Bad Economy Edit Meaning

1.

An all-purpose excuse that people use during a recessionto justify doing things that are below their usual standard. Often these things in reality have little or nothing to do with the economic circumstances.

Harry: "You took your girlfriend to Applebee's on Valentine's Day? Pretty weak."

Larry: "Whatever man, I didn't have a choice. Bad economy."

Senator: "Mr. Paulson, you really want to give the greedy, soulless bankers who caused this mess $700 billion with no strings attached?"

Henry Paulson: "Hey guys, bad economy. Just do it."

Senator: "Good point. I vote yes."

Fred: "Dude, tell me you didn't go home with that broke down 300-pound whale I saw you with at O'Shea's last night."

Brendan: "Dude, it's a bad economy. I'll take what I can get."

Fred: "Yeah, I guess you have to."

See excuse, economy, bailout, paulson, obama, george w. bush, Nick D

2.

The biggest excuse lazy people use to not go out and look for a job--and then they solicit money from you so they wont have to.

A bad economy is the best exuse unidustrious people use to suck you dry.

See excuses, lazy, moocher, freeloader, depression, krock1dk