The Snuggie moves overseas: is the Snuggie indicator next?

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Living in Cincinnati, I became well-acquainted with a saying that is sometimes attributed to Mark Twain, "When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the time." The point is that I am used to being a bit behind on all of the goings on in the world -- Cincinnati is just a bit set in its ways. That said, there is something that even Cincinnati beat the Brits to -- the Snuggie. Apparently, America's latest craze has finally moved its way across the pond and is now ready to warm Brits looking to snuggle down with a nice cup of Earl Grey tea.

I find this interesting, as I thought that the Snuggie would become an example of what the world perceives is the lazy American. I mean, wouldn't only Americans be lazy enough to not want to take their arms out of the blanket to answer the phone or change the television channel? Apparently not, as shown by the Slanket. Yes, they call it the Slanket, but it is the Snuggie. What I wonder is if we could use something called the Snuggie indicator to get an idea of how the economy is going. Bear with me here. What if we could use the Snuggie/Slanket as a metric to determine how many people are turning down the heat during the economic downturn? The fewer Snuggies/Slankets sold, the better the economy. The more Snuggies/Slankets sold, the worse the economy as people are turning down the heat and wrapping in a sleeved blanket.

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