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New Weird Al Song Satirizes Recession

New Weird Al Song Satirizes Recession

As if the recession needed any further satire? Anyway, Weird Al is back and after killin’ it with his last spoof, he’s coming after both our deflated purchasing power as …

Overuse Of The Word ‘Depression’ Is Getting Depressing

Overuse Of The Word ‘Depression’ Is Getting Depressing

Gawker.com put together this interesting little chart of all the times the media has used the word ‘recession’ vs. ‘depression’ recently. I’m assuming they searched for depression used in a …

Strip Clubs Having A Tough Time

Strip Clubs Having A Tough Time

It’s interesting to look at how the Wall Street crisis influences so many different sectors of the economy. The NY Post had a short item in this morning’s paper about …

The Alcohol Business Holds Up In Tough Economy

The Alcohol Business Holds Up In Tough Economy

It appears that despite layoffs, foreclosures, and all the other depressing things our economy is throwing up, people are still willing to spend what little hard-earned cash they still have …

Lack of Topless Sunbathing In France Blamed On Economy

Lack of Topless Sunbathing In France Blamed On Economy

Stocks falling, gas prices rising, foreclosures increasing, and now French breasts are getting covered up? What gives? French beach-goers, the inventors of the sunbathing phrase au naturale, are reported to …

Starbucks’ First Ever Quarterly Loss – Congrats!

Starbucks’ First Ever Quarterly Loss – Congrats!

For the first time since the company went public in 1992, Starbucks has announced a quarterly net loss. Last year at this time, Starbucks announced a quarterly profit of $158.3 …

The Porn Recession

The Porn Recession

For the first time in recent history, it looks like porn sales are being affected by the economy. According to Clusterstock, the porn industry was always thought to be this …

One Man Unstoppable Economic Force For Hire

One Man Unstoppable Economic Force For Hire

I came across this craigslist ad for a guy named ‘Will’ trying to get hired in New York. Not really sure what he’s applying for, but his credentials are truly …

Local Beer Hurt By High Prices

Local Beer Hurt By High Prices

Quite possibly the scariest report I’ve seen recently. Someone fix the economy now! Don’t you see what it’s doing to us? Jesse Williams of the New Albanian Brewing Co. looks …

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