15 Things We Wish The Recession Would Get Rid Of
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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11:40AM, Tuesday July 21st 2009
The recession has been blamed for a ton of things, from an increase in sex work to a decrease in the fabulousness of Fashion Week (and pretty much everything in between). But, to its credit, the recession has also produced some very welcome casualties, like the imminent death of those awful Crocs...and Hummers (and at least 12 other terrible things). After the jump, 15 more things we wish the recession would get rid of.
- Mosquitos
- Long waits for the train
- Mondays
- Bad pick-up lines
- Ann Coulter
- Hangovers
- Trucker hats
- Traffic jams
- Jury duty
- Commercials for erectile dysfunction and yeast infection meds
- Erectile dysfunction and yeast infections
- Mom jeans
- Waiting for a table at brunch
- Wallet chains
- Mullets
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Jessica Wakeman
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:12 pm: [report]
Smoking. I would be thrilled if the recession got rid of smoking.
*sam*
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:18 pm: [report]
I don’t need a recession to get rid of Anne Coulter… just a roll of duct tape across her mouth
GreenAura
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:25 pm: [report]
@ Jessica: I agree. Smoking would be at the top of my wish list. I would also like to add:
Men in skinny jeans
Katy Perry
STDs
Avril Lavigne’s “Abbey Dawn” line @ Kohls
multi-million dollar athletic contracts
watered down, over-filtered domestic beers (you know who you are, rhymes with Sudmeiser)
intolerance
delovely
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:35 pm: [report]
Speidi. I’d love to see the recession hit them to the point that their celebrity-gutter crawling days were over.
bogart4017
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:35 pm: [report]
@Jessica-The threat of death can’t even get rid of smoking. Also add:
loud advertising
loud car radios
bogart4017
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:38 pm: [report]
as well as reality tv shows
Flavor Flav
Anything in print having to do with Lindsey Lohan
ABC-TV Daytime
Spongebob Squarepants re-runs
Hannah_McCreery
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:40 pm: [report]
don’t count on the recession getting rid of mullets; here in the south it’s the don’t-have-enough-money-to-get-a haircut haircut.
*sam*
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:50 pm: [report]
@greenaura: OMG!! I worked at Kohl’s for a little over a year and HATED everything she EVER put out!!! black and white checkered skinny pants—really? But I will admit that it always made me giggle when I saw the little emo kids rush in to shop the clearance racks for her line…which, much like Vera Wang, it inevitably ends up.
GreenAura
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 12:59 pm: [report]
@ *sam*: LMAO! and does a skull and crossbones have to decorate EVERY SINGLE article of clothing?? No one looks cute in purple & black houndstooth bermuda shorts decorated with silver skulls and random splatters of paint. NO ONE.
*sam*
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 01:19 pm: [report]
@greenAura: agreed!! there should be a warning label that comes with her line: “Warning, regardless of what the *other* over-privileged emo kids are wearing, this pair of purple zebra-printed skinny pants with that equally atrocious black and pink wife-beater-inspired tank adorned with a cheaply made studded belt and worn-out chucks or leopard printed flats will *NOT* cover up the roll of belly fat that is hanging out. Regardless of what you think is “hot” now, you *will* look back on pictures of yourself many years from now and feel *completely* mortified that you thought this look was flattering. (Oh, and you will resent your parents/guardians for letting you out in public like that)—we *promise*”
BlueVibe
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 01:28 pm: [report]
I am opposed to the overuse and Hello-Kittification of skulls. I used to like skulls. Now they’re cutesy. How did that happen??
I wish the recession would get rid of *ADS* for Viagra, yeast infections, and constipation remedies. If I see Jamie Lee Curtis doing that wave thing with her hands to demonstrate what fiber-enriched yogurt does to your bowels, I’m going to put a frying pan through my television.
GreenAura
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 01:38 pm: [report]
@ *sam*: you just made my day! :D
DancerNinja
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 04:50 pm: [report]
I’m afraid as long as emo/punks are too cool to eat, those boys in skinny jeans won’t go anywhere. Sadness.
retro chic
wrote on July 21 2009 @ 05:38 pm: [report]
Good list! Add overpriced things: drinks and designer waters and themey noisy restaurants and clothing and shoes and makeup and BC and healthcare costs and…
@bogart4017: Ditto all the way, but just know Reality TV has a bottomless pit of raw “talent” and small(er) budgets than other formats, so, have a margarita.
@Jessica: Yes I agree with smoking, but like bogart4017, you’re stuck with a margarita, ie, too unrealistic.
I will be sad, however, to lose the mom jeans, but the savings on replacement elastic for the waist is a plus… *arcing eye roll*
Todd_P
wrote on July 28 2009 @ 05:03 am: [report]
When Warren Buffet talks, the world listens. Now you can throw children into the legions of people who follow Buffett’s advice. Warren Buffett is establishing an animated web series entitled, Secret Millionaire’s Club. It’s a financial cartoon aimed at kids, and the animated version of Warren Buffett is rather amusing. Ordinarily, the words Secret Millionaire’s Club would send the conspiracy whack bags into an epileptic fit. However, the Secret Millionaire’s Club is innocuous. A Warren Buffett cartoon would ordinarily make just about anyone snore, the cartoon, which was made almost 3 years ago, aims to boost financial education for kids – a noble aim. Buffett has warned that we will be staring down the barrel of inflation as a result of this recession, but we’ll see what happens – perhaps even Buffett will need payday loans. At any rate, the Secret Millionaire’s Club looks to be a worthy effort, perhaps worth some unsecured loans to get the whole series.