Originally posted in September 26, 2008 and still pertinent today although I updated one question.

According to Jody Dean and Mitch Carr

* 20. When did we decide that every teenager needs a limo for the prom?

* 19. Who decided that people with no savings for a down payment should have a house?

* 18. Where did we get the idea that an Army vehicle would make a nice car to run around town?

* 17. What logic gave 6th graders unlimited texting?

* 16. Where did we get the idea that keeping up with the Joneses meant “Jerry”?

* 15. How did the TV get to be bigger than the sofa in front of it?

* 14. Why does every home makeover now have to be “extreme”?

* 13. When did we decide that a $150 concert ticket was “not bad”?

* 12. Who told us that a $4 cup of coffee made sense?

* 11. When did teenagers turning 16 start getting a driver’s license AND cosmetic surgery?

* 10. Where in the Bible do preachers find that God wants everyone to be wealthy?

* 9. Who decided that we should “Just Do It” instead of having to wait?

* 8. When did client lists become more important than Christmas card lists?

* 7. Why do people spend more time at health clubs than at dinner with friends?

* 6. How did we get pet spas?

* 5. Why have TIME and LIFE been replaced with SELF and US?

* 4. What is the reason again for Snookie?

* 3. How can you make money without investing any of your own?

* 2. When did every ride need to be pimped?

* 1. Who decided the “red carpet” needed a show of its own?