Crunch Creep
15:31 UK time, Friday, 8 August 2008
Strange, tangential and often unlikely events laid at the door of the credit crunch.
"New figures from Peter Gabriel's entertainment recommendation website TheFilter.com show a dramatic rise in the popularity of depressing music as Americans face uncertain times, due to a recession." (More details from Yahoo! News, nominated by Julie, Chicago.)
"Crooning banker Howard Brown has been axed from the Halifax ads because he is too cheery for the credit crunch." (More details - Daily Telegraph)
"Leftovers are increasingly being put on British menus as the credit crunch bites." (More details - Daily Mirror)
"Britain's joint-oldest working men's club has gone broke and closed after nearly 150 years. Coventry Working Men's Club has followed hundreds of other social clubs in the Midlands and North of England by falling victim to the credit crunch, anti-smoking laws and a stay-at-home culture." (More details - Daily Express)
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