@Ann - yes, that's the doom and gloom scenario that is being presented. My point is that I don't believe that'll happen. And neither do regular folks that I talk to every day.

That seems to be the problem with the passage of the bill: regular people are opposed to the bailout because they see it as a lifeline for Wall Street and not Main Street.

@Fernando - "You are not feeling affected now because everything that goes on at wall street doesnt affect us emmidiately. We are barely feeling the effects of the beggining of when the wallstreet started suffering months ago. unfortunetly we are only in the beginning of recession."

I don't think so. The economy has been pretty bad - the collapse of the housing market was felt pretty immediately by regular people. It has finally caught up with Wall Street after a few months.

Um, lunacy, should we point out that the majority of Democrats did vote for it? Or perhaps I'm missing your point?

Well, the bulk of my savings is in cash (and yes, I understand the effect of inflation on the purchasing power of my money - but either way, bailout or financial meltdown will erode the confidence we have in the greenbacks).

I'm self-employed and don't do much business on credit. My spending habit hasn't changed significantly due to the crisis. I've always bought only what I need. Well, mostly anyhow :)

Yes it should be "ceases" but that was from the quote. So I've added a [sic].

Slime molds are fascinating: one particular slime mold, Dictyostylium, has a very unusual life cycle where it exists as a unicellular organism and as a multicellular organism when food runs out. Then they "move" to a different location!

Oops, thanks pearlygreen! Fixed now.

Actually, if you look at the "crime & law" category on Neatorama, you'll find I post about many more white people getting arrested than blacks.

Women's fit is actually a Bella Shirt, which is a pretty high quality t-shirt. It's thinner than the regular t-shirt, but wholesale price it's actually a lot more expensive. :)

@Alice: we don't announce the mystery sale beforehand, so you've just got to be ready for it ...

Ah, too easy! Guessed right the first time. Congrats to ellrabin - you've got the bragging right!

Apparently, the mystery box will forever remain a mystery to some ... :)

I was snorkeling in the Caribbean a long time ago and a crab hitchhiked on my back! The crab was really quiet about it ... I didn't even feel a thing :)

Thank you, Denise! I pride myself on being Captain Obvious.

Actually, there have been studies on this exact effect. See this Post Gazette article, for instance.

I, for one, am impressed. Pretty soon we'll be welcoming our new nanobot overlords.

The reason that stores price things at .99 instead of rounding it up to the next dollar is because psychologically it makes the product "feel" cheaper to many people (not all).

@DOJ - is that a Contact reference? ;)