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The day when teenagers exhibited a scary fashion sense.

§ August 19th, 2009 § Filed under funny § Tagged , § No Comments

There’s a fine line between fashion and insanity, and some people seem all to eager to cross it. Just now I was riding the subway on my way home from the shopping mall,  and my eyes kept fixating on two teenage girls that were sitting next to me. It may sound awkward, but I just couldn’t help staring at their horrible wigs – and I mean horrible as in unrealistic, plastic Halloween-like wigs… from a website that does indeed specialize in Halloween costume wigs.

How do I know this? Quite simple, dear reader! Those silly girls just kept bragging about the cool website they’d found, and how they were so certain they would “for sure” set up a new urban trend. Oh, the horror. Oh, the humanity. I almost felt like intruding their horrid conversation and asking if they would like some halloween hats to go along with their ugly wigs. And why not wear a fake rubber mole, while they were at it? Now that would make a hot new trend, for sure.

I’m telling you, dear reader… when you realize American teenagers engage this kind of sordid reasoning, with their major aspiration being the transmutation of plain Halloween accessories into full-blown fashion statements; well, that’s when you realize there’s something very wrong with our society. I’m just wondering how those girls will dress up next Halloween. Maybe they will try looking like regular people, for a change? Maybe comb their hair and steam press their rugged shirts and skirts? Nah… that’s probably too bold for them!

Debt Consolidation: Exit point from credit card hell?

§ August 19th, 2009 § Filed under business, ideas § No Comments

Do you know why they invented bags? I mean any kind of bag, purse or even box? It’s simple: people were tired of carrying around a bunch of scattered objects in their hands, and someone figured it would be easier to get by with they’d come up with something that could be used for that effect. There’s really not much room for argument here, right? Can you imagine how women (of all people) could possibly carry all their usual paraphernalia without using a purse? That sounds hardly possible, in my opinion – and by no means do I intend to get into a sexist reasoning here. My point is altogether a different one, although the example I just mentioned might be illustrative enough.

You see… it just occurred to me that debt consolidation is actually very similar to a purse or container. And sadly, it’s the kind of modern age container that more and more people have been forced to adopt. Well, it’s no surprise that most Americans are currently caught up beneath a stack of debts. The thing is, dealing with different kinds of debts can be notoriously daunting, since those random bills will tend to catch you off guard. Well, to this effect, debt consolidation can be quite useful: all your debts get placed in the same “box” and you get to be able to focus in a single bill. Not only that, the combined interest rates usually bring about lower monthly payments, so… if you’re suffering from credit card woes, this is something you might definitely want to consider doing: get yourself a box to help you carry your debts with less effort!