What Would Be Worse Than The Great Depression?

The current economic crisis has left many people wondering if this is not as bad, as bad, or worse than the Great Depression. There's lots of economic analysis out there and the future is uncertain. But it is possible that this crisis could be worse. That got me wondering, what would you call something that's worse than the Great Depression?

The Great Depression is a terrible name to begin with. I'm sure the guys in fedoras standing in bread and unemployment lines didn't think it was so great, but that's the obvious joke. The same could be said for the Great War, which we now call WWI. But we didn't call it that until we had WWII. Maybe if we have another depression, the first one would lost the great moniker. The two depressions could be called the Depression I and the Depression II. Things with Roman Numerals always seem heavy and important. Just ask the Super Bowl. But I think we should call the next depression, if it happens, the Righteous Depression. First, I like the word righteous and think is should me used frequently. Second, it makes it confusing, like the Great Depression. How can a depression be great? How can a depression be righteous?

Righteous Depression also rolls off the tongue well. Maybe its the "s" at the end that just runs well with the double "ss" in depression. And there's a little truth to it as well.

Greatest Depression is too obvious and is insulting to the Great Depression. Plus, superlatives are always too over the top. Awesome Depression is too, well, lame. And every other word I can think of just doesn't work. Fabulous? Too gay. Fantastic? Too ironic. Wonderful? Too stupid. Grand? Too grand. So, really, righteous is the only choice.

If we do enter a depression. You heard it here first, it is the Righteous Depression.