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<H1>14 Things The Recession Is Helping Get Rid Of			</H1>
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					<B>The recession isn't so bad when you think about in terms of what we're getting rid of.</B> I like to think of it as a form of Spring cleaning. Here are 14 things that are hopefully going to be by the end of this recession.
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</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">1.</SPAN> Crocs</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/D5EB843C-01BC-439E-AAA6-5B0497C200CA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/5F8FC29E-2427-4EAB-B185-713B4C50F0E4" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/F9B048A5-B57E-4770-828A-FE96B28ABC49" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">4.</SPAN> Porn on DVD</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/4D0754D9-601F-41E6-A2ED-42D1550A387A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><P>Porn was thought to be a recession proof industry. Not so much. Sales of porn on DVD are down. Vivid Entertainment founder Steven Hirsch, a longtime porn heavyweight, say the company's DVD sales have dropped 30 percent in the past year. Why? Because you can find it online for free!! Porn DVD's are totally necessary. <A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/02/DDFB160F55.DTL">via</A> .
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">5.</SPAN> The New Kids On The Block</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/4EB372BC-CBAE-421C-BB33-20C1CB13EACA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">6.</SPAN> Hummers</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/3E7062DC-6D57-4621-A0BB-6C2C4BB6560F" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><P>Weighing in at 2.6 tonnes, a typical Hummer can only do between 10 and 15 miles on a gallon of fuel. It's no surprise that GM is desperately trying to sell off the Hummer.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/0389989C-1EEA-4753-B443-531800952197" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/665D626B-798F-4E09-8120-8E7AE79F443A" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/B9B5D0FF-8799-4C70-84B7-9246012FF217" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/BAF80E01-FC4D-4E4F-A6A9-63D9D127BCAD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; 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background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">12.</SPAN> Energy Drinks</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.buzzfeed.com/img/D544D1D2-492E-48E1-8FAD-347B56C014ED" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/14-things-the-recession-is-helping-get-rid-of"><H3><SPAN class="num">13.</SPAN> Ridiculous Pet Fashions</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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