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Yesterday's New York Times opinion piece "Honey, I Shrunk Congress" marked the fifteenth thing shrunk in a Times headline since the release of the classic film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids in 1989. To celebrate, we're taking a look back at all the other things shrunk, meeting some regular shrinkers, and crunching some numbers. Join us, won't you?

Things shrunk:

• the congress
  
• the Touareg
  
• the clothes
  
• the stars
  
• the Prius tax credit
  
• the dollar
  
• our clothes
  
• the treacle
  
• the theater
  
• the pajamas
  
• the world
  
• the stereo
  
• the camcorder
  
• the computer
  
• the kids

Authors admitting to more than one instance of shrinking:

• Thomas Friedman—2 (the dollar, February 2005; the world, September 1999)
  
• Hans Fantel—2 (the stereo, October 1992; the camcorder, July 1989)
  
• Ellen Tien—3 (the clothes, August 2006; our clothes, August 2002; the pajamas, December 1999)

Bonus: things blown up:

• the housewares
  
• your salary

Honey, They Shrunk the Congress [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk the Touareg [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Clothes [NYT]
Honey, They've Shrunk The Stars [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Prius Tax Credit [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Dollar [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk Our Clothes
Honey, I Shrunk The Treacle [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Theater [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Pajamas [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The World [NYT]
Honey, I Shrunk The Stereo [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Camcorder [NYT]
Honey, They Shrunk The Computer [NYT]
Review/Film; 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' [NYT]

Related:
Honey, They Blew Up The Housewares [NYT]
Jimmy and Cindy Key Are Co-stars in 'Honey, I Blew Up Your Salary' [NYT]