News outlets spent a lot of time this week covering GM’s announcement that they intend to phase out the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010. Lots of front page ink was devoted to mourning its loss and analyzing what the impact will be for General Motors and the American auto industry. However, if you [...]
Outside the Tasty Freeze, Heartland, USA – In a depressing sign of just how bad the economy has gotten, John Mellencamp announced today that these current economic times are just too depressing for even him to sing about.
Washington, D.C. – In his address to Congress Tuesday night Barack Obama was emphatic that the country’s road to economic recovery will begin with widespread usage of the magicJack, which would save the country billions of dollars.
Detroit, MI – Designers at General Motors announced today that they are working hard on developing a new car that will run entirely on burning $100 bills.
Washington, DC – Sue Burns and Bill Neukom, who manage the ownership group of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants, appeared before congress today to request a federal bailout from Barry Zito’s seven-year, $126 million contract, as they fear any further payment on it may force the team to file for bankruptcy.
Seattle, WA – With almost every news source in the country scrambling to accompany its Monday “Dow Jones” articles with pictures of “dejected stock traders”, image database Getty Images was propelled to a new single day sales record on September 29th, 2008.
Larely, CA – Jam-Band Parking Lot Economists announced their worry today about the value of marijuana steadily weakening against the value of a Widespread Panic concert ticket. They fear this weakening could upset the very delicate nature of the “drugs for goods” trading system that has been keeping the jam band tour industry afloat since [...]
