Recession humor

Yesterday, nymag.com's Daily Intel column featured recession-themed jokes from famous comedians. A few of my faves (saving the best for last):

"A lot of people out there think that we're going to have another Depression and that we could even see the return of those soup lines. I'm not too worried. Because, since 1929, our soup has gotten so much better. You'll be able to find me in the Southwest chicken tortilla soup line." - Tom Ryan

"How about these billionaires killing themselves? They lose their money and they kill themselves. How insulting is this?! They'd rather die than live like us. 'You want me to eat at Applebee's? I don't think so.'" - Tom Papa

"I want to bring bartering back, because we don’t barter enough. I think we should barter. And I just like the word 'barter'. For example, why can’t I barter for stuff from Whole Foods? I would love to take some mugs from the Trump Tower Vegas my ex-mother-in-law gave me as a gift one year into Whole Foods and say “Can I just get a protein bar for these two mugs?” I mean seriously, It’s like $3.25. That’s a way for me to take goods that are valuable to someone but not necessarily valuable to me, and get something of value back." —Rachael Harris

"I’m not saying the price of gas is getting ridiculous … but today went to my Chevron and asked the clerk to give me $3 dollars worth of gas — he farted and handed me a receipt." - ANT (of Celebrity Fit Club fame)