Last summer, we were just coming to the realization that the economy might be in some trouble… Bear Stearns had fallen, oil prices were skyrocketing, and George W. Bush was still President. It wasn’t a good time.
We started 2009 thinking that the bad karma in ’08 was all in the past… but a quick comparison suggests that it may be rougher now compared to back then:
| YOUNG LOVE |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| Nick Jonas breaks up with Miley Cyrus over the phone | Chris Brown breaks Rihanna’s heart… and her nose | Obviously Chris Brown… you don’t send your girlfriend to the hospital, ever | |
| POLITICKIN’ |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| Sarah Palin campaigning for the Vice Preisdency | Tim Geithner campaigning for $789 billion | Sarah Palin by a wink | |
| CHEATING |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| A-Rod and Madonna | A-Rod and a syringe | Almost a toss-up between infidelity and ‘roids, but the juice is illegal… so it’s got to be worse | |
| FAVRE ME |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| Brett Favre un-retires | Brett Favre re-retires | Un-retired Brett Favre… the last month of the season counts | |
| BABIES R US |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| Angelina Jolie has twins! | Crazy Angelina wannabe has octuplets! | Crazy woman… Angelina only has 6 kids compared to her litter of 14 | |
| POOF! |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| $11 billion (August market cap of soon-to-die Lehman) | $50 billion (Bernie) | Yup, a vanishing $50 billion is worse… | |
| THE DOW |
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| Summer 2008 | Winter 2009 |
What’s worse? | |
| Down 9% from June to August, finishing just over 11,000 | Down 10% year-to-date, clocking in under 8,000 | Help. | |
Final count of crappiness? Summer ’08: 2… Winter ’09: 5
So, things are definitely not getting any better in 2009. In fact, they’re really spiraling more and more out of control, towards utter despair and desolation. But… at least we totally kicked last summer’s ass.
