2008: Capture the Year in Words

The word of the year is "Bailout"....If anyone has a description of the year 2008 they would like to share please post as a comment.

Hat tip Mala: * In the working-class community of Weymouth, south of Boston, Easter's Country Kitchen, a crowded little diner, captured the mood in a notice near the food counter:

""DUE TO BUDGET CUTS, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS BEING TURNED OFF."