You know the econmoy is bad when...

[Anna Iram]

When restaraunts dole out condiments like it's gold.

I was at a national chain having breakfast this morning and overheard the server at an adjoining booth tell the guests she was not supposed to leave the catsup bottle on the table. They had to take what they needed and hand it over.(To be fair, she dropped it off and then came back around for it a minute later).  I had to laugh. That's just sad. I mean... it's catsup for heavens sake.

I felt so honored when they let me keep the catsup AND the jelly caddy.

[Captain Jack Wolfe]

The only stocks worth investing in are made of oak or pine and have a big padlock.

[brier patch charlie]

When you pet ( cat/ dog) fix's dinner for you!

[PurpleDragon]

when your pet (dog/cat) IS dinner for you.   


((yeah, I know I'm going to hell for this one))

[irish]

 

[brier patch charlie]

When the wood privacy fence in the back yard becomes fire wood to heat your home in winter.
   And cook FIFI for dinner.

[white trillium]

When your department announces that you're moving out of downtown, away from most bus lines and the rest of the company and the overriding question from the employees is "So we're not laying anyone off, right?" not "Wait, it's going to take me how long to get to work now?!?"

[Tom]

You see Bill Gate playing the lottery.

(OK, I stole it from Jay Leno (or his writers ) but it's still funny.)

[Demetrius]

...when the store has a sale on ramen and you still can't afford to buy it.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

When your supper now consistes of Rock-n-Roll Spaghetti and Rock-n-Roll Tomato soup

(Ramen with hot ketcup and hot water with ketcup)

This was a REAL meal of the hair metal bands inthe late 89's early 90's Guys could not afford food and ramen and ketcup was cheap, so they ate it. This is a true fact

[Captain Jack Wolfe]

.. you don't know which fall strikes you as the most disastrous: Humpty Dumpty, the value of your 401K, or the ratings for the new "Knight Rider" TV show.

[Demetrius]

...you can't afford to buy the mobile home you grew up in.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

When you find a cardboard box and feel it would make the perfect home for yourself under a nice bridge

[Demetrius]

When you find a cardboard box and feel it would make the perfect home for yourself under a nice bridge

...but decide instead to jump off of said bridge.

[Capt Gabriela Fullpepper]

When you find a cardboard box and feel it would make the perfect home for yourself under a nice bridge

...but decide instead to jump off of said bridge.

When the fire dept, police dept, and rescue teams who are there to rescue you decide to join you

When you use your socks for mittens to keep your hands warm and it's the middle of summer

When a McDonald's double cheese burger is a high class gormet meal

When dumpster diving for store and restuarant scraps is sounding like a great idea just so you can eat.