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- AmyVernon, on 07/10/2009, -0/+24Staycation is possibly the most annoying word I've ever heard.
- 3tcp, on 07/10/2009, -2/+15If anyone said any of these things to me I would punch them in right in the throat.
- ennuisquared, on 07/10/2009, -0/+13Funemployment? There's nothing fun about being broke.
- bobburn1, on 07/11/2009, -0/+7I had never seen nor heard most of those. They all sound like a sickening mix of pretentious and obnoxious.
- MargotCross, on 07/10/2009, -1/+6Recessionspeak just bums me out. I don't want to constantly be reminded that no one can afford anything anymore. Although there is a great sandwich place near my office that has a "recession sessions summer special."
- Atario, on 07/11/2009, -0/+4Not nearly as annoying as "webinar".
- yocouchdigga, on 07/11/2009, -1/+5I hadn't heard of most of those until now. I hope I never see them again. Not because they're related to the recession, they're just really, really ***** lame. I'm kind of embarrassed I know of them...
I'm going to go take a rape shower. - BeShirtHappy, on 07/10/2009, -0/+4Really! I agree... funemployment is one of the most ridiculous words I've ever heard.
- flashpointbob, on 07/11/2009, -0/+3Also known as: "Words to say whenever someone starts talking about the economy and you have no idea what is really going on"
- macslut, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2You're doing it wrong.
Sure if you have a family, a mortgage and other things where losing your job is going to bring about some serious pain, then you don't qualify for funemployment, but for the young who can collect unemployment and move in with their parents or shack up with extra roommates while collecting more in unemployment than their expenses (after defaulting on credit cards, student loans, etc...), they can go an hang out all day and enjoy life.
There really is something to be said about hitting rock bottom and finding that it's really not so bad...especially when it's a circumstance beyond your control because of the economy.
Again, I'm not saying funemployment is a possible option for many (most?) of the people being seriously hurt by this economy, but in 2001, I went through some serious depression before I realized I was at rock bottom, and still in a very fortunate position in life...at that point I experienced some of the best things I ever did in life thanks to the freedom the situation presented.
Funemployment = if you don't have family to support, and you have some support system to not be hungry, cold, or unsheltered, you really should be spending at least *some* time having fun...and *many* people are these days. - yocouchdigga, on 07/11/2009, -1/+3I'd Internet Tough Guy Punch them to death.
- louiebaur, on 07/10/2009, -0/+2I agree!
- fleecejohnson, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2They forgot one: fungry.
- psyc420, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2oh the system. love it. hate it. feeling both at the same time? what a rush...
- ChromaVita, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2I usually hate people always bringing up "these tough economic times", but the storage place we rent a unit from had a "the economy sucks" sale. I lol'd
- ZellD, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2What you have done is good on an individual level and commendable. The problem is on a macroeconomic scale that behavoir is essentially what is causing the recession. The financial issues themselves are mostly over.
Now what's happening is one consumer cuts expenses because of fear of getting layed off, that in turn leads to layoffs where that consumer would normally spend money, causing more drops in spending.
Ultimately what needs to happen is for someone to start spending money again and it probably shouldn't be the United States. China has started to step up to the plate but the Eurozone is still saving too much. - skipvt, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Putting 'cation' at the end of a word doesn't make it the next hip term.
- Dauntless1, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1Yeah, but how do you balance things? Saving money is smart, yet also a bad thing on large scale. So what do you do?
- mr5150, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1and here i thought that all these ***** up BS words were Bushisms.
The worlds is in a totally ***** up place for allowing such dreck to make its way into the English language.
those who made fun of Bush for using such language are actually following in the retards footprints by allowing the indoctrination of words that fundamentally were either used or created by Bush Jr or follow in the footprints of his illogical moronic vocabulary.
Shame! - Barackalypse, on 07/11/2009, -1/+2Stimulus package: Wasteful Government spending and expedient backdoor through which to railroad legislative agendas without discussion.
Bailout: Wasteful Government spending that rewards those who failed. - Dauntless1, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1***** it. When all this started (or really started getting attention) a few years back, we started cutting back on our expenses. Now my entire bill total for the month is only $875, plus groceries. The recession can bite my balls, I know how to manage my money!!
- freshgrease, on 07/11/2009, -1/+2Bendover (v). - Drop your drawers, touch your knees, and bite your tongue while corporate execs pull their bonuses out of your ass.
- bdbr, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1Neocons were making up words to ridicule liberals long before the recession started (in the Bush administration).
- bdbr, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1The recession in the early 80s had double-digit unemployment combined with double-digit inflation all at once, for three continuous years. The recession in 1992 had US job losses 23% higher than 2008 (3.4 million in 1992 vs 2.6 in 2008), even though the US population in 1990 was 23% smaller than today (per census.gov). The list of bank failures every year between 1989 and 1992 was considerably higher than the past year.
Recessions can be very tough. People call this "the Great Recession" because they haven't been through one before, or have just forgotten how bad it was. - bdbr, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1Congress went beyond blowing your tax money a few years ago. Now they're blowing your kids' tax money.
- bdbr, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1I only know of them through Digg, but never heard anyone actually use them in person. Then again the shopping areas around here are just as crowded as usual, which seems rather odd for a "great recession".
- Cabal, on 07/11/2009, -0/+1I also like the fact that they don't actually tell you what Staycation is in the article
- 4AntiStupid, on 07/11/2009, -0/+0Sorry, only Congress is blowing your tax money.
- 4AntiStupid, on 07/11/2009, -0/+0Well, I've heard none of these. The only one I hear regularly is "stimulus" being a replacement for "government debt".
- tgc1, on 07/11/2009, -1/+1This is some of the worst ***** i've ever seen on the internet. And i've seen some BAD ***** (2 girls 1 cup, tub girl, etc).
Buried. - MooseOfReason, on 07/11/2009, -2/+1Have a nice staycation in the ICU, dirtbag!
- Barackalypse, on 07/11/2009, -3/+2Baracklash: The sudden negative reaction to Barack Obama's economic policies. Derived from the words "Barack" and "backlash".
- geoffg, on 07/11/2009, -3/+1Obamatard
-noun
1. A person engaged in the daily worship of America's first "dear leader."
2. One who denies history and insists that larger government leads to greater individual and national prosperity if total control is abdicated to the Obama ideology and political platform.
3. Those that actively work to convert others to worship the ideals and beliefs of Obama.
4. See "libtard."
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