Re: [October 28] Pencils for sale! (Score: 1)
posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 12:12 PM (
#45636)
That's one of the oldest jokes possible about the Great Depression, isn't it?
http://www.google.com/search?q=great+depression+pencils+for+sale&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Pencils for sale, soup lines, and stock brokers jumpin' out of windows are the three big go-to jokes for utter financial failure. :)