers have unofficial done that anyway. It’s funny that you can buy a Halloween costume on the same day that you can buy your Christmas wreath. I blame Jeff for that. I’m not sure why, but it only seems appropriate, as Jeff is normally behind most of the insidious marketing schemes out there.
Tune in tomorrow for stories of that other reason today is called Black Friday and probably some funny animal pictures.
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