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WoS – Cornucopia- An abundant, overflowing supply QoS – “Real riches are the riches possessed inside.” Off-Topic – Thankstaking review Talking points: Black Friday Debunked In recent years, a myth has surfaced that gives a particularly ugly twist to Black Friday, claiming that back in the 1800s Southern plantation owners could buy slaves at a discount on the day after Thanksgiving. Though this version of Black Friday’s roots has understandably led some to call for a boycott of the retail holiday, it has no basis in fact. The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Two notoriously ruthless Wall Street financiers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, worked together to buy up as much as they could of the nation’s gold, hoping to drive the price sky-high and sell it for astonishing profits. The true story behind Black Friday, however, is not as sunny as retailers might have you believ