alls ▁see ▁this ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁open ▁longer ▁than ▁usual , ▁generally ▁until ▁ 9 ▁pm , ▁as ▁most ▁pay ▁che ques ▁are ▁cleared ▁by ▁Th urs day ▁morning . ▁ ▁In ▁Norway , ▁Th urs day ▁has ▁also ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁most ▁sh ops ▁and ▁m alls ▁are ▁open ▁later ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁week days , ▁although ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁sho pping ▁m alls ▁now ▁are ▁open ▁until ▁ 8 ▁pm ▁or ▁ 9 ▁pm ▁every ▁week day . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁USS R ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Th urs day ▁was ▁the ▁" F ish ▁Day " ▁( , ▁Ry b ny ▁den ), ▁when ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁food service ▁establish ments ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁serve ▁fish ▁( r ather ▁than ▁meat ) ▁d ishes . ▁ ▁For ▁college ▁and ▁university ▁students , ▁Th urs day ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁Friday . ▁There ▁are ▁often ▁fewer ▁or ▁sometimes ▁no ▁classes ▁on ▁Frid ays ▁and ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁hold ▁parties ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁and ▁sleep ▁in ▁on ▁Friday . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁some ▁call ▁Th urs day ▁" th irst day " ▁or ▁" th irst y ▁Th urs day ". ▁ ▁E lections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁all ▁general ▁elections ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day , ▁and ▁this ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁tradition ,