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The economy is like a rollercoaster

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KFOD News Team
Oct 5, 2012
The economy is like a rollercoaster, asserts the Funny or Die "news" team. But who is running this rollercoaster? And why have we been stuck on the screaming on the way down part for such a long time?
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Comedian puts the funny in frugality

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Tess Vigeland
Oct 5, 2012
Comedian Juston McKinney grew up poor. Many of his jokes have to do with being a poor kid and how living middle class now hasn't solved all of his problems.
Posted In: poverty, comedy, tough choices, Budgeting
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Pigeons get colorful at the Venice Biennale

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Jeremy Hobson
Sep 5, 2012
Two artists ruffled some feathers at the Venice Biennale this year.
Posted In: Venice, art
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Tooth Fairy hit by inflation, kids rejoice

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Jefferson Yen
Sep 4, 2012
Tots are scoring an average of $3 for a loose tooth, up 15 percent from the last year, according to a new study from Visa
Posted In: tooth fairy
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Which US cities spoil their children: are we spending too much on our kids?

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Jeff Horwich
Aug 30, 2012
NYC, you are the worst offender. In Wisconsin, on the other hand, kids apparently get by in hand-me-downs, playing with discarded pieces of string.
Posted In: children, consumer spending, spoiled kids, kids
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Funny Or Die's KFOD investigates the fall of beach balls

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KFOD News Team
Aug 7, 2012
The beach ball industry was flying sky-high, but now sales are crashing down to earth.
Posted In: beach balls, humor
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The top 10 consumer complaints of 2011

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Jeremy Hobson
Aug 1, 2012
What, as a consumer, annoys you most? A survey of the top ten consumer complaints from the Consumer Federation of America hopes to shine some light.
Posted In: consumer
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The latest (old) scent for sale

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Jeff Horwich
Jul 20, 2012
You've of course heard of Old Spice. Well, here comes "Old Book."
Posted In: perfume
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Funny Or Die's KFOD reports on sky-high movie prices

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KFOD News Team
Jul 19, 2012
Movie tickets have risen since 1902. We turn to the local Funny Or Die news team, KFOD, for answers.
Posted In: humor
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Pew poll: 2% of Greeks have good opinion of their economy

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Jeremy Hobson
Jul 13, 2012
In a poll of a thousand Greeks, 2 percent said the country has a good national economic situation.
Posted In: pew, Greece

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