While eating baby back ribs recently, I noticed how
napkins are shrinking. It’s bad enough that manufacturers inject air into them
to make them appear plump. Now they’re decreasing their size. One used to cover my whole lap; these days it
barely fits on the top third of a thigh.
Candy bars have also been shrinking with the
times. Years ago, it took me five bites
to eat my Gooey-Wooey bar. Today I have to get out Grandma’s magnifying glass
to gaze at its loveliness before I pop it into my mouth and down it in two
nibbles.
And have you been as shocked as I have how ice cream
containers dwindled overnight from half a gallon to 1.5 quarts? We used to
serve ice cream with our birthday cakes. Nowadays we simply wave the carton
over each plate as a sweet remembrance of bigger times.
Coffee can shrinkage is another travesty. Remember when you bought coffee by the pound?
These days it comes in 12 or 13 oz. packages, for the same price. Soon they’ll be selling it by the cup, and
charging $3.50 a slurp. Oh, they’re already doing that.
TV shows take up only 45 minutes instead of 52;
modern cars are the size of my grandson’s scooter; even band-aids barely cover
a boo-boo anymore.
But what shrinkage do you suppose has created the
greatest stress to my life in the last five years? Yep, you guessed it. My
clothes continue to get smaller and smaller…
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9 comments:
As always, great post and good for a laugh, but, sadly, oh, so true. Thanks, Jen!
Jeanette, blame the smaller clothes on the manufacturer. They just don't make 'em like they used to!
Loved the post and your humor.
Jeanette: This is funny and, I'm sorry to say, truthful. Hubby told me I had to go up a size when I was purchasing new clothes this spring. And some of them are too big. :)
Enjoyed the post. Found myself smiling all the way through.
Deborah Malone
"Death in Dahlonega"
"Murder in Marietta"
What a wonderful set of comments! Brings a smile to your face.
Jeanette; Apparently you haven't been to Cold Stone Creamery. It's best to bring along a wheelbarrow for your 'single scoop.''Course, I costs a wheelbarrow of money!
KP
Great post...even the comments are shrinking....
I enjoyed this - thanks!
Gail Kittleson
Oh so true! The result of all this shrinkage is that the wrong things are getting bigger!
-Our dress size is growing
-Ads take up more room than news
-The volume is jacked up on the TV advertisements
-Our electricity and water bills are getting bigger for using less?
-The number of cable channels is exploding and there's still nothing good to watch!
Downsizing and upsizing makes for an interesting discussion. Thanks so much the thought-provoking post!
Courtney
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