[I_Like_Plants]

You know the economy might be going sour when..... you leave your local Salvation Army store and they have that sort of measuring tape marked on the doors to identify the height of robbers!

So, what have you folks seen lately?

[jboogy]

Some former traders are hanging out on wall street with cardboard signs saying " will work for high-risk bundles of mortgage backed securities"

you have to withstand three interviews to get a job at mcdonalds,to work the fryer!

fox news says the economies only "fantastic"

after sending in your mortgage payment you get it back stamped , return to sender , addressee's location unknown

family members start knocking on your door , looking for a place to crash

the little old lady that plays organ in your church tries to mug you after services


southeast asians suddenly aren't the only ones who habitually seem to "lose" pets ( hope this doesn't offend anyone , it's a joke )

the local soup kitchen offers what they call "alpo surprise"

[I_Like_Plants]

I just realized another one...

You know the economy is going sour when .... The psychos on Ebay are getting markedly MORE psycho! Financial desperation does this, I have just been threatened with being taken in chains to Texas over a $9.95 item because it did not get there before the trailer-trash's payment got there or something. This probably means the trailer-trash could not afford to pay for the item until the last minute, and are taking it out on me. I have gotten something like 10 negative feedbacks over the last 30 days over shit like this. I have also lost what was once a friend whom I used to buy stuff from, because of financial desperation - he's changed, will now sell something that's known to not work, promising it works, just to get the money - like a crackhead. He has a gambling problem, but mainly he's a mortgage-head, has to keep his store rent coming, etc. But, his dirty dealings are actually decreasing his sales, lol!

[I_Like_Plants]

No, that's the Cornucopian Blues thread, over thataway.... (pointing)....

[manu]

When the only jobs are for prison guards.

Someone like Gore admits global warming.

Someone like Bush is now thinking ethonal.

The politicians didnt give themselves a raise.

When Wall St. drops 3 or 4% instead of 3 or 4 points.

Even the rich people are taking buses.

People are moving to India for a better way of life.

[topcat]

When your duaghter askes your wife to teach her how to:

Can food,

Bake bread,

Cook from scratch,

Darn a sock,

Mend a pair of pants.

[TommyJefferson]

Ha! All good ones.

Send more please.

[HamRadioRocks]

When a certain multimillionaire airhead who had a fake falling-out with Paris Hilton doesn't get enough to eat

[Jack]

When the contractor who used to have 3 employees show up for work every day - now has no employees except himself.

When the fellow who used to brag about being a millionaire gets tossed out of the country club - because he can't pay his bill.

When university students don't go to class - because they've got to work more hours in order to survive.

When nationwide enrollments in computer science are down more than 50% from 5 years ago - because there are ever fewer jobs in the field.

When child abuse and family violence increases. Seriously.

When home invasions increase. Seriously.

When robberies, burglaries, and car thefts increase.

When the wealthy express concern about economic disparities - because of concern over the increase in crimes of violence.

And every one of the above has occurred or is occurring presently.

[Tyler_JC]

*People in suits are pushing shopping carts at Wal*Mart

*People are living in tents on the street next to their foreclosed houses.

*Blood donations are way up...but only at the clinics that give you $9/pint.

*Mad Money Jim Cramer hits his "SELL SELL SELL" button more often than his "MOOOOOO" bull-sound button.

[PenultimateManStanding]

When the mountains of garbage at the landfills start shrinking

When people are shooting at birds

When they stop carrying the bodies to the morgue

When Morton Salt becomes worth it's weight in gold

When mobs are trying to figure out where the smell of food cooking is coming from

When tarps are dangling from roofs to catch rain

When there is a cloud of flies everywhere you look

When people barter expensive perfume for a potato

[Baldwin]

...When the homeless shlters/soup kitchens serve record numbers of FAMILIES on Christmas and thanksgiving as opposed to the usual single people.

It actually is happening on Long Island...more and more families are going to the soup kitchen for Christmas. Mom, dad, kids....the whole gang.

[Tyler_JC]

pstarr...?

I don't get it.

[Pfish]

When Freddie Mac says it is no longer going to accept Sub-Prime loans.

When Countrywide Mortgage is no longer going to accept "Interest Only" loans.

When S&P say they are going to downgrade bundled RE bonds quicker when the homes go into Foreclosure

When in 2007, 2-3 trillion in loans are going to readjust.

When in 2007, congress finally decides to look into the loan practices that have been going on over the last 5 years.

When the FBI starts to investigate loan fraud. Pfffffft....(chuckle)

When in 2008 the Democrats are going to inherit a bad economy.

The Democrats enact Health Care reform a la Hillary (I don't care if my husband got a hummer in the Oval Office) Clinton.

I could go on.....

[Baldwin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Baldwin', '.')..When the homeless shlters/soup kitchens serve record numbers of FAMILIES on Christmas and thanksgiving as opposed to the usual single people.

It actually is happening on Long Island...more and more families are going to the soup kitchen for Christmas. Mom, dad, kids....the whole gang.