If Johnny Carson was alive today:
Johnny: "The economy is so bad . . ."
The audience: "How bad is it?"
"Well, the economy is so bad that:"
• "7 of 10 houses on Sesame Street are in foreclosure."
• "A picture is now only worth 200 words."
• "A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico."
• "Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America."
• "CEOs are now playing miniature golf."
• "Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 GOP Congressmen."
• "Hot Wheels and Matchbox car companies are trading higher than Ford and GM."
• "I bought a toaster oven and my free gift with purchase was a bank."
• "I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail."
• "I ordered a fast-food burger and the kid behind the counter asked, 'Can you afford fries with that?'"
• "I saw a man in Costco buying only one roll of toilet paper."
• "I saw a Mormon with only one wife."
• "I saw someone using the sun to get a tan."
• "The CEO of Wal-Mart was caught shopping at Wal-Mart."
• "I went to my bank the other day and the teller handed me a note saying, 'This is a robbery!'"
• "If the bank returns your check marked 'Insufficient Funds', you have to call them and ask if they meant you or them."
• "Instead of a coin toss at the beginning of the Super Bowl, they played 'Rock, Paper, Scissors.'"
• "McDonalds is now selling the Quarter-Ouncer."
• "Motel Six stopped leaving the lights on for you."
• "Mothers in Ethiopia are telling their kids, 'Finish your food! Do you know how many people are starving in America?'"
• "My niece told me she wants to dress up as a 401-K for Halloween so that she can turn invisible."
• "Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names."
• "Rapper 50 Cent had to change his name to 10 Cent."
• "Someone called the Suicide Hotline, got a call center in Afghanistan, and told them he was suicidal. The Afghanis got all excited and asked if he could drive a truck"
• "The ATM gave me an IOU!"
• "The highest-paying job in town is jury duty."
• "The Mafia is laying off judges."
• "The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates."
• "When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room."
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