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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The Recession: A Lexicographic Examination, Entry #1

Recessionista - This is a person, usually a woman, who a scant two years ago couldn't utter a sentence that didn't include the phrases "Can I see the Jimmy Choo's in a size 6" or "I'll have another cosmopolitan." But now, in the midst of economic meltdown, she can't hold a conversation without mention of coupon clipping, crocheting, and how she's finally learning how to use the six-burner professional Viking range that's sat unused in the middle of this room called a "kitchen."

Despite her newfound frugality she still watches "Real Housewives of Orange County" and "Sex in the City" reruns religiously, and will start wielding her AmEx Gold Card once her husband finishes up that sentence for investment fraud.

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