But even as people dig out their old books about that concatenation of accident, stupidity and miscommunication that caused the Great Depression, I want to throw in another thought: it could be worse than the 1930s if we let it happen.
But you hadn't moved to Florida so it could be much worse up north.
And it could possibly be worse than the 16-month recession of the early 1980s.
Are you encouraged by what you've seen today, it sounded, from Richard Wells, as though it could be worse?
Still, it could be worse: Mr Grasso's last prominent directorship was at Computer Associates, a company plagued by dubious accounting and mismanaged stock options.
And it could be worse for the Big Ten: Imagine if the two conferences hadn't backtracked on a planned long-term agreement to play nonconference games against one another.
It could soon be worse for Fleury, who might be the backup goalie when the Penguins host the Islanders in Game 5 of the first-round series on Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
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But its impact on markets could be even worse than a default, it could be a default on steroids: if it became accepted that membership of the eurozone isn't forever, huge doubts would arise about the true value of hundreds of billions of euros of contracts.
But given what has happened to the other economic statistics, it could be a lot worse.
It's been a fantastic year and you have to try and enjoy it because it could be a lot worse.
The only difference this time was the games were played on Jan. 2, not the traditional New Year's Day. (As is customary when New Year's falls on a Sunday.) Granted, it still could be worse.
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Yet if Mr Immelt is tempted to do something dramatic to save his skin, it could hardly be at a worse time.
It's possible that with such intense sensitivity to the chemical, that reactions to it could be involuntary, or worse, result in seizures.
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Yet after seeing Tokyo and London burn and the inhabitants turned into zombies, it is hard to imagine what could be worse.
If the economy is either extremely slow growing or if it takes a turn for the worse, these industries could be some of the first to feel the effect.
This is not necessarily a case of being better or worse, says Dr Linnell, but it could be a reflection of what is needed to survive in an overcrowded urban setting.
If events are conspiring to put the US economy on a permanently lower path, that could be even worse news for the rest of the world than it is for America.
It was shocking for the general public but for people with families of learning disabilities it was worse, as they would have thought 'that could be my son or my daughter'.
One could make the argument that without it, as Liquin said, things would be much worse.
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