"Because we're in a recession," has become my favorite all-purpose zeitgeisty excuse. Because we're in a recession, I can't afford to stop adjusting my diet around the month-to-month changes to the Wendy's Super Value Menu. Because we're in a recession, I can't not consume Battlestar Galactica fan fiction like a wolverine in a Montessori preschool. Because we're in a recession, I can't give any of my young cousins, ex-girlfriends or Insider colleagues their noses back.

But, because we're in a recession, I can offer you Eugene Mirman pretending to be a Saudi prince on CNBC:

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