"I'll Know the Recession Is Over When..."

by Josie Raymond · 2010-01-18 07:43:00 UTC
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Many economists say the recession is officially over, though it takes an economy months or years to bounce back. Proving it has a sense of humor, the AARP Bulletin asked people to finish this sentence: "I'll know the recession is over when ... " The responses ranged from funny to sad to funny/sad. How will you know it's over?

"When my handyman stops finding things to fix in my house. I think maybe he's breaking stuff just to keep busy." -- Paul Ben-Victor. actor

"When there's an increase in sales of men's underwear, which is an interesting indicator. Since those sales are usually flat, a dip is a bad sign for the economy." -- Bill Patterson, market analyst, Chicago

"When I stop bringing my own drink and candy to the movies." -- Barry Moltz, author, motivational speaker, Chicago

"When the mailbox contains an unsolicited credit card offer again." -- John L. Herman Jr., author and entrepreneur, Lutherville, Maryland

"When I can afford the fuel to mow my lawn and tell the goat he is fired." -- Jeremy Britton, Queens­land, Australia

"When the car ads on television replace those for depression meds." -- Tom Pryor, director, Small Business Development Center for Enterprise Excellence, Fort Worth, Texas

"When I wake up in the middle of the night to feed my newborn, not just to worry about my 401(k)." -- Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures, San Francisco

"When my patients go back to talking about how much they hate their mother, rather than how much they hate the government for getting them into this financial mess." -- Carole Lieberman, psychiatrist, Beverly Hills, California

For more, check out the AARP Bulletin.

Photo credit: Ed Yourdon

Josie Raymond has reported from the streets of the South Bronx, written for several magazines that folded (not her fault) and fixed thousands of typos.
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