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We all know what a pickpocket is. A putpocket, on the other hand, is a pickpocket who has changed his ways. When a putpocket has his hand in your pants, it’s actually a good thing.
Putpockets are former pickpockets who feel bad about their thieving ways, and who go around putting cash into the backpacks and pockets of unsuspecting people on the street. Credit for spotting the Secret Santa-Good Samaritan movement goes to Recession Wire.
How hard has the Great Recession hit young adults in the U.S.? According to a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, only 54.3% of young adults aged 18 to 24 have a job. It’s the lowest rate since the government started keeping records in 1948.
According to one estimate, 60% of all Valentine’s spending occurs in the five days leading up to and including the holiday. That means we’re in the prime Valentine’s spending period right now. Here are some more factoids related to February 14—a big day for Cupid, and for quite a few businesses.
