Back in the Golden Age, I remember nobody would be caught dead using a coupon except the occasional housewife or senior citizen or maybe the college kid who would open the envelope of them that was sent by Mom. I still get those envelopes sent by Mom, and if I actually used all those coupons, [...]

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(h/t @jessefelder) And also, we’ve got McDonalds going ahead with the decision to add $4 Angus burgers to their menu. Bull market! Literally.

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Beating up Detroit is like kicking someone when they’re down,but that’s my job, and I’ve gotta do what I’ve gotta do. Today in the WSJ, they point out the absence of grocers, car dealers, coffee, you name it: DETROIT — They call this the Motor City, but you have to leave town to buy a [...]

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…because these days, there is no champagne room. Strip clubs are going lowbrow, as they can’t sell the high-dollar entertainment. According to the Wall Street Journal, the recession is starting to hit folks where it hurts, in their pants (because that’s where their wallet is. What did you think I was talking about?): For an [...]

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Several years ago, I was flipping channels and I came across this Lifetime movie about two mentally handicapped people in assisted living and their nascent romance. Neither one was particularly functional on their own, but after they fell in love and got married, they decided to pool their strengths and move out of the assisted [...]

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