Pocket Change: 07/23/08

A new industry is bourgeoning. People are paying to take naps. I’ve found that if you are resourceful enough, you can get a job and get paid to take naps. (link)
L.A. wants to ban fast food to protect the obese from themselves. The sliver of Libertarian in me swells up when I read stuff like this. Though I want people to stop eating crap, I don’t want my right to eat crap taken away. Besides, where are all the big agro and pharma lobbyists while this is going on? (link)
More proof that the economy is bad: Man jailed for stealing $0.42 from a mall fountain. (link)
To everyone spending your days protesting the close of your local Starbucks: Keep it up. One positive outcome of your ridiculous protest would be that you lose your job for dedicating too much time to saving a crappy coffee chain and the poor baristas out of work could step in and replace you. The employees should be protesting, not idiots who can’t modify their morning ritual. (link)
Liquor and tobacco seem to be doing alright in this economy, but the almighty porn industry finally seems to have lost its footing. Kirk Cameron and the banana industry are relieved. (link)
I love coffee, but $11,000 for a coffee machine? (link)

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Posted by consumatron on July 23rd, 2008 filed in

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