Happy New Year!!!!

Good riddance to 2008...

Don't forget to add that leap-second!

Wait wait wait! You start what is effectively your new job tomorrow and you take the day off??? Well, thats no way to make an impression.

@homerjay wants Boston Legal back!: Well, according to Chris's morning deals, Ben was supposed to be on vacation all week, and he's still posting, so I guess that negates them all taking morrow off.

hooray! can't wait to see carey's triumphant return!!!

Yay! Carey is back. Now I can resume my stalking. :p

Will the change in the year make my flu go away?

*shakes Magic 8 Ball*

Not likely.

First day with the Consumers Union as the owners and you take the day off. Happy new year everyone

I for one can say I will never buy that mag. Not that its a bad mag only book I can read in less then 5 mins is not worth it to me.

@homerjay wants Boston Legal back!: Pretty soon we'll all be saying, "I remember back when Consumerist was a Gawker site! Back in ought-8!"

I, for one, remember Consumerist when the layout was predominantly black...but that's about as far back as I go. Something like 19-dickety-two.

I will be too drunk to read the internets regardless.

@Ben_Q2:

It's not really a curl-up-to-read magazine; it;'s more of a, "hey, I need to buy a toaster two years later" thing.

Oddly I'm actually disapoitned they've decided to go so tech-heavy and away from other durable/cosumable household goods.

@MichaelLC: I read mine whenever I would normally read something.. I find it very interesting.. and the last page is usually very entertaining..

If I wasn't interested in consumer type information.. I wouldn't be here..

Anyway.. I'm glad 2008 is over... Phew.

Let's hope we don't have to say that about 2009.

@sporesdeezeez: I remember when Consumerist came on ticker-tape.

@MichaelLC: Yeah, no kidding. 2008 had to hang on just that little bit longer.

@sporesdeezeez: That's when we had to use the word dickety, because the Kaiser stole the word twenty.

@SUNY_SteveDave: I don't even have to bother jumping into this. You guys have it all wrapped up. Besides, I was reading Comsumerist back when we used to tie an onion to our belts- which was the style at the time.

@Trai_Dep: I remember when Consumerist came on rocks and twigs. And we liked it.

@homerjay wants Boston Legal back!: And nickles had bumble bees on them. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you'd say.

Looking forward to seeing Carey's first post on Saturday.

@Rob Weddle:
Don't shake it! That makes bubbles!

Hope you feel better!

Happy New Year, everyone!!!!

*CONFETTI*

@MissPeacock: So, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days.