Has anyone noticed the new form of inflation, down-sized consumer goods?
It's true. Many of the products you buy are shrinking to keep you from noticing that costs are going up. But it will also give the impression that the economy is in better shape than it really is; since the overall quantity of goods shipped will likely remain unchanged.
I'm actually okay with food costs going up a little; I could stand to lose a few pounds so this could help me manage portion sizes.
But. Dude. Reducing the size of my toilet paper roll is just MEAN.
You bastards!
You cruel, fucking bastards.
*shakes a fist*
One of the coolest things I've seen in a while.
He's an artist. He's a father.
He draws cool stuff on his kids' lunch bags, every day.
Lunch Bag Art
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those are pretty cool....I wish I could have had customed lunch bags as a kid
That is awesome. :D
I could draw some kick ass stick figure ninjas...
But that's about it.
Cool as! Love it. Want that guy to be my dad :P
Wow
I think MeanMean Mr Tu is behind this somehow:
Every Line of Dialogue in The Lost Boys is "Michael" from Dan Nixon on Vimeo.
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hah. Brilliant :P
You know how, when you hear a word too much, it starts to not sound like a word at all?
Yes.
It holds the record for the number of consecutive times saying the name Michael with out once following it up with the word, "Motorcycle."
That is awesome
awesome :)
Were you supposed to be working when you stumbled on this? lol
yes. probably.
*looks around nervously*
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Amen, brother...nobody in our 'Hood has taken their stuff down either and we're going to as well this next weekend.
Yeah bishes!@
Rock it, Insurgent Claus!
Now I don't feel so bad about still having my artificial tree up and decorated.
Just get some stuff for the other holidays through the year to hang with the lights and you have a reason to keep them up all year round. Hang hearts for VDay. Shamrocks for St. Pattys. I think you get the gist. lol
I pick up what you're layin' down.
Ya know, January 13 is National Rubber Ducky Day. I gotta keep my lights up for THAT.
It's the least I could do.
Or you could put up rubber ducks with light up their yak...just a thought.
that would be easy to do...
at some point this image will get deleted from Google. In the event that it does; it's a picture of 'rubber ducky christmas lights'.
I have some people in my neighborhood who leave their lights up most of the year... I think it's cool. I wish more people did, although I understand the high electric bill of some of them but hey what is a few little lights gonna do but make things all warm an fuzzy ;)
RUBBER DUCKIES!!!!!! yes...
I need to get me some rubber duckie lights...
Seeing how my nick name is, after all, duckie ;)
separation anxiety mmm? LOL
I have a rule about this.........yeah yeah shut up.
You are allowed to leave your holiday lights up for as long as you want als long as they are not:
* Colored
* Blinking
* Flashing
* Disco inspired
* LED
The only exception is twinkle lights.
*That is all*
I do believe there is a song called "Rednecked Woman" that has something in it about leaving your lights up the front porch all year long.
Twinkle away suagr- it does keep the dreary winterboos away...
Update:
It's down to just two houses on my street with xmas lights still up! Mine, and the house across the street.
I'm gonna win. WIN, I tell you.
*fingers crossed*
*hopes high*
Lol did you win? There is a house which even now still has it's lights on the tree outside...it does looks nice(blue lights) and it is a very big tree!
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birra
15:11 Jan 21 2011
Yes, I have noticed that.
The jar of peanut butter that used to be a cylinder and 16oz. now has ribs (for who's pleasure?) and is 13.6oz.
The half-gallon of ice cream is now not quite a half-gallon.
The pound of pasta is now a 13oz. box.
Of course the prices haven't gone up... much. So everything is good, right?
FEH. Stupid, made up economy...
Morrigon
15:12 Jan 21 2011
I have noticed that the quality of my underwear has gone down while the price remains the same. Now you may laugh, but the elastic band around the top is almost literally sharp causing it to grate against my skin.
*fury*
Abstract
15:31 Jan 21 2011
I don't see the sense in making less toilet paper on the roll. That is one of those things people always need. But now I see why it seems I've been having to go to the store for it more often.
As you can see, I don't look at how much is on the roll when I buy it. I just buy it.
ThothLestat
15:53 Jan 21 2011
'Zactly right, Abstract!
See, I can moderate the amounts of food I take in, but I still gotta poop. And that's a pretty static figure regardless of portion size.
Abstract sees the inherent cruelty in this.
I don't consciously make the calculation between poops per week and square feet of 2-ply sheets on a roll. I try not to think about it, really.
But now I'll HAVE to.
sPerAnZa
17:32 Jan 21 2011
Two squares per bowel movement. :P
We bought a huge thing of toilet paper the other day... 18 rolls- Monday.
We have 10 rolls now. Eight rolls a week. O.o Hmmm.. I honestly think my guy eats it. When I am home alone, a single roll lasts me a week....
Joli
17:55 Jan 21 2011
As much as I love all of your statistical poop analysis, I am distracted from its inherent fascination factor by one simple thing...I read Morrigon's final word as "furry."
After her post regarding her underpants...I now need post traumatic stress treatment. :(
ThothLestat
18:00 Jan 21 2011
Oddly, it isn't the first time I have heard this.
RedQueen
22:24 Jan 21 2011
Does that or does that not translate into shit ball count?
PhoenicianDream
16:42 Jan 22 2011
Less food to eat = less poop right? So in a way it evens out.
O.o Or you could always get a bidet? Heheh
philosopher
20:40 Jan 23 2011
Is this a sign we are returning to some situation similar to the pre-war state, where things like food came in small, medium and large portions (price adjusted depending on the portion) or are we morphing into Europe?
foxglove
18:17 Jan 26 2011
I've noticed the smaller width on the toilet tissue rolls. They tell you you are getting a mega roll but not anything about the width. Of course it's a good thing that fast food items are smaller. Less of what we shouldn't be eating anyway.
DeMonic
01:29 Jan 31 2011
tehehehehe... :)
*shakes fists angrily* grrrr give us back our full sized toilet rolls you nasty nasty people, maybe they could make things like brussell sprouts smaller instead??!!?
ThothLestat
03:04 Feb 01 2011
Ack!
Brussels sprouts are THE DEVIL!
Tell Brussels, they can have 'em back!