I went to the store the other night and one of the girls there asked me if I had any idea when the government shut down would be over.
I had no idea that "the government" had shut down (sorry, no cable news and I don't turn into licensed media...), which I told her.
I then followed up by stating that now I could visit federal parks and other areas guarded by federal government employees and that with any luck "the government" would never start back up again.
The look on her face was priceless.