Five more ways to have fun during a "recession'

1) Stare, or listen, to the news with your jaw agape when you hear more bailout news. Watch/listen as our country becomes socialized, with none of the benefits of a socialized government, i.e. universal health care. Its always fun to let your tongue dry out, and best of all it's free.
2) Take bets on which bank, or other large industry, will collapse next. Just don't bet with money. You'll always have your dignity, bet with that.
3)Begin romanticizing poverty right now! Think of the joys that will come from sharing a simple meal of canned cocktail weenies, in the candle light, with your nearest and dearest urchins. Family bonding, when you move back in with your parents, either because you can't afford your rent, they can't afford theirs, or maybe a little bit of both. Two words; shabby chic. You will bond in style with your fellow destitute denizens.
4)Stock pile food. This idea comes from M. Buy like you're stocking your bomb shelter during the height of the 1st Cold War. Cans o' anything, M prefers peaches, but anything that'll last a few years and can be eaten cold will do. Rice, bags and bags of it, stored very carefully so none of those little worms will get in. This also doubles as an earthquake preparedness kit.
5) Keep charging everything to the credit card, live paycheck to paycheck, and pretend that you will somehow be unaffected. You get to combine the thrills of living dangerously and living in a delusional dream world where one may take shelter from the storm. Personally, I think its thrilling enough to live during a 2nd Great Depression and a 2nd Cold War. Exciting times.