Financial Armageddon

The only way to deal with tragedy is to laugh at it.
--Indra Sinha

I serve up plenty of bad news on this site, but that doesn't mean I'm a gloomy person. In fact, I enjoy a good laugh as well as the next guy (or girl). So, without veering too far away from the usual topics of discussion, I bring you a little Financial Armageddon-style humor:

First up: a report from Britain's Sky News, "Credit Crunch Calendar Is Surprise Hit":

The revelation that Britain is still in recession could be good news for a surprise bestseller which 'celebrates' the decay wrought by the downturn.

Each month of the Credit Crunch Calendar features a depressing image of economic decline, such as closed-down shops and vandalised factories.

The depiction of a derelict Woolworths - the old retail favourite which became a symbol of high street failure - adorns the front cover.

The product is the brainchild of Worcestershire printer Kevin Beresford, whose creations also include the Round-A-Bouts Of Great Britain range of calendars.

The UK's downtrodden industrial landscape, viewed up-close on his many roundabout-spotting trips, moved Mr Beresford to create his chronicle.

He told Sky News: "I was just looking at all these sad, depressing things and wondered if I could turn it around and put a positive, quirky slant on it.

"I thought 'What the hell, we're in a recession anyway - we may as well laugh instead of cry about it'."

And last but not least: "Bohemian Bankruptcy - A Tragedy by Drag Queen," a satire from iBall, a daily video blog for investors from Britain's Interactive Investor (via YouTube):

(Hat tip to EF.)