I don’t like to endlessly post from the same site because then it looks like I only spend my time on a single site all day. Thus, as much as I like the site Cracked.com I don’t want to clutter up my site with links there. However, sometimes it is just too good to resist and this is one of those times.
7 Bizarre Trends That Predict an Economic Collapse
http://www.cracked.com/article_19567_7-bizarre-trends-that-predict-economic-collapse.html
I am not sure which is my favorite, but I really like these two:
#6. Waitresses Get Prettier
When the economy goes belly-up, attractiveness isn’t as valuable as actual skill, and attractive people get laid off just like everyone else — so they temporarily drift back to a job that doesn’t require schooling but offers great tips if you have a nice smile. When the economy picks up again, they return to higher-paying jobs.
They even have a link to Investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hot-waitress-economic-indicator.asp!
#2. Romance Novel Sales Spike and Playboy Models Get Heavier
I like the part about models getting heavier:
…men also prefer a little more realism in their sexual fantasies when facing hardship. Sure, they’re still reading their Playboy and doing some daydreaming of their own — but instead of dreaming about that impossibly measured Playmate, research suggests that under economic duress, men prefer drooling over taller, older and more realistically proportioned Playmates. Indeed, Playmates of the Year during crappy fiscal years have been consistently older and heavier, with larger waists and waist-to-hip ratios than their good-economy counterparts.
I prefer women with curves, but I can think back to when I was much younger and bought into the idea that skinny blonds were perfection. Since I am totally into brunettes with curves today (and have been for several decades (and what I was lucky enough to marry: http://sol-system.com/koxenrider/glamor_pics/index.html)) I have convinced myself that when I was young I was programmed by the media on what was deemed beautiful and only after I matured did I start making my own choices. It is interesting to me to read that it seems taste in women’s bodies shifts with the economic climate. I wonder if women prefer pictures of women with more curves during economic hard times. I guess one could evaluate that by looking at the covers of women’s magazines and see if there is any trend.
