Recession Getting Hard to Make Jokes About

Recent news that is not really funny:

1. First widely-publicized recession-related suicide, which wasn't even committed by leaping from a building, and is therefore not even old-school.

2. Shoplifting arrests up 10-20% (because of Christmacession), many being held until trial (probably after Christmas).

3. Number of Zimbabweans who didn't eat anything yesterday up to 12%, from 0% last year.

It's getting rough out there.

Things to remember:

1. Short, shiny dresses will make you happy even if you're starving (and will make this 1929-style living more like a costume party)

2. Recession-priced dumplings on 14th Street

3. Swiping coffee from a hotel lobby does not constitute shoplifting