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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-09 11:55 PM
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What are Americans still buying?
Big Macs, Campbell’s soup, Hershey’s chocolate and Spam — the four food groups of the apocalypse.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-09 11:55 PM
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1. toilet paper
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-09 11:57 PM
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2. ammunition?
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woodwrite Donating Member (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 06:32 AM
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29. Without a doubt....
...both for personal use as well as eventual barter.
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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-09 11:58 PM
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3. Bibles
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-09 11:59 PM
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4. some of them? Rush's bullshit.
nt

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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:00 AM
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5. Beer, wine, and dope today.
Rope for the politicians and corporate crooks tomorrow.

:grr:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:00 AM
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6. I just bought a microwaveable lasagna from the kwikemart outside....
It's not bad, but neither am I sure I would call it "lasagna".
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Hello_Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:01 AM
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7. Pitchforks.
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Maccagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:33 AM
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18. I believe that is the only thing that will get Wall St and
Washington's attention. The Village Mob will have to show it's face in great numbers.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:40 AM
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20. and torches. nt
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:02 AM
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8. Bread, eggs, milk,and fruit.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:05 AM
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9. I am buying just what I need and nothing more. n/t
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:08 AM
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10. Excuses?
:shrug:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:11 AM
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11. I bought the new Darwin biography.
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rwheeler31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:21 AM
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16. Elitist
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:35 AM
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19. I get that a lot.
:P
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:13 AM
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12. Household staples...
Gas for the cars now and then...

The occasional book or DVD...

I don't buy any of those four food groups of the Apocalypse.

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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:16 AM
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13. Ibuprofen.
Lots and lots of ibuprofen.
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Kitty Herder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 01:26 AM
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22. Yep. Can't live without it. nt
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:19 AM
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14. booze.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:20 AM
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15. Health insurance. At least I spend a lot of my income on health related
expenses.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 12:25 AM
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17. the line that the US Reserve is a gov't bank
and that we have a democracy.
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 01:23 AM
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21. bought a new seat for my bicycle...finally
Also bought an 'easier to put on' harness for the doggie. She and I can take more comfortable walks now. Bicycle, walking Lucy - exercise.

Yesterday I bought pea pod, green bean & red onion seeds. I have some broccoli started & a tomato plant from seed I saved from last summer.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 01:27 AM
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23. lottery tickets
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whoneedstickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 02:12 AM
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24. The NYT forgot guns...
..apparently sales are up.
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 02:42 AM
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25. Why tax cuts will stimulate nothing in this environment
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DesertFlower Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 02:51 AM
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26. a radar detector for my car.
Edited on Sun Feb-01-09 02:54 AM by DesertFlower
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oldnslo Donating Member (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 03:47 AM
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27. Don't forget White Castles.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-09 03:53 AM
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28. They're also buying the GOP-controlled media's lie that a recession just started. n/t
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